Experience fluid movement with breath-centered strengthening, plus integrative relaxation to build a sustainable practice that supports you in all aspects of your life: physical, mental, & emotional.
WELCOME! This is a SUPER inspiring 6-week course for yoga enthusiasts of ALL LEVELS. We cover classic yoga postures at a gentle pace, and we often add fun variations, moving in and out of classic poses into different shapes. This allows us to gradually loosen into poses, and it also cultivates more breath awareness so that we initiate movement with the breath, rather than the other way around. It is this sort of progressive sequencing and breath awareness that calms the nervous system systematically and, in turn, releases the muscles. Breath-centered practice is simply a LIFE-CHANGER toward enhanced & lasting wellness.
Everything is cued for you, with many demonstrations, and you are encouraged to go at your own pace. It is a very friendly, non-intimidating group & environment. It is one of my most inspiring groups, so keeps everyone motivated to come to class and give it their best!
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This is an all levels course, which means we have absolute beginners, and folks who have been up to yoga a while. Practicing at AHA Yoga is not about impressing others with an outward shape; it is about a stronger, deeper turn inward to enhance well-being on the subtlest and therefore lasting levels.
Most of us come to yoga for increased flexibility. Great news: YES! Yoga fosters flexibility and physical comfort.
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But did you know strength—which is also developed through yoga practice—must be developed hand-in-hand with flexibility? Without strength, working on flexibility leads to instability. Yoga can be used intelligently to grow a stable, firm foundation as well as increased range of movement. To this end, isometric holds are often incorporated into these sessions so that we work not only with alignment and the breath, but also use the weight of the body itself to increase strength and awareness.
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Do you want more mobility, spaciousness, vitality and clarity of mind as well as strength, so your practice enhances all levels of your being, so you change from the inside out and move more from your inner, unflappable, discerning center?
Of course.
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If you work only on building muscle mass, it will result in more rigidity. Hence, we must simultaneously learn how to relieve tension and also work the deeper energies of the core. This class integrates basic yoga postures (and FUN modifications!) to enhance strength as well as vitality, bringing new, healthy movement, flexibility (of body and mind!), and breathing patterns into our daily lives. It builds sustainable strength, mobility, core awareness, better posture, enhanced breathing, as well as regulation of the nervous system.
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As a morning practice, Yoga for Strength & Vitality often includes many standing and energizing sequences–including a focus on abdominal work–to get ensure your day shines in a delightful direction. When it is offered in the evening, we combine more holds in standing poses, and then tension-relieving movements on the floor during cool-down so you are better prepared to relax and sleep well once you get home. This course often focuses on specific groups of muscles (neck and shoulders; hips; abdominals; legs) and even use slow repetitions of small dynamic movements to target more specific muscles (psoas; adductors; erector spinae; transverse abdominis; or serratus anterior, for example). If you do not know what those are, no worries! Everything is cued and demonstrations are used so you feel it in your own body. Each week is a little different, as we enjoy basic yoga poses while also learning why we do them.
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And, did you know that relaxation is as important as exertion? In this class you will learn about the integrated health and transformation that yoga practice provides, and soon you’ll begin feeling that calm and contentment deep in your body and mind, in class and even off the mat. Each session includes a cool down segment once our bodies are ready for deeper release, and we use the weight and resistance of our own bodies in various supine poses.
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This brings a sense of spaciousness and stillness to the body, getting you fully prepared for the final guided systematic relaxation. THIS is THE most important part of yoga practice, and the culmination of all the standing stretches requiring more physical exertion. Sequences are designed to release tension in the body progressively, so that the nervous system and then the mind itself are ready to find more ease, support, and stillness, and–with committed, diligent effort–the mind becomes more one-pointed and better able to effectively discern, make wise decisions, and remain serene yet present in all of life’s circumstances.
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Want to up-level your days with a dedicated yoga practice of Strength & Vitality on all these levels? Ready to shine and be uplifted and encouraged regularly through practicing among upbeat, inspiring people in a light, serene, and welcoming environment?
Yes, please!
Then reserve your preferred place by booking now and you can still receive the special Early Bird Tuition, which saves you up to $48 on your investment, for Fall Term 2019. On-line registration is now open. You have three wonderful options, so choose the one that aligns with your schedule and will keep you motivated to continue moving in the right direction.
For Fall Term 2019, Yoga for Strength & Vitality meets on Wednesdays, 10 to 11:15 am, for 75 minutes of unwinding, centering, warming-up, then working and energizing to accumulate strength, and expand vitality, as well as meditative exercises and long holds coordinated with breathing in order to better direct these subtle increases in vitality. And, of course, every session includes a very important and luscious guided systematic relaxation.
Be sure to act now to access your preferred choice. In addition, if you commit to your practice PRIOR to October 25, you quality for $42 savings on your investment, with the EARLY BIRD TUITION! Even better, join our VIP list and register prior to October 11, 2019, and you can access $48 tuition savings!
You can learn all the details, logistics, confirm terms and condition, and register below for your top choice so you don’t miss out:
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Please BRING A YOGA MAT.
All sorts of yoga props, such as straps, blankets, blocks, hand-weights, & eye-pillows are provided.
If you are not sure what those are–no worries!–you soon will; it is all in the service to making our yoga session more comfortable and RELAXING. If you have preferred personal props, feel free to bring those.
Note all attendance at AHA Yoga offerings require an advance RSVP to maintain exceptional community, stable planning, and intelligently crafted progressive sequencing so you receive the best instruction and high-quality foundation for your best learning and practice.
Excited to begin your yoga journey and feel calm and ease, and have questions or want to try it out FIRST?
I understand: Starting something new is a big step!
This is precisely why I have a Taster sessions at AHA Yoga, coming up SATURDAY, November 2, 2019. Come on out for a single Taster Session for Yoga for Strength & Vitality; these are $15 with EARLY BIRD registration ($20 at the door). The ALL LEVELS Taster Sessions Yoga for Strength & Vitality happens ONLY on November 2, begins at 10 am and runs through 11 am:
Just arrive early the day of the session (November 2, just BEFORE 10 am) to sign in and learn the ropes about setting up, check out the space, meet me, get a sense of the community. Then be on your mat for 60-minutes of luscious yoga. This provides you the opportunity to see if this is the perfect fit for you.
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Reach out if you have any questions! Looking forward to supporting you by sharing techniques to enhance your strength & vitality.
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It is such a blessing and I am so grateful to be able to bring yoga and meditation to my little neck of the woods; it could not happen without you, so thank you for being a part of this yoga community!.
Come see, come feel, come shine!
AHA Yoga lakeside home in Lake City, Florida.
305 East Duval Street, Suite 101, Lake City, FL 32055
