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Our Yoga Styles
Hatha / Hatha by Candlelight / Hatha Sunrise
All levels welcome! A classical form of yoga which calms and balances the body, mind and spirit – enhancing the overall quality of your day. As you progress over time, the physical postures (asanas) combined with deep breathing will boost muscle tone, flexibility, and health of vital organs. With increased relaxation, there is also the wonderful benefit of improved sleep.
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Vinasa / Vinyasa 2 / Intro Vinyasa
All levels welcome! Ashtanga vinyasa is based on a form of yoga that links continuous, flowing movement with rhythmic breath. Progressive classes encourage you to enjoy a more active and challenging practice combining core strength, flexibility, stamina, and mental discipline. You will leave class feeling energized, invigorated, yet with an inner calm. Intro Vinyasa is a great way to start and a natural complement to your Hatha practice, Vinyasa moves you forward, and Vinyasa 2 is for advanced students.
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Hot Maa
Join us in Hot Maa yoga classes! This practice follows a specific sequence of postures in a room heated to approximately 30ºC - 35ºC. The heat allows the body to relax and open to safe, deep stretching with detoxifying benefits…., and you will leave beaming with a healthy glow! . Standing and seated postures included. The Hot Maa classes are recommended for all levels of participants. Note: These classes are not recommended for pregnant women unless you have been practicing in a heated environment regularly for at least 6 – 12 months prior to pregnancy.
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Core
All levels welcome! Core classes will bring awareness, strength, and balance to the overall body core.? The exercises lengthen the muscles while toning, strengthening and improving mobility.? The focus is on the posture and returning the spine to a neutral position, in order to relieve unnecessary muscle strain and tension.? In this class we are constantly moving and focusing on fluidity and control.? We breathe deeply to centre our minds, and to enhance the use of our deep core muscles.? Strengthening your core is vital for a taller, straighter posture.
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Yin
All yogi’s welcome – absolute beginner through advanced! Yin yoga will complement all yoga practices, with a particular balance to the more powerful yang energy of the vinyasa and power yogas. The essence of Yin is the progressive stretching and strengthening of tendons, ligaments and fascia. Excellent for stress release. You ‘surrender’ to each posture, which is held for two to five minutes to encourage the slow and safe opening of connective tissues… allowing for emotional clearings and deep physical openings especially through the hip, pelvis and spine. Note: It is not appropriate for those who are injured or recently had surgery.
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Hot Maa / Vinyasa / Hatha Karma (Social Conscience Classes)
Welcome Everyone! These classes are by donation or use of 10 or 20 Class Card only (unlimited passes not valid). All proceeds support a local charity to benefit our community.
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Prenatal Yoga
Welcome all moms-to-be in any trimester! ? Our gentle class provides a soft, safe and supportive environment to prepare you, through yoga and breath techniques, for birth and motherhood.? Postures are modified to accommodate the changing needs of the expectant mother.? Connect with other mamas-to-be and leave feeling relaxed, conditioned, and baby-buddhaful.
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Mom & Baby Yoga (pre-registered)
Mom and baby yoga is a wonderful way to nurture your mind, body and baby - post pregnancy. Join us in the studio for a supportive, weekly class. Strengthen your core, improve your posture, build confidence and relax using inspirational yoga postures, breath techniques and meditation. Meet other new moms and create community. Baby is always with mom, either being incorporated into mom's pose, resting alongside mom, or taking part in their own yoga poses.
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Family Karma (Social Conscience Classes)
Welcome all little gurus ages 5+ and family members! This fun and creative approach to yoga promotes strength, flexibility, coordination and body awareness through the basic and beneficial stretching exercises. Breathing and visualization techniques teach focus, relaxation and develop self-control. In a cheerful learning environment, kids and family will stimulate their imagination, release energy, promote inner-strength and self-esteem, and develop a feeling of well-being and respect for themselves and others. This class is by donation or use of 10 or 20 Class Card only (unlimited passes not valid). All proceeds support a local charity to benefit our community.
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Kids Yoga
Welcome all little gurus - 5 to 11 years! Kids Yoga is a happy, creative and gentle kid.centred approach to yoga. This class promotes strength, flexibility, coordination and body awareness through the use of animated poses and basic stretching exercises. Breathing and visualization techniques teach focus, relaxation and develop self-control. A fun and safe environment, kids will stimulate their imagination, release energy, promote inner-strength and self-esteem, plus, develop a feeling of well-being and respect for themselves and others.
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Kundalini
Our Kundalini yoga class is open to all levels. Benefits of Kundalini yoga classes include weight control, relief from stress and insomnia, enhanced creativity, lymphatic cleansing, liver detoxification, balancing the heart and mind, and developing will-power. A Kundalini yoga class stimulates the nervous system, glandular system and the immune system as it centers the mind and opens the spirit.
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Yogalates
Open to all. This class combines the traditional eastern Indian yoga practice which focuses on strength, flexibility, spirituality, and incorporates infused Pilate's techniques which focuses on building strength in the deep muscles of the abdominal region, the body's core. Both practices involve attaining specific postures. Both emphasize correct breathing and meditative mindfulness. Come experience the dynamic synergy between the two. Leave feeling exercised.
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Nia
Nia is a transformational dance & movement practice that draws on aspects of the dance arts, healing arts and martial arts done barefoot to great music! It increases agility, stability, flexibility, strength, structural alignment, muscle tone, energy levels, physical ease, creativity, inspiration, and a deeper sense of self & joy. With 3 intensity levels and planes of movement to choose from in each class, Nia is perfect for all ages and fitness levels.
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Pilates
Pilates is done on a mat using the resistance of
one's own body weight in fluid movements. It builds strength from the inside
out, while increasing range of motion, and rebalancing the body. This class
will stretch, strengthen, tone, and align the body, while eliminating excess
tension and strain on the spine and joints. All levels welcome.
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Zumba Zen
The ultimate all-encompassing body-mind workout. A full cardio experience with forty minutes of hip-shaking, heart-pumping, energizing movement, made up of dance moves from Salsa, Merengue, Cumbia, Samba, African and Swing. Followed by thirty minutes of core-strengthening, body-stretching calming and centering yoga. All levels welcome.
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5 Tibetans
The Five Tibetans
stimulate and rejuvenate the entire nervous system, the physical body and
sharpens the mind. Tibetan Monks, more than 2500 years ago, developed
these 5 exercises that are rumored to be the fountain of youth. They
stimulate full energy flow through the chakras and enliven corresponding
nerves, organs, and glands. This practice also tones and strengthens the major
muscle groups, contributing to a strong, resilient, flexible physique. The
practice begins with 35 minutes of moving through the 5 rites and then is
followed up with 15 minutes of pranayama and a 10 minute relaxation. All levels
are welcome to join this class!
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Anusara-Inspired
Anusara Yoga is a school of
Hatha yoga that integrates the Tantric philosophy of intrinsic goodness with
its Universal Principals of Alignment. Anusara-Inspired Yoga classes are
invigorating, rejuvenating and inspiring and the practice is rooted towards proper
alignment and joyful expression of the Divine. All levels welcome.
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Ashtanga Series
Ashtanga Yoga is a system of yoga
transmitted to the modern world by Sri K. Pattabhi Jois (1915-2009).
This method of yoga involves synchronizing the breath with a progressive series
of postures, a process producing intense internal heat and a profuse, purifying
sweat that detoxifies muscles and organs. The result is improved circulation, a
light and strong body, and a calm mind. All levels welcome.
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Restorative
Restorative yoga can be described as a healing form of hatha yoga where
gentle postures are practised lying down (no muscular engagement) while the
body is comfortably supported by bolsters and blankets. Poses are held for 5 to 15 minutes to release the muscular body and
quiet the nervous system. Soothing
music is played and mindfulness meditation is offered. Beginners or seasoned yogis will enjoy a practice that strengthens the
immune system, calms the nervous system, enhances sleep, balances hormonal
changes, rebuilds health & vitality, invigorates and refreshes a tired or
recovering mind and body and enhances relaxation and well being.
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Shimmy Shake Roar!
Fiercely commit to liberating your energy! Dance, shake, roar and explore your way from chaos to liberation. Wild and fun soulful exploration of movement as a meditation,metaphor and medicine.
Join Teresa on a courageous exploration of free-form breath driven movement, and sound to liberate one's life force and cultivate embodied freedom in body and mind. Stoke the fires of creativity and healing to transform your life!
No previous experience necessary! EVERYONE is welcome!
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