Class Descriptions
NEW TO YOGA?
YOGA 101
for High School Students 
Prana Yoga Center offers "YOGA 101" as off-campus activity for PE credit
for sophomore, junior and senior students from The Bishop's School. Classes
meet three times per week after school throughout the trimester.
NOTE: Students from other schools can also participate in this class,
but pre-registration is required.
Community Class
(Tuesdays 8:00-9:00pm):
All Levels Vinyasa Flow class taught by certified Yoga instructors through
the PYC Teacher Training Program.
No fee, donations welcome.
Kundalini Yoga: Pranayama & Meditation
Kundalini Yoga is the science of charging and strengthening
the radiance of the electro-magnetic field we emanate (aura), expanding
our awareness, life energy and the ability to project our true Self out
into the world. In this gentle class we syncronize posture, intention,
breath and movement to energize and cleanse all major organ systrems and
muscle groups, bringing levels of awareness to body and mind and gaining
clarity. Special focus on pranayama (breathing techniques) and meditation.
Sunrise Yoga
Awaken your senses and start the day with ‘sun salutations’ and a flowing
series of asanas.
Vinyasa Flow
Stretch and strengthen your body in this dynamic, high energy class through
a flowing sequence of asanas that are connected by the breath to liberate
prana. The focus of this class is on integrating breath and movement,
awareness and alignment, and strength and flexibility.
Introduction to Vinyasa Flow: Flow style class ideal for beginning and intermediate students who would like to master the fundamentals of yoga through thorough instruction, focus on alignment, variations in poses and synchronized breathing.
Anusara-Inspired Flow
Anusara Yoga's Universal Principles of Alignment are taught in
this life-affirming Yoga which enhances the student's ability to understand
and advance their Yoga process. Founded by John Friend in 1997, Anusara
(meaning “flowing with Grace,” “going with the flow,” and “following your
heart) Yoga® is a powerful hatha yoga system that unifies a Tantric philosophy
of intrinsic Goodness with Universal Principles of Alignment.™
Hatha Yoga
An integrated sequence of physical postures, deep relaxation, pranayama
(breath control) and meditation that will help you develop strength, balance,
flexibility and increase concentration through body-breath-mind awareness.
Great class for beginning and experienced students.
Postnatal Yoga: Mommy & Me
S tretch and relax your body together with your baby! This class includes
postnatal Yoga poses to strengthen and realign, consciously breath and
relax, fun poses together with your baby, as well as infant massage. A
wonderful way to bond with your baby and other new moms. Yoga with your
baby contributes to your physical and mental well being ...and babies
love it, too!
Pre-Natal Yoga
Move, stretch and strengthen your ever-changing pregnant body in a nurturing
and safe environment to relieve aches and pains, release physical tension
and create more flexibility. Breathing exercises and meditation will help
you relax and prepare your body, mind and spirit for birth and motherhood.
Yin Yoga
This class in the Yin style/Taoist Yoga tradition focuses more on the
feminine elements in Yoga and supplements the more vigorous (and
Yang-oriented) style of Vinyasa Yoga. Go deeper by holding the poses longer,
yet relax your muscles, and gently stretch and rehabilitate the connective
tissue around your muscles. This slow, deep stretch class will open your
practice to new levels of flexibility in a tranquil setting. Everybody
is welcome - beginners through advanced.
Levels
Our classes and workshops focus on integrating breath with movement, developing awareness and alignment, and increasing strength and flexibility. The awakening of the mind-body connection allows for the release of stress and experience of deep relaxation.
- Level 1-2: Beginning and intermediate students.
- Level 2-3: Intermediate/advanced
- All Levels: Classes are suitable for all levels of students
with variation
in poses.