A class that connects one posture with the next
coordinating movement to the breath.
- Postures that deepen core strength
- Increase flexiblity
- Improve balance
- Continuous movement, gets your heart rate up!
coordinating movement to the breath.
- Postures that deepen core strength
- Increase flexiblity
- Improve balance
- Continuous movement, gets your heart rate up!
| Beginner/Moderate Thursday 5:30 and Friday 9:15 |
An intermediate class with a focus on:
- Developing strength and concentration
- Stimulating and toning internal organs
- Enjoying greater energy
- A bit stronger than beginner
- Developing strength and concentration
- Stimulating and toning internal organs
- Enjoying greater energy
- A bit stronger than beginner
| Vinyasa Flow - Level 2 & 3 Saturdays 9:00 |
A yoga class with the focus on:
- Improving mind/body awareness
- Increasing vitality, inner strength and mental alertness
- Relieving muscle tension and tightness
- Learning proper breathing techniques
The first step is to just show up.
- Improving mind/body awareness
- Increasing vitality, inner strength and mental alertness
- Relieving muscle tension and tightness
- Learning proper breathing techniques
The first step is to just show up.
| Ahimsa Yoga Center Village Commons - 15 College Street - South Hadley 123 Homestead Avenue - Holyoke South Hadley: 413-533-1113 Holyoke: 413-335-2377 ~ E: yogawitherin@aol.com |
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| CLASS DESCRIPTIONS |
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| Ahimsa Yoga Center |
| Practicing yoga to honor our bodies, for total health and well being. |
| Embody Vinyasa - Level 2 & 3 Tuesdays 5:30 |
Using the traditional Ashtanga Vinyasa sequence as a loose
template. Providing modifications and variations as needed
in each class. Applying Embodyoga priciples, making the
sequence more managable and safer to produce a positive,
more energetic result. The class is an hour and forty five
minutes long, reserving the last half hour for finishing
postures.
template. Providing modifications and variations as needed
in each class. Applying Embodyoga priciples, making the
sequence more managable and safer to produce a positive,
more energetic result. The class is an hour and forty five
minutes long, reserving the last half hour for finishing
postures.
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| Beginnner Mondays 9:15, 5:30 and Tuesdays 7:30 Wednesdays 9:30, 6:00 and Saturdays 10:45 |
You will learn the mystical Art of Hula Dance integrated
into a sizzling, fun and sexy workout that will make you
engage your hips, butts, thighs, and core muscles... You
will get in touch with the sensuality of "Ruahine" (The
goddess of Sensuality-the powerhouse of creation which
is the divine birthright of each and every woman).
You will learn the fast, the steady, and the slow forms of
Hula Dance, getting in touch and experiencing your own
sense of Sensuality. This class is designed to share one of
the most admired tribal dances in the world.
Classes start with a movement meditation. Sarongs are
provided in class.
into a sizzling, fun and sexy workout that will make you
engage your hips, butts, thighs, and core muscles... You
will get in touch with the sensuality of "Ruahine" (The
goddess of Sensuality-the powerhouse of creation which
is the divine birthright of each and every woman).
You will learn the fast, the steady, and the slow forms of
Hula Dance, getting in touch and experiencing your own
sense of Sensuality. This class is designed to share one of
the most admired tribal dances in the world.
Classes start with a movement meditation. Sarongs are
provided in class.
| Hula Dance Class |
| Gentle Yoga Mondays 4:15, and Tuesdays 4:00 |
Starting with a "joint freeing" series to open and lubricate
the joints, followed by gentle yoga postures and
movement to release stress, unwind the body and calm
the ever busy mind. We do some breath work, meditation
and some restorative work as well.
the joints, followed by gentle yoga postures and
movement to release stress, unwind the body and calm
the ever busy mind. We do some breath work, meditation
and some restorative work as well.
| Intro to Yoga Class Tuesdays 7:30 |
Have you been looking for a yoga class that is accessible
for everyone, including the total beginner? Are you worried
that people in class will scoff at your inflexibility and expect
you to speak Sanskrit? Have you heard of yoga’s benefits,
but feel skeptical that the practice could really be helpful for
YOU?
If so, please come to our 5-week-starting June 9th, 2011-
Introduction to Yoga Series.
Over the course of the 5-weeks, we will focus on the
fundamentals of the yoga practice; including connecting
breath with movement, utilizing whole body integration in
the asana practice, pranayama (control of the breath) and
full acceptance of physical and emotional limitations and
boundaries.
In addition, yogic history and philosophy will weave through
each class, providing an interesting background for the
asana practice.
These classes will be perfect for beginners, yogis who
haven’t stepped on the mat for many years, and yoga
practitioners looking to refine fundamentals. No
background in yoga is required. Seriously. Just come in
with an open mind, and stretchy pants.
Again, the first step is to just show up.
for everyone, including the total beginner? Are you worried
that people in class will scoff at your inflexibility and expect
you to speak Sanskrit? Have you heard of yoga’s benefits,
but feel skeptical that the practice could really be helpful for
YOU?
If so, please come to our 5-week-starting June 9th, 2011-
Introduction to Yoga Series.
Over the course of the 5-weeks, we will focus on the
fundamentals of the yoga practice; including connecting
breath with movement, utilizing whole body integration in
the asana practice, pranayama (control of the breath) and
full acceptance of physical and emotional limitations and
boundaries.
In addition, yogic history and philosophy will weave through
each class, providing an interesting background for the
asana practice.
These classes will be perfect for beginners, yogis who
haven’t stepped on the mat for many years, and yoga
practitioners looking to refine fundamentals. No
background in yoga is required. Seriously. Just come in
with an open mind, and stretchy pants.
Again, the first step is to just show up.
| The Sunflowers (Ages 7-10) This class will incorporate different themes. Classes will begin with a discussion of a theme, followed by breathing techniques, asana instruction, guided rest and yoga journaling. These classes are designed to allow for self-improvement by allowing children to incorporate what they learn on the mat into their home and school life. |
| Restorative Yoga-A practice designed to help you release tension, connect you to your breath, relax at a very deep level, renew and restore. We use many props to support you in various yoga positions. These positions are meant to be held for several minutes to allow time for the deepening. Yoga Nidra- Yogic sleep. You'll be guided in a meditaion while laying on your back. It's meant to bring your brain into a wave frequency that is actually slower than that of deep sleep. You'll notice on the night of the very first time you practice that your sleeping pattern will have been improved. This practice is considered to be a sister to meditation, in that it comes with all the benefits that meditation has to offer. You'll find that your thinking will be clearer, your mind calmer and moreover, your life will be more joyous. The studio is warm and welcoming. Our props are plentiful and clean. With the lights dimmed, it's the most relaxing, yet fulfilling practice ever! Give it a try. It's a great way to break up the stressful week and enjoy a little R & R. |