What is yoga?

Yoga is a comprehensive system for well-being on all levels: physical, mental, emotional and spiritual. 

In Western society the emphasis has certainly been on the physical aspect of yoga, but yoga is more than just physical postures, or asanas. Yoga requires us to connect the movement of the body and mind to the rhythm of our breath. Connecting the mind, body, and breath helps us to direct our attention inward. We cultivate awareness, and this is what makes yoga a practice. We become more aware of our experiences from moment to moment.

The benefits from practicing yoga is incredible and documented. Increasing flexibility and improving muscle strength are the most common benefits cited, but the list continues. Yoga can help improve your posture, support your spine and bone health, increase blood flow and help the lymphatic system, and can help to regulate your adrenal glands. Yoga can also improve focus, improve physical and emotional balance, relax your system and release tension, help improve sleep, support digestion, and encourage self-care.

I currently teach group classes at Peoples Yoga in Lansing, Michigan. My current schedule is below.

Most classes have a Zoom option and if you can’t make it live to class then you are sent the link to the recording. You have access to it until the following week.

You can sign up here! Please reach out with any questions - you can contact me here.

Thursdays

Intermediate Flow

  • 10:30-11:30 am (Zoom or in-studio)

  • 5:30-6:30 pm (in-studio only)

This is a class for anyone who knows their practice well enough to set healthy parameters for how intensely to work. Individuals should understand how to safely move through Sun Salutations and be familiar with many of the foundational standing and seated postures.

Saturdays

Gentle Flow

  • 9:00 - 10:00 am (Zoom or in-studio)

This class is a softened and slowed flow practice for anyone who likes the feeling of flowing with the breath but needs to take their time. If you can kneel, get to and from the floor with a fair amount of ease, and want to increase your ability to balance and build core strength this would be a good class for you.