In Harmony: Get to Know Our Current Classes
About Cardio Kickbox
(Thursday @ 6-6:45pm)
If you’re looking to get your heart rate up while building strength and stamina, this is the class for you. No prior kickbox experience necessary as this beginner-friendly class will keep you moving with classic boxing combinations, controlled kicks, strengthening with light weights, and toning.
Each class features different combinations and workouts with modifications available, depending what an individual needs. Class lasts 45 minutes and includes warm up and cool down.
About Strengthen & Condition
(Wednesday @ 6:30-7:30pm)
Don’t let the name scare you. Strengthen & Condition is for all fitness levels, even first-timers. This class features a workout that cycles through timed station circuits that target different muscle groups. This means each person can move at their own pace at their own station before rotating with the group to the next. There’s no competition or race.
This class offers a range of conditioning varieties and provides a fun and engaging environment. It’s also an excellent option for anyone looking to increase strength, stamina, and metabolism. It’s shown to: Improve muscular endurance; Increase strength and muscle growth; Improve heart health; and may improve mood.
About Stretch & Breathe
(Mon / Wed / Fri @ 9-10am | Tues @ 6-7pm)
Stretch & Breathe is an excellent class if you’re new to yoga or experienced. In this class the focus is on moving your body slowly and deliberately into different poses that challenge strength and flexibility, while at the same time focusing on relaxation and mindfulness. Modifications are available depending on ability.
This type of practice has been shown to have a wide variety of benefits, including: Stress reduction, reducing depression symptoms, muscle and joint flexibility, and core strength, among others.
About Gentle Yoga
(Thurs @ 7:15-8:15pm)
Gentle yoga is designed to relax, restore, and rejuvenate the body, mind, and spirit. This makes it a perfect class for beginners, experienced yogis, and anyone needing a pause from an everyday busy life.
Gentle, or Restorative Yoga, is the practice of holding positions for longer than in conventional yoga. By doing so, this yoga style activates the parasympathetic nervous system which controls the body’s ability to relax, which carries tremendous impact when under stress. Restorative yoga focuses on “restoring” harmony back to the parasympathetic nervous system which then helps the body relax so the brain and body can recharge and heal.
This class features six to eight poses (typically laying down) that are gentle and for all levels of practitioner. We’ll be using props (blankets, blocks, pillows) to allow the body to feel fully supported to relax even deeper into poses designed to release muscle tension through gentle stretching, while quieting the busy mind, and calming the breath.
About Vinyasa Flow Yoga I
(Mon @ 6-7pm)
Unlike Hatha Yoga, which focuses one pose at a time, often with rest in between, Vinyasa Flow Yoga is more active in nature and characterized by postures strung together in a “flow” from one to another, seamlessly, using a “breath-synchronized” practice. The breath acts as an anchor as you move from one pose to the next. Vinyasa practice generates heat and can add a cardiovascular component not always present in other forms of practice.
At its core, Vinyasa is about creating harmony, balance and fluidity. The term Vinyasa means “to place in a special way,” or more specifically, during this mindful practice one is not mindlessly throwing their body around (or being detached) but bringing purpose and focus to each movement, in each moment, with each breath.
Research shows that vinyasa yoga helps build and maintain strong bones, muscles and connective tissue; build necessary strength in the core and upper body which enhances posture; helps maintain a higher metabolism; improves heart health; lowers blood sugar and cholesterol levels; helps reduce stress and anxiety; and can help improve sleep.