YOGA

Be prepared to gain all these benefits from a yoga practice:

Flexibility: stretching will help your body become more flexible, bringing greater range of motion to muscles and joints, and greater flexibility to the back and shoulders. Nia dancer with hand over heart

Strength: from supporting the weight of your own body and also deliberately moving in and out of poses.

Mental Calmness: focusing on what your body is doing has the effect of bringing a calmness to the mind. Yoga also introduces you to meditation techniques, such as watching how you breathe and disengagement from your thoughts, which help calm the mind.

Pain Prevention: increasing flexibility and strength can help prevent the causes of some types of back pain. Tightness, spinal compression, and alignment are addressed in class.

Better Breathing: focusing the attention on the breath and learning how to better use our lungs, we can even clear the nasal passages and calm the central nervous system.

Stress Reduction: from exercising and learning to control the breath, clearing the mind, and relaxing the body.

Body Awareness: making small, subtle movements to improve your alignment will, over time, increase your level of comfort in your own body. This can lead to improved posture and greater self-confidence. from: http://yoga.about.com/od/beginningyoga/a/benefits.htm


Teacher, Kelley Amrein began her study of Yoga in 2004 when her family moved to Bangalore , India . Kelley trained with Masterji M.S. Viswanath at the Foundation of Panthanjala Yoga Kendra in Bangalore , where she earned her first teaching certificate, gaining the status of Yoga Shikshak. Her studies with Masterji included Yoga Philosophy, Methodology of teaching, Anatomy, Pranayama and Mantra, with a total of 270 training hours completed. After returning to the United States , Kelley pursued a further Yoga certification from the Aura Wellness Center in Attleboro , MA . Kelley received her Hatha Yoga Teachers Diploma, achieving High Honors and earning the title of Certified Yoga Teacher, with 240 hours of training completed.


Hatha Yoga: an accessible class moving at a moderate pace, introducing traditional and innovative yoga concepts in a format that is clear, fun, and easy to understand. We will move through postures using subtle pulsations that help the body release and strengthen organically. We cater to the needs of students at all levels of ability. We firmly believe that anyone can practice Yoga and encourage students to work with their bodies in a gentle manner, using breathing, asanas, and meditation to open the body, heart, and mind.

Class Guidelines:

Please try to come a little early (5-10 min). Give yourself time for a few cleansing breathes, a moment of meditation, or time to decompress from the day.
If you arrive just as class is beginning, enter quietly.
Bring your own yoga mat to class for hygienic and energetic reasons. Rental Mats are free on your first visit; after that the fee is $1.00 per use. We will clean the mat for you!
Tell your instructor about any injuries or special health conditions before class. This will help your instructor make suggestions and modifications to aid your practice.
Remove shoes after entering to keep our floors clean for others.
Please refrain from wearing perfumes or fragrances as some people are allergic to strong odors.
Thank you!