Gentle Yoga Flow brings a sense of ease to your week. This class synchronizes breath with movement. We'll draw from Hatha, Pilates, Vinyasa Flow, and other yoga styles. Focus on alignment while building strength, flexibility, balance and concentration. Nurture yourself in the morning and feel better all day, or in the evening and sleep like a baby! All levels welcome.
Ray Jayne Flores has embraced yoga exploration for nine years. She taught on Catalina Island for four years until her move to Yucca Valley a year ago. She attended Pranayama Weekend at the White Lotus Foundationn in Santa Barbara to celebrate her 50th Birthday in 2005 and returned for their teachers training program with Ganga White and Tracey Rich in March 2007. She also went to the White Lotus to continue her education for Therapeutic Yoga Training with Cheri Clampett and Arturo Peal earlier this year.
Her classes have a creative and intuitive flow and she takes her inspiration from many sources. She is honored to share in the yoga adventure with all who practice here. Life goes better with Yoga!
Ray Jayne Flores has embraced yoga exploration for nine years. She taught on Catalina Island for four years until her move to Yucca Valley a year ago. She attended Pranayama Weekend at the White Lotus Foundationn in Santa Barbara to celebrate her 50th Birthday in 2005 and returned for their teachers training program with Ganga White and Tracey Rich in March 2007. She also went to the White Lotus to continue her education for Therapeutic Yoga Training with Cheri Clampett and Arturo Peal earlier this year.
Her classes have a creative and intuitive flow and she takes her inspiration from many sources. She is honored to share in the yoga adventure with all who practice here. Life goes better with Yoga!
Balance Point Yoga is alignment-based Hatha yoga, inspired by the Iyengar and Anusara traditions. Class sequencing is designed to educate students on the intricacies of body connections in asana. Physical stamina, strength conditioning and flexibility is built in to create growth in your practice, while encouraging students to use this work outside of the studio to support other favorite physical activities. Through balancing the body on the mat, one can translate the work to a more balanced life out of the studio as well, perhaps the greatest benefit of a consistent practice! Healthy and safe modifications provided. All Levels Welcome.
Tera Lea Surratt RYT has studied Iyengar yoga in Portland, Oregon for more than 12 years and is a nationally certified fitness instructor with a dance foundation. Passionate about understanding body mechanics and appropriate sequencing, she loves exploring the energetic qualities of asana practice and the resulting emotional benefits from yoga.
She completed her 200-hour Hatha teacher training with Sarahjoy Marsh of amrita: a sanctuary for yoga and has also completed several advanced study courses with Todd Jackson of Portland Yoga Arts, her longtime Iyengar instructor.
Tera Lea Surratt RYT has studied Iyengar yoga in Portland, Oregon for more than 12 years and is a nationally certified fitness instructor with a dance foundation. Passionate about understanding body mechanics and appropriate sequencing, she loves exploring the energetic qualities of asana practice and the resulting emotional benefits from yoga.
She completed her 200-hour Hatha teacher training with Sarahjoy Marsh of amrita: a sanctuary for yoga and has also completed several advanced study courses with Todd Jackson of Portland Yoga Arts, her longtime Iyengar instructor.
Mixed Level Vinyasa Flow will challenge and stretch your perceptions of what you can do through yoga. A spirited, physical practice that anyone can talior to their own needs through pose options. Salila will be your guide to increased awareness of your body and its potential. All levels welcome.
Warrior Spirit Vinyasa Flow is about seeking and honoring your physical and spiritual inner-edge. Vinyasa Flow links the breath with dynamic yoga postures that will strengthen your physical practice and ignite your spirit. Come explore and play at your edge! Prior yoga experience suggested.
Salila Drukas feels that yoga brings her closest to the essential expression of her life and true self. Yoga can facilitate the peeling back of layers, like an onion, to reveal ones core nature. She feels the practice of developing mindfulness and the challenge of opening the body, mind and heart, can set you free.
Salila received her yoga teaching certificate from The White Lotus Foundation in Santa Barbara. She spent the last five years as a student of Max Thomas, teaching at Living Yoga of the Desert during the past two years. She has traveled extensively in the US teaching martial arts, and spent nearly a year in silence, on Vipassana retreats, meditating and practicing yoga.
Warrior Spirit Vinyasa Flow is about seeking and honoring your physical and spiritual inner-edge. Vinyasa Flow links the breath with dynamic yoga postures that will strengthen your physical practice and ignite your spirit. Come explore and play at your edge! Prior yoga experience suggested.
Salila Drukas feels that yoga brings her closest to the essential expression of her life and true self. Yoga can facilitate the peeling back of layers, like an onion, to reveal ones core nature. She feels the practice of developing mindfulness and the challenge of opening the body, mind and heart, can set you free.
Salila received her yoga teaching certificate from The White Lotus Foundation in Santa Barbara. She spent the last five years as a student of Max Thomas, teaching at Living Yoga of the Desert during the past two years. She has traveled extensively in the US teaching martial arts, and spent nearly a year in silence, on Vipassana retreats, meditating and practicing yoga.
Hatha Soup is an eclectic mix of influences and intention, encouraging students to recognize their innate wisdom and unbounded joy. Come feed your soul with connection to the breath, postures that challenge and strengthen and union with that which is universal. Prior yoga experience suggested.
Core Integrity Yoga uses traditional yoga asanas as well as isolated Pilates-inspired movement that builds toned core muscles, essential for spinal support, improved posture and ease of movement. With consistent attendance, this is a transformative class that will make you and your yoga practice, noticeably stronger. All levels welcome.
Patricia Thompson is in love with yoga. She has been teaching yoga for six years, and finds that with every class she learns more and becomes more excited about the yoga tradition. She encourages students to approach their practice with self-love, curiosity and patience as they encounter themselves on the mat. Students can expect to be challenged in Patricia's classes as they explore the deeper and more subtle aspects of who they are, by creating a relationship with the breath and paying attention to how it feels to be connected with their body.
Patricia received her first 200 hour teacher certification from the Sivananda Ashram in Grass Valley, CA. This experience inspired her to complete a second 200 hour certification from Yoga Yoga, in Austin, TX.
Core Integrity Yoga uses traditional yoga asanas as well as isolated Pilates-inspired movement that builds toned core muscles, essential for spinal support, improved posture and ease of movement. With consistent attendance, this is a transformative class that will make you and your yoga practice, noticeably stronger. All levels welcome.
Patricia Thompson is in love with yoga. She has been teaching yoga for six years, and finds that with every class she learns more and becomes more excited about the yoga tradition. She encourages students to approach their practice with self-love, curiosity and patience as they encounter themselves on the mat. Students can expect to be challenged in Patricia's classes as they explore the deeper and more subtle aspects of who they are, by creating a relationship with the breath and paying attention to how it feels to be connected with their body.
Patricia received her first 200 hour teacher certification from the Sivananda Ashram in Grass Valley, CA. This experience inspired her to complete a second 200 hour certification from Yoga Yoga, in Austin, TX.
Unwind Yoga is a relaxing way to wind down from the day. Deep, slow streching and focus on coordinating movement and breath will hlep you release physical and mental tension. Learn to let go of the icky build-up of perpetual stress.
All levels welcome.
Caryn Davidson completed her yoga teacher training at the White Lotus Foundation in Santa Barbara, CA. The philosophy of White Lotus is to draw from the deep traditions of yoga while remaining non-dogmatic and open to the influences of the different contexts in which yoga is practiced. Everyone is drawn to yoga for different reasons, so approaching it as a personal exploration can keep one's practice fresh and engaging. Caryn teaches a slower paced evening class that encourages students to relax both body and mind while focusing on coordinating the breath and movement. She has been inspired by several past teachers, and by her daughter Claire.
All levels welcome.
Caryn Davidson completed her yoga teacher training at the White Lotus Foundation in Santa Barbara, CA. The philosophy of White Lotus is to draw from the deep traditions of yoga while remaining non-dogmatic and open to the influences of the different contexts in which yoga is practiced. Everyone is drawn to yoga for different reasons, so approaching it as a personal exploration can keep one's practice fresh and engaging. Caryn teaches a slower paced evening class that encourages students to relax both body and mind while focusing on coordinating the breath and movement. She has been inspired by several past teachers, and by her daughter Claire.
Awaken Mind+Body Flow Plant your feet on the ground and lift your spirit to the sky, with Karen, in a flowing asana (posture) class. Wake up your body and inner wisdom with movement and breath awareness. Inspiration for living a vital, fulfilling day starts with a careful warm-up then connecting consciousness to activity in twists, balances, standing and seated poses. All levels welcome.
Nurture Mind+Body Stillness and perfection. Both are inside us, somewhere.
A nurturing class of restorative yoga where poses are supported and held longer. Experience slowly opening into a tranquil mind which fills the body with warm, healing intention. All levels welcome.
Karen Tracy has a private yoga practice that spans 10 years and many styles of yoga. She studied most recently with Max Thomas at Living Yoga of the Desert and the Himalayan Institute in Allahabad, India, completing their teacher training n February 2010. Known in the Joshua Tree area as both a climber and weight-lifter for over 25 years, Karen confesses Yogini is her preferred designation. She has experience guiding the yoga-challenged in flexibility and balance, which translates literally into a flexible and balanced life.
Nurture Mind+Body Stillness and perfection. Both are inside us, somewhere.
A nurturing class of restorative yoga where poses are supported and held longer. Experience slowly opening into a tranquil mind which fills the body with warm, healing intention. All levels welcome.
Karen Tracy has a private yoga practice that spans 10 years and many styles of yoga. She studied most recently with Max Thomas at Living Yoga of the Desert and the Himalayan Institute in Allahabad, India, completing their teacher training n February 2010. Known in the Joshua Tree area as both a climber and weight-lifter for over 25 years, Karen confesses Yogini is her preferred designation. She has experience guiding the yoga-challenged in flexibility and balance, which translates literally into a flexible and balanced life.
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