ShellShakti News

Renew for Spring Restorative Workshop March 25th

2012-03-12T17:58:28Z

Spring is a time of transition, renewal and rebirth. Why not start that transition now with this March Restorative Workshop? Re-boot your nervous system and balance your body with deeply relaxing, supported postures. Shed that winter tension with delicious hands on adjustments and breathe deeply with wonderful essential oils! This two-hour workshop will begin with gentle vinyasa to prepare the body and calm the mind. We’ll then melt into long-held postures completely supported by props to deeply relax and rejuvenate. And finally move into a yoga nidra practice to find a deep sense of quiet and ease. The perfect antidote to Winter’s gloom and cold! Come melt away tension, boost your immune system, clean out toxins and refresh for Spring! This workshop will take place at Yo Yoga on the UES from 12-2pm. If the Sun date fills up, there will also be a workshop on Saturday. Join us!

www.yoyoganyc.com

TWO NEW CLASSES!

2012-01-09T18:21:01Z

Starting this week 1/9 I will be teaching a brand new class at Zenyasa Yoga Studio on the Upper West Side. Zenyasa is a great style of yoga created by Jason Ray Brown incorporating meditation, the elements, breathwork, and yoga postures steeped in a knowledge of anatomy and kinesiology. My class is for All Levels and is at 12:30 on Thursdays. You can find out more at www.zenyasastudio.com.

I'll also be bringing my very popular Restorative Yoga class from the Downtown ISHTA studio up to the Uptown one! Come join us on Sundays at 5:30 at ISHTA Uptown on the UES for a wonderful, relaxing class using copious props to support the body and calm the nervous system (essential oils and massage also included, yea!). I hope to see you there!

Review of my restorative class on Rate Your Burn

2011-10-09T17:17:11Z

Hey folks,

Check out this review of my restorative yoga class at ISHTA Downtown on Rate Your Burn, then come on down! Lactic Addict rated the class at four-bars-I-would-go-back, and said:

I feel Restored, but I'd Drop and Give Her 20 if She Asked. Shell means business. Pitch black hair, covered in tats, doesn’t smile much. She runs a purposeful class, using copious props, moving us from pose to pose every 3-5 minutes. I liked the structure, and thoroughly enjoyed the class once as I embraced her stern style.

For the full review of my Restorative Class @Ishta Yogo click HERE. Thanks Lactic Addict! Come back soon!

Where: Ishta Yoga, 56 East 11th St, New York, NY

Shell and Marnie Walk again for Breast Cancer!

2011-05-31T17:21:08Z

I will be walking again this year in my 4th Walk for breast cancer, the Susan G Komen Breast Cancer 3Day! This year it has a special meaning though, I will be walking with and for my friend Marnie who will just have finished chemotherapy at the time of the Walk. We will be walking 60 miles together and raising more than $2300 a piece. Please donate now and support us, for Marnie, for Marnie's mother who also had breast cancer and for the 1 in 8 women who will get breast cancer. Think of 8 women you love and donate now. Here's the link:

https://secure3.convio.net/npt/site/Donation2?idb=312918636&df_id=3088&FR_ID=1627&PROXY_ID=6027400&PROXY_TYPE=20&3088.donation=form1&JServSessionIdr004=4tsq54aqw1.app322b

If the link doesn't work for you just go to www.the3day.org and look up my name. Thanks SO much!

New class alert!

2011-05-24T22:01:17Z

Here are some of my great new classes starting soon, I hope to see you there!

Mon nights at ISHTA Yoga Uptown 8pm Basics Level (a great class for beginners)

Sat morning at Yo Yoga 10am on the Outdoor Roof Deck! An Open Level class in the beautiful summer sun! Come join us in this pretty, quiet outdoor space!

Sat morning at 11:15am at ISHTA Yoga Uptown! You asked and they listened, a Basics Level class in the new UES space once again right before Douglass Stewart's class, come take both!

Great Gaggle of Chicks offer, unlimited yoga at ISHTA Yoga

2011-05-24T21:58:52Z

Check out this great offer for one month of unlimited yoga at both ISHTA Yoga studios for new students!

http://www.gaggleofchicks.com/newyork/deal/ishta-yoga

Haven't been to ISHTA Yoga to take one of my classes yet (Open Level, Basics for you new folks, relaxing Restorative Yoga)? What do you have to lose? I'll see you there!

ISHTA Yoga survey

2011-05-24T21:53:52Z

ISHTA Yoga is an amazing studio with two great locations in Manhattan, but they want to hear what you think. Follow the link and give them your thoughts on the best teachers, what are your favorite classes and what you want to see more of!

http://survey.constantcontact.com/survey/a07e3uzvsjvgnltpw84/a00bgo3bo5k8/questions

Great Groupon offer!

2011-02-16T14:07:10Z

Come take my NEW CLASS at the fabulous ISHTA UES at 8:30am on Saturdays and if you need further motivation here's a cheap Groupon offer to use! http://www.groupon.com/deals/ishta-yoga-nyc?c=dnb&p=1

more classes at Yogaworks?

2010-11-21T20:18:38Z

Hey fabulous students,

Want to see me back on the schedule at Yogaworks Eastside? Me too, I love that studio! They're putting together the winter schedule of classes right now. Send a suggestion to eastsidenyc@yogaworks.com or write to the manager (information on the YW website). You can also write a suggestion on one of the "substitute evaluation forms" when you're at the studio and give me a good review! I hope to see you there soon! In the mean time check this site for classes that I'm subbing or come see me at ISHTA or Elahi Yoga (very near to YW Eastside). Shell

How to deal with the dry, windy weather through ayurveda!

2010-10-29T16:46:20Z

According to the ancient Indian wellness tradition known as Ayurveda, Fall is a very Vata or airy time of year. It's a time when the weather is windy, the air is dry, the leaves begin to change color and drop to the ground. Life can also become busier at this time of year. Kids return to school, our lives often begin to ramp up with a busy schedule. You can feel at times like a left yourself being blown from one thing to the next.

Take care of yourself by warming the body up with nourishing soups, cooked vegetables and stews. Wake up with a nice hot bowl of oatmeal or warm cereal. Take time to rest and calm the body with restorative yoga and meditation. Feed the skin by massaging oils essential oils into the face and body after a shower to keep the layers of skin moist and rejuvenated. Calm the body and mind by getting a massage or even doing a daily self massage with sesame oil to ground you. Take a trip to my favorite ayurvedic spa and clinic, Pratima Skincare in Soho! Check out more advice on how to survive Vata Season on their website at www.pratimaspa.com or www.pratimaskincare.com.