Class Details
Our session classes are arranged to have a progressive series of postures. Students welcome to start at any time.
Our studio is heated to about 75° in the winter and cooled to a range of 73° to 77° in the summer. While this is not a 'hot yoga' studio, you will generate internal warmth from the 'yogic' breath, pranic energy movement and the practice of postures. Our classes and workshops are a balance of the physical practice while integrating aspects of the whole yoga experience for the mind, body and spirit.

YOGA PRIMARY is for individuals without prior yoga experience or beginners who would like a detailed refresher class. A beginning level class suitable for all ages and fitness. This is a 6 week class series that builds students confidence and prepares them for our Yoga I Fundamentals. $88.00 class registration fee and to reserve students place. Requires 4 students to run the course. Visit our question and answers to learn more about being a new student. Registration required for this class.

YOGA PRIMARY LITE is a brief version of our 6 week series. Good for students who are seeking to begin learning yoga, but don't know if yoga is right for them. This is also a good introduction for anyone who's schedule limits a 6 week commitment. $50.00 class registration fee.

YOGA I FUNDAMENTALS introduces new and continuing students to principles of alignment and breathwork, primary poses, variations and yoga basics, including use of props. Emphasis will be on standing poses and opening the shoulders, as well as improving leg and back strength. Variations are practiced teaching body awareness and movement limits. Students may enjoy taking Yoga I over several sessions. [Formerly called Foundations] Visit our question and answers to learn more about being a beginning student. On-going classes varying from 4 week, 6 week, or 8 week intervals of class lessons. Join anytime.

YOGA II TRANSITIONS is for continuing students who have accomplished Yoga I Fundamentals or who have prior Yoga experience. Emphasis will be on refining basic standing poses while building endurance and strength as well as introducing Yoga II poses, flow and variations. This class welcomes students who have studied diverse styles of Yoga. However, Yoga II is NOT suitable for those without previous Yoga training. On-going classes varying from 4 week, 6 week, or 8 week intervals of lessons/postures. Join anytime. return to top

YOGA II/III EXPLORATIONS is designed for the yoga practitioner with at least 6 months experience with Yoga II classes or equivalent. Deeper breath work, flow and holding poses longer to extend and bring about each students range of exploration within their own body/mind connection. On-going classes varying from 4 week, 6 week, or 8 week intervals of lessons/postures. Join anytime. return to top

ENERGY YOGA II/III is for students with at least 9 months or more of yoga experience. This class is addresses the physical body building strength and increasing flexibility and at the same time this class builds our awareness of yoga to include the energetic body. On-going classes varying from 4 week, 6 week, or 8 week intervals of lessons/postures. Join anytime. return to top

RESTORATIVE YOGA I focuses on the restorative and renewing nature of yoga. Students will increase freedom of movement, extension in the joints and range of motion. Modifications of postures are demonstrated as they are needed. The class is also appropriate for seniors and anyone who has particular health issues or limitations. Join anytime. return to top

PREGNANCY YOGA is a gentle and flowing class for pregnant women. We focus on postures that support, tone, and strengthen the pregnant body. We will also work on abdominal and pelvic floor toning, and breathing techniques to aid in the labor and birth experience. This class helps to foster supportive relationships between expected and experienced mothers. Prenatal yoga is appropriate for women new to yoga and experienced students. Registration of minimum 3 students required for this class. Join anytime. return to top

VINYASA FLOW YOGA II/III is for those who have been practicing for at least 1 year and are familiar with basic yoga poses. The breath is used as a guide for the practice as well as to heat the body. Poses flow together and are held for varying lengths of time. New sequences are introduced each session that incorporate strength building and flexibility. Your mind, body and spirit will be encouraged, challenged and students are directed with compassion to follow their own path of progress. On-going classes varying from 4 week, 6 week, or 8 week intervals of lessons/postures. Join anytime. return to top

AWARENESS THROUGH MOVEMENT® is a class for anyone who wants to move better, whether in yoga class or in everyday life. Used by a broad range of people, from professional dancers and actors to those with balance challenges, Awareness Through Movement can address this broad spectrum of needs by virtue of its focus: learning, or refining, how one moves. Yoga students often find that after an Awareness Through Movement lesson asanas can be done with less struggle and greater ease. In addition students often discover that they have greater range of motion, and greater flexibility in previously stubborn areas. The lesson consists of a series of small, gentle movements done lying on the floor, during which the teacher brings specific focus to the parts of the body involved. In the process of bringing attention to the details of each action, the student can learn how to eliminate unnecessary movement, avoid pain and transform intention into action in such a way to make “the impossible, possible; the possible, easy; and the easy, elegant.” (Moshe Feldenkrais D.Sc.)

Thai Yoga Therapy
by appointment only
with Helen Resop RYT, PYT
The healing art of Thai Yoga Massage is an ancient and sacred system of healing with roots in Yoga, Ayurvedic Medicine and Buddhist spiritual practice. It is a unique and powerful system of Yoga Therapy, which combines rhythmic massage, acu-pressure, asanas (Yogic stretching exercises), gentle twisting, energy work and meditation. Thai Yoga Massage stimulates and balances the flow of healing energy within the body, opening the areas which are blocked bringing the person deeper into balance and harmony for health, happiness and wellness of being. This system creates a powerful release of stress and tension, an increase in vitality and well-being and it deepens the connection between mind, body and spirit in both the giver and receiver.

This work is a living expression of compassion, loving kindness and healing. Contact Helen for more details and to schedule your appointments.

Gift Certificates Available for Thai Yoga Therapy.

PRIVATE CLASSES are available for the individual or groups of 2 to 15 for 90 minute sessions. All levels of ability. A great gift idea! Schedules time vary, call the studio, 410-857-0890, for more information or E-mail our director.
$13 per person for groups of 7 to 15.
$15 per person for groups of 3 to 6 students.
$65 for individual private instruction (90 minute).
$95 for 2 students private instruction. (or $85 for an hour)
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RISE AND SHINE YOGA I/II is for all levels of ability, beginner to intermediate. Gently guided morning practice for every part of the body, stretching and toning the muscles and joints, the spine and entire skeletal system. Varying intensity with focused breathing to leave you feeling strong, calm and refreshed. By releasing physical stiffness and mental tension in the morning, you'll liberate vast resources of energy to start your day off great. Registration required for this class and will not run in the summer.  return to top

YOGA SUTRA Discussion Group welcomes students of any level - no yoga experience needed. This is an informal, relaxed and safe setting to read the Yoga Sutras. We'll have a conversation about how these ancient verses apply to us in today's world, as we each attempt, in the midst of all the craziness, to find our way back to what yoga calls our 'True Nature'. If you have a desire to understand yoga and yourself a little better, as well as explore how each of us can apply these ancient teachings in our lives.

Yoga Asana (postures) practice, as we know it, is a relatively new addition to the broader philosophy of yoga. The Yoga Sutras are brief verses, written about 2,000 years ago, that condense the more all-encompassing yoga philosophy.

This donation based group, with $5.00 suggested donation for each meeting. This gathering is offered one Friday a month at 7:00 to 8:15 pm. Join us at any time during the session. You will need to register or notify the instructor at , that you wish to attend prior to meeting or if you have any questions. You will need the book 'The Yoga Sutras of Patanjali', translation and commentary by Sri Swami Satchidananda, Integral Yoga Publications. Copies will be available at the studio for purchase or order online. Amazon.com or Half.com
Join anytime. All are welcome.