Workshops + Events
deep release in the bamboo forest
with Tasha Leonard and Lindsey Beitz
Saturday September 6th, 6:00-8:30pm
Step into the stillness of nature and allow yourself to soften, surrender, and reset. This special Deep Release Experience takes place in the heart of a serene bamboo forest—a sacred, living temple where the whispers of the wind become part of the healing.
Let the forest hold what you're ready to release.
We'll begin with gentle, restorative movement and breathwork to settle your nervous system and prepare the body to receive, Lindsey will guide you through restorative postures while Tasha provides hands on reiki assisting with release of any energy that is no longer serving you. From there, you'll be guided into an immersive sound journey using crystal singing bowls, chimes, and other vibrational tools—each one chosen to help you release stuck energy, restore inner harmony, and reconnect with your deepest truth.
The natural resonance of the bamboo, the filtered sunlight, and the quiet rustling of the forest will enhance your experience—bringing you into deeper alignment with the rhythms of the earth and your own inner wisdom.
✨ Please bring a yoga mat, bolster, pillow, blanket, or anything else you need to feel fully supported during your time on the forest floor.
✨ Journal and sacred items welcome.
Come as you are, and leave lighter.
Yin Yoga Training
With Megan Cannon
Sunday September 14th and 21st, 12:00-6:00pm
Yin yoga is a meditative, floor-based practice that nourishes the body’s connective tissues and calms the nervous system. In these immersive trainings, you'll explore the philosophy, benefits, and structure of Yin yoga while learning to teach with intention and presence. Whether you're deepening your personal practice or learning to guide others, you'll uncover how to embody stillness and inspire it in those around you.
This training is eligible for continued education credits through Yoga Alliance.
Understanding Yin Class 1
Sunday, Sept 14th, 12-6pm
Yin is a quiet, meditative yoga practice that nourishes the connective tissues in the body with long held, floor based poses, supported by yoga props like bolsters, blocks and blankets. Benefits of this practice include: increased joint mobility and flexibility, regulation of the nervous system, present moment awareness and a deeper connection with self.
This is a comprehensive training that will deepen your understanding of the principles of yin yoga. Students will immerse themselves in the practice of yin yoga, learning the philosophy and history behind the practice, the benefits of yin yoga and how to successfully teach and structure their own yin yoga class.
Embodi Yin Class 2
Sunday, Sept 21st, 12-6pm
This training is all about how to live and find more stillness in your energy body as you explore Yin. As a teacher you will create sequences and how to work with injury and keep the mind present during a yin practice. Not only will you explore how you can embody more yin but encourage your students, clients, and friends as well.
Recommend taking Understanding Yin as a prerequisite.
Investment: $250
Yoga and Yogic Philosophy immersion
with Guest Teacher Ben Kalra
November 22nd & 23rd 12:00-5:00pm
10 Hour Katonah Yoga & Yogic Philosophy Immersion
Join us for a 10 hour in-person training led by guest teacher Ben Kalra, where we’ll immerse into Katonah Yoga® and Classical Yoga Philosophy. This course is open to teachers and practitioners of all levels. We’ll dive into extended practices with breakdowns and adjustments, as well as modern approaches to ancient philosophical wisdom.
Many of us connect so deeply with Yoga because we know there’s something more. Yoga is not just movement, nor is it just philosophy. Yoga is the embodiment of theory through practice. We’ll look at the bigger picture – backbends open the frame for the lungs, forward bends create space for the kidneys, props offer scaffolding, adjustments offer new perspective, and our breath invites the imagination.
Expect to refine your practice, discover new approaches to familiar poses, and find joy through communal practice. We’ll break down alignment, transitions, techniques, and the reasons why we do what we do. We’ll gain insight and appreciation for Yoga’s roots through study of the sacred texts including the Yoga Sutras and Bhagavad Gita.
10 CEUs for teachers registered on Yoga Alliance
(5 hours bankable toward your Katonah Yoga® certification if moving towards that. )
Schedule:
Saturday 12:00 - 5:00pm: Katonah Yoga Workshops: Explore backbends, folds, twists, inversions, adjustments, and restorative postures through the lens of Katonah Yoga. We’ll learn how to use props in creative ways, adjustments to help the body function, and breath to invite in the imagination. The Katonah practice is about reforming and reorganizing ourselves using pattern, geometry, and metaphor. This will be an interactive and hands-on workshop, perfect for yoga teachers or passionate students.
Sunday 12:00 - 5:00pm: Yoga Philosophy Deep Dive: Step into the world of Patañjali’s Yoga Sutras through a meditative practice inspired by the 8 limbed path, followed by a presentation and discussion. We’ll learn how the ancient philosophical wisdom of Yoga can help us find spiritual fulfillment in the modern world. As time allows, we’ll also explore the Bhagavad Gita to illustrate the key spiritual ideas of devotion, non-attachment, and selfless service.
Total price: $175
Individual day pricing
Saturday (Katonah): $100
Sunday (Philosophy): $100
Early bird: $150
BambooMoves teacher or recent training graduate price: $150
Bio: Ben Kalra (he/him) is an experienced Yoga teacher (E-RYT 500, YACEP) based in North Carolina, USA. He’s a certified Katonah Yoga® teacher and has completed training in Awakening Yoga, Adaptive Yoga, and Classical Hatha & Raja Yoga. Ben is deeply committed to his practice and self-study, but also believes the best dharma talks leave room for a bad joke. Ben is fascinated by all forms of movement and spiritual tradition, and is always evolving in his approach. When the mat is rolled up, Ben finds joy through photography, baking, and poetry. To learn more, visit ben-kalra.com or @benkalra on instagram.
KATONAH YOGA® is a syncretic Hatha yoga practice developed by Nevine Michaan of Katonah Yoga® Center over 40 years. She and her teachers incorporate classical Hatha yoga with Taoist theory, geometry, magic, mythology, metaphor, and imagination — in a practical framework designed to potentiate personal and communal well-being. Katonah Yoga is organized around three principles of esoteric dialogue: all polarities are mediated by trinity; intelligence is found in pattern; and repetition leads to insight.