October 2025 at Oyster Bay Yoga

Exploration

 
 

Dear Yogis,

As the air turns crisp and the leaves start to change, it’s the perfect season to slow down and explore what’s happening inside. Yoga Sutra 3.5 reminds us that when we quiet the outside noise and turn inward, a natural clarity begins to shine. Exploration doesn’t have to mean packing a bag. It can be noticing your breath on a cool morning walk, feeling the stretch in a new pose, or just sipping tea and listening to your own thoughts. This fall, let curiosity guide you, and see what inner discoveries unfold.

All my best,
Amy

Pose of the Month

Surya Yantrasana: Compass Pose

 
 

This month at the studio we breakdown
Surya Yantrasana: Compass Pose.
Learn how best to practice this pose in any class all month long!

Sutra of the Month

 
 

In Yoga Sutra 3.5, Patanjali reminds us that when we quiet the senses and turn inward, a natural light of understanding begins to shine. By stepping back from constant sights, sounds, and distractions, we create space for deeper clarity and insight to surface. It’s like dimming the outside noise so our inner wisdom can speak. This isn’t about shutting the world out, but about giving ourselves moments of stillness where awareness can expand and guidance feels clearer.

Oil of the Month

Our October OOTM is:

Germ Fighter Oil

 
 

“It is so important to keep your body on alert against attacks on your immune system. Germ Fighter was made with you in mind because when you are down you need something to help you recover fast. Germ Fighter is jam-packed with everything you need to fight off outside threats. Germ Fighter is a Plant Therapy favorite and for good reason; it does its job and will continue to support a healthy immune system by helping your body get back to its natural state from the seasonal threats that have you down. Whether it’s keeping your hands clean, or warding off seasonal threats going around the office or school by keeping your body on high alert, Germ Fighter will give you that extra protection you need. The next time an attack on your immune system happens reach for Germ Fighter to turn around to a healthy state faster.”
-Plant Therapy

Enjoy 20% off your purchase of Germ Fighter essential oil all month at the studio.

Schedule Changes for Oyster Fest Weekend

 
 

Oyster Bay Yoga will have a modified schedule during OysterFest, so set your alarms and flow with us bright and early!

Saturday, 10/18
• 8:00–9:00am: All Levels Flow with Birva Sheth

Sunday, 10/19
• 7:00–8:00am: Kundalini with Martha Flanagan
• 8:15–9:15am: Flow 2 with Anna Khirkheli

Plan ahead, beat the festival crowds, and start your OysterFest weekend with a refreshing morning practice! See you there!

New Tuesday 6am Class Theme

 
 

Our 6am Tuesday morning class is changing to Sunrise Yoga & Pilates! Join Gina Murphy in a comfortable and fun atmosphere to start your day! This class is a powerful combination of Pilates, Yoga and Strength Training to boost your energy, stamina and flexibility.

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Events

 

Full Moon Gong Bath: Karma Clearing Experience

 
 

Sunday, October 5th
2:00-3:30pm
with Martha Flanagan

Join Martha for a 90 minute experience to bring in the powerful energy of the full moon. The full moon in October is associated with courage, ambition, and progress. Let’s spend 90 minutes together to energetically clear our karma.

We will practice a specific kriya, (including powerful breath work) and meditation to clear this energetic field. The class culminates with a 30 minute sound bath using the gong to regenerate the parasympathetic nervous system, bringing you to a more peaceful, blissful state.

Please sign up in advance for this event, space is limited.
Tickets to this event are non-refundable, non-transferable to other events.

$45 per person
10% Off for Members

TLC For Your Hips: Unlock Your Emotions

 
 

Friday, October 10th
7:00-8:30pm
with Peggy Adair

Join Peggy Adair for a 90 minute hip opening session where we will dive deep into the sacral chakra and the significance of this energy center for our hips and its connections to our emotions. With a combination of restorative poses, light stretches to release tight hips and a balanced flow, we will gain fluidity, openness and stability in our hips. Leave this exploratory class feeling refreshed, full of creative energy and a new found freedom in your body.

Please sign up in advance for this event, space is limited.
Tickets to this event are non-refundable, non-transferable to other events.

$45 per person
10% off for members

Women’s Circle

 
 

Sunday, October 12th
2:00-4:00pm
with Kaitlyn Pawlukojc

“Yoga helps us to remove all obstructing (mental) clouds, so that we may come to enjoy the sunshine within.  It is an extensive program of reeducation through which we learn, step by step, to live the light of our true nature.  Only when we have truly found ourselves will we be able to live in peace, harmony, and happiness in the world.” - Georg Feuerstein

Consider deepening your personal practice by engaging yoga as a way of life.  Every second Sunday from 2-4pm, we gather to create sacred community by grounding in our breath, gently moving our bodies, settling into our hearts, and listening for our inner knowing.  This experience of mindful inquiry encourages you to show up for yourself and one another as we explore the spiritual in every day life.  Your level of participation is up to you as we honor the Light and Love within and among us all.

Registration is required to attend. This event is FREE.
We gratefully welcome donations to help sustain and grow the Women's Circle, ensuring it remains an ongoing space for connection and healing.

Yin Yoga

 
 

Friday, October 24th
7:00-8:15pm
with Martha Flanagan

Are you moving too fast?
Doing too many things at one time?
Too much "mind chatter" or just want to slow down?
Yin yoga can provide an antidote for this.

This class will guide you through a series of poses that are primarily done sitting and lying down. The poses are held for 2-5 minutes at a time to allow connective tissues (fascia, ligaments) to soften, lengthen and lubricate. A yin yoga practice compliments a yang practice and allows for a more balanced approach to life.

$30 to drop-in
FREE for members

Restorative Yoga with Reiki Activation & Aromatherapy

 
 

Sunday, October 26th
2:00-3:30pm
with Nancy Rich

Settle into a nourishing evening of relaxing restorative yoga postures, enhanced with reiki & aromatherapy. Restorative yoga is a blissful, slow down practice that relieves stress, anxiety, fatigue, while releasing mental/physical tension & chronic pain through the use of supporting props (bolsters, blankets & blocks). You will be guided into a peaceful state of stillness, while receiving reiki & aromatherapy. Reiki is a form of hands on healing through which energy is transferred through the palms of the practitioner to the recipient to encourage emotional & physical healing. The experience will be enhanced with gentle aromatherapy to promote a sense of relaxation & wellbeing. This deeply healing practice is appropriate for everyone & is essential for those with a fast paced life.

Space is limited for this event, please sign up in advance.
Tickets to this event are non-refundable, non-transferable to other events.

$45 Early Bird Pricing (Ends 10/12)
$55 per person
10% off for members

Invert: Mastering Headstand

 
 

Sunday, November 2nd
12:30-2:00pm
with Angela Loomis

Take your yoga practice to new heights!
Join us for a transformative workshop dedicated to mastering the art of inversions.

Whether you’re preparing for your very first headstand or refining years of experience, this workshop offers something for every practitioner. Together, we’ll explore the essential foundations of alignment, balance, and strength that make inversions both safe and empowering.

First, we’ll flow through a core-strengthening practice to build stability, then break down key inversions step by step including: Sirsasana A (Bound Headstand), Sirsasana B (Tripod Headstand), Pincha Mayurasana (Forearm Stand), and Adho Mukha Vrksasana (Handstand).

Come with curiosity and an open heart. Leave with greater confidence, clarity, and inspiration to turn your world upside down—on and off the mat.

Space is limited for this event, please sign up in advance. Tickets to this event are non-refundable, non-transferable to other events.

$45 Early Bird Pricing (Ends 10/19)
$55 per person
10% off for members

Breathwork & Meditation Experience

 
 

Friday, November 7th
7:00-8:30pm
with Kerry Fisher

Join Kerry Fisher for a 90-minute immersive experience designed to calm your nervous system and reconnect you to a state of deep relaxation and presence. This powerful session weaves together what Kerry calls Tools of Gold—simple yet transformative practices that support extraordinary living from the inside out.

You'll be guided through three intentional breathwork exercises to center the mind and body, followed by an active yoga flow to release tension and energize the system. The practice then transitions into three calming meditations and a deeply nourishing restorative pose to seal in the benefits.

Perfect for anyone seeking greater peace, balance, and vitality—on and off the mat.

Space is limited for this event, please sign up in advance.
Tickets to this event are non-refundable, non-transferable to other events.

$45 Early Bird Pricing (Ends 10/24)
$55 per person
10% off for members

Yoga Book Club

 
 

Sunday, November 16th
6:30-8:30pm
with Peggy Adair

Join us for an evening of movement, connection, and conversation as we explore Finding Margaret Fuller by Allison Pataki! This book is a captivating historical novel that brings to life the fearless 19th-century journalist, critic, and women’s rights advocate whose vision helped shape American feminism.

We’ll begin with a one-hour all-levels yoga flow to ground the body and open the heart, then settle in for a lively book discussion. No need to have finished the book, just come curious and ready to share!

Pick up your copy at Theodore’s Books for 15% off, grab your mat, BYO snacks and drinks, and join us for an inspiring evening of literature and community.

$30 to drop-in
FREE for members

 
 

Upcoming Events & Schedule Updates

UPCOMING EVENTS

SCHEDULE CHANGES

  • 6am Tuesday mornings will now be Sunrise Yoga & Pilates with Gina Murphy

  • Schedule Changes for Oyster Fest Weekend:

    • Saturday, 10/18: 8:00-9:00am All Levels Flow with Birva Sheth

    • Sunday, 10/19: 7:00-8:00am Kundalini with Martha Flanagan

    • Sunday, 10/19: 8:15-9:15am Flow 2 with Anna Khrikheli

Thanks for taking the time to read our newsletter. I look forward to seeing you soon.

Until then, stay well,

Amy