Iyengar Yoga

Fundamentals

Iyengar Fundamentals introduces you to classic yoga poses focusing on alignment and pose-by-pose instruction. This all-level, beginner-friendly class provides a full experience of yoga, concentration, and quieting of the mind. With a demonstration style of instruction, the pace is deliberate and methodical, ideal for those new to yoga or seeking to explore the fundamentals of yoga. Props such as blocks, straps, blankets and chairs make a pose more accessible.

General Level

Iyengar General Level is our hallmark Iyengar Yoga class that incorporates a progressive method of teaching designed to open and strengthen the body while drawing the mind inward. Ideally, you are familiar with the Iyengar teaching method or alignment-based yoga instruction. The pace is engaging and steady. Classes are taught in a well-thought-out sequence based on a family of poses with a physical or intellectual theme to protect the body and engage the mind. You will work with a safe range of motion, body alignment and breath awareness. The class will expand upon standing poses, preparations for shoulder stand and other fundamental poses, so you build strength, stamina and flexibility. Props such as blocks, straps, blankets, and chairs are used to enhance a pose or to make a pose more accessible.

Continuing Iyengar (Experienced)

Continuing Iyengar Yoga is for experienced students who have a solid understanding of Iyengar Yoga and seek more advanced postures. Students should have regular yoga practice. The pace is engaging and active. This class will refine the alignment of poses with a workshop-style approach focused on detail and precision. Students in this class will regularly practice inversions such as shoulder stands and headstands, and the weekly themes will introduce the full family of poses and pranayama. Props such as blocks, straps, blankets, and chairs may enhance a pose or make a posture more accessible.

Ropes Yoga

A Rope Wall class will introduce this fun prop into your practice! Ropes Yoga can help to strengthen and open up new areas of your body and help you explore familiar poses in new ways. All levels are welcome in this class but you should have a basic understanding of yoga, of any lineage for this class. The pace is active and fun. In sanskrit, the language of yoga, ropes are called yoga kurunta; kurunta is translated as "puppet", like a marionette puppet. You literally use the ropes as if you were a puppet on a string bringing playfulness into your practice. The ropes can help you by supporting postures so you gain greater mobility and flexibility, releasing tension and stiffness. Many students find that the wall ropes can help guide body alignment more clearly.