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| Vinyasa |
 Most
of our classes are taught in the Vinyasa style, which means
flow. This Vinyasa style blends the ancient wisdom of many
yogic traditions including Ashtanga, Iyengar and Traditional
Hatha into a new expression. This well-balanced practice combines
hard work with deep relaxation to build core strength, flexibility,
concentration and a sense of serenity.This class is taught
at several different levels.
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Beginning, Level 2 and Advanced Levels
offered at Samadhi Center for Yoga.
- Beginning: Appropriate for those new
to yoga and those who seek a slower paced practice. No experience
or flexibility required.
- Level 2 (Intermediate): Previous yoga
experience is strongly recommended.
- Level 2-3 (Advanced): Seasoned practitioners
only please. Not suitable for beginners.
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| Ashtanga |
| Ashtanga yoga is a fast-paced, highly aerobic
style of yoga which follows the teachings of the great sage
Patanjali’s eightfold path. Pattabhi Jois, who was a student
of Krishnamacharya, developed a series of poses based on purifying
practices described in ancient texts. These series of poses
energize the body and mind and challenge the practitioner on
a deep level. |
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| Pilates |
| Pilates is a full body-conditioning program
that focuses on building a healthy, injury-free body by encouraging
controlled and concentrated movement. It centers the body with
breathing awareness while maintaining dynamic spiral stabilization.
The rhythmic exercises promote elongated and toned muscles,
and are noted for developing abdomen, lower back and buttocks
strength, promoting a strong body core. People of all ages can
use Pilates for their general fitness or cross training with
other sports, dance and exercise regimes to greatly improve
their performance. All levels are welcome to attend this valuable
class! |
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| Beginning |
| You will work with beginning level asanas
(poses), pranayama and yogic philosophy. Emphasis is on easing
tension and increasing flexibility and clarity with breath and
movement. Learn how to create a healthy foundation for your
practice to flower. All level yogis who seek a slower paced
practice are welcome in this beginning class. No experience
or flexibility required. |
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| Mommy and Me Yoga |
| Bliss for new mommies (and daddies) and babies…movement,
breath and bonding for you and your little one! Revitalize,
refresh and renew yourself as you introduce your sweetie to
the soothing nature of yoga. Spend quality time with your babe
and connect with other new parents. Class will include asanas
and core-conditioning exercises for the post-partum mom, baby
yoga stretches and infant massage. Recommended for babies age
8 weeks to 18 months. Please bring anything that soothes your
baby such as a favorite blanket, toy or a pacifier. This class
is appropriate for beginners to the advanced toe-sucking baby! |
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| Hot Hatha |
| Unlike Bikram yoga where you practice the
same 26 poses in every class, you are led through an asana practice
that is creative and new every time in Hot Hatha. The warm room
(about 85 degrees) and challenging practice helps to soften
the muscles and detoxify the body through mindful respiration
and perspiration. Open your heart, mind and soul in this free
form hatha class. Some yoga experience strongly recommended. |
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| Iyengar |
| Your teacher, Kevin Durkin stays true to
the purity of B.K.S Iyengar’s original teachings which
focus on alignment of the body and use of the breath. Kevin’s
27 years of experience help us create harmony in body and mind
through yoga. Through this systemized positioning of the body,
each individual part functions at its best potential which is
important for a healthy foundation in all asana practices. Iyengar
yoga has proven a powerful tool in therapeutic application from
serious back injuries to osteoarthritis, depression and menopause.
Body and mind are stretched beyond their normal limits and a
sense of meditation and inner peace is obtained. |
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| Kundalini Yoga |
| Kundalini Yoga focuses on awakening the living
energy that rests dormant in the base of the spine. Elevate
yourself through the use of very specific asanas, pranayama,
mantra and meditation. Some yoga experience recommended. |
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| Prenatal Yoga |
| In Prenatal Yoga you will learn skills to
help you feel more comfortable during pregnancy and skills to
help you move through labor and birth with more ease and awareness.
This nurturing class is for women of all yogic levels in their
childbearing year. |
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| Yoga Sadhana |
| In Sanskrit, Yoga means "union"
and Sadhana translates as "means of realization".
This class introduces traditional methods of pranayama, meditation
and philosophy. Advanced and beginning students alike will benifit.
Offered on a donation basis. |
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| Yoga for a Healthy Body |
| We didn’t want to call this one “Yoga
for Weight Loss”, because we believe there to be so much
more to this concern that many of us share. Join us as we explore
the use of asana, pranayama, meditation and mudra in way that
assists us in creating health in the body on all levels: healthy
mind, healthy heart and healthy weight. Through the use of yoga
we will learn how to experience bliss in the bodies that we
live in and create better health at the same time. |
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