Class Highlight: Barre
With origins as a ballet-inspired fitness practice, Barre has taken the world by storm over the past decade. Its all-encompassing practice engages various muscle groups to create a lean and long shape, blending aspects of yoga, ballet and strength training as well as emphasizing proper form and small movements. Before you get started, here’s a few key points to make the most of your Barre experience.
5 Ways To Start Your Day at The Aurelian
While dinners at the Atrium and Broadway serenades at lunch are welcome perks of The Aurelian membership, the Club also offers a perfect space to start your weekday. Here are five ways to take advantage of TPC before 10:00 am.
Membership 101: Did You Know…
Your The Aurelian membership comes with a plethora of perks — from dining options and happy hours, bookable meeting spaces and private dining options to wellness classes and services, opportunities within the Club abound. But how, when and where to access them? As we come upon the Club’s one-month anniversary we’re revisiting a few of our most-asked questions and posing one of our own: Did you know?
Q&A: How to Get Racquet-Ready for Summer
With the French Open, Wimbledon, the Olympics and the US Open all on deck, summer 2024 is all about the racquet. Add to that the rise in tennis-style thanks to the success of the movie “Challengers” and the ever-growing popularity of tennis-adjacent sports like padel and pickleball and it seems as though just about everyone is headed for a summer on the court.We spoke with The Aurelian Wellness Director Dr. Scott A. Weiss DPT about how to prepare for summer success.
Class Highlight: Pilates
Initially developed as a healing practice for dancers, Pilates’ holistic approach to sculpting the body consists of a series of postures, breathing techniques, and controlled movements. Stars like Jennifer Aniston, Kylie Jenner, Kate Hudson and even David Beckham are said to be fans of this popular practice which is also known to foster mental clarity with its focus on relaxation and form. Before you try your first Pilates class, here are a few essentials to know.
Meet & Greet: Executive Chef Mark Gandara
Not many chefs can boast ties to both top-level culinary destinations and global tech companies, but Chef Mark Gandara is not most chefs. In his case, the destinations (Harlem’s Red Rooster and NYC staple Blue Water Grill, where he was Chef de Cuisine and Executive Sous Chef, respectively) and the tech company (Twitter, where he was Executive Chef at their NYC headquarters) both made use of Gandara’s talents in strikingly similar ways, calling on his penchant for local ingredients, creative cooking and a focus on experience.
Heart of NYC: Only Make Believe organization visits The Aurelian
On May 22, the New York-based Only Make Believe organization visits The Aurelian to introduce members to its mission and work. But what members may not realize is that the nonprofit arts organization, which was established in 1999, has a long legacy in — and deep ties to — New York theater history.
Lasting Legacy: Why the Shakers Matter Today
On Tuesday, May 14 The Aurelian welcomes noted Shaker scholar Sharon Duane Koomler and Shaker Museum’s Director of Collections and Research Jerry Grant for a closer look at the Shaker’s 250 years in America.
The Question of AI: Issues and Insights on Today’s Hottest Topic with Mark Adams
For most of his career, Mark Adams has been watching the development of artificial intelligence. This week Adams returns to 1301 Avenue of the Americas — where he was previously the Managing Director of Healthcare Advanced Analytics for SVB Leerink — to bring AI center stage at the Club and share his thoughts on “How I learned to Stop Worrying and Love AI.”
