Back Care Yoga
This Iyengar based class is specifically developed to care for the back through a series of asanas designed to create a supportive posture, core strengthening and flexibility as well as develop awareness in how we can care for our back. The Back Care class is suitable for those with injuries as well as anyone wanting to take good care of their back.
Back Care Yoga is taught by Diane Valentine
Community Yoga Class
Come reconnect with yourself, get grounded and begin to carry this energy into the world with a yoga practice suitable for beginners and experienced students. There is no fee, only donation. A perfect class for today's economic times.
Class Fee: By Donation
Community Yoga is taught by students and graduates of the Advanced Studies/Teacher Training Program
Feldenkrais Awareness Through Movement
These lessons use the innate capacity of the human nervous system to learn new patterns of moving, thinking and feeling through a series of easy, restful and invigorating movements resulting in greater ease of movement, improvement in posture and reduction of pain and tension.
Feldenkrais Awareness Through Movement is taught by Iren Romoda
Flow Yoga
An invigorating and restorative class that is alignment based, intelligently sequenced, and links breath and movement. This fluid and graceful practice will build strength, flexibility, balance, and mental clarity and calmness. A flow of Sun Salutes and postures are skillfully sequenced, and modifications are used to individualize the practice for each student. The smooth, continuous flow deepens breathing, increases endurance and mind-body awareness, and reduces stress. This class is open to all levels.
Feldenkrais Awareness Through Movement is taught by Liz Schriver and Katie Moreno
Fundamentals of Yoga
The intention of this Saturday morning class is to build the strong foundation of a lifelong yoga practice based upon the sequential principles of raising consciousness found in the Yoga Sutras of Patanjali. At the physical level, emphasis will be on awakening joint mobility and function through strong and flowing movements. At the energetic level, the work will be to access the vitality of the breath and mobilize the energetic channels. Healthy physical function and energetic capacity will then be utilized to establish the deeper practices of pranayama, concentration, and meditation. All this esoteric stuff will be taught in the spirit of the heart, with joy for living always the overriding theme. With compassion, "progress, not perfection", will be our guiding principle. The movements in this class will be vigorous and challenging, however all movements will be demonstrated in mild, medium, and intense variations so all students can progress at their own intelligent pace. Thus, all levels of students are welcome.
Fundamentals of Yoga is taught by Greg Riley
Gentle Yoga
Whether you are new to yoga, recovering from an injury, or just want to take things easy--this is the class for you! Together we will bring the breath into our practice as we focus o strengthening our bodies, and increasing our balance and flexibility with props. You will leave this mid-day class soothed yet energized with a deepened sense of well-being.
Gentle Yoga is taught by Susan Cotter Wood
Iyengar Yoga
Designed to promote proper alignment, flexibility, stamina, and strength, while developing a broader, more positive sense of self-awareness. The asanas (postures) are tailored to suit different ages, body types, and level of fitness, giving careful instruction to beginners.
Iyengar Yoga is taught by Diane Valentine, Greg Riley, Debbie Gilman, Karen Rinaldi, David King, Tyler Palmer
Meditation for Stress Reduction
Mindfulness practices foster increased concentration, relaxation, creativity, self-awareness, and attunement, inspiring you to cope more effectively with daily stressors. Sessions include guided meditations, gentle mindful movement (no special clothes needed), and brief discussions of mindfulness concepts. This class is open to those new to meditation, as well as those with more experience who would like the support of a group to maintain a regular practice. It is based on the work of Jon Kabat-Zinn who developed Mindfulness-Based Stress Reduction to successfully help people deal with chronic pain and stress-related symptoms.
Meditation for Stress Reduction is taught by Wendy Beckerman
Mommy & Me Yoga
Bond with your baby through yoga. Get back in shape after pregnancy and bond with your baby at the same time. This class is designed to strengthen your body after pregnancy and stretch the tired, strained muscles of a new mom. Each class will end with yoga poses designed for your baby to help nourish their growing bodies and minds.
Mommy & Me Yoga is taught by Katie Moreno
Prenatal Yoga
This class is designed as a support to help you during your pregnancy. You will learn breath meditations and relaxation techniques to ease anxiety as well as some physical poses to help you improve muscle tone, increase circulation and strengthen the pelvic floor. As you travel this exciting path, this yoga class will be a safe and restful place to come, you will be supported by others who are on the same journey and together create community.
Prenatal Yoga is taught by Kelly Callahan Black and Katie Moreno and Christy Crawford
Restorative Yoga
Restorative Yoga helps relieve the effects of chronic stress and is based on a series of restful postures designed to cleanse and nourish the organs, renew the spirit and peacefully restore our energy. The use of props in these gracefully sequenced asanas provides a completely supportive environment for total relaxation and deep rest.This class is designed for people of all ages and levels of fitness and is ideal for those recovering from injuries or illness and those in need of deep rest and rejuvenation.
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Restorative Yoga is taught by Diane Valentine and Christy Crawford
Therapeutic Yoga for People with Disabilities
Therapuetic Yoga for People with Disabilities is specifically designed for people with limited or decreased movement capabilities seeking exercise for various reasons. This very gentle yoga is a series of stretching movements that can help to reduce stress within the body, strengthen endurance and reduce fatigue. It also expands the range of motion and flexibility and improves balance. In addition it reduces muscle spasms, improves bowel and bladder control, enhances energy channels and explores one's full potential.
Therapeutic Yoga for People with Disabilities is taught by Marcia Conroy
Yoga for Beginners
Yoga for Beginners is an introduction to Iyengar Style Hatha Yoga and is designed for beginning students. More advanced students wanting to return to their own beginner minds to deepen their practice are welcome as well.
Yoga for Beginners is taught by Diane Valentine and Sarah Watkins
Yoga & Meditation for Every Body
This class consists of gentle yoga stretches with some breathing techniques and chakra toning with mantras and a short silent meditation to bring wholeness to all the different aspects of the self. It integrates 5,000-year-old Vedic wisdom and the yogic interpretations of Drs. Chopra and Simon. It is a consciousness-based hatha yoga program infused with teachings from Dr. Chopra's classic bestseller The Seven Spiritual Laws of Success. This program offers a balanced approach that can be taken more deeply or gently, depending on the needs of the individual. It guides students to experience body-centered restful awareness, which in turn helps each student find the perfect way to do the postures.
Yoga & Meditation is taught by Martha Deaton
Yoga/Pilates
Kelly’s Pilates/Yoga Class integrates Joseph Pilates’ methods of core training, focus and precision with the breathing, flexibility and flow aspects of a yoga practice. She brings these worlds together to give you a complete experience of mind-body healing, breath work, strength, flexibility and posture.
This class is a challenging workout and is open to all levels, so be prepared to sweat!
Yoga/Pilates is taught by Kelly Callahan Black
Yoga Pilates Blend
Yoga Pilates Blend is a creative flow of Iyengar Yoga, involving precise alignment and body awareness, props are used to support postures in areas that are tight, weak or injured. Pilates mat exercises are artfully fused into the practice to enhance core muscular strength and total muscular balance. This class is appropriate for all levels.
Yoga Pilates Blend is taught by Janine Ellis