Our Classes All-Levels Yoga Is just what it says. This is a yoga class for the beginner and beyond. Whether this is your very first class or if you have a daily practice, our teachers will give modifications, adjustments, and verbal cues to meet you where you are. Prerequisite Notes None Chair Yoga This type of yoga provides a gentle, uplifting practice using a chair for safety and support. All are welcome to partake in the benefits of Chair Yoga; any age, ability or disability, novice or seasoned yoga practitioner, or those who for any reason are unable or reluctant to get on the floor with a mat. A chair (or wheelchair) provides physical support and stability enabling all to experience the feeling of success in their ability to participate in yoga. The Chair Yoga instructor leads the class through breathing, stretching, modified asanas (poses), and relaxation, leaving the student feeling stronger, both physically and mentally. Additional benefits of Chair Yoga include; • Increased strength and mobility • Normalized blood pressure • Reduced stress • Improved posture and balance • Increased self-confidence • Happy, optimistic outlook • Much more! Prerequisite Notes None Gentle Yoga This class introduces the basics of hatha yoga at a slower pace. It will include gentle poses as well as an introduction to breathwork and meditation in a relaxed and encouraging manner. We will begin and end on the floor but work up to standing in between. This class is ideal for beginners, active seniors, people recovering from injuries, pregnant women and anyone who would like to experience yoga at a slower and gentler pace. The class will move the body to facilitate full range of motion in joints but will also do some restorative work to reach deeper levels of calm and peace. Com explore body, mind and soul. Prerequisite Notes None Kids Yoga Yoga is not just for grown-ups anymore. Yoga is a great tool to help kids grow strong in their bodies and the qualities of confidence, creativity, and compassion. In the fast pace world we live in even our kids can feel the stress. Yoga can help them feel more at ease with themselves, more focused, and more relaxed. Caregivers can relax in our lounge and sip tea while your kids practice to get a double dose of relaxation. This class runs in sessions, but is ongoing, so you can join at any time. Classes for ages 3-6 and 7-11. Kriya Yoga Kriya yoga is one of the most ancient forms of yoga for self-realization which is well known in India. Through Paramahansa Yogananda and his "Autobiography of a Yogi" it became popular in the West in the 1920s, yet it remains a mysterious and fascinating spiritual path. Kriya Hatha Yoga including "asanas," physical postures of relaxation, "bandahs," muscular locks, and "mudras," psycho-physical gestures, all of which bring about greater health, peace and the awakening of the principal energy channels, “the nadis”, and centers, the "chakras." Meditation “A steady continuous flow of attention directed towards the same point or region is meditation.”  Yoga Sutras Pam will take you through a weekly guided meditation sequence. The seventh aspect of Yoga’s eight-limb path is meditation, or dhyama.Research has reported that meditation induces a host of biochemical and physical changes in the body collectively referred to as the “relaxation response”. The relaxation response includes changes in metabolism, heart rate, respiration, blood pressure and brain chemistry.   Join us each week at Pranayoga's Southwest location and discover the healing effects of meditation. Nada Vinyasa A slow flowing vinyasa with strong emphasis on alignment. In this class we'll use the power of sound to create space in the body and practice lots of heart opening chants. Prenatal Class Prenatal yoga provides the strength and relaxation benefits of yoga, as well as a chance to nurture your-self while bonding with the life inside. The special selection of postures, are designed to prepare the body for changes that occur before, during, and even after labor. This class runs in sessions, but is ongoing, so you can join at any time. Restorative Yoga Learning to relax is at the heart of living well and this class is an antidote to stress because it promotes deep relaxation. We will use props like blankets and bolsters to put the body into extremely comfortable and supported positions. Then, much like meditation or asana class, the attention rests on the breath. Each class will include subtle backbends, forward bends and twists, to promote healthy spines, as well as inversions to reverse the fluids in the body, enhancing the functions of the heart. This setting provides the perfect environment to truly relax and rejuvenate. Recommended for beginners and those seeking a very gentle yoga practice. Prerequisite Notes None Vinyasa Flow This class is breath-synchronized movements. It is a fluid system of yoga poses in a heated room that has a purification effect on the body and mind. Experience flow, chant, and meditation. Prerequisite Notes All-Levels or Basic yoga alignment Yin Thai For the first hour of this class we will practice Yin Yoga. A style of Yoga practiced by holding postures passively for longer periods of time to effectivly bring fluidity to the connective tissue. After a Yin we will practice Thai Yoga Massage. Yoga for Cancer This program, developed by Jnani Chapman, RN, BSN, CMT, CYT, is for people with cancer, pre, during, and post treatment. It includes breathing techniques, relaxation, mental imagery, conscious use of the mind and imagination, self talk, meditation, and gentle movement through sequences and postures. It is designed to treat the person as an individual and a whole system of body, mind, and spirit. Our community class may also act as a support group, and pull you out of the cocoon that it is so easy to put ourselves in at the time of diagnosis. Learn to love yourself back to life at a time when it feels like your body has betrayed you. We believe that yoga for cancer should not be limited by the amount of money a person has, with the already overwhelming amount of medical expenses, so this is a donation based class. Please be generous if you can so that we can keep these programs going for those who cannot afford it. Recommended donation $14.00/session. Yoga for Corporations Supports the individual's work performance, while contributing toward corporate profitability, productivity, company loyalty and customer satisfaction through training individuals to: • Increase control and concentration of the mind • Enhance alertness • Improve stamina and resistance to illness, less sick days • Decrease stress during the performance of challenging work activities. • Improve communication, listening, and interpersonal relationship skills Great for an afternoon stretch or after work hours. Yoga for Schools Yoga helps reduce stress, anxiety, disruptive behavior, and lack of emotional control in children. The class is designed to benefit both students and teachers. Our school's principle training program is Calm Classroom. Yoga for Strength and Endurance This is for the beginner and beyond that wants to build strength and stamina. You will feel empowered after this Power Yoga practice. Excellent for runners. Community Yoga A FREE All-Levels yoga class. Ages 9-99 welcome! Enjoy community, a delicious treat, and practice a little yoga too. Meets the third Saturday of every month from 3-4pm. Community Kids Kids yoga that meets the third Saturday of every month. Donations appreciated, or try it out once for free. Ages 3-11. Recommended free will offering of $5.00/child. Meditation The practice of meditation allows the mind to quiet down and enables your body to get the deep rest it requires to release stress and stay healthy. Any one at any age can learn to meditate and enjoy the benefits. We will practice many different meditation techniques during this class to find the tool that works best for you. Prerequisite Notes None Devotional Chanting Devotional Chanting is all about using your voice to cultivate the highest quality mental and emotion experience available to human beings. Your mind and heart follow where your voice sends them. When you repeat mantras ("mind-protectors"), you're pronouncing the very Sound Forms of Perfection. Chanting makes the Supreme--the Best you can imagine--present in the form of your own voice. In so doing, you exchange your ordinary, troubled mind and heart for something higher, more refined, and infinitely more vast. The effects over time include greater peace of mind and emotional fulfillment, a reduction in the unhealthy self-concern that causes you so much suffering, and direct knowledge of the Divine. It's a simple, beautiful, and effective self-help method that will enrich your life and empower you to make a difference in your world. Yoga Therapy “Dani, I want to share with you how pleased I am that you have come into my life. You do an excellent job of leading my classes. I feel I have found a program and teacher that matches with my goal, intent, and desires of recovery and living. I am still learning to calm down and not work at high speed.” - Judith Melton Yoga therapy is a healing art of awareness, breath, and movement. Dani McGuire is the only yoga therapist in the area and is a member of the International Association of Yoga Therapists. Dani has helped numerous students get relief from pain and anxiety. Yoga therapy helps the systems regain balance and vitality. Dani will meet you wherever you are today and using gentle asana, guided imagery, and breathing practice gain relief from pain or illness. Private Sessions Private sessions are ideal for those students wishing to gain personal direction and guidance, deepening their yoga practice with one on one attention from the teacher of their choice. Nutritional Counseling You can meet with one of our nutritional counselors for dietary and nutrition advice to support healing on a cellular level and detoxify the body of a diet full of processed foods.