open heart...peaceful mind
CLASS STYLES
Abhyassa, a Sanskrit term that means "practice", refers to applying steady consistent effort over a long period of time, aimed at achieving a peaceful state of mind.
With a variety of classes and styles to choose from, we offer something for everyone, whether you are looking to start, deepen, or simply maintain a consistent yoga practice.
ALL LEVELS OF EXPERIENCE
YOGA FOR TIGHT MUSCLES
This all-levels class is a fun, explorative flow that includes targeted stretching to increase flexibility and joint range of motion. We incorporate massage therapy balls into the class to relieve tight muscles and muscle tension, as well as various stretching techniques that target tight tissues and stiff joints. These techniques are sprinkled into a yoga flow that will leave you feeling fabulous.
YOGA FOR BETTER MOVENT & STABILITY
This all levels class uses Dynamic Integration Technique (DIT) a new practice designed to recalibrate your body and help your body achieve better movement and stability. DIT will keep you free from habitual kinks and chronic wear and tear.
Strategic strengthening and stretching will target problem areas of the hips, knees and feet; low and mid back; upper chest and shoulders; neck and head. Intelligent sequencing, clear intention, and abundant modifications make this groundbreaking practice beneficial for all bodies, 12-86, amateur athlete, or just putting yourself back together.
This class helps to improve posture, balance, freedom of movement, stability, and overall quality of life.
On the golf course or tennis court, in the pool or the ring, on the dance floor or lounge chair, this class, through the DIT method, gives you optimal movement and stability.
Strategic strengthening and stretching will target problem areas of the hips, knees and feet; low and mid back; upper chest and shoulders; neck and head. Intelligent sequencing, clear intention, and abundant modifications make this groundbreaking practice beneficial for all bodies, 12-86, amateur athlete, or just putting yourself back together.
This class helps to improve posture, balance, freedom of movement, stability, and overall quality of life.
On the golf course or tennis court, in the pool or the ring, on the dance floor or lounge chair, this class, through the DIT method, gives you optimal movement and stability.
SLOW FLOW
Slow flow classes are a great place to start a yoga practice, or take it slower, and still experience all the benefits of linking breath, movement, and mindfulness. Classes focus on releasing tension, connecting with the breath and helping students gain strength and flexibility. Gentle and slow flow yoga classes use traditional and functional postures with slight modifications to accommodate all levels of yoga students.
Gentle Yoga
Gentle yoga classes are a great place to start a practice, or take it slower, and still experience all the benefits of yoga. Classes focus on releasing tension, connecting with the breath and helping students gain strength and flexibility. Gentle yoga uses traditional and functional postures with slight modifications to accommodate all levels of yoga students.
Yin and meditation
This class combines three methods of practice: Yin yoga, with a restorative emphasis, allowing the muscles to relax and stretch, heart rate to lower, and the nervous system to let go. Poses are held from 1-3 minutes each, and use supportive props to allow the body to find ease. Controlled breathing, which is also known as Pranayama, reduces fluctuations of the mind and helps reduce fatigue. And meditation We will spend a few minutes in seated or supine meditation, covering techniques that can improve sleep and mental focus, and have been known to ease anxiety, stress, depression and pain.
Yoga for a Healthy Back
Yoga for a Healthy Back focuses on balancing strength and flexibility. This practice is slow and gentle and suited for all levels. We combine Yoga poses to create greater awareness for posture and movement, helping you to learn ways to maintain a limber and strong body. This class is for students with chronic pain or injuries, and no yoga experience is necessary.
Vinyasa Yoga
The Sanskrit term Vinyasa refers to the connection of movement and breath but is also used to describe a series of movements used to link each posture in a series. Vinyasa Yoga synchronizes movement with breath which helps you develop a greater sense of self-awareness, balance, and harmony in your enviromnent. Vinyasa classes typically include smoothly flowing movements between poses guided by the force of inhales and exhales. Each class is unique, but may include the many variations of Sun Salutations as well as standing postures, inversions, backbends, twists, forward bends, and deep relaxation. These are all levels classes, and use of props is highly encouraged for accessibility and greater depth.
Karma Yoga (Donation Class)
An all levels, donations only class where the student determines how much they would like to donate to the class. Proceeds are donated to a charity of the community's choice. Funds are collected for approximately 6 months and then sent. Total donation amounts will be posted in the studio for the community to see.
YOGA FOR a better swing / gentle flow
This 1 hour class is designed to help improve, strengthen, and stabilize the parts of the body we use for an athletic swing, like Golf or Tennis.
The golf and tennis swing have three main points of rotation, your two hips (internal / external rotation) and your thoracic spine. When any of these three areas are lacking in rotation we begin to see many compensatory movements from other parts of the body (loss of posture, swaying and arms bending).A lack of mobility in these areas also leads to un-wanted strain and loading on your lumbar (lower) spine. This is a key cause of lower back pain for golfers, tennis players, and many athletes.
An effective Yoga routine performed at least once a week can make a difference in a short period of time. To perform a swinging movement, you require:
Mobility – the ability to move a joint into a position.
Stability – the ability to stabilize a joint in a given position.
Strength – the ability to generate force.
Power – the ability to apply maximum force in a short period of time.
Balance - the ability to maintain the line of gravity within the base of support with minimal postural sway
Yoga can help with these requirements. Unlike many general stretching routines Yoga is excellent at targeting key joints and ranges of motion used for a golf or tennis swing.
The golf and tennis swing have three main points of rotation, your two hips (internal / external rotation) and your thoracic spine. When any of these three areas are lacking in rotation we begin to see many compensatory movements from other parts of the body (loss of posture, swaying and arms bending).A lack of mobility in these areas also leads to un-wanted strain and loading on your lumbar (lower) spine. This is a key cause of lower back pain for golfers, tennis players, and many athletes.
An effective Yoga routine performed at least once a week can make a difference in a short period of time. To perform a swinging movement, you require:
Mobility – the ability to move a joint into a position.
Stability – the ability to stabilize a joint in a given position.
Strength – the ability to generate force.
Power – the ability to apply maximum force in a short period of time.
Balance - the ability to maintain the line of gravity within the base of support with minimal postural sway
Yoga can help with these requirements. Unlike many general stretching routines Yoga is excellent at targeting key joints and ranges of motion used for a golf or tennis swing.
HATHA YOGA
In this all levels class, poses are practiced to align, strengthen, and promote flexibility in the body while minimizing the chance of injury. Breathing techniques and meditation are integrated. Emphasis for this class is on simplicity and repetition, full body relaxation and balance. The entire body is moved in this class through its range of motion using standing postures, twists, forward folds, back bends, and hip openers.
RESTORATIVE YIN YOGA
This class targets the connective tissue of the hips, pelvis and lower spine. It also includes supported postures by using bolsters, blankets and blocks that promote deep relaxation, and rejuvenate the nervous system. Postures are held for 3 to 5 min at a time, with guidance to find the soothing and connection of the breath. This type of meditative practice complements the more strenuous and Power styles of yoga and is open to students of all levels.
SOME EXPERIENCE SUGGESTED
power Core Yoga
This class combines a dynamic and challenging style of vinyasa yoga to build strength and flexibility equally. With a deep emphasis on the power of the abdominals and acute focus on alignment - expect to breathe, sweat and experiment with arm balances and inversions. A slightly faster pace will have you check-out of your week and into your body with movements that reward your mind and attitude.
Ashtanga Yoga - Guided and Inspired Primary Series
Ashtanga Yoga emphasizes the linking of movement and breath (vinyasa) with bandhas (energy locks), while fixing your eyes on a focal point (drishti). In this class, we will move through the Ashtanga Primary Series, also known as Yoga Chikitsa, which translates to "Yoga Therapy". This series aims to detoxify and realign the body, and as an added benefit, over time and with consistent practice, you experience increased flexibility, range of motion, strength, as well as steadier concentration and balance. Central to the practice is the Ujaii breath, an audible deep breath that helps to create internal heat, This deep controlled breath serves as a guide for how you feel, as well as provides you a place to rest the mind. Over time, as your body becomes familiar with the sequence, your mind can rest on the breath, which helps create the sense of a moving meditation. This practice provides you with a foundation of traditional, sequential, and beneficial postures that you can practice anywhere, in any studio or on your own at home. Each class gradually progresses through the series, and the teacher will offer modifications for the different levels of students. Your teacher may sometimes skip postures or vinyasas depending on the length of class and level of the students.
Mysore Practice
Named after the city from where the practice originated, Mysore is the traditional method in which Ashtanga Yoga is taught. Students move through the Ashtanga series, a set sequence of poses, progressing at their own pace in a group setting, under the guidance of a teacher. This is a non - led class, however the teacher is there to assist, guide, and support your practice and progress. It is recommended students be familiar with the sequence they want to practice, but it's not necessary that it be memorized. "Cheat sheets" are available at the front desk.
ASHTANGA INSPIRED
In this class, students will be introduced to the fundamentals of Ashtanga yoga: ujjayi breath, energy locks, and vinyasas. We will explore portions of the Primary & Secondary Series in a way that is approachable for many fitness levels, as well as providing modifications appropriate for each individual.
Come experience a gentle, bio-mechanically sound yoga practice in the Ashtanga tradition. This class is for everyone, from beginners to advanced practitioners.
Come experience a gentle, bio-mechanically sound yoga practice in the Ashtanga tradition. This class is for everyone, from beginners to advanced practitioners.
PRE-ENROLLMENT SUGGESTED
Limited number of props available
Limited number of props available
Chair Yoga - all levels
Limited # of chairs available. Pre-enrollment suggested for class.
Chair Yoga is one of the gentlest forms of yoga available. Students perform postures and breathing exercises with the aid of a chair. Students can experience the benefits of a yoga practice without having to get up or down from the floor. Benefits include increased, strength, flexibility, range of motion, balance, and stress reduction.
Chair Yoga is one of the gentlest forms of yoga available. Students perform postures and breathing exercises with the aid of a chair. Students can experience the benefits of a yoga practice without having to get up or down from the floor. Benefits include increased, strength, flexibility, range of motion, balance, and stress reduction.
SLOW FLOW, YOGA PRO WHEEL, & FOAM ROLLING
Limited # (10) of wheels and foam rollers available . Pre-enrollment suggested.
This class is designed to be all levels, fun, and beneficial to the body for strength, flexibility, and mobility. A foam roller will be used to help release myofascial tissue, relieve muscle tightness, and increase joint range of motion, aiding in releasing tension throughout the body. A Yoga Pro Wheel will be used for stretching and releasing the muscles of the back, neck and shoulders, as well as the hip flexors. It will also be used for making backbends more accessible. Additionally, the wheel will be used for building strength in the core, arms, shoulders, and gluteal muscles. There are so many possibilities with the wheel. The class will close with an all levels slow yoga flow, linking movement and breaths for a soothing and well rounded practice.
This class is designed to be all levels, fun, and beneficial to the body for strength, flexibility, and mobility. A foam roller will be used to help release myofascial tissue, relieve muscle tightness, and increase joint range of motion, aiding in releasing tension throughout the body. A Yoga Pro Wheel will be used for stretching and releasing the muscles of the back, neck and shoulders, as well as the hip flexors. It will also be used for making backbends more accessible. Additionally, the wheel will be used for building strength in the core, arms, shoulders, and gluteal muscles. There are so many possibilities with the wheel. The class will close with an all levels slow yoga flow, linking movement and breaths for a soothing and well rounded practice.
Please note: It is important to discuss any questions or concerns you have about the class with your teacher before class begins so they are aware and can make appropriate suggestions.
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Established 2018.
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