Vinyasa Yoga
An outgrowth of Ashtanga, Vinyasa yoga expands, integrates and juxtaposes postures through sun salutations. Sally’s classes take influence from Ashtanga, Iyengar and Vini Yoga, integrating asana, pranayama and meditation. Using music as a guide, we flow smoothly through challenging and inspiring sequences. Paying close attention to alignment, we work to develop balance, strength, and flexibility opening the door to a stable and grounded body and mind. Although we will practice as a group, emphasis is placed on the individual and modifications are encouraged. Sally’s own yoga practice has been shaped and inspired by her background in dance, pilates and somatic movement and by her yoga teachers Kathryn Beet, Michael Siddal, Ante Pavlovic, Patricia White and Kaustaub Desikachar. She was certified as a yoga instructor through Yogaspace (Toronto) with an advanced certificate in Healing Through Yoga.
Level 1/2 – 1.5 hrs
A Salute to the Sun - Fundamentals of Yoga
A solid ground from which to begin. Learning the essential and supporting principles of yoga asana and philosophy. Introduction to breath work and meditative practices.
Breaking down the sun salutation vinyasa sequence and building a base set of postures from which to move forward into a personal practice.
Beginner Level – 1.5hrs
Yoga and Core Strength
Level 1/2 – 1.5 hrs
The roots of this class grow from my experience in Ashtanga,Vinyasa and Iyengar Yoga, Pilates conditioning and floor exercises in release work from contemporary dance training. Focusing on form and alignment, quality and efficiency of movement, breath, detail and isolation our class will be an in depth exploration of core strength and stability and how to include these techniques in our own yoga practices.
Restorative Yoga
A deeply meditative and therapeutic class involving a series of supported postures. Calming the mind and opening the heart we use our weight and breath to fully embody each pose.
Level 1/2 – 1.5 hrs
YOGA WORKSHOPS
Each workshop 2.5-3hrs
Vinyasa Yoga: The Surya Namaskara Revealed
An investigation of the sun salutation. Breaking down form and function, shape and direction, energy and alignment. We will work on finding flow and grace, incorporating modifications and choices for each individual practice.
Vinyasa Yoga: Grounding the Body, Moving The Voice
We will focus on how to ground, lengthen, widen and expand in order to create and maintain a solid foundation in our practice. We will experiment and learn to initiate movement with breath and sound creating flowing sequences letting us float effortlessly between postures.
