EXPLORING THE ESSENCE OF YOGA WITH AMANDA AND BOBBIE

Amanda Harding is the owner of Prema Yoga Brooklyn, where she teaches weekly Vinyasa flow classes as well as private/corporate clients across NYC & Los Angeles through her company, Karuna NYC. She is the creator of a program ‘Yoga on Set’ which provides weekly yoga sessions to the cast and crews of NY based film and television shoots. Currently one of Lululemon’s Brooklyn Ambassadors, she has been featured in Vogue and Origin Magazine and holds yearly sold out retreats to such locales as Tulum, Costa Rica, the Berkshires, Australia, and more. Heavily influenced by Tibetan Buddhist philosophy as well as the Bhakti yoga tradition, Amanda teaches an Ashtanga-influenced vigorous yet mindful and creative class incorporating the fluidity of dance and music/chanting with a heavy emphasis on alignment, breath, patience, and fun. She has witnessed in her own life how creating spaciousness in her body, mind, and heart, and truly ‘walking the walk’ with humility has immensely impacted her relationship with herself and others. Her wish is to impart to her students the many gifts she has received through her ongoing practice and studies–a greater sense of authenticity, inner peace, strength, compassion and, most of all, service to others.

Pursuing her love of dance, Bobbie moved from her native Toronto to NY in 2005. Though the equation of dancer to yoga teacher is a common one; it was an illness that tuned her into the power of a daily, dedicated practice. Bobbie’s classes….well, it depends what you’re coming for. Her vinyasa classes are creative, challenging, and fun. Drawing on her dance background, the sequencing is expressive and fluid while encouraging alignment (and a healthy use of props!). Her yin/stretch/restorative classes are an invitation to pause, yield to the sense of support, turn inward and take the practice to a quiet, nourishing place; away from the external stress of our busy lives. Endless gratitude to teachers Diana Lockett, Amanda Harding, and Raghunath for their encouragement, support and loving guidance on this incredible journey.