Introduction to yoga class
Learn more about yoga with other beginning students. This class is designed to safely and comfortably introduce you to the benefits of yoga. We begin with explanations and discussion then take time to introduce postures (asana), breathing (pranayama), and meditation techniques to help quiet and focus the mind. Once you finish 4 weeks of consecutive classes, you have reviewed the basic postures, breathing and relaxation techniques. You may continue in this ongoing class or move on to another Level 1 or All Levels class that suits your schedule.
Schedule: Wednesdays from 7:00-8:30 PM
4 week series July 7 - July 28 Also for students that want to continue going deeper.
4 week series August 4 - 25
Cost: $60 for 4 weeks of classes. You can buy a pass for a 4 week series on-line or purchase 2 Intro Series passes for $100.
Classes can be made up at an ongoing class during the week.
semi private series
Class size limited to 4 individuals due to one-on-one attention and hands-on instruction.
Schedule: Tuesdays, 7:00 - 8:30 PM
4 week series: October 7, 14, 21 and 28 Low Back Series 4 Openings
Join us for this 4 week semi-private class (maximum of 4 students) where we will explore postural strength and awareness in the low back through yoga postures as well as learn breath and meditation techniques to release tension and decrease stress.
4 week series: September 7, 14, 21 and 28 Neck and Shoulders FULL
Please email Alison with questions.
Cost: $100 for 4 class series. You can buy a pass online. No drop-in students please.
Instructor: Melissa Valentine
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Yoga for Parents: Infant & Me
Learn soothing, energizing, bond-building moves you can do alone or with your baby. Includes strengthening the core and abdominal muscles, increasing energy, reducing stress, and relaxing neck and shoulders. Gain increased physical strength while enjoying the support of other new parents and their babies, newborn through "crawling". Pre-register. Minimum of 4 and maximum 10 of students per series.
Schedule: Thursdays, 11:00 - 12:00 PM with Melissa Valentine
4 week series: September dates TBD
Cost: $50 for 4 weeks series. You can buy a pass online.
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Mommies on the Mat
F or moms of babies and young children that are looking to begin or return to a yoga class after childbirth. Experience gentle core strengthening, low back stabilizing postures, and energizing and grounding breathing techniques in an environment supporting the physical and emotional needs of mommies. Minimum of 4 students per series.
Schedule: Sundays, 2:30 - 3:45 PM with Beth Dolan and Sarah Kimsey
4 week series: July 11, 18, 25 and August 1
Cost: $50 for 4 weeks series. Call to reserve your spot today.
Yoga 4 Kids!
Yoga 4 Kids! offers ages 7-12 years old an introduction to yoga ideas and benefits through traditional postures, fun and creative play. The postures mimic plants, animals and objects that the children have seen before.
The children experience short meditations and visualizations. Each class is different and builds on the children's abilities and interests. Through yoga, the children gain a better awareness of their body, mind and breath. Pre-register with payment. Call 425-861-1318 or email with questions.
Schedule: TBD
Cost: $50 for 5 week series. You can buy a pass online.
Instructor: Nancy Doolittle
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yoga for Teens
offers teens in junior high (ages 12-15 years old) an introduction to yoga ideas and benefits through traditional postures.
Is your teen prone to sport injuries, stress or a general lack of energy and flexibility? Yoga can help!
Yoga can help increase flexibility and prevent sports injuries. Your teen will also learn effective stress management techniques through breathing exercises to release tension, and stress. The postures also help promote stability and balance. Join other teens at Discover Yoga for an hour of fun.
Fall Schedule: Wednesdays, 1:30 - 2:30 PM
8 week series: Oct. 6, 13, 20 and 27, Nov. 3, 10, 17 and Dec. 1 (no class Nov. 24)
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4 week series: October 6, 13, 20 and 27
4 week series: November 3, 10, 17 and December 1 (no class Nov. 24)
Cost: $85 for 8 week series. $50 for 4 week series beginning Oct. 6 or Nov. 3. You can buy a pass online.
Instructor: Alison Eliason
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Refresh your mind - meditation article
Yes, you know that meditation can reduce stress, which research shows can damage brain cells and your ability to retain information over time. But the ancient practice can do more than just soothe your soul: It may also sharpen your memory. According to a University of Kentucky study, subjects who took a late-afternoon test after meditating for 40 minutes had significantly better scores than those who napped for the same period.
Even more surprising, when the subjects were retested after being deprived of a full night's sleep, those who meditated still scored better than their study counterparts. How could that be? Meditation, like sleep, reduces sensory input, and this quiet state may provide a time for neurons to process and solidify new information and memories.
Brain scans have revealed that meditation produces a state somewhat similar to non-REM sleep (which many specialists believe is the more mentally restorative sleep phase), in that many neurons of the cortex fire in sync, says Bruce O'Hara, PhD, a coauthor of the study. "However, unlike when you sleep, consciousness is fully maintained in meditation, so there is no grogginess upon 'awakening.'"
For regular, highly experienced meditators, the benefits to memory can be substantial. A 2004 University of Wisconsin-Madison study discovered that the brains of long-term Buddhist practitioners who have meditated every day for many years generated the highest levels of gamma waves a pattern of brain activity that's associated with attention, working memory, and learning ever reported in other studies.