+About Alex

Born with an extremely delicate biochemistry, I have had the pain & privilege of cultivating the most refined self care practices in order to achieve wellbeing. Katonah Yoga® has been the cornerstone of these techniques for me, creating a bedrock upon which I have built a life that brings me tremendous joy & deep fulfillment.

Happiness is not a state of mind, it is a state of being. The Abode of the Spirit, the body, must be calibrated to receive freely given Grace. With good technique anyone can access a state of wellbeing. No one can feel at ease in a house that is falling apart. Organization of the Abode via yoga is a home renovation. When your house is safe, clean, clutter free & well organized it is a pleasure to be in. The same is true of the body.

This is the work. We move through the fascia & muscle to manipulate bone through joint space, in order to better house the organs & glands, which shifts the biochemistry. With time, repetition and proficiency this will augment the point of view & improve the quality of life. A well organized body sets up the conditions for the biochemistry to hum and ultimately find stability, equanimity, joy.

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+About The Studio

The brainchild of Abbie Galvin & Sophia Campana & my home away from home. No volume of language nor any other form of expression could adequately express my gratitude for these women & this beehive: where I have been mentored, held & loved into a more whole, substantial version of myself. My soul is indelibly informed, calibrated & reformed because of these women, this space & the work that we do. My being vibrates with gratitude, affection & love.

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+About Katonah Yoga®

Katonah Yoga® is a syncretic Hatha yoga practice developed by Nevine Michaan over 40 years. She and her teachers incorporate classical Hatha yoga with Taoist theory, geometry, magic, mythology, metaphor, and imagination — in a practical framework designed to potentiate personal and communal well-being. Framing the practice, maps of time and personal space are defined and refined. Themes using asana as origami, manipulating form for function, and developing a sense of personal measure are incorporated in Katonah Yoga practices.

Katonah Yoga is organized around three principles of esoteric dialogue: all polarities are mediated by trinity; the universe has pattern, pattern belies intelligence; by virtue of repetition there is potential for insight. Disciplined techniques are organized for revelation through revolutions.

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