Ongoing Schedule

May 1 - September 6, 2010

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Class Fees

We accept cash and checks only.

$15/drop-in
5 classes/$65
10 classes/$120
20 classes/$215

Senior Class Fees
Drop-In/$8
5 classes/$35

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Series Classes

All series classes require preregistration. No drop-ins please.

The Breathing Lab with Carol Levin, Certified by Alexander Technique International
6-week series
July 7 - August 11, 2010
Wednesday Evenings, 7:30 p.m. - 8:30 p.m.
Preregistration recommended

Students often ask questions about breathing in class. In our laboratory, you will experiment and play with daily activities to analyze how your body is designed to move and breathe. Breathing is movement. As you apply new information about the mechanics of breathing and moving efficiently, you can eliminate tension and increase your sense of balance. You'll have a strategy to reduce pain and fatigue, support well being, and apply this new information in all areas of your life.

Monthly Morning Immersions with Dylan Noebels
4-week series
Monday - Friday, 6:15 a.m. - 7:30 a.m.
Cost: $150 for 20 classes.
Sign up before the 20th of the prior month and get the early registration price of $140. Register with a friend by the 20th for only $250 ($6.25 per person per class!) All levels flow. Preregistration required

Session 1: June 1-25 (No class Memorial Day)
Session 2: July 5-30
Session 3: August 2-27
Session 4: September 7 - October 1 (No class Labor Day)

Discover the benefits of a regular daily yoga practice including pranayama and meditation with this four-week immersion. Deepen your practice of yoga, strengthen and stretch your body, lengthen your breath, and calm your mind.

5th Annual Vinyasa Intensive with Theresa Elliott
Focus: The Dance of Yoga
One week, July 19-23, 2010
Monday - Friday, 10:00 a.m. - 11:15 a.m.
Cost: $85, Preregistration required by July 12

Study asana transition in a contemporary and stylized way. Fundamental sequences will be studied as the basis for yoga choreography set to music. The series will conclude with a student performance on Friday, July 23, 11:00 a.m. - noon, and will include Summer Works in Progress performed by Theresa and members of Taj Yoga Teatro. View the program here.

Prerequisite: Five years alignment technique, Pacific Yoga graduate, or instructor consent. No dance experience required.

Yoga for Kids with Kelly Baker
Ages 7 to 12 years
Yoga for Kids is a fun, noncompetitive way for children to build self esteem, and to increase strength, coordination, and flexibility. Class introduces tools for relaxation and stress management.

Yoga for Kids is taking a break and will resume in the spring.

Iyengar Yoga with Joanne Pearson
Selected Saturdays, 10:00 am - 12:30 pm
Cost: $25
This class meets approximately once a month. Please contact Joanne for dates.
joanneyoga@comcast.net

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Level and Class Descriptions

Alexander Technique
Add to what you already know, change patterns that cause you discomfort, discover you have more choices. Apply the principles of the Alexander Technique to yoga, dance and everyday activities. Participants will experiment in activity, learn body mapping and other concepts. Continuing students, beginners, and drop-ins welcome!
Alexander Technique may be experienced in the Breathing Lab with Carol Levin. Please see Series Classes for details.

All Levels
Emphasis on stationary alignment technique. Some movement patterns will be explored. May include stronger standing poses and moderate backbends. Head and shoulderstand may be introduced. Fine for raw beginners as well as those who have been practicing longer.

Beginning Yoga
No experience required
Using time-proven techniques and principles of alignment, participants will receive detailed instruction in the postures accompanied by individual attention and hands-on adjustments. You will be encouraged to work within your own ability and limitations, learning to work safely and effectively.

Hula Hooping (Meets in the gym.)
This class is on summer break and will resume
Sunday, September 12.
Explore Hula Hooping as exercise and art. Learn hoop basics and play with connecting the movements to music. We cover a broad range of skills allowing students to pick the level that is appropriate for them. Note: Hoops are not supplied and students need to bring their own. Jon has hoops for sale ($30) but travels with a limited supply.

Senior Yoga
Discover the joys of yoga at a gentle, accessible pace. Postures are modified as needed, and students are encouraged to work within their limits to build strength, flexibility, and balance.

Slimdown Yoga
Yoga has long been recognized for its ability to aid weight loss and relaxation, and the Slimdown Yoga class has a special focus on these areas. The class combines the ancient wisdom of yoga with modern knowledge of nutritional information and mindful eating techniques to help class participants slim and stress down.

This ongoing class begins Wednesday, September 8, from 4:30 p.m. to 5:45 p.m.

Skill in Asana
This progressive class is recommended for students who want intellectual as well as physical understanding of the asana. Postures are deconstructed, and principles of anatomy and movement are tested and practiced. Ideal for yoga teachers, those wanting to teach yoga, other movement professionals or students wishing depth and knowledge in their practice. 2 years yoga practice required.

Gentle Yoga
Great for anyone who wants a slower paced class. Simple yoga poses and core-work to stretch and strengthen the body. No experience required.

Yoga Happy Hour
Put the stress of the work week behind, reboot, and get ready for the weekend. This class will feature sequences to re-energize by aligning the body and resting deeply in restorative postures.

Yoga Nidra
This ancient meditation technique achieves deep relaxation throughout the body, eliminates stress and overcomes powerful emotions, such as fear, anger and depression. A single hour of Yoga Nidra, or conscious sleep, is equivalent to four hours of conventional, unconscious sleep. Using physical sensation, breath and emotion as guides, Yoga Nidra reveals an inherent intelligence, joy and peace that is our True Nature.

No previous meditation or yoga experience required. After gentle movement, we settle into Savasana for a 45-minute Yoga Nidra practice. Please bring the additional pillows and/or blankets you need for comfort and warmth in this position.

Flow Classes (yoga movement, also called vinyasa)
Beginning Flow
Students will develop a basic understanding of the sun salutation, beginning standing and seated postures, as well as proper alignment and transition technique. Appropriate for those with little or no yoga experience.

All Levels Flow
Appropriate for beginners as well as more seasoned practitioners. Students are encouraged to work within their own ability and limitations in order to work safely and effectively.

Intermediate Flow
A fundamental understanding of the sun salutation, head and shoulderstand, alignment and breath technique required for Intermediate Flow classes. Common and uncommon yoga movement patterns will be examined and practiced for accuracy, safety and grace. May include meditation/pranayama.

Universal Yoga
A creative "circle" vinyasa spin on traditional flow sequencing with emphasis on arm balances, inversions and multi-dimensional rotations. The Universal style of yoga is practiced on two mats forming a "cross" and takes you 360 degrees around the room. At least two years of consistent yoga practice required or by teacher permission.

Yin Yoga
This class balances the vigorous and intensely focused "Yang" style yoga offered throughout the week with hip, shoulder, and spine focused postures held for an extended length of time. This is a quiet and contemplative class done primarily from the seated, prone, or supine position. No previous experience required.

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