Beginning Yoga This practice offers a balanced approach and encourages a healthy lifestyle. This 6-week course is for you if you are new to yoga or haven’t practiced in a year. You will be introduced to twelve basic yoga poses and modifications, body awareness, proper breathing, healthy diet, deep relaxation, positive thinking and meditation. Multi-level class is open to all students with a basic knowledge of movement and breath. You will focus on 12 basic postures, taught with modifications when needed, breathing, relaxation, meditation. Short discussions on the 5 points of yoga philosophy. Advanced Yoga In this classical hatha yoga class you will focus on deepening and extending basic postures, chanting, meditation, and deep relaxation in each class. Discussions of yoga philosophy extend from the five elements to the eight limbs: yamas, niyamas, asana, pranayama, pratyahara, Dharana, Dyhana, and Samadhi. Gentle Yoga Traditional hatha yoga done at a slow pace for all levels. This class is less vigorous and is good for those wanting to improve bone strength, balance, flexibility, improved memory and concentration. Choose this class if you are experiencing illness, injury or chronic pain. Pregnancy In this class you will tap into your innate wisdom and intuition about the birth process. As you journey through pregnancy this practice will allow you to link mind, body, breath and your growing baby. The yoga postures with breath will help strengthen the uterus, pelvic muscles, improve circulation, aid in digestion and overcome many discomforts of pregnancy. Practice in a safe, and open community where you feel free to discuss any issues, from discomforts to concerns, to the wonderful new changes your body and baby are experiencing. Kundalini This practice is designed to awaken kundalini energy, which is stored at the base of the spine and often depicted as a coiled snake. Kundalini postures are done repetitively and rapidly with the breath, interspersed with chanting, meditation and relaxation. The emphasis is not on asana, but rather on chanting and breathing.The effect is balancing, relaxing and invigorating. Choose this class if you are interested in expanding sensory sensitivity, enhance your intuition, an awaken your energy. | Strength Yoga Strength is an equal partner to flexibility in optimizing a yoga practice. This class emphasizes proper muscle engagement and body alignment in standing and balance poses, flow sequences, core work, and more. Build strength. Feel confident. Vinyasa Flow A fun way to break up the work day with a combination of passive and active poses with full breathing that will energize you for the rest of the afternoon. Iyengar Iyengar yoga emphasizes precision of alignment, using props and longer holding of poses to build strength and endurance. Detailed instruction deepens the awareness of movement and alignment in each posture.Restorative The antidote to stress. Props provide a completely supported environment for total relaxation. We move the spine, stimulate and soothe the organs and reverse the effects of gravity. Stress Reduction Self-awareness, gentle stretching, supported postures, deep breathing and complete relaxation. Sound delicious? Come shed the mental and physical stress of the week, bolster your health and boost your enthusiasm. Mindfulness To be mindful is to be truly alive and at one with yourself, those around you, and the world. In this class you will discover a variety of ways that mindfulness can be applied in our daily lives in order to reduce stress, enhance well-being, and cultivate peace in oneself and peace in the world. We will examine the most recent discoveries in neuroscience and the most essential Buddhist teachings that have helped bring mindfulness to the forefront of modern culture. Positive Thinking Unless our mind is filled with positive thoughts, deep meditation is difficult to attain. When we harbor negative thoughts, our mind becomes agitated and restless, our actions disturbed and unbalanced. Opposite thoughts of cheerfulness, joy and courage heal and soothe. To achieve a life of peace and harmony for ourselves and the world, we must learn the precious art of positive thinking. | Slow Flow This practice is a gentle form of flow yoga that places emphasis on breath and coordinating breath with movement. Poses and flows are chosen to suit the student’s abilities. Less stress is placed on joints and knees since postures are done with slightly bent knees. Sports Yoga Sports Yoga is for anyone. Don’t let the name mislead you. It enhances balance and strengthens the muscles of the body. The stretching sequence is a great way to unwind after a day of work or play, and can be practiced daily. Correct body alignment is studied to develop a harmonious practice. Sports Yoga is great for anyone beginning a new exercise regime, maintaining a current physical fitness level or anyone desiring the camaraderie of yoga enthusiasts. Kids Yoga Recommended for children ages 7 – 12. Yoga helps kids foster creativity, cooperation, and confidence in a safe environment where all children are perfect just the way they are. This class will help your child develop flexibility, focus and coordination for a happy, healthy, and balanced life. Meditation Practicum Classic meditation class where you will learn various methods, and learn how to set up your own meditation space at home. Minimum of 6 students. Please pre-register. iRest Meditation In this ancient practice of self-inquiry we learn to release identification with all the aspects of ourselves that obscure the realization of our True Nature. Free from past programming and conditioning we can experience a sense of mastery and ease of being even when encountering difficult situations.Body Sensing & iRest Taken individually these are powerful practices. Together they are transformational. Body sensing allows the body to release stress and tension from the inside out. iRest Meditation provides a state of deep relaxation during which false identifications are revealed for what they are and we come in direct contact with our True Nature—deep peacefulness, love and joy. |
