Chelsey Korus

Elephant Journal Shout Out!!

2012-02-20T10:17:00.000-05:00

http://www.elephantjournal.com/2012/02/acroyoga-beauty/

This feature came as a total surprise. I had a friend send me a message saying it was cool to see Matt and I featured in Elephantjournal.com. Sure enought, there we are! We are grateful to Waylon Lewis for your kind words and recognition for the work (or better said, "play") that we do. Enjoy.

Amazing Acroyogis @ Wanderlust in the City NYC

2012-02-06T22:57:00.001-05:00

Amazing Acroyogis @ Wanderlust in the City NYC a video by Arielinha on Flickr.

The study of Movement and Muscles of a Body in Motion

2012-02-05T00:31:00.000-05:00

Josh Maready had a vision of making a video about the study of movement and muscles of a body in motion. http://vimeo.com/36213733

Josh Maready Photography

2012-01-30T12:32:00.000-05:00

PREVENTION MAGAZINE: Ballet Feature Workout

2012-01-06T22:57:00.000-05:00

CREEM COLLECTION

2011-11-17T07:42:00.001-05:00

Check out this link. I'M THE NEW MODEL FOR THE LINE!!!! http://www.creemcollection.com/collection2.html

My Soap Opera Debut: One Life To Live

2011-10-29T01:01:00.002-04:00

BEFORE AFTER

On Set for a commercial.

2011-10-13T19:17:00.001-04:00

They brought in a snow machine and everything. I was in heaven. It felt just like home.

New Headshots by nathanjohnsonphotography.com

2011-10-08T23:19:00.000-04:00

Vivienne Tam's first-ever Fashion Yoga collection

2011-09-20T12:58:00.002-04:00

High-end yoga apparel debuts at Fashion Week - New York Post

2011-09-20T12:57:00.000-04:00

I say a few words in this one. What a pleasure to represent NYC yoginis.

Vivienne Tam at Fashion Week and I'M in the show!

2011-09-13T22:35:00.002-04:00

Today, Rodney Yee & Colleen Saidman lead us through a practice in Lincoln Center for Vivienne Tam at Fashion Week! I can't believe I got to be in a fashion show!!

My upcoming Workshop! Check it.

2011-08-16T10:02:00.003-04:00

http://www.yogaworks.com/Events/Workshops/NY/11_September/Energy%20Restoration.aspx

THIS ONE IS BIG!!!

2011-08-15T22:09:00.002-04:00

I cannot tell you how many times I've fallen on these mats trying to figure out this move. Sunday was the day we got it and held it for the first time. SO EXCITED!!!

2011-08-09T08:42:00.001-04:00

ACRO-YOGA IN CENTRAL PARK 2011 - Central Park, Manhattan NYC - 08/08/11, a photo by asterix611 on Flickr.

2011-08-09T08:39:00.001-04:00

ACRO-YOGA IN CENTRAL PARK 2011 - Central Park, Manhattan NYC - 08/08/11, a photo by asterix611 on Flickr.

2011-08-09T08:38:00.001-04:00

ACRO-YOGA IN CENTRAL PARK 2011 - Central Park, Manhattan NYC - 08/08/11, a photo by asterix611 on Flickr.

2011-08-09T08:37:00.001-04:00

ACRO-YOGA IN CENTRAL PARK 2011 - Central Park, Manhattan NYC - 08/08/11, a photo by asterix611 on Flickr.

2011-08-09T08:21:00.001-04:00

ACRO-YOGA IN CENTRAL PARK 2011 - Central Park, Manhattan NYC - 08/08/11, a photo by asterix611 on Flickr.

2011-08-09T08:19:00.001-04:00

ACRO-YOGA IN CENTRAL PARK 2011 - Central Park, Manhattan NYC - 08/08/11, a photo by asterix611 on Flickr.

2011-08-09T08:18:00.001-04:00

ACRO-YOGA IN CENTRAL PARK 2011 - Central Park, Manhattan NYC - 08/08/11, a photo by asterix611 on Flickr.

2011-08-09T08:12:00.001-04:00

ACRO-YOGA IN CENTRAL PARK 2011 - Central Park, Manhattan NYC - 08/08/11, a photo by asterix611 on Flickr.

2011-08-09T08:11:00.001-04:00

ACRO-YOGA IN CENTRAL PARK 2011 - Central Park, Manhattan NYC - 08/08/11, a photo by asterix611 on Flickr.

Matt and I in the park yesterday

2011-08-09T08:09:00.001-04:00

ACRO-YOGA IN CENTRAL PARK 2011 - Central Park, Manhattan NYC - 08/08/11, a photo by asterix611 on Flickr.

There was a rather kind gentleman snapping photos of Matt and I practicing in the park yesterday. He was nice enough to give us the photos afterwards.

Jake and I playing around with new stuff

2011-08-07T23:22:00.003-04:00

I've been reviewed on yelp.com

2011-08-03T19:39:00.002-04:00

http://www.yelp.com/biz/yoga-works-new-york-3#hrid:okeDoE7inV_j7DGuR-dKWQ

7/25/2011

"The quality of your character is determined by your reaction to adversity."
With those lines Chelsey Korus lead an intense vinyasa yoga level 2-3 class....last thursday ..
NYC might have been in a heat wave..But, the yogis in the SOHO yoga works studio...were improving the quality of their character.We were remembering our adverseries as our teachers ,focussing on our practice by remembering the essence within us....and finding stillness in the madness amidst us....
I have been practicing with Yoga Works since 2003 and am very delighted to see them expand and open new studios and bring in great teachers like Chelsea Korus who pretty much is best described as an upbeat teacher who challenges us to hold the pose one breath longer...and then remind our fellow yogis how awesome we all are....
So,you are awesome Yoga Works!!!!

Matt and I appear in a NYC Fashion blog.

2011-07-26T09:59:00.005-04:00

Check it out! Click the link below. (Those instructions are for my Mother. Te amo, Madre.)

http://ht.ly/5NsWH

Playing around in the park

2011-07-26T09:33:00.000-04:00

2011-07-21T13:57:00.000-04:00

So I had to stand on Nate's shoulders to climb on top of this not so sturdy canopy (on the rooftop of a building that overlooked Central Park) to take this shot. All things considered, totally worth it! The only sound you could hear all the way up there was the wind. :)

I've been reviewed by the Yoga Sleuth

2011-07-21T13:33:00.000-04:00

Power Yoga with Chelsey Korus
YogaWorks SoHo
459 Broadway, 2nd floor
Fri 4:45 PM to 5:45 PM
Intermediate
www.yogaworks.com

The corner spot in room number 2 at YogaWorks SoHo looks out over hundreds of hurried passers-by on Broadway and Grand Street from the second floor windows – perfect for a one-hour hot power yoga class.

“Now do the vinyasa with your eyes closed,” says Chelsey Korus over the music track, “and go to that space inside of you, away from everything.”  

That changes everything. For a moment.  

We enter a challenging, fast-paced lunge to Warrior 3 to Utkatasana, chair pose, sequence. When we repeat it, I’m almost grateful: at least I’m not flailing about, trying to figure out what we’re doing. Chelsey Korus provides encouragement with her upbeat directions, and not only that. Her physique is inspiring. Slim, trim and incredibly toned, you imagine she got that way doing what we’re doing now.

Chelsey happens to be blonde as well, and tanned as though she just got in from Santa Monica’s original YogaWorks studio. The image of the beach, with all of students on it, is definitely floating in the ether.  

For every foot we put forward into lunge from Down Dog, Chelsey has us touch the knee to the nose or forehead first. Sometimes it takes several three-legged down dogs to knee-to-forehead before that foot can finally rest in between our hands on the mat.

Later on, when we do boat pose by gripping the sides of a block with our feet, raising our knees to our chest with upright torsos, to then extend the legs out so they hover parallel to the floor, for 10 counts, five times, I’m glad that at least I’ve gotten an introduction to my abs!

Chelsey gives alignment instructions where time allows, and occasionally stops us (thank you!) to show the particulars of a pose. The various series seem somewhat familiar: the thigh burning standing sequences with many lunges, eventually getting our elbows down on the mat, twisting the torso from there.

As we swivel into Vasisthasana (side plank) it hits me, ‘Of course, I’ve done all these poses in more or less the same order with one of power yoga’s first, Bryan Kest, many years ago, in Santa Monica, California!’  

After a two-minute Savasana I leave the studio, rushing to my 6pm meditation class in midtown, still sweaty, feeling energized and cleansed, completely ready for meditation – and maybe a little bit closer to being ready for the beach.

Classes are by membership, but drop-in classes for new students are $22. Class package options and new students deals available. Mat rental $2.
--Anneke Lucas for Yoga Sleuth

Chelsey and Matt's Acroyoga Video

2011-07-21T13:08:00.002-04:00

Click the youtube link and check it out! Big props to the artist behind the scenes for his vision and collaboration. Thank you, Josh Maready. This is the story of how this video came to be in his own words:

"last year i shot a motocross champ in soho. as i was waiting for his crew to show up, i saw these two people doing acroyoga on the sidewalk. i guess it was the first time i had ever seen acroyoga and it was pretty friggin cool. i broke out my camera and took a few snaps of them doin their thing and then headed out to shoot ryan. pretty soon ago, i came across the pictures i took of the acroyoga people and had a vision. after some bloodhound work that would make dick tracy proud, i had them in front of my camera yet again to fulfill my vision. behold – the vision:"

a pic from that day in soho a year ago

Photo Shoot at Red Door Studio

2011-07-21T12:51:00.001-04:00

2011-07-21T12:39:00.000-04:00