Class Descriptions

Who is it for:

Introspective Yoga is for adults at all levels, as both modifications and more challenging variations will be offered.

What, Why, & Benefits:

Introspective yoga offers a gentle, unique approach encompassing various yogic traditions. Classes are developed based on the students' needs. Classes include asana (physical posture), pranayama (breath work), meditation, and may include mantra. This dynamic approach allows for a greater focus on alignment and mindful breathing and is designed to awaken students to their true nature. Students will likely benefit from increased strength, stability, flexibility, vitality, mental clarity, and relaxation.

Who is it for:

Beginner Yoga is a gentle practice for new students. It is also suitable for individuals recovering from injury or illness, or anyone wanting more detailed instructions.

What, Why & Benefits:

The focus is on alignment, strength, flexibility, and balance, and includes detailed instructions. These classes utilize beginner asana (postures), mindful pranayama (breath work), and may include meditation.

Who is it for:

Chair Yoga is for beginners and intermediate adults or those needing to sit or wanting a chair for balance to do yoga poses. Although it consists of basic poses, more challenging variations are offered for intermediate students. 

What, Why & Benefits:

Chair yoga is a gentle practice in which postures are performed while seated or standing with the aid of a chair. It is great for beginners or anyone wanting a more gentle practice. Just about any yoga pose can be modified for chair yoga, including backbends, twists, hip openers, and forward folds. Chair yoga increases flexibility, strength, and body awareness. In this class, the chair is used to help with and improve stability. When standing poses are included in a Chair Yoga class, the chair is used to help with and improve balance. Chair Yoga may also include pranayama breathing techniques and meditation to promote focus, mental clarity, and relaxation.

Who is it for:

Meditation class is for adults at all levels, beginners, intermediate, and more advanced practitioners. It is ideal for anyone wanting a guided meditation.

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What, Why & Benefits:

This class consists of a wide variety of guided meditations to help students connect to the present moment and true self. We use our senses, breath, and grounding techniques to become more aware, and slow our thoughts resulting in relaxation and calmness. By becoming more aware of our thoughts while on the mat, we will learn to be more aware in life. With a regular meditation practice, this peaceful mental state is more likely to integrate into our daily lives.

Who is it for:

Pranayama class is for adults at all levels, beginners, intermediate, and more advanced practitioners. 

What, Why & Benefits:

Pranayama class consists of breath work from a variety of sources. We practice breath control to access expanded awareness and connect with our inner selves. This helps us physically and emotionally through the flow of energy. By becoming aware of our breath while on the mat, we will learn to breathe more fully, deeply, and more regularly in life. With regular practice, we will create habits which will lead to a peaceful mental state and be able to access it more consistently in our daily life by just taking a few deep breaths.

Who is it for:

Restorative yoga is appropriate for adults at all levels.

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What, Why & Benefits:

Restorative yoga encourages physical, mental, and emotional relaxation. It is practiced at a slow pace, focusing on long holds, stillness, and deep breathing. "It is the use of props to support the body in positions of comfort and ease to create health and relaxation (Lasater, 2022)." Restorative yoga may also include pranayama breathing techniques and meditation to promote focus, mental clarity, and further relaxation.

Who is it for:

Senior Yoga is perfect for adults at any level of health and fitness, seniors, individuals dealing with chronic illness, or individuals wanting a slower, more gentle practice.

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What, Why & Benefits:

This class consists of poses allowing students to work at their own paces. In this class, the focus is on helping students improve circulation, breath awareness and capacity, strength, stability, flexibility. This class is structured to help people improve their mobility through standing or seated yoga poses.

Who is it for:

Yin Yoga is appropriate for adults at all levels who are not suffering from a physical injury. Like all yoga practices, if the tissues you are targeting for exercise are damaged in some way, please give yourself a chance to heal before resuming or beginning regular practice.

What, Why & Benefits:

In Yin Yoga, (as opposed to yang) we target the connective tissues, such as the ligaments, fascia, bones, and even the joints not normally the focus in yang styles of asana practice. In Yin Yoga classes, we generally focus on the specific connective tissues of the hips, pelvis, and lower spine. Yang type yoga, on the other hand, is more dynamic and muscular and emphasizes internal heat, and the lengthening and contracting of muscles. This makes Yin Yoga the perfect complement to a more yang type yoga class. Yin yoga classes may also include pranayama breathing techniques and meditation.

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While initially this style of yoga may seem quite boring, passive, or soft, yin practice can be quite challenging due to the long duration of the poses. In Yin Yoga we remain in most yoga postures for one to five minutes. Yin and yang tissues respond quite differently to being exercised. You need to experience this to really know what Yin Yoga is all about. After you have experienced it, even just once, you will realize you have been doing only half of the asana practice.