ABOUT THE CLASSES
YOGA FOR YOU - What do you want from your practice? To reduce stress? Gain flexibility? Build strength? Learn to heal through your breath? This class offers individualized instruction in yoga to support you on your path. This class is suitable for both the new and experienced practitioner looking for individual support.
HATHA YOGA classes are suitable for students with varying experience. Adaptations are used intelligently to offer a practice that is challenging, healing and safe. Skill in linking breath and movement is emphasized.
HATHA YOGA - Early Bird. Get an early start in the day. The focus is more individual so you can start where you are to add to an already existing practice or to build a new one. Open to continuing and new students.
HATHA YOGA - Evening practice balances strengthening and restorative practices and postures, focusing on core work. Expect a good night's sleep!
HATHA YOGA - Inversions. In the normal class setting at Eastlake Yoga, it is difficult to help a student develop a safe and yet effective inversion practice. Shoulderstands, headstands and other inversions present special challenges physically and emotionally for virtually everyone. A clear understanding helps prevent neck and shoulder injuries.
YOGA FOR LUNCH This 50-minute class is suitable for students of all levels of yoga experience from beginner to more advanced. While the class is a few minutes shorter in length than a typical class, it is not short in providing the basic benefits of yoga practice: calm, clear mind and centered body. The teacher adapts each practice to the needs and requests of the students.
HATHA YOGA 50+ - As we age our bodies require intentional effort to help maintain fitness. In this practice you will learn how sequencing the postures develops balance, flexibility and strength. Breath awareness practices bring the experience of inner peace and harmony.
YOGA FOR ALL BODIES offers a gentle practice suitable for every body.
If you've thought "I can't do this because my body is too ..." this
class says "YES YOU CAN"! If you are big, small, skinny, tall, weak,
inflexible, working with health issues, or just want a gentler practice
- here is a class for you.
INTEGRAL YOGA - This introductory class brings this profoundly healing practice of breathing, postures, meditation and rest back to Eastlake Yoga. Those who studied with former owner Kimberly Vest will welcome the return of this integrated Hatha Yoga practice.
KUNDALINI YOGA can awaken the unlimited creative energy resting within each of us. A class usually consists of postures, expressive movements, chants, patterned breathing and concentration. Open to all.
YOGA NIDRA is a practice that leads to profound rest and the clarity of mind that comes after deep sleep. It is a guided form of relaxation and a lovely way to prepare for the weekend. No yoga experience is necessary.
KIRTAN, a form of Bhaki (devotional) yoga, is call-and-response chanting of hymns and mantras set to music. Come as you are, participate as you like: sing,
dance, or rest and take in the powerful bhakti vibrations. Led by Gina Sala, who is well known for facilitating even the most reticent folks to find joyful freedom in their voices and also to find their own silent voice within.