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Based on the principles and exercises of STOTT Pilates, this mind-body workout will focus on optimal musculoskeltal performance, while increasing your strength, flexibility and endurance. Pilates is a series of controlled flowing movements that engages the body and mind, leaving you feeling energized, stronger and more flexible. By concentrating on core stabilization you can expect improved strength, posture, balance and sports performance -- all while reducing muscle tightness and pain. Pilates offers a dynamic way to stretch, strengthen and streamline your body!
This class is appropriate for someone new to Pilates as well as those recovering from an injury. It will also accommodate students with Pilates experience by adding modifications to challenge you at your individual level. Each class will provide extra time for learning the fundamentals of the Pilates principles. All the exercises are safe for joints and ligaments, and work specifically to develop the muscles that support them.
Enhance your Pilates experience and really take your practice to the next level by signing up for a private session. OR get a group of 2+ friends together for a class that works with your schedule.
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Detox yoga is a set of unique postures that deeply detoxifies and revitalizes every system throughout the body. A variation of the population yoga style referred to as Hot or Bikram yoga. The class experience is enhanced through relaxing music and a warm humid room that facilitates the detox process of the body. This practice builds a perfect foundation of strength, balance and flexibility while calming the mind and creating internal unity of mind and body. The same series of postures is practiced in the same manner each yoga class which allows for a deep meditation in movement and allows the body to focus on each posture as your practice progresses. The class is appropriate for those new to yoga and the most advanced yogis.
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This class, led by Pam, will be structured to accommodate beginners and those coming back to yoga after an extended period of time as well as continuing students. Review of the proper alignment for asanas and incorporating more advanced poses too. A class challenging for your mind and body. Join us and feel the support and balance a yoga practice can bring to your life!
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Join Cara for a class open to all levels, Gentle Yoga is great for people wishing to ease into Yoga and fo those who wish to compliment a more active practice with this slower paced class. Great for people recovering from illness, injury or surgery; or anyone who simply wants a relaxing, rejuvenating class. Fundamental asanas (poses) and pranayama (breathing) techniques will be explored in a mindful fashion. Asanas will be modified for all abilities.
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Join Neely for this energizing and fun class for students with an existing basic knowledge of yoga movement and alignment. We will be integrating Pilates core concepts and the use of light handweights. The goal of this class is to improve strength, flexibility and inner harmony.
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This class invites mothers, daughters, women of all ages, stages and abilities to explore the cycles of our minds, bodies, and spirits. Utilizing women-focused asanas, pranayama, journal writing, and discussion we will tap into our bodies' innate wisdom and align with the cycle of the moon. Asanas especially healing to the first and second chakras will be explored and modified for each individual.
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Join Robin on Wednesdays for this breath class! We will explore re-discovering our essential breath- as we move through breathing exercises, asana, chanting and meditation. Learn breathwork for healing body, mind and spirit. Center and prepare for whatever comes your way by finding that peaceful, even flow that we are designed for, but so easily forget. This is a beginning class.
"When you were born, your whole body breathed. Every cell quivered with the vitality of the breath. Every nerve was energized by it, every blood cell carried it and every moment took as its meter the phrasing of your breath. Every bone, muscle and organ moved with every breath. Today, most of us have forgotten what it feels like to breathe fully and wholly with the vitality of the newborn infant. We have forgotten this, but we have not lost it. In reclaiming the fullness of our breathing, we also reclaim many other dimensions of our lives." — Donna Farhi, The Breathing Book
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An energizing and athletic practice that uses Sun Salutations, deep rhythmic breathing and a set sequence of asanas (poses) to build heat, stretch, strengthen, and detoxify the body and quiet the mind.
This class is for students practicing the Ashtanga Primary Series who wish to practice at their own pace and receive individual attention from the instructor, Jessica, with regards to each students individual needs.
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Learn the essentials of the Ashtanga Primary Series -- Surya Namaskara A and B, the bandhas, the ujjayi breath, the dristhis, and asanas.
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This class is more advanced than Intro to Ashtanga. A good class for the student who does not yet feel ready to join the full Primary Series class.
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Get smoothed out and reenergized at the end of your workday with this slow, hip-opening series, leading into a joyous and celebratory cardio workout. The YIN lubricates your joints and the YANG strengthens your muscles. Saturate your Self with flexibility, grace and gratefulness. Amen!
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For those new to yoga, those who have taken a hiatus from their practice, or those wishing to deepen the foundation of their current practice. This class will provide a strong foundation for your physical yoga practice through detailed asana (pose) alignment, as well as an introduction to a variety of asanas--exploring balance, forward folds, backbends, twists and mild inversions. This class will also offer an introduction to pranayama (the breath), and the philosophy of yoga according to Patanjali's Yoga Sutras. Modifications and props will be offered as well as challenges so that each student may experience and embrace their personal edge.
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Experience the renewal of spirit and body as you welcome the day with this flowing, vinyasa practice, led by Jenny Lintvedt. Early Riser Yoga will invigorate you and prepare you for the day as you flow through sun salutations as well as other asanas. By incorporating rhythmic breathing with flowing movement you will find inner peace and a renewed energy.
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Experience the renewal of spirit and body as you take a break in your day with this flowing, vinyasa practice, led by Jenny Lintvedt. Lunchtime Yoga Flow will invigorate you and prepare you for the rest of your day as you flow through sun salutations as well as other asanas. By incorporating rhythmic breathing with flowing movement you will find inner peace and a renewed energy.
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Energy Yoga is a style of Iyengar yoga that includes asanas (poses), pranayama (breathing techniques), and meditations.
Energy Yoga transforms tension in the mind, body, and spirit to bring about relaxation and freedom.
Kari's yoga teachings emphasize the importance of creating flexibility, strength, and balance in the mind, body and spirit to become light and free. When we become free in movement, energy becomes unstuck and flows in the body leading to positive effects. Kari's classes are incredibly therapeutic and restorative. Her emphasis is on the alignment of bones, muscles and the neuromuscular system to bring about pain relief, increasing the bodies energy and undoing stress and tension.
(We encourage students to attend a series of yoga classes, as yoga requires practice to acquire an understanding of the asanas (poses) and increaseawareness,strength, flexibility, and balance.)
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Neely will faciliate this gentle class, leading women in stress-relieving yoga poses and guided meditation. Yoga can be fertile ground and today couples are using the practices of asana and conscious breathing to increase their chances of pregnancy by lowering stress levels, allowing the energy centered in the pelvis, the second chakra, to flow freely, and by opening up and softening the pelvic organs. Yoga is recommended not only for relaxation, but also to help establish a more loving connection with one's body. This gentle approach to yoga can also be a great accompaniment to traditional fertility treatments. Relax, enjoy, breathe and trust!
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Cara will facilitate this fun, active, busy time for Moms and babies to explore the benefits of yoga together. Not your traditional yoga class of structure, this is a social time for both mom and baby, as well as a gift of movement and breath. Doing yoga with your baby has been scientifically researched to foster trust and stimulate growth in babies. This contact can also bolster immune system function, circulation and calm nervousness. All of which are benficial to mom as well. Bringing a sense of peace and happiness to both mom and baby and an overall sense of well-being to your relationship. There will also be a SMALLTALK* representative presenting educational information for parents at each session. Come have fun and be a part of this support group of like-minded, intentional parents. This class is offered in conjunction with NMC and Munson Health Care's Health Education Institute. It is a 6 week course running September 18 - October 23. This cost for each 6 week session is $79.00.
Location: Sacred Space Yoga
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Come to class with a request and we will try to explore it. Start your weekend right with a vigorous and fun asana-filled class, ending in traditional Shivasana to allow the body to absorb the goodness of the postures at a cellular level.
Come prepared to smile and leave feeling great!
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Love is God and God is Love. There is nothing higher than love and Bhakti Yoga is a celebration of that love. Bahkti is devotion, it is love for love's sake. Just as a flower grows in the garden, so also gradually develop love in the garden of your heart. Join us Sunday mornings to share in devotional readings, practice asana and experience relaxation through meditation. Neely will facilitate.
Donation Only Ongoing each month
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One Saturday of each month, Sacred Space Yoga brings you an adventure suitable for children ages 4-12. Children are invited to Sacred Space Yoga studio for 1 1/2 hours of yoga fun, including games, art and music. Parents are welcome,but not required, to participate! Please sign up in advance for one or both of thees fun days.
$18per day/ $30 for both days Ongoing each month
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Neely will combine simple handweight exercises with basic Hatha yoga postures held in proper allignment, to bring you a fun class that will strengthen and inspire you. The goal of the class is to bring together awareness of the breath and allignment of the body while simultaneously working out with light handweights. You will experience a sense of both strength and length. "Yoga practiced with a little bit of weight skillfully added at the right place is the next natural evolution in mindfull exercise." — SherriBaptiste
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Cara will lead expectant mothers, at any stage of pregnancy, through Hatha yoga postures designed to aid the mother-in-waiting to find greater ease in her changing body. This gentle practice creates softness both inside and out, thus more room for baby to grow. The postures support the naturally occurring flexibility in the hips, and enhance release and essential openness as your body prepares for the birthing process. Prenatal Yoga will support your childbirth experience with a new-found trust in your body's wisdom with attention to breath,mindful focus and total relaxation. This is a 5 week course, offered in conjunction with NMC and Munson Health Care's Health Education Institute.
The cost of this class is $69.00 per 5 week session.
Location: Sacred Space Yoga
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Cara will lead expectant mothers , at any stage of pregnancy, through Hatha yoga postures designed to aid the mother-in-waiting to find greater ease in her changing body. This gentle practice creates softness both inside and out, thus more room for baby to grow. The postures support the naturally occurring flexibility in the hips, and enhance release and essential openness as your body prepares for the birthing process. Prenatal Yoga will support your childbirth experience with a new-found trust in your body's wisdom with attention to breath,mindful focus and total relaxation. We will focus on strengthening the core muscles with gentle pilates excercises, for abdominal toning and quicker post-partum recovery.
This class is $100 for an 8 week session.
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Neely will lead participants at any level in a class designed to teach you the basics of Pilates mat excercises and yoga muscle lengthening postures. Yoga and Pilates are the two leading forms of mind-body fitness taught in the West. Practiced with regularity, they can bring benefit to every aspect of daily life, from posture to mood, from a sense of physical well-being to an increased awareness of happiness and peace. Yoga-Pilates will integrate the best of both practices, combining the core strength that is the basis of Pilates with yin style Yoga poses designed to lubricate the joints, increasing mobility. You don't need to know either practice to take this class but if you are already a student of either Pilates or Yoga, you will find that one naturally complements and enhances the other. Guaranteed to put a smile on your face, join us for this fun, non-competitive class.
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Meditative Movement will bring to the community an opportunity to experience a new form of meditation, a healing path rooted in movement. Bringing spirit and flesh into unity thru dance and ecstatic movement. "We need to physicallly free the body, wake it up and get it back into motion and fluidity. As soon as that happens we start to feel, our emotional world is enlivened and we begin to deal with our fears, our angers, our sorrows, our joys." — Gabriel Roth
Facilitated by nurturing Sacred Space teachers in a low-lit room, the focus will be on the way the movement feels and not how it looks, moving beyond judgement of self and into acceptance. There is no charge for this class, but a' love offering' is appreciated. "In the stillpoint of the turning world there is the dance and only the dance." — T.S. Elliott
FREE Ongoing each month
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Carrie uses this class to combine many different styles of Yoga into an energizing and strengthening practice. Emphasis will also be put on posture and alignment. In this class, basic principles of Iyengar Yoga are utilized and fused into a Vinyasa(yoga flow)paced class. No prior experience is necessary, however beginning practitioners will be challenged by the faster pace and challenging poses. Benefits of the class include an energized mind and spirit, cardiovascular training, balance and flexibility improvements and most importantly restoring the body's natural balance and inner harmony.
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CAPOEIRA is traditional South American movement. Once deemed the national sport of Brazil, it is rooted in both martial arts and dance. CAPOEIRA is playful, incorporating rythmn, music, hand clapping and singing.
Philosophy
It may seem exotic or challenging, but it is simply a process; the best of the best are still learning. Our classes are appropriately structured in a way for you to take in the movements and lessons without getting overwhelmed. Although patience and persistence are key elements in your practice, it is very important to respect your limits and know when you reach them. Some people may learn more quickly than others, but the beauty is in your individual growth and interpretation of Capoeira, which you discover on your own.
Youth classes for ages 10-15 years old.
Learn more at www.capoeiraurbana.org
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Basic pranayama (breathwork) and concentration on four essential asanas (postures) will be the focus of this class, led by Robin. Once a basic knowledge of each is established variations on each posture, including Vinyasa (flow-style), will be introduced for those students who feel ready as well as new asanas for which these "essential four" are the foundation. This class will also be beneficial to experienced students who feel these postures have become routine and would like refresh them. Students will walk away with a basic understanding of these "essential four", which they can integrate into a simple but fulfilling home practice.
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You will learn the skills to unwind from stress anxiety & pain,unwind old injuries and traumas and free your self from repetitive pain syndromes.
Utilizing a variety of teachings primarily Hanna Somatic Re-education,guided imagery,breath.Somatic movement is for you if you want to to take back your body, experience freer and easier movement and feel better than you have in years.
You can eliminate stubborn pains and experience what it feels like to function well again.
Based primarily on the teachings of Angela Farmer www.angela-victor.com/ this yoga is about undoing rather than doing,
It is a feminine style aimed at learning to listen to your inner body -- your true teacher.
Learn how to turn off the thinking mind that wants to control the body
and turn on the listening heart for a more organic, intuitive experience.
Participants will come away with an understanding of how they might feel
a deeper ease and openness as a result of honoring the feminine in each of us......women & men.
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A waken and move the energy centers of your body as you develop greater understanding of the seven chakras and their relationship to the practice of yoga. A beginning practice of yoga will be helpful in this class that will include chanting, asana, pranayama and meditation techniques. Join us as we enhance our awareness of the peace and power that lie within!
Based on the latest book from “the first lady of Yoga”, Lilias Folan, join us for yoga to enhance the aging process. This gentle practice is great for beginners of any age or for those looking for a way to bring yoga into their daily lives. Learn more about the benefits of yoga to assist you in moving through the later stages of life with grace, ease, peace and acceptance.
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Restorative Yoga is a deeply restful practice where the practitioner is guided through meditations and thoughtful visualizations while the body is held and supported by bolsters, pillows and blankets. By resting deeply, the body engages its natural ability to health and rest. The effect is profoundly nurturing. This class is especially good for those with chronic illnesses, are healing from physical injuries, experiencing major life transitions or any yogi seeking stress relief.
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With a partner you will be able to expand and deepen your relationship with each other and yoga through support, breath and movement. Trust, strength and flexibility will be enhanced with the support of your partner. All levels are welcome to enjoy this fun creative experience. It's great for date night or come with a friend or family member.
This class takes place the 3rd Friday of each month.
$25 per couple, pre-registration is required.
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Jennifer Hayes, CMT - 231-392-3835
Kevin Rist, MMT - 231-881-7777
Michelle Kuffer, CMT - 231-409-3111
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Yamuna Body Rolling works the way a hands-on practitioner works -only using a ball. The ball replaces hands as it moves on muscles to stretch them, dislodge tension and discomfort, increase blood flow, and promote healing. Lying over the ball, you literally roll your body out almost like dough, stretching and elongating your muscles. The YBR routines follow specific sequences that match the body's own logic and order. Starting where each muscle begins, at its origin, you roll toward where it attaches to the point called its insertion.
The Yamuna Body Rolling practice has earned respect from chiropractors, physical therapists, Yoga instructors, Pilates and Gyrotonic instructors, massage therapists, bodyworkers, fitness instructors and dance teachers.
"The beauty of Yamuna Body Rolling is that it takes you from the origin of the muscle at the tendon, elongating the muscle while stimulating the bone and soft tissue. Working with the body's own gravity, the exercises ease movement in the muscles to the point of relaxation, offering one of the finest weight-bearing exercises, with the benefits of a deep self-massage."
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The Yoga of Golf is appropriate for any golfer or yogi seeking to demystify the game and enhance his/her practice. The 90 minute class will utilize asana (yoga postures) to enhance the golf swing through increased strength, flexibility and mental clarity. The class will also enhance self awareness and explore the mind/body connection that is essential to great golf performance. The student will practice mindfulness, a form of yogic awareness that combines sharp focus and simultaneous relaxation. The results will be increased enjoyment and skill of the game and most importantly a greater wisdom about life beyond the 18th hole. Yogis and golfers of all levels are welcome; you don't need a flexible body to participate, only an open mind.
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Yoga Fundamentals is a thoughtful, methodical practice for beginners or any yogi wanting develop, explore or deepen his/her yoga practice. Using simple, gentle and slow yoga sequences, the student is able to build strength, lengthen muscles and calm the mind. With time, practice and dedication this leads to a stronger connection with our internal wisdom, first through postures and then extending out to the way we walk through life.
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Join Sacred Space Yoga for summer yoga in the park. This is an open yoga class appropriate for all skill levels and all ages. This class will be held outside at F & M park at Railroad Ave between Washington and State Streets(one block behind Sacred Space Yoga). There may be times when yoga is canceled or moved to our studio due to weather or city events. Check for cancellations/location changes at Sacred Space 231-946-1238. This class will be taught by experienced, certified teachers. Bring your own mat, blanket & props. There will be a few mats to borrow. Wear loose comfortable clothing and bring a beach towel if you don't have a yoga mat.
There is no charge for this class!
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Increase your strength, stamina, and flexibility while linking purposeful pranayama (breath) to purposeful asanas (poses). Each class will begin with preliminary deep-tissue opening poses and progress into standing, balancing, strength-building poses. Vinyasa translates to "yoga flow", meaning that the asanas are sequenced, flowing one after the other. Each class will offer a uniquely choreographed flow of traditional asanas and end in a scrumptious, stilling restorative pose. Previous beginning yoga experience preferred.
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