Yoga Class Levels and Specialty Classes
Yoga Classes
The following yoga class levels are listed from least challenging to more challenging. Everyone progresses through the different levels at their own pace based on individual abilities and desires. Each class level internally builds on itself, so you are learning a little something new each week while developing what you learned last week. Our teachers follow your progress and offer continued guidance.
Brand new to yoga?
If you are brand new to yoga, have never been to a yoga class, or have only taken a couple of classes, please visit the Beginners page to learn more on how to get started.
Gentle Yoga - Beginner to Advanced
Stretching the Body
An excellent class for students wanting a good all over body stretch or recovering from injury. Students enjoy various stretches to open the shoulders and hips, improving range of motion and relieving stiffness. Includes focusing on building strength and improving balance through a slow, gentle sequence of poses. Students brand new to yoga are also invited to attend. No prior yoga experience required.
Beginner Yoga
Creating a Foundation
Learn the fundamentals of yoga in a safe environment with experienced teachers. Students learn a series of basic poses to build strength and increase flexibility, as well as beginning breathing and meditation techniques to calm a busy mind. This class is required for all brand new students to yoga, and is taught at a slower pace with detailed instruction.
Yoga Level 1 - Beginner
If you enjoy the pace of a Beginner's class but don't need quite as much detailed instruction, this is your class! We'll introduce some new poses and deepen those that are familiar, while continuing to explore meditation and breathing techniques.
All Levels Yoga - Beginner to Advanced
Exploring the body
This class is open to students of all levels. Students practice a combination of poses that build strength and improve flexibility without over taxing the body. The pace is slow and meditative, and instructions include modifications for making the poses more challenging to accommodate the more experienced yogi. Some Yoga experience is required. The New to Yoga Series is a prerequisite to this class for students who have never practiced yoga before.
Wake Up Yoga - Beginner to Advanced
Energizing the Body
A class open to students from a beginner level to advanced. The sequence moves a little more quickly to energize and "wake up" the systems of the body, building a gentle heat in the muscles to improve flexibility, while developing strength in the arms, legs and core. This class is a bit more challenging than the All levels class. Prior yoga experience required. The New to Yoga Series is a prerequisite to this class for students who have never practiced yoga before.
Yoga Level 1-2 - Beginner/Intermediate
Mixing it Up
This next step after Beginner classes offers more challenge and a mix of levels. There is a wide range of ability and experience in this class and we offer modifications to the poses to increase or decrease the challenge level based on personal preference. Several rounds of a warm-up flow sequence (Sun Salutation) are included in this class along with level appropriate meditation and breath technique.
Yoga Level 2 - Intermediate
Developing the Practice
Ideal for students who have been practicing yoga regularly for at least 6 months. We practice a warm up flow sequence (Sun Salutation), explore different levels of challenge for various poses, and expand on proper alignment, so it's important to have a basic understanding of pose names and their basic alignment. The range of student ability varies the greatest at this level, and students continue to learn how to adapt to their individual needs.
Yoga Level 2 - 3 - Intermediate/Advanced
Mixing it Up
This class is open to intermediate to advanced students, and is not only a faster paced class, but we also will hold some poses longer for those wanting more of a challenge in their practice. We teach modifications for each pose to create the challenge, if desired, and to illustrate how poses progress. This class also has an expanding emphasis on meditation and various pranayama techniques.
Specialty Classes
Belly Dance - Beginner
Discover the joy and magic of belly dance! Learn the basic movements that make up this captivating dance! You will discover basic isolations, technique, and posture, as well as learning traveling steps and the history of the dance. Build confidence and charisma while discovering how to move naturally to middle eastern music!
Belly Dance - Advanced Beginner
This class is for students who have taken at least two sessions of beginner belly dance or have the instructor's permission to attend. In this class, students will build on prior knowledge by starting to layer movements as well as learning traveling combinations. Students will also learn more complex arm movements and continue to explore muscle isolations.
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