Class descriptions

Power Yoga
The fusion of warming ujayii breath and quick flowing movements make this full body work out and complete practice a memorable experience. Students practice weight bearing poses to encourage strong bone density, balancing poses to foster determination and lightness, core strengthening poses that sculpt the mid-section and add fluidity to the spine for injury prevention, and deeply freeing hip opening postures to counteract the ill effects of sitting & driving, all within the context of an energizing vinyasa flow series. Not recommended for beginners, but strong beginners are welcome to try.

Ashtanga Prep
This mixed levels class teaches the basic poses out of the classical Ashtanga series, in the tradition of Sri K. Pattahabi Jois. Combining strength, power and flexibility with intense movement, bandhas and breath to produce an energetic and detoxifying practice.

Yin Yoga
A super mellow flow of deep, delicious stretches, that explore the body’s subtle energies and cultivate a peaceful, meditative mind. This relaxing, restorative style class releases mental and physical tension, leaving you feeling balanced and deeply relaxed. All levels class. Ideal for those who are pregnant or healing and injury. Great for beginners!

Vinyasa Yoga
Vinyasa is an evolving flow of breath – synchronized movements, creatively  sequenced  in such a way that each action encourages the other. The breath becomes the thread that links various movements in a sequence of postural changes. Vinyasa is a steady, stable flow of movements similar to that of composed music. 

• Level 1
  A slow paced semi- flowing class with basic postures, focusing on the fundamentals of alignment, breath, and mental focus. Students can expect lots of physical adjustments, and detailed verbal explanations. Great for beginners!  

• Level 1-2
  A moderately paced flowing class, with some attention to alignment and detailed verbal instructions. Students can expect moderate physical adjustments and modifications for different levels. Great for all levels of students.

• Level 2
  A sweaty, steady paced, strong flowing class. Heavy focus is on more advanced poses, more strengthening work and less verbal details. Students are expected to know the basics. Ideal for more advanced, experienced students. Not recommended for beginners.

Beginners Vikram Yoga
This sweaty, all levels class is based on the hot yoga series, also known as Bikram yoga, although we DO NOT heat the room. Slight variations of the hot yoga sequence, held for specific periods of time, help to detoxify the body, develop mental stamina, physical strength, flexibility and will power. Great for beginners!

Pilates
The Pilates method (pronounced "puh-lah-teez") of body conditioning focuses on improving flexibility and strengthening the entire body without building bulk. It is a safe and effective form of exercise that teaches proper breathing and body alignment, improves concentration and is a recommended form of injury prevention. 

Pilates is a system of over 500 controlled exercises that engage the mind and condition the total body. It is a balanced blend of strength and flexibility training that improves posture, reduces stress. Great for rehabilitating the body, as well as for those that are overweight or elderly. Dancers and celebrities are often drawn to Pilates because with a regular practice one can expect increased mobility of the joints, a flatter stomach, thinner waist and thighs, as well as improved circulation and better posture. Pilates is an excellent addition to your yoga practice.