CLASS DESCRIPTIONS
Single Classes and Packages Can Be Purchased On The Schedule Page
ON-LINE CLASSES
Please be mindful in your movement. If a movement or pose doesn't feel good, slowly come out of it. Avoid quick, jerky movements during the class. You always have permission to unmute yourself and ask a question. Have fun!
Controlled Conditioning
This is a detail oriented exercise class with a focus on engaging specific muscles for different exercises. designed to increase core strength, to tone your body and to strengthen muscles that support your yoga practice, and your daily life. Core strength is essential for proper body alignment and posture. Develop an even greater level of body awareness and solidity, and feel more confident about your body. Expect to work your arms, abs, back, hips and buttocks. Open to all level practitioners. If you'd like, you can use cans of food, or water bottles as weights during this class, 2 per person.
Gentle and Therapeutic Yoga
This class provides a safe space to move your body, and to relax your body and mind. Whether you have movement restrictions or full mobility, this class is sure to provide what your body and mind need to become a more balanced you. You will do several postures from different positions. For example, poses from seated, poses from standing, poses laying on your back, etc. The class begins with a focus, and smoothly transitions into slow mindful movement guided with the breath, light stretching and gentle yoga postures. Open to all level students.
Prenatal Yoga
Offered only in private sessions.
Restorative Yoga
This passive practice helps create balance in the busy lives we live. Using props such as bolsters, blankets, pillows, blocks, etc., you settle into postures for prolonged periods of time. With the props supporting you, the body is able to let go on a deep level. The stillness of the postures facilitates a profound release in long held muscles, guiding you toward your natural state of health and well-being. Through this process your para-sympathetic nervous system is activated and your entire central nervous system is guided towards balance. Blood pressure is lowered and dopamine (a pleasure seeking hormone) is boosted.
The class begins with a breath practice and short meditation, smoothly transitioning to somatics (slow movement guided with the breath), light stretching and gentle yoga postures. The breath practices combined with the Restorative Yoga postures offer balance to the nervous system, and provide an opportunity for deep release and relaxation of muscles. As an on-line class, you will be guided to set up HOME PROPS that will support your body as you rest in postures that are held for 5 to 10 minutes.
Restorative Yoga is recommended for those with anxiety, arthritis, asthma, back pain, cancer, diabetes, high blood pressure, fibromyalgia, and stress. It can also be used for relaxation, as prenatal yoga, and for anyone looking to advance their yoga practice. Appropriate for all levels.
Please watch the You Tube video for HOME PROPS before taking this class.
Slow Flow Yoga
This is an alignment based Hatha & Flow class. Each class is dynamic, with close attention paid to your body alignment.
Open to all level practitioners. Variations are offered so that you may practice at a beginner level or advanced level.
Each class begins with a mind-body focus, and warming up the body. We then move into variations of sun salutations and standing postures, working into deeper stretches as the muscles in the body are prepared. Posture modifications are always given so that you may practice where your body and breath are most comfortable. Challenging variations are offered for those of you with more advanced practices. All levels welcome.
Yoga Nidra
The practice of Guided Deep Relaxation, Yoga Nidra, relaxes the physical body, helps create clarity, increases intuition, clearer thinking, and calmer responses to life's challenges.
As a yoga teacher and yoga therapist, one of the things I see most is that people are in a chronic state of doing. It can be challenging to realize that non-doing is equally as important as doing. Non-doing is a space of consciousness where you are present for what is happening now. Guided Deep Relaxation is a wonderful practice that can help prepare the body and mind for the ultimate space of non-doing.
These sessions begin with mindful gentle movement, which helps to get your energy flowing more fluidly so the physical body can be more comfortable in the stillness that will follow. You will then lay comfortably on your yoga mat (you also have the option to sit in a chair), with as much or as little prop support as you like.
Yoga Nidra means yogic sleep. It is deeply healing and can improve the nature of your mind, and your physical well-being, it can help restore creativity, and is known to increase the quality of your sleep. One hour of Yoga Nidra equals four hours of sleep. Although it is not recommended to replace sleep with Yoga Nidra. ;)
Join me for this special class to help create balance in your being.
Wear comfortable clothes as you would for a yoga class. As you rest in stillness the body tends to cool down. I therefore recommend a long sleeve shirt, socks and maybe even a favorite blanket. You can use an eye pillow as well.
To book a Private Yoga Nidra Party, Contact Colleen
Please be mindful in your movement. If a movement or pose doesn't feel good, slowly come out of it. Avoid quick, jerky movements during the class. You always have permission to unmute yourself and ask a question. Have fun!
Controlled Conditioning
This is a detail oriented exercise class with a focus on engaging specific muscles for different exercises. designed to increase core strength, to tone your body and to strengthen muscles that support your yoga practice, and your daily life. Core strength is essential for proper body alignment and posture. Develop an even greater level of body awareness and solidity, and feel more confident about your body. Expect to work your arms, abs, back, hips and buttocks. Open to all level practitioners. If you'd like, you can use cans of food, or water bottles as weights during this class, 2 per person.
Gentle and Therapeutic Yoga
This class provides a safe space to move your body, and to relax your body and mind. Whether you have movement restrictions or full mobility, this class is sure to provide what your body and mind need to become a more balanced you. You will do several postures from different positions. For example, poses from seated, poses from standing, poses laying on your back, etc. The class begins with a focus, and smoothly transitions into slow mindful movement guided with the breath, light stretching and gentle yoga postures. Open to all level students.
Prenatal Yoga
Offered only in private sessions.
Restorative Yoga
This passive practice helps create balance in the busy lives we live. Using props such as bolsters, blankets, pillows, blocks, etc., you settle into postures for prolonged periods of time. With the props supporting you, the body is able to let go on a deep level. The stillness of the postures facilitates a profound release in long held muscles, guiding you toward your natural state of health and well-being. Through this process your para-sympathetic nervous system is activated and your entire central nervous system is guided towards balance. Blood pressure is lowered and dopamine (a pleasure seeking hormone) is boosted.
The class begins with a breath practice and short meditation, smoothly transitioning to somatics (slow movement guided with the breath), light stretching and gentle yoga postures. The breath practices combined with the Restorative Yoga postures offer balance to the nervous system, and provide an opportunity for deep release and relaxation of muscles. As an on-line class, you will be guided to set up HOME PROPS that will support your body as you rest in postures that are held for 5 to 10 minutes.
Restorative Yoga is recommended for those with anxiety, arthritis, asthma, back pain, cancer, diabetes, high blood pressure, fibromyalgia, and stress. It can also be used for relaxation, as prenatal yoga, and for anyone looking to advance their yoga practice. Appropriate for all levels.
Please watch the You Tube video for HOME PROPS before taking this class.
Slow Flow Yoga
This is an alignment based Hatha & Flow class. Each class is dynamic, with close attention paid to your body alignment.
Open to all level practitioners. Variations are offered so that you may practice at a beginner level or advanced level.
Each class begins with a mind-body focus, and warming up the body. We then move into variations of sun salutations and standing postures, working into deeper stretches as the muscles in the body are prepared. Posture modifications are always given so that you may practice where your body and breath are most comfortable. Challenging variations are offered for those of you with more advanced practices. All levels welcome.
Yoga Nidra
The practice of Guided Deep Relaxation, Yoga Nidra, relaxes the physical body, helps create clarity, increases intuition, clearer thinking, and calmer responses to life's challenges.
As a yoga teacher and yoga therapist, one of the things I see most is that people are in a chronic state of doing. It can be challenging to realize that non-doing is equally as important as doing. Non-doing is a space of consciousness where you are present for what is happening now. Guided Deep Relaxation is a wonderful practice that can help prepare the body and mind for the ultimate space of non-doing.
These sessions begin with mindful gentle movement, which helps to get your energy flowing more fluidly so the physical body can be more comfortable in the stillness that will follow. You will then lay comfortably on your yoga mat (you also have the option to sit in a chair), with as much or as little prop support as you like.
Yoga Nidra means yogic sleep. It is deeply healing and can improve the nature of your mind, and your physical well-being, it can help restore creativity, and is known to increase the quality of your sleep. One hour of Yoga Nidra equals four hours of sleep. Although it is not recommended to replace sleep with Yoga Nidra. ;)
Join me for this special class to help create balance in your being.
Wear comfortable clothes as you would for a yoga class. As you rest in stillness the body tends to cool down. I therefore recommend a long sleeve shirt, socks and maybe even a favorite blanket. You can use an eye pillow as well.
To book a Private Yoga Nidra Party, Contact Colleen
