Yoga classes

 Gentle Yoga serves as a great introduction to yoga and/or is designed for students with physical limitations or who have stepped away from  physical challenges for a while and need a gentle reentry to body conditioning. The class offers traditional Inegyar inspired hatha yoga instruction with an emphasis on proper alignment, breathing, gentle  stretching, and stress relieving restorative poses. 

 These class offers traditional Iyengar inspired hatha yoga with full sun salutations, pranayama (breathing) and a variety of balance and stretching postures. Inversions are limited to supported poses and  restorative asana positions. The instructor offers alternative poses and movement suggestions throughout the class, assuring all students can work to the level appropriate to their current development. 

Slow flow is a vinyasa style of practice that incorporates breath and movement with held postures to move energy and forge a deep relationship with the body and the breath. This Iyengar inspired practice is an all levels yoga class incorporating some meditation.  Slow Flow and Roll is a flow class incorporating a yoga wheel for added health benefit. Appropriate for beginners and all levels.

A restorative yoga sequence typically involving only five or six poses, supported by props that allow you to completely relax and rest. Held for 5 minutes or more, restorative poses include light twists, seated forward folds, and gentle backbends. This class gently restores the body and mind, with soothing poetry, aroma and gentle poses, a great way to re-set the nervous system and to honor and care for your body.  

Learn how to greatly supplement your existing yoga practice with gravity and inversion positions that traction the full spine and joints, stabilize the structural muscles and flush and invigorate the entire hormone system. Our Om gym yoga system provides an adjustable yoga sling with attached handles to safely take your yoga practice off the mat and into the air. We also have aerial silk classes for those looking for the  cocoon effect in their practice. These classes begin on the mat and  graduates to the sling where the instructor offers a patient, careful  introduction to the benefits of aerial yoga. Students work at their own  pace and comfort level. Appropriate for beginners.   

During this restorative yoga practice, sometimes referred to as “yogic sleep” the body is comfortable and supported in Savasana. An accessible  practice for all, it can be experienced on a mat or in a chair, To bring the body to a state of complete relaxation, students are led through a series of guided meditations which include body and breath awareness  to purposefully connect into the deeper realms of the mind creating a space for healing. Yoga Nidra can help relieve stress, anxiety,  headaches, trauma-related disturbances and sleep disorders. 

Yin is a yoga system that is designed for good joint health and the  restoring of deep connective tissue. With a relaxed approach to postures  that are held for 3-5 minutes, this class increases flexibility while  addressing areas of the body that are not addressed in the traditional  mat class.    

 Journey to the Heart, and Movement and Meditation are meditative  classes, healing in nature, designed to reduce stress & reconnect with yourself.  These slower-paced,  mindfulness based practices provide a safe, compassionate  environment that is softer, nurturing, meditative and relaxing. Accessible to all levels and ages.

 Start your day in a spiritual way! Our Nature Yoga category allows students to take their yoga beyond the classroom to the beautiful grounds of Heartwood. This includes Yoga on the Labyrinth, Yoga at the Medicine Wheel, or inspirational classes in our outdoor pavilion. Each class has a theme, such as finding our path or purpose, letting go, non-attachment, trust, connecting to nature or other inspirational yoga concepts with meditation and practice designed to provoke thought and inspire appreciation, change and acceptance of issues in our lives.