Class Descriptions
Gentle Yoga Flow:
A great class for beginners, Gentle Yoga is a combination of postures coordinated with the breath, performed at a gentle pace which allows time to be present in each pose. This class provides the opportunity to explore your practice, to find the play between strength and flexibility, stability and ease, and to gain a greater understanding of physical alignment and balance. Gentle yoga is for all levels of experience and flexibility.
Yin Yoga:
Yin yoga targets your deep connective tissues, like your fascia, ligaments, joints, and bones. It’s slower and more meditative, giving you space to turn inward and tune into both your mind and the physical sensations of your body. Because you’re holding poses for a longer period of time than you would in other traditional types of yoga, yin yoga helps you stretch and lengthen those rarely-used tissues while also teaching you how to breathe through discomfort and sit with your thoughts.
Restorative Yoga:
The intention is to relax as far as possible into the postures, using as little physical effort as possible. The mind focuses on the breath in order to cultivate mindfulness and release tension from the body. Restorative yoga classes are relaxing and slow paced, with a whole sequence using as few as five or six postures which are held for long periods of time. Props are also used in order to allow the body to be in the most comfortable, supported position possible. This may include bolsters, blankets, blocks and belts.
Hatha Yoga:
Hatha is a gentle yoga style that focuses on flowing from pose to pose while linking the movement with the breath. Hatha means "stubborn" or "willful," emphasizing the persistence of practice that leads to mastery of the mind, body, and spirit. In Sanskrit, "ha" translates to "sun" and "tha" means "moon." The word itself denotes the style's balance between gentle and vigorous, as well as the balance we experience in our daily lives. Considered a light aerobic exercise, hatha yoga helps develop strength, flexibility, balance, concentration, and relaxation. Our class will begin with a gentle warm-up, advance into heat-building and peak poses, and end with a short meditation. Hatha yoga is suitable for both beginner and advanced students.
A great class for beginners, Gentle Yoga is a combination of postures coordinated with the breath, performed at a gentle pace which allows time to be present in each pose. This class provides the opportunity to explore your practice, to find the play between strength and flexibility, stability and ease, and to gain a greater understanding of physical alignment and balance. Gentle yoga is for all levels of experience and flexibility.
Yin Yoga:
Yin yoga targets your deep connective tissues, like your fascia, ligaments, joints, and bones. It’s slower and more meditative, giving you space to turn inward and tune into both your mind and the physical sensations of your body. Because you’re holding poses for a longer period of time than you would in other traditional types of yoga, yin yoga helps you stretch and lengthen those rarely-used tissues while also teaching you how to breathe through discomfort and sit with your thoughts.
Restorative Yoga:
The intention is to relax as far as possible into the postures, using as little physical effort as possible. The mind focuses on the breath in order to cultivate mindfulness and release tension from the body. Restorative yoga classes are relaxing and slow paced, with a whole sequence using as few as five or six postures which are held for long periods of time. Props are also used in order to allow the body to be in the most comfortable, supported position possible. This may include bolsters, blankets, blocks and belts.
Hatha Yoga:
Hatha is a gentle yoga style that focuses on flowing from pose to pose while linking the movement with the breath. Hatha means "stubborn" or "willful," emphasizing the persistence of practice that leads to mastery of the mind, body, and spirit. In Sanskrit, "ha" translates to "sun" and "tha" means "moon." The word itself denotes the style's balance between gentle and vigorous, as well as the balance we experience in our daily lives. Considered a light aerobic exercise, hatha yoga helps develop strength, flexibility, balance, concentration, and relaxation. Our class will begin with a gentle warm-up, advance into heat-building and peak poses, and end with a short meditation. Hatha yoga is suitable for both beginner and advanced students.