“AG & Indra Mohan, Krishnamacharya’s devoted students for the last 18 years of his life, and their son, Ganesh, along with Srivatsa Ramiswami, Krishnamacharya’s longest tenured student, with whom I studied the Yoga Sutras, have been my most significant teachers. In addition to being an entrepreneur, her work as an educator has solidified Goodyoga’s place in the neighborhood. It’s not an instagram practice, it’s not about being hip or cool, just be nice. “ breathe, feel good, you don’t have to be any type of way. Yoga is the practice of being here now, even when now is uncomfortable.”Īt Goodyoga, people have the opportunity to learn the discipline in a safe and inclusive space, within a supportive community. “Yoga is a discipline – whatever you do it helps you do better. She preaches the practice of yoga as a way of life, not an attempt to access a higher power. Rather than being cluttered with yoga adjacent spirituality selling points, Foster’s practice gets straight to the core of yoga. Foster notes that the closer she got to the source, the simpler the practice became. The Philosophyĭuring her time abroad, Foster learned her yoga practice in India from “Krishnamacharya’s longest tenured students, Srivatsa Ramaswami, and AG, Indra and Ganesh Mohan,” before she spent time teaching in Sri Lanka. From there, she opened Goodyoga, Goodies, and is now writing The Goodbook. “The first guesthouse in North Brooklyn,” Goodpoint was a bed and breakfast for travelers bitten by the same wanderlust bug. Therefore, before there was Goodyoga, there was Goodpoint. In addition to the obsessive nature of exploring new places, she finds that traveling actually saves her money and allows her to explore her interest in political boundaries. Having traveled to 101 countries to date, Foster has always sought out the opportunity to travel. Over the years, she’s founded multiple businesses in an effort to create safe spaces for people to practice like-minded passions such as travel, yoga, and music. To understand the significance of this anniversary, it’s good to take a good look at Gooddeed.įlannery Foster is an impressive entrepreneur. Shortly after, Foster hosted a grand reopening party on July 11th in celebration of Goodyoga’s 12th anniversary! This location will be the official physical hub for all things Goodyoga.Īfter securing the space over Memorial Day weekend of 2021, Foster got to sanding and waxing the floors herself by hand, and was ready to resume classes on June 19th. But Foster quickly realized that the studio and the community she has cultivated within those four walls are too important to leave behind.ĭespite having once opened a few different Goodyoga locations, this time around Foster wants to focus on one studio and one community. Though Foster has spent over a decade creating businesses with her LLC, Gooddeed, she contemplated a pandemic-related career shift. When the pandemic shut almost everything down, fitness studios and communal areas were some of the first to go. Now located at 114 Greenpoint Avenue, Goodyoga has officially reopened. Much to her disbelief, founder Flannery Foster opened Goodyoga twelve years ago. Pick a menu and get cooking! Everyone can prepare their dishes separately before-hand and bring them, or you can prepare the meal together.Even if you’ve lived in Greenpoint for a long time, odds are high that Goodyoga has been here longer. Invite 5-8 members of your organization/company and 5-8 beneficiaries (refugees, foreigners, or other newcomers of the community) On a weekly or biweekly basis organize a melting pot dinner.Meet new people, learn about foreign cultures, and enjoy a delicious meal all in one evening!įeatured on the GDD Blog- read more here!
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