Athleta Shopping Experience

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Vibrant Nation treated myself and fellow bloggers with an outfit from Athleta so that we could feel well dressed for an aerial yoga event we were attending the next day. As you know, I teach yoga so I was very excited for this opportunity.  When I walked in the store, the shopping experience provided us with a personal connection to the Athleta brand quality customer service.

Being that I am a 34DD, I was concerned if they would have something that worked for me. Anyone who has larger assets like myself, knows that finding something flattering AND functional is a real job!

I was very excited to find many clothing options that worked for me! 

The staff was very helpful.  Once they saw me selecting several items, they took the selections and set up a dressing room for me.  While in the dressing room, the staff kept checking on me and bringing me alternative sizes and styles to meet my specifications in an outfit. 

Check us out in our new outfits!

I was very surprised by the community aspect of Athleta's studio and classes. The store we visited, debuted a fitness studio in the basement. The fitness studio is your typical studio with a large mirror and wooden floors. They even have equipment for the classes such as mats, light hand weights and towels. The classes are completely free to patrons who wish to participate and range from Barre to yoga to lunchtime meditation. 

Anyone wishing to participate in a class can sign-in through a no-fuss digital front desk.

Check your local store page for details, then show up and get your sweat on. I would love to take part in the classes and perhaps one day teach a yoga class there.

My favorite Athleta purchase was the Optimism Tank top that held my 34DDs and it performed well when I wore it. Even when I went upside down the aerial yoga session.

My favorite part of the Athleta shopping experience was that I never felt rushed or neglected. I took my time while trying to pick the perfect outfit for my event. The staff was patient and asked great questions about what exactly I was looking for!

I will definitely shop at Athleta again; they are the kind of athletic gear facility that makes me feel like a kid in a candy store. I recommend Athleta to my yoga students who are looking for quality clothing to practice in.

This is a sponsored conversation written by me on behalf of Vibrant Nation.  #ad The opinions and text are all mine.

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It is open to anyone who has never tried Yoga or those that are interested in reviewing the basics. The focus will be on cultivating a relaxed state to cope with issues effecting our community.

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 Summer Solstice NYC 2015 Weekend 

Yoga Flava Style!

Join Yoga Instructors, Kiesha Battles, Dana Smith 

and Robin Downes

 for a fun filled healing weekend to welcome Summer 2015 in NYC 

Review details below and / or contact 

via email: robin@yogaflava.com or call 310-266-7362

 Click Here to Join The Facebook Event Page

Saturday, June 20, 2015 

YOGA FLAVA PAMPER DAY

PRE - SOLSTICE SOIREE 

TIME TO ALIGN! 

Join us for a fun filled healing weekend to welcome alignment with the energy of Summer. It is a time to celebrate the triumph of light over darkness in the individual. 

Mind over madness - urban transcendence retreat in NYC

10:00am - 11:00am -  (Suggestion - Grab a fresh squeezed juice /smoothie at "Cool Fresh Juice Bar" on 2661AA Broadway between 101st Street and 102nd Street   - Cost Not Included)
and / or
Meet and greet (Ticket Holders Light Breakfast Refreshments- Bottle Water and Fruit) at Robin Downes' Yoga Flava Sancturary -  Rooftop - 235 W. 102ndst Street. 

11:30am - Walk to Riverside Park / Hudson River

11:30am - 12:30am - Kiesha Battles, Yoga Me - Introduction to Sun Salutations
Learn the history behind the Yoga Flow series “Surya Namaskar” (Sun Salutations). The Sun creates and sustains life; its cycles mark the flow of our daily activities. We link breath with movement in our yoga practice.

This workshop will provide you with the fundamentals of Sun Salutations. Each pose will be broken down. Experienced instructor Kiesha Battles will provide you with modifications and explain contraindications to provide you with a firm foundation to practice this series.

(NYC  Location - Riverside Park, Hudson River at 96th - North of Tennis Courts  -  Tentitive)

12:30am - Walk to Lunch Spot 

Lunch 1:00pm - 2:30pm 

(Ayurveda Cafe, 706 Amsterdam Ave, New York, NY 10025 - Suggestion - Cost Not Included )

3:00pm -4:00pm  - Robin Downes - Yoga Flava For Sensual Healing

Come enjoy the journey toward the contemplation of the answer to the question:

– “What is your authentic heartfelt desire?”
Take the time to cultivate a state of being that opens your heart with a sequence of Yoga Poses, that provide ancient moves to contemporary grooves. Once your heart is open you can begin the journey that leads to an invitation to intimacy.

  Open to ALL levels.
 

(NYC  Location  - Central Park , near Rumsey Play field - Tentitive )

4:30pm -Walk to Rumsey Playfied

The Big Quiet – A Meditation in Central Park

June 20 @ 5:00 pm - 6:00 pm

| Free

Quiet. In New York City, it’s the one thing even money can’t buy. SummerStage and Medi Club invite you to join in on Saturday, June 20th as New Yorkers from all five boroughs converge for the first Big Quiet: a twenty-minute, practice-agnostic moment of mass meditation and calm for all ages and experience levels.

We will ask you to do your part toward keeping the peace by muting your cell phone, turning off your screens and music, standing or sitting in stillness and savoring a stadium of silent community in the heart of Central Park. Simple meditation tips will be provided for first timers but participants are strongly encouraged to engage whichever way feels most natural. Admission is free and bleacher seats are available but you are welcome to bring your own mat to sit on. Please arrive at 5:00 pm sharp to set up, get comfortable and prepare for a weekend memory you won’t soon forget.

Doors at 5, Big Quiet from 5:30 to 5:50. 

Venue

SummerStage, Central Park

Rumsey Playfield, New York, NY United States

 

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Summer, where ya been? This Saturday night at The Park 112 Join us this Saturday night as we get ready to officially kick off the Summer season in style!! "SUMMER, WHERE YA BEEN" @THE PARK 112 - 2080 Frederick Douglass Blvd. Harlem USA Doors open 10=3am. Early arrival suggested. Kitchen open til 1am. HOSTED BY ROBIN DOWNES OF YOGA FLAVA(Kicking off International Yoga Day) Sundresses, tennis skirts, shorts and pastels encouraged!! Music by Superhero DJ Jon Quick NO COVER w/RSVP to http://summerwhereyabeen.eventbrite.com Birthday packages available. Email us at jonquickevents@gmail.com

The Park 112
2080 Frederick Douglass Blvd, New York, NY 10026

(646) 524-6610

http://www.thepark112.com/ 

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I have space for exactly 6 people to join me for a group session in Riverside Park. If it rains we can do meditation and pranayama in the Penthouse. The group will gather in the lobby of 235 W. 102nd Street (Between B'way and West End Ave.) in time for departure to the park at exactly 11:00am. We will enjoy Yoga in the Park from 11:15am - 12:15pm

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June 1st
June 8th
June 15th

Please click here that you want to "join" this event. Make the investment in yourself with one of the recession buster prices. Email me so that I can send you your invoice to process the payment to: robin@yogaflava.com

$30.00 for the full series up front (3 sessions for $10.00 each)
 

$15.00 per drop in session.

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Invitation To Dance For Heart Health | National Wear Red Day | Feel Rich Goes Red

In recognition of the 10th National Wear Red Day on February. 1, 2013, Go Red For Women asks that across America, Women Go Red!

Join Robin Downes of Yoga Flava, Spokeswoman for The Feel Rich Goes Red Campaign, with The American Heart Association, spreading the awareness about living healthy, wearing red and fighting heart disease - the No. 1 killer of women! We look forward to socializing and having a good time raising awareness. 

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Madame X
94 Houston Street, NYC

7pm - 11pm
Wear RED for FREE Entry

D.J. Jay Wright
Neo-Soul | RnB | Latin | Hip Hop | Raggae | House

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In the spirit of having heart health awareness and being hot for your Valentine - I have several events to help get you in sync with the season. Check out the Facebook event pages below and join the journey - ENJOY!

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2. National Wear Red Day With Yoga Flava At Madame x
Come Dance For Your Heart Health :
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3. Sensual Healing "Online Live " Interactive Playshop "Heartfelt Desire": Feel Rich Goes Red
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