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What class is right for me?
If you prefer flowing movement and a good sweat...Heated Vinyasa
If you prefer flowing movement without the extra heat...Vinyasa Flow
If you like to deeply relax, moving slowly ... Gentle Yoga, Svaroopa Yoga, Yin Yoga and Restorative Yoga
If you are just getting started ... Yoga 101, Basics, Gentle Yoga, Svaroopa and Restorative
If you want to move beyond the Basics... Anusara Yoga, Yin Yoga, Open Yoga and Mindfulness Yoga.
If you need to address specific needs ... Anusara, Yin Yoga or Blissful Back.
If you are interested in meditation ... Mindfulness Yoga, Yin Yoga, Meditation 101, or our weekly Wednesday Meditation Group
If you want to develop a personal practice ... Private classes
If you have a desire to work deeply with alignment...Anusara
All Levels - This class is suitable for all students and provides the opportunity to learn and refine the principals of alignment and form. Clear instruction, individual assistance and support will be offered to deepen your practice. All types of poses will be explored and modifications will be offered for students of every experience level. All students will benefit from the weave of philosophy and breathing instruction that provides a foundation for the practice. This class concludes with a period of relaxation that may vary in length and technique.
Anusara/All Levels - This is an Open Yoga level class in the Anusara tradition. Anusara, simply translated, means "flowing with grace." Anusara Yoga is heart-oriented, spiritually inspiring, and grounded in a set of Universal Principles of Alignment for both the inner and outer body. It is a uniquely integrated style of hatha yoga in which the human heart blends magically with the scientific principles of biomechanics.
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Basics – Refine and broaden techniques from the introductory level. Students practice universal alignments in basic standing and seated poses and explore new poses, including hip opening to support backbends. The intention is to deepen through structural alignments and to cultivate an ever-fresh beginner’s mind: wide awake and open to discovery.
Gentle Yoga – An invitation to slow down and enjoy each simple pose by attuning to breath and sensation and elevating body awareness. We are primarily on our backs and against the wall, with occasional standing and supported sitting work. We warm the joints, open the breath, and move with respect for individual needs. This class both strengthens and nurtures the student. The pace of this class is slow and transitions are gradual. Students must be able to move from floor to standing and back without assistance. Beginners welcome.
Gentle Yoga & Meditation Hour - This class explores deep asana, different pranayama techniques, and various styles of meditation. Yoga asana taken at a slower, more gentle pace, transitioning into pranayama in preparation for meditation. An hour to re-connect. Wonderful class for those new to yoga, and for ongoing students interested in learning to meditate.
Heated Vinyasa – Emphasizes the sequential movement between postures, coordinated with and guided by deliberate breath. The vinyasa practice becomes a moving meditation that creates strength, freedom and fluidity in the body and mind. All levels are welcome to join this vigorous practice. Room is heated to up to 85 degrees.
Heated Vinyasa II - A more advanced flow, working seamlessly and fluidly in and out of deeper versions of traditional postures, often working toward a peak pose. Includes arm balances, binds and inversions along with deep hip openers. Less instruction than an all levels class. Room is heated to a minimum 85 degrees.
Heated Power Vinyasa – a fun and challenging class that is suitable for students of all levels. The class will follow the Baptiste flow but will emphasize creative sequencing and powerful transitions. Using breath and flow, students will be taken to their growing edge, and will discover their full potential whether it’s their first or 1000th yoga class. The room will be heated (85-90 degrees) guaranteeing a sweaty experience that will allow the body to
both detoxify and increase in flexibility. Students will be taken up to their level of peak performance and then brought down for a well needed release in long hip opening and forward folding poses. Bring a towel and be prepared to work hard, sweat, laugh and have fun!
Meditation – Join us to meditate for a half hour each week in a supportive environment. Practice in your own tradition or learn new techniques and reap the benefits of a quiet mind. Donations only. Beginners are encouraged to arrive ten minutes early.
Meditation Yoga 101 - Meditation 101 class is a one hour class intended for beginners and continuing meditators. Each session will include one or more pranayama (breathing) techniques, breath awareness meditation and another type of meditation. The meditations will be 15-20 minutes each. You can sit on the floor in a variety of positions or in a chair.
Open Yoga – Here we move at a determined, moderate pace with pauses for reflection and absorption of poses. We offer a wide range of poses with options for modification, development, and variation. Moving with awareness, students are able to uncover the potential of breath, alignment, and mindfulness in each pose. Arm balances, inversions, and deep back bends are included. Each class is influenced by the unique style of the teacher. Open yoga is intended to offer ongoing students opportunities to explore a wide range of poses, including deep back bends and hip openers, arm balances and inversions. A moderately paced class, familiarity with basic asana and pranayama is assumed/recommended, this class is not designed for beginners.
Open Yoga & Guided Relaxation – An Open Level class that includes a 20 minute guided relaxation.
Prenatal Yoga & Guided Meditation – A time to connect with your body and celebrate your pregnancy. We will work with safe yoga poses and breath work (Pranayama) in order to physically and mentally prepare for a healthy and beautiful childbirth. This class is suitable for women in any stage of pregnancy. Pose modifications and props will assist you through a practice that relieves pressure on the lower back/neck/shoulders, helps you overcome fatigue, build strength and decrease swelling in the body. The class concludes with a guided meditation, leaving you relaxed and re-energized. All levels of yoga practitioners are welcome to find solace in this calm and introspective approach to yoga while pregnant.
Rock n' Sweat Yoga - You will breathe, sweat, move and groove – and more importantly, smile!! This vigorous, heated vinyasa flow class is accompanied by a rockin’ play list. You will hear all types of music – no decade will be left out. Requests encouraged and NO dance experience required.
Svaroopa® Yoga 1 and Svaroopa® Blissful Back – Open to the Bliss of your own Being through poses, breathing (pranayama) and deep guided relaxation. The poses are supported and individually aligned to benefit all body types. Svaroopa® Yoga opens the core of the body…enhancing flexibility, inner strength, and stamina.
Vinyasa Flow Yoga – A beautifully sequenced yoga flow linking breath to movement. This accessible approach to yoga is both powerful and empowering. Vinyasa Flow Yoga integrates classic and modern styles of yoga, refining body balance while increasing strength and flexibility.
Yin Yoga – Based in concepts of Taoist Yoga, Yin Yoga – a blend of modern Chinese meridian theory, Yin postures and meditation – is a powerful balancing practice that consists of long-held passive poses, which affect the joints and connective tissue of the body. Yin postures primarily target the bones, joints, tendons and ligaments of the hips, thighs, pelvis and lower spine. Long-held postures impact the connective tissue where the meridian system is housed, encouraging the flow of Chi (Prana) through these energetic pathways. The unimpeded flow of energy through these pathways directly affects the health of our organs, which are responsible not only for our physical well-being, but our emotional equilibrium as well. As we weave together these wisdom teachings with the practice of mindfulness, we turn our attention to our inner landscape, cultivating loving kindness toward ourselves and becoming less reactive, naturally drawing us into a more relaxed and meditative state.
Yin-Yasa - A healing and balancing practice that focuses on lengthening and strengthening the physical body, cultivating a deep connection to the breath and energetic bodies through the practice of mindfulness leading to inner and outer alignment. The first 30 minutes begins with seated long-held Yin floor postures that work to release the deep connective tissue of the hips, pelvis and lower back, creating space, integrity and increased viscosity in the joints. This deep opening encourages the flow of chi to move unimpeded through the meridian pathways of the body. The second half of the class continues with a 30 minute level one Vinyasa flow that combines safe alignment, muscular strength and balance with the continued focus on breath awareness and inquiry. The class ends with 10 minutes of guided relaxation .
Yoga 101/Intro to Yoga – This award winning series includes foundational poses, breathing and relaxation techniques, as well as philosophical components of yoga. A good place for new students to begin.
Yoga & Meditation Hour – The seed intention of yoga, in classical times, was to prepare a person for meditation. Yoga has evolved dramatically over the years, but the intention remains the same. This one-hour class uses pranayama, asana and meditation to create the tools we need to further our inner journey.
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