Yoga

Namaste!

Schedule of Yoga in Crocheron Park

Yoga with Ambeka is now at Ft Totten on Mondays at 6:15pm  & will be back in Crocheron on Monday April 6th!



Mondays at 6:15 PM - Shape Up NYC (starting April 6th)

Select Saturdays from 9 am - 10:30 am - Yoga Centering Sponsored by NewYork-Presbyterian

Saturday, June 27th begins at 9 am - International Yoga Day Celebration

Saturday, July 11th at 9 am - John Golden Day

Yoga Centering Series

The Seven Part Yoga Centering Series: Finding Your Inner Balance is a wellness event in Crocheron Park, Bayside. Classes are led by Ambeka Khadse, and the sessions take place on Saturdays from 9:00 to 10:30 AM, on the lawn near the Tennis House. The series is free and open to the public thanks to grant funding. The series explores the chakra system through themed yoga practices.


Spring 2026 workshops will be held on:

  • April 11th - Build Connection & Deepen Compassion (Heart Chakra - Anahatha)
  • April 25th - Open Up Communication & Expression (Throat Chakra - Vishuddha)
  • May 9th - Connect to Your Vision & Intuition (Third Eye Chakra - Ajna)
  • May 30th - Act and Live Purposefully (Crown Chakra - Sahasrara)


The grant funded series is continuing in 2026, thanks to NewYork-Presbyterian and Friends of Crocheron's fiscal sponsor is FJC - Foundation of Philanthropic Funds. Friends of Crocheron & John Golden Park, a 501c3 nonprofit, is collaborating with NYC Parks and The Flourish Compass to host this series.Click here or scroll down to registration.

4th Annual

International Yoga Day, June 27th

The day will begin with a class of Gentle Yoga with Ambeka Khadse, our resident park yoga instructor who volunteers her time weekly for the community. We will then have Sunhae from Bayside Meditation offer a 30-minute meditation practice that  will include breathing exercises, body-mind relaxation, and sitting meditation to relieve stress and enhance your mood for the day. Our special guest speaker, Abha Karki Rajbhandari, PhD, explores the relationship between brain and body, her chat will focus on the connection between neuroscience and yoga.Click here or scroll down to registration.


Yoga will be on a mat while both meditation and the talk are ADA accessible. Please reach out to us via email at friendsofcrocheron@gmail.com to reserve a chair.

Ambeka Khadse

Bayside Meditation

Church in the Wild

CIDA Community Center

SCHEDULE OF EVENTS:

10:00 am - Kick-off

10:10 am - Yoga with Ambeka

11:00 am - Meditation with Bayside Meditation

11:30 am - Church in the Wild - John Weir

12:00 pm - Social and Refreshments - with CIDA Community Center (yuzuade)



Please complete the information below to sign up for this free special event! We will be meeting in front of the Tennis House along 33rd Ave. Please bring a yoga mat and water with you. If you need to yoga mat, we will have some on a first come first serve basis. Please contact friendsofcrocheron@gmail.comwith any questions. Thank you to Ambeka for volunteering her time for classes in our community and for planning this special event!

Yoga Registration

Each individual participant must register online below prior to the event(s).

For groups of six or more, participants are asked to contact organizers for an alternative event arrangement. Please bring a yoga mat and water with you. Please contact friendsofcrocheron@gmail.com with any questions, like to borrow a yoga mat.

Yoga Centering series is from 9:00 am - 10:30 am on select Saturdays. It is possible thanks to a grant from NewYork Presbyterian and our fiscal sponsor FJC. Please select the classes you would like to attend:


Saturday, June 27th - International Yoga Day. Please select which sessions you would like to attend:


Saturday, July 11th - John Golden Day


Thank you to our sponsors for the generous support of our free programming.