CLASS DESCRIPTIONS
Hatha Yoga & Meditation
A traditional Hatha Yoga practice including Asana, Pranayama and Meditation. Each class will work with a combination of dynamic and static Asanas, often infused with targeted breath-work to stabilize the mind, increase vitality and tap into the hidden power that exists within all of us. All classes will culminate in seated Meditation, which is considered the most important aspect of every Yoga practice.
Restorative Hatha
A fusion of Restorative Asanas and nurturing breath-work supported by the healing vibrations of 432Hz. This is a slow, nourishing practice to bring you back home to yourself.
Yin Yoga
A slow-paced practice incorporating longer, deeper holds and an invitation to explore the contents of the mind. Yin works with the energy-lines found within the fascia and often involves props for increased stability and support.
Yoga Nidra
A powerful yet effortless form of Meditation done lying down, referred to as ‘Yogic Sleep’, where a deep state of awareness and rest is accessed beyond the body and thinking mind.
Kirtan
An opportunity to come together, connect and chant! Kirtan is a form of Bhakti Yoga, or devotional practice where we use music and our collective voices to praise the Divine and give thanks for this amazing life.
Kung Fu [Wing Chun]
Wing Chun Kung Fu is a traditional martial art from South China. Wing Chun teaches efficient use of power, speed, timing, sensitivity and positioning. It is a close-range martial art that uses hand strikes, low kicks, hand traps and throws. Wing Chun Kung Fu also focuses on internal training methods such as the cultivation of energy-sensitivity, energy gathering and energy directing techniques, as well as techniques to unify mind, body and spirit.
Qi Gong [Yan Shou Gong]
Yan Shou Gong is an Authentic Qi Gong practice traditionally taught to only the most senior monks in the Southern Shaolin Temple. Each of the Yan Shou Gong sets condense the best practices of the Qi Gong arts, making them easy to learn, quick to practice and efficient in regard to producing real internal energetic results. Yan Shou Gong teaches the practitioner the subtle skills of Grounding, Rooting and Centering, plus energy sensitivity skills, which are powerful tools to relieve stress, anxiety, low energy, poor health and depression.
Tai Chi Chuan
Tai Chi Chuan was originally developed as a highly effective martial art, but it also functions as a gentle exercise practice for those with physical limitations, plus a body/mind system with meditative qualities that moves us towards self-mastery.