YOGA Session
Chandni Rodriguez, a yoga teacher, came to share yoga because of life. As a working woman, she had a career as a manager and chef at Santosha Vegetarian Restaurant before coming to work at the NYC Dept. of Education Office of School Food and Nutritional Services. There she was, a manager, cook’s trainer of the Bronx, and a supervisor in Human Resources. Life was stressful. All aspects of life: work, home, and social. Raising a family, being married, and managing a unique workforce and environment while ensuring proper nutrition, food safety, and palatability for the children of NYC was stressful enough. Being raised in Yoga was what brought her full circle. Her mother, Gurani Anjali of Kolkata, India, was the first South Asian -American woman to teach yoga in the US. One line of hers repeatedly came to Chandni’s mind: “ A yogi is calm in the midst of all circumstances.” This is why Chandni now teaches yoga, classical yoga. It has proven for her to be the calm in the storm. Yoga ~ Body, Breath & Mind. Chandni Rodriguez
Chandni Rod r ig u e z
Yoga Teache r
Session Objectives
1. Explore the connection between the body and mind. 2. Learn some easily accessible practices for balancing these two aspects of our lives. 3. Learn movement, breath work, and meditative practices that can be incorporated into our daily lives. 4. Learn movements that can be done in your office while at work.
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