Class Descriptions
Power Yoga
Level: Intermediate/Advanced
Class Description:
This class is geared towards intermediate to advanced yogis and takes a fitness-based approach to a traditional vinyasa class.
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What to Expect:
A challenging and unique class that will include strengthening exercises, advanced pose options, and will often incorporate a series of standing balances, arm balances, and inversions.
Instructor
Sarah Sawyer
Flow & Restore
Level: Mixed Level*
Class Description:
This class is designed to serve yoga students at all levels* (beginners to advanced students who would like a flow and relaxation). The class starts as a vinyasa flow class and ends with restorative yoga poses (passive relaxing stretches).
What to Expect:
A class that slowly warms you up, builds heat with flows, cools you down, and ends with the last portion of class in full relaxation. Most classes will require you to have 2 pillows and a strap/belt available to allow relaxing support during your restorative poses.
Instructor
Sarah Sawyer​
Vinyasa
Level: Mixed Level*
Class Description:
Our vinyasa or vinyasa flow class takes poses done in a sequence to build heat and warm up the body. This class is appropriate for all levels* and is designed to offer students of all levels poses that are appropriate for their current practice. We will start with a foundational flow/sequence that will build for those who would like to advance, or can stay foundational for those new to yoga. Opportunities will be presented to advance poses throughout the class for those who have mastered the foundational poses.
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What to Expect:
The class will incorporate multiple sun salutation variations (a series of poses combined together to build heat), and will explore standing poses, standing balances, twists, backbends, forward bends, optional arm balances, and preparation for inversions and the option to advance to full inversions.
Instructors
Sarah Sawyer
Introduction to Yoga
Level: Beginners/All Levels
Class Description:
This class is offered periodically as a specialty class and is designed as a beginner level class that will cover alignment of basic poses and creates a gentle approach to the vinyasa flow method of practicing yoga. During this class breath, mindfulness, poses, and meditation will be covered. This class is perfect for anybody new to yoga or more advanced yogis who would like to receive a refresher on proper alignment and form in postures in a supportive environment.
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What to Expect:
The class will begin with bringing attention to the breath, body, and understanding our intention. We will then work through breathing exercises and start with a gentle warm-up discussing foundational components of yoga poses. Pose alignment will be covered and foundational concepts will be reviewed. We will then cool down the body and will discuss meditation and take part in a short meditation. The end of the class will allow a time for questions and answers.
Instructor
Sarah Sawyer
Chair Yoga
Level: Beginners
Class Description:
A slower paced class for those new to yoga, those with injuries preventing them from standing for long periods of time, for seniors, and/or anyone who wants to start to put movement into the body without the physical demands of standing up and coming down to the floor repeatedly during a class. An armless chair will be required as we explore range of motion, movements, strength, and balance. We will flow through traditional yoga poses and stretches while seated in our chair.
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What to Expect:
We allow the first few minutes of class to be a discussion among the students, so they can build a network and connection with those in the class. We then start with connecting to breath, body, and intention, then move into a gentle warm up for the body. We will work through range of motion, gentle strengthening exercises, and incorporate balance into the class. The end of the class will end with a meditation.​
Sarah Sawyer
Instructors
Meditation
Level: All Levels
Class Description:
Designed for all levels, meditation classes will involve foundational and restoration practices. The class will cycle through a variety of techniques and meditations to introduce students to the wide range and styles of meditation so that students can incorporate what fits best with their experience and preferences. The classes will focus on cultivating mindfulness, concentration, loving-kindness, positive emotions, skillful techniques in dealing with emotions, and visualizations.
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What to Expect:
The classes will typically involve two different meditations, each 15 minutes long, and will include a brief introduction of each meditation, a guided meditation, a short break, following by the second guided meditation. The two meditations will complement each other, and there will be opportunities for Q&A to help provide students individual attention and guidance through the practices.
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Dane Sawyer
Instructor
Inferno HIIT Pilates
Level: High Intensity
Class Description:
This is a 60 minute, fast paced workout for all levels. Every muscle group gets attention in this full body workout. Long and lean muscle is the name of the game here as we use classic Pilates principles with timed interval supersets. Expect time under tension and cardio. This class requires no equipment and is effective with your own body weight.
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Zelynda Hardy
Instructor
The Yoga Mini
Level: All Levels
Class Description:
This class is designed for those who want to get a quick yoga flow into their day. Getting in and out within 30 minute!
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What to Expect:
The class will combine a vinyasa flow and yin poses together to get a full session booked into a short period of time.
Sonya Reddell
Instructor
Fitness Bootcamp
High Intensity
Class Description:
This class focuses on using body weight, or light to moderate weights to strengthen and tone the body. Modifications will be provided and options are available to do the movements without weights.
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What to Expect:
The class will typically start with a warm up, we will work the larger muscle groups, incorporate cardio bursts, and then we will isolate individual muscle groups, and will end with a cool down. Although it is high intensity, the workout can be modified to fit any fitness level and you can take it at your own pace.
Dane Sawyer
Instructor
Hell's Bells (Kettle Bells)
High Intensity
Class Description:
This Kettlebell class is a class that will help you build muscle mass, endurance, and core strength in 30 minutes. Using Russian kettlebell basic principles, this HIIT class will help you burn an average of 350 to 450 cals and leave you dripping with sweat.
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Recommendations:
Recommended safety and handling workshop for beginners, by appointment. Recommended starting weight is 5-8 kilograms or 10 to 17 pounds. Kettlegaurd wrist protection recommended.
Zelynda Hardy
Instructor
Yin/Flexibility Classes
Level: All Levels
Class Description:
The yoga stream offer three variations of our yin classes.
Spin on Yin (Every other Monday)
This class is a fusion of Yin Yoga and Vinyasa Flow Yoga. Poses are more grounded like a Yin class, however are not held quite as long. We flow through poses in more of a Vinyasa fashion, but allow pauses of 1-5 minutes in the more passive poses to allow a deeper stretch.
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Stretch & Renew
A 30-minute deep stretching yoga session. Poses are held to leave the body feeling renewed and refreshed. All non-standing poses.
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What to Expect:
Grounded passive poses at a slower pace than a vinyasa class. Several grounded poses will be held for longer periods of time to allow for deep tissue stretching.
Sarah Sawyer
Instructor
Restorative
Level: All Levels
Class Description:
Designed for all levels as a way to relax and restore your mind and body. The goal of the class is to tap into the parasympathetic nervous system to allow the body to rest and digest. We will use props (such as pillows/bolsters, blankets, straps/scarfs/belts, and/or blocks/books) to fully support the body into full relaxation. Restorative poses are held in this class between 3-15 minutes. In many classes a meditation or mindfulness practice will be incorporated into the class.
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What to Expect:
The first 20 minutes will consist of a gentle warm-up and then we will work our way into our restorative postures, which will allow us to relax our body and mind.​
Sarah Sawyer
Instructor
Foam Roller
Level: Intermediate
Class Description:
This class incorporates 80% foam roller and 20% traditional yoga. For this class, the students will be required to have a foam roller to use during the class (ideally a soft, full-size foam roller). This class works through fascia release (the connective tissue that surrounds and holds organs, bones, nerve fibers, blood vessels, and muscles in place). Foam rolling can increase blood flow, flexibility, and assist with relieving soreness.
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What to Expect:
80% of the class will be using the foam roller to roll out the fascia and tension. The foam roller will also be used as a prop for traditional yoga poses.
Sarah Sawyer - Roll & Restore
Instructor
*For those who are new to yoga, we recommend taking the Introduction to Yoga class at least once before attending this class to understand the foundational flows.