Beginner Hatha with Prapatti or Lalita
This class is shared by two teachers who teach approximately every other Saturday. This is a regular beginner class.
Lalita Phyllis Cohen is an Audiologist by profession and a dedicated yoga instructor for over ten years. Her class is a perfect class for beginners to feel welcome and to receive the attention they need.
However, students who have some physical concerns may do well with Prapatti, who is also a physical therapist and can offer some adaptations that will allow the student to feel more comfortable in the pose. We want you to release stress, not bring in more! If you have physical concerns that need to be taken into consideration, please email integralyoga@gmail.com. We will forward your email to Prapatti. We will also let you know when she will be teaching.
This class is offered in-house only. New Students should call 201-796-7585 before arriving to learn the protocols we are working under.
Speakers
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Lalita Phyllis CohenRYT-200Lalita Phyllis Cohen has been an RYT 200 (Registered Yoga Teacher) since 2013. She received her training with the Integral Yoga Institute of Fair Lawn, New Jersey under the guidance of Rev. Jagadish James Ruttler, Patrick Brown, Rev. Premajyothi Devi, and the late Dharyian John Lucchesi. Practicing since 1993, Phyllis quickly fell in love with the physical asana, devotional chanting, and yoga’s spiritual elements. As her practice deepened, so too did her commitment to IYI and the yoga community as a whole. As a 6-year teaching veteran, Phyllis has recently expanded her offerings to include Laughing Yoga. Outside of the practice, Phyllis is a Doctor of Audiology. She has been a clinician since 1986 and takes great pride in her work with the hearing impaired.
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Prapatti Patricia RyanPT., MBA.
Prapatti Patricia Ryan received her 200 hour Yoga Alliance teacher training from Integral Yoga Institute in NYC in September 2018. She is also certified in the Sonia Sumar Method for Yoga for the Special Child. She is honored and excited to teach Beginner and Adaptive Yoga at the Integral Yoga Institute in FairLawn. Professionally, Ms. Ryan is a NDT trained physical therapist in pediatrics and has been employed as the Section Chief of pediatric physical and occupational therapy at the Institute for Child Development at the Joseph M. Sanzari Children’s Hospital of Hackensack University Medical Center for the past 30 years. As an experienced physical therapist she is well suited to also teach Adaptive Yoga. She has presented at many local and national workshops for pediatric therapists on the treatment of children with orthopedic and neuromuscular disorders. Ms. Ryan lives in Englewood, NJ, and NYC, NY with her husband, Jeffrey.
