Yoga Styles offered at VYW

An all levels class designed to make your body and mind feel stronger and more flexible. Turn up the love, turn down the nonsense. Every class we will peek at something deeper than our bones. Sometimes it will be yogic philosophy, sometimes it will be a quote from a classic rock song, or a poem. This class is meant to be a reminder that you are alive, so you should feel like it. Classic all levels offerings. Arm balances to restorative options offered for most poses. Come as you are, leave feeling fortified. 

An all levels class that includes functional movement, breath work, and energy work to reset your flow.  

Strengthen & lengthen the physical body in this muscular skeletal anatomy alignment focused class.  Perfect for new to advanced yogis as well as athletes looking to add an active recovery session to their training. Enhance mental focus and physical body awareness as you increase vitality and nourish your body.

A slow paced style of yoga incorporating principles of Chinese medicine, utilizing long held postures to increase circulation, improve flexibility, calm and balance the mind and body, improve joint mobility, balance internal organs and release fascia. 

A playful and engaging sequence of vinyasa style movements originating from intelligently activated alignment to build playfully into a peak posture, followed by yin inspired long holds to create healthy and more resilient tissue that looks, feels, and functions at its best. Become stronger, more fluid and more flexible while breathing deeply into your own dynamic potential. 

An all-levels yoga practice using breathwork, sound healing, and an energizing yet soothing flow to shake off stagnancy, awaken your life force, and ignite your spirit. Leave feeling centered, activated, relaxed, and energetically aligned.

Cosmic Flow focuses on astrological events and planetary alignment to intuitively guide the movement for class. Some days our bodies need more restorative rest and some days they need more playful movement. So often we look to horoscopes as guidance for our days, why not use them as guidance for our movement. 

An all levels class that grounds and builds stress resilience. Perfect for chronic pain, chronic stress, or basic human existence. Release the constriction of daily pressure, and become more open to enjoying your own presence and your own body. 

This class provides variations on basic postures and explores more challenging postures. Sequencing builds endurance, strength and flexibility. Pranayama and subtle-body exercises to increase energy and focus the mind. Subtler relaxation methods and deeper meditation skills are developed. Leave with a physical workout and a deep refreshing relaxation.

A creative and dynamic class that uses breath to link physical postures and sequencing that helps to strengthen and tone while tuning into the natural rhythm of your body, mind, and soul. 

Removing the rigidness; a vinyasa-based all-levels class focused on building awareness of each part of the body and how each muscle serves us; and improving mobility and strength.

Kundalini yoga is a unique and exceptionally powerful yoga technique like no other. Use your body, your discipline, your breath and your voice to align yourself to your purpose. Leave feeling powerful, strong and clear. 

A vinyasa-style class where we challenge assumptions made in vinyasa-stye classes! Every class builds to familiar yoga poses and sequences but begins with very intentional warm-ups where we will take the time for exploration - of how the body moves, of how the body feels, of all the "do"s and do "not"s of yoga, and of what you want out of your yoga practice. Classes focus on a combination of mobility and strengthening sequences to prepare the body for whatever it is you are looking for.

An all levels slow flow practice interweaving gentle movement, breathwork, meditation, and sound healing. We will harmonize the body mind and soul. Together we will create an inner resonance the ripples out into the greater whole. 

An early morning flow, that opens up your heart, strengthens and stretches your mind and body, and turns the light up on your glow for the day.

Kundalini Yoga & Meditation classes are all levels and open to beginners to advanced practitioners.  Kundalini Yoga is an ancient technology.  We use specific movement sets, breathing patterns and mantra to lift our consciousness, heal our minds and bodies and operate at our fullest potential.  All are welcome!" 

Resilience is “the core strength you use to lift the load of life.”

This is an all level vinyasa class where we explore how we can 
begin to excavate our innate ability to be resilient, beginning with small steps on the mat and carrying those threads with us, weaving them into our lives and the community.  Breath, asana, and some self-care are are all part of this class. 

This peaceful yoga flow combines physical postures, breathing techniques, and guided meditation, along with bits of yogic philosophy. By moving our bodies and calming our mind, we learn to create a deep awareness of how we live , and how we interact with others. 

An all levels class that  moves the body in a focused and centering way that reminds us how we are supposed to feel in our own bodies.