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Class DescriptionsWe offer a wide variety of yoga, tai chi and mat Pilates classes to meet your body where it is right now. Our experienced teachers are trained to work with students of all levels and to lead each class with awarenes and an eye to the student's needs. They will provide you with options to either ease a pose or to deepen it, so don't let class labels or levels prevent you from trying all our classes. To check out which class is best for you, click here to view a simple chart that shows benefits by class. We hope you enjoy trying many different classes at our studio. You can work closely with our teachers know to help you find the right classes for you.
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Room Temperature Guide (indicates temperature in the room, not the class level): Normal = 73° - 75°
All-Level ClassesLevel: All This is a FREE yoga class open to everyone who wishes to explore the benefits that yoga has to offer. Beginners to advanced yogis are welcome. Practice will combine breath work, meditation, and a series of poses to broaden physical and emotional levels of awareness. There is a suggested donation of $5.00 with proceeds benefitting a local charity to be named each month. In lieu of or in addition to a monetary donation, students may choose to offer a non-perishable food item to support our food shelves. Gentle Yoga Level: All Let go of work and begin your weekend on the right foot with an hour of fun and free-form yoga! Bring your friends or your spouse and enjoy movement and music. Fridays from 4:30 - 5:30 p.m. $5 drop-in rate.
Hatha Yoga Level: All Hot Power Fusion captures the essence of the traditional hot yoga class by combining 26 static postures with the movement and grace of other Hatha sequences commonly found in yoga classes. This class is considered shoulder friendly and great for beginners as well as experienced students. Students will receive the benefits of a Hot Yoga class with further hip- opening, upper-body and core strengthening benefits. Level: All Popular all-levels class incorporating a series of 26 static poses practiced in a precise order in a heated room. This practice detoxifies the body while improving strength, flexibility and balance. Bring a towel, water, and the ability to laugh. This method of exercise and physical movements is designed to stretch, strengthen, and balance your body, increase lung capacity through breath awareness, improve circulation, build core strength, and advance muscular and mental coordination. You will be guided through Pilates fundamentals and foundation principles. The class will adhere to the classical Pilates format. Standing Pilates also will be introduced. Bring a mat. No prior experience necessary! This is a drop-in class and regular Green Lotus packages can be used to attend Pilates. Tai chi is often described as "meditation in motion" because it promotes serenity through gentle movements, connecting the mind and body. Originally developed in China as a form of self-defense, tai chi is a graceful form of exercise that has existed for some 2,000 years. Practiced regularly, tai chi can help you reduce stress and enjoy other health benefits. Tai chi is a noncompetitive, self-paced system of gentle physical exercise and stretching. To do tai chi, you perform a series of postures or movements in a slow, graceful manner. Each posture flows into the next without pausing. Anyone, regardless of age or physical ability, can practice tai chi. It doesn't take physical prowess. Rather, tai chi emphasizes technique over strength. Level: All Yin Yoga provides a balance to more active - or yang - styles of yoga such as vinyasa, fusion, or Hatha because it asks the body to release muscles away from the bones so that connective tissue can be stretched. As the body's ligaments, fascia, tendons, and other connective tissues stretch, the joints themselves are released and "opened". In this quiet 75-minute practice, students move through a series of long-held seated or reclining poses, exploring the internal or subtle body and observing the mind's reactions and thoughts. Serene and contemplative, Yin Yoga actually increases flexibility, improves the health of the joints, restores the flow of energy throughout the body, and prepares the body for the return to more vigorous (yang) activities. Level 1, 2 and 3 ClassesVinyasa I Yoga Level: 2 This sun salutation-based class focuses on breath-connected movements for the first half of the class. Sequences are designed to challenge the body, stretch the muscles, and increase the sweat and cleansing factors in a 85-to-90-degree room. Includes arm balances, inversions, backbends, and other advanced poses. Vinyasa II juices cardio, tones and strengthens muscles, builds bone density, improves joint health, flexibility, and balance. Some Vinyasa I experience is recommended. Bringing a towel to class is recommended. This class playfully explores the limits of the ego and the body. A good command of asana is required, (minimum 1 year of consistent practice), as well as a sense of humor. Learn to safely go beyond personal edges as well as when to back away and find a softer, more comfortable place. Balances and inversions are a common focus. Level: 3 In an encouraging and fun environment, boost cardio while building muscle and core power in this heated fitness class that fuses vinyasa (movement to breath) with deep poses, abdominal work, isometrics, and inversions, backbends, and arm-balancing poses. More complex poses will be broken down so that students can learn them from the foundation up being mindful of their own bodies' abilities. |
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