Blissful Basics of Svaroopa® with Sharon Stocking
Wednesdays 3 - 4pm
Perfect for those who are new to Svaroopa®.
Introductory level classes are by no means diluted in potency!
Learn Svaroopa® Yoga's Foundational Poses,
which are the most effective at shifting and healing your body in the shortest amount of time.
Svaroopa® Yoga is a modern expression of yoga's ancient tradition of opening the spine for the purpose of delving into the deeper dimension of your own existence.
Svaroopa® Yoga targets the internal structures of your body to unravel the deepest knots of muscular tension resulting in "core opening" or "spinal release."
Using precise alignment in body-friendly ways, these yoga poses release tensions in your deep spinal muscles, from the tail to the top.
Svaroopa® Yoga is both a precise and compassionate yoga practice created for the purpose of healing, transformation and transcendent experience.
Class Descriptions
Newcomer:
The first step for students new to Svaroopa® yoga! All students in this class are beginning their yoga journey and will learn the foundational poses. Right from the start you will begin learning poses which will reliably reduce physical and mental stress and have you enjoying life once again.
Beginner/Continuing:
A standard Svaroopa® class with a full spectrum of poses and angles, demonstrations, explanations and hands on assistance. This is the next step after taking a newcomer series. Continuing level classes have monthly themes in order to take students through a large variety of poses safely and effectively while maximizing relief of physical and mental stress. For all levels of ability. Themes include daily Practice, Lower Spinal Release, Upper Spinal Release, Abdominals!, Back Bends, Standing Poses, Forward Bends, Balance and Inversions, Classical Poses, Seated Poses and Twists and Vinyasa.
Continuing Plus:
An intermediate level class for students who have been taking regular Svaroopa® classes for at least 18 months. And a home practice is strongly encouraged. Permission from instructor required to attend this class.
Deeper:
A more advanced level for students who have been practicing Svaroopa® yoga at least 2 full years and have a home practice. Must have permission from instructor to attend.
Gentle:
For all those who think they can't do yoga because of a physical limitation!
This class has only a few students and moves at a slower pace in order to accommodate each person’s special needs with substitute poses or special propping. This class is specific for students with a medical diagnosis, those who have difficulty "doing a regular day", those with increased stiffness or individuals anticipating or recovering from surgery.
Yoga For Your Back:
A series designed to teach students simple but precise ways to immediately ease chronic pain of those suffering from back, hip and/or neck and shoulder pain. Why continue to live with pain when you can learn what you can do to take care of yourself? A video for home practice is included.
Instructors Devi Elizabeth McKenty, Susan Beers, Meredith Hart, Sharon
Svaroopa® Newcomer Series with Susan Beers
Tuesdays: 7:00 - 8:30 pm
Svaroopa® Yoga is a modern expression of yoga's ancient tradition of opening the spine for the purpose of delving into the deeper dimension of your own existence.
Svaroopa® Yoga targets the internal structures of your body to unravel the deepest knots of muscular tension resulting in “core opening” or “spinal release.”
Using precise alignment in body-friendly ways, these yoga poses release tensions in your deep spinal muscles, from the tail to the top.
Svaroopa® Yoga is both a precise and compassionate yoga practice created for the purpose of healing, transformation and transcendent experience.
Newcomer Class Description:
The first step for students new to Svaroopa® yoga! All students in this class are beginning their yoga journey and will learn the foundational poses. After the very first class students will take home a 30 minute routine which will reliably reduce physical and mental stress and have you enjoying life once again.
Learn to Meditate in 3 Easy Classes
Wednesdays, March 7, 14 and Friday, March 23rd
7-9pm
Have you been curious about meditation for a while?
Have you tried to meditate but just "couldn’t"?
Did you meditate a long time ago and need a refresher?
Well then, this is the class for you! In three 2 hour classes, you will learn:
Tools and techniques that propel you into meditation immediately in your first class.
Instruction and practice on how to find a comfortable sitting pose to optimize your meditation.
Philosophy based in yoga’s ancient teachings.
Support in understanding your experiences.
Have you already taken this course before???
This course is an upgrade and will:
Give you different and more powerful tools to dive into meditation.
Provide new information on Svaroopa Vidya Meditation and its lineage.
Open you to a deeper experience of your own Self
Teach you how to live your life anchored in your own Self.
Please plan on attending all 3 classes.
Fee: $85.00
Nia is a sensory-based movement practice that leads to health, wellness and fitness. It empowers people of all shapes and sizes by connecting the body, mind, emotions and spirit. Classes are taken barefoot to soul-stirring music.
Every class offers a unique combination of 52 basic moves that correspond with the main areas of the body: the base, the core and the upper extremities.
Stiff beginners and highly fit athletes alike can adapt Nia to meet their needs by choosing from 3 intensity levels.
Step into your own joyful journey with Nia and positively shape the way you feel, look, benefit of the next hour. You’ll warm up your heart, lungs and all the major joints.
Then you’re ready to really get moving - fast, slow, with patterns, free form, kicking, punching, breathing, using imagery and noise to keep it interesting. In time, exhilarated, you’ll begin to cool down.
Slow, languid movements gradually bring you to the earth where you can play using your body, the floor and gravity. Settling into stillness, you absorb all the effects these movements have had on your body, your mind, your emotions and your spirit.
You return upright and take a few closing and cleansing breaths. Now, you are centered, grounded, well worked, energized and ready to step out into your next activity radiating joy, beauty, peace, wisdom and power.
Yin Yoga Class with Erika Halford
Thursday 6:15 - 7:30
On-going class - Please drop-in!
$85.00 for 6 classes (includes tax)
$17.00 for drop in.
Yin Yoga is a therapeutic approach that targets connective tissue to release long held tension and toxins. Connective tissue is all pervasive and can easily become shrink wrapped due to injury, postural habits and storing of emotion. It is based on the ancient principles of Chinese medicine, acupuncture and meridian theory. Gentle, non weight bearing poses are held passively for longer periods of time in order to safely and gently open the body, mind and energetic channels. Yin Yoga is an essential complement to any dynamic physical regimen or a perfect way to begin on a path towards health and wellness. All of the poses are within the ranges of motion of most beginners and will noticeably enhance movement in daily life. Yin Yoga has been helpful to experienced students and those who are recovering from injury, suffering from chronic pain, or who need to reduce stress and gain flexibility.
Call or email to register: erika.halford@gmail.com
860.986.2017
The moon has long been revered as an influential source of energy, a connection to the unconscious mind and is symbolic of growth and regrowth. Full Moon Prana Flow Yoga combines this vital link with yoga and ayurvedic (seasonal) wisdom to guide and balance all areas of our lives. You will learn ayurvedic considerations to guide the flow of your life and enjoy a candle-lit, rejuvenating practice that includes gentle backbends and hip-opening, forward bends and twists, inversions and a special full moon meditation with ritual offering. This class is open to all levels of students. You may bring a journal for optional reflections and join our private facebook group to receive additional support.
Prana Flow is an energetic, creative, full-spectrum approach to embodying the flow of yoga cultivated by Shiva Rea. Students of all levels are empowered to experience prana - the universal source of breath, life-energy and conscious intelligence - as the navigating source of yoga practice and vital living. Practitioners learn classical and innovative approaches to vinyasa yoga and the state of flow drawn from Krishnamacharya's teachings, Tantra, Ayurveda, Bhakti, and Somatics.
Yin/Flow Fusion with Cynthia Barraford
Gentle/Beginners Series beginning Friday March 2nd
9:30-10:45 AM
This six week series invites those who are new to yoga, as well as those who would enjoy a flowing class offered in a gentle manner, to explore Yin/Yang flow. After an opening meditation, we move into several yin postures to release the deeper connective tissues of the body and to develop a meditative mind. We then begin to engage the muscular body to strengthen and stretch. We will learn to move with integrity from the center of the body in a safe and mindful way. We will utilize insights from multiple philosophic schools in order to bring our practice off the mat and into our daily lives. Class size will be small, so that each student may receive the benefits of individual attention and so that I may better support you on your journey into yoga.
Pre-registration: 6 weeks for $81.00
Sundays: 10:00 - 11:15am - meets regularly. Drop ins welcome!
On going class - Feel free to drop in!
Fee: $108-for 8 classes ($17 drop in)
You may call Cynthia if you have questions or concerns:
860-395-9619 beingthereyoga@gmail.com
Yin/Flow Fusion is a moving meditation through both Yin and Yang postures. Find a surrendering practice in the stillness of long held Yin poses. As we attune to our inner space, we make the journey to a flowing practice; cultivating strength and flexibility of body and mind. Through this weaving of movement and stillness, we explore the qualities of mindfulness, self-inquiry, humor and gratitude, which will serve us both on and off the mat. This all levels class invites the practitioner to experience a deep peace in a joyous and supportive atmosphere.
Long held Yin poses are balanced with a strengthening flow to create a moving meditation. During this Yin/Flow Fusion you will be invited to awaken and explore the mind and the body simultaneously. with our breath as our guide, we come to a place of deep peace and find ourselves strengthened, calm and refreshed!
