Chair Yoga Plus - Extra Gentle
This extra gentle yoga class is especially geared towards
students who are pre- or post-surgery*, recovering from illness or injury,
seniors, newcomers to yoga, or anyone seeking a gentle, slow-paced class.
Students will learn a series of modified yoga postures and breathing
exercises designed to promote relaxation, improve flexibility, and overall
wellness. Classes will include a gentle warm-up period and conclude with
approximately 15 minutes of blissful, deep relaxation. * Note
* Students who have had major surgery or treatment within the past six
months are requested to submit a doctor’s consent form prior to their
first day of class.
Hatha Yoga:
This refers to physical movement,
breathing and deep relaxation. If someone says they teach
"hatha yoga", it means they do not follow one lineage but create
a combination of their own,. At CHANGE, most classes are based on a
specific teaching lineage.
Iyengar Yoga - Moderate
This class will begin with the basic principles of yoga,
following the Iyengar method. Learn the poses with proper
alignment and precision while building strength. The trademark of Iyengar Yoga is an intense focus on the
subtleties of each posture. Poses are typically held much longer
than in other schools of Yoga so that one pays close attention to precise
muscular and skeletal alignment that this system demands.
Integral Hatha Yoga - Gentle
Integral Yoga uses classical Hatha postures, which are
meant to be performed as a meditation, balancing physical effort and
relaxation. Classes include a gentle asana practice, pranayama,
guided relaxation and chanting.
Kripalu Hatha Yoga
- Gentle
The three stages of
Kripalu Yoga include: willful practice (focusing on alignment, breath, and
the presence of consciousness); willful surrender (holding of the postures
to the level of tolerance and beyond); and meditation in motion (a
trust in the body's own wisdom to perform the postures and movements to
release physical and mental tensions).
Mom/Baby Yoga
Come do yoga with your baby. Most poses
incorporate the baby in some way. We also do a little infant massage, baby
yoga, deep relaxation and breathing to calm Mom and baby and to get the
Mommy's brain to function more fully.
Pre-Natal Yoga - Gentle
Prenatal Yoga for toning and strengthening and
preparing for birth.
Calm yourself while creating
community.
Open to those who are continuing their yoga practice and those
in their 2nd or 3rd trimesters who wish to start a yoga practice.
Restorative Yoga -
Gentle
Relax and Refresh Yoga is a gentle movement class where
restorative poses and other yoga techniques are incorporated to help you to let
go and renew. Restorative poses are restful poses in which the body is
supported with props and the poses are held for extended periods of time.
Experience how this class can soothe and regenerate your being, promoting a
calm, peaceful state of mind, body and spirit. This is a great way to
achieve deep relaxation to help bring balance to our demanding daily lives.
Roller Exercises - Gentle
The key principle in exercising with the Roller System is the functionality and
natural movements of the body. Through emphasizing and exercising these
movements, which are part of daily activities, you can expect a reduction in
injuries, stiffness, weakness and pain.
Sivananda Yoga -
Moderate
A meditative style of yoga taught by Swami Sivanada and his disciple Swami
Vishnudevananda. It includes pure Hatha yoga postures (asana) and breathing
exercises (pranayama) helping to control the mind through controlling the
physical body and psychic energy (prana). Each class may also include
chanting and will leave you feeling calm and refreshed.
Sampoorna Yoga -
Moderate
Sampoorna Yoga is classic Hatha yoga and was developed by Yoga
Hari who was inspired by the teachings of Swami Sivananda. Sampoorna means
"complete" and it is an integrated approach incorporating postures, breathing
practices, deep relaxation and meditation. Recharge, refresh and rejuvenate in
a safe, non-competitive environment.
Vinyasa Flow - Vigorous
This is a flowing, invigorating style of Yoga
working with the breath to integrate body, mind and spirit into an
energetic whole. Vinyasa Flow class will focus on linking the body
movement with the breath. Specific sequences of breath-synchronized
movements are used to transition between sustained poses. Vinyasa
generates a subtle, internal heat of transformation and stokes agni fire for
internal cleansing. Agni is the digestive fire used not only to digest
physical food but also experiences and sensations. If our fire is strong, we
can better adapt to life's challenges.
Vinyasa /Yin Yoga (early morning) -
Vigorous
Energize your mind and release the body for your work day
with a blend of Vinyasa Flow and slow, deep stretching. Experience an active
Vinyasa flow series consisting of eclectic sun salutations and strengthening
and stabilizing standing poses transitioning into slow deep stretches
focusing on the body’s connective tissue, and then melting into Corpse pose.
Start your day with this hour long class and be alert and prepared for
whatever the day may bring you!
Vinyasa /Yin Yoga
(evening) -
Vigorous
Enjoy a blend of both an active (yang) and passive (yin) practice
all in one yoga session! The first 45 minutes will focus on a
Vinyasa flow series consisting of eclectic sun salutations and
strengthening and stabilizing standing poses transitioning into the
remaining 45 minutes on the floor in more passive, long-held poses
focusing on connective tissue in the body, and then melting into
Corpse pose. A decadent way of transitioning your day into evening!
Yoga with Babysitting
A yoga class with your little one
close by. Parents do yoga and children ages crawling to 6 years can
participate, play with the other kids or have stories read to them by the
babysitter (often all of the above in this one hour class). Parents pay the
babysitter $3.50/child. Leslie teaches on Mondays and Penni teachers on
Thursdays.
