YOGA & MOVEMENT
Community Movement - all levels - 60 mins
this open-level, 60-minute class will focus on cultivating strength, mobility and inner connection through holistic movement flows informed by elements of dance, yoga, qi gong and pilates, with a focus on accessibility for all bodies, ranges of ability and experience. students can expect to breathe, stretch, play and discover new pathways into the present moment through movement. no experience necessary — just curiosity and willingness to practice compassion through embodied self-inquiry.
Morning Tonic - all levels - 60 mins
A morning movement practice encourages lightness and mobility in the body and instills the focus and energy needed to complete the day’s tasks with ease. Get the blood flowing and find a deeper awareness with meditation, breath work, movement and longer-held postures.
Seed - all levels - 60 mins
Great for new and seasoned yogis alike, this class focuses on essential yoga postures, alignment, breath work, and technique. Experienced yogis have the opportunity in this class to move through a gentle practice while refreshing their foundations and finding new insights.
Hatha Yoga - all levels - 60 mins
Hatha, often defined as “will” or “force,” refers to the life force energy we access through breath and the postures we use to creatively harness it. Great for new and seasoned yogis alike, this class focuses on essential yoga postures, alignment, breath work, and technique.
Moon Hatha - all levels - 60 mins
This class will serve as a pathway from a busy mind into body and breath. We’ll move through a series of lunar hatha asanas (postures) to ground and navigate the prana (breath + life force), extending the length of the exhale to activate the parasympathetic nervous system, bringing calm to body and mind.
Restorative Yoga - all levels - 60 mins
Restorative yoga is a gentle practice of longer-held asanas (postures) with the support of blankets, bolsters and other props. This approach helps to promote peace and deep relaxation in the body, mind and spirit. Teachers may also offer optional hands on energy work. Dress comfortably.
Yin Yoga - all levels - 60 mins
Yin Yoga is a slow, strength building practice incorporating long held, deepening postures supported by props and careful alignment for connective tissue mobility and emotional release. Yin Yoga offers the opportunity to slow down, turn within and cultivate stillness. The poses are just the tip of the iceberg - you may find that much of this practice is happening beneath the surface.
Full Practice - intermediate - 90 mins
A thorough and well rounded practice which includes meditation, yoga philosophy, pranayama (breath/life force control), vinyasa (movement linked with breath) and asana (essential yoga postures). This class is open to all, but may be best for students who have some movement experience and/or desire a challenge.
MARTIAL ARTS
Sunrise Qi Gong - all levels - 60 mins
This class consists of warming up the body through invigorating movement that warms up the body, gentle Qi Gong movements to harmonize qi flow in the body and get in the “zone”, and meditation to clear and center your mind. Start your day off right with Sunrise Qi Gong!
Intro to Tai Chi & Qi Gong - all levels - 60 mins
Tai Chi is an internal martial arts widely practiced for its many health benefits. Tai Chi is a slow moving study in meditation that requires the practitioner to be alert yet relaxed mind, body, and breathing.
Qi Gong means "breath work". Q iGong enhances the flow of energy, or Qi, in the body which invigorates the internal organs, supports bone strength, and maintain resilient muscles.
Kung Fu Fundamentals - all levels - 60 mins
Explore kung fu’s meditative roots while mastering its fundamental principles of strength, focus, and discipline.
In China, legend has it that Da Mo, a monk travelling from India, introduced yoga to the Shaolin Temple to help the Shaolin monks keep their bodies in shape for long periods of meditation. In order to defend the temple, yoga was combined with movements observed in the animal kingdom to create fighting techniques.
The contemporary practice of kung fu stays true to these original intents.
Training methods emphasize the development of physical attributes such as strength, flexibility, coordination and balance, in conjunction with the knowledge of techniques and the cultivation of a calm and centered nature. This class is suitable for ages 11 to adult.
DANCE
5Rhythms Sweat - all levels - 90 minutes
A 5Rhythms Sweat is a 1.5 hrs session. We start with a warm-up, then a brief introduction of the 5Rhythms, followed by a 1 hour uninstructed Wave. Created by Gabrielle Roth and practiced by tens of thousands worldwide, 5Rhythms® is a philosophy, perspective, performance art and a dynamic movement practice rooted in the principle that if you put the Psyche in motion it will heal itself. Movement is both the medicine and the metaphor, reaching across all languages, cultures and age groups to transform suffering into art, art into awareness, and awareness into action. Wherever the 5Rhythms are practiced, a community is born to dance, to sweat, to change, to support, and to provide a safe space for each of us to shatter the ego’s hold and awaken the juicy, unpredictable, fascinating, edge-walking, rock star part of ourselves that yearns to be free.