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I would like either one, but choosing Heart Chakra for this time.

If we view the body as a biological machine, then yoga is the software update that recalibrates the hardware.
Research is increasingly showing that mind-body practices like yoga don’t just “relax” the mind; they actually influence the immune system at a molecular level.
When you practice yoga, you are essentially using a “bottom-up” approach to signal your genes and immune cells to shift from a state of pro-inflammatory stress to anti-inflammatory recovery.

1. Activating the “Peacekeepers” (Tregs)
   Regulatory T cells (Tregs) are sensitive to the body’s internal environment. Chronic stress produces high levels of cortisol and adrenaline, which can suppress healthy immune function. Yoga helps activate these cells through:
   • Vagus Nerve Stimulation: Deep, rhythmic breathing (Pranayama) stimulates the vagus nerve. This triggers the “Cholinergic Anti-inflammatory Pathway,” which has been shown to encourage the production and activity of Tregs.
   • Cytokine Regulation: Studies suggest that consistent yoga practice reduces pro-inflammatory cytokines like IL-6 and TNF-\bm{\alpha}. When these “fire-starter” chemicals decrease, the environment becomes much more favorable for “peacekeeper” cells to thrive and maintain balance.
2. Influencing the FOXP3 Gene
   While yoga cannot “fix” a permanent inherited genetic mutation, it can influence Epigenetics—how your genes are expressed (turned “on” or “off”).
   • The “Relaxation Response”: Research into the FOXP3 gene shows that its expression is linked to how the body handles stress. Mind-body interventions have been associated with a “down-regulation” of genes linked to inflammation and an “up-regulation” of genes involved in immune stability.
   • DNA Repair: Some studies indicate that long-term yoga practitioners show lower levels of oxidative stress, which protects the integrity of the FOXP3 gene and prevents the kind of cellular damage that leads to harmful mutations.

We’re excited to start planning an in-person East Coast meetup for our student community — likely sometime in February or March.

Before we lock in the details, we’d love your help with two things:

1. Where should we host it?
2. Which date works best for you?

This will be a relaxed, friendly gathering to:
• Connect with fellow students
• Share experiences and stories
• Have meaningful conversations
• Practice yoga together

Right now, we’re simply trying to understand what works best for most of you.

Possible locations (East Coast):

• New York / New Jersey
• Washington DC / Northern Virginia
• Boston
• Philadelphia
• Baltimore
• Other (please mention)

Possible dates:

• Sunday, Feb 22
• Sunday, March 1
• Sunday, March 8

How you can help:

Please comment with:
City + preferred date

For example:
New York – March 1

Once we see the responses, we’ll pick the most popular location first and then finalize the exact venue and time.

Really looking forward to meeting many of you in person

Jitendra Gupta Trisha Dey Anil

Great to see the excitment! We will announce the dates and times soon!

Sunny K , Jitendra Gupta, Kanchan N Sorry, am seeing all these comments today. I dint get any notification. But someone from MYT reached out in DM, and we discussed all details, Thank you all.

Heart Chakra Yoga Flow

Self love

heart chakra

Hello! Namastey
Thank you so much for reaching out and for the warm welcome to the platform. I would be absolutely glad to take your classes!

I specialize in Hatha and Vinyasa yoga. My teaching style is very restorative and relaxing, focusing on helping you find balance and calm through mindful movement.I place a strong focus on Pranayams (breathwork) too.

For our session I would like to offer you a slot tomorrow(Friday) at
9:00 a.m. – 10:00 a.m. EST (7:30 p.m. – 8:30 p.m. IST)

During our class, we can also discuss and decide on the best schedule for our future meetings. Please let me know if this works for you! I look forward to seeing you on the mat and practicing together.

Nurys Paci Hello! Thank you so much for reaching out and for the warm welcome to the platform. I would be absolutely glad to take your classes!

Regarding the schedule, I would like to offer you the following slot:

9:00 a.m. – 10:00 a.m. EST for Tomorrow (Friday)

Please let me know if this timing works for you, and we can go ahead and finalize everything. During our class, we can certainly discuss and decide on the best schedule and timings for our future meetings on other days as well.
I look forward to seeing you tomorrow!

a self love yoga flow

Hariharan Kumar please let them know the teacher schedule

Hi Everyone,

We’re planning something special for Valentine Week and wanted to share a little preview with you.

We’ll be hosting two gentle, heart-focused sessions:
• A Heart Chakra Yoga Flow
• A Self Love Yoga Flow

These sessions are designed to help you slow down, reconnect with yourself, and move with a little more awareness and care.

We’ll be sharing the dates and registration links later this week.

In the meantime, we’d love to know -
Which one are you more excited about?

(You can just comment Heart Chakra or Self Love)

What classes will you be teaching? Times?

makes sense Angela Broadbent

Angela Broadbent Hi Angela - We need more details to investigate this. I am sending you a message to understand this better.

I don’t think we choose what we like and dislike lol. For example, I don’t like cooking and avoid it whenever possible. Everyone knows that they should exercise for their health, but if they don’t enjoy it, for many that isn’t sufficient motivation. Then there’s another extreme - those for who exercise is almost like a drug. In between, there’s a whole range of people, myself included. Motivation is very complex. Then, you have to do what’s pragmatically possible for you personally. For example, the last 50 years or so, my main hobby apart from talking has been taekwondo, which I can’t do as much due to osteoarthritis in my hip, so now I only teach it two days, and that’s why I started yoga. I find MYT very convenient as I don’t have to travel anywhere to do it.

Juliana Most of feel the same… but, what if you measured the small improvements instead of raising the bar to doing “All Asanas”

Angela Broadbent totally agree with finding or doing something you love. But, is there a choice in today’s world to not like exercise? We are all in front of screens all day with little or no movement otherwise which is a recipe for disaster…