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CLASS DESCRIPTIONS:
BARRE
Classical dance movements and positions drawn from yoga and Pilates. Using equipment, in addition to the barre, such as resistance bands, gliding disk and exercise balls.
GENTLE YOGA
Vinyasa poses incorporate breathing and relaxation to increase flexibility, strength and balance to reduce stress.
GENTLE HATHA YOGA
This form of Hatha Yoga practice involves breath, body, and mind, with poses not as strenuous as in a traditional yoga class.
HATHA YOGA
Experience the transformative power of moving mediation by practicing various yoga postures with a focus on creating awareness gaining strength and increasing flexibility.
IYENGAR YOGA
Iyengar yoga begins with standing, sitting and lying down postures and later inversions and more vigorous backbends and breathing techniques. The Iyengar method emphasizes proper alignment and builds strength, flexibility and inner peace.
MEDITATION/RESTORATIVE YOGA
This is our gentlest yoga class. Designed for those who wish to find healing, recovery physically and emotionally, and to learn to release chronic tension and stress.
PILATES
Pilates is a method of exercise that consists of low-impact flexibility and muscular strength and endurance movements. Pilates emphasizes proper postural alignment, core strength and muscle balance.
PILATES MAT
Mat Pilates is a strengthening and lengthening form of exercise that focuses on your core (trunk) muscles while also training your arms and legs. Mat Pilates is based on the original exercises Joseph Pilates developed to strengthen his own body as a very young man and then began teaching others.
STRETCH
The perfect ending to a long day! Learn simple, safe and easy exercises to lengthen and limber the whole body.
SOUL BODY BARRE
Experience the power of Soul Body’s signature method and flow that is smart, functional, more athletic yet mindful in its approach. This results-driven program brings that “boutique barre experience” to Group Fitness. Shape, tone and strengthen the body.
TAI CHI
Experience an ancient Chinese martial art with health benefits for body, mind and spirit. A meditation in motion that relieves stress, encourages relaxation and improves balance.
YOGA
Learn the “ins and outs” of Yoga postures. The practice of yoga improves our well-being, not just physically, but on all levels: physiologically, mentally, emotional and spiritually. Yoga is to be experienced. All are welcome to join.
