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Pilates works the body as a whole giving you increased strength and flexibility and enabling you to move better in everyday life. Lots of core work strengthens your abs and back and improves posture. A great compliment to any yoga class.
Classes are held in a heated room designed to warm the body from the outside in, just as the asanas warm the body from the inside out. The heat allows the body to go deeper into poses much more easily. Hot classes are held at 32 C while Warm classes are at 26-28 C.
A combination of movements focusing on breath and alignment. Poses flow one into another synchronized by the breath.
Ashtanga yoga is an ancient system of yoga developed by Sri. K. Pattabhi Jois of India. It involves synchronizing the breath with a progressive series of postures - a process producing intense internal heat and a purifying sweat that detoxifies muscles and organs. It is an athletic practice, resulting in improved circulation, a light and strong body, and a calm mind.
A physically passive practice of seated, supine, or prone poses held for a few minutes each. Explore a new sense of joy practicing Yin. Decompress the spine, release tension while you lengthen and strengthen your muscles and connective tissues. By holding classic poses, Yin yoga targets areas of the body that a more traditional style of yoga may not reach.
In this Hatha yoga class, explore how your body can move in healthy and safe ways, while increasing your flexibility, stability and strength. We will look to find effortlessness in both gentle and challenging poses. Your experiences in the class are uniquely yours as you find the greatest benefit and joy from every pose.We will also explore breathing exercises, which can be calming and restful in some classes, and energizing and entertaining during others.
Hatha is a Sanskrit word that literally means "sun" (ha) and "moon" (tha), broadly referring to the physical practices of yoga, including active and relaxing poses. With Hatha you will strengthen, stretch, tone and relax. Hatha yoga is the classical form of yoga postures and breathing that revitalizes the body physically and mentally. It is an uplifting practice that improves flexibility and concentration, detoxifies the vital organs and allows you to experience a state of deep relaxation.Classes will consist of a balance of dynamic, flowing, held and relaxing postures. Challenge yourself to find your breath and relaxation in your most powerful moments.
No, it's not another coffee drink on the Starbucks menu, but it is the hottest workout to do! A blend of yoga and pilates, yogalates focuses on attaining proper posture and correct breathing, while stretching the body and relaxing the mind. With an emphasis placed on body core strengthening, as in pilates, yogalates incorporates a slower more gentle yoga flow.
Many people choose to remove toxins from their bodies with a cleanse, but another great way to do this is with yoga. Did you know that by simply bringing awareness to our breath, and the present moment, we can begin to unleash toxins from our mind and body? Detox Yoga with Iza is a vinyasa class aimed at wringing out your organs and ridding the body of toxins.
In the traditional Hatha system of yoga, Sun Salutations (Surya Namaskar), is a warming and energizing series of poses practiced in a flowing, fluid sequence. It is a wonderful way to experience the wave-like movement of the spine and the benefit of the breath.