The super exciting news for this month is the collaboration between Unnata Aerial Yoga and Sacred Sounds Yoga/Tai Chi studio in Greenwich Village, Manhattan.

The Sacred Sounds studio is brand new, and opening its doors this Thursday, November 3, conveniently located at 163 Bleeker Street (2nd floor). The space is GORGEOUS; truly, you must see it.

Here is the teaching schedule for Michelle Dortignac:

Mondays, 6-7:15pm – Basics level Unnata Aerial Yoga
Mondays, 7:30-8:45pm – Int/Adv Level Unnata Aerial Yoga
Thursdays, 6-7:15pm – Int/Adv level Unnata Aerial Yoga
Thursdays, 7:30-8:45pm – Basics level Unnata Aerial Yoga

And, there are many, many other classes; check the Sacred Sounds website for the full Yoga and Unnata Aerial Yoga schedule.

Sacred Sounds is opening THIS Thursday, November 3. Spread the word!

Sacred Sounds is also offering a “Bring a Friend for Free” special through the end of 2011. This is a perfect opportunity to introduce your friends to Unnata Aerial Yoga, or to attend a class yourself, if you have not yet tried it. All you have to do is mention the “Bring a Friend” deal at the front desk when you come:

Please feel free to pass this information on to your friends. We have room for twice as many students as at the Williamsburg location, all without needing to share hammocks. There is room enough for everybody, so don’t wait for the New Year’s resolution rush! Be sure to start taking classes this Fall.

Namaste and Enlighten Up, Everyone!

Michelle Dortignac

Our host Montse Lominchar (Unnata Arial Yoga Teacher) and husband Alvaro welcomed us and 12 other Unnata trainees to their beautiful Yoga studio in Cuidad Real, Spain (Yogasadhana.es).

Montse and Alvaro also made me feel right at home in their home for the duration of my stay there.

We had 12 students fly in to Ciudad Real, from all across Europe and beyond! Almost everyone spoke English well enough, but for those who didn’t, we had the amazing Luis Soldevila as our interpreter/translator.

Here’s a wonderful shot of everyone in front of Montse and Alvaro’s house, taken by my husband, Kenneth Feldman (+ Click to enlarge):

Pictured (left to right, top to bottom): Inna Bichikova (Russia), Kyriaki Siakavara (Greece), Oier Estankona (Spain), Blanca Pliego (Spain), Olga Gunina (Russia), Rosalba Salvatorelli (Italy), Hester Koldeweij (Holland), Andrea Ashley Ellsworth (Canada), Sylvana Carrara (California), Ageliki Benissi (Greece), Sheila Falk (Austria), Ioanna Paterakis (Greece), Luis Soldevila (Madrid/Interpreter), Michelle Dortignac (Brooklyn/Founder Unnata Aerial Yoga), and Montse Lominchar (Ciudad Real, Spain/Our hostess).

Thank you everyone! You are all awesome! Congratulations on becoming Unnata Aerial Yoga teachers!

Especially designed for Brand New Beginners! Take one class, or all three; works individually or as a series. Learn the basic technique behind Unnata Aerial Yoga and get comfortable with the Yoga hammock prop before jumping into regular classes. Fewer students and a slower pace will allow more personalized attention to ensure proper usage.

• Fewer students
• Slower pace
• Personalized attention

The Unnata Aerial Yoga technique will enhance your regular Yoga practice, no matter what Yoga style you are familiar with.

Due to the limited class size, registration and full payment in advance is strongly suggested

More information, and sign-up here »

Samantha Oltman from Daily BR!NK has featured me, and Unnata Yoga in their on-line magazine. There’s a great article, and some cool pictures that their photographer Zack DeZon took.

You can see the whole article here, but below we’ve excerpted some pictures from the slideshow on their website. Have a look, and see you in class!

Unnata Aerial Yoga Class at the Yoga Center of Minneapolis. Photo: Richard Tsong-Taatarii

Minneapolis Star Tribune correspondent Sheila Mulrooney Eldred recently interviewed me and Unnata Aerial Yoga teacher Becky Stella for an article about the first Aerial Yoga class in Minnesota, and possibly the Midwest.

Becky Stella teaches at the Yoga Center of Minneapolis, and is a 2009 graduate of the Unnata Aerial Yoga teacher training program.

You should read the whole article here:
http://www.startribune.com/lifestyle/

Exciting news! Unnata Aerial Yoga will be conducting a Teacher Training Program in Ciudad Real, Spain in October!

In conjunction with Unnata Aerial Yoga instructor Montse Lominchar of Yogasadhana in Ciudad Real, we’ll be presenting our first international Unnata Teacher Training. I’ll be teaching in English, and we’ll be working through a Spanish translator. The dates of the program in Spain are October 7th – 18th.

Ciudad Real is about 2 hours south of Madrid by train, and it looks like a lovely city. We’ll likely stay a bit longer to be tourists, and maybe visit Madrid as well.

Anyone in Spain/Europe interested in this October Teacher Training should contact Montse directly at: info@yogasadhana.es, or if in the USA, see the teacher training application page here.

www.bostonherald.com

July 2010 Unnata Aerial Yoga Teacher Graduates (above, left to right):
Pik Chu Wong (Campbell, CA), Gloria Lee Nash (Monroe, CT), Michelle Dortignac (founder), Angela Alfieri (US Virgin Islands), Megan Kroh (Seattle, WA), Kristina Sorensen (Las Vegas, NV), and Chelsey Estridge [not pictured] (Playa Maderas, Nicaragua)

August 2010 Unnata Aerial Yoga Teacher Graduates (above, left to right):
Michelle Dortignac (founder), Son Nguyen (Windsor, Ontairo), Wendi Lynch (Honolulu, HI), Ellen Waylonis May (Boston, MA), Carly Bowden (Johannesburg, South Africa), Julie Swart (Johannesburg, South Africa)

December 2010 Unnata Aerial Yoga Teacher Graduates (above, left to right):
Nicole LaRossi (Statesboro, GA), Heather Shafer (Lewes, DE), Michelle Dortignac (founder), Tanya Popovich (Athens, Greece), Toni Chianetta (Ramsey, NJ)

Hey everybody, Unnata Aerial Yoga has been featured in, and on the cover of, this month’s Williamsburg Greenpoint News+Arts!

Writer Stacey Brook’s article entitled “OMMMG: So Many Yoga Studios in the Neighborhood,” explores the many fine Yoga studios in the local Williamsburg/Greenpoint neighborhoods.

In the section about Unnata, Brook describes Aerial Yoga founder Michelle Dortignac as being “supportive, encouraging, and sharp-witted,” recalling an exchange with a fellow student in which Dortignac reassured — “The more you get used to it, the less scary it is. Kind of like living in New york.”

You can read the whole article online at TheWGNews.com.