Self Compassion Yoga

I’m trained as a yoga teacher and love checking out various classes, so when I had a chance to visit my friend in Hudson she brought me to Georgia’s class.
What a great class, and great group of people! I’m Kripalu-​trained and observed that the class met individual students where they were at. Her instruction was safe and thorough, offering variations based on what students were looking for. Props are available and encouraged. As a super bendy person, I really really really like blocks and straps!
The space was unassuming, after all it is in a martial arts space — but yoga is anywhere, it’s not just a bamboo-​floor/​buddha statue experience, and I value how welcoming, comfortable and compassionate this class was. If I lived closer, I would definitely attend classes regularly.
This is not power yoga, however as a teacher if there’s one thing I’ve noticed is that the power-flow-hot-‘type-A’ yogis are challenged by gentler, more meditative classes (that don’t do the same flow every time), because these types (with all due respect) want to go-​go-​go and feel they aren’t benefitting without a sweat and shaking-​aching muscles. So to all those power yoga practitioners out there, you’ll expand your vinyasa practice if you throw some of these classes into the mix. Plus, you can work your mula bandha as hard as you want, no one will know the difference :)
Here, you do get challenge, with a dose of understanding how the mind comes into practice, and that touching your toes or perfecting that arm balance is not the goal of yoga. It may be a happy by-​product, but when you consider how postures are ¹⁄₈^th of the full practice of yoga, it’s worth considering your aims. Those impressive postures are not the only way to strengthen your _​core_​.
So come hang out in Hudson with a diverse, friendly group of people. I whole-​heartedly recommend this studio.
Namaste