The Yoga Garden — Local services in City of White Plains

In early 2018, I started coming here, and I'm only sorry that I didn't start sooner, considering that I live a three-minute walk from the studio.

Though I am usually the sole guy surrounded by ladies, I actually don't mind. The energy is great: not too hyper, not sleep-inducing yet still calming... it's just right.

Patty is very supportive and has that rare gift of being able to offer instructive/constructive feedback without making you feel awkward or out of place. She occasionally peppers her robust knowledge of yoga with useful, poignant snippets about metaphysics, biology, psychology, and even pop culture from time to time--all of which is music to my ears.

I always leave Patty's yoga class better than when I came in, i.e., more relaxed, more open-minded, and with any life anxiety melting away. Sometimes I really do feel like I'm floating on a cloud, and the little garden and mini-park feel of the exterior space immediately outside the studio doesn't hurt (see photo).

To the outside observer, some of the classes may seem like a piece of cake, but you'd be surprised how engaged your muscles and core are even when doing seemingly basic breath and stretching exercises. I go to the gym from time to time, and do a bit of outdoor running, and yoga is a great complement to those activities.

The studio itself, meaning the physical space, is also very conducive to yoga. The natural light is a bonus, especially when sunlight floods the room in the middle of a deep session. The newly installed HVAC system is pretty neat, too. But, it's really Patty's awesome vibe and the calming, positive energy of the fellow participants that has me coming back time and again.

Thanks for reading, and may you thrive--in your career...

Are you looking for a truly breath centered yoga practice? Go to the Yoga Garden where Patty will help you explore yoga poses from the inside out, riding your waves of inhale and exhale while discovering your preferences, patterns and habits along the way. First you might think this is a slow and easy class, but soon you will discover that you are on a body trip full of expansion that contagiously effects your mindset for the better. You will ease into poses you never thought possible – like Patty guided me into a free headstand. Patty will teach you to widen, melt open, sink into, balance. She will help you to find your Sthira – your firm structures: steady and alert and your ‘Sukha’ – your lighthearted, free floating explorations. At the same time, you will find yourself in places where you feel vulnerable, jittery and wobbly, judgmental. Before you know it you slowly let go of your attitudes and find new goals: like how can I support myself in most difficult poses (life circumstances)? How can I find ways to build stamina while not over-committing? Or under different circumstances take a risk I didn’t know was worth taking, like hanging out in a back-bend I always avoided. You will find focus in sequencing Vinyasas, you will want to memorize flow patterns, and build your home practice. On the way you might be inspired by other yogis sharing the adventure and celebrating the small victories of ‘doing / being you’. You will find yourself in the paradox of being steeped into yoga tradition while at the same time wondering about your unique existence. Are you looking for a yoga practice from the inside out – check out Patty at the Yoga Garden, a light filled place. You will find good...

Patty is a highly qualified yoga teacher. She makes you feel comfortable, at ease and inclusive. Always greeting you with a smile. Her lessons are breath centered. She starts by asking you to think of an intention for the practice and follows by a chant, she also finishes her practice with a chant/OM which I find absolutely beautiful (a beginning and an end)! Her aim is to give you the best practice that suits your needs rather then squeeze and force you into “the perfect yoga pose”, which for some of us is just impossible and intimidating. I’m always amazed how knowledgeable she is about the human body. The way she explains visually, on herself, where the muscles, tendons and bones connect to certain parts and the importance of how they work together and what happens if they don’t. As I am a visual person this makes always perfect sense to me and gives me a better understanding why I need to do certain movements. I gained so much knowledge about the (my) body thanks to Patty. Every week I’m looking forward to my yoga practice. I highly...