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"Most types of exercise are competitive. Yoga, although noncompetitive, is nevertheless challenging.  The challenge is to one's own will power."  BKS Iyengar

                                                                                

  • Beginner Yoga (Level I)  Introduction to Iyengar Yoga and the fundamentals of alignment and breath.  Emphasis is on standing poses, flexibility, and strength development.  Restorative poses for relaxation and stress relief.

  • Advanced Beginners (Level I/II) Refining beginner poses, introduction to advanced standing poses, forward bends and back bends.  Emphasis on shoulder, hips, and hamstring openers to prepare for advanced poses.   Prerequisite: 6 months Yoga experience.

  • Intermediate Yoga (Level II)  Introduction to Level 2 and 3 poses, including headstand, hand stand, deep back bends, and yogic breathing (pranayama).  Prerequisite:  Minimum of 12 months Iyengar Yoga experience.
  • All Levels Yoga   This class is open to all including those new to Yoga. 

  • Open Practice    You may attend this session free of charge.  There is no instruction and attendees practice their own sequence.  Come, meet and practice with others.


  • Anusara Yoga - Beginner/Intermediate:   This class is designed to empower and refine your awareness of aligments, and exploring yoga philosophy.  A greater emphasis will be placed on building strength, endurance and flexibility in the body by either moving in a flow or practicing longer holds of poses.  The poses are a reflection of your inner beauty and are initiated from an expression of your heart.  This class is intended for those who are looking to expand their practice gradually or those without previous yoga experience but who are already physically active.
  • Restorative Yoga.  A slower paced class for people with ongoing health concerns or who have been inactive for a while.  Anyone can benefit from this quieting series of poses.  It is wonderful for  persons with physical  limitations and health concerns, such as chronic fatigue, high blood pressure, migraine, fibromyalgia, MS, menopause, It’s also great when recovering from an illness or from jet-lag. In this class, the body is placed onto blankets and bolsters into the shape of many classic yoga poses, such as forward bends, backbends, twists and shoulderstands.  Absolutely no effort is exerted; instead body and mind rest as in savasana, the deep relaxation pose, which is usually at the end of a yoga practice.   This affords passive stretches throughout the body and has many of the benefits of their classic counterparts, with the exception of strength.   Yet, a tremendous stress reduction is experienced as the body relaxes, blood circulation is enhanced, and the mind becomes quiet.