Bamboomoves needs you! (this Sunday!)

So, we really need your help! As most of you know, the Forest Hills Street Fair is taking place this Saturday, October 4th. Like last year, we will have booths along Austin street, and like last year, we need your help in manning them. It looks like Sunday will be a pretty nice day for the outdoors, and ya'all know working with us is fun... so if you are free, please give us a call (718.263.0788) and sign up to volunteer. We will need people from 7:30am on to help us out with yoga demos, signing up new students and selling our retail items. It promises to be an exciting (and very busy) day and we would love it if you were there to share it with us!

Composting in the City.

Our composting workshop this weekend was very awesome and very informative. Thank you to everyone who made it out... and for those of you who couldn't make it, here's some composting (in the city) information for you. 

While the science of decomposition can be quite complex, starting your own compost pile is relatively easy. The NYC Compost Project has put together practical information on all aspects of composting in New York City, including basic guides for people who are just getting started, closer looks at various composting issues, and information geared to professional landscapers. Click here to get started. 

So Delicious...

We've said it before on this blog... we love dessert here... especially vegan dessert. In searching for non-dairy milk to dip our favourite vegan cookies in, I found So Delicious® Coconut Milk. It is... so delicious... and it is certified vegan. 

click here for coupons. 

Yoga gear by Victoria Keen.

This morning Jen, our kids yoga instructor, came into the studio rocking some very bright, playful yoga pants... immediately I thought, 'must post on blog!' (Well, after first thinking, 'must buy a pair for myself!') 

It turns out the pants were from a local New York designer, Victoria Keen, who has a store at 357 Lafayette (in Manhattan) and has everything made stateside (points!!).

Perhaps a holiday gift for the fashionable yogini in your life? Or for yourself? 

Monday Kids Classes...

are still on! (Despite schools being closed). Please pass it on and bring the kiddles to class!

Have a great weekend everyone... and don't forget to come to the Composting Workshop. 

Composting Workshop: Saturday, September 26th.

Just wanted to remind everyone!

click to enlarge. pre-register here. 

Tegu Building Blocks.

Every year I promise myself that I am going to get all my Christmas/Hanukkah/Kwanzaa/Insert- Winter-Holiday-Here shopping done early... And every year the holidays roll around and I still don't have all my gifts. I am naturally more of a 'give-a-gift-when-the-spirit-moves-you' kind of girl, but still, I like giving gifts on holidays too. It's fun.

So, it's September... and this year I vow, with all of you as my witnesses, to start my holiday shopping early and be done on time... and I'd like to help you get your shopping done too... 

Yesterday, with the help of the Substudio Design Blog, I discovered Tegu building blocks. Tegu has revamped traditional wooden building blocks, adding magnets, to make building more creative and exciting for kids. And not only are their blocks fun and well designed, but Tegu is also a socially and environmentally responsible company. Check them out.

I wouldn't mind receiving these blocks as a gift myself. hehe. 

Church in the Gardens: Environmental Film Series

Just a quick note for everyone, the Church in the Garden (50 Ascan Ave, Forest Hills Gardens), is having an environmental film series this fall...

(from the listing on the Queens Gazette site)

**** Church-in-the-Gardens:

•Sep. 17. Oct. 15, Nov. 19, Thursdays

Environmental Film Series: 

National Geographic's Earth Report: History Channel's State of the Planet, Renewable Energy, Nova's Solar Energy: Saved by the Sun, water and juice will be provided, Almon Johnson Lounge in the CIG Parish House, 50 Ascan Ave.; 718.261.0736. 

Counter.

If you are ever in the east village and craving a delicious vegan/vegetarian meal, stop by Counter (1st Ave, between 6th and 7th). Everything is local, sustainable and organic... and very, very good.

Hooray for Kids Yoga! (Schedule and Price Update)

Our kids classes are in full swing and we are excited to see all the new faces (as well as the old) in the parent/child, parent/baby, and kids yoga and capoeira classes. 

Just a reminder of the schedule and the prices:

Mondays:

11:30-12:15 --Parent/Child Yoga

12:30-1:15--Parent/Baby Yoga

1:30-2:30--Prenatal Yoga

4:00-4:45--Kids Yoga

4:50-5:35--Kids Capoeira

Fridays:

4:00-4:45--Kids Capoeira

4:50-5:35--Kids Yoga

Prices:

Parent/Child Yoga:

Single Class: $25

5 Classes: $115 ($23/class, 8 week expiration)

10 Classes: $210 ($21/class, 12 week expiration)

Parent/Baby Yoga: 

Single Class: $22

5 Classes: $105 ($21/class, 8 week expiration)

10 Classes: $190 ($19/class, 10 week expiration)

Kids Yoga and Capoeira

Single Class: $22/class

1x/week, 12 weeks: $216 ($18/class)

2x/week, 12 weeks: $384 ($16/class)

Sign up for class online and for complete class descriptions, click here. 

nick.

For those of you that don't know, Nick teaches Level I, All Level and Restorative Yoga here at Bamboomoves. He is also our certified Reiki healer and is available for private Reiki and movement sessions.* Also note, he manages to do all of this while going to school for massage therapy, cooking lots of yummy vegan food, and taking class to learn how to do stuff like in the above photos. 

nick's blog.

*please call for rates and availability

The power of bamboo! Plus OPEN HOUSE this weekend!

from Inhabitots: "Sending the kids back to school can be a happy time for parents who are eager to get their youngsters out of the house after a looooong summer! But kids may want to stay home well past the 8am school bell! If you’re looking for an inspiring way to help your child get to school on time in the mornings, get him or her this awesome Bamboo Soil Clock powered by — dirt!"

And speaking of kids and back to school... don't forget, this weekend is our Open House! Saturday, the last class will be at 1:00 and then the open house will follow from 2pm to 6pm. Sunday the open house will begin at 12pm and go until 3:30pm. Sunday's open house will also also include the kid's open house. 

The weekend schedule will be as follows:

Saturday, September 12:

9am: Level I Yoga

10:15am: Tai Chi

11:30am: Level III Yoga

1:00pm: Belly Dancing

2:00 - 6:00pm: OPEN HOUSE

Sunday, September 13:

9:00am: Level I Yoga

10:30am: Belly Dancing

12:00pm - 3:30pm: OPEN HOUSE/KIDS OPEN HOUSE

3:30pm: All Level Yoga

5:00pm: Restorative Yoga

(please pre-register for all weekend classes here)

See you this weekend!

Vegan deliciousness.

Stogo, yum. 

Labour day is like the last hurrah for summer... and what is a hurrah without dessert? Now, here at Bamboomoves, we like to keep it healthy and we love, love, love vegan desserts. If you find yourself in the east village this weekend, I highly recommend checking out Stogo for some vegan gourmet ice cream. It's made with organic, dairy-free ingredients, with no refined sugars, no animal products, no preservatives and no artificial flavorings. They also sell Babycakes baked goods...

If you don't feel like making the trip to Stogo, go to the grocery store and pick up a bag of Uncle Eddie's Vegan Chocolate Chip Cookies with Walnuts... We still can't believe they are vegan. 

And please remember... Our last class tomorrow (Saturday) is at 11:30 and then we are closed Sunday and Monday for the holiday weekend. 

Have a good one everybody... see you next week!

Bamboomoves updated Fall Calendars:

Revised for your planning pleasure. (Click to enlarge)

Forest Hills Green Market!

It's Here! Well, almost. 

Mark your calendars for October 4th, 10am. It will be a part of the Street Fair and the location is to be decided. Keep checking back for more info. 

Please click on the flier to enlarge it... and feel free to print it out and post/distribute it wherever, to whomever you would like.

We would like to thank everyone who helped make the Green Market a reality... we have been working towards this since 2007 and we are very excited that all the signatures and inquiries paid off. 

See you October 4th!