Want to have some fun getting your but kicked in yoga? Let's take out time setting up the proper alignment and use some hand weights to give our muscles a little extra challenge without being too hard on the joints. After all, we only have one body, let's create a stable one and take care of the darn thing so it doesn't wear out too quickly;) We will use some music for motivation. There will be time for deep stretching followed by relaxation/ short meditation at the end to reset, recharge and renew.

This class is perfect for beginners or those who would like more time and support getting to poses and an overall slower pace. We will focus on proper alignment, breath work, stress relief, mobility, and gentle stretching. After yoga poses are complete we finish with a guided relaxation and short meditation.

Yoga teachers and community members! Julia Buggy and Heather Sky are excited to invite you and/or welcome you back to BMY+ for an Intermediate Yoga Practice on Wednesday mornings @ 7:45AM, starting September 4th. Julia & Heather will each teach one class per month, with rotating teachers filing in the gaps, so please let us know if you would like to volunteer to lead us (or if you have a specific topic of study to request). This offering is free for all certified teachers, and intermediate students can attend for the drop-in rate or purchase a punch pass. We look forward to growing with you!

Week 1, Feb 26th- Overview
Week 2, March 5th- Root (wear red)
Week 3, March 12th- Sacral (wear orange)
Week 4, March 19th- Solar Plexis (wear yellow)
Week 5, March 26th- Heart (wear green)
Week 6, April 2nd- Throat (wear blue)
Week 7, April 9th- Third Eye (wear indigo or deep purple)
Week 8, April 16th- Crown (wear purple or white)

Prana, life force/ energy, and chitta (consciousness) flow through energetic channels called the nadis.

Chakras- are the places where energy converges. In yoga, we generally focus on the 7 main chakras that run up the spine, from the tailbone to the top of the head. We will explore our human energy system from a yogic perspective. During this class, we will practice breathing, visualization, sounds, and poses to balance and enhance our connection to these centers.

This class may be taken as a drop-in for $15 each or the whole series is $88.

An active and dynamic practice, including strength & balance to help you create heat in your body in a warm room (about 80 degrees).

Challenge yourself to step out of your comfort zone and release old limitations. Followed by a short cool down to melt the stress away.

Yin Yang Yoga- This class blends 2 styles of yoga. It is about 50% deep therapeutic stretching (YIN) and 50% active flow (Yang). For those who want a truly balanced practice. Yin yoga is a slower pace where poses are held longer to attend to the fascia/ connective tissues. Yang is more active working on the muscles, stamina, strength and blood flow. Come find harmony within yourself.

Join me for this deeply relaxing and restorative experience. We will use bolsters and blankets to support the body in postures to unwind tension, leaving you feeling recharged and refreshed. Calming, healing frequency music will induce balanced states of mind and energy. Finally, I will lead you into a guided meditation while in a resting pose.

Nidra- Sleep. Yoga Nidra- divine sleep. Assist in shifting the body to parasympathetic nervous system to restore the body to balance. Puts you in touch with the innermost (anandamaya) kosha and Purusha (pure consciousness within).

The autonomic nervous system (ANS) is responsible for regulating the body's unconscious actions. 2 parts
parasympathetic system- responsible for stimulation of "rest-and-digest" or "feed and breed" activities that occur when the body is at rest, especially after eating, including sexual arousal, salivation, crying, urination, digestion and defecation.
Sympathetic nervous system- responsible for stimulating activities associated with the fight, flight or freeze response.

$35 (new rates of $40 workshops start April 1st)