Class Descriptions
Beginner
Focus is on breathing and moving with awareness through specific warm-ups to open the body in preparation for the yoga poses being taught. Benefits of poses and modifications for different abilities will be offered by your teachers. Each class ends with a guided relaxation practice.
Beginner Yoga & Meditation
A beginner yoga class that teaches the fundamental warm-ups, yoga poses, breathing practices, and relaxation, as well as introducing meditation. For those with a specific interest in opening the body and calming the mind.
Sunday Yoga and Meditation
A quiet practice of yoga and various meditation techniques
designed to open the mind and body. Adding meditation to a
yoga practice can increase awareness, insight, and enhance the
exploratory nature of yoga. All levels welcome.
Breathing & Meditation
Focus on a quiet and concentrated practice. We wil explore breath
awareness, breathing techniques and various meditation practices.
Continuing
Students have completed at least one beginner session of yoga or are returning to yoga after an absence. Students will be encouraged to deepen their own body awareness, while new variations of poses are introduced.
Intermediate
Students are familiar with basic yoga postures, breathing techniques and are developing a home practice. More advanced poses breathing techniques are introduced. Teachers may offer home practices for the class and/or for individual students.
Advanced
This class is offered to students with a home practice who can benefit from the energy and support that a group experience offers.
Class structure is determined by the students and teacher together.
Classes may include longer periods of meditation, chanting or breath work as well as asana practice.
All Levels
This mixed-level class allows individuals to work at their own level in the yoga poses being led. Some yoga experience is recommended but not essential.
Sunrise Yoga
Celebrate the new day in the stillness of the morning. This is an all-levels class focussed on envigorating and opening body, mind and spirit.
Vinyasa Flow Finding steadiness and ease through a continuous flow of postures.For students willing to be challenged and who have a basic understanding of alignment in the foundational poses.
Yoga for Better Bones A class specifically designed for those with low bone density or osteoporosis. Emphasis will be placed on improving posture, strength and weight-bearing through vulnerable areas.
Anatomy of Movement This hour/hour and a half long class incorporates elements of yoga, pilates and martial arts to take you on a trip inside of your body's design. Working from the inside out, we'll learn to strengthen the spine, free up hips and shoulders and open up your body's potential for efficient movement.
Gentle Yoga
Attention to slow, relaxing movement for those who have health concerns or a quieter lifestyle. These classes focus more on opening movements and breath work. Students receive variations of yoga poses to allow the body to move more comfortably.
Yoga Over 50
For those who feel older than they would like to. Younger students welcome (ID not required!)
Teen Yoga
Aside from the physical aspects of yoga, teens will learn techniques to manage stress and develop a stronger and more confident sense of self. Lori Henein is a former high school teacher and parent educator. Fall term sessions: Session 1-Sept 17, 24, Oct 1, 8 Session 2- Oct 15,22, Nov 5, 12 Session 3- Nov 19,26,Dec 3, 10.
Pre-natal Yoga
This 90 minute class will help prepare the expectant woman for pregnancy, childbirth and new parenthood both physically and emotionally. The focus is on breath work, yoga poses specifically chosen to relieve physiological changes, and relaxation and meditation to assist during labour. A half hour discussion including guest presenters on topics related to pregnancy and childbirth is included.
Baby & Me Yoga
A playful class for mom and her new baby to help rejuvenate and tone post pregnancy body while connecting with your little one. Focus is on baby movement, stretching, breathing, and relaxing your body, followed by a half -hour discussion including guest speakers on topics relevant to motherhood. You will have a chance to share with other moms, while your baby is stimulated physically, emotionally and socially. This class is for moms who have healed after delivery and for babes who are not yet very mobile. Toddler siblings are welcome. Registration is recommended as space is limited.
