Class Descriptions
Hatha Yoga
Step into a world of balance and tranquility. Hatha Yoga is the foundation of all yoga styles, it is a practice that harmonizes body, breath, and mind. Our classes are designed to be adaptable and to support you in finding that perfect equilibrium between strength and flexibility, relaxation, and rejuvenation. Hatha Yoga is an excellent choice for both beginners and long-time practitioners. Join us and explore classic postures, alignment, and breath control to enhance your physical well-being and inner peace. Unwind, de-stress, and find your inner serenity.
Healthy Hips
Unlock the secrets to hip health and mobility. Your hips are the center of your body's movement, and keeping them strong and supple is essential for overall well-being. In this class, we explore practices and exercises specifically designed to improve hip flexibility, alleviate discomfort, and enhance your quality of life. Whether you're an athlete looking to prevent injuries, someone dealing with hip pain, or simply want to enhance your daily movement, Healthy Hips offers a targeted and mindful approach to address the needs of your hips. Join us to take the first step toward a more comfortable, mobile, and pain-free life. Your hips will thank you! Please note this is not a “traditional” yoga class. The class is heavily influenced by yoga postures but it is broken down into a workshop-style class.
Gentle Yoga
A calming yoga class structured around rejuvenating and healing the body. Asanas are practiced at a slower pace with attention to alignment, stretching, and strengthening all areas of the body, while releasing stress and tension from joints and muscles. Great for all levels looking for a soothing, relaxing class. Wonderful for those newer to yoga or working with special concerns or injuries. Accessible for all.
Vinyasa Yoga
This class is a play on traditional vinyasa practice the primary series. 90 minutes of mindful movement with each breath, this class is a little more intense (in a good way), Sun salutations, standing postures (which you will hold), seated posture, and finishing postures. This class will be taught to be accessible for everyone.
Yoga For Joints And Glands
This practice will help you maintain supple joints and a greater sense of well-being. This class is perfect for people suffering from arthritis, or chronic stiffness in the body, it will also condition your body to move to more demanding asanas. Great class for blood flow and circulation. This class was taught by Swami Rama the founder of The Himalayan Institute.
Yoga Nidra
Yoga Nidra, or yogic sleep, is a powerful meditation and relaxation practice that is intended to induce total physical, mental, and emotional relaxation. It is one of the easiest yoga practices to maintain. Resting comfortably in savasana, this systematic meditation takes you through the five layers of self, leaving you with a sense of wholeness. The benefits of yoga Nidra are, that anybody can do it. It’s an easy way to reduce stress. You cannot do it incorrectly.
Restorative Yoga
Restorative yoga is ideal for balancing our hectic, busy, and stressful modern lifestyles. Perfect for when you feel Stressed, weak, or fatigued from your daily life. With its roots in Iyengar yoga, he developed a practice that allows students to practice without any strain or pain. It is also designed to restore the nervous system and help release deeply held tensions from the body and the mind. You can practice the poses when not feeling so great and while injured.
The use of props to support the postures while gently stretching, relieving, and reviving the body. Restorative yoga is appropriate for all levels of practice and a must for keeping balance in our high-paced society.
Rise and Shine Yoga
Rise and shine with our invigorating Early Morning Yoga class! Start your day with a burst of positive energy and set the tone for a productive and peaceful day ahead. Our early morning sessions are designed to awaken your body and mind, helping you build strength, flexibility, and mental clarity. The tranquil ambiance of the early hours provides the perfect backdrop for a practice that embraces the serenity of dawn. Whether you're an early bird seeking a peaceful start or someone looking to establish a healthy morning routine, this class is your ticket to a balanced and inspired day. Join us as we greet the sunrise with gratitude and embrace the endless possibilities that a new day brings!
Hatha Yoga Container Series
The Hatha Yoga Container Series focuses on cultivating balance in the muscles from the pelvic floor to the diaphragm. This work is essential for everyone! Whether it is your first yoga class or you have been practicing for many years, everyone can benefit from the container series. You are learning to “tune in” to these areas of the body and applying these efforts throughout your yoga postures and daily life. This work can help prepare the body for more advanced breathing, digestive, and meditation practices. It can also help you feel more grounded and balanced
Align and Refine
In this class we deconstruct our asanas to get a better feel and understanding of proper alignment for our bodies, working at a deeper level in the pose. Also focusing on how to move in and out, and from one asana to another. This class is a mini workshops style class, bring your questions, and let's work on it.
Chair Yoga
Discover the benefits of yoga without leaving your seat! Chair Yoga offers a unique way to experience the rejuvenating effects of yoga. Whether you're new to yoga, have mobility challenges, or simply prefer a seated practice, Chair Yoga provides a supportive environment for enhancing flexibility, strength, and relaxation. Join us for a mindful journey that promotes physical well-being and peace of mind, all from the comfort of a chair. Get ready to experience the transformative power of yoga, one pose at a time!
Asana Lab
Asana Labs are classes that take a deep dive into a certain part of the anatomy (back, shoulders, hips, knee) or poses/sequences like breaking down Surya Namaskar (Sun Salutations). Some labs are in two, three, or four parts, others just one class. The labs are designed so that you can take just one of the classes or all parts.
Labs will be broken down into anatomy and kinesiology, the fascia and myofascial release, stretching the muscles, and strengthening the muscles. All sessions will include movement and asana work.
Check the class schedule for lab offerings.
Yoga Lab
When we hear yoga, most think of physical postures and movement or even exercise. Yoga is a system made up of eight limbs, 1) Yamas (outer ethics/restraints), 2) Niyamas (Inner ethics/observances), 3) Asana (this is your physical practice), 4) Pranayama (breathwork), 5) Pratyahara (withdrawal from the senses), 6) Dharana (concentration) 7) Dhyana (meditation) 8) Samadhi (bliss, enlightenment, oneness).
Yoga labs are designed to take a deep dive into these philosophies and practices like meditation, mindfulness, pranayama, karma yoga, Bhakti yoga, and the like.
Check the class schedule for lab offerings.