Class Descriptions

Ashtanga Yoga - For those who want a serious workout, Ashtanga yoga offers a fast-paced series of sequential poses beginning with sun salutations. Expect to move from one posture to another in a continual flow and link movements to your breath. This physically demanding yoga was developed by K. Pattabhi Jois to build strength, flexibility, and stamina.

Fundamental Fusion - This class will combine elements of Vinyasa yoga and classical Hatha yoga. There will be opportunity to explore still yoga postures in depth while also learning how to move fluidly with ease and grace in between postures. This new class brings two coveted practices together into one great class.

Gentle Yoga - This class is just as it sounds. Sometimes we all need to treat ourselves gently. This class will provide meditation, breathing exercises and a comprehensive series of still seated, prone and supine yoga postures designed to stretch the muscles and center the mind. All levels of student are welcome to attend this class. Stay close to the earth and dont expect to work too hard.

Hatha Bliss-This class has been so named because there is no better way to explain 90 minutes of yoga with Robin Trent. In this class you can enjoy meditation, pranayama, and the skilled and mindful instruction of one of Philadelphia's favorite yoga instructor's. This is an ideal class for someone who would like a comprehensive yoga class, designed to strengthen and stretch at a patient pace which ranges from nurturing to challenging. In this Hatha style class you expect a dose of yoga based strengthening asana, but you will not find the fluid pace of a vinyasa class here. All levels of student are welcome.

Hatha Yoga and Meditation - A new class taught by Aleeze Moss, Ph.d. A teacher of yoga and mindfulness, Aleeze weaves her two crafts together to create a harmonizing and balanced yoga and meditation experience. Come join us for this new addition to our schedule and see how just a small dose of meditation can plant the seeds for a beautiful day.

Mixed Level Fundamentals- Offers something for everyone, beginners through advanced.Focus on breath, alignment, & postural awareness in this fun, heart oriented approach to Yoga. Bring an open mind & heart to step into a place of grace.

Open Yoga - This is an all levels yoga class where parents are welcome to bring children and teens along to participate. Children must be at least 8 years of age. However, there is no need to have kids to come to this class, but know that you may find some in the group. If you are looking for pure kids yoga classes or one of our family yoga classes, please see visit Yoga Child.

Restorative Yoga - Gravity does the work, as we climb into the most delicious shapes, using bolsters, blocks and blankets, along with deep, conscious breathing, releasing blockage and tension to increase mobility and create space in the body. Beautiful music, poetry and inspirational readings are sure to ease your mind and soothe your soul, replenishing you for the week ahead. Appropriate for the newcomer and the advanced practitioner

Vinyasa - This class emphasizes sequencing of postures and the practice of linking ones breath with the movement of the body. It can sometimes move at a faster pace then other classes, depending upon the level of the class. If you are brand new to yoga, we suggest that you start with our Tuesday evening Beginner series prior to coming to these classes. This will allow you to obtain a solid foundation prior to learning to link poses together and increasing your pace.

Level I-Appropriate for the new practitioner
Level II-Appropriate for the practitioner with at least one year of Yoga experience. You can expect to visit with some more challenging Asanas, such as arm balances and inversions. You may also find that this class moves at a more fluid pace than others.

Vinyasa Bliss- This class is the best of both worlds. A fluid vinyasa style yoga class for the first hour and restorative blissful yoga for the remaining 30 minutes. Some yoga experience is recommended as the vinyasa portion will move fluidly.

Vinyasa Prana Flow - Enjoy a fluid and challenging Vinyasa class with a focus on alignment, ease and safe sequencing. This class is set to great music so get ready to have some fun. While this class is open to all levels it is not recommended for those who are brand new to yoga.

Yin Bliss- Yin Yoga emphasizes the exercise of the more subtle layers of the body: tendons, ligaments, fascia, and bone. By applying gentle, sustained stress on the connective tissue, we encourage flexibility in the joints and indeed, throughout the entire body. A typical class involves holding a variety of seated poses for 3-5 minutes at a time, allowing for insight into the inner workings of the body and mind. Fantastic for beginners or seasoned practitioners, expect to leave class feeling fully alert, deeply relaxed, and ready to embark on greatest practice of all.

Yoga Rise - This class is an an early morning offering intended to awaken your body, enliven your spirit and center your soul, or to at least set a positive foundation for you day. The one hour yoga rise class will begin with 15 minutes of meditation and pranayma, (breathing exercises), to be followed by 20 minutes of strength based yoga, and 20 minutes of seated and floor based postures. Five minutes of sacred time will be reserved for a mini savasana before you head out into the South Street Sunshine. The 90 minute Yoga rise class will be the same format as above but with slightly longer durations of each aspect of the practice.

Level I - The strength based portion of the class will aim to strengthen you, but not overly challenge you. The strength based portion in a level I class will not include sun salutations or move at a rapid pace.

Level II - The strength based portion of this class will aim to challenge and detoxify. Your instructor may do this through use of sun salutations, longer holds of strength based asanas or through kundalini infusion.

Yoga over 45 - Just for the over 45 crowd. Honor the changing needs of your body by creating continued fluidity in the spine while gently stretching your muscles.