NEW ROCHELLE, N.Y - Tom Kuchera enjoyed his first yoga class Friday and he didnt even have to pay for it.
Kuchera participated in one of the six free yoga class given by Westchester Yoga Arts on the library green.
"I get to stretch and get my yoga on," the New Rochelle resident said of his first class. "It is great for the community and for a family to go to in the neighborhood.
Kuchera was inspired to participate in the class by his fiancé Michelle Morales, who is a personal trainer.
Yoga Arts trainee Ilya Narizhnyy will also offers free classes at Westchester Yoga Arts studios for the next five Wednesday nights at 8:15 p.m. The purpose of the classes, Narizhnyy said, is to bring the exercise out into the open.
Narizhnyy also helps "Yoga on the Green" organizer Nancy Dunn - Gallin, Yoga Arts owner Wendy Vigroux, and fellow trainee Dorcie Lovinsky expose Yoga to the community.
"Yoga has so much inspiration for the community," said Narizhnyy.
This is the second year Westchester Yoga Arts is sponsoring two free classes taught by certified instructors. The classes will be held Friday evenings now until August 12 from 6 p.m. to 7 p.m. and 7:15 p.m. to 8:15 p.m.
Classes are held in conjunction with the New Rochelle Business Improvement District and the citys Department of Parks and Recreation on the library green.
Registration is mandatory and will begin 15 minutes before each class. A yoga mat is suggested and participants must be at least 15 years old. Those underage must have parental consent to take part.
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