Beginner Yoga

Join Mary Baker for a simple and slow-paced class that focuses on the basics of yoga. Perfect for students who are newer to yoga or returning after some time off for injuries or health issues. This class uses modified transitions and yoga blocks for greater safety and stability moving between poses and moves at a much slower pace to allow time to refine and simply be and breath in each position.

Gentle yoga with mindfulness combines slow, soothing yoga postures with a focused and present awareness of the breath and body. This practice emphasizes relaxation, flexibility, and stress reduction. The gentle yoga poses are designed for all levels, promoting a sense of ease and comfort. Mindfulness, a key component, involves being fully present in the moment, cultivating awareness of sensations, thoughts, and emotions. The integration of mindful breathing with gentle movements creates a harmonious practice that not only enhances physical well-being but also nurtures mental and emotional balance, fostering a tranquil and rejuvenated state of mind. This mindful approach to yoga invites you to connect with your body, release tension, and cultivate a sense of inner calm, making it an ideal practice for both beginners and those seeking a gentle, holistic approach to well-being.

This sequence to stress-relief and emotional balance is where tranquility meets movement. Flowing through a series of gentle yoga poses, each movement is guided with mindfulness, encouraging you to connect deeply with your breath and body. Emphasizing poses that release tension and promote inner calm the practice gently unwinds both body and mind. With regular practice, you can cultivate a sense of inner peace and emotional balance feeling rejuvenated and centered, ready to face the world with renewed serenity.

A short, well-rounded sequence to start your day.

In this Beginners Yoga Series, we focus on stretching the back of the body with this stretch for your spine, shoulders and hamstrings. The pose strengthens hands, wrists and lower back.

Are you ready to try yoga? This is a perfect class to help you begin your yoga journey with confidence and support. You will be gently guided through foundational yoga postures, with options and suggestions provided to help you adapt each posture to meet your body’s needs.

You do not have to be flexible to practice yoga, or any different than you are! Yoga is not about bending like a pretzel; instead, it's a practice focused on nurturing your mind, body, and spirit.

Note: Yoga props such as a mat, one or two yoga blocks, and a folded blanket (or two folded towels) are recommended, but if you do not have these props available you can still do this class.

This vinyasa class is for beginners who are looking to flow through accessible shapes and transitions without a lot of description and break down of alignment. Modifications are offered as we move, allowing you to feel safe while also building a little bit of heat. Some yoga experience required.

Welcome to our Slow Flow Hatha Yoga class, a sanctuary of serenity amidst life's hustle and bustle. In this class designed for students of all levels, we invite you to embrace the art of slowing down and nurturing your body, mind, and spirit. Through gentle, intentional movements and deep, mindful breathing, you'll gracefully transition between poses, allowing for a profound connection with your inner self.

Ali will guide you through each pose with a focus on alignment, balance, and awareness, making it accessible and enjoyable for everyone. Whether you're seeking relaxation, increased flexibility, or a peaceful escape from your daily routine, Slow Flow Hatha Yoga offers it all. Discover the therapeutic benefits of this practice as you reduce stress, improve posture, and enhance your overall sense of well-being. Join Ali for 45 ins of tranquility and self-care, and leave feeling rejuvenated and centered.

Prepare your body and mind for a restful sleep.

This gentle yoga flow will clear the mind, create inner peace, lift your spirits and deepen the connection to your intuition. The sequence will increase flexibility and strengthen the body while relaxing into each pose. Finishing with a meditation to release into the flow of life and feel happiness in every moment.

In this class we are focusing on stretching the hips, abdomen and back. This pose improves posture and balance. It relieves stress and calms the mind.

The first class in this Beginners Yoga series. This week I introduce the elements that make up a yoga class. We focus on stretching our hamstrings to improve overall flexibility and to help relieve stiffness from working at a desk.

Chakra Balancing Yoga will manage the flow of energy in the body. By practicing this sequence you will release blocked energies and create harmony in your body to nurture physical and emotional well-being. You will experience increased openness, feel energized and more aware in body, mind and spirit.

Bienvenida/Bienvenido a tu primera (o segunda/tercera) clase de yoga. Me da gusto que te des esta oportunidad para explorar como se sienten estos ejercicios en tu cuerpo. Esta clase te dará la oportunidad de disfrutar moviendo el cuerpo y en veinte minutos estar lista/listo para continuar con tu día.

This is the 3rd class of the Men's Yoga 101 series! These classes are not specifically designed to build from one to the next, but they do increase in intensity and posture offerings! With that said, this class will challenge you a bit more than #1 and #2. this class can be done as a stand along class that anyone and everyone can practice or done as part of the series. if you are doing the series and have worked to this point, good job, you must be starting to feel the positive effects of the practice. This class has some sun Salutations, traditional standing poses, core work and more - hope you enjoy!!

This is the 2nd class of the Men's Yoga 101 series! The Men's series is designed to be an accessible onramp for men into the world of Yoga. The language, postures and overall presentation of the practice is accessible and very doable - with that said, if done regularly, this class can have a significant impact on ones energy, strength, flexibility and overall outlook on life! Hope you enjoy!

This foundational Tantric Sri Vidya practice works to awaken the channels of the body, and strengthen prana (life force). Postures work into the subtle body (mental & emotional) to provide healthy flow of energy. Optional breath retention is incorporated within the postures to release stuck emotions and thoughts. A simple yet powerful practice allows you to control the intensity by incorporating guided breath work. Eliminate the breath work to make it a rejuvenating daily practice that supports energy flow.

Great practice to replace Sun Salutations or add onto either Sun Salutation series (A and/or B).

The brain-body connection is so very important. Strengthening this connection is vital to helping maintain balance and coordination, it also can help slow the effects of certain neurological disorders. Having good balance is also vital for injury prevention as we age.

This class is designed to help you reinforce your own brain-body connection through simple movements which require balance, strength and mental focus. You will need a yoga block or similar substitute, so round one up before you start.

Give this class a try a couple of times a week for a month and notice how it feels easier after a couple of weeks. The truth is the class doesn't get easier, you just get better; and that improvement will soon extend to your everyday activities.

Iyengar Yoga is a style of yoga that will meet you where you are. It emphasizes proper body alignment, and use of yoga props. Depending on how they are used, props can make poses more accessible, or they can add a greater challenge.

Iyengar Yoga teaches us how to identify and work from the foundation of a yoga posture. In a beginning class, we do this by learning standing poses. This would make the foundation our feet and legs, and we will address that in depth through triangle pose, side angle pose, and warrior 2. You will also learn to sense your foundation underneath you when you are seated and lying down to rest in relaxation. Enjoy!

This 20-minute sequence is accessible to ALL, be it that you are at the office or home, and can squeeze a break to yoga, or simply just wanting to try a different approach to the entrance, holding and exit of these staple poses. You will feel supported throughout this class using any steady, and preferably backless chair to experience this brief yet encompassing warrior series. We warm up together and then we move on to exploring all the Warriors: I, II & III, and their variations such as reversed, inclined, humble, and exalted. Also know that you will get to enjoy some delicious twists in crescent lunge, and of course all linked to mindful breath. Have fun!

Heal and empower your hips and back in this deep therapeutic practice at the wall! Yoga therapist Shy Sayar will teach you ways to safely and gently increase stability and flexibility in your hips in order to free the back, using a wall and an optional bolster. Over time, this practice can even help you safely build up to the lotus pose and the shoulder stand!

This is a FREE short flow class to get you moving in the morning or wind down after a long day. We will be working a lot in tabletop and in Sunbird Pose for balance and strength while also focusing on the grace, ease and flow that is captivated by a hummingbird (sunbird). This beginner friendly class is perfect whether you're newer to yoga or experience and in the mood for a gentler yet thorough, full-body opening.

Loosen and lubricate the joints of the body with these fun and pleasant rotational movements, great as a warm-up to any practice, as well as keeping the body limber after long periods of immobility or at any time of day

This is a complete and thorough breakdown and tutorial workshop on Sun Salutations. How can we make good use of our time in this incredible series of postures and movements?! Let's begin to unpack and discover the Sun Salutations and make them a daily practice!
This class is designed and geared for the beginner male but open to any and all who wish to hang and practice:)

This class is designed specifically for Men (totally open to women too) to help stretch out those typical tight areas like the hamstrings, hips, back and shoulders, basically the whole body! The poses, language and pace are all very accessible and 'doable' for the new beginner or the guy who thinks yoga isn't for him. To stretch and release stress in our bodies is so very necessary and important and this class does just that! See you on the mat!

When beginning anything new, many of us have a habit of judging and/or berating ourselves during the process, as we seek for perfection. The only thing is that the negative energy we are putting into the practice and toward ourselves, will only result in struggle and potentially even suffering.

Cultivating self-care is something that our asana practice can offer us, which is entirely incumbent on our willingness to show up with kindness toward ourselves as we learn something new.

In this beginner yoga class we compassionately guide the body into a soft opening in order to have a deeper, healthier and perhaps even more happier relationship with Warrior One; a posture many people have a negative neuro-association to.

Save your knees! Join Yoga Therapist Shy Sayar in this short and sweet video to learn simple but profoundly effective exercises to protect and heal your knees every day.

Agitated? Distracted? Hyper? Use this soothing blend of pranayama, asana, mudra and meditation to wind on down. In this short practice you'll move the energy of the upper body with down dog, plank and easy twists. You'll ground down through the lower body with a few juicy standing poses. Finally, you'll take refuge in a restorative child's pose.

Elise recommends using the following playlist for this class: Spotify playlist for Simmer Down

Basics & Essentials - Class 1 of 5

Are you brand new to yoga? A complete beginner? If so, there's no better time to begin than right now. There are no prerequisites to this series or class. Just give it a try. You have nothing to lose!

The Yoga 101 series is a five class series that progressively teaches the basics of Hatha yoga, a combination of physical postures, deep breathing, and meditation (relaxation). This series is perfectly paced for those brand new to yoga. No matter what your body type, age, or level of flexibility & strength, this series will help you feel understand yoga, feel comfortable on your yoga mat, and release mental and physical tension.

This first class will teach you the nuts and bolts of yoga. You will get a feel for yoga, as well as learn the basics, allowing you to build a strong foundation. We will explore deep breathing, practice beginner yoga postures with optional props and modifications, as well as learn safe physical alignment. Start now, exactly as you are, and experience what yoga is all about!

Please bring along a yoga block, yoga strap (or a belt works), and a folded up blanket or towel. You can still practice this class without these props, but they are very helpful for beginners if available.

Other classes in the Yoga 101 Series:
Yoga 101: Align & Define - Class 2 of 5
Yoga 101: Loosen Up - Class 3 of 5
Yoga 101: Build Strength - Class 4 of 5
Yoga 101: You've Got This - Class 5 of 5

Form & Awareness - Class 2 of 5

You've gotten a taste of yoga in the first class in the series, now let's dive in deeper. In this class you will explore alignment and deep breathing while practicing focus, presence and body awareness. We will revisit postures from the previous class in a more refined way, as well as learn new postures that will improve your overall strength, mobility, flexibility, & spinal health. To get the most from this class, please practice the first class in the Yoga 101 series at least once.

Please bring along a yoga block, yoga strap (or a belt works), and a folded up blanket or towel. You can still practice this class without these props, but they are very helpful for beginners if available.

The Yoga 101 series is a five class series that progressively teaches the basics of Hatha yoga, a combination of physical postures, deep breathing, and meditation (relaxation). This series is perfectly paced for those brand new to yoga. No matter what your body type, age, or level of flexibility & strength, this series will help you feel understand yoga, feel comfortable on your yoga mat, and release mental and physical tension.

Other classes in the Yoga 101 series:
Yoga 101: Start Here, Start Now - Class 1 of 5
Yoga 101: Loosen Up - Class 3 of 5
Yoga 101: Build Strength - Class 4 of 5
Yoga 101: You've Got This - Class 5 of 5