Our Classes

Ashtanga — Full Primary Series

Ashtanga Vinyasa method has influenced much of today’s modern styles of yoga. The practice of dynamic movement patterns and breath combined with strength, flexibility, stability, balance, and a focused concentration create a moving meditation. The Ashtanga Series is a purifying and detoxifying sequence of postures that will build internal heat and strengthen your body-mind connection.

Ashtanga — Half Primary Series

The Ashtanga Primary Series is a dynamic sequence of postures. This class focuses on the first half of the series, which includes sun salutations, standing and seated poses up to Navasana (boat pose), followed by the finishing sequence of the Ashtanga Vinyasa method. An excellent foundation for the full Primary Series.

Ashtanga — Short Form

This class offers an abbreviated version of the Ashtanga method. Beginning with sun salutations, followed by the standing poses, and ending with the finishing sequence, this class contains the therapeutic aspects of the practice in a shorter period of time. Proper breathing, attention to bandhas (energy locks), and drishti (focus), are emphasized, making this class a good introduction to Ashtanga, while engaging experienced practitioners as well.

Ashtanga/Vinyasa Blend

Using the Primary Series of Ashtanga Yoga as a starting point, this class may also include postures from the advanced series as well as other classical postures to strengthen and stabilize the joints, while toning the muscles, improving overall health and fitness. Maintaining ujjayi breath creates internal heat, as bandhas (locks) and drisdi (focus) support steadiness in the postures.

Prior yoga experience is recommended for this challenging class. This class is not suitable for beginners.

Chair Yoga

For people with bad wrists or knees, or problems with other joints, or the back, Chair Yoga is the class for you. All postures are performed while sitting in a chair, or standing with the support of a chair. This gentle yoga class will help you lengthen your back and encourage more flexibility through slow mindful twists. Other postures help to improve balance, and range of motion in the joints. This class is perfect for seniors, or those with a limited range of mobility.

Classical Yoga (Int/Adv)

Combining ujjayi breath with a challenging sequence of postures, creates internal heat in this classical-style vinyasa class. Expect spine lengthening and strengthening, inversions, chest opening (back bending), hip opening, and arm balances. In classical vinyasa, postures are held for five to ten breaths (or more) so that the benefits of the posture may be more fully realized, for it is in the holding of the pose that transformation occurs.

This is an advanced class, not recommended for beginners.

Dharma Yoga I/II

Following the principles of compassion (ahimsa) and discipline (tapas), the foundation of a successful yoga practice as taught by Sri Dharma Mittra, this class is suitable for advanced beginners and intermediate students. It begins with Surya Namaskara (sun salutations), followed by Shiva Namaskara; a series of standing, balancing, twisting, and chest opening postures, held for several breaths, lengthening and strengthening the spine, building stamina, while relaxing the nerves, and improving concentration. This class also includes inversions, simple breathing exercises (pranayama), and a brief meditation.

Gentle Yoga

This class is good for beginners and experienced students who prefer a more gentle practice. Awareness of the breath is encouraged to facilitate movement in and out of poses. Postures include spine lengthening, twisting, gentle hip and chest opening in a manner accessible to most people.

If you’ve never taken a yoga class, this is the perfect place to start.

Classical Yoga Masterclass

This Dharma-inspired masterclass begins with calming kriyas to focus and calm the mind. Next, gentle stretches lead to sun salutations, flowing into a challenging series of standing and balancing postures guided by slow and steady ujjayi breath. This two hour advanced class includes inversions, arm balances, hip openers and other advanced postures, some held for longer periods than most classes allow, so that transformation can occur. This class engages your entire body and will strengthen your practice. Modifications are available for many advanced postures.

This class is approved by Yoga Alliance for CE credit for RYTs.

This is an advanced class, not suitable for beginners.

Meditation & Pranayama

Embark on a journey within. Find stillness and silence through meditation.

Learn yogic breathing practices to calm the mind and increase prana (inner vitality). The powerful combination of meditation and pranayama (yogic breathing) leads to awakening of your true-self and a deeper state of awareness.

Restorative Yoga

Restorative Yoga is a practice that is all about slowing down and opening your body through passive stretching. During the long holds of Restorative Yoga, your muscles are allowed to relax deeply. Props, rather than your muscles, are used to support your body, enabling you to relax and rest in the pose while remaining there for three to five minutes.

A Restorative Yoga sequence typically involves only five or six poses including light twists, seated forward folds, gentle hip and chest opening. These poses are practiced on the floor in comfortable supine and seated postures.

This class is suitable for all levels of experience, including beginners.

Yin Yoga

Do you have tight hips or shoulders? Yin Yoga is the perfect place to gently open up and release the tension in these and other areas of the body. Yin targets the deep connective tissue and the fascia which surrounds muscle fibers. This is a passive practice where mainly supine postures are held for three to five minutes. Students are encouraged to use their breath to enter into meditation while holding the pose, often with the aid of props such as bolsters, blankets, and blocks. The stretching should not be painful.

Yin differs from Restorative Yoga in that there is stretching involved in order to strengthen and lengthen the muscles and connective tissue to improve joint mobility and release trauma stored in the body. Restorative Yoga is a meditative practice, encouraging the passive release of tension through relaxation without actively stretching.