Hatha Yoga

Hatha Yoga combines traditional, sequenced classic yoga postures and pranayama (breathing) with inner focus and meditative awareness. The intention is to bring body, mind, and soul into its natural state of integration or harmony. We study and practice the Kripalu Yoga and Amrit Yoga styles of Hatha yoga, which deals with the balance of opposites: Ha=Sun, and Tha=Moon. Each class is a balance of movement and stationary poses. The posture sequences are designed to create a balanced yoga experience by exercising the spine and body; forward and back bends, twists, inversions, and standing poses that develop balance as well. Leave class feeling strong, limber, centered and calm. 

“Words fail to convey the total value of yoga. It has to be experienced.”-B.K.S. Iyengar

Kundalini Yoga

Kundalini Yoga is a five-thousand-year-old authentic system of yoga that was kept secret. It was passed down from guru to chosen disciple until 1969 when Yogi Bhajan introduced it to the U.S. Kundalini Yoga consists of hundreds of Kriyas (exercise sets that create a certain effect), breath work, meditations, and mantras (sound) that promote health and happiness. Kundalini Yoga helps to strengthen and balance the nervous, glandular, and circulatory systems, regulate moods, process emotion, and develop concentration. The exercises bring the body and mind to a state where deep meditation is quickly and easily achieved; one leaves class feeling energized and blissful. It is fun and has great music! 

“Doing yoga, even on the smallest level, can change one’s life. If we can make one step towards happiness, towards healing, towards change, miracles begin to happen.” -Gurmukh Kaur Khalsa

Gentle & Beginner’s Yoga

This class is appropriate for those who like to have a mellow yoga experience.  We take our time to stretch and strengthen the body keeping joints, muscles, and connective tissues healthy. Breath and mindfulness create a deep connection with our body and mind, leaving us feeling relaxed and revitalized.

All-Levels

 This is a balanced, comprehensive full body work-out incorporating breath, inner focus and mindfulness. We balance opposites of Yin and Yang with the practice of strength/flexibility, tension/relaxation. It is for those students who are familiar with their postures, but variations are given for beginners as well as for experienced practitioners.  It includes Warm-ups for joints, hips and connective tissue, Sun Salutations, and an effective Hatha Yoga Sequence, and ends with a relaxing guided Savasana. Leave feeling strengthened, energized, and calm.

Intermediate

This class builds on what has been practiced in All-Level Hatha, other traditions are welcome too. We explore new warm-ups, challenging postures, breath work, different forms of meditation, and some yogic philosophy i.e. Patanjali’s Yoga Sutras