Autumn Yoga Classes 2nd Session Begins

Monday , Nov. 7th, begins the second session of our Autumn Yoga classes.  I hope to see you in the studio!

 

Gentle Yoga ~ All Leves

Mondays Mornings, 10:00 – 11:00am
2nd 6 week session:  Nov. 7 – Dec. 12
No Limits Studio
$42 for each session, or $10 drop-in

Gentle Yoga will explore mindful breathing and moving, foundational yoga poses, and deep relaxation.  Easy-going, invigorating, & restorative.  All levels welcome!

Ashtanga-Based Power Yoga*

Mondays, 6:30 – 8:00pm
2nd 6 week session:  Nov. 7 – Dec. 12
No Limits Studio
$60 for each session, or $15 drop-in

Ashtanga-Based Power Yoga is grounded in the Asthanga Vinyasa Yoga tradition.  This is a 90 minutes class designed to build strength and flexibility through vigorous movement and use of the ujjayi (victorious) breath. We will spend time working on individual poses, as well as cultivating the “flow,” linking movement to movement through the breath, which is one of the joys of vinyasa (moving and breathing at the same time on purpose). We will learn modifications that support us where we are weak and ones that challenge us where we are strong. *This class is open to beginners, however, it is not recommended for those recovering from illness or injury. Please be prepared to work hard, as many of the sequences are physically demanding.

Veterans Yoga: New Location and New Time

Greetings, Yoga Friends,

As part of their mission to serve the local community, Mind Body Align will host free yoga classes for veterans and their families at The Butterfly House beginning this Saturday, Nov. 5th, 11:30am – 12:30pm.

Veterans Yoga in Richland County was founded by Dale Warren as a way to support veterans and their family members.  Area teachers take turns leading free weekly classes.  My classes will focus on mindful breathing and moving, the relationship between the body and mind, and the ways in which a regular yoga practice can help relieve stress and introduce a sense of balance and ease in daily life, as well as in particularly stressful circumstances.  To find out more, please email questions to Dale at veteransyoga@aol.com and keep in touch with veterans yoga via facebook.

I am scheduled to lead yoga practice Saturdays,  Nov. 5th & 19th, 11:30am-12:30pm.

If you are a veteran or the family member of a veteran, please come and explore how yoga might be of benefit to you.  And please do spread the word about this great free service to all you know who will benefit from attending.

Select “Yoga Class Schedule” from the menu for full details about classes, locations, and parking.

Hope to see you in the studio!

Happy Practicing,

The Catholic Yogi

 

 

 

 

Yoga Updates and Reminders

Hi, Yoga Friends,

Thank you for a lovely first session of Autumn Yoga at No Limits Studio.  We have a one-week break between sessions, so there will be no classes tomorrow, Monday, Oct. 31st.  The second session of Gentle Yoga, as well as Ashtanga-Based Power Yoga, will begin Nov. 7.  Please visit the “yoga class schedule” page at thecatholicyogi.com for full details, and email amysecrist6@gmail.com to register for classes and upcoming workshops.

I’m happy to share that our first-ever weekly Restorative Yoga class at The Butterfly House was well attended and a joy to lead.  Thank you for your commitment to your well-being and self-compassion!  Look for more weekly restorative classes to begin in January 2017.  In the mean time,  I will hold a Restorative Yoga Workshop on Dec. 10 for everyone interested, beginners and beyond.

Our “sun-rise” yoga class (Ashtanga-Based Power Yoga) at The Butterfly House has been meeting from 7:00 – 8:15 am  for the last three weeks.  It’s been invigorating to begin our sun-salutations in the dark of night’s end, move through the practice during the blue shades of early dawn, and wake from savasana (relaxation) to the light of day.  Please join us for the last three weeks of our Autumn session.

Happy Practicing!

The Catholic Yogi

Additional Information

Parking at The Butterfly House:  The Butterfly House has four available parking spaces next to the building.  During the week, on-street metered parking is 25 cents an hour, 50 cents for two hours.  (There is a dish inside the Butterfly House with extra change for the meters.)  The Library parking lot, located at the corner of 3rd Street and Mulberry Street, is available for free.  Please do not park in the adjacent restaurant lot, respect all “no-parking” signs, and refrain from parking in the covered library lot as it is for library customers only. During Saturday and Sunday classes all spaces in the lot across the street are available, and on-street metered parking is free.