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Mind / Body exercise promotes well-being, reduces stress, and increases range of motion, posture and alignment. It is also an excellent way to improve flexibility.

NYHRC Mind / Body classes include

  • Hatha Yoga
This calming, relaxing class invigorates the body & mind using breathing techniques, stretches & postures.

  • Yoga Stretch, Gentle Yoga
A yoga class suitable for beginners emphasizing gentle movement, alignment and stretching.

  • Restorative Yoga
This class uses flowing yoga postures to warm the body for relaxation and deep restorative posture. Restorative yoga is suggested to improve bone strength and balance.

  • Vinyasa Yoga / Athletic Yoga
Emphasis is on linking breath with movement, strength and form.

  • Alignment Yoga
Focus is on proper form.

  • Warm Yoga
A series of Hatha Yoga poses starting with breathing to warm the body & ending with breathing to cleanse.

  • Meditation
Promotes harmony through guided imagery.

  • Core Yoga
A blend of yoga, Pilates and strength training techniques.

  • IYOGA™
An intuitive flow series of postures: Earth is grounding; Fire is strong and vigorous; Liquid is gentle and fluid

  • Pilates Mat, Pilates Circle Workout, Pilates Props
A total body workout that restores muscular balance while strengthening and stretching the body. Pilates Props uses bands and circles. Reformer Pilates recreates the reformer experience.

  • FLUIDITY™
Fluidity combines the best movements from ballet, yoga and therapeutic movement to tone and elongate muscles, while improving total body strength, flexibility and balance. The "Fluidity Bar" allows a participant to use their own body weight to strengthen & stretch.

  • Ballet Sculpt, Dance Strength
Basic ballet bar and floor exercises. Dance strength concentrates on core stabilization, proper form and alignment, to create lean, toned muscles (like a dancer).

  • The Melt Method™
A method of self healing that brings your body back to an ideal state through the use of melt rollers and balls.

  • Melt Strength™
Rebalance and strengthen the stabilizing muscles that tend to weaken in the body, thus promoting optimal fitness.

  • Gyrokinesis®
This workout incorporates many key principles from yoga, dance, gymnastics and tai-chi. The system works the entire body through 7 natural elements of spinal movement.

  • Body Fusion
A fusion of Pilates, stretch and sculpt.

  • Karate
A practice based on traditional Japanese karate, incorporating body, mind & spirit.

  • Tai Chi
An ancient Chinese martial arts system of paced exercises utilizing breathing techniques.

  • Bin Zhou Stretch
A powerful stretch workout with the influence of: Tai Chi, Ying Yang, and Chi Gung

  • Stretch
A class designed to enhance flexibility by increasing range of motion, while improving posture and alignment.

  • Myma™ Stretch
A total body stretch that connects the mind and body through self massage technique and body awareness.