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**A note on combined-level classes**  These classes as noted on our courses offered page are suitable for each level indicated.  Classes are taught in a manner which instructs to the least experienced level and offers options to the more advanced level students. 

Beginner Hatha Yoga

Introduction to basic yoga poses and breathing techniques. This is the foundation for any new beginner.

Active Beginner Yoga

Introduction to basic yoga poses and breathing techniques, with a more vigorous approach.

Level I

For graduated beginners and those students wishing for a gentle class. New postures and techniques will build on the groundwork established during the Beginners series.

Level II
An intermediate level class. Further strength, stamina, and flexibility will be generated as more advanced postures are introduced. Deeper experiences of pranayama (breathing) and meditation will be explored.

Level III
Introduction to more advanced asana, pranayama and meditation techniques with an added focus on deepening your yoga practice and commitment.  Students should be familiar with Sun Salutation and be relatively free of acute injury.

All Levels

These classes are designed to reach the needs of all levels of students.  Basic postures will be taught with a focus on understanding alignment and breath, with deeper variations offered as an option for those wishing for a bit more challenge.

Gentle

Enjoy a slower-paced, relaxed class that unfolds gently, allowing practitioners, new and experienced, to develop their practice from a more organic, internal place.  Excellent if you are injured, recovering from illness, pregnant or post partum, or simply wanting a deep and gentle Yoga experience.

Vinyasa/Flow

Flow, or Vinyasa is a vigorous, yet graceful form of Hatha Yoga where poses flow continuously and are linked by the breath.  Experience required.

Meditative Yoga

This gentle class emphasizes the meditative and relaxing benefits of yoga with slower movement, longer holds on gentler poses, and extended centering, relaxation, and meditation periods. The class is ideal for those wanting a gentle, meditative experience to balance the hectic pace of thier everyday life, or for those who have a vigorous athletic regime and are looking to balance the body/mind. No experience necessary.

Gentle Vinyasa 

This class will combine the organic attentiveness of a gentle class with the continuous flow of vinyasa.  We will explore variations of poses and key principles low to the ground, gradually working our way to standing and back down again.

Lunchtime Yoga

This 75 minute class for all levels of experience offers a wonderful midday break from the stress and demands of your day, which will relax, revive and rejuvenate your energy!

Organic Ashtanga Yoga
A vigorous physical Yoga practice utilizing  the curative philosophy of Krishnamachria, a great yoga master, who healed many with Yoga science. The wisdom of this set practice is to help everyone develop strength and balance in their bodymind safely. P. Jois, the guru of Ashtanga says.."come to your mat and all is well."

HoopPath      

Hooping, also called Hoopdance, is a form of gyrokinetic transcendent movement that grew out of a modern re-engagement with the popular toy of the 50’s and 60’s, the hula-hoop.  Our hoops, however, are different from the flimsy ones you might remember.  They are larger, heavier, and take on momentum much more readily than the toy hoops, and easily establish a strong, slow rhythm through which you can learn to dance with this sacred circle.  Hoop teaches not only Body, but also Mind and Spirit, how to move more fluidly through the ever-changing currents that characterize our active, modern lives.  In this series, we’ll work primarily on core hooping, that is, hooping around the waist/trunk, but as we develop we may get in to off the core techniques such as Point, Swing and Samurai.  The course equally emphasizes the spiritual and technical aspects of hoopdance.  http://tribes.tribe.net/thehooppath