Carl Schurz Park is a beautiful spot to practice some yoga in the sun.

Labor Day has passed and the summer is practically over, but that doesn’t mean it’s not still beautiful out. And more importantly, you can take that beauty to your advantage, while putting your yoga lessons in NYC to good use too, by doing some yoga in one of the many gorgeous outdoor locations around the study conducive to such a thing. So as we get this first gust of lovely fall weather, gain a new appreciation for your yoga lessons in NYC, and consider doing some outdoor yoga around the city in one of these lovely locations.

Bryant Park

Central Park

Prospect Park

Carl Schurz Park

Hudson River Park

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Namaste – it’s more than just a cool way to say “Hey!”

Namaste – you’ve heard it before, in your yoga lessons in NYC, from your friends who do yoga, or even just getting ready for some lessons of your own. But though you can tell it’s a greeting accompanied by a bow, what exactly is Namaste aside from a simple greeting of wellness?

In many ways, Namaste is and isn’t more than a mere gesture of well wishing. It’s function is, like all cultural signifiers of acceptance, to indicate a degree of unity and self-identification. However, there’s meant to be a personal connection tied to Namaste that you might not otherwise get with a simple hello. Even the name spells this out: “nama” = bow, “as” = I, “te” = you. Or, that is to say, Namaste really means “I bow to you,” meaning you’re already granting the recipient a level of trust and empathy less common with a more traditional greeting.

That doesn’t mean you have to start greeting everyone with a Namaste, and taking your yoga lessons in NYC everywhere with you in more aggressive ways, but think about that meaning during your next yoga class. As you bow to their instructor, they do so for you, and that exchange shouldn’t be that easily brushed aside.

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Chocolate milk and yoga – the best combination since chocolate and milk.

If you’re looking to make the most out of your yoga lessons in NYC, it’s important to recover after finishing your actual yoga, so as to sustain and maintain any desired muscle growth or even newfound flexibility.

Now granted, there’s a number of ways you can go about this – some people swear by ice baths to help keep their body together after a particularly strenuous round of yoga lessons in NYC. Others, drink chocolate milk afterwards if muscle growth is what they’re looking for. (Yup – chocolate milk has been shown in some cases to be the best thing you can drink after a work out if you’re looking to expedite muscle growth naturally.)

All the same though, it’s massively important to hydrate and stay hydrated after yoga lessons in NYC, so even if you’re not hitting the chocolate milk, replenish your fluids and drink a lot of water for sure. Eating might be an important next step (particularly considering you’re not supposed to eat within the hours leading up to yoga lessons in NYC), or maybe you want to take a nap, stretch, cool down with some lighter exercises, or even just relax as a reward for your time on the mat. But all the same, always remember to carefully consider what you’re doing after your yoga lessons in NYC, and how those activities can make the most out of that yoga!

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Breaking bad; doing yoga well.

Yoga lessons in NYC may be great, but if you’re practicing that yoga on your own, sometimes you need a little background entertainment to keep you going through the occasional position that just seems impossible. And thankfully, that’s what the TV is there for. It’s a great time to be watching TV too, with a lot of good stuff currently on the air; if you’re interested in catching up while getting ready for your yoga lessons in NYC, here’s some stuff to check out.

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Paul Scheer’s hilarious CSI/NCIS parody is a perfect Thursday night pairing with Children’s Hospital, an Adult Swim mainstay that thoroughly eviscerates the medical soap opera. But if you’ve ever watched a Jerry Bruckheimer movie or gotten into a procedural on TV, you’ll happily recognize the clichés taken to their gleefully insane conclusions on display.

Louie

Louis C.K. is just the man, and if you haven’t yet caught up on his unique, borderline revolutionary anti-sitcom, you’re missing out. Besides, the show’s jazzy, amiable, Woody-Allen-in-the-70s-esque rhythms might just even be a natural fit for yoga. (Well, maybe not, but still.)

Breaking Bad

To put it bluntly: Breaking Bad is probably the best show on television right now. The writing is enthralling and nuanced, the acting is universally phenomenal, and the direction renders every week into a completely cinematic 60-minute neo-western. This stuff is more addictive than meth itself. Or, you know, yoga.

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Anything called “Eagle Pose” will always be worth a try.

Thinking about focusing on some new positions in your yoga lessons in NYC? Do you feel like you’ve mastered the basic poses but aren’t ready for something all that challenging yet? If you really want to make the most out of your yoga lessons in NYC, and you’re no first timer but not a veteran yet either, here are some of our favorite yoga positions for you to try that are intermediate in difficulty.

King Dancer Pose

Lotus Pose (the reliable old classic!)

Eagle Pose

Reverse Warrior Pose

Half Moon Pose

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Yeah, this guy could definitely use some yoga all right.

It’s a stressful world out there. With the modern election cycle ramping up for this November, there’s been lots of screaming and shouting across the aisle that’s been made immensely present for the politically inclined, and a lot of it makes you think – couldn’t these guys use some yoga listings in NYC? If not just for the physical benefits, a lot of politicians could seemingly use the stress relief and altruistic thinking of yoga listings in NYC.

Paul Ryan

The dude is a hardcore Ayn Rand acolyte! To put it in the words of Nina Simone (or Stan Lee, depending on who exactly you feel most comfortable citing, as awesome as they both are), ‘nuff said.

Chris Christie

I mean, it’s not just an aesthetic thing, although that’s also most certainly a part of it. But… come on, you know what we mean. The workout certainly wouldn’t hurt.

Zell Miller

He once challenged Chris Matthews to a duel. As in, pistols at dawn, Barry Lyndon style stuff. He could definitely use a little more meditation in his life.

Dick Cheney

See above. (Only instead of challenging a pundit to a duel, Dick Cheney actually shot a guy in the face. While he was Vice President! Again, definitely someone who needs a bit more calm and meditation.)

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