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We're back with Dina Ivas' Teacher Feature... part two! Catch Dina's amazing Vinyasa classes on our virtual platform. Get to know Dina a lil' more below:  QUESTION: What are challenging poses for you? What pose are you looking to advance in?
DINA: "I always have struggled with savasana to be honest. It’s just really hard to quiet my mind lately either everything going on in the world and our industry. That said, I know savasana is there most important pose of them all, so I’ve been working hard to find stillness on my mat and commit to it. It’s so crucial for our mental health." Q: How would you describe your classes? DINA: "Light-hearted, accessible to all, challenging without being intimidating, fun and creative. I fucking LOVE what I do and I pour my heart and passion out on the mat in every single class." Q: What have you missed the most from quarantine lockdown? DINA: "Seeing my students’ faces IN PERSON, and giving hands-on assists." Q: Have you picked up hobbies/interests during lockdown? DINA: "Not any I’m proud of! Lol. Jk. I’ve gotten back into reading and writing a lot and want to pick back up sharpening my Spanish." Q: Do you like working out at night, or during the day? Time you like to practice? DINA: "Mid-day is my sweet spot. I love taking a run around noon, followed by a yoga class." Q: Standing one-legged poses or arm balances? Why? DINA: "Both! Because they both require calmness and steady focus." Dina (Instagram: dinaivas) is one of the many additions we have on our roster & you can catch her on 11/10/2020 at 6:30pm. Stay tuned for more 'Teacher Feature' posts and get to know your instructors. Love and light, Victor C.
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“When someone tells me "no," it doesn't mean I can't do it, it simply means I can't do it with them.”  Hello Yogi,
We build, we grow, we cultivate, we galvanize, we inspire, we elevate... and when things are down, we feel trapped and need support, we come together to cry, laugh and thrive! Since March, we've adapted and because of it... this community has become our fortress of solitude and the Super-People of this brother-&-sisterhood have flourished with our learning on the mat to continue to aspire to be yogis off the mat. #THANKYOU This week's schedule will have BARRE, Sculpt Fitness sessions, and we adventure back into the HOT ROOM (active subscribers only have access to in-person heated sessions -- you'll be contacted via email with details). The growing offerings monthly since March, all the creative ways we have delivered all your mind/body needs have been driven by your determination to practice. WE ARE ON YELP! All professional and shhh... yup! It would mean the world to me if you leave a review for the team at www.YogaWithVictor.com on Yelp. To those that have already left a review... as we say in Spanish, "Gracias!" And yes, I'll find a way to do a contest -- eligible only to those that leave a review. CLICK HERE TO GO TO OUR PAGE! INTRO SPECIAL: If you are new, have not subscribed before or have family or friends that are interested in invigorating at home sessions, a consistent schedule and the most reliable service around.. then let them know about our introductory two-week special at $48. The more we grow, the more we'll be able to expand our schedule, offerings and create a full studio experience. REFERRALS: Refer someone and you'll get a $5 discount on your next class package. Contact Victor for details and to apply the discount. This discount is also honored if you refer someone that signs-up with a 5-class pack, 10-class pack, 2-week unlimited or monthly access. OUTDOOR SESSIONS: As weather permits, we will continue to host in-person events; rooftops, parks, backyards... we've been everywhere since Spring-time and we'll find days to practice gloriously outside. In-person enrollment only for members with active subscriptions. Spots are limited. CONTEST: We will give away another private session with Victor C. (60 minutes), in-person or virtually over the coming weeks. Sign-up to a 2-week package, monthly or 5/10 class packs and you'll be automatically entered in a drawing for a private session -- a specialty class, flow class or invite a friend or 10. YOGA AT OHHHMMM VIRTUAL SCHEDULE: (HOT IN-PERSON, Outdoor Classes/Events this week for active subscribers only - times and days not indicated on schedule) MONDAY -- 11/2/2020 7:00 am -- Wake up Vinyasa 11:00 am -- BARRE Fit [45 minutes] with Karen Hyland (Instagram: karenyogahy) 12:00 pm - FREE 10 minute Meditation 6:15 pm -- Power Hour TUESDAY -- 11/3/2020 7:00 am - Sunrise Vinyasa Yoga 12:00 pm -- Tone it up [45 minutes] with Erin Giordano (Instagram: eringio) 4:30 pm -- 45 min. Yoga Flow 6:00 pm -- Vote & Flow Yoga with Karen Hyland (Instagram: karenyogahy) WEDNESDAY -- 11/4/2020 8:00 am -- Vinyasa Yoga 12:00 pm -- FREE 10 minute Meditation 6:15 pm -- Power Hour THURSDAY -- 11/5/2020 7:00 am -- Vinyasa Yoga 8:30 am -- Tone it up [45 minutes] with Erin Giordano (Instagram: eringio) 12:00 pm -- FREE Meditation 10 minutes 6:30 pm -- Power Yoga FRIDAY -- 11/6/2020 7:00 am -- Sunrise Vinyasa Flow 12:00 pm -- 45-minute Flow Yoga with Karen Hyland (Instagram: karenyogahy) 5:00 pm -- Vinyasa Yoga SATURDAY -- 11/7/2020 9:00 am -- Power Flow [45 minutes] 12:00 pm -- Sweaty Saturday 75-minutes O' Fun SUNDAY -- 11/8/2020 9:00 am -- Church of Vicyasa™ *ALL CLASSES EST *SESSIONS 60 MINUTES UNLESS NOTED RATES:
PAYMENT: VENMO -- @Vicyasa Paypal -- [email protected] The team thanks you all for the support! NAMASTE, Victor Cotto www.YogaWithVictor.com Instagram: CottoVic Facebook: Yoga With Victor - Vicyasa™ Stepping up to plate... Erin Giordano (IG: @eringio) Lets welcome the newest member of the team -- a professional dancer and fitness enthusiast, Erin's total body fitness classes are challenging with their insightful awareness on body mechanics and crafty sequencing. She had our community of strong yogis sweating and feeling invigorated during last weekend's fitness in the park session. Erin will get your heart pumping and your muscles firing with a fully body sculpting class. We’ll build heat and engage our abdominals, thighs, glutes, and upper body, leaving class feeling accomplished and energized. The use of Theraband, resistance ball, and a yoga block are all optional for her classes, but can be used to provide a challenge, create resistance and facilitate alignment for proper muscular engagement. BEGINNERS to her classes are welcome & her incredible cueing will create a safe and fun space for you to practice with or without props. Get to know Erin below:  QUESTION: What is your favorite yoga pose/why?
ERIN: "Dancer's Pose :) And not just because of the name, but because I love the duality of reaching my limbs in opposite directions, finding stability on one leg, and accessing such a deep back stretch." Q: What is your least favorite pose right now/why? ERIN: "Humble Warrior - my hips are not a huge fan of Warrior 1 to begin with, and then add in a forward fold in the torso... UGH." Q: What lessons from the yoga mat have you applied off your mat? ERIN: "The realization that what you put into something is what you'll get out of it. Having a positive mindset, holding space for feelings of frustration and compassion with self, and really moving with intention are huge aspects to my practice on the mat that I try to carry into my life off the mat." Q: Do you have a guilty pleasure/binged watch anything etc., during quarantine? ERIN: "Oh my gosh, is it sad that cleaning has been a consistent "interest" of mine during quarantine? Haha but for real, some new hobbies have been cooking, biking around New York, and dabbling in sudoku puzzles." Q: What is your post-class meal craving? ERIN: "In the AM, oat milk matcha latte and PB banana toast; in the evening, veggie burger followed by Van Leeuwen ice cream ;)" Erin's debut class on the platform will be this Saturday at 9am! Want to know the differences between BARRE, HIIT, etc? CLICK HERE! REST OF YOGA AT OHMMMM SCHEDULE:(Outdoor Classes/Events for active subscribers) THURSDAY -- 10/29/2020 12:00 pm -- FREE Meditation 10 minutes 5:30 pm -- PILATES: Core, Glutes & More with Tanya Mgrdechian (Instagram: tanyadancer) 6:40 pm -- Power Yoga FRIDAY -- 10/30/2020 7:00 am -- Saluting the Sun Vinyasa Flow 12:00 pm -- 45-minute Flow Yoga with Karen Hyland (Instagram: karenyogahy) SATURDAY -- 10/31/2020 9:00 am -- Tone it Up (Fitness) [45 minutes] with Erin Giordano (Instagram: eringio) 12:30 pm -- Sweaty Saturday Fun SUNDAY -- 11/1/2020 10:00 am -- Church of Vicyasa™ *ALL CLASSES EST *SESSIONS 60 MINUTES UNLESS NOTED (If you want to know how many classes you have remaining, when is your subscription date ending or any other inquiries, feel free to reply to this email. If you do not receive emails during the week when classes are about to begin, it means your subscription has ended or you don't have any more classes. All classes will be in your inbox 20 minutes before start time. Log-in to the ones you want and join the fun!) RATES:
VENMO -- @Vicyasa Paypal -- [email protected] The team thanks you all for the support! NAMASTE, Victor Cotto www.YogaWithVictor.com Instagram: CottoVic Facebook: Yoga With Victor - Vicyasa™  Over the coming days, we'll have more fitness classes on our platform and to prepare for these classes, here's a quick "what can you expect?" introduction to these different disciplines.
MAT PILATES A strengthening and lengthening form of exercise that focuses on your abdominal muscles while also training your arms and legs. In this class, you hold movements like planks, side planks, and core exercises to build your muscles and core strength. Much of the equipment that you find in a reformer class can also be used in a pilates mat workout. Your instructor will give you options to use bands, exercise balls, and sometimes even small weights to help level-up your pilates experience. Tanya is an expert in giving you modifications and what things you can use around the home to replace the props commonly used to accentuate the poses and aide your form for proper engagement of muscles being targeted. With pilates, micro-adjusting your movements could be the difference between targeting the right muscles and injury. Our instructors will be there to help you find ways to modify each exercise to fit your needs, whether you’re new to the practice or have been practicing pilates for years. HIIT (High-Intensity Interval Training) In this training technique, you give all-out effort through quick, intense bursts of exercises, followed by short, sometimes active, recovery periods. This type of training gets and keeps your heart rate up and burns more fat in less time. Many poses or intervals will be in familiar yoga-like poses where there's addition to cardio and repetitive active range of motion exercises to help you build heat and strengthen and tone up your muscles. BARRE Barre is a style of exercise inspired by ballet, but also shares similarities with Yoga and Pilates. During the session, the instructor guides students strength and endurance exercises using your own body weight and light hand weights. -- sometimes involving high-impact moves. Barre uses small, targeted movements to improve strength, muscle tone, and flexibility. This makes injuries less likely than when you’re doing other activities, such as weight training or cardio exercises, like running. Hand held weights are optional. SCULPT Sculpt is a muscular building class that targets physical endurance. The use of free weights, resistance bands, medicine & physio balls, and your own body weight to strengthen all major muscle groups is the design of the class. The focus is adding definition to your physique with higher reps and lower weight. These sculpt and tone workouts help improve your circulation, metabolism and caloric burn, further enhancing the shape and definition of your muscles. INSTRUCTORS Karen Hyland, Erin Giordano and Tanya Mgrdechian will guide you through these sessions with expertly crafted sequencing to help you practice safely at home. Check out Tanya's debut class this Thursday and Erin on Saturday. REST OF YOGA AT OHMMMM SCHEDULE:(Outdoor Classes/Events for active subscribers) TUESDAY -- 10/27/2020 5:00 pm -- 45 min. Yoga Flow 6:45 pm - Sweaty Flow WEDNESDAY -- 10/28/2020 8:00 am -- Vinyasa Yoga 12:00 pm -- FREE 10 minute Meditation 7:00 pm -- Power Hour THURSDAY -- 10/29/2020 7:00 am -- Vinyasa Yoga 12:00 pm -- FREE Meditation 10 minutes 5:30 pm -- PILATES: Core, Glutes & More with Tanya Mgrdechian (Instagram: tanyadancer) 6:40 pm -- Power Yoga FRIDAY -- 10/30/2020 7:00 am -- Saluting the Sun Vinyasa Flow 12:00 pm -- 45-minute Flow Yoga with Karen Hyland (Instagram: karenyogahy) SATURDAY -- 10/31/2020 9:00 am -- Tone it Up (Fitness) [45 minutes] with Erin Giordano (Instagram: eringio) 12:30 pm -- Sweaty Saturday Fun SUNDAY -- 11/1/2020 10:00 am -- Church of Vicyasa™ *ALL CLASSES EST *SESSIONS 60 MINUTES UNLESS NOTED (If you want to know how many classes you have remaining, when is your subscription date ending or any other inquiries, feel free to reply to this email. If you do not receive emails during the week when classes are about to begin, it means your subscription has ended or you don't have any more classes. All classes will be in your inbox 20 minutes before start time. Log-in to the ones you want and join the fun!) RATES:
VENMO -- @Vicyasa Paypal -- [email protected] The team thanks you all for the support! NAMASTE, Victor Cotto www.YogaWithVictor.com Instagram: CottoVic Facebook: Yoga With Victor - Vicyasa™  Now introducing to the platform... Pilates with Tanya Mgrdechian (Instagram: HERE)!
Have you ever tried mat pilates? What can you expect? Mat Pilates is a pilates training practice that can be done on a mat, meaning, no reformer is used. In this class, you hold movements like planks, side planks, and core exercises to build your muscles and core strength. Much of the equipment that you find in a reformer class can also be used in a pilates mat workout. Your instructor will give you options to use bands, exercise balls, and sometimes even small weights to help level-up your pilates experience. Tanya is an expert in giving you modifications and what things you can use around the home to replace the props commonly used to accentuate the poses and aide your form for proper engagement of muscles being targeted. With pilates, micro-adjusting your movements could be the difference between targeting the right muscles and injury. Our instructors will be there to help you find ways to modify each exercise to fit your needs, whether you’re new to the practice or have been practicing pilates for years. Let's get to know Tanya a lil'... QUESTION: What is your favorite yoga pose/why? TANYA: "Dancer's pose. It’s beautiful! It allows me to use my grace, strength, balance and flexibility, all of which make me feel empowered inside and out. It’s also very grounding which I love and always a challenge." Q: What is your least favorite pose right now/why? TANYA: "Plow pose. I feel very closed off and restricted. I think it's especially uncomfortable now because of the chaos in the world and my need to be open and free. But honestly, isn’t that the point of yoga? We must face what makes us uncomfortable." Q: What lessons from the yoga mat have you applied off your mat? TANYA: "Breathe through the difficult times. We can learn a lot about ourselves from the most challenging moments. Nothing is permanent. That which challenges us can only make us stronger." Q: Do you have a guilty pleasure/binged watch anything etc., during quarantine? TANYA: "Red wine, coffee, thrillers on Netflix…and rather than eating too much, forgetting to eat because I’m always working out or teaching!" Q: What is your post-class meal craving? TANYA: "Homemade acai bowl with fresh fruit, greens and protein." Tanya will be LIVE for her debut 45-minute class on Thursday 10/29/2020 at 5:30pm. RATES:
VENMO -- @Vicyasa Paypal -- [email protected] The team thanks you all for the support! NAMASTE, Victor Cotto www.YogaWithVictor.com Instagram: CottoVic Facebook: Yoga With Victor - Vicyasa™ I want to give a special shout out to all these wonderful teachers that I collaborated with for in-person sessions, park yoga & rooftop classes since March!
You can find them on Instagram below: @zsuzsannabircsak @ashelnickiyoga @d_meetch @dinaivas @tanyadancer @eringio THANK YOU! Give them all props, community! Show them all the love they deserve... Love yah, ladies! We got more in-person classes coming in the coming weeks and MAJOR NEWS in the coming days! For subscribers... we got “heat” coming! Love and Light, Victor C. “Serving is the best kind of Leading.”  We are not messing around...
As promised; more teachers, more classes, more fun! We will feature this week some Pilates and Fitness/Sculpting action with our new teachers: Tanya Mgrdechian and Erin Giordano! Karen Hyland will be on the schedule twice and we will have four straight days of meditation at noon! Take the challenge -- give yourself a "time-out" and reset midday with breathing work and guided meditations. I am so honored you all entrusted me and allowed this platform to be your mind/body needs since March, 2020. We've grown as a community and have adapted to keep order in our life, and continue the sweaty work on the mat in our sacred spaces. All the teacher additions are colleagues and true professionals that I respect that I feel will complement all our skills and help you weekly with supportive, strong and inspiring teachings that are of the utmost quality. INTRO SPECIAL: If you are new, have not subscribed before or have family or friends that are interested in invigorating at home sessions, a consistent schedule and the most reliable service around.. then let them know about our introductory two-week special at $48. The more we grow, the more we'll be able to expand our schedule, offerings and create a full studio experience. REFERRALS: As always, refer someone and you'll get a $5 discount on your next class package. Contact Victor for details and to apply the discount. This discount is also honored if you refer someone that signs-up with a 5-class pack, 10-class pack, 2-week unlimited or monthly access. OUTDOOR SESSIONS: As weather permits, we will continue to host in-person events; rooftops, parks, backyards... we've been everywhere since Spring-time and we'll continue. In-person enrollment only for members with active subscriptions. Spots are limited. CONTEST: We will give away another private session with Victor C. (60 minutes), in-person or virtually over the coming weeks. Sign-up to a 2-week package, monthly or 5/10 class packs and you'll be automatically entered in a drawing for a private session -- a specialty class, flow class or invite a friend or 10. YOGA AT OHHHMMM VIRTUAL SCHEDULE: (Outdoor Classes/Events this week for active subscribers only) MONDAY -- 10/26/2020 7:00 am -- Wake up Vinyasa 12:00 pm - FREE 10 minute Meditation 5:30 pm -- Flow Yoga with Karen Hyland (Instagram: karenyogahy) 7:00 pm -- Power Hour TUESDAY -- 10/27/2020 7:00 am - Sunrise Vinyasa Yoga 12:00 pm -- FREE 10 minute Meditation 5:00 pm -- 45 min. Yoga Flow 6:45 pm - Sweaty Flow WEDNESDAY -- 10/28/2020 8:00 am -- Vinyasa Yoga 12:00 pm -- FREE 10 minute Meditation 7:00 pm -- Power Hour THURSDAY -- 10/29/2020 7:00 am -- Vinyasa Yoga 12:00 pm -- FREE Meditation 10 minutes 5:30 pm -- PILATES: Core, Glutes & More with Tanya Mgrdechian (Instagram: tanyadancer) 6:40 pm -- Power Yoga FRIDAY -- 10/30/2020 7:00 am -- Saluting the Sun Vinyasa Flow 12:00 pm -- 45-minute Flow Yoga with Karen Hyland (Instagram: karenyogahy) SATURDAY -- 10/31/2020 9:00 am -- Tone it Up (Fitness) [45 minutes] with Erin Giordano (Instagram: eringio) 12:30 pm -- Sweaty Saturday Fun SUNDAY -- 11/1/2020 10:00 am -- Church of Vicyasa™ *ALL CLASSES EST *SESSIONS 60 MINUTES UNLESS NOTED RATES:
VENMO -- @Vicyasa Paypal -- [email protected] The team thanks you all for the support! NAMASTE, Victor Cotto www.YogaWithVictor.com Instagram: CottoVic Facebook: Yoga With Victor - Vicyasa™  You all deserve the best and a wide array of disciplines to meet your mind/body needs...
And I'm ecstatic to announce that we've added Erin Giordano (Instagram: @eringio) to the squad! Erin is a professional dancer with a background in total body fitness. She'll get your heart pumping and your muscles firing with a full body sculpting class... "[building] heat and engaging your abdominals, thighs, glutes, and upper body... leaving class feeling accomplished and energized.” If you've done Sculpt & Tone classes, HIIT sessions, this is for you. If you want a fitness class to complement your yoga... this is for you. Her keen sequencing will help you tone, create firm, elongated muscles, a stronger abdomen, while working your glutes, and strengthening your extremities. Classes will be high energy and fun. Join Erin for her debut class on Saturday, October 31st at 9:00 am (45 minutes). Namaste, Victor C.  We're back with Karen Hyland's Teacher Feature... part two! Catch Karen's amazing flow classes weekly on www.YogaWithVictor.com's virtual yoga platform. Last week, she guided us thoroughly through some twist-happy sequencing and masterfully helped us stabilize and strengthen our shoulders. Get to know Karen a lil' more below: QUESTION: What are challenging poses for you? What pose are you looking to advance in? KAREN: "INVERSIONS! Forearm stand/handstand!!!" Q: How would you describe your classes? KAREN: "Fun, energetic, but ALWAYS connected to a theme that resonates not only physically but emotionally." Q: What have you missed the most from quarantine lockdown? KAREN: "PEOPLE!" Q: Have you picked up hobbies/interests during lockdown? KAREN: "I'm a G.D pro at Canva and FRC, functional training, mobility work.[Stay tuned for more yoga classes focused around these concepts!]" Q: Do you like working out at night, or during the day? Time you like to practice? KAREN: "I like to do strength in the morning, yoga at night!" Q: Standing one-legged poses or arm balances? Why? KAREN: "Depends on how my shoulders are feeling! I love me some arm balances." If you missed part-one of this Q&A, click HERE! We'll back back with part-two of Dina Ivas' 'Teacher Feature' next week, along with interviews with our other teacher additions. Love and light, Victor C. REST OF YOGA AT OHMMMM SCHEDULE:(Outdoor Classes/Events for active subscribers)
TUESDAY -- 10/20/2020 6:30 pm - Sweaty Flow WEDNESDAY -- 10/21/2020 8:00 am -- Flow Yoga with Karen Hyland (Instagram: karenyogahy) 12:00 pm -- FREE 10 minute Meditation 6:00 pm -- 45 Minute Flow 7:00 pm -- Power Hour THURSDAY -- 10/22/2020 7:00 am -- Vinyasa Yoga 12:00 pm -- FREE Meditation 10 minutes 6:30 pm -- Flow Yoga FRIDAY -- 10/23/2020 7:00 am -- Saluting the Sun Vinyasa Flow 12:00 pm -- 45 Minute Invigorating Flow SATURDAY -- 10/24/2020 12:30 pm -- Sweaty Saturday Fun with Dina Ivas (Instagram: dinaivas) SUNDAY -- 10/25/2020 10:00 am -- Church of Vicyasa™ *ALL CLASSES EST *SESSIONS 60 MINUTES UNLESS NOTED (If you want to know how many classes you have remaining, when is your subscription date ending or any other inquiries, feel free to reply to this email. If you do not receive emails during the week when classes are about to begin, it means your subscription has ended or you don't have any more classes. All classes will be in your inbox 20 minutes before start time. Log-in to the ones you want and join the fun!) RATES:
VENMO -- @Vicyasa Paypal -- [email protected] The team thanks you all for the support!  As we continue our efforts to bring you the best mind/body virtual experience, we are fabulously hyped to announce that Tanya Mgrdechian (Instagram HERE) will be joining the roster of teachers on our platform.
This community has been incredibly supportive and with the overwhelming growth we've had since March in creating the most reliable and best delivery system of all things Yoga, we are now ready to dive into the Pilates world. Tanya is a powerful presence in the fitness community and has been a collaborator with me all Summer with our yoga/pilates events. Expect a lot of core work, your glutes to get fierce and total body toning and stretching in her 45-minute sessions. Thera-bands, blocks, a magic circle & straps can be used to enhance and align your pilates work. Tanya will offer expert modifications and guide you through masterful sequence to strengthen your abdominal muscles, enhance your posture and improve your sense of well-being. Beginners to this discipline are welcomed and taking on this new exercise is a great way to complement your yoga practice. Tanya's first class will be Thursday October 29th at 5:30pm (45 minutes) -- immediately followed by Yoga. Lets welcome Tanya to the community! Love and light, Victor |
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