With the opening of my yoga studio coming up, I am feeling super humbled and grateful that something I have been dreaming about for so long is finally coming to reality. Much hard work and dedication has gone into this opening. It takes me back to the beginning and makes me grateful for where I started versus where I am today.
I started my 200 hour teacher training in 2007 at Yoga and Polarity Center, which believe it or not is the same space that my studio is opening. That’s right.. Peaceful Yoga Studio was formally known as Yoga and Polarity Center and where I started my journey. In 2008, I graduated and in 2010, I completed my 500 hour teacher training (also at Yoga and Polarity Center). I was lucky enough to find wonderful teachers that have inspired me ever since.
I remember the first time I went to the Yoga and Polarity Center. The address was number 32 (Church Street), same number as my home address where I grew up and now my very own Peaceful Yoga Studio. I just always felt at home there and it’s amazing to see it come full circle. To have been a student there to then being a teacher there and now to be running it and the owner! The owner of a quaint and amazing studio with amazing teachers, 3 of which were previously my teachers.
The Wonderful Teachers Joining Me at Peaceful Yoga Studio
I want to take this opportunity to credit these amazing teachers. Heather Principe who is the owner of the Yoga and Polarity Center. Ever since I registered for my 200 hour teacher training. Heather has been mentoring me. Mindy Frenkel, who was my first yoga teacher. I took my first yoga class with her at the Mothers Center of East Rockaway in 2003. She was one of the teachers in my 200 hour teacher training. Mindy continues to inspire me as a student and as a teacher. Anu Butani who is the owner of Reiki Long Island. Anu’s yoga class was my 1st class at the Yoga and Polarity Center. Anu has taught me the importance of alignment. Jane McQueen and Gary Pfleger were both teachers in my 200 hour teacher training. Over the years they both have taught me so much yoga philosophy and anatomy. I am so excited these 3 teachers are joining me and will be teaching at Peaceful Yoga Studio!
MaryClare Chiofalo and I re-united at the Yoga and Polarity Center; having first met at when we worked together at the Lancome Corporate Offices in NYC. MaryClare is an amazing yoga teacher. Like Heather, Anu, Mindy, Jane and Gary, MaryClare is a teachers teacher who has taught me so much over the years. Lisa Marie Ruggiero and I knew each other in high school. I was fortunate enough to have been an assistant when Lisa Marie completed her 200 hour teacher training at the Yoga and Polarity Center. Georgette Rich and I have been practicing yoga together for years. Georgette is another seasoned yoga teacher whom I am lucky to have her class on the Peaceful Yoga schedule.
Now Is The Time For Yoga
We are offering a variety of classes which range from beginner to therapeutic to flow classes to kundalini classes to kids classes to advanced classes and beyond. We have strength and energized classes for the morning which are always a fan favorite. All levels are offered at Peaceful Yoga Studio, whether you are beginner or seasoned. With all of our options, I can assure you that you will find the class you are looking for!
Even though I have always had my business and have always been teaching my classes, it just seems like the right time for me to open my own studio. It feels like the right time for the studio to be open and now is the time for yoga with what we have all been through in the past year and a half.
Being a yoga teacher for the past 13 years makes me feel so blessed. Yoga has been a part of my life for over 20 years, and my practice has helped me grow stronger, more flexible and fearless. Both on and off the mat. It inspires me to live each moment more mindfully and that is what I hope to do for our students that attend our classes at Peaceful Yoga Studio.
Peaceful Yoga Studio is opening on September 8th at 32 Church Street in Malverne, NY. We are also doing a Grand Opening for Peaceful Yoga Studio on September 10th at 6 p.m.! We are super excited to celebrate the beginning of something new and exciting. Please join us in celebrating all the hard work, dedication, heart and soul put into the opening of Peaceful Yoga Studio. Not only will Athleta Manhasset be there showing off their new collection and giving away some goodies. We will also be offering a free class at the end of the event!
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