I teach group yoga classes and private sessions with clarity, heart and a generous dose of humor. Yoga helps me slow down and put things in perspective.
I love helping others do the same - while getting stronger and having some fun, of course. Monday 6:30pm, pre-natal, Destination Maternity
Tuesday 8:15pm, level 1, YogaWorks
Wednesday 6:30pm, open level, Church Ave Yoga + Bodywork
Thursday 8:15pm, level 1, YogaWorks
Friday 10:30am, Yoga for Tots, Pura Vida
Sunday 9am, open level, Pura Vida
Sunday 10:15am, pre-natal, Pura Vida
Sunday 5:30pm, vinyas
01/24/2016
The intention of yoga is to still the mind and connect with the deepest, truest part of yourself -- the part that makes you YOU -- to move forward more clearly and consciously.
Can we put down our devices long enough to do that?
The Eight-Second Attention Span Are you still reading this? Great. What about now?
Nonviolence means avoiding not only external physical violence but also internal violence of spirit. You not only refuse to shoot a man, but you refuse to hate him. – Martin Luther King Jr.
“Almost everything will work again if you unplug it for a few minutes, including you.”
– Anne Lamott
10/30/2015
I don't practice yoga for the fancy poses.
I practice so I can get up and down from the ground easily into my elder years.
It's about self sufficiency and self care, so I can have energy to give to others.
04/05/2015
03/06/2015
I'm teaching a very special vinyasa/restorative class this April at Yogaworks Brooklyn, and Garth Stevenson will be playing live. It will be so good. I am excited. Please come!
Some days I just want to teach people to have enough kinesthetic awareness to understand that when they stand in the middle of subway doors, others cannot get through. Eyes up, folks! Move aside!
08/22/2014
"It is through your body that you realize you are a spark of divinity." - B.K.S. Iyengar
B.K.S. Iyengar, Who Helped Bring Yoga to West, Dies at 95 Mr. Iyengar, who practiced his asanas, or postures, well into his 90s, established yoga institutes on six continents.
08/16/2014
It's not what you look at that matters. It's what you see. - H.D. Thoreau
Give Me Gratitude or Give Me Debt Recently I posted a picture of myself in my kitchen, and I immediately started receiving generous messages from people wanting to help me “update” it. Along with their messages came pictures of how my kitchen could look, if I’d just put some effort and money into it. I’ve always loved my kitchen, bu…
06/03/2014
Beginner Brooklyn yogis + yogis who want to refine their practice: register for my yoga for beginners workshop at Plaza Wellness! It will be FUN and you will learn new things. What better way to spend 4 consecutive Sunday afternoons?
4-Week Beginner Yoga Series with Melissa Bourgeois 4 Week Yoga for Beginners Sundays in June - June 8-29 1pm - 2:15pm, $65 Preregistration required. www.plazawellness.com/workshops
06/02/2014
Had my third session with a new private client this afternoon. He's a fairly reserved fella, very polite and attentive. Then, as I slowly stepped away after helping him into handstand for the first time, he shouted "Holy s**t! Holy crap! I'm doing it!" and started cracking up laughing. Like, laughing SO HARD. It totally shook him up, and was so fun to see. Moral of the story: go upside down (literally or figuratively), shake things up and have some fun! :)
Have a small child? Know any small children? Bring them to Yoga for Tots at 10:30am on Fridays at Pura Vida in Prospect Heights! We sing, tell stories, and learn new poses. Ages 3.5-5 ish.