Class Descriptions
Mat Classes include Yoga and Pilates Mat. Classes are focused at a 10 person maximum, and range in levels and styles. Please see descriptions below to read about what class works for you!
Pilates Equipment Classes Springboard classes are focused at a 4 person maximum. Classes are open level and welcome to all. If you have never done Pilates before, we do recommend taking advantage of our Intro Private offer before signing up for a springboard class. This will allow you to get used to the Pilates movement vocabulary before adding spring tension onto it! You can email us to book this offer.
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YOGA Class descriptions
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Bhakti Vinyasa Yoga Flow
This class explores the devotional essence of yoga by connecting the breath to the mind, body, and soul through physical movement. Yoga asana (postures), philosophy, pranayama (breathing techniques), mantra meditation (transcending the mind), mudras (hand gestures that evoke meaning), and devotional chants and songs to raise your vibration are elements of this 75 minute class. This dynamic, invigorating class is an alignment and fluid vinyasa based practice for students who have a foundation and understanding of the poses and language. This is a great opportunity for moving, breathing, opening, and exploring your personal depths and limits.
Evening Vinyasa Flow (esta clase puede acomodar hablantes de español)
Unwind from your day and shed excess tension with this fluid, open level practice. This class will mobilize the body with creative vinyasa sequencing, then calm and balance the nervous system with a soothing and restful finish. This class is for practitioners of all levels.
Relájese de su día y elimine el exceso de tensión con esta práctica fluida y de nivel abierto. Esta clase movilizará el cuerpo con secuenciación creativa de vinyasa, luego calmará y equilibrará el sistema nervioso con un final relajante y suave. Esta clase es para practicantes de todos los niveles.
In Studio Community Class: Iyengar Style Yoga
Iyengar style yoga class for all levels. The class will focus on basics of foundational poses to reinvigorate the body and mind.
With Kay’s guidance, students will learn how to modify or adjust poses depending on their needs and abilities. This class is appropriate for any student who wants to understand the fundamentals of Yoga and how to develop sound posture while strengthening and releasing the body. Props are utilized in these classes.
Community Classes are our low cost classes for the community. Pay $5, $7, or $10
Intermediate Vinyasa Yoga
Ready to explore? In this 75 minute class, we'll practice familiar standing postures and fluid sequences, as well as tools and techniques that prepare the body for inversions, hand balances, backbends and seated postures. We'll use the extra time together for self practice, a deeper savasana, and a bit more connection to the subtle shifts that come along with a long term practice. An ongoing vinyasa yoga practice is recommended for this class.
Open Level Hatha Yoga
Enjoy this gentle traditional Hatha Yoga class. We will focus on increasing strength and flexibility through yoga postures along with, yogic breathing exercises and meditation for stress relief and peace of mind.
This class can accommodate English, Marathi and Hindi languages.
Open Level Vinyasa Yoga
This hour long, open level class will focus on traditional yoga postures, fluid sequences, and breathing practices. Variations and modifications are available for practitioners of all levels, so that each student can experience a balance of effort and ease in their practice. Come ready to move and breathe and leave feeling centered and refreshed.
Outdoor Community Class: Open Level Vinyasa Yoga in Travers Park
Thursdays at 8am in Travers Park
This hour long, open level class will focus on traditional yoga postures, fluid sequences, and breathing practices. Variations and modifications are available for practitioners of all levels, so that each student can experience a balance of effort and ease in their practice. Come ready to move and breathe and leave feeling centered and refreshed.
Please bring your own mat and anything else you may need for being outdoors. If it is raining class will be canceled. Please check our instagram for weather updates.!
Community Classes are our low cost classes for the community. Pay $5, $7, or $10
Restorative Yoga
Give yourself a luxury that will lengthen and relax your muscles and change your body's response to stress! The antidote to stress is relaxation. Our bodies need deep rest -- collapsing on the couch in front of the tv is not deep rest! Restorative yoga helps the body and mind relax, allowing us to regain equilibrium. There is very little movement; poses are held anywhere from five to 15 minutes, but every part of your body is completely supported by props. Truly anyone can practice, and will benefit from, restorative yoga. This class will also incorporate some pranayama breathing, meditation, and a little yin stretching to keep the fascia pliant and joints mobile.
A little more about restorative: We spend most of our lives in the "fight-or-flight" sympathetic nervous system. Our bodies do not make the distinction between the small stresses of daily life (being late for work), a more serious personal crisis, or a life-threatening situation -- in all cases, bodies respond with the release of adrenaline, cortisol, and other hormones. Heart rate, blood pressure, and muscle tension are all increased. The body also shuts down systems that are deemed non-essential, such as digestion, elimination, growth, repair, and reproduction. This is great if we are being chased by a bear, but in most cases our bodies overreact to the chronic stress of our lives.
Slow Flow Vinyasa Yoga
In this relaxed breath to movement practice, we will focus on restoring our nervous system by exploring conscious breath techniques, moving with awareness, and slowing down to find nourishment. Meditative elements will be infused to harmonize our physical, mental, emotional, and energetic systems. This all levels class is open to all practitioners.
Sunrise Yoga 45: Vinyasa Yoga
Start your day with this invigorating, open level practice. Sunrise 45: Vinyasa Yoga is designed to energize the body, deepen the breath, and warm you from the inside out, all in less than an hour! Props and chairs are available for variations. All are welcome!
Yin Yoga
We don't use the body to get into the pose. We use the pose to get into the body. -Bernie Clark
Yin yoga is a complementary practice to our vinyasa or hatha practice. Instead of using our muscles, yin yoga asks us to get into our connective tissues- what holds our muscles and bones together. Poses are held for time to allow for a gradual release but yin should not be confused with restorative yoga. You’ll feel a lot! But this profound practice is suitable for all levels of practice, including absolute beginners.
Yoga for Bone Health
Thinning bones are a fact of life for every person over 40. But you can increase your bone density and improve your bone health at any age, preventing or even reversing osteoporosis—and yoga is the best way to do so. NYC’s Dr. Loren Fishman, Beverly’s mentor, has been at the forefront of the medical research proving yoga’s beneficial effect on bone density. When practiced according to his protocol, yoga can build bone mass and prevent osteoporotic fractures. It can also do so much more: With regular practice, you will become stronger and more balanced, in both your body and mind. We will practice traditional yoga poses proven to best stimulate bone growth, stay clear of poses that are inadvisable, and focus on form to avoid mistakes that could lead to injury. This will be a gentle practice, but that doesn’t mean easy—you will use your muscles and test your balance! Please practice near a wall or piece of furniture for aid in balance.
Yoga Foundations
Learn what all the hype is about! This class is devoted to the newcomer who wants to build their practice from the ground up. Students will explore breath practices, standing sequences, seated poses, and an introduction to backbends. This class is ideal for those who are new to yoga or for anyone who wants to brush up on the basics.
Pilates Class Descriptions
In Studio Community Class: Pilates
This 60-minute class will move you through classical Pilates mat exercises with a contemporary approach. The focus will be to build core strength through incorporating the use of different props such as: the overball, foam roller, weights, and therabands. Community Classes are our low cost classes for the community. Pay $5, $7, or $10
Pilates 360
Welcome to Pilates 360! This class will bring you a fun and energetic workout that is inclusive to everyone and holds a high emphasis on proper alignment and injury prevention. Focusing on the utilization of breath and core engagement class will start off with a barre workout which targets the quads and glutes while strengthening the feet and ankles. We’ll then shift gears to focus on abs while finding length and stretch in a dynamic method. But wait-there’s more! Class will have an added element of stretching from vinyasa flow yoga. See you in class!
Pilates Equipment: Long and Strong
The Springboard is a piece of equipment that uses springs and levers attached to a wall-mounted “springboard”. Spring tension is used to both challenge and give feedback to Pilates movements and is a great addition to the mat exercises. In this intimate class of 4, students will move through various classical and contemporary Pilates equipment exercises to create length, flexibility, and especially strength! This is an open level class.
Pilates Mat: The Classics
Get ready to learn the classical repertoire of Pilates! This class will start you off with a mindful warm-up, using a prop to find control, mobility, and length before moving through the classical mat vocabulary. A great way to learn the Pilates basics!
Pilates Mat: Core Integration
This 60-minute class will move you through classical Pilates mat exercises with a contemporary approach. Our focus will be to build strength through incorporating the use of breath, imagery, props, and anatomical alignment so the necessary muscles can do their job! Open to all levels.
Pilates Strength
The main focus of this class is to build strength in different ways and incorporate core strength into bigger movements! This Pilates class will combine classical pilates exercises with a bit of HIIT (high intensity interval training). The class will move like a circuit, where students will do sets of Pilates exercises and sets of aerobic movements to get the heart rate up (movements such as jump squats, mountain climbers, ect.).
Get ready to build strength and sweat!! This class is open level with variations for all.
Pilates With a Foam Roller
This class will use the Foam Roller as prop of choice! The roller is a wonderful prop for both self massage and core work. We will move through various ways of using the roller for both, that will leave you feeling released and supported by the end of class.