class descriptions
ANANDA YOGA
Ananda Yoga for Higher Awareness™ is a powerful spiritual practice, not merely an exercise regime.This gentle and highly effective approach is suitable for all ages, all body types. Ananda Yoga helps you feel relaxed, revitalized, and uplifted. Above all Ananda Yoga is a spiritual practice. It’s an invaluable aid to deepening your meditation practice. Ananda Yoga is a perfect blend of spiritual upliftment and physical exhilaration.
BHAKTI WARRIOR: VINYASA
Dive in with both feet in this class for all people and levels. Enjoy physical movement that will help you reach your personal physical goals. Let go of stress and tension, and feel lighter and more focused. Above all, feel more positive and supported in doing some great for you! Suggestions for class themes or trouble spots are welcome.
BHAKTI WARRIOR: YOGA PLAYGROUND
Learn to levitate, to be in two places at once, or just have fun in this action-packed yoga adventure. Together we'll journey into the far off recesses of the Yoga Universe to try out advanced poses, partner poses, and other things. Come and enjoy this light hearted class focused on as many challenges as there are chuckles!
BEGINNING FLOW YOGA
Designed to introduce new students & reintroduce continuing students to the basics of pose (asana) alignment and breathing techniques (pranayama). Longer warm-up is incorporated to build heat in the body for more ease in practice. Modifications are offered to suit each individual practitioner.
HATHA YOGA
Infinite possibility dwells within each of us. Using our body, breath, and mind we will challenge our physical edge, tune in to our internal wisdom and send it out into the world. This class will cultivate our vast potential and allow us to trust the wisdom of our heart and bodies.
HATHA YOGA & MEDITATION
A blend of breathwork, meditation and movement that will bring you to deeper awareness and understanding of yourself and the world around you. Music and meditation will allow you to deepen poses and quiet the mind.
IYENGAR YOGA
Iyengar yoga emphasizes precise alignment and breath awareness. It involves the use of props to enable students to benefit from the therapeutic effects of the asanas (poses). This class promotes balance & flexibility and is good for stress reduction. Ideal for new or experience students that want a softer practice. Restorative asanas are integrated during the last few minutes of each class.
JIVAMUKTI YOGA
The Jivamukti Yoga method is a style of Yoga created by Sharon Gannon and David Life in 1984. It is a physical and intellectually stimulating practice leading to spiritual awareness. The name Jivamukti means liberated while living. Each class focuses on a theme, which is supported by Sanskrit chanting, readings, references to scriptural texts, music, asana sequencing, yogic breathing practices, and the five tenets which make up a jivamukti class: Ahimsa (non violence), Bhakti (devotion), Dhyana (meditation), Nada yoga (sound listening, music, and chanting), and Scripture (the study of the ancient yoga teaching including Sanskrit).
KUNDALINI YOGA
Kundalini Yoga is a dynamic blend of postures, pranayama, mantra, music and meditation, which teach you the art of relaxation, self-healing and elevation. Balancing body and mind enables you to experience the clarity and beauty of your soul. No previous experience in yoga is required for you to achieve results with your very first class. Energy which lies coiled at the base of the spine will move up through the chakras cleansing and purifying body, soul and mind.
MIND-BODY FLOW YOGA
This class combines breath and movement, threading sun salutations and postures together in a fluid, mindful way. Standing postures develop strength, flexibility, balance and endurance while floor postures open the body in greater depth. Emphasis is on deep breath, core strength, overall flexibility and having a healthy spine in a joyful practice. Beginning and Intermediate students will find this class appropriate for their level of practice.
NEW STUDENT YOGA WORKSHOP
Our three hour workshop is designed for the absolute beginner and the experienced yoga practitioner who wants to review the basics, or has been away from their practice for a time. We cover the essentials of breathing techniques, pose alignment, flow sequence, and what to expect in a yoga class. Our workshop will prepare you for any one of our beginning level classes and encourage you on your personal journey into the world of yoga.
PILATES: MAT CLASS
Pilates builds strength and flexibility, with an emphasis on lengthening the body and aligning the spine. Pilates focuses on the "powerhouse" region of the body which includes the muscles of the abdominals and the lower back. This focus on strengthening the core/powerhouse muscles and improving postural awareness are especially well indicated for the alleviation and prevention of back pain. The central element of Pilates is to create a fusion of mind and body, so that without thinking about it you will move with grace and balance.
SVAROOPA YOGA
Do you desire to breathe easier, sleep sounder, and move more lightly? Would you like to give yourself an outlet to help with the fast paced modern world in which we live? If you are looking for a yoga that will bring you to the bliss of your own consciousness, come experience Svaroopa® Yoga. It is known for its compassionate approach to profoundly healing, transformative, and illumative work with the body, mind, and emotions. Every class emphasizes the opening of the core tensions in the body by beginning at the tailbone and progressing through each area of the spine. Each class integrates the foundational principles of asana, anatomy, and yoga philosophy, which emphasizes the development of transcendent inner experience, which is called “svaroopa” by Patanjali in the Yoga Sutras. “tada drashtuh svaroope ‘vasthanam” The moment your mind becomes quiet, you will abide in the bliss of your own being (Sutra 1.3).
VINYASA FLUID FLOW YOGA
Flow into grace with this fusion of breath and movement. Vinyasa Flow is the basis of this class with emphasis on deepening individual poses for strength and flexibility. Poses are linked to each other with fluid flow allowing our mind, body & spirit to open and connect.
YIN YANG YOGA
Experience the benefits of a balanced practice of Yin and Yang energies. During the Yin portion of the practice, long-held floor poses are practiced to open the connective tissues of the body for more flexibility. This mindful approach cultivates Yin qualities such as acceptance, receptiveness, and stillness. Balancing poses and some Vinyasa Flow will follow to release Yang energy to strengthen and invigorate mind, body & soul. The class may include a short meditation.
CLASS LEVEL
Choose a class that appeals to you. We all practice yoga as we are. Our instructors work with you in each class to help you begin, develop and deepen your practice. Yoga is an individual practice, work at your own pace, listen to your body and practice to the edge of your comfort zone. Any class can be modified to suite individual needs and abilities.
