The main component of hatha yoga is yoga postures, or, in Sanskrit, asanas. The word asana means comfortable, stable pose. Asanas are exercises of a special kind. The form that they have taken is the result of a thousand years of experience: trial and error, experiments, and scrupulous observation. Although yoga is a product of Indian civilization and has influenced all religions of that land, it is a practical spiritual science that does not belong to any particular region or religion. It brings positive results independent of your belief in its efficacy. Yoga has been described as the technology of ecstasy. Cool.

Central Park is the tranquil and soothing setting of a monthly series of yoga workshops for adults. The course teaches you how to reduce stress, increase flexibility and coordination, and develop inner awareness about your body and the world you inhabit.

Location : North Meadow Recreation Center, mid-Park at 97th Street

When : call (212) 348-4867.