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Holistic, Authentic and Compassionate Yoga
Bunok is bright, professional and passionate about her yoga practice. She has an interactive style that is both enlightening and nurturing. I appreciate the high emphasis on achieving accuracy in the postures to maximize strength and safety. I highly recommend Bunok to anyone looking for a great holistic approach to the practice!
Niki Moore, Artist
The Day My Neighbor Told Me About Bunok Kravitz and Her Yoga Classes Was One of the Luckiest Days in My Life!
I have always been a walker to keep in shape (and for my sanity!) but could not find an exercise that I liked. I walked into Bunok’s studio and I knew after that first class, that I had found what I was looking for. It is everything I could ever want in a form of exercise. The class starts with a 10 – 15 minute guided meditation, which is seriously as important as the yoga class itself, and goes into one movement after the next, with Bunok constantly coming around making sure you are in exactly the correct position. I still can’t understand how anything as simple as these postures, can make such a difference in the way I look and feel!
As I have said to Bunok many times “This is so sophisticated!" It is slow and deliberate yet very powerful. I never feel like I’m overworked and yet when I sit in the car afterwards, my entire body is shaking. I’m truly amazed at the results. I lost 15 pounds doing yoga every other day for 40 days (OK, so I quit drinking too!, but just the same, that’s pretty good.) And my life is more on track than it's been in years. So yeah, let's say, I recommend it!!!!
-Annie Moses, Photographer and Peacemaker - www.anniemoses.com
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With Bunok Kravitz; This is Not Your Mother’s Yoga
I’ve only attempted yoga a few times, usually at the request of friends, and I invariably found the exercises too slow and time consuming. The yoga instructors conducted their classes in large studios and spoke in a kind of detached, disembodied voice that almost put me to sleep. Yoga was synonymous with boredom, as far as I was concerned.
But that was before yoga with Bunok. There is a unique, healing, nourishing, compassionate quality to her voice as she guides her students through the ten-minute meditation component that begins each session. She sometimes asks her students to “rid themselves of the addiction for thinking”, which is harder than one thinks -- that’s how I entertain myself -- but I gradually increased my ability to dump stuff out of my head and keep it empty for a few seconds.
Bunok then proceeds with a series of exercises that focus on a particular area of the body and most of her students gaze in wonder as they watch her effortless, graceful, athletic demonstration of each pose. She challenges you to do what she has demanded right away, and then moves from mat to mat and does a hands-on correction/adjustment for each student, identifying individual problems and offering gentle encouragement, which works wonders.
There are challenging sessions that sometimes have me singing the “chaturanga blues”, but when I’m finished I have a sense of peace and tranquility that is pretty rare for me. Another unintended consequence is that all this yoga with Bunok has lifted my spirits in almost imperceptible ways as I try to figure out how to remake my life. I can actually feel a shift occurring. Try yoga with Bunok. It’ll change your life.
- Grace Godlin, Retired School Teacher, Philanthropist
Tidbits from My Experience
-This program is a STRETCH -- inside my mind, my heart & my body.
-My path is clearer, brighter and aware.
-Bunok's honesty, experience and vision has kept me coming back each morning. Her skilled direction has allowed each of us to move at a customized pace.
-I'm transforming like a butterfly.
-This program has helped me to break down walls mentally and physically.
-I feel leaner, more confident and aware.
-It's a challenge to wake up so early, show up and practice with intention, but this short 40 days delivers life long positive results.
-I use my morning practice in every aspect of my day.
-This program has taught me how to breathe- to breathe in a life I so deserve!
-Camille, Independent Consultant, Arbonne International
I've Learned that if I Put My Mind to Something, I Can Achieve It
This program is a commitment to yourself; to look inside of yourself. You should only do it if you are ready to change your life. It's a full journey of connecting mind, spirit and body. Don't jump on this journey unless you're ready to go for the ride; a roller coaster ride with a happy ending!
- Gia, Film and Television Producer
As a Middle-Aged Newcomer to Yoga I Was Scared that an Old Dog Couldn't Learn New Tricks
I feared that struggling to pretzel my stiff old body into impossible positions would leave me feeling overwhelmed. In no time, Bunok's playful spirit and infectious energy convinced me that yoga was not only fun but would become an integral part of my life. Whether a novice or an experienced practitioner, she creatively individualizes her instruction to maximize each students full potential. She has a unique gift to make all the effort entailed in a serious yoga practice a genuine blast!!!
-Frank Strasser, Artist and Musician
I Had Never Done Yoga Until My 46th Year When I Went Out to LA to Visit My Sister
I had always been a runner and was certified at one point as a personal trainer but had since then gained a great deal of weight and did not know how I was ever going to get back. I was shocked at how exhausted I was after my first class with Bunok Kravitz. It did not seem like we were exercising that hard, certainly not as hard as extreme aerobics or resistance training and yet I felt my muscles shake and I felt completely spent at the end of the class. We did yoga almost everyday while I was there for the 2 weeks and my body changed dramatically right before my very eyes. It seemed almost effortless in ways. I was afraid to come back home for fear that I could not live without Bunok and her class but she has been kind enough to accommodate me via phone speaker/skype. I am begging her to PLEASE make a video as I have used others now but none of them compare to Bunok's. I suppose the most common problem I have found with them is that they do not hold the poses long enough for me to adjust myself and allow my vertebrae time to stretch. I love yoga with Bunok because she holds each pose just long enough to cause me to start to shake. I also notice that my constant neck pain has diminished with Bunok's yoga. I had spinal fusion on my cervical vertebrae in 2004 and it has never really stopped hurting since until I started doing yoga with Bunok. I suppose if I had to say one thing about yoga with Bunok it is that it is LIFE CHANGING. Thank you Bunok Kravitz!! Chicago needs you!"
-Liza Callahan, Singer,
Palos Park, IL
I Am Pleased to Recommend Bunok, Who Somehow Knows How to Unwind My Stress Without Me Asking
She is supportive, gentle, intuitive, informative and so patient, which is exactly the yoga experience I want. The rush of time seems to stop during her classes.
-Dale Casterline, CBS Television Distribution Media Sales |
