It is finally here!  5BPY IS OPEN ONE YEAR!!!  Come down on May 9th and help us celebrate...all classes are FREE & the 7pm class is a DJ YOGA PARTY!!  We are also offering specials during the month of May...First time visitors can take 10 days of yoga for $10 and existing/returning students can purchase a month of yoga for $60!  Specials are in effect until May 31st..month cards begin on the day of PRACTICE 
(if you purchase on line, card goes into effect when you come to studio) and last for one full month.

We would not be celebrating our anniversary without you!!!  Thank you for your continued support and for sharing your practice with us.  There are a few changes to the schedule to support the direction the studio is moving into - an ALL POWER format.  The ALIGNED FLOW classes (Mon., Wed., Fri. 4pm) and the THERAPEUTIC CLASS (Tues. 11.30am) have been taken off the schedule in order to facilitate the shift.  We thank Marietta, Meg, Joan and Susan for sharing their teachings with us and hope to have them join us for workshops/classes in the future.  Please see schedule for all changes and a few new/additional class times during the month.

The support of our charities & donation classes in April was incredible!!  We raised $140 on Easter Sunday for the Walk for MS and $166 for the G.R.A.C.E Foundation in addition to a box of supplies for Project Homefront.  Your continued generosity would be greatly appreciated this month as we collect on Mother's Day (May 13th - one class only @ 8.45am) for the Walk for Arthritis and on Sunday May 6, 20 & 27 for the Firefighters for America's Bravest (a division of the Stephen Siller Tunnel to Towers Foundation).  

We are pleased to welcome Larissa Grace Schiano to the staff to lead the Monday 5.45pm class. Stop down and say hi and welcome Larissa to the community! 

We are happy to welcome back Deborah Williamson to lead a class with Live Music by Kellie Lin Knott on Friday, May 4th at 5.45pm.  Cost is $25 in advance/$30 at door and is open to all.  If you have not taken part in this fun and invigorating class before, you will not want to miss it!!!  

Yoga LIfe Coach Training begins on May 4th and there are still a few spots left.  This is the only training being held in NY in 2012!  

40 Days to a Personal Revolution begins on May 11th at 10am.  Early bird registration is open until May 8th!  If you are ready for a transformation in your life, this program is for you!  Check the website for testimonials from past participants...YOU ARE READY NOW!!!!

On Tuesday May 15th at 11.30am, we are thrilled to welcome Lynne Golodner for Parenting Without a Map - a workshop guaranteed to inspire, improve and elevate your parenting.  Learn tools and techniques to focus, build confidence and amp up your parenting instincts.  Cost is $25.

Kick Your Asana - for the advanced practitioner, led by Marietta McEvilly, will be held on Friday, May 18th at 7.30pm (see flyer).  Cost is $20 in advance/$25 at door.

Contact Improvisation + Open Movement Class with Melissa West is planned for Saturday, May 19th from 12-2..previous dance experience is not necessary.  This class is for everyone who wishes to discover their inner potential as a creative, dancing human being.  Rooted in contact improvisation (solo, duets and groups dancing together), modern dance, capoeira/martial arts, as well as yoga and other somatic forms, this class is for all levels of people looking to move and be moved.  Cost is $20.

The monthly Intro to Power Workshop will be held on May 20th from 12-2 and will be led by Paulina Underwood.  In this workshop, you will learn to go with the “flow” as you immerse yourself into the breakdown of the Baptiste Power Vinyasa style of yoga – an invigorating practice of meditation in motion that will empower and transform you in body, mind & spirit. We will explore the Journey Into Power sequence, including warrior postures, balancing, hip openers, backbends and inversions. You will explore your self as you grow through the practice by opening your heart, freeing your mind & strengthening your body!  Cost is $20    

SAVE THE DATES:

Summer Solstice in Times Square will take place on Wednesday, June 20th.  Practice is FREE!  Join thousands of yogis to practice in the middle of Times Square to celebrate the first day of summer.  Register online at timessquarealliance.org. If you would like to join us at this amazing event, we are registered for the 7.30am practice.

The 3rd Annual Yoga on the Beach Event will be held in June.  Check back for details soon.

KIDS YOGA CAMP with Jennifer DiCaro (for kids ages 5-10) will be offered in July ONLY - July 10, 11, 12.  Registration will be open soon.

Plans for the FIRST 5 Boro Power Yoga Retreat in October to Mexico are being finalized.  Information will be posted on the website when complete.

Stay tuned for exciting workshops and programs to come - this past year has provided me with the understanding that the community is ready to be inspired and take the LID OFF!  I thank you all from the bottom of my heart for keeping me in creation to bring new things to Staten Island and give all of you the opportunity to open to growth in your life and your practice.  Thank you for making the past year so much FUN!!  You are all up to BIG THINGS on and off your mat!!!

Wishing you all, light, love and peace,
Karen Torrone, Director