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Ready for a Yoga studio that will become your home? A place to get centered and grow? This is it!

04/08/2026

Yesterday I watched footage of Grandma Moses from 1955 when she was 95 years old. One of the soundbites - she was lamenting the terrible shape of the world...
We see hard times on social media, listen to it on the radio, hear people blast their horns at one another.
It can make us question the very act of YOGA. What on earth will getting on a yoga mat accomplish?
Our ability to regulate our own nervous system is of vital importance, not only for ourselves, but for our neighbors as well.

03/31/2026

I got on my mat today. Had only 45-minutes to practice. My heart was full of messy, icky feelings. My head was busy with the thinking, thinking, thinking that comes with a small business.

But I had Consistency.

Not duration, not performance, certainly not perfection. Just the steadiness that comes with being consistent. The reminder that today does not define me.

I remember my first teacher, , when she finally suggested I practice daily. (I thought she was nuts).

And slowly over a year (ok, 2 years), I did develop a daily practice. Without beating myself up for skipping when I was traveling, or when kids were sick, or when I needed another day of rest. My daily practice has sustained me all these long years.

I’m gonna keep going.

03/26/2026

We are a traditional yoga center, and we do have some non-traditional classes, but to answer the questions that have come up recently, here’s what we do NOT provide….

See you in class!

03/13/2026

This morning was a wonderful reminder of why I teach. Reminding people how to move with their breath. That bodies hold inherent wisdom. That even amidst the world’s madness, we can tune in, regulate, and find our own stillness.
So deeply grateful for this practice.
7am Vinyasa Flow
8:30am Mysore

03/11/2026

New Class for Saturdays at 9... - http://eepurl.com/jBuOoE

03/09/2026

Changes to Wednesday and Saturday -
Rachel is going to take over the Saturday 9am class beginning March 21st.
It will be called “Practice with Rachel” - see our website for info.
Rachel will also offer a FREE 8:15 - 8:45am Pranayama/Chanting class.

We offer a Community Class on Wednesday, 5:30 - 6:15pm.
$10/$15/$20, or pay with a class pass.

And we still have a Restorative Class on Wednesdays, 6:30 - 7:30pm

see you in Class!

03/06/2026

We have a workshop next Sunday, March 15th, from 12:30 - 3pm.
Interested in learning basic yoga poses?
Think:
Triangle pose
Side angle pose
Wide-legged forward fold
and the twisted versions of all of these

These poses are the BASICS of a yoga sequence. I will teach you these poses as well as how to modify them. Join us!

03/02/2026

I have 3 workshops in the next 3 months. Which is weird because...
I don’t think of myself as “a leader”, I think of myself as a student. I’m eager to learn. Being a life-long student is great, but it has a flip side, which is self-doubt. I doubt that I have things to offer. I doubt I should be “in charge.” This mindset though does myself a disservice...

Self-realization (and self-liberation) is one of the aspects that Yoga offers. It’s an opportunity to reflect, and ultimately, to act upon.

02/17/2026

The rare birch tree.

Birch trees are rare, and they stand out.

One little birch tree can bring forth another birch tree, which can then spawn four, then eight, and so on and so forth.

The seeds of yoga are like this. One little planted seed of yoga may feel minor, it may even feel like it’s easy to dismiss, but that tiny seed plants another seed. Those seeds, one on top of another, they don’t just add up, they MULTIPLY.

It’s more than just an hour of practice, it’s more than a stretch, it’s cumulative.

Rarity like birch trees is amongst us and most importantly, it’s within us.

Plant your seeds.

02/11/2026

I’m practicing yoga on the mat and OFF the mat.
I’ve been prepping for Tim Feldmann, coming here in May.
I’ve been setting up for skiing.
Learning to be still like the Pines.
I’ve been practicing.
I’ve been loving my dog.
I’ve been absorbing.

It’s easy to NOT practice.
I tell students that sometimes the most advanced pose is leaving the house to go to yoga.

PRACTICE.

02/03/2026

The path is not always clear.
It’s blurry, we get lost, we lose our way.
We get aggravated. We despair.
We look around and wonder, why is it so easy for so-and-so?!
Perhaps it’s not?
So…
We regroup, we plan, and often, we stumble again.

The stumble, the despair, the lost way…this is not what defines you.
What defines you is
how you pick yourself up
how you start again.

Starting again is ALWAYS an option.

We have a gorgeous workshop for beginners this Saturday, 12:30-3. Not only for beginners, but also for lifelong students, aspiring teachers, or “experts” who would like:
-seated meditation practice
-learn a pranayama technique
-learn how to adjust the body
-learn the most basic of yoga sequencing

Under the “teacher training” workshops in our profile.

Sun Salutations Workshop
Saturday Feb 7
12:30-2pm

01/22/2026

Especially now, I find solace in the practice.
I need this place and time to center and stay grounded, especially when the news is too much, and the reports are heartbreaking, and the images feel like my heart is torn out of my chest.

I need this quiet place to stay grounded
… so that I can continue to stand up.

Address

Chatham, NY

Website

https://chathamyogacenter.com/

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