Class Schedule
Class Descriptions
Aikido for Seniors: Aikido for Seniors is a class where men and women of any size or age learn practical self-protection skills, improve balance and focus, reduce their chances of falling, and increase their overall awareness. Aikido is a Japanese martial art, developed from the tradition of the Samurai. It is known for its philosophy of non-violence and collaboration. This class is like the regular Aikido classes except students do not engage in falling, rolling, or throwing. Students become powerful without having to be aggressive. You will learn to become more alert while staying relaxed, even in stressful situations.
Align and Shine: Hatha Yoga with alignment techniques designed to stretch, strengthen, and flow with grace. Learn to move safely with more freedom and flexibility on and off the yoga mat.
Ashtanga Blend: An invigorating blend of Ashtanga-inspired yoga. Explore different posture groups from the Ashtanga primary series during a flowing, creative practice. This class is highly recommended for regular Ashtanga students but students new to Ashtanga are also welcome!
Ashtanga Yoga (Led Half Primary Series): Ashtanga Yoga is a physically demanding practice synchronizing breath with movement through a set series of progressive postures to build strength, flexibility, and stamina. Students are guided as a group through half of the Ashtanga Primary Series.
Church of Yoga: Ida Craddock lived in the early 1900‘s and was one of the first American female spiritual yoga and tantra teachers. Her teachings on Tantra and eastern philosophy won her the unfortunate attention of the powerful anti-vice activists at the time who harassed her for years, even jailing her. Ida was one of our most important and overlooked pioneering women of wisdom in Yoga. She believed in a better world, a world where the body is a beautiful gift of light and spirit and substance. For a period of time in Chicago, Ida founded and declared herself Priestess of the Church of Yoga and held weekly Sunday meetings. Erinn honors her by picking up this tradition of gathering on a Sunday to study and practice the wisdom of the ancients, to shed the confining boundaries that society places on us, and to become the perfect Yoga that each of us already is. This is a slow moving, meditative, peaceful 1 hour class.
Hatha Yoga: A creative blend of yoga styles based on the teacher's background. The class helps to build strength and increase flexibility. For our Hatha Yoga teachers' backgrounds, please visit Stephanie's and Venessa's bios online here.
Hoop Dance: Hoop Dance is a new and playful way to connect your mind-body awareness. Hooping is an emerging creative form of movement that combines ecstatic dance, meditation, community and personal enrichment. Dancing with a hoop not only massages and tones the body, but simultaneously offers a cleansing, healing practice. The fact that you are burning 300-600 calories per hour will be a side-perk compared to the light-hearted playfulness that the hoop has to offer. Bonnie provides adult-sized handcrafted hoops for this class to guide you through some basic steps to finding your flow through hooping. These are larger, sturdier versions of the traditional "hula hoop". Even if it's been a long time since you've played or you've never hooped before you will leave this class with new skills you never knew you had and a more open mind to letting life flow. Let your inner child out to play! Hoops and fun provided :)
IntenSati: The hottest workout in NYC, IntenSati is a revolutionary high cardio workout for your mind and body. It radically combines aerobics, martial arts and endurance principles with positive affirmations to create a practice which is empowering both physically and mentally. Based on the teachings of mindfulness, positive psychology and the law of attraction, the result is a super fun, super inspiring workout done to awesome dance music. Come try it and have a blast! Are you ready to live a life you love in a body you love NOW?
Introduction to Move Your Spirit: If you are new to the practice of Yoga and you'd like to find out what it is all about, this class is for you. If you'd like to feel stretched, relaxed, grounded, and more in touch with yourself this is your happy time. We will be practicing easy asanas (postures) and gentle sun salutations. We will explore how the breath is our best friend, and we will give a mini meditation a try. After class you'll be walking on a cloud.
Iyengar Yoga (Introductory Series): This series is the perfect choice for students new to yoga, the Iyengar method, or those who want a strong foundation for their practice. This class is based on the Iyengar’s preliminary course and focuses on classical poses that will provide the basis for the practice of yoga. Students develop flexibility, strength, and body awareness, learn proper alignment, and are taught the use of props. Join by class 4 if you are brand new to Yoga. Drop in is welcomed after that if you have prior yoga experience. Taught by certified Iyengar teachers. Visit www.iyengaryogasarasota.com for session dates and contact info.
Iyengar Yoga (Mixed Levels): All levels welcomed, from beginner student to advanced practitioner. Modifications will be offered to beginner students and more advanced versions will be offered to more seasoned practitioners.
Iyengar Yoga (Level 1/2): Students should have prior Iyengar level 1 class experience. Students must be prepared to work on inverted postures The pre-requisites for Level 2 are knowledge of the Standing Asana and Shoulder Stand in the middle of the room. The asanas introduced include head balance and additional back extensions. Visit www.iyengaryogasarasota.com for more information.
Iyengar Yoga (Level 1): This series is for students who understand the fundamental foundations of Iyengar Yoga and are ready to apply those fundamentals to some new asanas. The Level 1 syllabus incorporates the asanas from the introductory series and adds additional postures to build your practice. New concepts are introduced to help deepen the experience of the asana. Visit www.iyengaryogasarasota.com for more information.
Kundaflow Yoga: Kerry Tice borrows from his lifetime study of movement in the creation of Kundaflow - a blend of power vinyasa and kundalini. Paying close attention to creating thoughtful Vinyasa sequences, he maintains an All Levels flow while blending fun postures and transitions. Bringing together his background in vinyasa flow with a profound respect for kundalini energy, Kerry will bring you a beautiful blend of asanas and pranayama breath in this unique Kundaflow. Classes include gentle warm ups, a yoga set of postures, movements, breathing techniques, and relaxation, followed by meditation utilizing mantra, breath, and often times the healing vibration of sound therapy, gong or bowls. Kundaflow yoga is truly yoga for the mind, body, and spirit!
Kundalini Yoga: Kundalini Yoga is an ancient and powerful practice which works to strengthen the nervous and glandular systems and develop a meditative mind. These classes help to develop not only the strength of the body, but also one’s emotional and spiritual strength. Classes includes gentle warm ups, a yoga set of postures, movements, breathing techniques, and relaxation, followed by meditation utilizing mantra, breath, and often times the healing vibration of the Gong! Kundalini yoga is truly yoga for the mind, body, and spirit! All ages and levels welcome.
Manisha Yoga: Incorporates classic sun salutations and flowing standing postures. All Levels. Manisha is the spiritual name given to Margie during her transformative stay at Yogi Hari's Ashram. Manisha means intelligence and understanding. Manisha Yoga incorporates yogic philosophy, spiritual teachings and inspirations, and devotional chanting as well as Margie's combined experience in both Sampoorna Yoga and Vinyasa Flow. Be light, be devoted, become free as you awaken the divine intelligence within you.
Mommy and Baby Yoga: This class offers benefits for moms and their babies. Taking care of the postpartum body and a new baby can be very challenging. This class is a great opportunity to get back in shape, bond with your child and create lasting relationships with other moms. It is refreshing to be around others who are going through a similar experience. During class you will learn classic yoga poses and develop your own yoga practice. You will receive a complete workout tailored to your postpartum body aimed at strengthening, aligning, and grounding. All of your babies needs can be tended to in the class. With every pose your baby has an opportunity to become part of your practice. This is a perfect class for beginners and experienced yogis. Please bring your little one and a receiving blanket.
Move Your Spirit: Based on Atma Yoga (a word meaning "Spirit" in Sanskrit, created by Saul David Raye www.sauldavidraye.com), this class is a holistic healing approach to the practice of Yoga. Classes, open to all levels of students, include a dynamic flow of asanas (postures), pranayama (breathing techniques), and meditation. Eclectic energy work together with teachings from Bhakti, Tantra, Shamanism, and up to date audio mixes are at the core of each practice.
"Pay What You Can" Yoga (Mixed Levels): Each class incorporates yogic philosophy, chanting, breathing exercises, sun salutations and variations, a logical sequence of classical and intuitive asana, and deep final relaxation & meditation. Suggested donation is $5.
Pole & Exotic Exercise: Forget everything you thought you knew about pole dancing! Come get fit while having fun and feeling sexy. Our pole intro class will teach you a routine that will take you from the floor to the pole introducing you to floorwork, transitions and two spins. Class consists of a warm up, strength building exercises and cool-down. Let your hair down and get ready to fly!
Power Vinyasa Yoga: Power Yoga is a vigorous, flowing class that connects breath with yoga postures. It offers a challenging workout and is designed to build strength, flexibility, and stamina. This class is fast-paced and is for people of moderate to high fitness levels. Be prepared to sweat!
Prenatal Yoga: Strengthen the physical body and relax the mind. All levels, any stage in pregnancy. Also welcome: women considering conception or actively trying to conceive, partners, family and friends. Please join us.
Vinyasa Yoga: A vigorous style of yoga, which links breath and movement through a heat-building sequence. Check out our Vinyasa teacher bios here to learn more about each of their own influences and approach on teaching this style!
Yoga for Chakra Cleansing: The asanas and pranayama in this class will unfold in a sequence that provokes energy stimulation in each of our many nadi intersections, called chakras, moving and stirring the rise of healing pranic flow throughout the body. Our chakra system connects us with the spirit of the cosmos. Full spectrum color visualizations are interwoven throughout the class, opening the eye of the mind. With calming, expert guidance, you will learn to feel and to become your etheric self. Meditation is intrinsically part of all my classes. My regularly offered workshops on the Chakra system will enhance your knowledge and experience of your energy body. Check this website or with me for more info.
Class Levels (except Iyengar)
Level 1: Beginner class designed specifically for students new to yoga. Basic yoga poses and breathing techniques introduced.
Level 1/2: Beginner to intermediate level class builds upon the foundation established in our Level 1 classes. Beginner and intermediate level students welcome.
Level 2: Intermediate level class that refines previously learned poses and introduces new ones, while increasing stamina, strength, and flexibility.
Level 2/3: Intermediate to advanced level class introduces new poses and more challenging sequences.
Level 3: Advanced class designed for dedicated practitioners. Physically demanding class.
Mixed Levels: All levels invited, from beginner student to advanced practitioner. Modifications will be offered to beginner students and more advanced versions will be offered to more seasoned practitioners.
Iyengar Class Levels
Introductory Series: This series is the perfect choice for students new to yoga, the Iyengar method, or those who want a strong foundation for their practice. This class is based on the Iyengar’s preliminary course and focuses on classical poses that will provide the basis for the practice of yoga. Students develop flexibility, strength, and body awareness, learn proper alignment, and are taught the use of props. It is strongly recommended that students commit to the entire 7/8 week session in order to gain maximum benefit. Taught by certified Iyengar teachers. Students are welcome to repeat the introductory series as many times as they wish before progressing to the Level 1 class.
Level 1: This series is for students who understand the fundamental foundations of Iyengar Yoga and are ready to apply those fundamentals to some new asanas. The Level 1 syllabus incorporates the asanas from the introductory series and adds additional postures to build your practice. New concepts are introduced to help deepen the experience of the asana.
Level 2: Students who have studied at Level 1 for a while may be ready to move on to Level 2. The pre-requisites for Level 2 are knowledge of the Standing Asana and Shoulder Stand in the middle of the room. The asanas introduced include head balance and additional back extensions.
Mixed Levels: All levels welcomed, from beginner student to advanced practitioner. Modifications will be offered to beginner students and more advanced versions will be offered to more seasoned practitioners.
Class Fees
Drop In (always welcome) $14
5/10/15 Class Pass** (accepted in all yoga classes) $50/$100/$150
7/8 Class Iyengar Series** (pre-reg preferred)*** $70/$80
One-Hour Private** (our space / your space) (+$10 each add'l person) $80/$90
5 One-Hour Privates** (our space / your space) (+$10 each add'l, per class) $375/$425
Pole Dance Fitness $20
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