Level refers to the level of difficulty:

Intro to Yoga:  “New Beginner.” No prior experience in yoga. Requires a minimal level of fitness ability.

Level 1:  “Beginner.” Students who have attended class or for those who have an average level of fitness ability.

Level 1.5: “Experienced Beginner.” Experienced students who have attended classes or have an average level of fitness ability.

Level 2: “Experienced Student.” Experienced students  who have attended  numerous classes or have a good level of fitness ability.

Level 3:  “Intermediate.”  Six months experience in yoga and good level of fitness ability.

All Levels:  Any participant can attend.  

Ashtanga, Eclectic Blend, and Vinyasa refer to the style of yoga being taught. 

Ashtanga:  This method of Yoga involves synchronizing the breath with progressive series of postures—a process producing intense internal heat and a profuse, purifying sweat that detoxifies muscles and organs.

Belly Dancing:  Middle Eastern Dance, also referred to as "Dance Orientale", or more commonly "Belly Dance" is not only beautiful but also offers a low impact aerobic exercise, improved range of motion and enhanced strength and muscle tone.  In the past five years Middle Eastern Dance has swept the nation, becoming the aerobic exercise of choice for many.  This mysterious dance dates back before written history and has captured and held the imagination for centuries.  Now you too can learn, first hand, how the mystery is woven...

Gentle:  Gentle style classes are designed to be doable for all: the health challenged and the healthy student. Gentle classes focus on deep physical, emotional and stress release, from the inner core outward. They may appear easy, but are usually the most challenging classes for active or fit students. These classes require slowing down the body and the mind, which may be your most important and challenging yoga practice!

Pilates:  a method of exercise and physical movement designed to stretch, strengthen, and balance the body with particular attention to the core. With systematic practice of specific exercises coupled with focused breathing patterns, Pilates has proven itself invaluable as a fitness endeavor, as an adjunct to sports training, and for strengthening the core.

Prenatal & Postnatal:  Prenatal yoga classes are more popular than ever. When paired with a cardiovascular exercise such as walking, yoga can be an ideal way to stay in shape during your pregnancy. This age-old practice keeps you limber, tones your muscles, and improves your balance and circulation, with little, if any, impact on your joints.

Yoga is also beneficial because it helps you learn to breathe deeply and relax, which will come in handy as you face the physical demands of labor, birth, and motherhood. In fact, one of the first things you learn in a yoga class is how to breathe fully. The breathing technique known as ujjayi requires you to take in air slowly through your nose, filling your lungs, and exhaling completely until your stomach compresses. Learning how to do ujjayi breathing primes you for labor and childbirth by training you to stay calm when you need it most. When you're in pain or afraid, your body produces adrenalin and shuts down the production of oxytocin, a hormone that makes labor progress. Yoga training will help you fight the urge to tighten up when you feel pain and show you how to relax instead.

The benefits of yoga aren't limited to your physical well-being. "Taking a prenatal yoga class is a great way to meet other pregnant women — to become part of a community," says Cynthea Denise, a registered nurse and prenatal yoga instructor in Oakland, California. Being in a positive, supportive environment with others like you can give you a regular emotional boost and keep you motivated to continue exercising.

Relax and Review:  Learn how to utilize the props and bolsters to enhance your poses as well as restore your energy for the upcoming week.  One pose per class will be reviewed.

Rumi Dancing:  A high energy, expressive, integrated dance practice.  This class engages body, mind and spirit to deliver a fantastic whole-body work-out...sweaty, creative, rhythmic, and FUN!  Benefits:  Cardiovascular conditioning, improved muscle tone, weight management, and emotional release.

Vinyasa Flow:  This class focuses on the link between breath and movement.  The vinyasa flow gives rhythm to the practice, keeps heat building and builds overall body strength.

Yoga for Kids:  Is a fun way for children to explore their flexibility and balance while exercising their bodies.  They learn to focus as they quiet their minds to begin and end the class. Cost: $5 per child; $5 per adult. 

Yoga for Students:  Emphasizing poses that increase strength and flexibility; yoga for students is designed to improve flexibility, muscle tone, balance, and oxygen intake.  It teaches the student to listen to their body and aids in prevention of injuries and speeds up recovery from over exertion. 

Yoga Abs:  This class is designed to target the abdominals and the muscles involved in core strength and stability.  It will incorporate strengthening, lengthening, and flexibility of the muscles in the abs, back, psoas, inner, and outer thighs, which are all key muscles in developing core strength.  This class will enhance your overall yoga practice.

Classes that have been taught in the past:

Teza Lord:  teZa Lord’s hour and half class combines the ancient practice of asanas along with other focusing techniques that invite balance in a stressful world.  An ultra-cleansing routine will be taught, and each class will add poses to suit the individual mood and temperament of students involved. 

Yoga for Athletes:  Emphasizing poses that increase strength and flexibility; yoga for athletes is designed to improve flexibility, muscle tone, balance, and oxygen intake.  It teaches the athlete to listen to their body and aids in prevention of injuries and speeds up recovery from over exertion. 

Power Yoga:  A class with its emphasis on building strength by the use of varied sun salutations that include poses to achieve a total body workout.  A more aerobic workout is also attained by flowing more rapidly from pose to pose.