Yoga Mondays WILL BE BACK!
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Due to the ongoing and still developing public health emergency, we are suspending our Monday night yoga classes until further notice and at least through March. We hope everyone stays safe & takes time to care for themselves and others in our community. Please check back to see when classes resume. Thanks & be well!
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Welcome to your Monday night urban retreat. Led by a rotating group of professional instructors, classes are offered on a give-what-you-can donation basis to benefit a local advocacy group or cause.
We are currently donating all funds raised to New Endeavors By Women. Since 1988, NEW’s programs and services have helped more than 3,000 women and children take steps toward achieving greater self-sufficiency and independence. By partnering with homeless women, New Endeavors By Women creates new futures. They provide a nurturing environment so that women can recognize their worth. NEW transforms lives, by providing housing, fostering the development of life skills, and promoting education and employment, to end the cycle of homelessness.
Please join us every Monday at 7:30 pm in the Ivy City shop for BicycleSPACE yoga and support this amazing group and their critical efforts. THANKS & hope we’ll see you soon & often!
Please bring your own mat. We have a limited number of mats to lend out. Classes are popular and often fill to capacity. Students are encouraged to arrive at 7:15 to claim a space. Class begins at 7:30 and latecomers cannot always be accommodated.
Suzie Wnek
Suzanne (Suzie) Wnek started practicing yoga in 1997 in Los Angeles when a California doctor "prescribed" it as therapy for series of sports-related injuries. In addition to the physical benefits of building strength and flexibility, she found that over time, yoga built confidence, a calmer mind, connection to a greater spirit, and a sense of awe at the possibilities, all through commitment to practice. She hopes to inspire and encourage a similar sense in others through her teaching. In addition to teaching and coordinating BicycleSPACE Karma/Community yoga, she teaches Vinyasa flow regularly at TranquilSpace.com. When not doing yoga, she can be found cycling around the city or taking photographs (though she tries not to do these at the same time).
Emily Neagle
Emily started practicing yoga in 2005 but really kicked into a regular practice a few years later as a way to get exercise and stay grounded through grad school and job changes. It's been a fun journey with an evolving practice that is sometimes gentle and restorative and other times bold in going after new challenging poses. Finding a quiet mind on the mat and learning to confidently be herself and listen to her body through yoga are skills she works to cultivate in her life off the mat, too. As a teacher, Emily's goal is to create a welcoming learning environment for yogis of all types to start to strengthen their minds and bodies through yoga - and have some fun while we're at it! A long time DC resident, Emily enjoy DC's parks and museums and biking around the city to check out the latest street art murals and coffee shops.
Renee Baiorunos
Renee started practicing yoga in 2001 in Boston to add balance to her marathon training routines. Over the years her miles decreased and her yoga increased as she found a greater sense of connection to both her body and mind through the practice. She loves the mindfulness, intentionality, and community connection that yoga can bring to the hectic pace of a city, while also bringing the physical benefits of strength and flexibility. She is a 200-hour certified teacher through Tranquil Space. Off the mat, Renee consults with nonprofits and is on the board of Miriam's Kitchen, a nonprofit working to end chronic homelessness in DC. And she still gets in miles by running in Rock Creek Park and hiking in Shenandoah.
Linette Hwu
Linette started dabbling in Yoga in 2000 and was inspired to go deeper with her practice after a weekend at Kripalu in the fall of 2008. When she suddenly and completely unexpectedly found herself in astavakrasana while on retreat in Bali in 2010, she knew she was hooked for life. Nothing beats the buzz that comes with feeling strong and flexible in one’s body, mind and spirit!
Linette primarily practices vinyasa, with a healthy dose of yin, restorative and Iyengar. Her Yoga home will always be with the Tranquil Space family, and she is grateful to her many teachers there over the years for all they have shared with her. She is excited to now pay it forward and invites newbies, experienced yogis and anyone in between to join her on the magical journey that is Yoga.
Off the mat, Linette can often be found with her five-year-old nephew, on a bike or at Woolly Mammoth, where she is board president. She is hoping that her current break from corporate America is permanent.
Amanda Lindner
Amanda discovered yoga in college when a studio opened up in her hometown of Elliott City, MD. She and her mom attended regularly throughout the summer and were immediately hooked. What started as a fun new way to stay physically fit turned into something much deeper and integral to her everyday life. Through the instruction of some amazing teachers she started to slowly unpack and discover the value of breath, mindfulness and being present both on and off the mat. Amanda completed her 200 hour certification this past summer through Tranquil Space and is passionate about expanding the access of yoga to different communities. Off the mat Amanda enjoys spending time with her friends and family, mentoring an expressive group of 7th graders, eating her way through D.C. and dreaming about one day owning a food truck.
SELINE MEIJEr
Seline was first introduced to yoga in 2007 when studying in her home country of the Netherlands and started practicing regularly in 2015. She became really hooked on yoga when she moved to DC in 2017 and joined Tranquil Space, where she practices a mix of Vinyasa, Yin and Restorative yoga. Although she started doing yoga to increase physical strength and flexibility, she really fell in love with the practice when she realized it helped her cultivate more patience, kindness and compassion in her life, reduce stress, and build a community of friends and teachers. She started her 200-hour Vinyasa teacher training in 2018 and is excited to share the many benefits of yoga she discovered with others through her teaching. When not doing yoga, Seline loves spending time in nature, cooking and eating food with friends, and exploring new places.