Basic Hatha Yoga Classes
Level 1: A basic introduction to yoga breathing, postures, and relaxation. Intended for beginners with no previous experience, or those looking for a gentle and basic ongoing practice.
Level 2: Refines the basics and provides more detailed alignment instructions and breath work.
Level 3*: Teaches more advanced standing and seated poses, pranayama, and begins integrating inversions, deeper backbends, and meditation techniques.
Level 4*: Intensifies an already-strong asana practice by developing a deeper internal and energetic understanding of yoga. Inversions, arm balances, wheel and lotus poses are included, as well as advanced pranayama and meditation. Students are expected to have a home practice.
All Levels: Includes the basics as well as options for deeper practice. Appropriate for all students.
Combination Classes (i.e. Level 1/2): For the student who is comfortable in the lower level, and interested in exploring the next.
* Level 3 and up classes require teacher permission.
Specialized Yoga Classes
Adaptive Yoga: Slow-paced practice combining breath, deep relaxation, and gentle movement to restore strength, range of motion and vitality. Modified for individual needs. Ideal for students with health concerns.
Advanced Practice: We investigate more closely and deeply one topic each week that we would not take the time to present and incorporate in a regular-level class. Topics include anatomy, technique, energy, and traditional yoga wisdom. In-Depth studies requirement; open to all intermediate and advanced yogis. Rotating senior faculty teach the class each week.
Feldenkrais- Awareness Through Movement technique reveals and alters behaviors responsible for chronic stress, tension, and pain; facilitates recovery from injury and improves creativity and skills. The focus is not on WHAT you do but on HOW.
Gentle Yoga: See Adaptive Yoga description.
Kids: Play and work with poses to increase flexibility and strength, develop coordination and posture, and explore relaxation and stress reduction tools. Yoga stories and/or visualizations will be presented in each class.
Kundalini: Known as the yoga of awarenes, of body, mind and soul. Classes consist of a kriya (a set of movements designed with an end result,) breathing techniques, mantras, meditation and relaxation to help deepen awareness. Classes are open to students at all levels of experience.
Mat Pilates 1: This exercise system focuses on correct breathing, posture and core strengthening.
Mat Pilates 2: The progression in this class is faster than Pilates 1 and provides an energetic, full body workout. Prior Pilates experience highly recommended.
Meditation: A general survey and practice of various meditation philosophies and practices. Open to beginners and advanced students alike. No registration necessary and no charge. Donations only.
Middle and High Schoolers: A playful yet disciplined practice of asana, pranayama, and relaxation, intended to help reduce stress and promote strength, self-esteem, focus, balance, and positive body images.
Moms & Babies: Bring along your baby, from infant to almost-crawling, for this welcoming postnatal class that emphasizes how yoga can help you stay physically and emotionally strong and centered during your first months together. Strengthen, stretch and tone your body with emphasis on support for feeding, holding, lifting and carrying your baby, as well as moving more easily through your daily life. Learn basic techniques of baby massage and movements that encourage neuromuscular development in babies.
Pre-K Yoga Fun: 30-minute class filled with breath, movement, stories, music and games for kids ages 3-5. Each class ends with relaxation. Yoga helps pre-schoolers increase flexibility, strength, coordination and posture.
Prenatal Yoga: An all-levels course which supports and empowers expectant mothers. Teaches ways to ease aches and pains, make the body comfortable during pregnancy, and use the breath to calm and steady the mind.
Restorative Yoga: Relax in yoga postures where the body is entirely supported by blankets, blocks, and other props. An ideal way to end the work week, recover from stress, and renew the nervous system.
Toddlers Together: A fun romp for caregivers and toddlers. We will incorporate asana, stories, music, and creative movement to experience the joy and heartfelt wisdom of yoga with a child-like flow. 16mos to 3yrs, adult/child class.
Vinyasa 1*: A fast-paced, challenging practice that builds stamina and strength through a series of flowing poses. Students should be comfortable coming quickly into standing poses with good alignment and should be practicing at Level 2 or above. Appropriate for beginning Ashtanga-style and power yoga practitioners.
Vinyasa 2*: Adds more advanced poses and challenging transitions to the fast, flowing pace of Vinyasa 1. Open to Level 3+ students or students comfortable with a Vinyasa 1 practice who are ready to expand their focus and core strength. Appropriate for experienced Ashtanga-style and power yoga practitioners.
Yoga for the 12 Steps: Traditional twelve-step programs offer a spiritual remedy for healing from addiction, but do not address the physical dimension. We will practice physical movement and postures, breathing exercises, and conscious relaxation; as well as begin to develop awareness and balance and connect our physical bodies to our mental, emotional and spiritual selves. Both yoga and the twelve-step philosophies are woven to provide a framework for authentic living and personal growth. Beginners very welcome and embraced.
** Vinyasa classes are not recommended until a student has completed at least two quarters of Level 2.