Class Descriptions

Intro to Yoga Series

Intro to Yoga is designed for beginners or students wishing to explore vinyasa yoga. You will learn basic yoga postures, yogic philosophy and breathing practices that will inspire you on and off the mat.  Meets once a week for four weeks. Please click here for more information on our Intro Series and to view upcoming start dates/times.  Please register early; our Intro Session always fills.

Basics

This 60 minute class is great for students who enjoy going into detail and building a strong foundation for your yoga practice. Parts of the class flow like a vinyasa class, however the teacher stops occasionally for detailed explanation and pose breakdowns. Suitable for all levels.

Vinyasa

A well-rounded mind/body workout.  You’ll pair your breath with vigorous, fluid movement to sweat, increase stamina and build strength.  Beginning pranayama and devotional work included.  Studio is comfortably warmed to 80-84 degrees to help increase flexibility and sweat.  Instruction is not geared toward beginners, however with self-modifications, all levels welcome.

Hatha Flow

This practice moves slower & is more precise than vinyasa, but just as vigorous, if not more so. You’ll move through a sequence of strong postures designed to ignite your internal fire with core support, pranayama and longer holds.  The longer holds help you increase both strength and steadiness of mind, and also to get the full benefits out of each asana.  Aided by the use of heat, the studio will be warmed to 80-84 degrees to increase muscular flexibility, sweat, and to help free your body from toxins; the breath work oxygenates and rejuvenates every cell in your body.  Devotional work included most of the time. Suitable for all levels with self-modifications.

Gentle Yoga

A slower, gentler pace. This class emphasizes basic poses and core stability, helping you to find the ideal balance between strength and flexibility, relieve tension and reduce stress. Periodic pauses are taken as we rest in a more passive poses. Suitable for all levels. Class is barely warmed to between 70-75 degrees.

Restorative Yoga

A still and gentle practice that facilitates restful relaxation and deep structural release. We will work with a combination of Yin, restorative and soft, simple movements to find a quality of ease and groundedness in the body and mind. Suitable for all levels. Limited to 12 participants; please pre-register.

Yin Yoga

The practice of yin yoga provides the perfect balance to active (yang) yoga vinyasa practices and busy life. Focusing on long-held floor poses combined with breath work and meditation, yin yoga goes beneath the superficial muscles to target the dense connective tissues of the body – often in the hips, pelvis, and low back – which are difficult to open and can result in both limited flexibility and stagnant energy. This deep practice is gentle, yet intense, helping students not only to open the body, but also to cultivate the ability to observe and stay with sensation. Suitable for all levels. Class is barely warmed to 70-75 degrees.

Movement, Breath, Sound

Increase strength, build vitality and create mental clarity in this potent mashup of physical postures, breath work, meditation, and sound vibration.
This intelligent approach integrates the physicality of hatha yoga postures, such as sun salutations or standing posture flow, with the transformational possibilities of meditation and breath work.
Expect also: the power of prayer, mantra and/or meditation…. and a challenge to release old, habitual patterning that no longer serves.
Room heated to between 78-82 degrees.