Descriptions

Hatha Yoga with Kathy Mucha, Certified Yoga Teacher

Breathe Your Yoga

Drop-in Classes

· No pre-registration or weekly commitments required - just show up!

· New students are always welcome.

· Yoga mats, straps, blocks, blankets, pillows and bolsters are available for your use. These tools help You to be comfortable and achieve stability as You practice. If you prefer to bring and use your own mat, please do.

Community Class

· Donations are optional.

· No fee is charged.

· Community classes are drop-in.

· No previous yoga experience required.

Hatha Yoga

Hatha is the term for yoga classes that offer physical exercises known as asanas or poses. Appropriate for beginning* as well as experienced practitioners because of the variations and detailed instruction offered. *No yoga experience required.

· Class begins with an opportunity for You to focus inward.

· Attention is given to Your breath throughout the class.

· Your comfort and stability are considered as You practice movement of major joints (ankles, knees, hips and shoulders), extension and flexion of spine, twists, inversions and balancing.

· Proper alignment and moving mindfully is encouraged so you will be aware of how your body, and perhaps how your mind, responds to each action.

· You are encouraged to safely challenge Yourself as much or as little as You wish. There is no competition in this class - with others or yourself - it is a practice of noticing how You feel in this moment on this day in this pose.
Your comfort is paramount when You Breathe Your Yoga.

· Class finishes with guided relaxation (savasana).

Meditation Class

· For meditation class it is not required to change into yoga clothes—you may come as you are.

· Start with a few simple asanas to release resistance and tension in the body, if necessary.

· A comfortable seated posture is assumed, using blankets or a chair, if that is more comfortable for you.

· Guided breathing exercises (pranayama) progress into guided and/or silent meditations.

Contact Kathy@BreatheYourYoga.com for more information on meditation.

Read more about benefits in this Science Daily article: Meditation May Increase Gray Matter

Meditation Workshop

A 2.5 hour, single class Meditation Workshop, offers discourse, discussion, breathing exercises, guided relaxation and practical experience in several meditation techniques. Handouts are provided at this workshop.

Vinyasa Yoga

Vinyasa means to coordinate or synchronize body movements with the breath, and hatha classes encourage this. Classes labeled Vinyasa or Flow tend to move more quickly than Hatha Yoga classes. Vinyasa class may be paced with perhaps time for only one breath before moving to the next pose in some instances. It is advisable (but not required) that one is familiar with some basic Hatha Yoga asanas before attending a Vinyasa class.

Yoga for Seniors — Chair Yoga — Nursing Home Yoga

This class cultivates a profound sense of well-being, and peacefulness. ALL residents are welcome to join in! Many participate in wheelchairs and with very limited ranges of motion. Several great care facilities allow me to share this class with their residents. Classes include:

· Guidance for pain-free, mindful movements to help ease tension, reduce stress and revitalize the body.

· Breath awareness coaching.

· Heartening visualizations to lighten participants spirits.

· An opportunity to have some fun!

· Guided relaxation, reminding all to remember their innate inner joy.

Contact Kathy@BreatheYourYoga.com to bring this uplifting class to your people.

Private Classes

· Designed just for you or your group

· Organize a group of co-workers and have classes delivered weekly at work for convenience and cost savings

· Provide personal, undivided attention

· Accommodate your schedule

· Can be delivered at your location

· Yoga At Your Desk during the workday can relieve stress and boost your energy

· Phone Yoga Classes - when time and distance keep you from class

Contact Kathy@BreatheYourYoga.com for more information.

Restorative — Yoga Nidra

This is a luxury we need to treat ourselves to more often. Classes are a full hour of a meditative guided relaxation. Yoga nidra is a yogic ‘sleep’ in which you remain aware as you relax the entire body.

· Class may begin with a few simple tension releasing asanas.

· Support of blankets, bolsters and pillows are used to allow the body to become completely comfortable.

· Breathing techniques are offered to begin complete relaxation of mind and body.

· Guided relaxations and visualizations are presented, encouraging release of what you no longer need.

Note: All Kathy's yoga classes conclude with a savasana that includes about 10 minutes of guided relaxation similar to a yoga nidra experience.

Reiki — the positive, limitless, universal life energy available to everyone

Reiki (Ray’-key) is a natural force, promoting health and healing on all levels: physical, breath, emotional, mental, intuitive and spiritual. It nourishes all the cells and organs in our bodies. This energy flow is affected by both positive and negative thoughts and feelings we may have.

· Offered one-on-one in a peaceful setting.

· Sessions can be 10 minutes, or up to a full hour.

· Practitioner works with recipient fully clothed in a chair or a comfortably reclined position.

· Reiki practice nurtures a healthier, more positive energy flow.

Note: Hatha yoga is designed to assist a balanced flow of energy through the physical body as well as the chakras, promoting a peaceful state of well-being. Chakras are non-physical energy centers – the seven major chakras correlate to these areas of the spine in a body: the tailbone, sacrum, solar plexus, heart, throat, third eye and crown of the head. I find that Reiki practice perfectly compliments this aspect of yoga.

Contact Kathy@BreatheYourYoga.com to discuss a Reiki session.

Beginner Building Blocks of Yoga Workshop—4 weekly classes

This 4 class series will introduce you to basic yoga movements and principals. Please pre-register for this class. No previous yoga experience required. You will cultivate a knowledge of how Yoga will improve Your:

· strength

· balance

· flexibility

· posture

· range of motion

· ability to:

\ breathe more deeply

\ relax when you want to

\ focus when you need to

This series is great for those who are new to yoga or looking to return to the basics. Your questions are welcome. Guidance is offered in basic breathing techniques, proper alignment and basic principles of how to ‘do’ and ‘how far to go’ in standing, seated, prone, and supine poses as well as why and how to use yoga props. You will learn that Your comfort and stability are vital as You safely challenge Yourself within your capacity as much or as little as You wish. With this foundational knowledge you will feel completely at ease attending other yoga classes. And yes, information is shared about what to expect in the different styles of yoga classes! Additionally, we intend that you will feel at home in the Yoga Shala studio and be familiar with our offerings, such as how to register for workshops, sign up for our newsletter and have all your yoga related questions addressed.

Contact Kathy@BreatheYourYoga.com for more information.