FORREST YOGA BASICS: Forrest Yoga helps you connect to your core - getting strong and centered. It uses carefully designed sequences, internal heat, and deep breathing to sweat out toxins. The long holds in the pose progressions help you flush, oxygenate and rejuvenate every cell. This Forrest basics class is suitable for all levels but includes extra emphasis on the fundamentals of the practice- an open heart, active feet, shoulder stability, deep breathing, relaxed neck and proper pelvic tilt. This class is perfect for raw beginners, those working with injuries and will challenge even the most experienced yogi.

FOUNDATION FLOW:
For beginners that have built a foundation and intermediates that are looking for a gentler flow. This class will increase strength, flexibility, awareness and encourage mental focus and calmness and is a great introduction to ALL Levels, Intermediate, and Heated yoga.

COMMUNITY CLASS:
This is a donation-based yoga class held the last Thursday of every month. The donation theme will change monthly and will be posted in the studio and on our website. Please check for details and bring appropriate donation with you to class. Thank you for partnering with Self Awakening Yoga Studio in the very exciting path.

DEEP STRETCH:
This is a wonderful class for everyone, beginner, cancer patients, students recovering from an injury and advanced students. Deep Stretch is the perfect way to unwind and soothe your soul in this restorative class. We will focus on relaxing the body in restful postures, to provide the body an opportunity to renew and heal. Come melt away stress! This class is sure to leave you feeling relaxed, refreshed and renewed! Deep Stretch is a quiet, meditative yoga practice that invites you to hold seated postures with relaxed muscles allowing for the opening of deep connective tissues of the joints. This practice is available to practitioners of all levels and can be safe and beneficial for students with back, hip or shoulder pain or injuries.

ALL LEVEL VINYASA FLOW YOGA:
This class is a blend of freestyle vinyasa Yoga~ awakening, mindful, fluid flow designed to get you moving, bring your attention to the breath and find fluidity between postures. This class is creative, fun and playful! Excellent for developing grace, flexibility, core strength, balance, muscular strength and stress reduction. Appropriate for students of all levels of yoga.

ADVANCED HOT VINYASA FLOW YOGA:
This class is practiced in a heated studio at 90 degrees in order to facilitate deep stretching and release of toxins. This class is for those looking for a challenge and ready to take their practice to a deeper level. Experience a flowing blend of different styles of yoga. Each class has a different sequence of postures (asanas). This is an intense class that will get the blood flowing, build core strength, tone muscles, help you lose weight and quiet the mind. In addition, students will be exploring arm balances, headstands, handstands, deep back bends and twists.

HOUR OF POWER VINYASA FLOW YOGA:
An energetic hour filled with a fast paced asana (yoga pose) flow. Utilizing our breath to guide our movement and concentrating on alignment as we transition from pose to pose building strength and increasing flexibility. The room is warmed to 75 - 78 degrees and the time flies by with a pace that is uplifting and fun.

YOGA FOR KIDS – 9-14 YEARS;  SIX-WEEK TUESDAY AFTERNOON MORNING SERIES:  
Yoga and children is a fabulous mix. In light of today's growing concerns about the risks of childhood obesity, a sedentary lifestyle, stress epidemics and eating disorders, arming our children with invaluable life skills is every parent's responsibility. Classes integrate more formal instruction with playful activities to challenge students in their yoga process as they learn postures and breathing exercises. Stress management techniques and meditation are also focused on. Children derive enormous benefits from yoga.  Physically, it enhances their flexibility, strength, coordination, and body awareness.  In addition, their concentration and sense of calmness and relaxation improves.  Doing yoga, children exercise, play, connect more deeply with the inner self, and develop an intimate relationship with the natural world that surrounds them.  Yoga brings that marvelous inner light that all children have to the surface.

YOGA FOR KIDS – 5 - 8 YEARS:  SIX-WEEK THURSDAY AFTERNOON MORNING SERIES: Cooperative games with themes, partner yoga, storytelling, and music combine to help this age group explore yoga postures and relaxation skills (including breathing exercises). 

PRENATAL YOGA - 6 WEEK SATURDAY MORNING SERIES:
Prenatal Yoga classes provide an opportunity to develop greater vitality and awareness of your body that is home for two, as well as to deepen your relationship with your baby. Gentle postures, breath work, visualization, vocal toning and meditation are learned to cultivate flexibility, calm and confidence in preparation for labor and childbirth. Enhance relaxation, comfort, and enjoyment. Calm and flexibility ease the birthing process, thus reducing pain and increasing the joy of giving birth. Prepare for an active and natural birth. No previous yoga experience necessary.

MOM and BABY YOGA - 6 WEEK SATURDAY AFTERNON SERIES:  
This is an effective start to balancing hormonal changes that are occurring now that you have transitioned from Mom-To-Be To Mom. This is a gentle approach to help your body recover and heal from childbirth while bonding with your baby. Added bonuses are the opportunity to bond and share with other new moms and forge long lasting friendships for both and your baby.  Share your challenges and successes and learn that you are not alone! In these classes, the teacher will place special attention on rebuilding core strength of the back, abdomen, and pelvic floor, as well as relieving tension in the neck, and shoulders that often result from lifting, carrying and nursing. No previous yoga experience is required