AUKE BAY
YOGA
CLASS DESCRIPTIONS
SHAKTI (POWER) FLOW
Linking breath to movement, Shakti flow is a vinyasa-based class set to music that will invigorate, energize, and build heat. Shakti flow includes connection to breath and theme, sun salutations, standing sequences, peak poses, and a cooldown. This class empowers you to meet yourself where you are. Each teacher brings their own flavor to this class – try them all and find what FLOWs with you.
SUKHA (EASEFUL) FLOW
What a wonderful way to dip your toes into the practice! Typically appropriate for all experience levels, this class will help you get into a steady, and feel-good “flow” of movement. You’ll learn about yoga “language” in a layered approach as you get to know your own body and how it balances, stretches, and sustains strength. You’ll understand the importance of using your breath with your movement. The skills you learn here will help you sleep better and enjoy your life off the mat with greater ease, comfort, and confidence.
THERAPEUTIC FLOW
A sustainable, accessible, trauma-informed therapeutic movement experience that includes valuable warming for joints and muscles preparing the body for an intelligent, engaging sequence of strength and stretch before an offering of guided relaxation and rest. All guidance is invitational. Expect to be appropriately challenged with plenty of modifications suggested and an array of evidence-based skills like mindfulness-based stress reduction, breath techniques and cognitive skills to soothe and ease the mind while strengthening and regulating the body.
YIN
An antidote to our fast-moving lives. In this class, you’ll go deeeeep into your connective tissue as you hold your poses for several minutes at a time—with the support of yoga props like blocks, bolsters, and blankets to ensure healthy body alignment and prevent injury. This practice deeply nourishes the body and soothes the nervous system. Yin is traditionally taught cool, so layer up for comfort.
RESTORATIVE YOGA
The practice of Restorative Yoga counteracts the effects of stress on the mind, body and spirit. Expect to be completely supported by props like bolsters, blocks and blankets in positions of ease and comfort to support relaxation and health. Restorative postures have been shown to help with back pain, anxiety, fatigue, high blood pressure, sleep issues, stress and tension. Experience the effects of soothing, quieting poses and cultivating presence with the practice of purposeful stillness. No previous yoga experience required. All are welcome.
WORKPLACE SESSIONS
Book a Session for Your Team. Stress Management for the Workplace. Delete stress. Refresh wellness. Auke Bay Yoga offers yoga classes for companies that want to incorporate physical activity and mindfulness into their stress management programs. Our workplace workshops offer movement, mindfulness, and meditation to help employees experience a deep state of body-centered restful awareness both on and off the mat. Employees leave refreshed, relaxed, and resilient.
WORKPLACE WORKSHOPS
UNWRECK YOUR TECH NECK
This workshop is as it sounds - exercises to strengthen the neck stabilizer muscles and shoulders, self-massage to soothe tight neck muscles, and tools to re-establish healthy posture and movement habits at work. Posture is critically important for our overall health and wellbeing. When working at computers and sitting all day, we unconsciously fall into habitual postures and maintain those static attitudes for long periods of time--and we then pay a hefty price–pain, disordered breathing, and reduced performance. When we bring the light of awareness to how we sit, stand, and move, we start to recognize if our postures are helping or harming us.
CULTIVATE CALM
This workshop is a unique blend of breath and mindfulness practices, yoga postures, functional movement, and anatomy education. The work you will experience in this workshop is based on the healing philosophies of Dr. Bessel Van Der Kolk M.D. as expressed in his best-selling book The Body Keeps Score, including polyvagal theory, the Roll Model Method® techniques of self massage, and yoga. Employees will be offered tools in the fields of breath and mindfulness to counteract stress and foster resilience.
CUSTOM WORKSHOP FOR YOUR TEAM
Lets co-create something just for your team based from the specific feedback and needs of your people.
