YIN YOGA
Cultivating stillness, yin yoga has a distinct meditative quality. Holding postures for a few minutes, rather than a few breaths, yin yoga allows the muscles to come into a passive, deep relaxed stretch, reshaping the fascia and connective tissue. This practice improves joint mobility, breath, and postural alignment. It is beneficial for performance athletes, and those recovering from injury, as well as aging bodies. Suitable for all levels, from beginners to advanced.
Mondays 6:00-7:15 pm at the Flow Suite Studio
Tuesdays 6:00-7:15 pm at Anastasia Fitness Studio
Thursdays 11:00-12:15 pm at Anastasia Fitness Studio
Gentle Kripalu YOGA
This dynamic yet gentle class is for all ages, accommodating beginners as well as those who want to deepen their practice. Using teaching demonstrations, detailed guidance, and plenty of modifications and variations, each class proceeds in a safe and slow way to instruct the basics of (Kripalu) yoga postures, breathwork and meditation. Includes an opening centering, gentle warmups, postures (asanas), breathwork (pranayama), and a long closing relaxation (yoga nidra).
Mondays 9:15-10:45 am at River House
Wednesdays 9:15-10:15 am at River House
Monthly Yoga Nidra Sound Baths
Yoga Nidra is a prolonged guided meditation replicating the restorative benefits of deep sleep. Nada Yoga uses sound vibrations for healing and meditative awareness. A wide variety of instruments--including tone drums, crystal bowls, gongs, chimes, flutes, drums, guitar, etc.--are used in this hour long sound bath.
FALL 2024
September 19, October 17, November 21, December 19
7:00-8:00 pm at the Anastasia Fitness Studio in St. Augustine
September 25, October 30, November 27
7:00-8:00 pm at the Padma Yoga Studio in Palm Coast
Qigong and Tai Chi
Qigong is the art of cultivating our vital energy or life force using gentle movements coordinated with breathing. It promotes health and vitality. Tai Chi is the epitome of qigong. It is a healing art, a moving meditation, and a slow graceful dance. It relaxes the body and focuses the mind. It improves balance and posture. We'll learn a variety of standing qigong methods as well as the famous Cheng Man-Ching (Yang style) Tai Chi form.
Tuesdays 9:30-10:00 am at Silver Creek Assisted Living
Tuesdays 10:30-11:30 am at the River House
Thursdays 9:30-10:30 am at the St. Augustine Pier Pavilion