We at Sole Pilates and Yoga work very hard to bring you world class instruction in the latest and most cutting edge fitness techniques to get you lean and fit.  We strive to exceed all your expectations when it comes to your excercise and are so much more than a gym.

So, it is with great excitement that we announce Sole Pilates and Yoga has just been named Yoga Studio of the month for the month of September by worldclass Retailer Lululemon Athletica.

What this means to you is that we will be sending one of our award wining instructors for FREE Yoga classes that you can attend at the Americana Mall in Manhasset!

FREE Yoga Classes!!!

Where: Lululemon Athletica – Americana Mall – 2054 Northern Blvd, Manhasset!!!

When: Sundays 9:30AM for the entire Month of September!!!

By: Your Sole Pilates and Yoga Instructors!!!

Enjoy and see you at Lululemon every Sunday in September!!!

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Get ready for a workout, Long Island!  Sole Pilates and Yoga offers the best Long Island Pilates classes and Long Island yoga classes that you can find.  Whether you’re new to pilates and yoga or you’re a fitness veteran, you will be welcome in our studio.

Like to sweat it off?  Try one of our Long Island hot yoga classes.  We crank up the heat in our Long Island yoga studios for this special class, which cranks up the intensity of the workout!  Hot yoga is fast becoming one of the more popular New York yoga classes that we provide.

If you’re ready to get into shape, come and give us a try.  We know you won’t be disappointed.  Just be sure to have a towel ready for the hot yoga class!

History of Pilates From One of the Best New York Pilates Studios

Are you wondering what you can get from a Long Island Pilates class?  Pilates is a tremendous workout that’s famous for its ability to work the whole body in equal measure.  This leads to better balance, better toning, and better gracefulness of movement.  It is because of this that it is often the exercise of choice for dancers and gymnasts.

Read on to learn the history of this amazing technique.  It seems like it should be an ancient technique, but you will be shocked to learn that it’s not even a hundred years old!

The Pilates fitness method was founded in 1925 and was defined by the original Joseph Pilates as “the attainment and maintenance of a uniformly developed body with a sound mind fully capable of naturally, easily and satisfactorily performing our many and varied daily tasks with spontaneous zest and pleasure”,: Joseph Pilates was regarded in Europe and the United States as a fitness expert well before he was 20 years old. He studied both Eastern and Western forms of exercise including yoga, Zen, and ancient Greek and Roman regimens. By the time he was 14 he had worked so hard he had developed his body to the point that he was modeling for anatomy charts.

Joseph Pilates believed in classical Pilates: “natural movements” with the emphasis on doing and being. The exercises are performed lying, sitting and kneeling to avoid excess strain on the heart and lungs. Everything about the Pilates training method is based on moving naturally and is often referred to as Pilates return to life through “contrology,” or the optimal method of movement and posture through space.

During its heyday in the 40s and 50s, the original Pilate’s class in New York City was considered a requirement for training and body sculpting for dancers appearing in Broadway shows. Joseph Pilates was highly regarded for his rehabilitation work through Pilates fitness. Many dancers, acrobats and circus performers were sent to him for conditioning through Pilates instruction. The Pilates body in motion, they quickly learned, was the body that would best move them through life and work.

Get involved in your local Pilate classes and see what Long Island Pilates can do for you!

The History of Yoga From a Long Island Yoga Studio

Considering Long Island Yoga classes, but not even sure what it’s about?  It might help if you know a bit of Yoga’s rich history.

No one knows exactly when Yoga began, but it certainly predates written history. Stone carvings depicting figures in Yoga positions have been found in archeological sites in the Indus Valley dating back 5,000 years or more. There is a common misconception that Yoga is rooted in Hinduism; on the contrary, Hinduism’s religious structures evolved much later and incorporated some of the practices of Yoga. (Other religions throughout the world have also incorporated practices and ideas related to Yoga.)

The tradition of Yoga has always been passed on individually from teacher to student through oral teaching and practical demonstration. The formal techniques that are now known as Yoga are, therefore, based on the collective experiences of many individuals over many thousands of years. The particular manner in which the techniques are taught and practiced today depends on the approach passed down in the line of teachers supporting the individual practitioner.

One of the earliest texts having to do with Yoga was compiled by a scholar named Patanjali, who set down the most prevalent Yoga theories and practices of his time in a book he called Yoga Sutras (“Yoga Aphorisms”) as early as the 1st or 2nd century B.C. or as late as the 5th century A.D. (exact dates are unknown). The system that he wrote about is known as “Ashtanga Yoga,” or the eight limbs of Yoga, and this is what is generally referred to today as Classical Yoga. Most current adherents practice some variation of Patanjali’s system.

The eight steps of Classical Yoga are:

1. yama, meaning “restraint” — refraining from violence, lying, stealing, casual sex, and hoarding.

2. niyama, meaning “observance” — purity, contentment, tolerance, study, and remembrance.

3. asana, meaning “physical exercises”.

4. pranayama, meaning “breathing techniques”.

5. pratyahara, meaning “preparation for meditation” – described as “withdrawal of the mind from the senses”.

6. dharana, concentration, being able to hold the mind on one object for a specified time.

7. dhyana, meditation, the ability to focus on one thing (or nothing) indefinitely.

8. samadhi, absorption, or realization of the essential nature of the self.

Modern Western Yoga classes generally focus on the 3rd, 4th, and 5th steps.

Yoga probably arrived in the United States in the late 1800s, but it did not become widely known until the 1960s, as part of the youth culture’s growing interest in anything Eastern. As more became known about the beneficial effects of Yoga, it gained acceptance and respect as a valuable method for helping in the management of stress and improving health and well-being.

Ready for Yoga?  Then get to your local Yoga studio and see what this exercise routine can do for you.  And if you want to heat it up, get involved in a Long Island hot yoga class and sweat it off!

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Sole Pilates and Yoga Studio offers a full range of Yoga classes in our brand new New York Yoga Studio and we have various classes including Yoga for children, Long Island Hot Yoga, pre-natal yoga and more.  Just click above to see our full range of Long Island Yoga Classes.