“The most important and powerful aspect of this practice is to simply go through the motions with intention, grace and control, observing your strengths and weakness while accepting the body’s own timeline to give you lasting transformation.”

Our Practice 

Our practice is based on hatha and kriya yoga, with a particular focus on the Bishnu Ghosh popularized set of asanas.  The foundation of the practice is to promote breathing and health of the spine. During most of our classes we practice in a heated room. This allows student to engage in deeper movements with increased stimulation on the nervous, endocrine,  cardiovascular and musculoskeletal systems.  The effectiveness of our yoga classes are also due to our practice approach with a strong focus on on how to practice. This is a very important aspect of our classes.  However spoken instructions are not the only way to teach, we forget this all too often. All aspects matter when practicing yoga, mental, emotional, and physical exertion, even if you're not at first conciously aware of all three. Think of our yoga routines like an annual spring cleaning for your body, mind and ego, each time you take a class. Some classes are gentle while others are more vigorous. All classes are perfect for beginners and seasoned practitioners alike. Because of the postures, flow, methodology, approach and teaching style, our classes provide you with a thorough routine focused on total wellness promoting you to recover and rejuvenate. Over time and with regular practice, you are promised to see positive change.  Our classes also enhance the functioning of the subtle body improving the functioning of chakras and energy channels. Many people experience this impact through gaining a better sense of themselves, clarity of purpose, focus, reverence and humility. They begin to have an incredible sense of self awareness and awakened spiritual purpose. This spiritual purpose may be the form of following a religious doctrine, or new found appreciation for a certain doctrine.  Often for existing there is for increased clarity, insight and devotion to the universal truths that exist within the doctrine that the yoga practitioner follows. It's incredible really, it really is. 

Some of the benefits of the practice include:

•Improved flexibility, tone and strength
•Improved nutrient delivery to the joints
•Detoxification of the body
•Increased cardiovascular and muscular endurance
•Improved digestive health
•Increased metabolism
•Healthy weight loss

•Improved concentration and reduced restlessness

•Improvement in co-ordination, balance and posture

•Reduced back, knee, hip and neck pain.

•Increased spinal and hip mobility

•Increased breathing capacity

•Natural improvements in diet and lifestyle 
•Decreased tension and relaxed mind 
•Increased energy level, vitality, and wellbeing

These changes can be slight or large and they will depend on many factors. We’re glad to say that so far we’ve seen visible change in everybody who has practiced with us for as little as two times a week in a one month period.  If you get a chance to practice more then the impact will be greater.

What to bring and wear to class

Our studio is heated to 90F and 30% humidity. Depending on the weather and class size the heat may raise to around 95F and 40% humidity. In general Yoga asana practice should not be done in temperatures that are lower than 75-80F. The increased heat helps prevent strains when practicing, especially for most of us who transition from sedentary or routine work into class. It also helps stimulate the heart, lung and circulatory function. We have a different approach to hot yoga and do not believe it's necessary to have higher heat settings. The usual heat levels are 105-115F. While certain body types will be able to handle higher heat settings our aim is to make the practice both challenging and accessible to a wider range of individuals. For many temperatures above 95F heat can reduce focus and the effectiveness of a well balanced yoga practice. The health and wellness benefits of yoga can be minimized if heat induced exhaustion causes distraction and reduced muscular engagement. Through our practice, approach and instruction the aim is for you to experience effort induced fatigue rather than sweat and get exhausted simply because of the heat. If you're athletically motivated then spend more attention to the manner of your practice. When you practice using our approach, the yoga postures and flow generate tremendous amount of internal heat. This may not happen at first while you are learning the postures and learning how to work. For us this a very important aspect of the practice. After a few classes students find that this approach appropriately stimulates their system as well allows them to keep fully engaged in what they are doing. 

Class Types

Beginner Series I

Series I is our base practice with multiple Asana and Pranayam exercises to condition the entire body and mind. The class is grouped into a standing series and a ground series. It targets every joint and muscle group of the body including the core, spine, hips, legs, arms, shoulders, chest and the neck. The routine and selected postures enhance the functioning of the endocrine and digestive system to help regulate and balance hormones and body weight.  It is perfect for any level of student, beginner or advanced, young or old, small or large.

Beginner Series II

In Series II adjustments are made to the standing and ground practices of Series I to enhance the total effectiveness of your practice. The standing series is intensified, and more focus is placed on the hips, spine, core, legs, shoulder, and arms. The ground series places significant focus to develop flexibility and function in the pelvis, hip, legs, and the core. Series II combined with Series I make our practice a comprehensive, effective and balanced routine to develop fitness and function within all planes of movement. It’s a great idea to balance your practice between series I and II.

Gentle Series

This class is designate for people who need or want a gentle yet highly effective yoga practice.  Class can vary from one to the next as we take more time to focus on calming the breath and the mind. We engage in the early stages of Yoga Nidra (a powerful state with potent healing qualities), hold stretches longer, and apply a subtle approach to the class. The class is restorative, nourishing, and deeply rejuvenating.

Silent Classes

This class is instructor led without speaking. It’s a great opportunity to learn by focused observation and imitation. It provides a chance to really deepen your practice by allowing you to experience the practice in its pure form. Become aware of you own mental talk and self doubt, and allow  your internal insight to guide your movements. This is a more traditional in style of teaching where we learn how non-verbal instruction is, in many ways, far more powerful than verbal instruction.