Ansuara Influened Hatha Yoga
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ANUSARA®
Anusara Yoga is a unique approach to Hatha Yoga that blends the science of biomechanics with the joyful and creative expression of the heart. A "heart-oriented" style with an emphasis in optimal, anatomical alignment, blended with the rhythmic, dance-like qualities of vinyasa flow yoga. *Anusara* means "flowing with Grace," "going with the flow," "following your heart." Without a rigid dogma, this system is open to continual change and restructuring. Self-examination, discovery, and receptivity to new ideas are foundational to this dynamic system. Students of all levels of ability and yoga experience are honored for their unique differences, limitations, and talents.
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| Forrest Yoga |
FORREST YOGA®
The pillars of Forrest Yoga are breath, strength, integrity, and spirit. Our mission is to create in each of us a sense of freedom, a connection to our spirit and the courage to walk as our spirit dictates. Created by Ana Forrest over 30 years to specifically address our Western bodies? stresses and challenges, both physical and emotional, the Forrest Yoga method is a hot and sweaty practice which gets you connecting to your core - getting strong and centered. We use heat, deep breathing and vigorous sequences to sweat out toxins while the long holds in the pose progressions help you flush, oxygenate and rejuvenate every cell. Forrest Yoga will teach you to go deeper, find your truth and encourage you to take these gifts you have earned beyond the mat into the rest of your life. |
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Fundamentals of Yoga
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Great for Beginners!
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Fundamentals of Yoga
Great for Beginners!
Sunday 7 Week Series
1:00-2:30pm, $95
Session 1: 9/6, 9/13, 9/20, 9/27, 10/4, 10/11,10/18
Session 2: 10/25, 11/1, 11/18,11/15, 11/29, 12/6, 12/13
Wednesday 7 Week Series
7:30 - 8:45pm, $95
Session 1: 9/9, 9/16, 9/23, 9/30, 10/7, 10/14, 10/21
Session 2: 10/28, 11/4, 11/11, 11/25, 12/2, 12/9, 12/16
Thursday 7 Week Series
9:00-10:15am, $95
Session 1: 9/10, 9/17, 9/24, 10/1, 10/8, 10/15, 10/22
Session 2: 10/29, 11/5, 11/12, 11/26, 12/3, 12/10, 12/17
This progressive 7 week introductory course is designed for beginners to yoga to help you explore the basics of yoga and develop strength, balance, and flexibility and experience the peace of mind yoga promises. Through this course you will become familiar with conscious yogic breathing, fundamental yoga poses, guided meditation and some yoga philosophy. You will develop a solid a foundation of practice based upon the principles of alignment and the energy body. Upon completion of this series you will be ready to take any level yoga class or develop a safe personal practice tailored to your current age, health and lifestyle. People of every fitness level, from the tri-athlete to the sedentary individual can participate in this course. Each student is accepted and encouraged exactly as they are and will be given individual hands on adjustments. Learn ‘the basics' in a non-intimidating, fun and relaxed atmosphere.
Whether you are seeking fitness or enlightenment, whether you are a beginner or want to revisit the basics this course is one of a kind! Bring a notebook. No make ups for missed classes.
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Hatha Yoga
Great for both Beginners & Experienced students! |
Hatha Yoga focuses on the traditional yoga postures and is recommended for all levels and is appropriate for beginners and experienced students. This class combines movement with stillness and develops breath awareness and proper alignment of yoga postures. This class is perfect for managing tension and stress and helps students develop physical and emotional wellness.This class is designed to welcome and support both beginners and experienced students, and is perfect for those who are seeking regular practice next step up from Fundamentals of Yoga series. You will receive individualized attention while learning the basic alignment of yoga poses for strength, flexibility, endurance, balance and relaxation. The practice includes both active and relaxing yoga poses, basic meditation technique, and breathing exercise to increase over all health in body, mind and spirit. Let your teachers know if you have any physical issues, so they can make your yoga classes more comfortable |
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| Tantric Vinyasa Yoga |
Tantric Vinyasa flow focuses on all the yogic techniques included in the original yoga text The Hatha Yoga Pradipika that will inspire and open one's mind, body and spirit. A Tantra class includes a strong asana practice intelligently sequenced and includes with a variety of esoteric techniques and compelling tools such as pranayama, mudras, bandhas, and kriyas. In a Tantric yoga class the emphasis is on ADHIKARA. Simply put, adhikara means "progression" and "a sensitivity to the subtle realms" or energy body through pranayama meditation. The ancient Hatha Yogi's believed that through building and chanelling prana, one can positively affect the mind and in essence transform. You will leave a Tantric vinyasa yoga class feeling an enhanced sense of life force energ with mental clarity and a deep sense of peace of mind.
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Deeper Dimensions of Yoga
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Deeper dimensions of yoga is designed for yoga practitioners who want to take their practice and knowledge further into yoga tradition and philosophy along with esoteric concepts and techniques. This class is based upon the tradition of tantric yoga and will include a strong asana practice using the full spectrum of the postures with an emphasis on the biodynamic effects. Also included will be the use of bandhas and variety of pranayama, kriya and meditations. Discussion and class intention will include topics such as the chakra system, the yoga sutras, the yamas and niyamas, karma and more. Yoga experience recommended.
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*8 Limbed Path of Patanjali
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The eight limbs are a detailed scientific method for achieving at state of Yoga. Each is progressive and offers a more subtle and complete understanding of the Self. The goal of Yoga is Self-realization or the reconnection to our true nature. By systematically following the eight limbs, one will find their way home, reuniting with the Sat Chit Ananda within, Pure Being, Pure Consciousness, Pure Bliss. This is not just for a select few. Patanjali gave us this knowledge of how to achieve Yoga so that every serious practitioner could reach it. The main text of Classical Yoga is the Yoga Sutras of Patanjali. This is where we find the outline for the eight-limbed path of Astanga Yoga. These eight limbs are Yama (restraints), Niyama (observances), Asana (postures), Pranayama (breathing techniques), Pratyahara (withdrawing the senses), Dharana (concentration), Dhyana (meditation), and Samadhi (complete union).
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Prenatal Yoga
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This prenatal yoga class is designed to explore and support the changes to your body during pregnancy. This class will provide students with a safe and gentle approach to yoga appropriate for all trimesters of pregnancy in a nurturing and supportive environment. The class focus special breathing techniques, alignment of the body in yoga postures and opening the hips to prepare the body for birth. Relaxation meditations will also be taught to promote feelings of concentration and focus. |
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Restorative Yoga |
This yoga class is for those times when you feel weak, fatigued, or stressed from your daily activities. Restorative yoga classes are especially beneficial for the times before, during, and after major life events: death of a loved one, change of job or residence, marriage, divorce, major holidays, and vacations. In addition, you can practice the poses when ill, or recovering from illness or injury.
Restorative yoga poses are "active relaxation." By supporting the body with props, we alternately stimulate and relax the body to move toward balance. Some poses have an overall benefit. Others target an individual part, such as the lungs, heart, kidney, or liver, etc. All create specific physiological responses which are beneficial to health and can reduce the effects of stress-related disease. This class will be taught by Lisa and is appropriate for all levels of students. |
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| Sacred Gong Bath Meditation |
Join Kenny Kolter for a sacred gong bath or sound healing experience which will guide students on a powerful sonic meditative journey of meditation and healing. A gong bath is an opportunity to bathe in the healing resonant sound harmonics that a gong creates. Gongs embody the universal sound and basic chordal structure of the eternal Om. Participants can let go and just let the gong provide the Ohm mantra, freeing up the mind and the physical body to transcend. Kenny believes that all people have an innate ability to connect into spirit for self-guidance and self-healing. Sound, both complex and primordial, has a powerful affect on our physiology and allows one to transcend and center into an open, creative, therapeutic, flowing space. In the womb, the first music we heard was our Mother’s heart beat -- soothing, constant, nourishing and pulsing safety. These sessions are designed to offer individuals an opportunity to meditate/pray and self-heal utilizing sound as a backdrop to explore inward. This event is drop-in basis and is open to all students. There will be no yoga practice at this event. Please feel free to bring a pillow and blanet to lay on for comfort. |
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Teen Yoga (13-16)
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Tween Yoga (9-12)
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This class is designed for teens and will be taught in a lighthearted environment where students are encouraged to breath and move with a greater sense of awareness and heightened focus. Yoga is proven to help cultivate self-discipline, promote self-esteem, and maintain physical and emotional balance. Empowering teens and pre-teens with self-confidence will help develop tools necessary in coping with stress and will enhance physical performance needed in all sports. It also provides teens with an alternative way to direct their energy.
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Vinyasa Flow
Level 1 |
Vinyasa Flow Level 1 is a practice where we learn to flow in a carefully balanced sequence of postures, allowing the breath to lead the way. This basic class introduces Sun Salutations, holding postures, reconnecting to the breath, and bringing awareness to the principles of alignment. Classes will include standing postures, forward folds, backbends, laterals, extensions, twists, and inversions. |
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Vinyasa Flow
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Vinyasa Flow Level 2 building upon the description in Level 1, this class is designed for the dedicated yoga student. Going deeper within the practice of yoga, listening and being receptive to our inner communication and energy and developing renewal, encompassing grace, ease, spontaneity of right action and attunement with spirit thru the practices of pranayama, meditation, asana, bandha, kriya, mudra, kundalini, and chant. Yoga experience recommended. |
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| Yin Yoga & Meditation |
Everyone and everything contains both Yin (passive, female, lunar) and Yang (active, male, solar) energetic qualities. When, as individuals, our Yin and Yang get out of balance it impedes the flow of chi throughout our meridian system of energy channels and we can start feeling sluggish, irritable, and/or generally not well. Long term imbalances of yin and yang can ultimately contribute to dis-ease. Most of us have plenty of Yang in our lives and need to work with bringing the Yin more in balance. Yin Yoga works with the long, somewhat passive, holding of “Yin” postures, which generally target the areas between the knees and the navel, (hips spine and pelvis). For most of us, these areas hold tremendous amounts of stress both physical and emotional. Holding these postures for longer periods (3-5 minutes) allows the student to work much deeper than the musculature to the connective tissue (fascia) which, when bound prevents the joints from moving freely within their full range of motion. This practice also opens up space in those areas allowing the energy or Chi to flow more freely to the vital organs to allow for the release of toxins and the opening of energy channels (meridians or nadis) which lead to other parts of the body resulting in better all-around health. We will also work with the breath by practicing various types of Pranayama and each practice will end with a meditation practice. |
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