WORKSHOPS & EVENTS
FEBRUARY
Valentine's Special: PARTNER’S THAI MASSAGE WORKSHOP with PIA
A returning annual favorite — spaces fill fast! Early sign up is encouraged.
Give the gift of touch.
Pia invites you to this 90-minute Partners Massage Workshop, a favorite annual experience here at Kala. Learn how to give a deeply nourishing, intuitive massage that feels good for both the giver and the receiver. Drawing from the ancient teachings of Thai Bodywork, this workshop incorporates gentle stretching techniques and assisted, yoga-like postures designed to relax the entire body.
You’ll learn how to work efficiently and comfortably—no sore thumbs, no second-guessing—while developing confidence in your own unique style. This practice is done fully clothed and on the floor, making it easy to share anywhere. Throughout the workshop, participants will both give and receive massage, with opportunities for feedback to refine technique. We’ll explore how to listen with our hands (and even our feet!) and tap into the quiet healing power of mindful, intentional touch.
No romantic relationship required. Sign up is per pair.
Bring a partner, friend, roommate, parent—or anyone you’d like to share this experience with.
Dates & Locations:
Friday, February 13 — Kalā Bushwick
7:00–8:30 PMSaturday, February 14 — Kalā Williamsburg
2:00–3:30 PM
Early Bird Discount: Sign up before 1/26 for $20 off! Use code EARLY14 at checkout.
FROM THE FEET UP WORKSHOP with KATYA
The feet are the body’s foundation, and their health impacts the entire system. They are our connection to the earth and the way we move through the world. In this workshop, we’ll focus on the feet, exploring exercises to improve strength, flexibility, and circulation. Students will learn stretching and strengthening techniques for the feet as they relate to the legs, and hips, and discover how they work together for better mobility. Ayurvedic massage and restorative poses will also be used to relieve the pressure of standing and walking for long hours. Students will leave with practical tools to maintain healthy, happy feet both at home and in their practice.
What we will focus on:
How placement of the feet effects the legs and lower back
Mobility and strengthening exercises
Flexibility through the foot, in relation to the legs and hips
Ayurvedic massage and restorative postures
What Students will learn and take away:
How to find proper placement and utilize proper mobility to keep the feet happy and healthy
How to strengthen the feet effectively
How to stretch the feet using their connection to the legs and lower back
How to use massage and restorative practice effectively to relieve and care for the feet
Dates & Locations:
Saturday, February 21 — Kalā Bushwick
2:00–2:30 PM
Member Discount: Kalā Members receive 15% off
CHANT & RESTORATIVE YOGA: LOVE IS ALWAYS WORKSHOP WITH NIKITA AND ZANDER
Why is Valentines Day the only day to celebrate love?
In this chanting and restorative yoga experience, Nikita Bhasin + zander cole guide us through Love Is Always: an immersive exploration of divine love through story, call and response singing with harmonium and drums, and restful yoga postures supported by props. We weave in stories across Hindu mythology of bhakti (devotion) - romance, friendship, and everything in between. You’ll leave feeling slow, soft, rested, and melted from the inside out, embodied in how deeply you are loved and how much love you have to give.
About Nikita
Nikita Bhasin is a bhakti practitioner, yoga teacher, and musician based in Brooklyn, NY. Through her yoga and kirtan practices, she seeks to converse with the unseen and embrace the unknown.
About zander
zander cole (they/them) kirtan walle, offers devotional music and film in the journey toward collective liberation. zandercole.com
Free for Kalā Members / $35 Drop-In
Date & Location:
Friday, February 22 — Kalā Bushwick
2:30–4:00 PM
LINE DANCE WORKSHOP: A CELEBRATION OF BLACK HISTORY THROUGH MOVEMENT AND MUSIC with KENDRA
Let’s party and dance together! Soul Line Dance (aka Hustlin’) is a joyful, multigenerational dance form rooted in Black cultural traditions, from enslavement and the Harlem Renaissance to disco and today. In this workshop, you’ll learn popular line dances like the Electric Slide and the Wobble, plus more intricate favorites like the NA Hustle. Kendra breaks each dance down step-by-step so you can make it your own and hit the floor with confidence. Come get your hustle on!
About Kendra
Kendra J. Ross is a Detroit-born dancer, choreographer, teaching artist, and community organizer based in Bed-Stuy, Brooklyn. She has performed and presented work internationally with Urban Bush Women and others, is a Jerome Hill Artist Fellow, and is the Founder & Director of STooPS, a community arts initiative activating neighborhood stoops as accessible gathering spaces.
Price: $30
Date & Location:
Saturday, February 28 — Kalā Bushwick
2:00–3:00 PM