MissionClass Descriptions
New to Yoga | |
Beginning Yoga |
Just show up - and start right where you are. In this class you'll learn the fundamentals of yoga's seated, standing and balancing poses, focused on the connection between breath and movement. Develop an understanding of what to expect, and what's expected of you, in a yoga class. Explore using props and modifying poses in an environment that's supportive and safe. Build confidence as you become comfortable with the foundations of your practice. We recommend our Beginning Yoga class for students coming to yoga for the very first time, those who have taken just a few classes or returning to practice after a long break. Our best class before you step into Basics/Level 1. |
Basics/Level 1 |
Liberate the body, mind and spirit through simple asana, precise breath-work and practical application of yogic philosophy. This level 1 class will enhance your flexibility, strength and balance to pave the way for more challenging poses and classes. Build power in your legs and core, while opening up areas of tightness in your hips and shoulders. This class teaches the "basics" - the foundational poses, breathing techniques and philosophies of yoga. |
Flow | |
Flow 1-2 | Moving through Sun Salutations, fundamental yoga poses are sequenced, or linked, together with breath, bringing the mind and body in balance. Incorporating beginning and intermediate poses, including twists, backbends and some inversions, Yoga Flow 1-2 sets the foundation for a strong practice. |
Flow 2-3 | In this class, the flow picks up. Stronger, more advanced poses are taught, including jumpbacks in Sun Salutations, twists, backbends, binds, inversions, and arm balances. Variations and modifications are always offered, but students are also encouraged to find their edge. With dynamic sequencing, longer holds and deeper postures, Yoga Flow 2-3 is for students who are ready to practice in a challenging way, both physically and mindfully. This class is appropriate for students with a strong, ongoing yoga practice. |
SmartFLOW |
SmartFLOW emphasizes alignment, focus, and the fluidity of flow... all the while, encouraging mindfulness, steadiness and ease. SmartFLOW celebrates the fact that every human being is remarkably individual, and that yoga is not a picture of a set of perfect bodily images that people should emulate. In this way, the practice becomes a means of exploring and knowing oneself. Smart: structurally sound, longer holds for strength, clear, specific instructions, steady elegant breathing. FLOW: juicy flowing sequences, heat-building krama, sensation-driven focus, grace and flexibility throughout! Certified in Annie Carpenter's SmartFLOW Yoga system, Nicole Riviére brings SmartFLOW to InYoga for the very first time. SmartFLOW 1-2: In SmartFLOW 1-2, Nicole's intelligent sequencing focuses on the foundations of intermediate asanas, building to a strong flow and finishing with a deep calming release. SmartFLOW 2-3: In SmartFLOW 2-3, Nicole leads this very strong, smart practice for you to find your own depth in more advanced asanas and transitions. Long, sweet cool down. InYoga is honored to present and offer this remarkable practice to our community. |
Community |
Mixed-level Yoga Flow, short and sweet, and just $10! For yogi's on the go, Community Flow is offered every weekday morning at 7:00-8:00am & Tuesdays/Thursdays during lunch at 12:15-1:15pm. |
Friday Night Flow |
Get ready to move! In this fun, close-out-your-week flow class, move through Sun Salutations, beginning and intermediate poses, and build strength and stamina through inversions, binds & arm balances. Mixed-level. |
Hatha Blend |
Influenced by principles of form and flow, this heart-centered Hatha Blend class links music, melody and breath. Move and be moved. 1 hour. |
Slow | |
Gentle Yoga |
This class combines stretching, breathing and gentle postures. You will be guided and healed in a low-pressure, slow-paced environment suitable for all levels, ages and body types - whether you're just starting out or taking it easy. (Re)Discover yoga after an injury or long absence. Soften your practice. |
Candlelight Restorative |
Offered twice a week, Restorative Yoga is wonderful opportunity to relax the body and restore the brain. The body is supported in postures that are held for a longer period of time, using the support of props (blankets, blocks and bolsters) to feel at ease and find comfort in each pose. It is a softer practice designed to bring the body - muscles, joints, vital organs - back into its natural balance and state of grace. This is a relaxing, rejuvenating class. Bring a close to your week on Friday evenings, and open up to the next week on Sundays. |
Breathe & Stretch |
Slow-paced, sweet stretch. Start your day taking a deep breath (or two, or three), opening your body, expanding your lungs - and brightening your life. Ideal for students who want to move - but not necessarily flow - in the morning. 1 hour and 15 mins of pure prana. Rise & shine. |
Yoga Stretch | This deep stretching class is set in a slow-paced environment and incorporates breath work and longer holds to help improve flexibility. Yoga Stretch is ideal for students of all levels who are particularly tight or recovering from injuries. |
Meditation & Breathwork |
Santosha to slow your flow. Following asana practice and just 1/2 hour, Joe offers this brief bonus class... mindful meditation and guided pranayama. Both are subtle but very special practices that are often overlooked in a 90 minute class format. By donation: $7 minimum suggested. |
Specialty | |
Yoga Therapeutics |
This slow moving, therapeutic class emphasizes engagement and release of specific muscle groups to address persistent/recurring issues such as low back pain, neck and shoulder tension, tightness in the hips, core weakness, and more. The work is very conscious and specific, and the movement is very fluid. Carmen assists students who practice yoga and any other physical activity in a safe and supportive manner. All levels. | Yin Yoga | Yin Yoga exercises the bones, lubricates the joints and deeply stretches the body's connective tissue, especially in the hips, pelvis, and lower spine. Yin does not seek to stretch our muscles; rather, the work is in the body's connective tissues, especially in the hard to reach areas of the hips, pelvis and lower spine. Instead of the rhythmic contraction and release that best stretches muscles, connective tissue responds best to a slow, steady holds. When we gently stretch connective tissue, the body will respond by making muscles a little longer and stronger. The entire Yin practice includes only 3 dozen poses (compared to the 100's of most yang practices); in any given class, there may be only 6-8 poses, held for long periods at a time (sometimes, up to 10 minutes each).
Because of the practice's characteristically longer holds, Yin is more intense than our Yoga Stretch class. However, it isn't muscularly strenuous, and seldom leads to sore muscles. Like Restorative, a Yin practice is a complement to your regular, more strenuous asana practice. It is a practice that requires commitment and patience - but the rewards are big; it's hugely beneficial to a wide variety of people - from our most flexible and strongest practitioners to those with limited mobility, injury, chronic pain and seemingly insurmountable tightness. Your body will feel free and open, releasing deeply-stored tension. We can all use a little of that. |
Iyengar Yoga | This class introduces us to one of the most educative, methodical, comprehensive and respected practice of yoga there is. The modern yoga scene has been formed on the bedrock of Iyengar. Named after Shri BKS Iyengar, one of the first people to bring yoga to the West and among the most revered yoga masters of the 20th and 21st century, his teachings form the foundation for most yoga teachers, regardless of their current affiliations and teaching styles. Iyengar yoga is a philosophy, a science and an art all rolled into one. Attention to alignment, stability, balance and individual needs are paramount. Therapeutic and restorative approaches, and the props, are all innovations of Iyengar yoga. Expect very careful, precise instruction and the use of lots of props - bolsters, blankets, blocks, straps, chairs and the wall. No music is played in this class. Instead, in this practice we hear the harmony (as well as dissonance) inside by developing profound awareness about how things do (and don't) work. We learn the heart of yoga: paying attention to what is actually happening (in our bodies, minds, and breath) right now. Students of all levels are encouraged to attend. | Yoga Tune Up® |
Yoga Tune Up® is Therapy for Everyday Living. This format accelerates and increases the healing benefits of Yoga by combining elements of yoga, calisthenics, body therapy, and stress reduction. Each class includes self-massage with Yoga Tune Up® therapy balls to excavate tension from, and bring greater awareness to, specific regions of the body. The poses, sequences and routines found in Yoga Tune Up® very quickly identify and strengthen ‘body blind spots’ - which are areas of the body that tend to get overused or underused and are typically the catalyst for pain and injury. |
