Gina Menza

There a a few specialties she calls home... Restorative Yoga became a passion after completing Judith Lasater's Restore and Renew teacher trainings nearly 20 years ago. Collaborating with Mona Anand, she created a restorative training she does both internationally and in NYC regularly. Each season Gina leads a themed restorative workshop at Om City Yoga incorporating essential oils. The blend of aromatherapy and restorative yoga create a unique experience each time. More recently Gina completed Loren Fishmans' Yoga for Osteoporosis Certification and teaches her own interpretation in twice-weekly SimpleYoga:Stronger Bones classes. Practicing regularly in this style reversed her own osteoporosis and her classes show her connection and passion in keeping strong as we grow older. She has lead the prenatal modules of Teacher Trainings at Ishta,Yoga, New York Yoga, House of Jai, and Dou Yoga just to name a few and created her own Gina Menza Prenatal Yoga after co-creating the first Yoga Alliance registered prenatal yoga school in Manhattan years earlier.She creates an intimate, supportive environment for those seeking to deepen their understanding of what it takes to instruct a woman in yoga class throughout her pregnancy. Her expertise is based on thousands of hours of hands-on experience with moms-to-be, yoga teacher trainees, as well as her direct experience mothering her own three children.