WOODSTOCK YOGA
CLASSES + TEACHERS
This work is lovingly dedicated to Barbara Boris, whose unexpected passing changed everything, and whose spirit continues to guide us all. For years, she held Woodstock Yoga Center with care, devotion, and integrity, creating a home for practice, connection, and healing. Taking stewardship of this studio is an honor I do not take lightly. This next chapter is rooted in her legacy and carried forward with love.
With great gratitude, Lea Garnier, director
LIZ ZABEL
Liz feels like this is a full-circle moment in her life. Over 30 years ago, as a weekender at the time, she first walked into this studio and took her first Woodstock class - the rest is history. Liz received her yoga certification in 2008 in this very space. She began teaching community classes in 2009. She believes that everyone should have the opportunity to practice yoga (even her husband). Liz managed the Emerson Spa until the COVID shutdown. In addition to running the spa, she helped develop the yoga and fitness department. She has found that teaching yoga helps to keep balance in her life. Liz is delighted to be back in the building where it all began, teaching yoga in a safe, accessible space for practitioners of all levels.
CLASS OFFERINGS:
Gentle Yoga Fridays 9:30-10:30 am - $15 single class
A mindful, easeful, accessible approach to yoga asana. Traditional poses, yogic breath work and relaxation are incorporated into each class. Your safety and personal experience are of the utmost importance. All levels are welcome.
Stretch & Restore Fridays 5:30-6:45 pm - $20 single class
Relax the body, quiet the mind, and calm the nervous system through a series of easy stretches, breath work, meditation, and restorative poses. The use of props helps to facilitate the restorative process. This class is appropriate for all levels.
Pay at the door, or Venmo is @LizcZabeL
Questions, contact Liz here: Littlezee57@yahoo.com
MARYLIN ST JOHN
Marilyn St. John was introduced to Iyengar Yoga in 2004 with Leah Katz. That same year, Marilyn began studying with Barbara Boris at Mt. View Studio, attending regular Level 1/2 classes and workshops. She has also studied with senior Iyengar teachers Manouso Manos, Kevin Gardner, and Marla Apt. As a longtime martial arts and Pilates instructor, Marilyn is excited to bring her deep dedication to training the body, mind, and spirit to yoga practice.
CLASS OFFERINGS:
Yoga Basics Tuesdays 10:00 am - 11:30 am - $22 single class
This Basics Yoga class focuses on creating a solid foundation for your yoga practice. By building the strength and flexibility needed for the asanas, we support steady progress while helping to prevent injury. Modifications are offered to accommodate each person’s individual abilities.
Contact Marylin for payment options:
845-901-5908
JESSICA BECKER
Jess Becker is a certified Iyengar Yoga teacher at the Senior Intermediate 1/level 3. She is a member of IAYT (International Association of Yoga Therapists) and has taught Iyengar Yoga for 27 years in the Hudson Valley, the Northeast, the UK, and New York City. Jessica works with methodical detail to build conscious awareness of movement and form. BKS Iyengar said that a yoga practice should be experimental, and every day is a new experiment. Her classes are playful, challenging, and transformative. She is well-practiced in Iyengar Yoga therapy as an effective tool to help with injuries and other conditions. She is currently studying with Corine Biria from Paris, France. Jessica also practices somatic movement therapy and energy healing as resources to deepen her understanding of being human.
CLASS OFFERINGS:
Iyenger Basic/Intermediate Thursdays 4:00 pm - 5:30 pm - $26 single class/$230 for 10 classes
This class will focus on foundational actions in standing poses, seated poses, twists, forward bends, and the beginning of backbends. Inversions such as Sirsasana (headstand), Halasana (plow pose) and Sarvangasana (shoulderstand) will also be introduced. Modifications for injuries and conditions will be given as needed.
Iyenger Intermediate Saturdays 9:30 am - 11:00 am - $26 single class/$230 for 10 classes
This class will focus on the deeper actions within standing poses, seated poses, twists, forward bends, and Sirsasana (headstand). Full Arm Balance and backbends are introduced. Deeper twistings and forward extensions, along with variations in Shoulderstand, are explored. Modifications for injuries and conditions will be given as needed.
Sign up for Jessica’s classes at https://clearyogapractice.com/ to register, open an account, and pay for and/or reserve your place in class. The website uses PayPal. If you do not use PayPal, you can pay via Zelle to clearyogarhinebeck@gmail.com, Venmo @clearyogapractice, or in cash or check at the studio.
Contact Jessica here: clearyogarhinebeck@gmail.com
KATE HAGERMAN
Kate Hagerman began her classical hatha yoga studies as a teenager under the guidance of Sri Swami Satchidananda. She is a certified Embodied Anatomy and Yoga Teacher through Bonnie Bainbridge-Cohen's School for Body-Mind Centering, has studied meditation extensively with Phagyab Rinpoche, and Iyengar Yoga with Genny Kapuler for the last 20 years. Kate is also a certified Phoenix Rising Yoga Therapy Practitioner. She teaches Embodied Anatomy and Yoga, Pranayama, Meditation, and Therapeutic Yoga in Woodstock and New York City.
CLASS OFFERINGS:
Yoga Level 1/2 Sundays 10:30 am - 12:00 pm - $25 single class
Each time we enter the yoga practice, we create space for ourselves to receive, to step off the endless treadmill of progress, and enter a state of self-acceptance and self-love. In this class, we will practice alignment-focused asanas that reduce pain and foster physical and emotional stability, breathing exercises that release stress and anxiety, as well as meditation techniques that quiet the mind and cultivate spacious awareness.
Pay at the door.
Contact Kate here: katehagerman@gmail.com
ALISON SINATRA
Alison Sinatra has over 25 years of experience guiding people back into their bodies through movement and embodied healing. She began her teaching career as a senior teacher at Kula Yoga Project in Tribeca, serving on the teacher training faculty and leading international retreats. Based in the Hudson Valley for over two decades, Alison creates healing spaces focused on women. A medicine woman, she integrates North and South American indigenous teachings with intuitive healing practices. Trained in Dr Gabor Maté’s Compassionate Inquiry in addiction and trauma, Alison offers private sessions including somatic dialogue, breathwork, spiritual guidance, yoga, and rites-of-passage rituals.
Alison is grateful to be able to come and support the new iteration of Woodstock Yoga. It was her home for over 15 years.
CLASS OFFERINGS - Beginning in February
Yin and Rest - Wednesdays 10:00 am - 11:30 am - $25 single class
All levels are welcome to join! Class will have long holds using props to help unwind the fascia and bring peace and freedom. Class will conclude with a guided deep relaxation and a short meditation.
Pay at the door
Contact Alison here: alisonsinatra@gmail.com