NOTE: Some classes are not available for live-stream and/or simulcast.
Please see schedule for current availability.
Please see schedule for current availability.
Yoga and Yoga -Based Movement Classes:
Energetic Flow
This energetically paced class offers an invigorating start to your day with a fun yet challenging asana (pose) practice. The class will be sequenced differently each week and is designed to increase flexibility, mobility, strength, and regulation of the subtle energy bodies. Loosely, each class will be an active devotional practice including exploration of yoga’s ethical precepts, sun salute variations, standing pose sequence, backbends, forward bends, inversions, somatic movement, rest, meditation, breathing practices, and mantra.
This class is best suited to those with some prior yoga experience and familiarity with foundational pose names however pose options are offered to support any practice. Appropriate for the yoga Dabbler to the Established Practitioner!
*Sequences can be adapted to chair or wall. Contact Clarissa with questions or with special considerations for your practice.
This energetically paced class offers an invigorating start to your day with a fun yet challenging asana (pose) practice. The class will be sequenced differently each week and is designed to increase flexibility, mobility, strength, and regulation of the subtle energy bodies. Loosely, each class will be an active devotional practice including exploration of yoga’s ethical precepts, sun salute variations, standing pose sequence, backbends, forward bends, inversions, somatic movement, rest, meditation, breathing practices, and mantra.
This class is best suited to those with some prior yoga experience and familiarity with foundational pose names however pose options are offered to support any practice. Appropriate for the yoga Dabbler to the Established Practitioner!
*Sequences can be adapted to chair or wall. Contact Clarissa with questions or with special considerations for your practice.
Gentle Vinyasa Flow
Gentle Vinyasa Flow is a moderately paced class that allows for growth and variations as your personal practice progresses making the class accessible to most abilities and all stages of yoga experience. Participants can expect to gain familiarity with, and learn basic principles of alignment in, common Yoga poses. Variations and options are offered and demonstrated in each class creating greater accessibility and allowing for a diversity of body shapes and abilities. Practitioners explore mindfulness practices and meditation for stress reduction, along with Yogic philosophy. No prior Yoga experience necessary. Appropriate for the Absolute Beginner to the Absolutely Legendary!
Gentle Vinyasa Flow is a moderately paced class that allows for growth and variations as your personal practice progresses making the class accessible to most abilities and all stages of yoga experience. Participants can expect to gain familiarity with, and learn basic principles of alignment in, common Yoga poses. Variations and options are offered and demonstrated in each class creating greater accessibility and allowing for a diversity of body shapes and abilities. Practitioners explore mindfulness practices and meditation for stress reduction, along with Yogic philosophy. No prior Yoga experience necessary. Appropriate for the Absolute Beginner to the Absolutely Legendary!
Introduction to Yoga
Join us for this introductory level asana class (physical postures) taught in the Vinyasa/Ashtanga style of yoga. Class is appropriate for the absolute beginner, returning practitioner, and those long-time practitioners wanting to reconnect with the roots of the practice. Expect class to be physically challenging although offered at a slow and easy tempo that will allow you to fully explore each posture through your safe, comfortable range of motion, embodying each pose from the floor, up. As we focus on pose alignment, multiple variations will be offered and demonstrated so that you can discover the most supportive alignment for your body and begin to cultivate a yoga practice that is uniquely yours. Classes will include an introduction to all 8 limbs of yoga so that students begin to gain an appreciation of yoga’s history and lineage and an understanding of yoga terminology, philosophy, breathing practices, and meditation.
Join us for this introductory level asana class (physical postures) taught in the Vinyasa/Ashtanga style of yoga. Class is appropriate for the absolute beginner, returning practitioner, and those long-time practitioners wanting to reconnect with the roots of the practice. Expect class to be physically challenging although offered at a slow and easy tempo that will allow you to fully explore each posture through your safe, comfortable range of motion, embodying each pose from the floor, up. As we focus on pose alignment, multiple variations will be offered and demonstrated so that you can discover the most supportive alignment for your body and begin to cultivate a yoga practice that is uniquely yours. Classes will include an introduction to all 8 limbs of yoga so that students begin to gain an appreciation of yoga’s history and lineage and an understanding of yoga terminology, philosophy, breathing practices, and meditation.
Sunset Yoga
We delve into the myriad benefits of yoga practice through basic pranayama (breathing practices); yoga sequences emphasizing alignment, breathing, and conscious movement; and reflection on yoga philosophy as it applies in our practice and in our daily lives. We strive to make each class a well-rounded session that leaves every participant feeling relaxed, renewed, and well-nourished in body, mind, and spirit. Moderate intensity; some knowledge of yoga helpful but not required.
We delve into the myriad benefits of yoga practice through basic pranayama (breathing practices); yoga sequences emphasizing alignment, breathing, and conscious movement; and reflection on yoga philosophy as it applies in our practice and in our daily lives. We strive to make each class a well-rounded session that leaves every participant feeling relaxed, renewed, and well-nourished in body, mind, and spirit. Moderate intensity; some knowledge of yoga helpful but not required.
Tao: Movement Wellness
Beginning Tai Chi
Tai Chi is slow, continuous movement that improves strength, flexibility, and balance, and can help reduce stress. It has roots in Chinese healing and is widely recognized for its health and wellness benefits. Beginning Tai Chi is designed to acquaint the student with Tai Chi practice and foundational movements providing and introduction to Sun and Yang style Tai Chi. Although Beginning Tai Chi will prepare students to learn more complex Tai Chi forms, participants can also opt to continue practice at this level indefinitely.
No previous experience is required.
Tai Chi is slow, continuous movement that improves strength, flexibility, and balance, and can help reduce stress. It has roots in Chinese healing and is widely recognized for its health and wellness benefits. Beginning Tai Chi is designed to acquaint the student with Tai Chi practice and foundational movements providing and introduction to Sun and Yang style Tai Chi. Although Beginning Tai Chi will prepare students to learn more complex Tai Chi forms, participants can also opt to continue practice at this level indefinitely.
No previous experience is required.
Tai Chi: Experienced Students
Tai Chi is an ancient practice based on slow continuous movement. It is widely recognized for its health and wellness benefits but can also be meditative when practiced in its more advanced forms. This class will focus on advanced forms of Tai Chi. It is for students who already know Tai Chi for Arthritis or have previous experience with Tai Chi.
Tai Chi is an ancient practice based on slow continuous movement. It is widely recognized for its health and wellness benefits but can also be meditative when practiced in its more advanced forms. This class will focus on advanced forms of Tai Chi. It is for students who already know Tai Chi for Arthritis or have previous experience with Tai Chi.
Qigong
Qigong is an ancient practice with roots in Taoism, which seeks to find harmony and balance through nature. Qigong philosophy is reflected in ancient Chinese medicine. It enhances health and well-being though the practice of slow continuous movements, or forms, and controlled breathing. Qigong practice improves strength, flexibility, and balance and can help reduce stress. Qigong forms can flow one into another or stand alone to be practiced through repetition. The structure of a Qigong class is similar to that of a yoga class in that one class does not necessarily build on the previous class, as is the case with Tai Chi. Tai Chi is a form of Qigong; however Tai Chi requires memorizing a pre-determined sequence of forms, whereas Qigong does not.
Qigong is an ancient practice with roots in Taoism, which seeks to find harmony and balance through nature. Qigong philosophy is reflected in ancient Chinese medicine. It enhances health and well-being though the practice of slow continuous movements, or forms, and controlled breathing. Qigong practice improves strength, flexibility, and balance and can help reduce stress. Qigong forms can flow one into another or stand alone to be practiced through repetition. The structure of a Qigong class is similar to that of a yoga class in that one class does not necessarily build on the previous class, as is the case with Tai Chi. Tai Chi is a form of Qigong; however Tai Chi requires memorizing a pre-determined sequence of forms, whereas Qigong does not.
Special Class Opportunities
Monthly Restorative Respite
Join us for this practice of stillness and release. Through the slow, simple movements of Somatic Yoga, our class begins by softening muscles and connective tissues that contribute to pain and tension. We then move into the Restorative Yoga experience where we will explore 4-5 yoga poses, completely supported by props. Restorative Yoga is an intermediate - advanced meditation practiced while resting in various yoga postures.These poses are passive rather than active, meaning that the muscles are in a state of near complete relaxation allowing the mind to soften and surrender. Poses are held for 5-10 minutes each, depending on the posture. Our class finishes in deep relaxation with a fusion of guided meditation, mindfulness, and yoga nidra (yogic sleep) often accompanied by the healing vibrations of singing bowls.
Join us for this practice of stillness and release. Through the slow, simple movements of Somatic Yoga, our class begins by softening muscles and connective tissues that contribute to pain and tension. We then move into the Restorative Yoga experience where we will explore 4-5 yoga poses, completely supported by props. Restorative Yoga is an intermediate - advanced meditation practiced while resting in various yoga postures.These poses are passive rather than active, meaning that the muscles are in a state of near complete relaxation allowing the mind to soften and surrender. Poses are held for 5-10 minutes each, depending on the posture. Our class finishes in deep relaxation with a fusion of guided meditation, mindfulness, and yoga nidra (yogic sleep) often accompanied by the healing vibrations of singing bowls.