Class Descriptions

Ananda Yoga

Ananda is a Sanskrit word which means "bliss". Perfect for practitioners looking for an energizing practice, this class is an amalgamation of revitalizing asanas (postures), invigorating pranayama (breath work), and centering meditation and relaxation. This practice encourages the participant to embark on a journey towards greater health and an elevated focus. Each class will leave the student with an abundance of energy, and a blissful state of mind. A registered class environment provides an opportunity for students to progress as a group and to explore their full potential.

This class is suitable for all levels of experience.

Energize Yoga

Enjoy stretching, stamina, balance and some inversions in this revitalizing practise that focuses on allowing challenge and exploration of the body, mind and spirit. This is a beginner friendly class with intermediate options.

*Not recommended for those afflicted with the following conditions: Glaucoma, Retinal detachment, whiplash or spinal degeneration, osteoporosis. Also not recommended for women during pregnancy.

Flow Yoga

Enjoy awakening the body and the mind with a Vinyasa flow style yoga, with breath (pranayama), movement and postures (asanas), and restful relaxation (shavasana). Beginner to intermediate class.

Gentle Hatha Yoga

The Practice of Hatha yoga balances mind and body via physical postures or "asanas", purification practices, controlled breathing and meditation techniques, and the calming of the mind through relaxation and meditation.
 
In this practice you will be guided gently through a series of asanas or postures which increase flexibility, strength and balance in the body. This practice will also help you gain control of and clear the mind in preparation for meditation.
 
The word Hatha is a compound of the words Ha and Tha meaning sun and moon.  Yoga means to yoke, or to join things together, hence hatha yoga is meant to join together sun (masculine, active) energy with the moon (feminine, receptive) energy, thus producing balance and greater power in an individual.

Lunch Break Yoga

Lunch Break yoga is a beginner friendly class designed to rejuvenate the body, mind and spirit to help increase productivity throughout the rest of the day. This short break helps to decrease stress and anxiety, can help control mid-afternoon cravings and the 3pm “hitting the wall” sensation. Great for people with sedentary careers, you will increase the circulation, address tired, sore and underactive muscles, and take with you a gentle reminder of enlightenment. Beginners and Intermediate Yogis are welcome. This is a great way to break up the day.

Mid-Day Yoga

Mid Day Yoga is designed class by class to attendee’s level of knowledge, ability and learning desires. Experience foundations of Yoga to enhance or begin a home practise. Enjoy the benefits of Yoga – a way of life, an integrated system of education for the body, mind, and spirit. Beginner and Intermediate Yogis welcome.

Partner Stretch

Description coming soon!

Pravesh Yoga

A mixture of Ananda Yoga, Yoga Nidra, and Shanti Yoga.

Private Yoga Sessions

Book a private session for a class customized just for you! Over a cup of tea, together we’ll design a yoga program specific to your needs and schedule. It is a wonderful way to address injury or health concerns, tailor your own home practice, work on personal goals and find yogic techniques that are particularly beneficial for you.

Yoga programs can be developed for diabetes, asthma, digestive disorders, frozen shoulder, backache, sciatica, stress, insomnia, and many more.

Roll and Sun Salutations

Enjoy all of the benefits of Self Myofascial Release (Foam Roller, Sport Ball) and moving through Yoga Sun Salutations. Feel the length and freedom in the body from pairing these two activities. Yoga breathing techniques are the foundation for muscle tension releasing and yoga, which combine to make the perfect recharging session for the body, mind and spirit. Beginners Welcome.

Shanti Yoga

Shanti is a Sanskrit word which means "peace". The aim of this class is to provide the practitioner with an opportunity to find peace in their lives through the gentle practice of yoga. This class combines specific asanas (postures), pranayama (breath work), and meditation that promote relaxation. This class will foster a tranquil atmosphere that is ideal for all practitioners, beginners and advanced yogis alike. Participants will enjoy the support of a consistent group environment while exploring their own abilities.

This class is suitable for all levels of experience.

Stretch Yoga

This class is a combination of static and dynamic stretching.  Move through yoga flow to open up different areas and muscles of the body. Challenge and increase flexibility and suppleness of the limbs and joints. Understand the relevance of breath in relation to flexibility and aid in recovery of fatigued muscles after dancing, working or working out. Beginners, athletes, and weekend warriors welcome.

Sunrise Yoga (Classical Asanas)

Classical Asanas allows us to experience ancient, Northern-India derived yogic postures - delivered essentially unchanged in a sublime meditative practice that encourages introspection and connection. By allowing the breath to guide us in and out of postures, employing repetitions and focusing inwardly on specific chakras, the mind becomes one with the body and a deep dynamic focus can emerge. Participants will emerge from their practice with a vibrant and calm energy which will affect their entire day.

Along with exploring asanas (postures), this class will also contain yogic self-massage, a practice with countless benefits ranging from decreasing wrinkles to restoring the body's prana (subtle energy). A gentle introduction to sadhana (meditation) will be presented at the end of each class to explore the calmness of mind we have worked to create. Immerse yourself into a truly traditional practice as so many yogis have done for thousands of years, and experience yoga as it was meant to be!

Teen Yoga Stretch

A class just for youth! This is a wonderful time to do yoga; it improves posture, balance, coordination, mental and physical strength. Enjoy a variety of yoga based activities to build self esteem and confidence. We will have fun moving through postures independently, with partners and also as a group. Learn to breath, to relax, and most importantly, to have fun!

Ages 12 – 16 years old

Therapeutic Yoga

Therapeutic Yoga involves a series of postures to facilitate opening in the myofascial layers of the body. Fascia is a layer of tight connective tissue that encapsulates the muscle. When the fascia layer is tight or stressed the whole muscle becomes constricted. When the fascia layer opens up, we can release and stretch the layers of muscles more effectively. This class is suitable for those suffering from either longstanding chronic pain or acute pain related to an injury or from a more organic source such as arthritis, fibromyalgia, scoliosis and so much more. Know that no matter your age, ability, athletic nature, state of injury, or illness, your body can change.

Therapeutic Yoga creates a deeply rejuvenating experience through the many postures that literally hold you as you let go. It is in this deep letting go that you can reach a sweet calm, a response that allows the innate intelligence of the body to restore balance and well -being. By moving into stillness through the layers of the body, you find at your core a sense of quiet connection: you return to your natural condition of ease and peace. 

Yoga Nidra

We often neglect our mental and physical well being in exchange for the short term gains of our busy lifestyle. In the long term we may become stressed, anxious, inefficient at work or even physically ill. The ancient technique of Yoga Nidra generates a state of complete mental, emotional and physical relaxation. It is the profound exploration of the state between wakefulness and sleep. A single session of Yoga Nidra is equivalent to four hours of regular sleep, giving the practitioner a blissful sense of relaxation and rejuvenation.

After a gentle warm up, the student will practice Yoga Nidra while lying in shavasana (a relaxed position on your back).

This is a suitable practice for everyone, no experience is necessary.