CLASSES
Wake Up Yoga
Practice rigorously to energize for the day! Join other early-morning enthusiasts for a brisk wakeup.
(1½-hour class)
Beginner Yoga
Learn the language of yoga and beginning breath and relaxation techniques as well as the importance
of alignment in working the body efficiently in basic yoga asanas (postures). (1½-hour class)
Intermediate Yoga
Work with more advanced asanas, pranayama (breath) and restorative techniques as you continue
your education and deepen your practice of yoga. (1½ -hour class)
Winter Restorative Yoga
Approach yoga poses in a more effortless way using props such as blankets, straps, bolsters, blocks as
well as the floor and yoga wall as elements of support. (1½-hour class)
Gentle Yoga
Move at a slow and easy pace, working gently with postures, breath and relaxation. This class
welcomes the timid, tired and stiff. (1½-hour class)
Vinyasa - Flow Yoga
Integrate breath, form and movement in a balanced sequence of yoga postures done in a continuous
flow. This class works with variations of sun salutation followed by savasana. (1½-hour class)
Pranayama - Breath Mastery
Practice a range of techniques to accurately regulate the breath and thus bring smoothness and
rhythm to one's physical and emotional states. "When the breath is steady, so is the mind."
(Hathayoga Pradipika) (1-hour class)
Lunchtime Practice Yoga
Enjoy a lunchtime practice session led by one of our instructors and aimed at providing yoga practice
time rather than specific instruction. (1-hour class)
Yin/Yang Yoga
Yin and yang are the two complementary forces in the universe. Yang is associated with active
energy, light, movement, and heat. Yin is associated with receptive energy, darkness, stillness, and
coolness. While no yoga practice is exclusively yin or yang, the Yin class will be less muscularly
strenuous. We will hold poses for longer periods of time and focus on the connective tissue around a
joint. The Yin class will end with movement work in a Yang sequence. In the Yang class, we will
move through sequences of postures to build heat and muscular strength in the body. The Yang class
will end with holding Yin postures to release and relax the muscles. (1½-hour class)
Your Yoga Pose
Use stillness acquired thru meditation, guided imagery and simple movement ot direct your energies
to points of stress and pain in your body. Use your inner knowing to direct you to the posture that is
truly yours. (1½-hour class)
Special Needs Yoga
Yoga is extremely helpful to persons with back and knee issues, rotator cuff, scoliosis, Parkinson’s,
multiple sclerosis, carpel tunnel as well as general stiffness and soreness due to inactivity. Special
Needs classes are available upon request.
T’ai Chi
A series of soft, fluid exercises called the “t’ai Chi form” – for health, relaxation and well being
through specific principles of mind/body and breath awareness. Ongoing ten-week sessions. (1-hour
class) Call Stan Swartz at 412-421-8580 to register or log on to www.swartztaichi.com.
Wake Up Yoga
Practice rigorously to energize for the day! Join other early-morning enthusiasts for a brisk wakeup.
(1½-hour class)
Beginner Yoga
Learn the language of yoga and beginning breath and relaxation techniques as well as the importance
of alignment in working the body efficiently in basic yoga asanas (postures). (1½-hour class)
Intermediate Yoga
Work with more advanced asanas, pranayama (breath) and restorative techniques as you continue
your education and deepen your practice of yoga. (1½ -hour class)
Winter Restorative Yoga
Approach yoga poses in a more effortless way using props such as blankets, straps, bolsters, blocks as
well as the floor and yoga wall as elements of support. (1½-hour class)
Gentle Yoga
Move at a slow and easy pace, working gently with postures, breath and relaxation. This class
welcomes the timid, tired and stiff. (1½-hour class)
Vinyasa - Flow Yoga
Integrate breath, form and movement in a balanced sequence of yoga postures done in a continuous
flow. This class works with variations of sun salutation followed by savasana. (1½-hour class)
Pranayama - Breath Mastery
Practice a range of techniques to accurately regulate the breath and thus bring smoothness and
rhythm to one's physical and emotional states. "When the breath is steady, so is the mind."
(Hathayoga Pradipika) (1-hour class)
Lunchtime Practice Yoga
Enjoy a lunchtime practice session led by one of our instructors and aimed at providing yoga practice
time rather than specific instruction. (1-hour class)
Yin/Yang Yoga
Yin and yang are the two complementary forces in the universe. Yang is associated with active
energy, light, movement, and heat. Yin is associated with receptive energy, darkness, stillness, and
coolness. While no yoga practice is exclusively yin or yang, the Yin class will be less muscularly
strenuous. We will hold poses for longer periods of time and focus on the connective tissue around a
joint. The Yin class will end with movement work in a Yang sequence. In the Yang class, we will
move through sequences of postures to build heat and muscular strength in the body. The Yang class
will end with holding Yin postures to release and relax the muscles. (1½-hour class)
Your Yoga Pose
Use stillness acquired thru meditation, guided imagery and simple movement ot direct your energies
to points of stress and pain in your body. Use your inner knowing to direct you to the posture that is
truly yours. (1½-hour class)
Special Needs Yoga
Yoga is extremely helpful to persons with back and knee issues, rotator cuff, scoliosis, Parkinson’s,
multiple sclerosis, carpel tunnel as well as general stiffness and soreness due to inactivity. Special
Needs classes are available upon request.
T’ai Chi
A series of soft, fluid exercises called the “t’ai Chi form” – for health, relaxation and well being
through specific principles of mind/body and breath awareness. Ongoing ten-week sessions. (1-hour
class) Call Stan Swartz at 412-421-8580 to register or log on to www.swartztaichi.com.
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