FREE SUMMER YOGA SERIES

In partnership with Sputnik Yoga and presented by Lifeway Kefir, we will host a range of fitness and wellness classes at the World Trade Center on select Wednesdays. Launching in May to support Mental Health Awareness Month, this weekly series encourages healthy wellbeing habits for our community. Programming will feature a variety of classes from yoga and meditation to HIIT and many others!

Classes will be on select Wednesdays between May 8 - October 16, from 5:30pm to 6:30pm on North Oculus Plaza.* Directions to North Oculus Plaza >>

Please bring your own yoga mat or blanket.

Lifeway kefir is a probiotic dairy beverage. It balances a healthy gut microbiome, which may help maintain and increase serotonin levels – the key hormone that stabilizes our mood, feelings of well-being, and happiness.

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2024 Class Schedule:*

• May 8: Sputnik Flow

• May 15: Sputnik Flow

• May 22: Pure Barre

• May 29: Sputnik Flow

• June 5: Gloveworx

• June 26: Qi Gong

• July 3: Sputnik Flow

• July 10: Gloveworx

• July 17: Somatic Movement

• July 24: Pure Barre

• July 31: Elevé Sculpt

• August 7: Somatic Movement

• August 14: Sputnik Flow

• August 21: Elevé Sculpt

• August 28: Yang Yin

• September 4: Somatic Movement

• September 18: Yang Yin

• September 25: Sputnik Flow

• October 2: Pure Barre

• October 9: Sputnik Flow

• October 16: Strictly Tango

Class Descriptions/Dates:

Sputnik Flow: Get ready for an invigorating and accessible yoga experience with this powerful vinyasa style class! Suitable for all levels, the sequencing in this class will keep you moving and breathing from start to finish, helping you build strength and tap into a sense of ease and calm. We will end with breathwork and relaxation, so you can fully reap your practice's physical and mental benefits. Let's flow and feel amazing together! Confirmed Dates: May 3, May 10, June 7, July 19, August 16, September 6, September 27, October 25

HIIT And Flow: Join this dynamic, all-in-one fitness class, sure to leave you feeling energized and unstoppable! Our expertly designed program combines cardio, strength, and flexibility exercises to give you a full-body workout. During the first half of the class, you'll build physical and mental endurance. The second half mixes Pilates-inspired moves that target your core with classic yoga poses for an added challenge. Join us and discover the transformative power of our all-in-one fitness class and leave ready to take on the day! Confirmed Dates: May 24, June 14, July 12, October 11

Dance Flow: Unleash your inner dancer and experience the enchantment of mindful movement in this exhilarating dance class! Our unique approach seamlessly blends the elegance of ballet, the energy of jazz, and the fluidity of contemporary dance to create a truly captivating experience. You'll begin with a well-rounded warm-up before delving into a fun and engaging dance sequence that will allow you to fully embody the music and let loose. The class concludes with a revitalizing stretch session on the mat, leaving you feeling refreshed and restored in body, mind, and spirit. Our class is open to all levels, so you can join in no matter where you are on your dance journey. Don't miss out on this opportunity to let your inner dancer shine! Confirmed Dates: May 17, Aug. 9

Guest Studios/Instructors: We are thrilled to partner with the local wellness community to bring you a fantastic array of yoga, Pilates, HIIT, and other movement modalities through guest-hosted classes. Our team is working hard behind the scenes to finalize these partnerships, and we can't wait to share the details with you closer to the event dates. Everyone is welcome to join in on the fun and challenge themselves during these special all-levels classes. Stay tuned for more exciting updates and follow us on social media to stay in the loop. Dates to be confirmed: September 20, October 4, October 18. Keep an eye on our website for class announcements and more information!

• Pure Barre Classic - In our signature class, you will be guided through a series of low-impact, high-intensity isometric movements designed to improve your flexibility while strengthening and toning your body.Confirmed Date: May 31

• MODO YOGA / MODO Flow - A vinyasa based class where the postures are linked with breath creating a fluid, beautiful and meditative practice. The three Modo Flow sequences are designed to increase flexibility, strengthen and tone the muscles and challenge the cardiovascular system.Confirmed Date: June 28

• IronStrength Body: Yoga and Pilates on the Mat - Join HSS sports medicine physician Dr. Jordan Metzl and the IronStrength community as they offer a combination yoga and pilates class to improve strength and flexibility through movement. This class will include 30 minutes of mat Pilates taught by former professional dancer and Pilates instructor Melissa Jones followed by 30 minutes of yoga taught by NYC yoga teacher Brittany Torstrup. Confirmed Date: July 26

• DanceBody / Dance & Sculpt - Experience dance-inspired cardio and sculpt intervals set to the best music out there - we don’t do boring! No equipment is necessary to get a great sweat in this 60 minute class. Sneakers required.Confirmed Date: August 2

• Dance Church ® - An all-levels movement class that offers a fun and inclusive approach to dancing. Designed for people of all shapes and sizes, backgrounds and identities, Dance Church is a communal space for people who want to move their bodies. Confirmed Date: August 30
  

PAST EVENTS:

An afternoon of wellness and education for new and expecting moms.

We are excited to bring you a half-day retreat! You'll learn everything you need to know about staying healthy in your pregnancy and will get the tools you'll need for labor and early motherhood.

This year has been challenging for everyone. It has been even more challenging for pregnant women. Not only do we have to navigate pregnancy, we do not have a community in which to connect. With most hospitals conducting shorter appointments, limiting birthing classes, and not allowing any hospital tours, it has been incredibly hard to meet other women in similar situations and share personal experiences. This December we are bringing you a virtual offering so that you can make those connections.


The event will feature experts from the birthing industry to demystify the birthing experience and help you stay strong during and after pregnancy. We will also chat with you about what to expect after the baby is born, with the support of a pelvic floor expert and lactation specialist.


Finally, we will cover the topic of what it’s like giving birth in the new COVID world. We will hear the first-hand experience of a New York doula who will then answer all of your questions.


The lineup also includes prenatal boxing, prenatal yoga, prenatal nutrition, labor in COVID times, pelvic floor education, elimination communication, facial massage from DUCALM, and lactation and breastfeeding. Plus plenty of opportunities to meet and exchange questions. Full line up coming soon!


This event is designed for new moms and expecting families. It will be hosted on Zoom and is free to attend, with RSVP required. We will also offer a limited number of VIP boxes that include free private fitness sessions, and other gifts from our sponsors. The VIP Boxes are $35 each and will be shipped to each participant ahead of the event.


If you would like to be a sponsor or to be included in our VIP box, please email Sputikyoga@gmail.com


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Speakers:

Prenatal Yoga

Enjoy a prenatal yoga class from Sputnik Yoga designed for all trimesters. We offer disco yoga, flow classes, prenatal & postnatal yoga, and personal training.

My name is Dasha and I am the founder of Sputnik Yoga and I have found it incredibly hard to find support and connection on a larger scale. We have been hosting absolutely wonderful socially distant yoga events in the park and teaching classes over zoom. As well as doing events with organization in NYC like Bryant Park and other music festivals. We are looking for the future and continue offering our diverse programming for women in all stages of their life.

Prenatal Boxing

Is the co-founder of CKO Kickboxing Park Slope and Carroll Gardens she will bring you a short and sweet prenatal focused class that will kick your butt!

About Adriana: She was born and raised in Brooklyn. She has 15+ years of kickboxing, loving yoga and completed my first (and only) half marathon in 2017. Her classes are upbeat, technique focused and full body with lots of combos! She is welcoming, hard working, passionate.

Breastfeeding and Lactation Workshop

Breastfeeding can provide several challenges as it is a natural process yet it’s a learned skill. That learning curve for both Mum and baby, without personal support and some perspective, in the age of information, can challenge and undermine the confidence of many families. So armed with evidence based information and warm encouragement Andrea gives families the type of support which helps them to emotionally and mentally face every breastfeeding challenge joyfully.

Andrea Syms-Brown RLC, IBCLC is the founder of Baby in the Family LLC. Born on the Caribbean island of Trinidad and Tobago, Andrea is very well established in New York City and is highly regarded, having been an independent Newborn Care Specialist/Educator for over three decades, a private practice IBCLC for twenty years and sixteen years as a Certified Infant Massage Instructor. 

Baby in the Family LLC focuses on evidence based information when listening to and supporting families who choose to breastfeed their babies. We promote Breastfeeding Naturally meaning the way our ancestors did it- easily attainable, comfortable and ancient feeding positions which gives Baby autonomy. We place emphasis on guiding and supporting each mother’s desire to meet her own breastfeeding goal. 

Childbirth in the time of COVID19 

Join Janel Martir, as she shares her insights into how the culture of labor and childbirth has changed as a result of the pandemic. Janel has been supporting women and birthing people navigate pregnancy, childbirth and postpartum throughout the pandemic. She brings with a decade of medical experience in clinical obstetrics and global maternal health.

Janel Martir is a NYC-based professional birth doula and certified prenatal and postnatal yoga instructor. She integrates her extensive medical training in clinical obstetrics into her precise and methodical approach to teaching prenatal and postpartum yoga. Her prenatal classes prepare women and birthing people for labor by focusing on pelvic floor engagement, effective breath work techniques and mindful movement.

The Benefits of Pelvic Floor Health

What are the muscles and functions of the pelvic floor?  How can we find a way to use these muscles to our benefit?  Many people do not know the anatomy of the pelvic floor and how it helps us to manage our activities of daily life.  Katie Malfucci, a pelvic floor specialist and occupational therapist, will introduce us to the anatomy and function of the part of the body called the pelvic floor.  We will learn how we can engage our muscles to prepare for birth and to be more comfortable in everyday life.  

Katie Malfucci is a registered and licensed occupational therapist and pelvic floor specialist in the state of New York.  She graduated from New York University in 2012 with a Master’s of Science in Occupational Therapy and SUNY New Paltz with a Bachelor of the Arts in Human Services - Sociology in 2006.  Katie is the founder of Pelvic Therapy NYC, which provides home health and telehealth services.  She has a passion for human services and providing care to those who seek it.  Pelvic Health NYC was founded to create a safe space for clients to share their symptoms and goals and work collaboratively with their therapist to create manageable, successful health outcomes.

Elimination Communication Workshop

Discover a practice in which a caregiver uses timing, signals, cues, and intuition to address an infant's need to eliminate waste.

About Me and what inspired me to start my business... 

It all started when I was watching a Mumma on YouTube, Mumma Katrine. I’d been researching “Day in the Life” videos of what it’s like to have a baby. (Funny, I know total geek) I was so nervous to embark on this whole parenting journey. There is so much information out there for new parents and I’m a very visual person so I thought this may help prepare me… Spoiler alert, it didn’t! 

During Katrine’s video she stopped to take her 5 month old to the potty and sparked a curiosity that led me to Andrea Olsen’s site, Go Diaper Free. Andrea’s approach impressed me so much, she later became my mentor. 

At first I thought it was a crazy idea, this concept of no nappies, but I was excited at the environmental impacts –I’m an environmentalist at heart. I wanted to know more... Could you really take a baby to the potty instead of their nappy? So really, the YouTube videos and reading guidesbegan while I was only pregnant with my daughter, but it wasn’t until we encountered our first ‘potty pause’ at around 8 months old that I ended up buying Andrea’s book.

 In reality, we successfully caught her first wee in the potty at just 6 weeks old. I’m pretty sure I cried when it happened! I saw how much my daughter disliked soiling herself in her nappy and how happy she was when she pee’d out of her nappy, so I became quite attuned to her signals which are super clear at that age and quite primal. They really let you know!

 Meeting her needs in that way eliminated around 80-90% of her fussiness/distress/colic and I was surprised at how easy the process was once we had all the info to start. 

I desperately wanted to share this information now with other mums so I completed Andrea’s coach course and became a certified consultant in both Andrea’s methods of Elimination Communication and Gentle Potty Training/Learning

DUCALM tips for De-puffing with facial massage and beauty basics. 

The founder of DUCALM Dani will explain some tips in skincare, self care and foods that will help with edema (swelling) in the face during pregnancy.

We will demonstrate the gua sha stone massage and lymphatic drainage massage by hand. How Young Glow duo and our serums help to plump you up and get you glowing. 

Sputnik Yoga, in collaboration with Margaritaville Resort Times Square kindly sponsored Lifeway Kefir, presents a series of free weekly yoga sessions throughout the entire summer!

Classes start June 3rd and run until September 30th, however due to high demand tickets will be released in batches. We will announce new ticket releases on our IG account @spitnikyoga .

These invigorating classes will feature dynamic flow sequences, providing ample opportunities for meditation and self-reflection. All skill levels are welcome to participate, but if you are pregnant, please consult your doctor and inform the instructor before attending.

Our classes will be held on Saturdays on the 7th floor of the Margaritaville Resort Times Square. There will be no class on 4th of July weekend. Here are the details:

Doors open at 8:30 am.

Class starts promptly at 9:00 am.

Class concludes at 10:00 am.

Refreshments from Lifeway Kefir will be available from 10:00 am to 10:30 am.

Please note that shower facilities are not available on-site, so kindly bring your own mat. However, if you forget yours, a limited number of mats will be provided for borrowing. If you prefer not to bring a mat, we kindly request that you arrive at least 15 minutes prior to the class.

For each class, each student must RSVP and sign a waiver. If you want to guarantee your spot in advance you can prepay for $20 and we will make sure you have the best seat in the house. Your free RSVP DOES NOT guarantee your spot, the capacity is limited and is on first come first served basis.

We are absolutely thrilled to present this exciting event series, fostering movement and connection within our community once again.

We look forward to seeing you on the mat!