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Makara Studio

Nourishing their Brooklyn community through affordable yoga classes and charitable products.

PLEDGED $5633

Target Amount $5,500

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Makara Studio

164 Montrose Avenue
Brooklyn, NY 11206
http://makarastudio.com/

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23May

2013

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Nourishing their Brooklyn community through affordable yoga classes and charitable products.

Makara Studio began in the backyard of the Mysore Mandala Mysore, Karnataka where Jonathan Borin and Hannah Harpole met over Chai. Seven months later they connected over tea at Van Leeuwen in Brooklyn. Jonathan took out a lease on the space and Hannah started calling all her crafty friends she had accumulated after living in the neighborhood for eight years. The floor was ripped out, the vision kept expanding.

SUPPORTING COMMUNITY AND GIVING BACK

Makara Studio is dedicated to nourishing our community. We do this by keeping our classes affordable and offering classes by donation, in our schedule. Makara recognizes that we are lucky to be here. We share this gratitude through supporting companies that are creating positive models of doing business like Jade, for the mats used in the studio. The mats we chose support Ovarian cancer research and are the most ecological mat on the market. A tree is planted for every mat sold!

All the products we sell in our mini boutique are made by local artists and one dollar of each product sold goes to The Odanadi Garden Project. Odanadi is an orphanage that co-founder Hannah Harpole helped to create a permaculture garden at in 2011. The Odanadi Garden Project is dedicated to the expansion that garden to cut food costs and eventually produce enough so that residents can sell their crops at the Mysore Farmers Market.

Our Partnership with yogaanywhere.org subsidized the transformation of the space in a way where we had control of the material being chosen for the space. Most of the materials are reclaimed, our floor is treated with linseed oil, and we will be the first space on Montrose to sell cookies baked by a local baker (we know, we have looked for cookies many an afternoon between painting shifts).

Why We're On Smallknot

We need to raise $5,500 to cover the cost of studio supplies. We will use the money to purchase mats, space heaters, a computer for office operations, and a few other things to put the final touches on our studio. We've put a lot of time and thought into our studio, and with your support, we can make Makara perfect.

What You Can Get!

We're offering everything from t-shirts to belly dancing lessons. You can get a discount on single classes, classes with a friend, and memberships of all lengths! We're also providing discounts on the Yoga Hoe Down retreat in upstate New York to be held in September- camping, group dinners, and yoga classes all weekend long. We can't wait to host classes with our supporters!

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Returns

$12

1 Class

Choose from one of our regularly scheduled Mat, Pilates, or Belly Dance classes in the studio. ($15 value)
$20

Makara T-Shirt

American Apparel T-Shirt with Makara's logo. Not in NYC? No problem- I'll ship it to your door! ($25 value)
$20

1 Class for You and a Friend

Choose from one of our regularly scheduled Mat, Pilates, or Belly Dance classes in the studio- and bring a friend along, too!
$50

Private Class at Makara

An hour and 15 minute private class taught by Makara's founder, Hannah Harpole. This is a great way to work on your individual goals! To be scheduled individually. ($100 value)
$75

5 Classes

Choose from 5 of our regularly scheduled Mat, Pilates, or Belly Dance classes in the studio. We do not offer this option regularly, so take advantage! This can also make a great gift.
$90

1 Month Makara Membership

All of the Mat, Pilates, or Belly Dance classes you can handle for a month. This will also get you $40 off the Yoga Hoe Down Retreat in September.
$125

Private Yoga Class in Your Home

Founder Hannah Harpole will instruct an hour and 15 minute session in your home. To be scheduled individually. ($200 value). Limit 10.
$225

3 Month Makara Membership

All of the Mat, Pilates, or Belly Dance classes you can handle for three months. Come three times a day, we dare you. This will also get you $40 off the Yoga Hoe Down Retreat in September. ($255 value)
$250

Yoga for Foodies for 5

An hour and 15 minute yoga class in the Makara studio, followed by a full home cooked dinner for you and four of your friends. Class instruction and meal provided by Hannah Harpole. Dinner menu tailored to your requests. To be scheduled individually. Limit 10.
$400

6 Month Makara Membership

All of the Mat, Pilates, or Belly Dance classes you can handle for six months. This will also get you $40 off the Yoga Hoe Down Retreat in September. ($450 value)
$1000

Makara Party for 15!

You and fourteen of your friends will partake in an hour and fifteen minute Yoga class led by Hannah Harpole, followed by a full home cooked dinner, Tarot card readings by Christie Roe, and a dance performance by the Makara Belly Dance instructor Reiki. To be scheduled individually.