Class Descriptions
Our studio teaches freestyle classes to accommodate students of all skill levels. We welcome anyone who is seeking to deepen their practice or experience yoga for the first time, and encourage students to take each class to their own level. For more information on any of the class offerings listed below, please contact us.
Prenatal Yoga
This class provides an opportunity to develop greater awareness of your ever changing body, as well as to deepen your relationship with your baby. The flow of movement and postures provide much-needed relaxation during your pregnancy, as well as building strength and stamina for the months ahead. Breath work, meditation, and vocal toning help to create inner focus and awareness for a calm mind and body in preparation for the demands of labor. Calmness and flexibility will aid in the birthing process. Thus, reducing pain and increasing the preparation for an active and natural birth. No previous yoga experience necessary. New students and experienced yoginis alike will appreciate how this class connects mind, body and baby, for childbirth. All trimesters are welcome.
Restorative Yoga
Yoga can bring a much needed quiet, peaceful energy into our demanding daily lives. Meditation helps calm your mind, teaching you to relax and giving you a quick mental vacation whenever you need one. This extra gentle "restful and restorative" class uses slow, meditative asanas (poses) to give/bring you a sense of calmness and deep relaxation. The class is designed to allow for an effortless release of stress, tension, and anxiety. By fully supporting the body with props, an effortless letting go of stress, tension, and anxiety can be achieved. The breathing exercises you will learn can be done anytime and anywhere you start to feel stressed out. Beginners are welcome.
Parent & Kid(s) Yoga (ages 10-14)
Yoga is an organized system that kids understand naturally. Yoga moves, bends, and stretches the mind and body. Yoga teaches kids to develop coordination and posture, strength and flexibility, to learn how to relax and concentrate, and builds inner confidence. This class is a healthy and fun way for parents and their kids to exercise, play and grow together.
Gentle Yoga for Relaxation
For those of you who are unsure about yoga and if it's right for you or not, the Gentle Yoga for Relaxation Class is an excellent place to start. This Class provides beginning yoga, with stretches, balance, and strength and finishes with restorative, stress relieving poses. It will help you to learn about yoga and you will come away from class feeling like a new person.
Beginning Yoga
This gentle class will revitalize the body and mind through gentle asanas (yoga poses), relaxation, pranayama (breathing exercises), and meditation to help balance your life and reduce stress. We will incorporate slow, meditative asanas that are held for a period of time in order to bring a sense of calmness and deep relaxation. This is a non-vinyasa class designed for beginners as well as anyone who is looking for stress relief.
Beginning Vinyasa
This is a mixed level class which introduces the sun salutations and prepares students for more challenging classes. The vinyasa or flow is what makes this class a little more challenging but the class still includes basic Hatha poses. Beginners are welcome.
Solar Flow
This morning yoga class involves movement that is similar to the flow of the vinyasa class. We will start the class with Hatha Sun salutations and asana practice, and end with meditation and pranayama. Relax, stretch, and let go. Hatha or "posture" yoga reconnects you with the pleasures of movement and stillness.
Vinyasa
This is a freestyle flow class with a good mixture of strength, flexibility, balancing, pranayama (breath work), and meditation. Vinyasa is based on the Ashtanga style of yoga, using Ujjayi pranayama to heat the body, focus the mind, and move through vinyasa (flow). In the flow, we add hand balances and other difficult asanas. This class is challenging and is not designed for beginners.
Yoga Cross Over
This class crosses the mind-body poses of yoga with weight training. Yoga has the ability to change lives in ways that cardiovascular and weight training cannot. Combine them together and we have a crossover class that builds strength, combining breath based yoga postures and weight training with hand-held free weights. Please bring your own weights.
by Amy Ranae