Class Descriptions
Our classes invite you to slow down, breathe deeply, and listen inward. Rather than focusing on performance, we emphasize awareness, alignment, nervous system support, and practices that help ease stress, tension, and overwhelm. Sometimes the challenge comes through stillness, long holds, mindful breathwork, or subtle adjustments that help you feel more comfortable and connected in your body.
This is not the hottest room, the most intense workout, or a performance-driven yoga culture. It is a welcoming community where you can move at your own pace, reconnect with yourself, and leave feeling more grounded, open, and at ease, not just during class, but in daily life as well.
Beginner’s Mind Yoga
Welcome to Beginner's Mind Yoga. In the beginner’s mind, there are many options. In the experts mind there are few. This class is for those of you who wish to explore all of your options for a nourishing yoga practice. You will enjoy this class if you are new to yoga, have some aches and pains or simply prefer a slow class with no weight bearing on hands and knees. We begin on the floor, do a few standing poses together, return to the floor, then rest. We will go slow and a lot of alignment cues will be given to set you up for an embarrassment free and pain free yoga experience. It's a great way to begin or refine your yoga practice or to remember the power of the simplicity of yoga for healing.
Inspired Flow
The moment you step on your mat and take a full deep breath, it is a reset for your entire life. Find yourself leaving class feeling balanced and ready to face whatever happens next. Learn the basics of how to breathe and move safely in and out of the yoga poses. The effect of these classes are cumulative- the more you come, the larger the buffer is between you and the chaos of the modern world. Class pace and energy will be determined by the class level, the teacher, and the students in the room for any given class.
Level 1 & 2 offers more instruction and cues to help guide you into and out of poses safely. Perfect for beginners or those wanting less weight bearing on hands and knees.
All Levels allows you to chose how you feel on each day. Chose from options laid out by teachers to customize your practice.
Flow & Yin combines our two most popular offerings. We honor the energy of the day- yin first in the morning or yin to close in the evening.
Tai Chi
“Nothing in the world is as soft and yielding as water. Yet for dissolving the hard and inflexible, nothing can surpass it.”
It has been called moving meditation. Some also refer to it as “moving medication.” Tai Chi is a form of mind-body exercise that is based on slow, flowing, choreographed movements. Join Amanda each week to learn the basics of Tai Chi. Class is set to gentle music and suitable for all. No experience necessary.
The fourth Thursday of the month is titled Beyond Basics- for those that have been coming consistently a year or more to delve deeper into the practice.
No pain; lots of gain.
Yin Yoga
Warning! Yin Yoga has been known to lead people to states of deep inner peace, calm and even bliss. This class is like nothing else out there. Yin Yoga gives us quietude, stillness and nothing to do. Your job in this class is to get into a suggested shape (to your appropriate edge) and stay there a while. The effects will be long-lasting and might even create the desire to practice Yin Yoga and meditation daily.
This class is suitable for ALL bodies. All work will be done on the floor and supported by soft props. Longer holds of poses allow for a deeper stretch that promotes healing for the physical body. Meditative and mindfulness tools will be used to help calm the mind and open the heart as well.
Sacred Yin: Imagine candles, curated music playlist and a themed 1.5 hour yin class on Friday night… all for you! It is an experience.
Yoga Nidra
Yoga Nidra is the science of complete relaxation, also called Yogic Sleep. But, it is more than that. Rooted in a vast body of knowledge, Yoga Nidra has five different aims or outcomes. Depending upon which one of these five you wish to achieve, the approach changes. On the most basic level, Yoga Nidra is a comprehensive method for maximizing health and well being. On a deeper level, it is a profoundly spiritual practice and somewhere in between, it is one of the most profound and accessible ways to positively reshape the unconscious. This practice is highly recommended for individuals in treatment for PTSD or anyone who is ready for a deep rest and reset.
