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The Consistency of Trying

by Blakeney Schick

For years, I have worked on crow pose. And for years, it has remained a mystery. After a bad fall on to my right wrist, pain became part of the equation, taking the pose off the table for me for months at a time. But when my wrist is feeling good, there have been months when it has seemed to be right around the corner and others when it’s become a mirage in the desert.

Being t…

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Why Shoulderstand is So Good for You!

by Angela Clark

Before I go into the benefits or shoulderstand, let me just say this: shoulderstand was one of those poses that when it came up in class (and 15 years ago it always came up in class), I would feel the dread overtake me. It never felt good, I struggled to keep myself up without all pressure going into my wrists, and oftentimes my back would seize up after I came out of the pose.…

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#angela clark #shoulderstand #workshop

The Meaning Behind Malas

When we decided to open a yoga studio we sat down and contemplated what was important to us, and community was number one on our list. We named the studio Mala, after the rosewood beads that we each wore (and still do) for so many years.

We love the idea that the practice is the steady thread on which you place the beads of experience that comprise your lives. Malas represents the threading of…

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#mala beads #mala yoga #meditation

How To: Spring Cleaning Without Chemicals

How To: Spring Clean Naturally!

by Angela Clark

I love spring - the promise of new beginnings, bright colors, and fresh scents. I like to take inspiration from the season and make my home crisp and clean, too. However, I tend to run into one big problem - a lot of cleaning products out there are full of chemicals we don’t want in our homes. So where does that leave us? How do we keep our homes clean and smelling fresh without…

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#angela clark #health #home #natural #spring cleaning

Reflections from Puerto Rico

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We are back from a wonderful retreat at Casa Grande in Puerto Rico, and are so grateful to the amazing yogis who shared their practices with us over those magical four days! Lauren Ginsberg wrote this beautiful piece about her first day with us, and we wanted to share it with you. Thanks, Lauren!

High Line to Through Line

We are on our mats but instead of car horns we are listening to birds,…

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#lauren ginsberg #puerto rico #retreat #yoga

The Yogi Next to You: Briana Aguilar-Austin

Meet BRIANA AGUILAR-AUSTIN!

1. What’s your yoga story?

I started practicing yoga in 2002 and immediately loved it! Yoga has been the perfect physical and mental complement to my long distance running. As one of my first teachers, Christina Hatgis, was an incredible influence on my yoga path, I am so excited to join the Mala community!

2. What pose do you want to do all day? What pose could you…

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http://wp.me/p1zH6Z-1sN by Christina Hatgis Our spring juice cleanse kicked off at Mala last night! We partner with…

#christina hatgis #healthy eating #juice cleanse #today&039;s juice

How Tree Pose Can Make You a Kick-Ass Runner

How Tree Pose Can Make You a Kick-ass Runner

by Steph Creaturo

I love tree pose, or Vrksasana. Its symbolism - finding steadiness among shaky ground - and its deceptive simpleness. I especially love tree pose for runners.

Running is a one legged sport. Unless we run or do yoga, we’re not standing on one leg for any length of time as an adult. Which is a shame, because there is no better way to build functional balance skills. In addition to…

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#mala yoga #run #steph creaturo #tree #yoga for runners #yoga for runners with steph

Recovery Yoga for Runners: On the Floor!

by Steph Creaturo

*This is a re-post for all of you who ran the NYC Half yesterday! Congratulations & wishing you a speedy recovery!

If you ran a fall half or full marathon – first of all, congratulations! I hope you feel amazing about your accomplishment, no matter your finishing time or what happened on the course. (Because something always happens on the course, right?)

At this point, you may…

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#ankle to knee #Golf ball #hamstring stretch #Hip #marathon recovery #nyc half #quad stretch #recovery #running #steph creaturo #twists #yoga #yoga for runners

Today’s Smoothie: Fuel to Recover & Race

by Steph Creaturo

Wednesday was my last run before the NYC Half-Marathonon Sunday. I came home decidedly starving, as I do when a race is four days away. I’m a gluten and dairy-free runner – and sometimes plant-based, depending on the time of the year. The no dairy/no meat works great for me, but the no gluten makes fast refueling tricky – I can’t just grab a piece of toast. (Of course, I could…

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#clean eating #mala yoga #recipe #running #Smoothie #steph creaturo #yoga for runners

The A, B, C’s of Sun Salutations

by Angela Clark

with angela clark saturday march 15 4:00-6:00pm $45 sign up!

Sun Salutations, also known as Surya Namaskara, play an important role in the modern day vinyasa class. Derived from the Ashtanga Yoga practicetaught by Sri K. Pattabhi Jois, not only is it a great way to warm up the body, it also connects you to the rhythm of your breath allowing the practice to become meditative and…

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#angela clark #mala yoga #sun salutations #sun salutes #surya namaskar A #surya namaskar B #workshop

Five Poses to Help You Balance in Tree by Angela Clark Finding balance can be a challenge. As a matter of fact, our bodies are almost always searching for it.

#angela clark #fire hydrant #five poses #five things #heel lifts #tree pose #urdhva hastasana #vrksasana #warrior 2

We’re Adding an Ashtanga Class to Mala!

by Christina Hatgis

Have you ever wondered what Ashtanga yoga is about? Have you heard it’s like “power yoga”? Or just really fast, really hard yoga? Maybe you are intrigued but also intimidated?

I’m teaching a new Wednesday morning class to introduce the Mala community to the Ashtanga practice. It will certainly get you to rise and shine, but it’s a bit different than Steph’s Rise and Shine…

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Semi-Private Practice: Back to Basics

Back to Basics

with christina hatgis fridays, march 7, 14, 21 11:00am-12:15pm $160 space limited to 4 sign up!

I’ve worked really hard to advance my practice. Why do I need to go Back to Basics?

If you’ve been practicing a few months now, or even a few years, have you noticed that there are certain poses (and types of pose) that come up in almost every class? Poses like tadasanaor down dog or plank? And the…

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#back to basics #backbends #brooklyn #christina hatgis #down dog #forward bends #fundamental yoga poses #hip openers #mala yoga #semi private classes #semi private practice #tadasana #twists

Yoga Studies: Asana

by Angela Clark

Asana is the limb that we are most familiar with in our modern day practice. Ever notice in class that when the teacher calls out the pose you are doing in sanskrit and it ends with “asana?” For example, Mountain Pose, Tadasana (good to note here that some schools drop the last ‘a’ so it would be Tadasan). Asana means pose, or sometimes seat. We refer to asana as the postures;…

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#Adho Mukha Svanasana #angela clark #down dog #downward facing dog #tadasana #Virabhadrasana 2 #warrior 2 #yoga studies

Yoga Studies: The Eight Fold Path

by Angela Clark

We often say that the “on ramp” to the yoga practice is through Asana. We start…

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#angela clark #asana #ashtanga yoga #dharana #niyama #pranayama #pratyahara #samadhi #the eight limb path #yama #yoga studies

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