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Murder of Crows Fitness

Founded in 2012 in Crown Heights, they believe in an inclusive fitness program for all people to achieve their goals.

From new to CrossFit, to experienced athletes, their group classes are designed to safely challenge you in a fun, supportive atmosphere. They believe that a community approach to fitness is the most successful model for achieving sustained success.

Murder of Crows Barbell

MOC began as an open gym program at Crow Hill CrossFit and blossomed into one of the largest, and strongest, dedicated weightlifting and powerlifting teams in New York. We partner together for many events and we strongly recommend their 6 week weightlifting classes for those looking to improve their weightlifting technique.

CrossFit Sunset Park

A home to anyone willing to walk through the garage doors. It’s an amazing facility that fosters community and health in Sunset Park, Brooklyn. Make sure to sign up for their free trials on Saturdays!

Coach Alfie Tauste 

Precision Nutrition Level 1 Coach CrossFit Level 2 Trainer NASM Certified Personal Trainer 

I believe in working from a holistic approach taking in consideration the specificity of all aspects and “seasons” of your life as well as the seasons of the year! Together we will work towards your goals and simultaneously we will achieve a state of “Super Health” in a progressive way.

With motivation, accountability and follow ups you’ll work with your body and health in the direction you need. Learning and understanding your health will lead you to confidence. With confidence you’ll happily achieve your goals. Let’s go!

Meghan Krupka, LMT Meghan brings a highly analytical, specific and intuitive touch to massage therapy. She believes touch is a coveted and intrinsic part of our human existence, and that it can be used to help guide people out of pain, to bolster overall well-being and to generate bodily awareness. Her overarching goals for her clients is to have them walk out knowing more about their physical self, to have relaxed their nervous system into a parasympathetic state, to have reduced discomfort and pain and to have them feeling more confident in movement.

Meghan is also a certified mat Pilates instructor through the Kane School and works full-time as a structural engineer. While Olympic weightlifting is near and dear to her heart, she also enjoys general functional fitness, running, hot yoga and playing sports recreationally. 

We are proud to introduce you to Zara, our resident Somatic Movement Therapist - the style of therapy you never knew you needed!

Zara is a weightlifter, acrobat, former yoga teacher and supporter of growth, introspection and the feeling of Feelings.

So, what is Somatic Movement Therapy?

Somatic means “of the body”.

In this type of therapy we get to listen to what the body is saying, and try to get all of us - mind, body, emotions - to join the conversation.

This work can involve talking, introspection, movement, touch, or all of the above.

Somatic movement therapy is a great form of therapy for easing anxiety, stress, tension and pain. It is for anyone who wants to feel more at home in their body.

Zara specialises in a few areas:

Embodiment and emotional understanding:
Most of the time, we are not brought up learning that our inner world is important and should be listened to. But there is a richness of self-understanding that can be gained from paying attention to what’s going on ‘under the hood’. We are complex, emotional beings and we -and our relationships- always benefit from getting to know ourselves better.

Grief support and processing:
There are few human experiences more debilitating than grief. In a city like NYC, it can feel like we are not as well-supported as we would like to be, and grief absolutely requires support. There is space to feel held, and fall apart when needed. Sessions will ultimately move towards integration and looking forward to the future.

Emotional Mediation:
Relationships are hard, and communication through rough patches can be harder. These emotional mediation sessions are for people who want to mend the rift or change the pattern that keeps getting in the way of being able to stay close. This differs from relationship counselling in that we will usually focus on just one main issue, and the aim is for the sessions to be finite and not ongoing.

The benefits of this work are far-reaching, and the following list contains a few of the experiences that can be helped by Somatic Therapy:

Anxiety and worry
Indecision or stuckness
'Inaccessibility' of certain emotions
Depression and low moods
Pain, fear or discomfort in the body
Curiosity around movement and expression
A need to have a space just to express feelings
Grief, loss and sadness
Change
Processing difficult experiences

Zara works out of the Good Reps space on some weekends, and her office in Clinton Hill the rest of the time. Please check out her website and get in touch with her for a free consultation call to see if working with her might be a good fit!

Tara Tonini is a lover of nature, movement, color and creativity.  Tara is a Hatha and Kundalini yoga and meditation teacher, Birth Doula, Master Reiki Healer and currently working on her Master's of Science in Traditional Chinese Medicine. Tara has studied with Bessel Van Der Kolk, M.D., Lisa Danylchuk, LMFT, Lisa Levine, MS LAc and Hari Kaur Khalsa. She is a founding member of The Center For Yoga and Trauma Recovery and served for five years as Director of Curriculum Development and Mentorship at Exhale to Inhale where she led yoga training worldwide. 

Tara’s classes are accessible to all ages, levels of experience and abilities with a special focus on functional movement. Tara specializes in pre and postnatal yoga supporting birthing people as they prepare for birth and new parents nourish themselves physically, mentally and emotionally. 

Each class will offer you an opportunity to destress, increase flexibility and circulation, build strength and connect to the present moment through mindfulness meditation techniques. The goal of each class is to work towards improving your physical and mental wellness.

Tara offers yoga, meditation, reiki and breath work at Good Reps Vanderbilt

Heartland Strength was created to accommodate the growing weightlifting community in Omaha.

From beginner to advanced, Olympic weightlifting (Oly), powerlifting and functional fitness, Heartland Strength’s staff is here to house anyone looking to get strong and have fun doing it.