gentle basic yoga
Gentle Basic Yoga focuses on centering, breathing, stretching, balancing, and strengthening. The fundamentals of yoga are weaved through a gentle, slow practice that works on alignment and enhances strength and flexibility.
mindful yoga flow
Mindful Yoga Flow is best suited for those who have experienced some yoga practice. Pranayama, asana, and savasana are part of every class. Expect warm-up sequences, sun salutations, standing postures, balance and core stabilizing poses, backbends, forward bends, twists, inversions, hip openers, and arm balances. Modifications offered.
Sacred Geometry YOGA flow
Sacred Geometry Yoga Flow is similar to our Mindful Flow Yoga class with an extra focus on the geometric shapes our bodies make in the poses and running the breath through the body in these shapes. This practice includes a specific type of breath, called the central channel breath, which is optional. The class works on a deeply energetic level and will leave you feeling clear and invigorated.
yin yoga
Yin Yoga improves energy flow in the body through passive, longer-held poses. Targeting our connective tissue (the body’s deepest tissue), this practice of release enhances the flow of chi in ligaments, joints, bones, organs, deep fascia, and meridians. Asanas are held for a few to several minutes in stillness promoting softness and ease. Muscles are relaxed during poses to avoid muscle spasm and encourage opening.
HATHA YOGA FLOW
This class begins with a gentle warm up, peaks with sun salutations, and completes with a sequence of postures held for 3-5 breaths. There is a strong focus on alignment and plenty of modifications to suit any experience level or desire. This class is supported by yogic philosophy, breathwork, and meditation.
Pilates
Pilates is a low impact, core-centered practice that improves muscle tone, flexibility, strength, balance, mobility, posture, and even mood. Designed to enhance the body’s potential, this structured system of exercises corrects muscular imbalances and puts the body into optimal alignment. Pilates movements are paired with a specific breath to target the smaller and deeper muscles that support structure and overall health. Open to all levels. Modifications offered.
breath, tone, move!
Shake off your day and get your energy flowing with breath work, toning, and movement. This fun, high-energy class incorporates a variety of breath techniques, as well as using the voice as a healing tool, and repeated and held postures to build heat and move stagnant energy. Perfect for after a long day, this class is designed to clear your mind, increase vitality, and lubricate your joints! Offered in-studio and virtual. Class playlists will be shared on Christine's Spotify before class. Find her @cdowndog on Spotify.
sweat to surrender
This class fuses strength and effort with relaxation and ease. Begin with a vinyasa flow and end with yin and restorative postures. First half of class involves fluid movement, second half of class is more grounding and meditative.
yin & restore
End your week cocooned into the comfort and insights of long, supported holds. A practice inspired by the meridian pathways of Chinese Medicine, with the intention to soften connective tissue, make space in areas of your body that hold tension, and melt into a meditative state. Gentle movement is provided in addition to long, held postures to support release.
toddler’s & children’s yoga classes
Taught by certified children’s yoga instructor Alex Venier, these magical weekly yoga experiences are for our youngest yogis and yoginis! Learn centering, breath work, concentration, meditation, and poses, along with yoga’s moral values through play, sequences, song, and literature. The benefits of practicing yoga stretch far beyond the mat and include decreased stress and anxiety, greater self-control, improved focus and concentration, enhanced fine and gross motor skills, improved balance, strength, and flexibility, increased ability to regulate emotions, and improved relationships, to name a few. Children also learn tools and techniques that they can use to help them stay calm and present during stressful moments. Our toddler’s class is for ages 1-3; child must be accompanied by an adult. Our children’s class is for ages 4+ and is drop off.
baby & me yoga
This postpartum yoga class is designed to stretch and bring ease to your body, rebuild your core strength from the inside out, and restore and revive your body, mind, and spirit, while bonding and interacting with your baby in song, movement, and play! Connect with other new parents and babies, while treating your body and soul respectfully. No previously yoga experience is necessary. Appropriate for babies 6 weeks postpartum to slow crawling stage. Moms, dads, grandparents, and caretakers welcome!