Although I am an avid internet user, I have to admit that I had never attended events solely based on information from the internet. Now, I was ready to explore this new way of networking. I found an interesting event on yelp.com and decided to go for it.
Enjoying free yoga class at Sankalpa Yoga which was sponsered by luxuryspot.com
It was a free yoga event organized by TheLuxurySpot.com, a lifestyle site founded by New York socialite Bryce Gruber. Sankalpah yoga, a posh yoga center in midtown Manhattan, provided space for the event.
Emily Sloane, who had also come for the event, said she uses yelp all the time and always had a good experience. “I use Yelp and other sites like Menupages.com all the time,” she said. “Since this is a free event, I wanted to check it out.”
The exercise room was spacious with big windows. The walls were colored deep red and orange, the colors of the yogis. Sanskrit slokas (poems) were written all over the wall. The room evoked peaceful energy.
Celebrity NYC/ Hamptons instructor Dia Hollenbeck-Minkow put some melodious music we started our class. As per her instructions, we changed our posture from one asana to another. By the end of the hour, I was exhausted.
Yoga is definitely the hip way to be in shape these days. “There are a lot of people training to be yoga instructor,” said Maria Pena, the friendly receptionist at Sankalpah yoga.
However, being a yoga instructor is a lot of hard work. Erik Kragh who is learning to be a yoga instructor at Sankalpah yoga said, “I used to teach martial arts before and I thought it would be a walk in the park. But it’s been fun. It takes you somewhere you don’t expect to go.”
All the participants for the event also got a free Shobha® Ingrown Hair Relief Lotion from LS and a coupon for a week of free yoga class from Sankalpah yoga.
I got freebies, terrific exercise for the body and mind and made new friends. My first experience going out on a blind internet event was definitely a success.