Health Classes in NYC, New York

What's super fun, makes you smarter and burns calories? Juggling! Come learn to juggle the easy way. You'll first learn in slow-motion with scarves and then with beanbags. Laughs guaranteed. All equipment provided. Please Note: Photo ID required to enter the building! Studio number may vary -- We will email you the exact floor and studio number...

Bring Herbal Healing into your life! Learn the basics of Traditional Herbal Medicine, according to the Wise Woman Tradition, and how it compares to other natural healing modalities and Modern Western Medicine.  Begin to get to know your green allies, and how to prepare your own herbal medicine, including tinctures, infusions, oils and salves....

Join us for a beautiful class that combines a great workout with ultimate relaxation.

New York based herbalist Jo Anne Richards of Peony Rose Apothecary will show you how to stock your medicine cabinet with nature's bounty! You'll be introduced to the top 10 herbs to have close at hand for optimal wellness, first aid, and deep healing. We will share a nourishing infusion, and you will make and take home your own herbal medicine!...

This is a 1-hour meditation practice with Reiju (Attunement) or mini-chair sessions.

Students will work at the level of the bones, to align the bones using the muscles of deep postural support: the psoas, the hamstrings, the external rotators, and the pelvic floor. We don't work to exercise these muscles but rather to wake them up, to become conscious of their role in the support and movement of the body. We work for the body to become...

Yoga Nidra is a technique in which you learn to relax consciously. It is a systematic method of inducing complete physical, mental, and emotional relaxation and is designed to release muscular, emotional and mental tensions.  It is said that a single hour of yoga nidra is as restful as four hours of conventional sleep! The term yoga nidra is...

Start your pre-weekend (wink) with the 'yoga of awareness'. One of the most ancient forms of yoga only recently practiced in the west.  Kundalini rapidly awakens your full potential of human awareness, giving you the power to deeply listen and deliver greatness in all that you do. Combines meditation, mantras, physical exercise and breathing techniques....

Your digestive system is home to over 70% of your immune system! So it’s crucial to keep your gut in tip-top shape in order to maintain good health. We will discuss the difference between good and bad bacteria and explore how each affects everything from your energy level to your mood. We’ll focus on how to strengthen your digestion, create better...

Full Course Title: Self Care for Women: Mindful Cycles, Healthy Bodies, Clean Beauty In this comprehensive class, herbalist, food entrepreneur, birth and postpartum doula and mom Laena McCarthy, will discuss healing traditions and practices to boost the female body's natural resilience while protecting from stress and damage, from the inside...

This is for age 3 through teen, basic, intermediate levels of gymnastics. This incorporates basic tumbling techniques, forward and backward rolls, headstands, cartwheels, handstands, front and back walkovers, and occasionally back handsprings and/or aerial cartwheels.

Our goal is to make you feel comfortable & give you the proper foundation for entering our ongoing classes. The Intro to Capoeira Series will introduce you to the art of Capoeira: an exciting and original workout that come from the unlikely combination of martial arts, dance, acrobatics and music. Capoeira is not only a form of exercise, it is...

Full Course Name: Ayurvedic Nutrition: Know Yourself, Find Balance, Prevent Illness In this class, Ayurvedic physician (known as Ayurvedacharya) and aesthetician Naina Marballi will give pulse readings to assess imbalances, guide us in finding and understanding our own unique constitution (prakriti), and explain how we can use this deeper knowledge...

Full Course Name: Become an Intuitive Healer: Training for Healthcare Practitioners, Healers & for Self-Care There is an infinite amount of wisdom we cannot access through logic alone. Doctors, nurses, bodyworkers, and therapists have all felt it. Could there be a way to consciously tap this intuitive power and make it a regular part of diagnosis...

Cycles After Birth: Hormones, Breastfeeding, and Postnatal Health The years following birth can be filled with lots of ups and downs. This class is for: Anyone who has given birth in the last 2 years Anyone looking for birth control alternatives while breastfeeding People curious about how breastfeeding affects cycles Birth workers, doulas,...