Class Descriptions
To help you learn to practice Yoga in the most safe and effective way, at Yoga Northwest we offer 10- and 12-week sessions, and the classes progress gradually from week to week and from level to level. Our students sign up for a specific level and teacher, to establish a personal connection with individual care, support and encouragement. This individual coaching will help you cultivate a successful and fulfilling Yoga practice for life.
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LEVEL I classes introduce beginning Yoga students and students new to the Iyengar method, to a balanced program of strength, flexibility and relaxation, with a focus on the fundamentals of movement and breath.
LEVEL I/II classes are for students with 3 to 6 months experience in Iyengar Yoga and also for students new to the Iyengar method, who have 6 months experience in any school of Yoga and are healthy, fit and without injury.
LEVEL II classes are for students who are strong in shoulder balance, have a personal practice and 1 year experience in Dynamic I yoga. Dynamic II focuses on refining all the standing poses and introduces back bends and beginning inversions.
LEVEL II/III is for students with a minimum of 2 years experience in Iyengar yoga, who have a personal practice and can do full arm balance, head balance and shoulder balance with stability, ease and are ready for more adventure.
GENTLE YOGA/BACKCARE is for People with back, neck, knee or shoulder problems, are overweight, elderly, or weak and need a slow paced class.
GENTLE YOGA II is for students who have “graduated” from the gentle yoga/backcare class, but still need gentle exercises due to old injuries or physical restrictions.
VINYASA is a flow of yoga poses which combines standing poses, forward bends, twists, seated and supine poses. Yoga postures are linked with the breath, creating heat, rhythm and relaxation. Everybody welcome with 6 months of Yoga experience who are healthy, fit, and without injury.
RESTORATIVE Yoga is a great way to relax and renew yourself -- supported, gentle, and therapeutic poses that allow everybody to find ease and comfort in Yoga. Restorative Yoga has been shown to reduce blood pressure, increase immune function, and improve sleep patterns. For more information, see RestorativeYogaTeachers.com. You are welcome to enroll if you have 3 months of Yoga experience and have no acute physical limitations. Please call our office if you have questions about your readiness.
PRENATAL YOGA offers a nurturing, informative environment to help prepare for birth. Through specifically developed poses and breathing techniques, women learn deep relaxation and gain strength and confidence for pregnancy, labor and delivery. You can start or end our prenatal classes depending on where you are in your pregnancy. Fee can be prorated accordingly. MOMMY & ME (3 weeks - 10 months, precrawlers only) is a class spent taking care of yourself while bonding with your baby and gently stretching, strengthening and revitalizing yourself after childbirth.
PRANAYAMA I (Yoga Breathing) is for students with 1 year of Iyengar Yoga experience. This class will focus on both reclined and seated breathing to revitalize the body, calm the heart, quiet the mind and expand the awareness. We will end each class with a quiet sitting.
YOGA FOR PLUS SIZES is dedicated to the needs of rounder individuals, with gentle active poses that focus on core strength, back health, thyroid support and stress relief. It is completely accessible for beginners, with challenges available for more experienced Yogis. The environment of the classes will be accepting and noncompetitive to allow everybody to find ease and comfort in Yoga.
Privates can be beneficial for students with injuries to learn how to modify poses for individual needs. Private classes are also helpful to encourage individual progress for students with challenges in specific poses due to lack of flexibility or strength. If a student new to yoga wants to join a class midterm, private sessions will be necessary to get a good start and catch up with the group. Fees for private sessions are $60 per hour. Please check with the office for available teachers and times.
"He is always happy with the smallest improvement because he does not try to reach the Perfection but only the little perfection of every day."
-- B.K.S. Iyengar
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