Stories of Resilience: Down Under Yoga
Cambridge Community Television Cambridge Community Television

Stories of Resilience: Down Under Yoga

Stories of Resilience is a series focused on profiling local businesses in the city and sharing their success and challenges in dealing with the COVID Pandemic of the last 2 years. This entry we talked to Down Under Yoga.

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Justine Cohen and Michael Ponte - “Weathering the Storm”
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Justine Cohen and Michael Ponte - “Weathering the Storm”

Justine Wiltshire Cohen and Michael Ponte, owner and manager at Down Under Yoga School of Yoga in Boston, talk with J about what how things have been going since Justine was last on the show three years ago and what they are doing to meat the challenge of the pandemic crisis. They discuss Down Under’s transition to making their teachers employees, responding to the needs of teachers and staff, important keys to their success, efforts they are making to survive the shut down, and the core principles that are guiding their choices.

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Virtual Yoga Comes of Age During the Pandemic
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Virtual Yoga Comes of Age During the Pandemic

More people are turning to the practice of yoga via the internet as state and local officials stress social distancing, close parking lots to beaches, shut down sports in parks and shutter indoor places to exercise.

Justine Wiltshire Cohen, director of Down Under School of Yoga with locations in Brookline, Cambridge, and Newton, teaches seven different styles of yoga at her school, where students learn to connect movement to breath, leaving them physically strong, but mentally quiet.

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These Boston Fitness Studios Are Streaming Virtual Workout Classes
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These Boston Fitness Studios Are Streaming Virtual Workout Classes

For members of Down Under Yoga and newbies alike, visit the Boston-area yoga studio’s “Down Under @ Home” page. If you have passes already, you can use them for the online offerings. There are also packages you can purchase ranging from $18 for one class and $80 for its monthly “Yogi Pass.”

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