Namaste Yoga is offering couples and partners yoga to celebrate Valentine’s Day:
Bring your husband, fiancee, boyfriend, best friend, neighbor aunt, dad, grandma etc….REGISTER ASAP only SPACE for (10) couples (20)pp.
Only a few spots left, call ASAP.
Space is limited. The cost $50 per couple/$25 per person, which includes a gift bag with two champagne glasses, champagne, and organic chocolate covered strawberries after class.
Namaste Yoga of Kensington
482 Coney Island Avenue, 2nd Floor
347-533-6226 or 6227, Info@mynamasteyoga.com
Got the week off and want to improve your game, locally? The Prospect Park Tennis Center at the Parade Ground is hosting a Presidents’ Week Tennis Program from Monday, February 20 through Friday, February 24, 1-4pm. The cost is $350 per week or $80 per day, with proceeds going toward the ongoing maintenance of the Tennis Center.
Adult and junior players can sign up, but it must be done in advance. To register, return this PDF registration form to the Tennis Center, or call 718-436-2500.
There are two dance workshops for kids on Sunday, January 29 at Latin Fever Dance Studio on Corelyou Road. The flyer above describes the hip hop workshop for ages 9-17 which will run from 2-3:30pm. Prior to that class, there will be a ballet/hip hop workshop for the younger set, ages 3-5, taught by Jazmin Salley. For more information, call 718-693-2488.
Since you’ll have the song stuck in your head until Saturday now anyway, may as well learn how exactly you do the hustle at Latin Fever Dance Studio on January 28. Call 718-693-2488 for more info.
Urban Martial Arts recently added iLoveKickboxing.com classes to its roster, and it’s apparently quite the workout–L Magazine called it one of the top 10 workouts for people who hate workouts, saying the classes “are never boring, and the various drills are short enough to be bearable… the whole thing is over before you know it.”
You can get 4 or 10 Kickboxing Classes with 40-Minute Personal-Training Session and Pair of Boxing Gloves for either $30 or $50 – which means you’re saving up to 74% off!
The class is a ton of fun, and a great way to get working on those new year’s resolutions without it feeling like a chore.
Urban Martial Arts
965 Coney Island Avenue between Newkirk and Webster
718-287-5500
Registration for this year’s TD Five Boro Bike Tour, the 40-mile loop through the city, will be done through a lottery system for the first time. Race organizers hope this will make the ability to participate more fair for everyone who’s interested.
However, if you don’t want to leave it up to chance, you can register as a VIP for $300 (which gets you breakfast, lunch, a priority start time, and more), or sign up to ride for one of 40 charities (you have to raise at least $750).
You can enter the lottery at any point starting tomorrow, January 17 at 10am through and February 7 at 5pm, and you’ll have to pay a nonrefundable $6 lottery registration fee.
Latin Fever Dance Studio is hosting a celebration this Saturday, January 14. Start dancing more in 2012 with music by DJ Paul Sabor, a performance by Latin Reflections, along with food and free sangria. The celebration begins at 8pm, and costs $10.
We have a new beginners/gentle yoga series starting this coming Sunday, January 8 with the wonderful Amanda from 3-4:15pm. The series runs 8 weeks at a time for only $130. The gentle class will run from January thru June and yogis may continue on thru the end of June.
Saturday afternoon beginners Belly Dance Class 1:15-2:15pm. Join us and learn the art of world/belly dance moms and daughters welcomed. Pay only $15 a class per person or save and share/purchase a class card per family.
Personal Training for those in need of one on one bootcamp workouts. We work within all types of budgets and teach you the ins and outs of eating right and keeping the weight off permanently.
Martina Nevermann from Pilates on Rugby sends word on a new instructor and a new cycle, which includes New Year’s specials:
Pilates on Rugby is happy to introduce our new instructor to community, Meghan Frederick. She earned her certification from Ellie Herman and besides teaching Pilates is a professional dancer and dance instructor. She combines modern dance imagery, body work, and Pilates, her classes are calming yet challenging, varied yet consistently strengthening.
NEW CYCLE STARTS Monday, January 9
(you can join any time)
Monday
8:30am Intermediate/Advanced- Meghan
9:30am ‘Stability’, injury recovery (or Ball class- depending on demand!)- Meghan. If you are interested in this class, please indicate which of the two (ball or stability) you would prefer.
Tuesday
6:30am Intermediate/Advanced- Martina (might move to Wednesday)
9:30am Mom and Tots- Martina
Wednesday
8:30am Ball- max 4 people- sign up now! Martina
9:30am Mixed level- Martina
10:30am Postpartum, pre-crawlers- Martina
7:15pm Mixed level- Martina
Friday
8:30am Intermediate/Advanced- Martina
10:00am Back class- Martina
Saturday
9:00 Prenatal- Martina, this class starts 1/14/12
INTRO SPECIALS:
1 private and 3 mat classes for $100 (reg. $114)
2 privates and 4 mat classes for $170 (reg. $192)
3 privates $150 (reg. $180)
3 mat classes $42 (reg. $54)
45 min special: 45min/$45
For those who only smoke “a little bit,” the New York City Health Department wants you to know it’s still deadly. And since the new year is a time for resolutions, they want to help you kick the habit.
The Health Department will offer nicotine gum to eligible smokers who smoke fewer than 10 cigarettes per day to help them quit through 311 and online (search nycquits on nyc.gov).
According to the city, light smokers make up 34% of all New York City’s daily smokers. Studies show that, like heavier smokers, light smokers are at an increased risk of smoking-related death and disease, such as heart attack, stroke, aneurysm, and some cancers. Adults who smoke even one to four cigarettes per day have nearly three times the risk for heart disease than that of a non-smoker.
Heavier smokers who are interested in nicotine replacement therapy can still call 311 or 1-866-NYQUITS year-round for help with quitting.
There’s still time to sign kids up for classes that begin in January at Latin Fever Dance Studio. For more information or to register, call 718-693-2488.
Sarced Vibes has a good, local option for fulfilling some New Year’s resolutions with its popular Herbal Cleanse and Detox workshop. They only offer the class once a year, so if you’ve ever thought about taking it, now’s the time.
Herbal Cleanse and Detox A three-week series with herbalist Karen Rose
Get a Jump Start on Good Health! This 3-week class will focus on herbs that support the body’s natural ability to cleanse itself. Participants will discover herbs to support the kidneys, liver, lymph, and the colon, as well as topical aromatherapy treatments for detoxifying through the skin. Classes include tasting and creation of herbal remedies with hands-on experience. Participants will earn a certificate at the completion of all 3 classes.
Herbal Cleanse and Detox Workshop
Wednesdays, January 11-25, 6-8pm
Pre-paid registration required, email sacredvibeshealing@gmail.com
$175 for all 3 weeks
Sacred Vibes, 376 Argyle Road
The first winter session of youth programs at the Flatbush YMCA begins in January, and registration opens this Monday, December 19. For more information, call 718-469-8100 or email aguildford@ymcanyc.org.
Has anyone had any experience with the kids programs there? Anything your kids have liked that you’d recommend?
Once this crazy month of holidays, visiting family, and limitless snacking is over, ease back into exercise and relaxation with a little Beatles yoga at Midwood Martial Arts & Family Fitness Center:
Join MacKenzie Pause for an invigorating yoga practice to the music of the Beatles.
All levels welcomed. Adults, teens and mature older children.
Sunday, Jan 8th from 6-7:15pm
$16 ($14 for students and seniors) or use your MMA & FFC class package.
RSVP to reserve your space.
Grab your Santa hats and running shoes! There’s still time to register for the annual Jingle Bell Jog, a four-mile race around Prospect Park organized by the New York Road Runners.
Proceeds benefit NYRR’s Youth Programs, and the entry fee includes a long-sleeve tech shirt, bells for your shoes, and post-run seasonal snacks and beverages. They’ve even put together a list of holiday songs that you might want to turn into the soundtrack for your run.
Jingle Bell Jog
Saturday, December 10, 9am
Prospect Park, starts on Center Drive
Limber Up For Literacy has become a popular regular event at the Kensington Library, and it continues on the next two Fridays in December. Children 5 and under are welcome to join in some yoga and story-telling at 10:15am in the second floor children’s reading room.
Kensington Library
410 Ditmas Ave. between East 4th & East 5th St.
718-435-9431
To try to get cyclists to slow down, hopefully preventing any more accidents with pedestrians, police say they will start handing out tickets to speeding bikers in Prospect Park. According to Park Slope Patch, the 78th Precinct will start by distributing flyers that outline the rules of the main drive this weekend…and then come the tickets, which will be issued for reckless riding.
• Pedestrians always have the right of way.
• Cycling is permitted only on the main Park roadway, Center Drive, and Well House Drive. Cycling is not permitted on Park paths.
• The speed limit on the Drive is 25 mph.
• Cyclists must travel in a counter-clockwise direction and obey all traffic signals.
• When the Park Drive is closed to motor vehicles, use traffic lanes – the recreation lane is for runners and walkers.
• When the Park Drive is open to motor vehicles, use the right half of the recreation lane.
• By law, bicycles must be equipped with bells or similar warning device. Helmets are required for children under 14, and are suggested for everyone.
• By law, bicycles must be equipped with front and rear lights when operating before dawn and after dusk.
• Do not wear headphones.
• Signal for turns and lane changes. Be cautious when passing others and warn them of your presence.
• Only one rider per bicycle.
• Do not bike with dogs on a leash.
• Carry ID at all times.
Remember that medical office that was opening at 1600 Beverley Road? Well, for those of you who don’t walk by regularly, it’s open! While the staff was a little busy to answer too many questions when I popped in, they did provide a little info.
It is a Chiropractic and Physical Therapy office with the following hours:
Monday-Friday 9am-8pm
Sundays 10am-6pm
They currently don’t accept insurance (most of their patients are through Workers Comp), but are planning on accepting insurance in the new year. So if that’s a concern for you, check back in early 2012.
If anyone tries the services there, please let us know. We’re always interested in good recommendations for medical care close by.
If you haven’t gotten a flu shot yet, you can get one for free next week thanks to Assemblywoman Rhoda Jacobs, Assemblyman Jim Brennan, and Maimonides Medical Center.
Please telephone Assemblywoman Jacobs’ office at 718-434-0446 to schedule your appointment.
Free Flu Shots
Wednesday, December 7, 10am-12:30pm
At Assemblyman Brennan’s Satellite Office
1414 Cortelyou Road, between Marlborough and Rugby
Third Root, which will be open this weekend for limited hours, has some special gifts and deals available now through December 31. Gift certificates make great local presents–or treat yourself for some holiday stress relief.
Ease Tea blend with Gift Certificate Purchase
With every gift certificate you buy between now and the end of the year, you’ll get a package of the Ease Tea blend, meant to soothe and calm your winter stress. Gift certificates for services are priced at set rates: Private Acupuncture Treatment: $60; Massage Treatment: $75; Private Yoga Session: $50; Community Acupuncture: $25; Yoga Class: $12; Yoga 10/20 Class Card: $100/$180. Gift Cards expire 3 months from the date issued. A package of Ease Tea will be offered with any gift certificate towards treatments valued at $24 or above, until supplies last, through December 31.
Buy 5 Sessions of Community Acupuncture, Get 1 Free!
Regular Community Acupuncture treatments are a wonderful way to support your immune system, address stress or anxiety, or just provide yourself with the space and time to relax and be quiet. Between now and December 31, you can buy a 5 session Community Acupuncture card for $100 and get a 6th treatment for free. All sessions must be used within 2 months of the date of purchase.
5 Yoga Classes for $45
Give the gift of Third Root yoga to yourself or someone you love this holiday season. A regular yoga practice can help us stay graceful on the inside, even as the weather outside gets frightful. With a staff of skilled and compassionate teachers, Third Root is a wonderful place to come home to your body and find emotional strength, mental flexibility, and physical freedom. Purchase now through December 31. One month expiration date — no extensions
These specials are only available for purchase in-person at Third Root.
Namaste Yoga invites the neighborhood to enjoy an evening of belly dancing and fun at their “bellybration sensation” holiday gathering.
Also, to get a jump on holiday gift giving, they’ve got gift certificates available. And if the holidays stress you out, you might consider joining their upcoming Sunday Beginners Yoga Series, which is from 3-4:30pm on December 4, 11, and 18, for $50. Space is limited, call today to sign up.
Namaste Yoga Holiday Party
Saturday, December 3, 5-7pm
Cost: $10, children under 10 free
482 Coney Island Avenue at Church
Any questions please call Oshun at 347-515-5162 or Willhyn 347-533-6227
Last week’s Prospect Park Road Sharing Taskforce meeting drew around 100 people, and the discussion was heated–the road, which has been the site of several accidents recently, was compared to the Wild West and a bare-knuckle cage fight, reports the New York Times.
They also note that the cones, which were put in place as part of a new safety plan, seem to be confusing for some (the reporter saw an inline skater crash into a cone), but that they’re also helping to raise awareness of the safety problems. Has anyone been around the drive since the cones started being used? What do you think?
Meanwhile, one recent victim of an accident in the park is suing the city for $3 million, the Post reports. Windsor Terrace resident Dana Jacks was walking on West Drive in June when she was struck by a cyclist, putting her in critical condition with brain trauma and face and skull fractures, from which she is now recovering. Her suit claims the park has become dangerous and hazardous. She also sued the cyclist, David Sonenberg, who has counter-sued her for walking outside of the crosswalk and causing him injuries.
One hopeful idea raised at the meeting that a neighbor noted on the KWT Yahoo Group was for the possibility of a traffic study–not for cars, which was actually done a few years ago, but to measure cyclists, runners, and walkers who use the main drive. If nobody knows how many people use it, and how, then it’s difficult to determine the best way to serve them all, while keeping it safe.
The Brooklyn Bulldogs will be holding open tryouts for their Spring 2012 travel baseball teams for ages 9-13 (that age on April 30, 2012) in the gym at the Brooklyn Collaborative School (610 Henry Street) in Carroll Gardens. The tryouts on Sundays, December 11 and 18, will be for all players who did not play on a 2011 Bulldog team. The home page of our website lists the times each age group will be trying out on both Sundays and other important information. Email questions to bulldogs@78pyc.org
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For those who only smoke “a little bit,” the New York City Health Department wants you to know it’s still deadly. And since the new year is a time for resolutions, they want to help you kick the habit.
