YOGA BASICS  A class focused on the foundations of a strong yoga practice: breathing and concentration techniques complement a study of the basic yoga postures. Appropriate for beginning level students, as well as those continuing students who wish to deepen and refine their core practice.

OPEN YOGA   The design of this class recognizes a variety of strength and flexibility levels by employing modifications and options for the poses. Flowing sequences are combined with specific pose work.

CONTINUING YOGA  Designed for the student with some yoga experience, ready to work in more advanced postures such as deeper backbends and inversions.

DYNAMIC YOGA   Class generates heat through movement, strength and stamina, and focuses on issues common to runners and other athletes, such as balance, upper body strength, re-establishing body symmetry, and flexibility. Teaches how use of the breath can build endurance by utilizing a variety of breathng techniques.  

PRENATAL YOGA  See Gentle Yoga 

BABY AND ME YOGA  For newborns through 12 months of age. Baby & Me Yoga is a gentle yoga class where quality time can be spent between baby and caregiver while building a trusting and secure bond, as well as, it allows moms, dads and caregivers the opportunity to engage with other adults who are caring for infants and babies. This class will explore the traditional benefits of Yoga by focusing on restoring balance and health to the physical body by performing asanas or yoga poses and utilizing breath work and meditation to soothe and calm the body, mind, and spirit. All poses will utilize playful and engaging tools such as stories, songs, playful movements, infant stretches, and infant massage to soothe, calm and amuse the babies. Babies may, sleep, eat, burp, and be changed during class.

GENTLE YOGA  Gentle Yoga utilizes the participant's awareness of the mind, the body, and the breath and focuses on each individual's limitations or range of mobility while performing yoga poses also called asanas. Gentle Yoga utilizes props to adapt poses to meet any individual's needs. Gentle Yoga will help individuals lengthen and strengthen the body while creating greater range of motion. This class is ideal for anyone with limited range of motion and is accommodating to pregnant individuals, people of larger stature, and seniors.

GUIDED MEDITATION  Meditation helps calm the mind and strengthens the ability to focus. Regular practice promotes creativity, and evenness and clarity of thought. Techniques used include practice of intention, breathing awareness and techniques, guided imagery and visualizations, guided listening (to music), chanting, focusing the mind on an object, a part of the body, a concept, color, or voice, etc, learning self-awareness, self-hypnosis and self-healing, grounding, and relaxation. This class can provide an evening alternative to an established practice, or serve as an introduction to meditation. Leave refreshed and relaxed.

TEEN & "TWEEN" YOGA  For ages 10 and up. Check out yoga in a class of peers. Learn how to effectively stretch, get stronger, and relax, and explore simple meditation techniques to calm the mind.

YOGA WORKSHOPS   Different instructors share their yoga passions in this evolving class. See schedule for the current offerings.