Class Descriptions
Our classes range from traditional Hatha Yoga for beginners & intermediate level students to creative classes designed to promote body/mind integration & relaxation. If you're looking for a cardio challenge, try SH1FT and for core strengthening there's Pilates Mat. There's truly something for everyBODY here in our cozy little downtown studio. Come see for yourself.
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This invigorating class begins with calming breathing exercises and a warm-up, followed by dynamic, yoga-inspired strength poses using handheld weights to enhance muscle engagement and endurance. Concluding with gentle stretching and relaxation, this class is perfect for those looking to build strength while maintaining mindfulness, aligning perfectly with our ethos of holistic well-being. Join us to elevate your fitness and inner peace!
Tranquil Thursdays Yoga offers a peaceful space to rejuvenate with gentle poses, mindful stretching, and guided meditation. Open to all levels, this class promotes flexibility, stress relief, and inner calm while fostering a supportive community. Join us each Thursday to find balance, serenity, and renewal for the days ahead.
Monday Meditation & Stretch is the perfect way to kick off your week with clarity and calm. This class combines a gentle flow of stretching with mindful meditation, creating a harmonious experience that rejuvenates both body & mind. Each session begins with a guided meditation to help center your thoughts & release any tension. Following this, you'll engage in a series of gentle stretches designed to enhance flexibility, alleviate stress, & promote relaxation.
Balance and Restore Yoga is a gentle, all-levels class focused on enhancing balance, flexibility, and well-being through mindful movements and restorative poses. Emphasizing breath and alignment, it helps restore energy, release tension, and reconnect with your inner self. Leave feeling refreshed, revitalized, and equipped to carry a sense of peace into daily life.
We’ll begin with centering breathing exercises and stretching designed to warm the body. We'll move into standing beginner level poses at a slow pace. Each pose will be held as we build strength and find alignment with our movement. This class ends with deep stretches and ends in a calming savasana (final relaxation pose). Similar to Beginners Flow Yoga, but with a little less flowing movement and holding poses a bit longer.
We’ll begin with centering breathing exercises and stretching designed to warm the body and then we’ll move into a gentle flow of yoga poses. You’ll be offered variations within each pose to meet your goals for your practice. This class ends with deep stretches and a restorative pose or two and ends in a calming savasana (final relaxation pose). Similar to Beginners Yoga, but with a little bit more slow flowing movement throughout the class.
Beginning in a seated position, we'll practice breathing exercises and progress into a warming stretching sequence. Moving to a standing position, we'll flow through poses to gently stretch and strengthen body and mind. We'll work on some deep stretching and end in final relaxation/savasana. Suitable for participation on a chair. All levels welcome.*
(Yoga on the Ball/Chair). We'll use a stability ball and/or sturdy chair in this senior-beginner level class. Seated and standing stretches
A combination of gentle stretching, fluid movement, and restorative poses to enhance flexibility, release tension, and promote relaxation. This class encourages mindful breathing and alignment, creating a harmonious balance between effort and ease. Suitable for all levels, it’s the perfect way to unwind, recharge, and reconnect with your inner calm. Leave feeling refreshed, centered, and restored.
This therapeutic yoga class is designed to address the increasingly stressful lives of our modern society by calming & downregulating our nervous system; classes focus on cultivating safety & ease through our soma (body). We explore gentle yoga, yoga nidra (sleep), yin, restorative, pranayama (breath work), mediation, somatic exercises, & therapy ball rolling.
Learn the basics of yoga....breathing exercises, beginner level yoga poses and stretches to get you started, or to reconnect to the roots of your practice. Beginner level Pilates core exercises. Accessible for all with options to increase challenge level.
The concept behind our Mindful Flow Yoga class is that the mind is projected toward specific areas of the body, and that these areas can manifest as physical symptoms. Each area of the body, known as a Chakra, is responsible for different behaviors and values and help regulate the body. Represented as a different color of the rainbow, every Chakra is also associated with one of the 5 Elements (fire, water, earth, air, spirit). When one of these areas are bloc
The Basics: A warming flow of sun salutations (at your own pace) and a beginner-level flow of yoga poses and stretches. Beyond: we'll learn about the 8 limbs of yoga and other treasures that are a part of the practice of yoga. Appropriate for beginners and experienced folks!
We’ll begin with centering breathing exercises and stretching designed to warm the body and then we’ll move into a gentle flow of yoga poses. You’ll be offered variations within each pose to meet your goals for your practice. This class ends with deep stretches and a restorative pose or two, and ends in a calming savasana (final relaxation pose).
This Yin-inspired gentle practice is largely floor-based and seamlessly blends together many of the familiar poses in the Hatha yoga tradition with the subtleties found along the energetic meridians as taught in traditional Chinese medicine. In the complimentary duality of Yin and Yang, Yin is the more calm, gentle, introspective aspect of one's being and serves to draw one's awareness inward. With the use of props such as bolsters (or 2 stacked pillows) as well as folded blankets are recommend
The beginning of this class offers continuous movement and flowing transitions, creating a sense of moving meditation. With an emphasis on lengthy stretching at the end and a restorative savasana, this brisk-paced class will leave you feeling both energized and relaxed.
A fusion of gentle all-levels yoga, Pilates mat and restorative poses. We'll start the class with gentle warming stretches and then progress to a standing flow of yoga poses designed to strengthen the body. Through pilates inspired exercises on the floor, we'll work on core strength and then progress into supported poses designed to relax the mind and stretch tight muscles. We'll end class in a
The class will be a mixture of Yang Hsu tai chi and qi gong. This tai chi style is made up of 108 postures & we'll learn a few during each class and repeat them again at the next one, giving us time to perfect and learn. You’ll move non-stop through each posture for several minutes. Qi gong is wide ranging. Forms can be stationary or moving. There can be a single form or several forms practiced together. Requires comfortable soft soled shoes.
Looking to learn Belly Dance? Join our 3-week class where you'll learn fun and easy movements. This is a non-stop workout for the whole body! No special attire or equipment is needed, and hip scarfs are provided for in-studio use. Come dance with us! NEW STUDENTS $5 FOR YOUR FIRST CLASS-$49 1ST MONTH UNLIMITED CLASS PASS. Visit our new student offers page by clicking HERE
A warm-up followed by a series of exercises designed to improve stability and sculpt your abs. Then we’ll dive into the MMA inspired section & sweat it out with punches, kicks & knee strikes, another round of core and cardio. The workout then shifts to the step/riser, a 2 minute knockout round,& a cooldown, allowing your body to recover with static stretches and deep breathing!
Settle into stillness with this relaxing class designed to support rest, release, & renewal. We’ll begin with gentle flowing movements to help transition out of your day and into your body, calming the mind & preparing the nervous system for deeper relaxation. From there, we’ll move into a series of long-held, fully supported poses using props like bolsters, blankets, and blocks. These passive stretches are designed to open the body gently & gradually while encouraging a sense of ease & balance.
A standing, self-paced stretch and warmup, followed by walking at varying speeds to get your heart pumping. Perform optional arm exercises while walking/jogging/running for added whole-body benefit. We'll end with some standing yoga poses for core strength and then move into seated stretches in a chair, on a ball, or on the floor.
A little cardio, a little yoga, a little self-paced HIIT. Plenty of stretching before and after HIIT sections, which are self-paced. Move slower or faster according to your goals for the practice. Ends with stretching and breathing exercises for a yoga-inspired workout that'll make you sweat!
Cardio Kickboxing
with Cari
Wednesdays in March from 5:30 - 6:15 PM
(no class 3/18)
Get ready to throw some punches without anyone actually getting punched in our No Contact Cardio Kickboxing class! It's like a dance party, but with more sweat and fewer dance moves. Perfect for fitness levels, this low-impact, self-paced workout lets you kick those calories to the curb while your personal space intact. So put on your game face and join the fun—no gloves required, just a sense of humor!
*Weighted gloves recommended but not required. Available at the studio for $10.
Vibroacoustic Healing Sessions
VIBROACOUSTIC SESSIONS
IN MARCH
Tuning into this frequency is thought to facilitate the opening, unblocking, and harmonization of the heart, enhancing feelings of empathy, kindness and emotional healing.
Available for 11-, 22- 33- or 44-minute sessions
11-minute session $15
22-minute session $25
33-minute session $35
44-minute session $45
ADD ON A SHOULDER & NECK MASSAGE!
Looking for a bit of focused attention to soothe sore neck and shoulder tension? Add a 10 or 20-minute neck and shoulder massage onto your VAT treatment! You'll remain fully dressed (tee shirts or other non-collared shirts preferred) and we'll use non-scented oil before beginning your vibroacoustic treatment portion of your session.
10-minutes- $20
20-minutes- $30
You'll be directed to Alamance Therapeutic Massage's website and booking software, Vagaro.
PLEASE CHECK THE CALENDAR FOR THE MOST CURRENT SCHEDULE. CLASSES MAY CHANGE FROM WHAT IS OUTLINED ABOVE TO ACCOMMODATE THE NEEDS OF OUR STUDENTS AND TEACHERS.