class styles
HERE IS A BRIEF OVERVIEW of Yoga styles taught at Shanti Yoga Center. Some styles and designations overlap, but that’s completely normal. We also have various levels so you can start slow and build up to the expertise you’re wanting to achieve! Find something you like the sound of?
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Yin is a slow practice that focuses on connective tissues through holding passive postures (typically on the ground) for 3-10 minutes each.
yin
intensity:
slow
Pace:
gentle - moderate
slow + Steady
intensity:
gentle - moderate
Slow and Steady classes have a slow pace overall with gentle to moderate physical intensity. Experience longer holds to feel into the pose and notice sensation.
Pace:
slow + steady
Flow classes have a moderate pace and intensity and a focus on connecting breath with movement. Sequences include a mix of stability, balance, and mobility, linked with functional transition and breath.
Flow
intensity:
gentle - moderate
Pace:
moderate
Power Flow
intensity:
high
Power flow classes have a moderate to fast pace and high physical intensity. Elements of stability and strength will be emphasized in poses through the use of props such as blocks, straps, or weights.
Pace:
moderate - fast
Aerial classes balance floor poses and poses in the aerial silks at a slow, steady pace to encourage coordination, strength, and release. Prerequisite: Aerial Fundamentals Workshop. Experienced aerial classes require at least 1 year of aerial practice. The emphasis is on core and grip strength to facilitate more challenging transitions in the silk.
Aerial
intensity:
gentle - moderate
Pace:
slow + steady
Designations:
+ Beginner: Designed with beginners in mind, beginner classes break down postures, take time to focus on alignment, and provide education to build students’ understanding of yoga.
+ Heated: Classes take place in rooms that are heated between 80-100 degrees.
+ Release: Classes prioritize release and include at least 15 minutes of deep tissue release, using various myofascial release techniques and tools, such as Rollga and Tune Balls.
+ Restore: Restore classes include at least 15 minutes dedicated to fully supported rest.
+ Strength: Classes prioritize strength and include at least 15 minutes dedicated strength training practices, using body weight, hand weights, or other resistance tools.
Specialty class series are weekly classes with a specific theme or style that falls outside of standard weekly class types: Examples include Sutras Study, HIIT Yoga, and Yoga for Nervous System Care.
Specialty Class Series:
Open Hall is an opportunity to deepen your own practice and ask questions in our space. No previous yoga experience is required, and all practitioners can come for deeper self inquiry than you may find in an instructed class. A facilitator will be present for any questions that may come up for you, but you are free to come and go as you please during the time slot, and to practice anything you like! You may use our props or ask questions about Yoga topics.
Open Hall:
Shanti regularly hosts studio retreats and destination retreats. Check out what retreats are coming up!
Retreats
Shanti regularly hosts yoga workshops to help you grow and learn in your own practice. Check out what workshops are coming up!
workshops
Shanti regularly hosts yoga teacher trainings to help you expand your practice in your teaching journey. Check out what trainings are coming up!
trainings
“I so appreciate the opportunity to learn from such a great variety of teachers, each one with a different perspective, a different way of helping me see.”
“I practice at Shanti because it is a community, and people who work and practice there are tolerant and kind.”