Class Descriptions
FUNdaMentals of Yoga -
This class is not currently on the schedule
Beginner Friendly Yoga Practice
Tuesday Evenings 6:00 pm MT
I sincerely believe there is a yoga for every body.
Whether your aim is to cultivate deep peace, improve your mood,
increase physical strength, balance and flexibility, become more self-aware, there is a practice for you.
All classes (typically) include:
Asana / Postures
Pranayama / Breathing
Intention and Awareness
Iyengar principles of alignment and use of props
Savasana / Relaxation
CLASS DESCRIPTIONS
All classes are Online
Breathing Techniques for Health and Well-Being
Saturday AM, April 1st -
11 ET / 10 CT / 9 MT / 8 PT - Online
The quality of our breath has a significant impact on the quality of our life experience, our physiology, and our health. Discover how your breathing can benefit you, physically, mentally, energetically, and spiritually.
Learn which techniques are calming and which are energizing.
Learn which techniques support the immune system, lung health and overall health.
Deeply Relax Your Whole Being
Monday Evenings - 8 ET / 7 CT / 6 MT / 5 PT - Online
Enjoy an hour of deep relaxation. Set up a calm and comfortable environment. Breathe, set an intention, after a brief gentle warm-up, settle into a few supported Restorative postures.
Resting in stillness, fully supported by yoga props (or your own versions, like pillows and blankets) helps calm the nervous system, settle the mind/body/spirit.
The practice activates the 'Rest and Digest' or a calming, (parasympathetic) response in our body which can help any health problem that is caused or exacerbated by chronic stress, such as fibromyalgia, gastrointestinal ailments, insomnia, hypertension, anxiety disorders and many more.
Reap long-term physical and mental/emotional benefits.
Gentle Yoga Asana + Mindfulness + NVC -
(Non-Violent Communication)
Tues / Thurs Mornings - 10 ET / 9 CT / 8 MT / 7 PT - Online
This practice is a gentle balanced yoga practice designed to develop flexibility, strength, and coordination as well as a greater sense of overall well-being.
We stretch and strengthen the body in reclined, seated, and standing poses, while developing mindful awareness. This practice hydrates fascia (our connective tissue), lubricates joints, improves the mind/body connection, (proprioception & interoception).
Mindfulness is a practice that helps us remain present in the moment; it helps us identify our thoughts and belief systems, and makes it easier to respond more calmly to outer circumstances. Mindfulness has been shown to ease anxiety, as well as mental and physical tension.
NonViolent Communication is a practice where we learn to hear our own deeper needs and those of others. Through its emphasis on deep listening—to ourselves as well as others—NVC helps us discover the depth of our own compassion and communicate our feelings and needs more effectively.
Connects Yoga Poses w/a Gentle Flow
Friday Mornings - 10 ET / 9 CT / 8 MT / 7 PT - Online
This practice combines elements of dance and yoga as we flow slowly and gently in and out of Yoga asanas (poses) coordinating movement and breath, energy and awareness, expressing to music, building strength, balance, & flexibility,
and having fun.
You may want to use a chair for balancing, either to sit in or hold onto while standing.
Preventing Falls & Fractures
Tuesday Evenings - 8 ET / 7 CT / 6 MT / 5 PT
March 21 - Apr 25, 2023 - Online
A 6-wk online course designed to help you understand the multiple components of preventing falls & fractures. Learn what creates bone strength, develop greater balance & coordination.
We will practice Yoga Asana/postures together
using props, like chairs and/or a wall, for support, as well as yoga blocks and strap or "homemade" versions of the latter. Send me a Chat if you have any questions.
Yoga Nidra -
Conscious Awareness Sleep
Quarterly / TBD
During yoga nidra, you lie down with the intention to move into a deep state of conscious awareness sleep.
You will be guided through a systematic practice, moving awareness from the external world to the inner world. Yoga Nidra brings us to a state of deep rest where our senses, intellect, and mind relax. We become free from the concepts of time, space and reason. When this happens, brain activity reduces and the body goes into a healing state.
Improve Your Mood w/Yoga
Cultivating Self-Acceptance / Compassion
This class is currently not being offered. TBD - future
With the intentions of self-acceptance, self-compassion, and Ahimsa (non-harming) we practice specific Pranayama (breathing techniques) as well as gentle heart and hip opening Asanas (postures) which have been shown to improve mood, decrease depression, and create vagal tone which builds emotional resilience.
