Class Descriptions
Gentle Classes
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Chair Yoga is a practice that offers variations on yoga poses that can be done while seated in a chair. These modifications make yoga accessible to anyone who needs low-impact exercise to aid in improving mobility.
Chair yoga can also serve as a great introduction to yoga for beginners! While seated comfortably in a chair, students can experience twists, hip stretches, forward bends, and mild back-bends.
In addition to a good stretch, chair yoga participants can enjoy other health benefits from yoga, including improved muscle tone, better breathing habits, stress reduction, better sleep, and a sense of well being. -
Gentle yoga is for anyone new to yoga, eager to relieve stiffness, and/or seeking a gentle, less active practice! Intentional alignment cues and guided breathwork help familiarize new practitioners with the practice while reaffirming and building upon the foundations of seasoned yogis.
Gentle yoga provides numerous health benefits, including reduced stress, improved circulation, increased balance and flexibility, and improved sleep.
All levels and abilities welcome.
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Gentle Candlelight Yoga is a slow-paced and deeply nourishing practice that increases flexibility, releases stress, and untangles the deep connective tissues in your body in a soothing manner. The stillness from a candlelight yoga practice is an ideal balance to the active, stressful activities that fill our daily lives. You’ll be guided through poses and breathing techniques that provide a deep sense of peace and relaxation. Level 1 - ideal for beginners!
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Slow Flow classes progress slowly and hold each pose for several breaths to strengthen and tone the entire body, while providing the foundations of a vinyasa style (yoga flow) class. This class style focuses on breath and alignment to explore feeling postures, rather than passing through poses. This great introductory yoga class allows beginners to learn the fundamentals of yoga and all practitioners to benefit from the calming effects of uniting body and mind.
Level 1-2, modifications provided for intermediate and advanced practitioners.
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Slow Flow yoga classes build strength, endurance, and flexibility, while laying the groundwork for a more active Yoga Flow.
In Slow Flow, poses are held for several breaths to allow the body time to adjust to each pose before being cued to the next. Slow Flow provides time for the body to make adjustments and feel alignment cues while challenging the mind to stay quiet. -
Yoga Flow classes are designed to help you turn off the chatter in your brain by moving your body. This active, energizing sequence of yoga poses links breath to movement to enhance flexibility, strength, range of motion and concentration. Sequencing flows with upbeat music helps build heat to strengthen and tone the body.
Modifications are provided by instructors to accommodate all levels, though some yoga experience is recommended.Level 2: Yoga experience recommended, but modifications provided to suit students who are newer to yoga.
The studio is heated to around 70-72 degrees to aid in quickly warming practitioners’ muscles and connective tissues. This allows the body to find the full expression of poses while protecting against injury. Each student may practice at his/her level of energy and ability, and still receive benefits of the practice.
Active Classes
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Gentle Strength & Stretch combines gentle yoga movements with light weights to emphasize muscle conditioning for strength, toning, flexibility, and supported balance. This is a light-hearted workout suitable for beginners & fitness enthusiasts!
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Strength & Stretch is a blend of intermediate yoga movements with light weights to emphasize muscle conditioning for strength, toning, flexibility and supported balance. This is a light-hearted workout suitable for fitness enthusiasts!
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Core & Conditioning blends yoga, Pilates, and dance-inspired movements with an emphasis on core strength, toning, flexibility and supported balance. It is a power-packed 45-minute endorphin-boosting workout great for anyone seeking fitness and fun!
Fitness Classes
We welcome you to experience the classes that best suit your needs and interests. Our classes are listed by level of difficulty from easiest to most challenging:
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Gentle All Level (Level 1) provides a supportive environment in which beginning clients can learn the foundation of a yoga practice, while the more experienced practitioner will be able to fine tune the fundamentals of his/her practice. If you have any limitations in your body, level 1 classes provide modifications and guidance to keep you safe and comfortable throughout your practice. Level 1 classes are also pre-natal friendly - please inform your instructor prior to class so appropriate modifications can be provided for each phase of your pregnancy.
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Chair Yoga modifies standard yoga poses to allow anyone with physical limitations to experience the full benefits of yoga from the comfort of a chair. This class is ideal for those who do not wish to get up/down from the mat due to knee or hip issues.
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Gentle/Yin Candlelight focuses on deep relaxation through restorative and yin poses that support the body with props through longer holds to nurture the joints, muscles and connective tissues. With a candlelight ambience, this mid-week stress reduction class is an ideal way to refresh the mind and body through gentle postures and breath work. Highly recommended for beginners!
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Gentle Yoga combines mat-based poses and standing poses at a pace that makes it easy for beginners to acclimate to the practice of yoga, while enjoying the benefits of peace and relaxation for the mind and body. Ideal for beginners!
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Gentle Slow Flow involves slowly progressing sequences and longer holds to strengthen and tone the entire body while providing the foundations for a vinyasa style (yoga flow) class at a gentler pace. Spending more time in each pose also allows the opportunity to turn inward, creating space for mindfulness and encouraging body-awareness. Modifications will be provided to suit all levels of practitioners.
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Gentle Strength & Stretch is a blend of yoga movements and light weights that focuses on low-impact, gentle exercises aimed at improving balance and building strength, making this class great for those who enjoy Gentle Yoga as well as beginners!
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Active (Level 2) – Classes designed for dedicated yoga practitioners who enjoy a continual challenge in their practice to emphasize strength and tone. Level 2 classes (yoga flow) offer options for all levels with some yoga experience: modifications for beginner flow clients and more active options for those who want an energetic experience involving creativity to explore more challenging poses. Level 2 classes are pre-natal friendly for those who have been practicing yoga continually.
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Strength & Stretch blends yoga movements and light weights with an emphasis on core strength, toning, flexibility, and supported balance. These are light-hearted endorphin-boosting workouts, great for anyone seeking a challenge and a boost to their fitness routine! The barre is used for balance/posture only - no pressure to get your leg on the barre!
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Core & Conditioning blends yoga, Pilates, and dance-inspired movements with an emphasis on core strength, toning, flexibility and supported balance. It is a power-packed 45-minute endorphin-boosting workout great for anyone seeking fitness and fun!
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Experience both the yin and yang in this energizing vinyasa style yoga flow that concludes with a relaxing cooldown of deep yin stretches.
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Yoga Flow is an active vinyasa style class of flowing movements at a varied pace to build heat, strength and flexibility. Focus varies weekly on therapeutic areas including hips, hamstrings, shoulders, back and core/balance. While some yoga experience is helpful, beginners seeking an active workout are welcome. Modifications make each practice attainable for beginner flow clients and challenging for seasoned practitioners. Ideal for those seeking a challenging workout combined with a deep stretch with mindfulness.
