CLASS DESCRIPTIONS

Kundalini Yoga

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Yoga as Taught by Yogi Bhajan

Kundalini Yoga is the Yoga of awareness. The class sequences are passed down from Yogi Bhajan and include posture, breath, mudra (hand postion), movement and mantra (sound current).

Each class begins with a tune in, breathing exercises, warm ups, then a Yoga set followed by rest time and meditation. Kundalini Yoga is said to strengthen your immune, glandular and nervous systems.

This practice can energize and revitalize the body. It brings an awareness to the mind, body and spirit. Beginners are welcome.

Classes offered: 
Mon, Wed, Thurs & Sat mornings and Mon, Tues & Wed evenings
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Gong Bath, Breathing and Meditation

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Deepen Your Meditation with Ancient Sound Technology

Each class offers you an opportunity to deepen your meditation practice. You'll begin with light movement, breathing exercises and extended meditations, ending with a Gong Bath.

Classes offered: 
Wed at noon and 7:30pm and the evening of or near the full or new moon
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Oneness Blessing

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Enter a State of Oneness

Oneness Blessing is a non-denominational benediction, a unique and specific blessing. It is the transfer of Divine Energy, which over time is designed to bring about the state of Oneness in the recipient.

Oneness Blessing is transferred by the Oneness Facilitator by placing his or her hands onto the crown of your head, usually for about 1 minute. Experiences during the Oneness Blessing vary, sometimes strong, sometimes subtle, sometimes delayed until even days later.

Classes offered: 
Monday and Sunday mornings
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Hot Yoga

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Heat and Approachable Challenge For All Levels

Hot Yoga is a series of 26 postures practiced in a room heated to 100 degrees or higher. Note: Bring a towel, water and an absorbant mat.

Classes offered: 
In the mornings on Tuesday, Friday, Saturday & Sunday and the evenings on Wednesday and Thursday
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Vinyasa Flow

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Learn to Link Poses with Breath

Vinyasa Flow links traditional Hatha postures in a flowing sequence using the breath to guide movement from pose to pose.

This energetic class, appropriate for all levels, increases strength, enhances flexibility and balance and creates an awareness of how breath assists movement. 

Classes offered: 
Monday nights
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Amrit Yoga

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Strengthen, Relax and Apply Yoga to Your Daily Life

The Amrit method is a dynamically active, deeply meditative, holistic style of Yoga that combines tenets from Hatha and Raja Yoga into a comprehensive system. This style uses asana (postures), pranayama (breathing techniques), mantra (tuning through sound) and meditation to facilitate wellness.

This particular class emphasizes three key points: core strength, deep relaxation and the ability to apply Yogic techniques in your daily interactions.

This class is appropriate for all levels.

Classes offered: 
Tuesday and Friday Mornings
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Yoga Nidra Relaxation

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Practice Breath and Body Awareness

Aging is inevitable; stress is optional.

Yoga Nidra is a simple way to create physical, mental and emotional balance in your life using easy-to-learn techniques that can be practiced sitting comfortably or lying down.

Yoga Nidra is said to have many beneficial effects on the body and mind. This meditation class promotes body awareness and attention to breathing.

Classes offered: 
Friday's before lunch
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Prenatal Yoga

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Gentle yoga designed to help new mothers prepare for the wondrous experience of birth.

Classes offered: 
Tuesday morning and Thursday evening
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Mommy & Me (Daddies Too!)

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Fun, interactive yoga for parents and babies from 6 weeks of age until crawling.

Classes offered: 
Tuesday morning and Thursday evening
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Power Lunch

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Unwind and Connect as Your Week Winds Down

Power Lunch is a unique blend of sweat and serenity. You will explore dynamic breathing with a fluid linking of postures. This creates a balancing and healing effect on the body which calms the mind and connects you to your spirit.

Classes offered: 
Thursday at noon
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Sadhana

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Practice Kundalini as the Sun Rises to Refresh Your Spirit

The class starts with a 20 minute prayer from the Japji called 'The Meditation of the Soul'. A Kundalini yoga practice follows, then 62 minutes of chanting (Aquarian Sadhanna mantras).

Classes offered: 
Saturday morning
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Power Yoga

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Energetic Postures Promote Strength and Flexibility

Power Yoga is an energetic series of poses designed to build strength, increase flexibility and access inner freedom. This style is based on the Ashtanga Yoga system as taught by Pattabhi Jois.

Classes offered: 
Saturday Morning
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Yoga Basics for Flexibility and Strength

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Breathe and Elongate Your Body

This class focuses on lengthening our muscles using the breath to channel movement. Long lean muscles promote useable strength and enhance balance.

Classes offered: 
Wednesday morning
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Intermediate Hatha Yoga

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Approach Your Practice Mindfully

This Hatha class emphasizes stretching and aligning the body. You will practice breathing and inner focus to relieve stress and promote strength and balance. The teacher draws on the techniques used in Anusara, Iyengar and Integrative Yoga.

Classes offered: 
Monday mornings
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Intermediate to Advanced Hatha Yoga

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Develop Body Alignment and Go Deeper

This Hatha class emphasizes alignment of the body, breathinig and inner focus. You will practice in order to bring about healing, strength and balance.

This is a fairly strong class with some flow and longer holds. The teacher draws on the techniques used in Anusara, Iyengar & Integrative Yoga.

Classes offered: 
Tuesday Evenings and Wednesday Mornings
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Introduction to Yoga

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Learn the How-to of Yoga Practice

This class focuses on the basics of Yoga practice. You will develop strength and a sense of alignment in the poses, learn how breathing assists movement and increase your flexiblity and balance abilities.  

Classes offered: 
Saturday morning
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Sunrise Yoga

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Start Your Day with Yoga and Meditation

This early morning class and meditation will center and energize you for your day. When you meditate during the rising of the sun, you receive the most benefit so that you go forward with clarity and peace.

Classes offered: 
Tuesday and Thursday morning
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Blended Hatha Yoga and Meditation

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Practice Meditation in Motion

Moderately paced asana practice with emphasis on the meditative aspect of Yoga. Inspired by both Buddhist and Yogic philosophy, as well as the Sciences. All levels are welcome.

Classes offered: 
Sunday morning
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Hatha Yoga

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Yoga Postures Taught In an Approachable Way

Ha-tha traslates "sun-moon". Hatha Yoga is a nurturing practice of breath and form which creates strength and flexibility.

Hatha is a general term for Yoga Asana practice, but tends to denote a moderate or gentle pace. All levels are welcome.

Classes offered: 
Wednesday Nights and Sunday Mornings
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Restorative Therapeutic Yoga

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Learn to Approach Your Unique Body and Situation 

Restorative/Therapeutic Yoga is a gentle and flexible approach which accommodates students with different conditions, physical abilities, and emotional and spiritual needs.

Sessions typically include deep stretching, guided meditation, breath work, adaptations to poses and the use of props to provide complete support in certain poses.

Yin Yoga, ViniYoga, Yoga Nidra, Elemental Yoga and Restorative Yoga are examples of the styles that are utilized in this class.

Classes offered: 
2nd and 4th Tuesday at 7:30PM
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Elemental Jiu-jitsu Class

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Learn Real World Self Defense Techniques

Elemental Jiu-jitsu is the result of Grand Master Griffin’s many years of martial arts experience. Students are trained for an assault in the real world, not competition. Every move flows into the next and determines the countering move.

These moves do not rely on your opponent's compliance. Students are taught to shock the assailant before taking them down, thus minimizing the opponents resistance.

Classes offered: 
First and Third Tuesdays - 7:15-8:30 PM
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Hot Hatha Hour

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New Blend of Heat and Postures

Hot Hatha Hour is a blend of heat and hatha yoga. Mei incorporates arm strengthening and standing poses not traditionally taught in the hot classes. Heat facilitates opening in the body. This is one of main reasons students say they enjoy it. This class is perfect for hot yoga students looking for diversity and hatha students looking for some heat.

Classes offered: 
Fridays at 12:30-1:30PM
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Mindful Basics

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Focus on Foundational Poses

Moderately paced asana practice with emphasis on the meditative aspect of Yoga. Inspired by both Buddhist and Yogic philosophy, as well as the Sciences. This class will focus on the foundational poses and is appropriate for all levels.

Classes offered: 
Monday evenings at 6pm
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Children's Yoga

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Join the Yoga Adventure

Explore Yoga through stories, songs and games. Children will strengthen their bodies while learning to focus their minds in this fun-fulled introduction to yoga and meditation.

Classes offered: 
Monday afternoons
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Equestrian Yoga

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Through Yoga postures, riders will develop mentally and physically for riding and living to their fullest potential.This class promotes personal growth by conditioning the body, quieting the mind and uplifting the spirit.

Classes offered: 
Thursday afternoons
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Energetic Flow

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Intermediate Flow for the Adventurous of Spirit

Yoga Planet's former owner joins Yoga Village for a new, flow class. Kathy Ran brings an exciting mix of vinyasa, music and heat. Explore arm balances, backbends and inversions in powerful flow sequences to cultivate stamina, focus and strength.

Classes offered: 
Wednesdays from 12-1:15PM
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