Class Descriptions - Yoga

Join us for gentle yoga, journaling, affirmations and guided meditation. In this workshop you will learn six tangible steps to create sacred ethereal space within your home. Leave with your personal copy of Elizabeth’s most recent book Language of the Soul.

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Contact Misha Laird for details and/or registration info at yoga@houstonian.com or 281.635.0521

Journey inward through the slow, deep work of this practice to find true balance though linking breath with feeling. Explore the smooth sensations of unhurried movement intensified by longer holds and optional uplevels to attune your mind-body connection. Recommended for active new-to-yoga practitioners and more experienced yogis who are ready to elevate their inner experience beyond their outer techniques.

Savor the beginning of one of the longest days of the year with a yoga & meditation practice by the pool.  Leave feeling grounded and refreshed for the rest of your day!

A type of meditation where the sound and vibration of alchemy bowls holds space for participants who find in a position of stillness and silence and effortlessly shift into a state of restful ease where they can be healed, restored and awakened.  Beginner-friendly.

A typical yoga practice has a lot of PUSH (think down dog) but not a lot of PULL (think chin-up).  Balance out your yoga shoulders with a Stall Bar practice!  Stop by this Open House event to find out how Stall Bar classes include strength-building, stretching, and inversions for the very beginners to the stronger athletes. Monthly classes are now on the schedule in January 2023! 

'Want a simple way to feel great?  Sample this hybrid class combining the simplicity of Yoga Stretch with the massage of the Yoga Tune-Up Therapy Balls. A beginner-friendly practice includes effective postures to lengthen typically tight muscles and simple, easy-to-learn rolling techniques with the therapy balls to increase blood flow and range of motion.

A class based around healing, stretching and strengthening your entire body. You can expect to open and awaken your structure by safely and creatively challenging your mind and muscles. You'll leave this class walking on clouds.

A Sound Journey is an immersive, full-body listening and sensory experience that uses tones to nurture your body and mind. Add sounds of nature to the healing vibrations of Farida’s alchemy sound bowls to invite brain waves to slow and shift to a more relaxed state.  Participants are welcome to float on pool noodles in the pool or rest on nearby lounge chairs. Leave feeling rejuvenated.

Complimentary

No registration in needed. 

Tai Chi utilizes the mind, breath and fluid, spiraling motions through a sequence of movements called Forms to harness, circulate and store chi or life energy. Each week, our Tai Chi classes focus on a different segment of Wu Style Slow Form. Wu Style is small frame Tai Chi where the movements are smaller and shorter to minimize the impact on joints while still providing exercise for the body and mind.  All levels are welcomed!

Tai Chi for Health is a mind body practice that combines martial movement with intention and deep breathing. It is considered a "metarobic” exercise that can reduce stress, enhance sleep, help the body function effectively and combat a variety of ills. In this class we will warm up with a qi gong set, practice tai chi movement and sequencing and close with meditation. This class is excellent for beginners as well as experienced tai chi practitioners.

In this practice of silence and stillness, be guided into present-moment awareness.  Leave feeling refreshed.  Beginner-friendly.  

Feel the pull to take your yoga practice to new heights. In this low-intensity, workshop-style introduction to Stall Bars, you’ll learn to stabilize and strengthen your upper body without inversions or heavy gym equipment. Perfect for beginners and those with tight shoulders and hips.

A typical yoga practice has a lot of PUSH (think down dog) but not a lot of PULL (think chin-up).  Balance out your yoga shoulders with a Stall Bar practice to access greater flexibility and more stable joints.. Each class includes strength-building, stretching, and inversions in a workshop-like practice for the very beginner to the stronger athlete. 

A typical yoga practice has a lot of PUSH (think down dog) but not a lot of PULL (think chin-up).  Balance out your yoga shoulders with a Stall Bar practice to access greater flexibility and more stable joints; a result you may not be able to achieve on the yoga mat. Each class includes strength-building, stretching, and inversions or the very beginners to the stronger athletes. 

Roll away your aches & pains!  Use a variety of therapy balls and relevant techniques to target tight spots that need regular maintenance and attention for better performance.  All levels.

Focused therapy ball work to roll out and revive your tight hips!  Explore how the variety of therapy balls and techniques can knead into your glutes, quads and low back for more ease of movement.