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Hatha
Yoga is the physical practice of yoga. The
Sanskrit word 'yoga' means to link, or join together. Linking the
deliberate movement of the body to the deliberate movement of the
breath is what constitutes Hatha Yoga. Out of this very basic idea has
emerged a variety of yoga styles, all distinctly different in form and
taught at different levels of experience. Some styles adhere to
tradition, focusing on technique and precision, others are more
creative and eclectic. In Sanskrit, the word Hatha also means "ha /
tha" or "sun / moon". The asana practice is intended to balance these
opposites by stretching tight areas, strengthening weak areas, and
finding equilibrium between right brain and left brain, masculine and
feminine, active and passive qualities.
All yoga classes taught here are a form of Hatha Yoga.
Level
1: (Beginning): Continuing
Beginner.
Level 1-2: (Intermediate):
Physically challenging introduction
to more advanced poses.
Level 2-3: (Advanced):
For the experienced student looking
to deepen their practice.
Level
1-3: (Mixed
levels): All of the above!
Aerial Dance (a
session class) gracefully moves you in the air, suspended on fabric, free from the confines of gravity. You will build strength, flexibility, and release compression from the body. This class will teach you the fundamental techniques of aerial fabric including climbing, foot locks, wrist locks, and sling work. You will find this class a safe and positive introduction to moving in the air. No experience is necesary, just an open mind, and a desire to get off the ground. After completing the Level 1 session one can sign-up and enjoy the Level 2 training.
Anusara Yoga: (a
session class) was developed by master yogi John Friend with the unique
approach of following your heart and flowing with grace.
Anusara Yoga embraces the human spirit and joyfully blends this with
the science of biomechanics. The Anusara Yoga system integrates the
celebration of the heart, universal principles of alignment, (energy
loops and spirals) and balanced energetic action into the performance
of asanas. Click here
for an indepth description of each Anusara class.
Ashtanga Yoga Primary
Series is derived from the Yoga Sutras, the teachings of
ancient Indian sage Patanjali. The asanas are taught in a form known as
Vinyasa, which links the poses in a precise, flowing sequence designed
to strengthen, align, and purify the entire body and mind. Vinyasa
synchronizes the breath to the movement, enabling the practitioner to
develop concentration, endurance, flexibility, balance, and clarity. We
focus on the Primary Series as taught by Shri K. Pattahbi Jois. Intro to Ashtanga Yoga will introduce you to the standing postures of the Primary Series and a few of the seated postures. This class will acquaint you to the art of following the thread of awareness through and between posture, bearth, thought and technique.
The Community Class
is offered the 1st Sunday of every month and is FREE to the public. All
Community Classes will explore the fundamentals of Yoga. We believe
that providing yoga is a community service. Offering these classes for
free is an expression of KarmaYoga, our desire for individual calm, and
world peace. Click here
for the Community Class Calendar.
Core Power Flow is a dynamic and energetic form of Vinyasa Yoga. This class will physically and mentally challenge the practitioner to connect to their inner power, empowering their presence of mind and body. Core Power Flow helps heal, detoxify and rouse the body and mind through balance and intention, strength and spirituality.
Deep
Stretch is different from most traditional classes in
that we don't explore any standing postures. Remaining close to the
floor allows you to penetrate deep beneath the surface of your body.
Through twisting and stretching you can unlock and release enormous
amounts of tension. Relaxing into the realm of your hips and shoulders,
you can immerse your attention and heighten your level of awareness.
Appropriate for all levels.
Dynamic Flow
challenges your ability to let go of everything you think you know
about yoga and test your ability to "go with the flow". Perfect for the
dancer or athlete in you, each class builds it's repetoire on repeated sequences moving with tthe breath. Due to the spontaneous nature
of a Dynamic Flow and it’s continuous movement of energy,
students are asked to work intelligently and within their limitations.
Early Bird Yoga strengthens your incentive and willpower to get up and out. Classes are 1 hour in length and are offered before the work day begins. An early morning practice is a sure way to set a positive tone for the rest of your day.
Gentle Yoga classes are perfect for beginners as well as people with specific limitations and those recovering from injury. If you are suffering from the limitations of a nagging injury or simply feeling physically restricted, this class will help empower you to progress toward improved health and well being. More experienced students who enjoy a slower paced class can also enjoy Gentle Yoga.
Intro to Yoga will
provide the student with a clear and simple overview of yogic
philosophy, breath work and movement. This is the perfect class for
setting a strong foundation for your future practice...or to just get a
taste of what yoga is all about.
Kids
Yoga 5-8yrs, (a session class) is a light hearted class where children learn yoga games, breathing techniques, postures, and relaxation tools, all in a playful environment. Drawing, story telling and visualization add to the fun. We offer an adult class at the same time so that moms and dads can practice too!
Lunchtime Yoga mixes the Yang, or heat building aspects of Yoga Flow with the Yin, or cool nature of Deep Stretch. This class, appropriate for all levels, recognizes the complementary nature of hot and cold practice. Students will strengthen and stretch muscles through heat-building flow that links movement into and out of poses with the breath. Increased strength helps support our bodies as we gain flexibility in the connective tissues of our hips, lower spine and elsewhere through poses passively held for three or more minutes. By extending some poses we invite the release of both physical and emotional pain associated with connective tissues, which enhances our well being.Triangle Yoga will supply all your yoga props, and after one hour of yoga, the second half of your work day will float by!
Postnatal
Yoga (a
session class) is a joyful gathering of new mothers with their infants.
Designed to help the mom get back into her body and regain her core
strength, these baby friendly classes focus on postures that help
restore alignment and tone, providing relief from lifting, carrying and
nursing. The Postnatal class is a supportive community for
new moms and babies three weeks to crawling. Students may enter an existing session at any time.
Pranayama (breath control) is the ancient practice and art of observing, opening and strengthening the breath. This class will explore the science of breathing, the hub around which the wheel of life revolves. Come to know the essentials, functions and effects of the breath.
Prenatal
Yoga (a session class) will
focus on postures that are appropriate for pregnant women with an
emphasis on breathing, relaxation, and muscle toning. Have the best
possible pregnancy and delivery by learning to stretch and strengthen
the body, focus and relax the mind, control breathing and develop
awareness. Best of all meet a lovely community of pregnant women in
your neighborhood! Yoga is a wonderful way to bond with your baby while
he/she is in the womb. It also helps you to deal with all the changes
happening to your body; this class will help you build the strength
necessary during pre and post natal months as well as during labor.
Practicing yoga will also keep your body agile and help you recover
more quickly after the birth. The Prenatal Yoga class is a great way to
bond with other moms, relax, daydream and honor the life growing within
you and yourself. Due to the nature of the Prenatal student, starting
and ending your session of classes, at any time, is allowed.
Stretch & Flow mixes the Yang, or heat building aspects of Vinyasa Flow with the Yin, or cool nature of Deep Stretch. This class, appropriate for all levels, recognizes the complementary nature of hot and cold asana practice. Students will strengthen and stretch muscles through heat-building vinyasa that links movement into and out of poses with the breath. Increased strength helps support our bodies as we gain flexibility in the connective tissues of our hips, lower spine and elsewhere through poses passively held for three or more minutes. By extending some poses we invite the release of both physical and emotional pain associated with connective tissues, which enhances our wellbeing.
Stretch & Restore is designed to help heal the effects of
chronic stress due to our fast pace and busy lives. Classes will focus
on a series of gentle floor stretches followed by restorative poses
using bolsters, straps, and blankets. Special attention will be placed
on alignment, and relaxation, through proper use of the breath.
T'ai-Chi: Chen Style for Beginners, a Moving Meditation;
Taijiquan (T’ai Chi Ch’üan), a traditional Chinese movement system, arose out of the belief that slow, continuous motion, combined with an internal focus on subtle changes, enhances energy, well-being, and mental, emotional, and physical balance. Scientific studies have verified many of its benefits, and medical professionals now endorse it for recuperation from surgery, heart disease, balance difficulties, arthritis, and a wide variety of other conditions. In addition, it is easy to practice, requires no special space or equipment, and integrates natural, easy exercise with a joyful reflective approach to daily life. Chen Style is the forerunner of all other styles of T'ai-Chi (taijiquan) and is characterized by hard and soft, fast and slow movements, dynamic postures and vigorous spiraling movement which connects all parts of the body, serving as a carrier wave for energy. We practice exercises for knee stability and hip mobility, and work on coordinated breathing and abdominal activation (dantian-centered, prebirth breathing). We practice energy cultivation (qigong) and coiling silk exercises (chan si gong) in every class, and then focus progressively on the 108-movement choreography of the Chen form. Perfect for Beginners. Current and former students are welcome to join us as we practice the entire routine to music before each class.
Tween-Yoga 9-12yrs and Teen Yoga 13-16yrs, (session classes) will be taugh in a lighthearted environment. Students will be encouraged to move with a greater sense of awareness and heightened focus. Empowering pre-teens with self-confidence as well as the tools necessary in coping with stress, this yoga practice will enhance physical performance needed in all sports, dance, or martial arts. Classes will commence January 2009.
Vinyasa Flow: Moving with each breath, Vinyasa Flow builds
endurance through choreographed sequences similar to traditional Sun
Salutations. Sequences are designed to warm up the body and typically
move from basic postures to more intermediate and advanced movements.
Our Level 1 Vinyasa Flow classes will breakdown the basic fundamentals of alignment, breath use, and movement from posture to posture. Our higher level classes
focus more on the expression of the poses so one's energy can flow in celebration of the movement.
Yin Yoga focuses on long, slow floor postures that target the hips, thighs,
lower spine and the meridians that run through them (similar to the effects of acu-
puncture). One practices Yin poses with the knowledge that you are reaching into the connective tissues of your body - a place that requires patience to open. Dense, fibrous tissue becomes longer and stronger, renewing the body's structure and integrity. Yin offers a wonderful compliment to more "Yang" styles of yoga such as Ashtanga and Vinyasa. This class will also introduce the foundations of mindfulness training. This quiet and contemplative form of yoga prepares the practitioner for deeper meditative practices.
Yoga Over 50 meets
the needs of students physically limited by age, emotionally apprehensive, or simply wanting to move a bit slower. All ages are
welcome. Similar to an Intro class, students will practice learning the
fundamentals of the posture with an emphasis on alignment, breathing
techniques, and relaxation.
Yoga-Pilates Fusion is a combination of physical postures, breath work, core conditioning movement, balance and relaxation. Integrate the body, mind and spirit. Purify, align, strengthen and stretch while connecting to your inner core. Classes emphasize breath awareness, standing and floor work, dynamic flow and relaxation to bring a state of balance within.
Weekend Specials are mini-workshops taught by Triangle Yoga
teachers and are always held Saturday or Sunday afternoons. Specials
are approxiametley 2 hours long. Pre-pay is recommended; the drop in
fee is $5 more. You can sign up on the clipboard outside the sun room
and pre-pay in the office.
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