Summer Special! Now through 9/17
Until September 17
Ten classes for $160! Good for 10 weeks. One purchase at a time. No transfers, extensions, or sharing.
Teacher Training 2025-2026
October 2025-April 2026
The Shala Ft. Greene/ In Studio and Online Hybrid
200 and 300 Hr Teacher Training begins in October! Bring resilience and peace into your home, workplace, neighborhood, and community. Deepen your practice and learn how to teach with Shala Teachers and Special Guests. Scholarships are available – click the “sign up” link to learn more.
Beginner Guitar Class with Kyle Tigges
Mondays Weekly from 1:30-2:30 pm
$20
The Shala Ft. Greene
Curious about the joys of playing the guitar? This drop-in music class is open to adults and older teens who are brand new to guitar as well as those with more experience who might be looking to solidify their playing. Each session will begin with a group tuning session followed by a variety of slow and relaxing guitar and singing exercises. We will then explore and experiment with various elements of rhythm, harmony, and melody as we play and sing sweet songs together.
Students should bring their own guitars.
Kyle is a local folk musician and music teacher who has taught a vibrant mix of people of all ages and musical backgrounds. He taught full time at the New York City Guitar School from 2008 to 2023 and is currently a director at the Jalopy Theatre/School of Folk Music.
Questions: kyle@jalopytheatre.org
Singing Classes with Uncle
Second Friday of the month: Aug 8, Sep 12, Oct 10, Nov 14 & Dec 12
Class Card or Donation
The Shala Ft. Greene
COME SING CALL AND RESPONSE with Gulam Mohammed Mirashi, Master Vocalist and Teacher. The singing, chanting, and harmonium-playing that you know and love from Shala classes is directly influenced by the teachings of Ustad Gulam Mohammed Mirashi, affectionately known as “Uncle.” He is the seventh generation of his vocal line, drawing from the Agra Gharana as well as regional influences from his native Rajasthan. All lessons include scale work, philosophy, and call-and-response singing.
Yoga in the Park
Saturdays, 11am-12pm, May 10-October 18
FREE
Fort Greene Park, Passive Lawn #1 (just East of the monument)
Our season of Free Yoga in Ft. Greene Park begins on May 10! Come practice in the great outdoors of our beautiful neighborhood with Shala Teachers – rotating weekly. Bring your own mat and a water bottle. We meet in Fort Greene Park, Passive Lawn #1 (near the monument). Classes are dependent on good weather.
The Athlete’s Series with Tam Green
Saturdays: July 5 & 26 and August 2 & 9 | 6:45pm-7:45pm
Sliding Scale Donation
The Shala Ft. Greene
The Athlete’s Series invites athletes and movement artists from diverse disciplines of performance. Sequencing is grounded in building resilience through the presence of the breath. An invitation to cultivate embodied awareness while encouraging full range mobility, flexibility and core strength for injury prevention. This class offers rhythmic, gentle and invigorating postures. Modifications/alignment are interwoven to relieve tension, improve balance, reduce stress and center a mindful approach to recovery.
Sha La La
Friday, June 20, Wednesday, July 9, Friday, August 22: 1:30-2:15 pm
$20
The Shala Ft. Greene
This drop-in singing class is open to everyone and will help folks connect more deeply with their own voices and the voices of others. Each class will offer a balanced mix of vocal exercises, simple ear training tunes, vocal harmony play, and (of course) really enjoyable songs to sing all together.
Buddhist Studies at The Shala
October 2025-April 2026
The Shala Ft. Greene, In Studio and Online
With Sharon Salzberg, Dr. Constance Kassor, Jacquie Brown, Barbara Verrochi, Kristin Leigh
Options for Drop-ins and a Teacher Track. Click “Sign up” to learn more.
Class Schedule
In Studio, Online, Outdoor