Intro series

Learn more about yoga with other beginning students. This series 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 a series, you may choose to attend another Intro series or move into an ongoing class.

Schedule: Wednesdays from 7:00-8:30pm with Marcia Olmsted.
4 week series begins Apr. 9th - 30th
4 week series begins May 7th - 28th
4 week series begins June 4th - 25th

Cost: $60 for 4 weeks series. You can buy a pass for one or two students on-line. Call to pre-register. Classes can be made up at an ongoing class during the week or another class in the next Intro Series. No drop-in students please.

Level 2 Series

Each month will focus on advanced themes. April’s focus is Sun Salutations, May is the many variations of Padmasana, and June’s focus is Meditation. Come and enjoy a deeper understanding of these areas of yoga. Pre-register early.

Schedule:Wednesdays, 12:15-1:30pm with Sunita Sethi
4 week series begins Apr. 9th - 30th Sun Salutation
4 week series begins May 7th - 28th Padmasana
4 week series begins June 4th - 25th Meditation
Cost: $60 for 4 weeks series. Click here to buy the series pass on-line

Instructor: Sunita Sethi
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Yoga 4 Kids!

Yoga 4 Kids! offers ages 6-12 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, breath and spirit. Pre-register early.

Schedule: TBD
Instructor: Alison Eliason
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meditation series

"Meditation is the most valuable activity that you can do to change your health and well-being" - as documented research from the NIH affirms. It has been proven that meditation relieves pain and stress, lowers blood pressure, improves circulation, improves memory and brings a sense of inner peace and tranquility to the ups and downs of everyday life.

Meditation is one of the eight limbs of yoga. Whether you are new to yoga, or practicing for many years; join us in this ongoing 4 week experiential series. We will start with yoga poses and pranayama to warm up the body for a longer sitting meditation. Through discussion and practice of various techniques, you will gain understanding of the depth of this ancient practice. Join us and give yourself the gift of serenity!

Schedule: TBD

Cost: $60 for series of 4 week series of classes. Register with your payment. Minumum 6 students. Click here to buy the series pass on-line.

Instructor: Phyllis Moses
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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.