Spa Yoga™ Gentle — Pamper your “self” – a gentle slow flow of yoga poses designed to relive stress and tension, to stretch out stiffness and create a calm mindful state of body and spirit. Ending in a long deep guided relaxation with yoga massage of hands and feet. Enjoy a tranquil spa environment of soft lighting, soothing music and aromatherapy.

Embodied Yoga — Mindful Yoga for deep relaxation and transformation. Embracing all aspects of ourselves. This experiential Yoga class is an invention to explore Yoga through mindful presence, deep relaxation, breath inquiry, moving meditation and gentle asana flow.

Men’s Yoga — aka “Yoga for the stiff guy”– You’ve been hearing and thinking about Yoga for a while now — this is the place to start. A class for guys who are beginning to realize they aren’t quite as energetic, resilient, or healthy as they one were — a class for guys who want to improve their physical and mental health.

Kundalini — The Yoga of awareness. Unifies mind, body and spirit. Kundalini is fun, efficient, challenging yet “do-able” for practically everyone. Helps break old patterns, elevates the spirit, increases endurance, clear the mind, heal the body, and build energy . The basic goals of Kundalini are health, happiness and spiritual progress.

Vinyasa — Integrates rhythmic breathing with conscious movement. You will increase strength and flexibility and by uniting body and breath, learning to move with absolute awareness and becoming a meditation in motion. Offering modifications and adjustments to welcome the new student and challenge more seasoned yogis. Intro class breaks down postures and stops to answer question. Breaking down – standing, seated, balance, inversions and all other aspects of a Vinyasa class.

Spa Yoga™ Vinyasa — A freestyle Vinyasa class with all the extras- aromatherapy, yoga massage and long relaxation.

Chinese Yoga — Qi Gong – Yoga's Child: Chi Kung
In the 4th century C.E., the yogi Da Mo traveled to the Buddhist monasteries in China bringing with him the vitality of yogic practices. Inspired by the already thousand-year-old system of Chinese medicine and the energetic meridian bodyscape he went on a 7-year retreat to discover the intricacies of the more subtle energies in the body. His meditation became the act of not only feeling but also listening to the internal energies of the body. He returned with a working knowledge of the energy centers and a series of exercises designed to smooth and increase the flow of life force (chi, ki, qi, prana, mana) in the body. In the subsequent 1500 years of experimentation by Buddhist and Taoist practitioners hundreds of styles and thousands of postures have become the healing art known today as Chi Kung or, pinyin Mandarin, "Qi Gong."
The word Chi is considered an indefinable term in Chinese culture but loosely refers to the life force in all things. Different traditions call it by different names: prana, mana, or, in today's terms, bio-magnetic energy. Chi Kung literally translates into "energy work". It is rooted in the principles of active relaxation and mindful breathing. Da Mo honed in on the benefits of consciously circulating breath along the energetic meridians and discovered that, when a person tenses, their muscles' chi becomes dammed. Too much "muscle" work leads to a stagnation of chi and can eventually lead to illness and disease. For example, there are plenty of runners and highly active people who still suffer from illness and dis-ease because they do not equally cultivate their internal energy and smooth out the stagnation caused these more yang activities. By relaxing the physical and engaging the focused intention of the mind to consciously circulate the life force and to draw on the universal energy, vitality and longevity become abundant. When our mental faculties are focused with diligence we activate the healing potential that resides in all of us. Hospitals in Japan and China have documented that certain practices of Chi Kung speed up the healing process, prevents disease, improve digestion, regulate blood pressure, and reduce stress.
The Six Healing Sounds style of Chi Kung is a unique style that 5th Generation Master Gin Foon Mark first learned from the "Old Master" of Beijing. This style is a culmination and combination of Master Mark's Chi Kung training from his early training in several other temples. It is a truly unique mixture of Chi Kung styles. The non-strenuous exercises and the resonance of sub-vocal sounds (these are not chants) produce a cooling effect within the internal organs,strengthening and healing the body at the foundation. The forms and postures create an easy gateway for the beginner and a complex microcosm for the advanced student of Chi Kung. In addition to the Six Healing Sound form, this class will focus on cultivating the root and the small circulation (microcosmic orbit) of abdominal breathing.
For more information on this art visit: http://www.ymaa.com/publishing/books/internal/6_healing_movements and http://www.ymaa.com/publishing/authors/gin-foon_mark

Drop in class $15.00 package of 5 classes $65.00 or 8 classes $100.00.

Notes for clesses:

A few things you should keep in mind to make the most of your practice and time at the studio.

• Bare feet only on the wood floor –take your shoes off when you come in.
• Yoga is a time for you, to turn off the outside world. We ask that you turn your cell phone off.
• Arrive a few minutes early to get settled in. if you arrive late and the door is locked the instructor will let you in at the earliest possible time. Find your place quietly. Take care of any paper work or payments after class.
• Wear clothes that are comfortable to move in. Avoid pant that button or zip and t-shirts that are too lose.
• Yoga is done best on a just right stomach not hungry to distract you or full so you don’t want or can’t move.
• Some classes use essential oils and or incense let the instructor know if you have any sensitivity to them
• Instructors may use physical adjustments in addition to verbal – if you are not comfortable with a physical adjustment let the instructor know. Never let an adjustment take you farther than feels good. Listen to your body