YOGA IN BROOKS

OUR STORY

Yoga translates as "to yoke" or "unite". Yoga unites the body, mind, and spirit. Yoga in Brooks teaches a natural unification of these three aspects, believing that the physical body asana practice will lead to a connection with the mind and spirit. The instructors allows each student to "blossom" into their own yogic path. Yoga in Brooks teaches to all experience levels, ages, and health, while expressing the importance of each individual working at their own pace within the limits of their own body. Scheduled online, with ZOOM,  and two live classes, private instruction, workshops and corporate yoga are available at Yoga in Brooks.

CLASS DESCRIPTIONS

Aging Gracefully

You’re only as young as you feel and yoga is one of the best forms of exercise that can be practiced at all stages of life. This yoga class is great for people with limitations or injuries, seniors, or any yoga practitioners who wish to increase joint mobility, breath and body awareness, balance, strength, and vitality. In this class, the practice will be offered on your mat or using a chair to accommodate your abilities. There will be variations provided for the postures so that it is inclusive to all, allowing you to work at your own pace and ability. You’re never too old…and it’s never too late! You will be amazed at what you can do!

Core Cardio Flow

This power yoga class adds an aerobic component to postures, increasing breath, lung capacity, and respiration awareness. Accessible for all levels of practice.

Feel Good Flow

A calming, stress-relieving yoga class to open, stretch, and strengthen the body. Emphasis is on building awareness of the breath and the body. The yoga postures are practiced with attention to alignment and detail for greater stability and balance. This yoga class is suitable those who would like to increase their focus, strength, and body awareness.

Hatha Yoga

In this yoga class our focus will be on detoxifying the body through movement (yoga poses), and increasing balance, strength, and flexibility.  The traditional practice of yoga encourages calming of the mind and nervous system to enhance our focus and concentration. All are welcome with variations offered to accommodate all abilities.

Stability, Mobility, Flexibility Flow

Develop stability in the sacral complex with core work, move the joints to increase range of motion, stretch muscles and fascia to gain flexibility.

The Spinal Revolution

This gentle class will focus on the health & mobility of the spine. We will delve into the importance of stability, flexibility & strength and investigate the impairments the spine is subject to.

Strength & Core

A core based class that has the body working hard to strengthen and condition the muscles and joints. Dynamic movement and static holds to bring the body into balance. Have a water bottle handy to rehydrate.

Qigong

Qi=life energy, breath, the essence of life. Gong=means work or skill that is cultivated through steady practice. Qigong=gentle form of exercise to heal, remove blockages and strengthen the body.

Relax & Restore

Restorative Yoga/Yin Yoga is a profoundly healing form of yoga that is quickly gaining popularity.  This mindful practice is self-nurturing, allowing time and space to deeply restore and heal from daily stress. This practice can also help to dismantle chronic tension patterns, improve immune function, and bring the body and mind back to their original state of balance. Everyone is welcome!

Vinyasa Flow

Expect movement, not just stretching. Vinyasa Flow Yoga is a diverse series of smooth moving poses united with the breath. Yoga helps to expel toxins. It re-energizes your body and relaxes your mind. Come strengthen and tone your muscles.

Bone Builder

With the aging process, we start to lose bone density and bone strength creating weak, porous bones. Weight-bearing and muscle-strengthening exercises stress the bones stimulating extra storage of calcium and activating bone-forming cells. This class will incorporate hand weights (2 to 10 lbs) into yoga postures to increase the push and pull of muscle on bone, simultaneously strengthening both muscle and bone.

Weekend Recovery

The weekend is almost over, time to recover. A restorative class that will put you in a positive headspace for the upcoming Monday morning and give you a fantastic night's sleep.

Et Tu, Gluteus?

Let's get our bottoms toned and make our powerful muscles work! This class will mainly focus on three muscles: Gluteus Maximus, Medius, & Minimus and the movements they create in the body. Prepare to work, move with the flow, and feel the results.

Barre Fitness

A combination of Ballet, Yoga, Pilates and some Qigong energy flowing warm-ups, this class will elevate the heart rate, strengthen the muscles and connect you to the movements of your body.

REGISTRATION

How our registration works:

 

  • four sessions a year, Spring, Summer, Fall, and Winter

 

  • registration for a full session is the most economical way to enjoy yoga plus it gives you routine and commitment to yourself and your body

 

  • if you miss a registered class, you can make up that class at anytime or you can pre-attend a class if you know you are going to miss in the future but all missed classes must be made up before the end of the session

 

  • drop in attendance is available

 

  • all payments are made via etransfer or cheque and square payment for Merrilee's classes only shelleylrosland@gmail.com & merrileedfalkenberg@gmail.com

     

 

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