Lots of events in the air, it must be spring. Here’s one from Pure:

Come expand your nutritional knowledge at Pure Yoga’s Upper East Side location on Tuesday, March 16th. In celebration of National Nutrition Month, Pure welcomes area experts on healthy eating, drinking and living – including a private chef, juicing demos with recipes and samples, organic chocolates, beauty supplements and more!

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There’s an event worth attention this Saturday. Ashtanga Yoga New York is holding a benefit for Odanadi, an organization in Mysore, India, that fights human trafficking (forced prostitution and modern-day slavery) and helps rehabilitate its victims with education, housing, and yoga.

YOGA STOPS TRAFFICK is a one-day global yoga event to raise awareness about human trafficking in India. On March 13th, 2010, Yogis around the world will roll out their mats for a mass sun salutation, to take a stand against trafficking and show their support to its millions of victims.

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Oh no no no

It turns out that yoga in the back of the office is the best idea ever! We’re going to keep it up through March.

The focus is “desk job decompression:” yoga poses to counteract all those ruinous hours at our laptops. We usually do 15 minutes of simple stretches to wake up the wrists, ankles and spine, then about 45 minutes of standing poses, and a guided relaxation at the end.

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I began my vinyasa yoga teacher training last Saturday. My head’s been swimming with Sanskrit, ancient Hindu texts, and physiology. I had a moment, or rather many moments, of panic. Maybe I’m in over my head. Maybe this process was a very bad idea given the vertical learning curve I’m clearly on, with no end in sight. It was all a bit overwhelming until one of my instructors, Johanna, made a very simple statement that put the entire teacher training process in perspective for me. “As you are in the mat so you are in the world.” And for that matter, vice versa. Read more

Cory at the wall

Need yoga tonight? Cory Washburn, who’s taught Iyengar for 10 years, is offering a by-donation class in Clinton Hill.

Open Level Iyengar with Cory Washburn
at Move with Grace in Clinton Hill
Fridays, 7:00 PM – 8:30 PM
by donation

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Dharma Mittra

Saturday is full of fun for Dharma Mittra fans.

For the physically inclined, Stephen Cheng leads his 3-hour “Dharma-Mittra-inspired” Vinyasa class near Union Square. I had a great time in December; only some last-minute volunteering is keeping me away.

For the devotional minds, there’s the opening of Dharma Yoga Brooklyn, on 6th Ave in Park Slope. Chanting and a silent auction from 11am–9pm.

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Playa Cocles

OK, if you missed our retreat deal yesterday, here’s another affordable getaway. Acupuncturist Stefanie DiLibero of Gotham Wellness has teamed up with Ariane Hundt of the Brooklyn Bridge Bootcamp to poke and punch you into shape.

We will be offering 6 nights in Puerto Viejo, Costa Rica with a daily sunset gentle vinyasa class, twice daily bootcamp fitness classes, a group acupuncture session and a nutrition workshop, as well as 2 day trips (dolphin watching, snorkeling, waterfall hikes, and more!), daily breakfast buffet, and round trip airport transport.

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Retreat to The Garden

Who needs a getaway? We just received a really kind offer from the folks at The Garden (a restored 18th century villa in the Hudson Valley). The first Yogoer reader to register for their yoga / meditation / nutrition retreat next weekend gets a free spot! I’m holding myself back. It’s all yours…

Thawing Into Spring
March 12–14, 2010
With Yuval Boim, Sarah Barab, and Dages Keates
At The Garden, near Beacon, NY

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We’ve been having a great time w/the donation yoga at Green Spaces, so we’re going to do it again in March! Mondays, 6:45–8:00pm. Donations accepted, not required. Bring your own mat (but we have three extras if you forget.)

We’re focused on counterposes for desk jobs, but March comes in like a lion so we’ll see what comes up…

There’s a new teacher training program in town. Om Factory, home of AcroYoga and Aerial Yoga, is launching its TT in six weeks. Holly Coles and Amanda Wentworth, two seriously experienced yogis, will lead it. (Holly is in the Tripsichore yoga/dance troupe, with the DVD so difficult that no one can do it, and Amanda has over one THOUSAND hours of certifications.)

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