Monday: Beginner Yoga (5:30 – 7:00 pm)
[all levels] For students who are brand-new to yoga, or who simply want to review the basics. Topics covered include basic breathing techniques, the importance of relaxing within a pose, as well as detailed physical instructions for our postures. Veteran practitioners looking for a review of basics also enjoy this class.
Tuesday: Yoga & Yoga Nidra (5:30 – 7:00 pm)
[all levels] For students who want a little more meditation and relaxation in their spiritual practice. Each class begins with some warming-up stretches, and traditional breathwork and yoga poses, and then concludes with a deeply-relaxing 30-minute body scan that encourages awareness and letting go on the deepest levels of our being. The focus is on releasing tension and striving, and dropping fully into the bliss of the present moment. Yum!
Wednesday: Noontime Yoga (12:00 – 1:00 pm)
[all levels] (Wednesdays, Noon to 1 p.m.) [all levels] These classes provide a perfect mid-day break in your busy schedule. Tone and open your body at a most gentle and relaxing pace.
Wednesday: All Levels Yoga (5:30 – 7:00 pm)
[all levels] A soothing blend of rejuvenating and gently-challenging postures. Kind of like a one-room schoolhouse, “all levels” classes frequently take their inspiration from the specific needs of the students present in the room.
Thursday: Yoga & Functional Core Strength (5:30-7:00 pm)
[all levels] This unique yoga class offers a vigorously-paced practice that will challenge even the most experienced yogi. All levels are welcome in this class that offers students plenty of opportunity to play their edge while stretching, balancing, developing increased flexibility and functional core strength. Sweating is an option, though not required – everyone is strongly supported to work at their own pace. Joy and laughter are also encouraged … we believe yoga is far too important to take seriously!
Thursday: Yoga for Guys Only (7:15-8:45 pm)
[all levels — men] A yoga practice designed by and for men to help you ease into the practice easily — in a friendly, non-competitive environment — find the postures and movements that are just right for your body, and learn to bring relief to aches and pains, stiffness, anxiety, depression, insomnia, and so much more…
Co-led by Jim Readey & Vincent Ardizzone [note: separate registration; click here to sign up and pay]
Instructors:
Except where otherwise indicated, all classes are led by senior Kripalu teacher, Jim Readey
[CURRENTLY ON HOLD!] Sunday: Yoga for Fitness (10-11:30 am)
[all levels] These classes are for students with (preferably) at least some yoga experience who desire to take their physical practice deeper — anyone looking to be challenged, in other words. Or someone looking simply to shed some belly fat, or become more fit.
Note: Students will be supported to listen to their bodies, notice any tendency to push too hard, and to (compassionately) back off from any ego-based over-striving. It’s a profound learning for your yoga practice…it’s an invaluable lesson for your life. ♥
I would definitely be interested in a Saturday “family yoga class’. I have some yoga experience and my Granddaughter (10) wants to start.
Thank you for writing, Pat!
To be honest, the way these classes often get going, is when there is some momentum generated by a motivated student. If, for example, you (and/or Carol, in the previous post) knew another/child combination who wanted to do yoga together, then we could actually try it out with you 4-6 students. That might then created enough initial momentum to attract others to join us. Then, we’d be off and running!
Do you, by any chance, know of anyone else who might want to join you and your granddaughter for yoga on a Saturday…?
I would be very interested. I am a single mother who works full time. It is hard for me to find something that I would enjoy doing, my daughter would enjoy doing it with me as well and would make a great bonding experience.
Is there an age limit for students ? My 8 year old is asking to do yoga? How much would once a week beginner classes be ?
Hi Carol,
Once in a while we’ve had a parent with a child in the class with us, but it has usually been a fairly mature teenager.
Were you planning to attend with your child? Do you, yourself, have any yoga experience? If not, I think it’s challenging enough to be in class learning yoga without having to keep an eye on an eight-year-old.
Because I receive these kinds of questions periodically, I would consider offering – perhaps, on a Saturday – a “family yoga class” in which parents and children would be welcome together…
Hi Carol,
I just received a second request for an adult/child yoga class. Fwiw, here is my response:
“Thank you for writing, Pat!
“To be honest, the way these classes often get going, is when there is some momentum generated by a motivated student. If, for example, you (and/or Carol, in the previous post) knew another/child combination who wanted to do yoga together, then we could actually try it out with you 4-6 students. That might then created enough initial momentum to attract others to join us. Then, we’d be off and running!
“Do you, by any chance, know of anyone else who might want to join you and your granddaughter for yoga on a Saturday…?”