NEW CLASS: Hatha | Kriya | Pranayama with Nora

photo by Dave Getzschman

In our Western/Modern classes, we usually address just the "body" body through the posture or asana practice. But what if we had a class the addressed our other bodies? What if I could spend more time breathing and mediating in class? How would that change my practice? How would that change my day?

Often when I am in my more standard vinyasa or hatha yoga classes, I want to breathe more, or move a bit differently, or spend more time in my savasana or meditation at the end of class. I think I feel this way because, according to the ancient yogic text The Upinashads, it is explained that human beings are made up of not one body, but of five bodies. Explained briefly, those five bodies consist of body, breath, mind, intelligence and consciousness. In this class, the aim is to address two additional bodies of our selves through their corresponding practices : the breath body through pranayama, and the mind body through meditation. If you are like me and find yourself wanting a more multi-faceted yoga experience, one that addresses the multiplicity of your bodies, if you want to breathe a deeper breath and feel a more directed flow of energy and consciousness, then this is the class for you! 

- From, Nora -

Sundays at 4pm, join Nora for Hatha | Kriya | Pranayama to focus on spiritual elements of yoga: powerful meditative exercises (kriyas), spiritual gestures (mudras), verbal formulas (mantras), and breath work (pranayama). Utilizing movement, sound, breath and meditation to relax & restore your mind and body, we delve deeper into a multifaceted yoga practice, and emerge with an enhanced understanding of the gifts of yoga, while improving strength, flexibility and endurance. These classes are for everyone.