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Yoga at OHM Schedule w/ Victor 7/4 - 7/10:  Tips for a Summer Session

6/30/2022

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“It is summer, let mind dances like the waves with the music of ocean breeze.”
― Debasish Mridha
Victor Cotto, Best Yoga Teacher New York City, ClassPass, Online LIVE classes, Power Yoga, New York Yoga, YogaSpark, Upper East Side, Queens
As we adapt to the hot season by repositioning our lifestyles to acknowledge the power of the fiery summer sun, we can mirror this on our Yoga mat as well: highlighting cooling, nourishing practices that keep our energy reserves filled for the summer fun.

Yoga is a healing art, a medicine that helps us balance nature's cycles. However, like any medicine, if not taken responsibly, it can do more harm than good.  As we adapt to the hot season by not wearing heavier garments, we can adapt our Yoga practice too, during the fiery days of summer.

Make sure that you are well hydrated before you unroll your mat. Wear something light and that is loving to our skin. Our pores are more open when hot and sweaty and we don’t want to invite the chemicals from textile dyes into our bloodstream. It is also important to prepare your practice space – air it out before you begin and make sure it’s as cool as it can be without using air conditioning.

Choose a slower pace. If you feel a shortness of breath, slow down or relax in child's pose. Observe your breath. It has the power of cooling the body down when needed. Exhale through the mouth three times whenever you feel the need to during the practice; this has a calming, cooling and grounding effect.

Be mindful about choosing a longer restorative sequence at the end of your practice. Twists are good to detox but choose the ones that are not too challenging as these will again build heat in the body. If you like to work your core... choose wisely!

As we finish with style and grace, avoid long sirsasana [headstand]. Instead, stay longer with your legs up against a wall to release that summer heaviness. If you practice sitali pranayama, do three breaths to cool down before savasana. A longer savasana - 5/10 minutes at least - allowing the body to cool and soften is always a way to love yourself on the mat.

YOGA IN THE PARK...
Make sure to check your inbox for registration emails to our wildly popular outdoor sessions in NYC. Unlimited package subscribers pay only $12 per class. Let's flow under the sun and enjoy the summer weather on our mats.

YOGA AT OHHHMMM VIRTUAL SCHEDULE:

MONDAY: 7/4/2022
  • 8:00 am -- Power Flow with Victor
TUESDAY: 7/5/2022
  • 6:45 am -- Vinyasa with Victor
  • 12:00 pm -- Flow Yoga with Victor
  • 6:15 pm - 45-Minute Vinyasa with Victor
WEDNESDAY: 7/6/2022
  • 6:30 am -- Sunrise Vinyasa with Victor
  • 6:30 pm -- Power Flow with Victor
THURSDAY: 7/7/2022
  • 6:45 am -- Vinyasa with Victor
  • 12:00 pm -- Flow Yoga with Victor
FRIDAY: 7/8/2022
  • 6:30 am -- Yoga with Victor
  • 12:00 pm -- Flow Yoga with Victor
SATURDAY: 7/9/2022
  • 9:00 am --  Power Yoga with Victor
SUNDAY: 7/10/2022
  • 9:00 am --  Power Yoga with Victor


*ALL CLASSES EST
*SESSIONS 45/60 MINUTES
*WAIVER STATEMENT: I understand that I must be in good physical health to participate in these classes, that my participation may cause an injury and that I should consult with my physician before I take a class. I am taking these classes at my own risk. I waive any claim for personal injury and any other damages that I may have against the school, studio and/or the teachers who are offering these classes.


RATES:(when submitting payment, in note section state email for delivery of services)
  • $35 for 2 weeks INTRO SPECIAL (new subscribers only)
  • $45 for 2 weeks UNLIMITED CLASSES!
  • $85 for 30 days of UNLIMITED CLASSES!
  • $105 for 10 classes (expiration date - 75 days)
  • $55 for 5 classes (expiration date - 60 days)


PAYMENT:
VENMO -- @Vicyasa
Paypal -- [email protected]

NAMASTE,
Victor Cotto
www.YogaWithVictor.com
Instagram: CottoVic
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Yoga at OHM Schedule w/ Victor 6/27 - 7/3: SUMMER SALE & MORE

6/23/2022

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“Documenting little details of your everyday life becomes a celebration of who you are.” - unknown
Victor Cotto, New York City Best Yoga Teacher, NYC Vinyasa, Power Flow, Upper East Side, Tribeca, New York Yoga, YogaSpark, Online classes, Park Meditation, ClassPass
The Summer Solstice marks new beginnings, prosperity, good spirits, and personal awakening. All of these things are thrilling, transformational, and offer us opportunities to connect more with ourselves. Practicing Summer Solstice yoga can help us tap into our energy at this time [and the sun’s], energize ourselves for what’s to come, and ground us as things begin to shift.

Aside from yoga, these are some simple rituals you can do to honour this time of high energy and change.

Whenever things shift, either in life or energetically, reflection is always a good idea. Journalling, putting your thoughts and ideas on paper can make it easier to understand what’s going on in the head and adds a concrete visual and tactile benefit to seeing your reflections.

What habits and/or limiting beliefs am I ready to let go of? What makes me feel heavy or exhausted? How can I move away from these patterns, people, or habits?
What was good about the first half of the year? What do I want to bring along with me for the second half of the year? What am I proud of myself for doing this year? What’s something amazing/exciting that happened? What am I most looking forward to in this new season?

Ultimately, using a journal is a tool to help you cultivate a deeper relationship with yourself and tap into vulnerability, which is, after all, one of the reasons we inherently love when we're on the mat.

You can also use the journal as a form of gratitude – for yourself, your practice, and anything else that comes up.

YOGA IN THE PARK...
Make sure to check your inbox for registration emails to our wildly popular outdoor sessions in NYC. Unlimited package subscribers pay only $12 per class. Let's flow under the sun and enjoy the summer weather on our mats.

SUMMER SALE
For $100 -- UNLIMITED LIVE virtual classes through August 31, 2022. That's right... all access for the entirety of the Summer for this amazing rate. You can take daily classes online LIVE and heat up your practice. This package also gives you discounted rates on outdoor sessions. *Does not include on-demand offerings

YOGA AT OHHHMMM VIRTUAL SCHEDULE:

MONDAY: 6/27/2022
  • 6:30 am -- Power Flow with Victor
  • 6:30 pm -- Power Yoga with Victor
TUESDAY: 6/28/2022
  • 6:45 am -- Vinyasa with Victor
  • 12:00 pm -- Flow Yoga with Victor​
WEDNESDAY: 6/29/2022
  • 6:30 am -- Sunrise Vinyasa with Victor
  • 6:30 pm -- Power Flow with Victor
THURSDAY: 6/30/2022
  • 6:45 am -- Vinyasa with Victor
  • 12:00 pm -- Flow Yoga with Victor
FRIDAY: 7/1/2022
  • 6:30 am -- Yoga with Victor
  • 12:00 pm -- Flow Yoga with Victor
SATURDAY: 7/2/2022
  • 9:00 am --  Power Yoga with Victor
SUNDAY: 7/3/2022
  • 9:00 am --  Power Yoga with Victor


*ALL CLASSES EST
*SESSIONS 45/60 MINUTES
*WAIVER STATEMENT: I understand that I must be in good physical health to participate in these classes, that my participation may cause an injury and that I should consult with my physician before I take a class. I am taking these classes at my own risk. I waive any claim for personal injury and any other damages that I may have against the school, studio and/or the teachers who are offering these classes.


RATES:(when submitting payment, in note section state email for delivery of services)
  • $35 for 2 weeks INTRO SPECIAL (new subscribers only)
  • $45 for 2 weeks UNLIMITED CLASSES!
  • $85 for 30 days of UNLIMITED CLASSES!
  • $105 for 10 classes (expiration date - 75 days)
  • $55 for 5 classes (expiration date - 60 days)


PAYMENT:
VENMO -- @Vicyasa
Paypal -- [email protected]

NAMASTE,
Victor Cotto
www.YogaWithVictor.com
Instagram: CottoVic
Facebook: Yoga With Victor - Vicyasa™
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Yoga at OHM Schedule w/ Victor 6/20 - 6/26: Summer Solstice/Outdoor Yoga LIC

6/15/2022

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"May the long-time sun shine upon you, all love surrounds you, and the pure light within you, guide your way on." - closing mantra in Kundalini classes
Side Plank, Yoga, Vinyasa, Yoga Journal, Victor Cotto Vicyasa™, New York Yoga Upper east Side, YogaSpark Tribeca, ClassPass, best NYC Yoga teachers, Hot Power Flow, Retreat, Utah, Zion National Park
The summer solstice has been celebrated by festivals/rituals and it has become customary in yoga classes to perform sun salutation type sequences at this time of the year.

Gestures of honouring and paying reverence to the natural world are part of a yoga practice that encourages us to appreciate and feel more connected to the rhythms of life. In a world of uncertainty, a feeling of connection to the changing seasons can bring great comfort.  

The Sun is a force essential to all life on earth. In one way or another, every living being is dependent on the Sun for life.

Consider your breathing; your breath nourishes you as the Sun nourishes the trees, who are vital to our exchange of life, creating the air you breathe. If you consider food, you’ll find the same is true, as the Sun nourishes the plants that make up most (if not all) of the human diet.

The Sun is important in many other ways as well, serving as the basis for time itself (days, years, calendars), as well as dictating the role of the seasons, growing cycles, and climates we find ourselves in.

But why 108 sun salutes? This is one of the key astrological moments of the year. This sacred number is vital... we have 108 nadis (energy channels in the body) that merge in the heart chakra, there are 9 traditional planets and 12 zodiac signs. 9 x 12 = 108, the Matrika Malini (Sanskrit alphabet) has 54 letters, each with a masculine and feminine vibration. 54 + 54 = 108, traditional malas (meditation beads) have 108 beads, there are 108 names for god in yoga.

So if 108 sun salutes are out of reach, you can also simply practice 9 salutations. There are 12 postures in a sun salute, and 9 x 12 = 108.

Lets super charge not only our solstice, but our entire summer season!

YOGA IN THE PARK...
Make sure to check your inbox for registration emails to our wildly popular outdoor sessions in NYC. Unlimited package subscribers pay only $12 per class. Let's flow under the sun and enjoy the summer weather on our mats.

YOGA AT OHHHMMM VIRTUAL SCHEDULE:

MONDAY: 6/20/2022
  • 6:30 am -- Power Flow with Victor
  • 6:30 pm -- Power Yoga with Victor
TUESDAY: 6/21/2022
  • 6:45 am -- Vinyasa with Victor
  • 12:00 pm -- Flow Yoga with Victor
  • 6:30 pm -- Yoga with Victor
WEDNESDAY: 6/22/2022
  • 6:30 am -- Sunrise Vinyasa with Victor
  • 6:30 pm -- Power Flow with Victor
THURSDAY: 6/23/2022
  • 6:45 am -- Vinyasa with Victor
  • 12:00 pm -- Flow Yoga with Victor
FRIDAY: 6/24/2022
  • 6:30 am -- Yoga with Victor
  • 12:00 pm -- Flow Yoga with Victor
SATURDAY: 6/25/2022
  • 9:00 am --  Power Yoga with Victor
SUNDAY: 6/26/2022
  • 9:00 am --  Power Yoga with Victor


*ALL CLASSES EST
*SESSIONS 45/60 MINUTES
*WAIVER STATEMENT: I understand that I must be in good physical health to participate in these classes, that my participation may cause an injury and that I should consult with my physician before I take a class. I am taking these classes at my own risk. I waive any claim for personal injury and any other damages that I may have against the school, studio and/or the teachers who are offering these classes.


RATES:(when submitting payment, in note section state email for delivery of services)
  • $35 for 2 weeks INTRO SPECIAL (new subscribers only)
  • $45 for 2 weeks UNLIMITED CLASSES!
  • $85 for 30 days of UNLIMITED CLASSES!
  • $105 for 10 classes (expiration date - 75 days)
  • $55 for 5 classes (expiration date - 60 days)


PAYMENT:
VENMO -- @Vicyasa
Paypal -- [email protected]

NAMASTE,
Victor Cotto
www.YogaWithVictor.com
Instagram: CottoVic
Facebook: Yoga With Victor - Vicyasa™
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Yoga at OHM Schedule w/ Victor 6/13 - 6/19: Outdoor Classes, Road to Binding

6/7/2022

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"Once you realize that the road is the goal and that you are always on the road, not to reach a goal but to enjoy its beauty and its wisdom, life ceases to be a task and becomes natural and simple, in itself an ecstasy." -- Sri Nisargadatta Maharaj
Victor Cotto, NYC Best Yoga Teachers, ClassPass, Hot Power Yoga, Yoga Journal, Yoga Digest, Upper East Side, Manhattan, Queens, Astoria, Long Island City, Vicyasa™, YogaSpark (Tribeca)
Being in a "bind" generally has a connotation of feeling that we have no choice or have no freedom. It can be about feeling uncomfortable about a situation and feeling unable to resolve the dilemma.

"Binds" during our yoga practice can be the perfect metaphor for finding balance. Binds serve to create mobility when we’re ready to open up certain major areas of the body and can add another layer of strength through exploration.

 If you are dealing with limited mobility in certain areas, it can be difficult to come into asana (poses) binds. But with practice over time, these binds can create new openings in our shoulders and hips and in our understanding of how to use binds to create more freedom.

Just like in life, there are some moments where we feel unprepared, unsafe, scared to commit, uncertain, tired, underprepared, or simply not ready. When one is able to truly listen to the body’s needs, the wrap will come effortlessly; that commitment toward opening up through limb wraps will set you free and keep you safe from the mind’s tricks to tempt you into unsafe circumstances.

Cultivating patience in a bind practice is a major facet of the teaching. You could have a hard time breathing, and getting frustrated due to the limitations in space could make you feel a little angry and impatient. In these cases, you are letting desire get in the way of your truth and ability to truly create an opening.  In these scenarios, the incapability to bind reflects how the head and the thoughts are taking over. How our desire to achieve a shape is actually detaching us from the whole purpose of the practice; self-loving, safe, and freeing the mind.

When binding we are creating a map within ourselves. With our own hands and arms we are learning how to find our way through the wonderful unknown of our physical and inner world.

YOGA IN THE PARK...
Make sure to check your inbox for registration emails to our wildly popular outdoor sessions in NYC. Unlimited package subscribers pay only $12 per class. Lets flow under the sun and enjoy the summer weather on our mats.

YOGA AT OHHHMMM VIRTUAL SCHEDULE:

MONDAY: 6/13/2022

  • 6:30 am -- Power Flow with Victor
  • 12:00 pm -- Flow Yoga with Victor
  • 6:30 pm -- Power Yoga with Victor
TUESDAY: 6/14/2022
  • 6:45 am -- Vinyasa with Victor
  • 6:30 pm -- Yoga with Victor
WEDNESDAY: 6/15/2022
  • 6:30 am -- Sunrise Vinyasa with Victor
  • 6:30 pm -- Power Flow with Victor
THURSDAY: 6/16/2022
  • 6:45 am -- Vinyasa with Victor
  • 12:00 pm -- Flow Yoga with Victor
FRIDAY: 6/17/2022
  • 6:30 am -- Yoga with Victor
  • 12:00 pm -- Flow Yoga with Victor
SATURDAY: 6/18/2022
  • 9:00 am --  Power Yoga with Victor
SUNDAY: 6/19/2022
  • 9:00 am --  Power Yoga with Victor

*ALL CLASSES EST
*SESSIONS 45/60 MINUTES
*WAIVER STATEMENT: I understand that I must be in good physical health to participate in these classes, that my participation may cause an injury and that I should consult with my physician before I take a class. I am taking these classes at my own risk. I waive any claim for personal injury and any other damages that I may have against the school, studio and/or the teachers who are offering these classes.


RATES:(when submitting payment, in note section state email for delivery of services)

  • $35 for 2 weeks INTRO SPECIAL (new subscribers only)
  • $45 for 2 weeks UNLIMITED CLASSES!
  • $85 for 30 days of UNLIMITED CLASSES!
  • $105 for 10 classes (expiration date - 75 days)
  • $55 for 5 classes (expiration date - 60 days)


PAYMENT:
VENMO -- @Vicyasa
Paypal -- [email protected]

NAMASTE,
Victor Cotto
www.YogaWithVictor.com
Instagram: CottoVic
Facebook: Yoga With Victor - Vicyasa™
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