Explore Our Schedule
Schedule of Classes & Activities
Classes are ongoing throughout the day at 5 different Shalas (class venue areas) in the park. Check out the offerings in both the Main Shala and the side Shalas to plan your day!
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9am: Opening by Naomi Camilleri, owner of Playful Yogi Space & YogaFest Founder/Host
9:15am: Playful Sun Salutation Flow with Kenny Frisby (Playful Yogi Space)
10:15am: Empowerment Flow with Lavina Wadhwani (District Hot Yoga)
11am: Address by Nyack Mayor, Joseph Rand
11:15am: Real Life Yoga: Nervous System Reset with Petrina Plecko (Petrina Yoga)
12:15pm: Journey Through the Chakras with Raji Thron (Yoga Synthesis)
1:15pm: Gentle Movement Into Meditation with Betsy Ceva (Shamani Yoga)
2:15pm: Meditation for World Peace with Venerable SooSeong (Bodhicitta Sangha)
3:15pm: Gentle for Every Body with Theresa Talone (Jamie Surya Yoga Studio)
4:15pm: Sound Bath & Guided Meditation Closing with Kara Popiel (Peace in Piermont)
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9:30am: Katonah Flow with Emma Goldman (Peace in Piermont & Moms Do Yoga)
10:30am: Root to Rise Vinyasa Flow with Lauren Mongiori (Where We Flow Yoga Collective)
11:30am: Hatha for Longevity with Jerry Cincimino (Playful Yogi Space)
12:30pm: Somatic Gentle Yoga for the Nervous System with Robin Roppo (Jamie Surya Yoga Studio)
1:30pm: Dharma Flow with Suzie Diano (Playful Yogi Space)
2:30pm: Twist it Out with Jodi Daly (Playful Yogi Space & District Hot Yoga)
3:30pm: Gentle Spine Opening with Marika Fiume (District Hot Yoga)
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9:45am: Grounded & Powerful: A Collective Flow with Erina Naemit (Playful Yogi Space)
10:45am: Seasonal Shift: A Yin Journey Inward with Jeannie Podest (District Hot Yoga)
11:45am: Movement & Mobility with Jamie Shields (Playful Yogi Space)
12:45pm: Meditative Restorative Flow with Meredith LeJeune (Playful Yogi Space & District Hot Yoga)
1:45pm: Foundational Flow with Anne Margolis (Playful Yogi Space)
2:45pm: Gentle Self-Care Practice with Olivia Rivera (Playful Yogi Space)
3:45pm: Open Meditation
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10am: Gentle Flow with Gina Turner (Playful Yogi Space & Jamie Surya Yoga Studio)
11am: Yoga for Healing with Lauren Puzen (Playful Yogi Space & Kula for Karma)
12pm: Reiki Soul Reset with Madison Cresswell (Madison Paige Cresswell)
1pm: Mantra Chanting with Kenny Frisby (Playful Yogi Space)
2pm: Mudras & Meditation with Liz Cherry (Playful Yogi Space)
3pm: Yin Yoga with Jamie Shields (Playful Yogi Space)
4pm: Open Meditation
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There will be activities for kids & families all day at the Gazebo, including rock painting and face painting! Below are times for led activities and classes.
9:15am - 11am: Kids Mindfulness Activities with Liane Kolesar (Playful Yogi Space)
10:45am - 11:30am: Family Yoga with Katie Stoeckeler (Peace in Piermont)
11:45am-12:30pm: Kids Yoga with Katie Stoeckeler (Peace in Piermont)
12:45-1:30pm: Prenatal with Jaina Oroho (Peace in Piermont)
1:45-2:30pm: Teen Yoga with Gisele Brown (Peace in Piermont)
2:45-3:30pm: Mommy/Daddy & Me with Rachel Stark (Playful Yogi Space)
3:45-4:30pm: Kids Yoga & Mindfulness Activities with Allison Keenan (Playful Yogi Space)
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10:30am: Chair Yoga with Jodi Daly (Playful Yogi Space & District Hot Yoga)
12:30pm: Chair Yoga with Olivia Rivera (Playful Yogi Space)
2:30pm: Chair Yoga with Laura Zaino (Playful Yogi Space)
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Led by Laura Zaino and Katie Elevitch: Longtime friends, yogis and creative collaborators Laura Zaino (Poet & Yoga Teacher at Playful Yogi Space) and Katie Elevitch (Multi-Arts Creative, Educator, and founder of StorySpace Arts) will hold space for meditation, accessible self-led and guided mindfulness experiences and opportunities for community connection.
Stop by the mindfulness shala to walk our labyrinth and enjoy other self-guided experiences like a sensory station, finger tracing and coloring. Grab a mindfulness poem to take home, or write something of your own by following one of Laura’s prompts. You can also ask Laura or Katie to guide you through a 30-second reset moment, or join for one of the scheduled 15-minute meditations.
10am: Yoga & Voice: Exhale into Truth with Katie
We begin by letting go. Learn how to access your more authentic and embodied vocal sound through gentle breath work and vocal exercises that incorporate yogic principles combined with the Alexander and Carl Stough techniques.12pm: Awareness Meditation with Laura
Engage all your senses to immerse yourself in and appreciate your surroundings.2pm: Yoga & Story: The Body of You with Katie
The story begins with you. Discover how guided meditation through gentle prompts can help unlock somatic awareness and breathe new life into your creative journey.4pm: Body Scan with Laura
Drop fully into yourself to explore how you’re feeling, and what your mind and body really need.About Katie
Katie Elevitch (she/they) is a 200hr RYT (Birchwood Center, 2011), an awards-nominated arts educator and director of StorySpace Arts, an artist collaborative providing free and low cost community arts programming to the Hudson Valley area since 2017. Through intergenerational mentoring, community incubator spaces, artist residencies, and exhibition and program development opportunities, SSPA supports and amplifies Women, BIPOC and LGBTQ+ artists and emerging leaders. Katie's development and hosting of the long running Open Mic for All, Listening Room and Oral Storytelling programs incorporates yogic principles of mindfulness, listening, and somatic awareness. Learn more about Katie here!About Laura
As one of the instructors at Playful Yogi Space, slowing down to feel and notice are important components in Laura’s teaching style. She also loves to help people learn about and find themselves through reading and writing poems/journaling, and sometimes offers workshops to this effect. In addition to holding an RYT-500 certification, she has an MFA in creative writing and has published two books of poetry! You can read about her poetic endeavors and find links to her books in this recent article.