The word Yoga from the Sanksrit word yui means to “yoke” or to “bind”. It is often interpreted as “union” and the practice of yoga unites us with ourselves, our surroundings and the divine. The word Hatha translated as ha meaning “sun” and tha meaning “moon” refers to the many diverse and opposite aspects in all of us. Hatha Yoga is a path toward creating balance and uniting these opposites. In our physical bodies we develop a balance of strength and flexibility. Hatha Yoga can be a powerful tool for self-transformation. It asks us to bring our attention to our breath, which helps us to still the fluctuations of the mind and be more present in the unfolding of each moment.

Patty received her yoga certification from the New Age Center in Nyack , New York, under the direction of Paula Heitzner,RYT. She is a member of Yoga Alliance and has been teaching and directing the hatha yoga program at Chosun Taekwondo Academy & Hatha Yoga Center for 10 years. Her background includes receipt of a BFA from Florida State University in dance technique. She received a scholarship at the Alvin Ailey American Dance School in New York City , then went on to study movement technique with Martha Graham, Merce Cunningham, Viola Farber and Dan Wagoner. She also teaches modern dance technique at the Moving Company Dance Center in Warwick , New York.

Robin has been involved in mind/body healing arts for 25 yrs. and became a certified yoga instructor in 2000. She holds certificates from Raji Thron's Yoga Synthesis and in Integral Yoga (Swami Satchidananda). She is a registered member of the Yoga Alliance and The Integral Yoga Teacher's Association. Her background in massage therapy informs her teaching style, which is gentle, yet vigorous. Robin's commitment to Yoga has extended to college courses in Yoga Psychology and Vedic Philosophy. She is currently researching Yoga as a healing modality; from East to West.

Carol Hutchinson is a Certified Kripalu Yoga Instructor and a Registered Movement Therapist with over 20 years of teaching experience. Carol received a BA in music and dance from Middlebury College, and went on to dance in the Mimi Kagan Kim Company in Boston. Later in New York City, Carol studied with the Dance Therapist, Irmgard Bartenieff, and then taught movement theory and correctives at the Laban Bartenieff Institute of Movement Studies. As her interest in Yoga intensified, she became a Certified Kripalu Yoga Instructor and founded Breathing Room Yoga, a successful private yoga studio in Park Slope.

Carol has been affiliated with Chosun since 2002. She studied Taekwondo with Master Doug Cook and earned her 1 st degree black belt in 2007. She enjoys teaching yoga to students of all ages and backgrounds and continues her work and further education in movement and healing. Currently Carol is pursuing studies in Occupational Therapy and doing research in the therapeutic effects of yoga for depression and other medical conditions.