- Yoga Circle ( flex class )
with Andrea Fortuin
Mondays 5:30 PM
Need a boost getting into the routine of a personal practice? Are you looking to expand
what you know and deepen your practice? This is the place to be! Come enjoy Yoga in a
group setting. Yoga Circle is a weekly guided Yoga experience that allows for many levels
of practice. Class involves a gentle hatha / raja approach. This is a continuing class and
further study of the 8 limbs of Yoga will be explored.
Yoga Circle - Sunrise ( flex class )
with Andrea Fortuin
- (seasonal, please check schedule )
Start your morning off with this refreshing and energizing one hour practice. Some yoga
experience with knowledge of Surya Namaskar ( Sun Salute ) is beneficial.
Easy Stretch Yoga Circle ( flex class )
- with Andrea Fortuin
Tuesdays 9:00 AM
This is a holistic program of simple exercise , breathing, relaxation, and mental
techniques designed to help the student maintain and / or regain health , well being, and
independence. Students learn to recognize physical capabilities and how not to be
limited by them. Some experience helpful.
Easy Stretch Yoga ( flex class ) ( Guilderland Adult Ed Class )
with Andrea Fortuin
Tuesdays 10:30 AM
This is a holistic program of simple exercise , breathing, relaxation, and mental
techniques designed to help the student maintain and / or regain health , well being, and
independence. Students learn to recognize physical capabilities and how not to be
limited by them.
Vini yoga
with James Danoff-Burg
Tuesdays 7:00 PM
A dynamic, yet gentle flow series. Vini yoga invites students to modify postures to
accommodate individual issues. This is a level 2 class. 1 year yoga experience required.
Yoga Circle ( flex class )
with Andrea Fortuin
Wednesdays 7:00 PM
Begin with a relaxing 15 minute pranayama ( breathing ) session . Move into a 30 minute
targeted asana ( postures ) session and end with a decadent 30 minute Yoga Nidra. All
levels welcome.
- with Richard Schultz
( class to resume in April 2008 )
The Foundation Course is an introductory-level course, suitable for both beginners and
intermediate students who want to refine their practice. It starts at beginner level and
progresses toward intermediate level over the course of six weeks. The students are
thoroughly instructed on 45-50 beginning-level asanas (postures), and given an
introduction to pranayama (breathing techniques). The practices are introduced step-by-
step, as an emphasis is placed on proper technique. The techniques used are based on
the Iyengar method of hatha yoga. As beginners are usually limited in strength and
flexibility, the poses can be adapted to meet the physical needs of each student.
- Foundation in Hatha Yoga Level 2
with Richard Shultz
( class to resume in April 2008 )
- including Headstand and shoulderstand will be introduced , with variations for more
advanced students. Considerable time will be spent on hip opening and back bending
asanas. A portion of each class will be dedicated to deepening pranayama practice
( respiratory exercises ) Students should have at least one year prior experience in yoga ,
or have completed the Foundation level 1 Course.
- Emerging Teen Yoga
with Christine Carpenter
Saturday 9:00 AM
This class is geared to children ages 11-13. What’s savasana, you ask? Simply,
savasana is the yogi practice of calming the mind and body. Increasingly, childrens’ lives
are becoming busier and, often, more stress-filled. In this after-school class, middle
school age children will learn how to use gentle yoga movement and meditation to help
quiet their minds, get rid of the stress they might feel and re-energize their bodies.
- Family Yoga
with Christine Carpenter
( see schedule for specific dates )
For children ages 7-10 and the adults who love them!
Let movement, laughter and love inspire your family.
In this class, children ages 7-10 and their adult partners will experience solo and partner
yoga poses, animated breathing exercises and soothing relaxation techniques.
Previous yoga experience is not necessary. All ability levels will be accommodated.
$99 for each family pair for this six-week session.
Drop-in $18/pair. Each addition child $24/series.
- Yoga Nidra ( flex class ) ( Guilderland Adult ED class )
with Andrea Fortuin
Mondays 7:00 PM and / or Thursdays 10:00 AM
Yoga Nidra is the Yogic tranquillizer. It establishes harmony and well-being throughout the
entire system. It greatly reduces the physical and mental tensions brought about by
modern life. Yoga Nidra induces physical, emotional and mental relaxation, in that order.
iRest, or Integral Restoration, is a western adaptation of Yoga Nidra, currently being
studied by the US military to treat post traumatic stress.
• Physical relaxation is achieved by rotation of consciousness around the various parts
of the body. Next, attention is drawn to the breathing process. The slower and deeper the
respiration, the more relaxed one becomes.
• Emotional relaxation is achieved by developing a state of mind where various
feelings are brought to the surface voluntarily, and then thrown off. At this stage the mind
ceases to process information from the outside world or the body.
• Mental relaxation is psychic sleep in the realm of the mind. One appears to be asleep
to the outside world, but is fully awake and aware on an internal level. All awareness of
physical body disappears, and at this stage, calming tranquil images are evoked by a
process of visualization. Healing images and suggestions are brought in at this stage.
Here the mind is very sensitive to positive affirmations or resolves. Yoga Nidra silences
the mind; it's useless chatter being slowly but surely controlled.
Come enjoy this relaxing experience guided by Andrea Fortuin, trained Yoga Nidra / I Rest
facilitator .
- Irest Yoga Nidra Research shows success using this protocol at Walter Reed Hospital with
active duty soldiers suffering PTSD, insomnia , and anxiety from their wartime
experiences.
Introduction to Yoga
with Katie Deming
Thursdays 7:30 PM - Guilderland Adult Ed Class
February 7/14/21/28 March 6/13/20/27
- 8 week beginning level class taught by Yoga Fit trained instructor Katie Deming.
Students will be introduced to the basics in yoga to include stretching postures,
breathing techniques , and meditation. Pre-registration is required for this class.
