Start the season off right getting into a groove with Vinyasa Flow with Jose Fridays 9:00 - 10:00 am.  There will be no class December 26th, but classes will resume in January.  For yoga this month we have also a Heart Chakra Vinyasa class and Sound Healing from  Gaëlle,  We hope you'll come out for the special events that Raquel has organized with César and Diego to close out the year in an intentional way aligned with love, gratitude, and an open heart for the new year to come.  We'll be making music and dancing at a free community gathering Bonfire Jam on the beach to tap into the energies of the full moon, and we welcome you to take part in two powerful ceremonies.  César will share wisdom from the Andean tradition in an Eagle & Condor Harmonization Ceremony, and Raquel will guide the New Year Soul Celebration to bring forth our inner visions.  Diego will immerse us in healing sound vibrations at the close of each ceremony to help integrate the energetic shifts we experience.

For anyone who needs a break from being in the mind, this Vinyasa Flow practice will bring you back into the body and restore a better mind-body balance.  We begin with a meditation to center ourselves in the space, leaving behind thoughts of our experiences before class or what’s to come after.  By observing the breath we become aware of the physical body, mental body, and emotional body.  After dedicating this time in stillness to return fully to ourselves, we continue our meditation in dynamic movement.  We will focus on grounding into the earth’s energy to support us in moving freely, finding our own flow, and feeling how we can experience relaxation in movement.  The postures and sequences draw on the long tradition of Hatha Yoga and combine contemporary elements of Vinyasa Flow.  To close our practice we return to stillness allowing our bodies to integrate our experience with deep relaxation in Savasana.

This Yin Yoga class invites us to take a pause from our active daily lives, to slow down and make each movement deliberate, paying attention to what we notice in our bodies and minds.  Turning our focus inward, our movements become a meditation, our engaged awareness allowing greater depth in our practice.  Jose creates an intentional space to support us to step out of our usual rhythm and surrender into a different flow.  Yin Yoga can benefit everyone; it offers a special sort of medicine to calm stress and anxieties, and complements more intense athletics, building strength in the deep and connective tissues.  In this class Jose offers occasional hands-on adjustments; communicate if you’d prefer not to receive them.  No props are necessary; bring your mat and water. 

​We’ve got a couple great events lined up this month.  On the 15th Vanessa will be delving into yoga philosophy paired with practice opening the hips as we undertake inversions, and on the 23rd Jose is hosting a sound bath to nourish the brain and body with peaceful vibrations during the inward energies of the new moon.  Jose will keep up his regular Friday morning Vinyasa classes, and he’s added a couple Yin Yoga classes on Wednesdays the 12th and 26th.  We hope to see you in the shala this month for practice, peace, and connection. 

​For anyone who needs a break from being in the mind, this Vinyasa Flow practice will bring you back into the body and restore a better mind-body balance.  We begin with a meditation to center ourselves in the space, leaving behind thoughts of our experiences before class or what’s to come after.  By observing the breath we become aware of the physical body, mental body, and emotional body.  After dedicating this time in stillness to return fully to ourselves, we continue our meditation in dynamic movement.  We will focus on grounding into the earth’s energy to support us in moving freely, finding our own flow, and feeling how we can experience relaxation in movement.  The postures and sequences draw on the long tradition of Hatha Yoga and combine contemporary elements of Vinyasa Flow.  To close our practice we return to stillness allowing our bodies to integrate our experience with deep relaxation in Savasana.

For anyone who needs a break from being in the mind, this Vinyasa Flow practice will bring you back into the body and restore a better mind-body balance.  We begin with a meditation to center ourselves in the space, leaving behind thoughts of our experiences before class or what’s to come after.  By observing the breath we become aware of the physical body, mental body, and emotional body.  After dedicating this time in stillness to return fully to ourselves, we continue our meditation in dynamic movement.  We will focus on grounding into the earth’s energy to support us in moving freely, finding our own flow, and feeling how we can experience relaxation in movement.  The postures and sequences draw on the long tradition of Hatha Yoga and combine contemporary elements of Vinyasa Flow.  To close our practice we return to stillness allowing our bodies to integrate our experience with deep relaxation in Savasana.

A big thank you to the teachers and students who came together for practice at the shala this season; we appreciate all of you.  We are closing our doors for the time being but hope to open again in August.  Thank you Taylor, Neal, Jose, and Claire for sharing your offerings, and thank you to the students who participated and brought in great energy. We hope you’ll join us again in a few months.

​Find your flow in this one-hour “Yang to Yin” Vinyasa class that incorporates both power and ease, like water, strong and soft.  Designed for all levels of practitioner to connect with their inner wisdom and outward grace, and to hone awareness around what’s best for the body, this class provides a great opportunity for students beginning their practice to build confidence and broaden understanding around the essential elements of Vinyasa Yoga.  Given that core strength is a fundamental building block, expect some core-work sequences to develop that foundation, but know that Taylor prioritizes guiding students safely with modifications to dial intensity up or down.  Discover how postures may be modified and sequences might progress to build a feeling of familiarity and fluidity in this supportive environment.