Beginners

A beginners’ class will cover Sun Salutations and foundation postures, slowly breaking them down so that you will learn how to feel and properly place your body in space. Basic classes focus on alignment to allow the body to open up safely at its own pace, preventing injuries that can occur when we throw our body into new shapes without much awareness of what we’re doing (we’ve all been there!). The use of props is enthusiastically encouraged for a beginners/basics class.

Gentle / Chair

Designed for people with limited mobility and strength due to pain, injury, or age, Gentle and Chair yoga is a modified practice with the support of a chair and other props that will help you work on strength, flexibility, breathing, and relaxation.

Vinyasa

The term ‘vinyasa’ originally meant connecting each breath with a movement. In Westernized forms of asana practice, it is most commonly used today to describe a ‘flow,’ a sequence of poses that flow into one another. In a vinyasa class, you can expect to move faster through Sun Salutations, standing and seated poses, backbends, and inversions. A vinyasa class is a well-rounded practice suitable for students with previous experience. It offers modifications for most postures and for different levels of difficulty.

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Restorative

A slow practice that goes through fewer poses held longer. Restorative yoga uses many props, blocks, bolsters, eye pillows, blankets, and belts to support the body as it gently deepens into the pose. It is an extremely soothing practice that can replenish physical and mental energy and balance the nervous system.

Meditation

Meditation is the foundation of all other yogic practices aimed at finding calm and clarity. Meditation is accessible to anyone. Done sitting in a comfortable position or lying down, focusing on the breath, and allowing the thoughts to float without attaching or identifying with them. It is a practice of observing and connecting with oneself without judgment. In the beginning, it may difficult to sit for extended periods of time, so one can start with simply 5-10 minutes focusing on one’s breathing. With practice and consistency, one becomes more familiar with the practice and comfortable with what to expect, and able to sit for longer. Usually led meditations last about 30 minutes and guidance is offered during the sit.