Basic Hatha Yoga Classes
Level 1: A basic introduction to yoga breathing, postures, and relaxation. Intended for beginners with no previous experience, or those looking for a gentle and basic ongoing practice.
Level 2: Refines the basics and provides more detailed alignment instructions and breath work.
Level 3*: Teaches more advanced standing and seated poses, pranayama, and begins integrating inversions, deeper backbends, and meditation techniques.
Level 4*: Intensifies an already-strong asana practice by developing a deeper internal and energetic understanding of yoga. Inversions, arm balances, wheel and lotus poses are included, as well as advanced pranayama and meditation. Students are expected to have a home practice.
All Levels: Includes the basics as well as options for deeper practice. Appropriate for all students.
Combination Classes (i.e. Level 1/2): For the student who is comfortable in the lower level, and interested in exploring the next.
* Level 3 and up classes require teacher permission.
Specialized Yoga Classes
Gentle Yoga: Basic poses at a slow pace. Ideal for beginners and/or students with health concerns.
Deepening Your Practice: Each week, Amir examines a specific category of poses and explores not only detailed instructions and variations of the poses, but also emphasizes how they integrate physically and psychologically into our being. Taught in a workshop style. Practical for all levels, but student must have completed at least one full session of Level 1 at Sun & Moon before registering for this class.
Integral Yoga: A holistic approach to yoga that incorporates a complete hatha routine, deep relaxation, pranayama, chanting and a short meditation. Appropriate for all levels.
Kids: Play and work with poses to increase flexibility and strength, develop coordination and posture, and explore relaxation and stress reduction tools. Yoga stories and/or visualizations will be presented in each class.
Kripalu: A variation of hatha yoga, the Kripalu style focuses on listening to your mind, body and spirit. Every class is an exploration of self. Classes consist of gentle flow, posture holds, pranayama, meditation, Sanskrit chanting, use of mantra, yoga philosophy and deep relaxation. Emphasis on learning about yourself makes this class appropriate for all levels of yogis.
Kundalini Yoga: A unique yoga practice integrating hand positions, breath, posture, sound and motion. This class offers an opportunity to explore the highly evolved technology of Kundalini yoga infused with classic yoga asanas and vinyasa flow.
Meditation on Sunday evenings: A general survey and practice of various meditation philosophies and practices. Open to beginners and advanced students alike. No registration necessary.
Middle and High Schoolers: A playful yet disciplined practice of asana, pranayama, and relaxation, intended to help reduce stress and promote strength, self-esteem, focus, balance, and positive body images.
Moms & Babies: Bring along your baby, from infant to almost-crawling, for this welcoming postnatal class that emphasizes how yoga can help you stay physically and emotionally strong and centered during your first months together. Strengthen, stretch and tone your body with emphasis on support for feeding, holding, lifting and carrying your baby, as well as moving more easily through your daily life. Learn basic techniques of baby massage and movements that encourage neuromuscular development in babies.
Philosophy & Meditation: A group gathering for meditation practice and reading and discussion of yogic texts, both contemporary and traditional.
Pilates 1: This exercise system focuses on correct breathing, posture and core strengthening. No admittance after week three without permission of the instructor.
Pilates 2: The progression in this class is faster than Pilates 1 and provides an energetic, full body workout. Prior Pilates experience necessary.
Pre-Natal Yoga: An all-levels course which supports and empowers expectant mothers. Teachers ways to ease aches and pains, make the body comfortable during pregnancy, and use the breath to calm and steady the mind.
Restorative Yoga: Completely relax, relieve tension and revive the mind and body through breath work and passive yoga poses. Restorative yoga provides an ideal way to end the work week, recover from stress, and renew the nervous system.
Vinyasa 1*: A fast-paced, challenging practice that builds stamina and strength through a series of flowing poses. Students should be comfortable coming quickly into standing poses with good alignment and should be practicing at Level 2 or above. Appropriate for beginning Ashtanga-style and power yoga practitioners.
Vinyasa 2*: Adds more advanced poses and challenging transitions to the fast, flowing pace of Vinyasa 1. Open to Level 3+ students or students comfortable with a Vinyasa 1 practice who are ready to expand their focus and core strength. Appropriate for experienced Ashtanga-style and power yoga practitioners.
Yoga and the 12 Steps: Traditional twelve-step programs offer a spiritual remedy for healing from addiction, but do not address the physical dimension. We will practice physical movement and postures, breathing exercises, and conscious relaxation; as well as begin to develop awareness and balance and connect our physical bodies to our mental, emotional and spiritual selves. Both yoga and the twelve-step philosophies are woven to provide a framework for authentic living and personal growth. Beginners very welcome and embraced.
Yoga for Recovery: A slow-paced class which combines yogic breathing, deep relaxation, and gentle movement to restore strength, range of motion and vitality. The practice will be modified for individual needs.
Yoga for Weight Loss: An all-levels yoga practice of postures, breathing exercises, conscious relaxation, and discussion to encourage the body, mind, and spirit to achieve a comfortable weight.
Partner Yoga for Two: Come with a partner for individual and partner poses. Have fun, do some yoga, and learn how to develop a practice for two. No experience required.
*Vinyasa classes require completion of at least two sessions of Level 2 or above and/or permission from the teacher.