Yoga Classes, Private Sessions and Occupational Therapy in Brooklyn.

Laura Staton is an occupational therapist and registered yoga teacher based in her Clinton Hill Studio.

Yoga Classes with Laura

Yoga Therapeutics

The morning yoga classes will stretch and strengthen your body to develop better alignment and core support. The class offers a nurturing and educating environment for individuals who want to practice yoga and also work on specific body areas or manage chronic issues. If you have been practicing yoga for less than one year please contact Laura prior to attending.

  • Clinton Hill Studio
    207 Washington Ave ( Myrtle & Willoughby)
    Brooklyn, NY  11205

  • Mondays (Level 1) & Wednesdays (Level 1/2): 10:00 AM – 11:30AM

  • Drop-In Pricing: $20

Intermediate Back Care / Intermediate Yoga & Scoliosis

For students with mature yoga practice or who have been taking the Yoga & Scoliosis or Back Care class on a regular basis for a minimum of 1 year. All poses will be modified with props and awareness techniques so each student can move along with his/her practice. There will also be some focus on inversions. The Intermediate class is not for new beginners.

  • Samamkaya Yoga
    119 W 23rd, Suite # 406 (between 6-7th ave)
    New York, New York 10011

  • Wednesdays: 6:30 PM – 8:00 PM

Friday Night Restorative Yoga

Unwind from your week with restorative yoga. The class uses yoga props to support the body in asana practice while breath focus resets our nervous system towards deep inner calm. You will leave feeling refreshed and ready to head into the weekend.

  • Clinton Hill Studio
    207 Washington Ave ( Myrtle & Willoughby)
    Brooklyn, NY  11205

  • Fridays: 5:00 PM – 6:30 PM

  • Drop-In Pricing: $20

Adaptive Yoga
10 Week Series for Students with Special Needs or Disabilities

Samamkaya is pleased to announce we have received grants to fund a weekly yoga class for students with disabilities. Non able-bodied individuals include people with neurological conditions such as  Cerebral Palsy (CP), Parkinson’s, and CVA as well as other conditions that may impact movement such as Multiple Sclerosis (MS), Spinal Cord Injury, and amputee’s among others. Individuals who use wheelchairs or other forms of assistive devices are welcome to attend.

Mondays from 2:15-3:30pm
Sept. 9, 16, 23, Oct. 7, 14, 21, Nov. 4, 11, 18, 25
Cost: Free or by donation

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Adaptive Yoga
A 10 week series for Students with Special Needs or Disabilities

Private Sessions

Laura is pleased to offer privates for individuals who are working on specific issues, want to get back “into” yoga or develop a customized home practice.

Laura assesses a private student as an Occupational Therapist and as a Yoga Therapist. An initial private will consist of getting a background history, asana work and a recommendation for a limited home practice.

  • Personalized Yoga Session

  • Occupational Therapy

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“We bid ‘namaste’, grateful for Laura’s wisdom and the invaluable knowledge we would take with us to our next time on our mat and beyond”

About Laura Staton
Occupational Therapist, OTR/L and IATY Certified

Laura is senior occupational therapist specializing in acute rehabilitation at Staten Island University Hospital and an IAYT Registered Yoga Therapist. She teaches yoga classes in Brooklyn at her home studio and in Manhattan and at Samamkaya Yoga Backcare & Scoliosis Collective. Laura is a member of the Samamkaya Collective and co-teaches the adaptive yoga class for students with special needs or disabilities.

Laura also co-teaches Samamkayas Advanced Studies Course in Yoga Therapeutics which is open to teachers and students who are interested in broadening the scope of their practice with more in depth studies of yoga therapy. Laura Staton and Sarah Perron co- authored Baby Om Yoga for Mothers and Babies published by Henry Holt and Co. in 2003.

Baby Om

Laura is also the co-author and founder of Baby Om – Yoga for Mothers and Babies

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Advanced Studies Course in Yoga Therapeutics: Learning To Heal

This 3 module therapeutics course is open to teachers and students who are interested in broadening the scope of their practice. Participants will learn alongside each other in a dynamic and nurturing environment. In this second 6-weekend Module —“The Breathing Body And The Private Client: Working With Individuals Throughout All [...]

RISE UP Workshop: Safe Transfers On and Off the Floor

The ability to get onto and off of the floor is important not only for yoga practice, but also in everyday life, and especially in the event of an accident or fall. Difficulty with transfers can result from surgeries, low back/hip pain, generalized weakness, joint instability, and also accompany the [...]

Clinton Hill Studio
Laura Staton
207 Washington Ave (Between Myrtle & Willoughby)
Brooklyn, NY 11205
917-209-5507 | staton.lula@gmail.com

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