ANANDA YOGA
Ananda Yoga for Higher Awareness? is a powerful spiritual practice, not merely an exercise regime. This gentle and highly effective approach is suitable for all ages and body types. Ananda Yoga helps you feel relaxed, revitalized, and uplifted. It?s an invaluable aid to deepening your meditation practice. Ananda Yoga is a perfect blend of spiritual upliftment and physical exhilaration.
BHAKTI VINYASA YOGA
Dive in with both feet in this class for all people and levels. Enjoy physical movement that will help you reach your personal physical goals. Let go of stress and tension, and feel lighter and more focused. Above all, feel more positive and supported in doing something great for you! Suggestions for class themes or trouble spots are welcome.
HATHA YOGA
Hatha yoga is a traditional yoga practice blending physical poses, breathing, and meditation. Class is slower paced and poses held longer giving us time for inner reflection. This class will cultivate our vast potential and allow us to trust the wisdom of our heart and bodies.
HATHA SUNDAY
Hatha Sunday is an exploration of yoga postures, breathing exercises and meditation. Class will focus on intentions, inner reflection and will honor the body as a sanctuary for both physical and spiritual enlightenment.
KUNDALINI YOGA
Kundalini Yoga is a dynamic blend of poses, breathing, mantra, music and meditation, which teach you the art of relaxation, self-healing and elevation. No previous experience in yoga is required for you to achieve results with your very first class. Through this practice, energy which lies coiled at the base of the spine will move up through the chakra system cleansing and purifying body, soul and mind.
NEW STUDENT YOGA WORKSHOP
Our three hour workshop is designed for the absolute beginner and the experienced yoga practitioner who wants to review the basics, or has been away from their practice for a time. We cover the essentials of breathing techniques, pose alignment, vinyasa flow sequence, and what to expect in a yoga class. Our workshop will prepare you for any one of our classes and encourage you on your personal journey into the world of yoga.
NUTS & BOLTS YOGA
Class focuses on individual poses, exploring proper alignment and transitions from pose to pose. This class is good for absolute beginners as a regular practice and experienced yoga practitioners who want more information about specific poses. Students can request poses they need help with. Learn more about yoga and improve your practice.
PILATES: MAT CLASS
Pilates builds strength and flexibility, with an emphasis on lengthening the body and aligning the spine. Pilates focuses on the “core” region of the body which includes the muscles of the abdominals and the lower back. This class will increase postural awareness and is well indicated for the alleviation and prevention of back pain. Not recommended for students with osteoporosis.
RESTORATIVE YOGA with HOT STONES
Classes involve the use of props to sustain supported yoga postures effortlessly for extended periods of time. Classes are held in a nurturing environment and are designed to activate the body’s innate relaxation response while receiving all the wonderful benefits of yoga postures such as backbends, forward bends, twists and inversions. Hot Stones are used for their deeply radiant heating effects, allowing the body to utilize the energy from the stones to assist in relaxation and healing. Restorative yoga can be practiced by everyone, regardless of age or experience, and can be extremely beneficial as a compliment to an active asana practice, during pregnancy, transition, illness and balance the stresses of daily life.
SIVANANDA YOGA
Sivananda yoga regards the body as a vehicle for the soul on its journey towards perfection. The physical postures (asanas) develop not only the body, they also broaden the mental faculties and the spiritual capacities. The body is as young as it is flexible. By maintaining the spine’s flexibility and strength through asana, circulation is increased and the nerves are supplied with nutrients and oxygen. Practice begins with sun salutations, then progresses through the 12 basic postures which brings out the essence of this wonderful system. Sivananda yoga is summarized into 5 principles which are easy to understand and easy to include in daily life: Proper Exercise; Proper Breathing; Proper Relaxation; Proper Diet; Positive Thinking & Meditation.
SVAROOPA® YOGA
Known for its compassionate approach to profoundly healing and transforming the body and mind. Using deceptively simple poses it is an accessible practice for the hesitant new student and radical for the seasoned yogi. It differs greatly from other styles of yoga and exercise programs. Using props, precise alignments, and hands-on adjustments each pose releases the core tensions along the spine. This unique style of yoga gives one the ability to successfully move in our fast pace modern world while maintaining a sense of self and well being.
VINYASA YOGA
Flow into grace with this fusion of breath and movement. In this active practice, physical poses are held for shorter periods of time and connected to each other with sun salutations and breath creating the ?flow? aspect of this yoga practice. Class is dynamic and moving with warm-up, active, and final relaxation poses.
YIN YANG YOGA
This yoga style balances Yin and Yang energies of the body. During the Yin portion of the practice, long-held floor poses are practiced to open the connective tissues of the body for more flexibility. This mindful approach cultivates Yin qualities such as acceptance, receptiveness, and stillness. Stronger Yang poses such as standing balance, warrior sequence, and vinyasa flow will finish the practice to strengthen and invigorate mind, body & soul. The class may include a short meditation.
CLASS LEVEL
Choose a class that appeals to you. We all practice yoga as we are. Our instructors work with you in each class to help you begin, develop and deepen your yoga practice.
CLASS STYLES & CATEGORIES
Rise Yoga Studio offers a variety of yoga styles so everyone can find a practice that fits his or her individuality. Some emphasize physical alignment, some explore a soft fluid reflective approach while others are active linking poses together. Each and every style, when practiced regularly, offers physical, emotional and spiritual benefits. To help you locate styles that have a similar focus, we have arranged our classes into four categories.
ACTIVE – Vinyasa, Pilates, BhakTi Vinyasa, Kundalini
DETAIL – Yin Yang, Pilates, Sivananda, Nuts & Bolts
REFLECTIVE – Hatha, Hatha Sunday, Yin Yang, Sivananda, Ananda, Restorative
HEALING – Svaroopa, Restorative, Kundalini
Of course you can take any combination of classes that suits your individual needs. Categories are simply an aid in finding classes of similar emphasis.