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Class Descriptions
| Advanced |
This advanced asana practice gives students an opportunity to reach beyond level 2 classes. Students will explore a deeper asana experience and work towards more demanding postures. Previous level 2 yoga experience and solid understanding of asana is a must!
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| Anusara 1 |
Anusara (a-nu-sar-a), means "flowing with Grace," or "following your heart". Founded by John Friend, Anusara Yoga is a powerful hatha yoga system that unifies a Tantric philosophy of intrinsic Goodness with Universal Principles of Alignment™. The practices seek to bring the body into an optimal state of being through balanced and dynamic action based on a universal guiding philosophy.
Anusara 1 introduces students to the Universal Principles of Alignment™ by opening them to their own intuition and wisdom. Students learn the basic notions of alignment and form. Each class has a guiding theme.
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| Anusara 2 |
Anusara 2 is an intermediate practice. Students refine their understanding of the Universal Principles of Alignment and playfully explore deeper poses like Handstand and Wheel pose as well as deeper themes.
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| Anusara 2-3 |
Anusara 2-3 is an intermediate to advanced practice. Students have a strong understanding of the Universal Principles of Alignment™. We explore deeper asanas and bring more awareness of Tantric philosophy into the practice.
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| Ashtanga 1 (led) |
The classical form of power yoga as taught in its traditional sequence. Combines power and flexibility with movement, bandhas and breath to produce an energetic and detoxifying practice. Shortened Primary and Finishing sequences.
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| Ashtanga 2 (led) |
The classical form of power yoga as taught in its traditional sequence. Combines power and flexibility with movement, bandhas and breath to produce an energetic and detoxifying practice. Ashtanga 2 completes the Primary and Finishing sequences. Students must have previous Ashtanga or Power Yoga experience.
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| Forrest Yoga |
Forrest Yoga addresses the stresses and challenges of today’s lifestyle. It is an intelligent yoga designed to strengthen your whole body, especially your core, and heal physical and emotional injuries. It is a powerful yoga that sets free your primal core vitality.
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| Gentle Flow |
A gentle, flowing practice. Slow, restorative and breath-based.
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| Hatha 1 |
A standard, all levels class. Excellent conditioning for the body, breath and mind. Ideal for beginners.
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| Hatha 2 |
Intermediate level class. Building on the basic postures introduced in Hatha 1. Excellent conditioning for the body, breath and mind.
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| Hatha 3 |
An advanced level Hatha class that takes you beyond the Hatha 2 intermediate postures. Students will be challenged with advanced twists, inversions, backbends and arm balances to increase internal strength and create deeper openings in the body. Come take your practice to the next level with Sudhakar!
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| Hot 1 |
A standard, all levels hot class conditioning the body and mind.
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| Hot 2 |
An intermediate level hot class. This class builds on the standard level practice. More demanding and deeper postures, with inversions, binds and arm balancing. Not for beginners.
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| Hot Flow |
This is a basic power yoga (vinyasa) class taught in a heated room. The heat will provide for a detoxifying sweat while you flow through a dynamic sequence of postures following your breath.
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| Hot Hour |
A condensed version of the Hot 1 class. Ideal for beginners.
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| Kids Yoga |
This class is a time to align the young and creative minds of our kids with some fun and powerful yogic techniques to focus the mind and build co-ordination. Basic poses are learned in a very playful environment to maintain our natural flexibility and to learn how to enjoy it!
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| Kundalini Yoga |
Kundalini Yoga is a fast, effective and efficient practice that allows one to feel centred, happy and energised in as little as 3 minutes’ time. It promotes physical and mental flexibility, cardiovascular capability, weight and stress management. Through this practice one cultivates inner peace, personal power, and spiritual awakening. Its dynamic blend of breathing, movement, postures, meditation, mantras, mudras and relaxation enable you to look great, feel great, relax, enjoy life and live in grace and gratitude. This science, this yoga balances every aspect of your body, mind, emotions and spirit – healing, rejuvenating and making us happy.
No previous experience is necessary. If you can breathe, you can do it!!!
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| Mums and Babes |
This yoga class is a good opportunity for all mums to ease back into their practice without having to leave their precious little treasures behind.
Aimed at reclaiming the core strength, promoting good circulation for health and healing after delivery, this class is also a time for mums to enjoy with friends. Exercises are kept simple and easy. For mums, various exercises will promote good circulation through stretches and strength building movements, plus calming the mind with deep breathing. For babies, gentle play, massage and special exercises will encourage sleep, relieve colic and instil calmness.
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| Mysore |
The traditional method by which Ashtanga Yoga is taught in Mysore, South India. Students are individually and gradually taught the Primary Series of Ashtanga until they are able to practice the sequence from memory. When Primary Series is complete, Intermediate Series then follows. Class is open to anyone interested in learning this method. Students may arrive anytime within the first hour of the class.
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| Power 1 |
An introductory level class for Power Yoga that is ideal for beginners who want to try a more challenging practice. This class includes a powerful sequence of postures that is energising, fun and dynamic. Yoga experience and knowledge of basic postures is recommended.
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| Power 2 |
An intermediate level sequence of power yoga postures. This class introduces deeper postures, balancing postures, and inverted poses.
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| Power Hour |
A condensed dynamic version of intermediate level Power 2 yoga. Flowing postures that focus on balance, strength, flexibility and inversions.
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| Prana Vinyasa Flow 1 |
This class explores the underlying movements of the Life Force, Prana Shakti, through a fun, music-filled and powerful experience, and cultivates the unique strength, fluidity and creativity of each student.
What is Prana Vinyasa Flow?
In the lineage of Shiva Rea, Prana Vinyasa Flow classes are an energetic and breath-inspired journey that offer a complete spectrum of rhythms, from meditative and rejuvenating to the challenging and empowering. The wave of a class is created through evolutionary cycles of sequences linked together through the breathwave.
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| Prana Vinyasa Flow 2 |
This intermediate class takes students to a deeper level of understanding of the Life Force, Prana Shakti, and explores advanced asanas through intense and transformative sequences leading to a peak posture. This powerful class allows students to fully embody the Flow of Life and Yoga through their physical and energetic practice.
What is Prana Vinyasa Flow?
In the lineage of Shiva Rea, Prana Vinyasa Flow classes are an energetic and breath-inspired journey that offer a complete spectrum of rhythms, from meditative and rejuvenating to the challenging and empowering. The wave of a class is created through evolutionary cycles of sequences linked together through the breathwave.
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| Pranayama and Meditation |
This group meditation class is offered for students of all practice levels who are interested in more fully integrating their yogic transformation. Conscious relaxation through breath awareness is the goal. All welcome!
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| Pre-Natal |
This class is designed to meet the needs of pregnancy and new beginnings of motherhood. Come strengthen and relax your body, ease your mind and connect with your baby in a safe and supportive environment. Feel inspired and nourished in a community of women sharing the experience of pregnancy and birth.
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| Restorative Yoga |
Restorative yoga is a deeply relaxing way of practising yoga. With the use of yoga props such as belts, blocks, blankets, bolsters and chairs, the student is able to achieve the form of the yoga pose without using much muscular strength. This enables the student to hold poses for a greater length of time and facilitates a deep release. Restorative yoga helps to soothe the nervous system, and calm and focus the mind. It is great for remedying jet lag, injuries and onset of cold or flu. It's also a beneficial way to practise yoga during the menstrual cycle or to help counteract the effects of a busy stressful lifestyle.
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| Upside Down |
Turn your world upside down! This workshop based class helps students to explore and improve their inverted poses. The class will focus on alignment and techniques for headstand, handstand, forearmstand and shoulderstand. Previous level 2 yoga experience and solid understanding of asana is a must! This class is 90 minutes.
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| Wild Lotus |
Advanced practitioners.
The anusara-inspired class is the most advanced practice of the week. Be prepared to walk into wild, uncharted lands within your own practice. Students should be able to perform urdhva danurasana (wheel pose) with straight arms, and kick into handstand against the wall without assistance. Not for beginners.
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| Yin |
Exploring the body's subtle energies. Long, deep stretching cultivating a peaceful and meditative mind.
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| Yin Yang |
This class blends the elements of yin yoga with those of vinyasa flow. The class includes some slow deep hip opening stretches and moves into a movement practice of connecting postures through breath.
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| Yoga Basics |
An introduction to the fundamentals of yoga with an explanation of the postures combined with correct breathing techniques. Class is conducted at a more relaxed pace where students are encouraged to ask questions. Ideal for first timers to yoga.
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| Yoga Core |
Yoga core is a movement system that promotes "core stability", which enhances spinal and pelvic awareness to protect the spine against injury and promote good posture. Excellent for strengthening, lengthening and balancing the musculature of the body, helping to bring about
balance in the whole being.
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| Yoga Dance |
With ecstatic movement we can learn to express ourselves more fully. This class incorporates traditional yogic mudras, choreographed dance moves and music into a fun, invigorating practice. All are welcome!
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Yoga Etiquette
A simple guide to enhance your yoga experience
Please arrive 10-15 minutes before class. All classes start on time. Once class starts, you will not be allowed in.
Please do not leave the studio while class is in progress.
The yoga studio is a silent room. Please do not talk while in the studio and studio corridors.
Please do not bring mobile phones, shoes or bags into the studios.
Please keep your shoes in the locker. Feel free to use the plastic bags provided if needed.
In helping to improve our environment, please be conscious of the number of towels that you use.
Please be courteous to staff and other students at all times.
Students are to be reminded that the teacher's role is to guide and assist students through the class, which may not include the demonstration of all postures.
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