Katherine Brewster, the founder and director of The ATMA Center of Yoga and Healing, has an MBA from Columbia Business School and is a Svaroopa® Yoga teacher, a Registered Yoga Teacher with Yoga Alliance, a certified practitioner of Phoenix Rising Yoga Therapy, and, Embodyment®; a level 4 Reiki Master; and, a devoted yogini. After 25 years in the corporate setting, during which time she worked in marketing, sales, business development and fund raising for a variety of corporations and not-for-profit organizations, including Citibank and the Cathedral of St. John the Divine, she transitioned her passion for ‘matters of the soul’ into life's her work. For the last 15 years, she has immersed herself in the study, practice and teachings of yoga. As a teacher, she draws from the various styles of yoga she has studied – Urban Yoga, Kripalu, Iyengar and Svaroopa®. She leads yoga classes, stress reduction courses, body-oriented, experiential workshops, and, maintains a private practice in NYC, as well as being a workshop leader for Phoenix Rising Yoga Therapy. During her workshops and yoga classes, she invites people to experience the sense of wholeness that comes from integrating body, mind and spirit, and, to come within to the calm still point at one's center. She brings her knowledge and life's skills to her teaching with compassion and focus and a deep commitment to personal transformation.

To contact Katherine, please call her at 212-222-9859.

Svaroopa® yoga

Svaroopa® yoga is a form of hatha yoga that is a modern expression of yoga’s ancient tradition of opening the spine for the purpose of delving into the deeper dimension of one’s existence. Svaroopa® Yoga targets the internal structures of the body to unravel the deepest knots of muscular tension, resulting in “core opening” or “spinal release.” Using precise alignment in body-friendly ways, the yoga poses release tensions in the deep spinal muscles, from the tailbone to the crown of the head. Svaroopa® Yoga is both a precise and compassionate yoga practice created for the purpose of healing, transformation, and, transcendent experience.

Svaroopa® yoga is great for all ages and all levels of yoga experience. Beginners love it because it is gentle, soft, safe, and invites an inner experience while focusing on alignment and propping to one's current level of flexibility. Experienced yogis slow down and delve deeper into themselves, opening into new dimensions while hanging out in simple postures that reach deeply into their spinal muscles. Because every posture is modified to each person's level of flexibility, seniors feel they can do yoga. They end class feeling calm, peaceful and relaxed.

During a Svaroopa® yoga class, you will focus on the spine, inviting release of deep muscular and emotional tensions from your tailbone up to your neck. You’ll use the weight and angles of your body to invite your spinal muscles to soften and open. Through propping, all postures will be modified to your level of flexibility, enabling easy release of the tension at the base of your spine. As your body quiets, your mind quiets. You will end class feeling deeply relaxed, renewed and energized.

Each month, my Svaroopa® yoga classes focus on a different theme. Listed below are some of the themes you will experience over the course of a year.

Daily practice. Develop a daily yoga practice of 6 simple, easy to do yoga postures designed to keep your back flexible and strong. It takes just 15-30 minutes a day, and, of course can be done for longer.

Releasing the Lower Spine. Relieve lower back tension by relaxing muscles around the tailbone and the sacrum.

Releasing the Upper Spine. Relieve tension in your upper back by relaxing, first the lower spine, and, then, the muscles that attach to the vertebrae behind the heart.

Abdominals. Find your abdominals the yoga way, with a relaxed spine.

Backbends. Experience flexibility in the lower back by engaging your stomach muscles and relaxing your hip flexors.

Standing Poses. Let your bones support you while in standing postures, and, experience your muscles relaxing.




	Katherine Brewster

	Katherine Brewster, the founder and director of The ATMA Center of Yoga and Healing, has an MBA from Columbia Business School and is a Svaroopa® Yoga teacher, a Registered Yoga Teacher with Yoga Alliance, a certified practitioner of Phoenix Rising Yoga Therapy, and, Embodyment®; a level 4 Reiki Master; and, a devoted yogini. After 25 years in the corporate setting, during which time she worked in marketing, sales, business development and fund raising for a variety of corporations and not-for-profit organizations, including Citibank and the Cathedral of St. John the Divine, she transitioned her passion for ‘matters of the soul’ into life's her work. For the last 15 years, she has immersed herself in the study, practice and teachings of yoga. As a teacher, she draws from the various styles of yoga she has studied – Urban Yoga, Kripalu, Iyengar and Svaroopa®. She leads yoga classes, stress reduction courses, body-oriented, experiential workshops, and, maintains a private practice in NYC, as well as being a workshop leader for Phoenix Rising Yoga Therapy. During her workshops and yoga classes, she invites people to experience the sense of wholeness that comes from integrating body, mind and spirit, and, to come within to the calm still point at one's center. She brings her knowledge and life's skills to her teaching with compassion and focus and a deep commitment to personal transformation. To contact Katherine, please call her at 212-222-9859. Svaroopa® yoga Svaroopa® yoga is a form of hatha yoga that is a modern expression of yoga’s ancient tradition of opening the spine for the purpose of delving into the deeper dimension of one’s existence. Svaroopa® Yoga targets the internal structures of the body to unravel the deepest knots of muscular tension, resulting in “core opening” or “spinal release.” Using precise alignment in body-friendly ways, the yoga poses release tensions in the deep spinal muscles, from the tailbone to the crown of the head. Svaroopa® Yoga is both a precise and compassionate yoga practice created for the purpose of healing, transformation, and, transcendent experience. Svaroopa® yoga is great for all ages and all levels of yoga experience. Beginners love it because it is gentle, soft, safe, and invites an inner experience while focusing on alignment and propping to one's current level of flexibility. Experienced yogis slow down and delve deeper into themselves, opening into new dimensions while hanging out in simple postures that reach deeply into their spinal muscles. Because every posture is modified to each person's level of flexibility, seniors feel they can do yoga. They end class feeling calm, peaceful and relaxed. During a Svaroopa® yoga class, you will focus on the spine, inviting release of deep muscular and emotional tensions from your tailbone up to your neck. You’ll use the weight and angles of your body to invite your spinal muscles to soften and open. Through propping, all postures will be modified to your level of flexibility, enabling easy release of the tension at the base of your spine. As your body quiets, your mind quiets. You will end class feeling deeply relaxed, renewed and energized. Each month, my Svaroopa® yoga classes focus on a different theme. Listed below are some of the themes you will experience over the course of a year. Daily practice. Develop a daily yoga practice of 6 simple, easy to do yoga postures designed to keep your back flexible and strong. It takes just 15-30 minutes a day, and, of course can be done for longer. Releasing the Lower Spine. Relieve lower back tension by relaxing muscles around the tailbone and the sacrum. Releasing the Upper Spine. Relieve tension in your upper back by relaxing, first the lower spine, and, then, the muscles that attach to the vertebrae behind the heart. Abdominals. Find your abdominals the yoga way, with a relaxed spine. Backbends. Experience flexibility in the lower back by engaging your stomach muscles and relaxing your hip flexors. Standing Poses. Let your bones support you while in standing postures, and, experience your muscles relaxing.