Classes

Moondance-Yoga

Mindful Yoga classes guided by Nature’s pattern of the moon. (The New moon, First ¼ moon, Full moon, and Last ¾ moon). Becoming aware of our own personal tides and how to bring yoga, mindfulness and meditation into our experience.

Each session begins with the full moon and meets once a week on the day specified.

YIN-Yoga

Life has enough Yang, come do Yin-Yoga with me. Yin-Yoga is a slow-moving restorative style of yoga.

There are a variety of ways to experience yin yoga. Some of the classes that I lead will focus on the use of Blocks, Bolster and Blankets for support to create a sustained pose, allowing deepening and lengthening. Other classes I slow it down by letting the breath and body guide the class. Learning proper alignment and the releasing of facia are incorporated into classes to help aid in the restored experience.

Restorative Yin classes are great for those who are in some kind of recovery (Physical, Mental or Emotional), for people who just need to slow down, or to foster self-care.

When you relax in a passive stretch it will change what you can do in other forms of yoga. Because you get deeper fascia release and the body remembers how to let go differently, so then when you are in a regular yoga class or in other life activities you find your body can go way deeper because of the work you’ve done in yin yoga. The Passive stretch of a yin yoga release is super powerful, so even if you prefer a more kick-butt type of yoga or exercise, I recommend yin yoga once a week or at least every other week to be able to deepen and enhance your other forms of practice.

Testimonials of the Mindfulness Classes.

“I really liked this class. It is a good way to put aside the ideas we have about the past and future and be able to live right how in our experiences. Ann does a good job at helping you see and understand so that it is easy to apply.” --Tami

“I am amazed at my own growth since introduced to this. I’m surprised how much it is just a part of me and how much I love and live it. Thanks so much.” --Cynthia

“My favorite part was the power of letting go of labels.” --Susan

“Ann’s class “Mindfulness with Motion” is a brilliant blend of stretching, breathing and becoming more alive in mind and heart, Do it!” --John

“Ann brings astute inspiration and wisdom to the amazing field of mindfulness. The fact that she blends mindfulness to yoke the mind to the body. Her wisdom brings more understanding and acceptance to life and living in wholeness and beauty daily. Every time I came, she spoke to something I totally needed in my life that very week! I highly recommend Ann’s classes. Her calm manner and amazing spirit is inspiring.” --Renee

“I loved this class. Stopping and thinking about breathing has been the most helpful. I am even having my kids do it. I seldom take time to relax myself. I’m always so busy keeping life together. This class gives me the permission to stop and learn and relax. It also helps me understand the importance of this in my regular routine of life.” --Anonymous

“This has been a great experience! Each class has been well thought out and enjoyable. There have been great examples and wonderful follow up reminders to help cement our class experience. Each class member is acknowledged for who they are and their individual efforts. I have been able to think upon and share examples with others of things I’ve learned in class. Ann is phenomenal as a caring teacher with a lot of pertinent information to share to a stressed-out society. She is extremely supportive and caring.” --Karen

“Ann teaches a super class! She has great information about mindfulness. It has really helped me to practice being more present and mindful. She has a very gentle and calm manner. It will change the way you think.” Melissa

“This mindfulness with motion class was so beneficial for me, the concepts of choice, not judging yourself, focusing on your breath, and being in the present moment, it was so helpful and valuable, especially at his particular time in my life.” --Julie

“Ann has amazing energy. She is very intuitive and explains things well and helps me understand the whys and how of how it all is going to help me. Kim

“The class gave me the opportunity to breathe, to come back to myself in a way I had not previously experienced. I have done yoga before, but this class combined yoga and mindfulness to expand my understanding, highly recommended!” --Anonymous

Restorative YIN-Yoga Class Testimonials

"Movement and connection to breath were maintained throughout, a gentle calm flow. Very relaxing experience, and very mind-calming." --Natalya

"It helped me to adjust movements with my ability, the combination of yoga with mindfulness helped me to keep focus and not have my mind wander." --Louise

"She is easy to follow and is calm, Ann is gentle in her manner. She is very good at showing how to correctly get into the right position." --Nicole

"It was extremely good! I loved the pace, the combination of breath energy and non judgement. Ann also did well at explaining the next moves." --Renee

"She helped me change my poses so they could be more effective and she also helped me see the importance of breath." --Chelsie

"It was so cleansing and refreshing to just center myself for a little bit. I could really feel the strength of grounding." --Kathy

"It was wonderful. I was very calm and relaxed by the end." --Donna

"It was very helpful to understand the breath flow and so helpful to know how my body should sit. I feel like I’m learning the healthy way of doing yoga. I like learning how my body should feel during the poses." --Julie

"She helped me adjust movements to my abilities." --Anonymous

"It is helping me to be more mindful of my breathing and movement. I feel like I am understanding the yoga poses better. She helped me feel better positioned and more grounded. Ann is very calming and her class helped me feel more relaxed." --Melissa

"Mindful yoga helps me bring my life into better focus, and helps reduce the background noise/anxiety.” --Anonymous

"It helped me to think about how breathing and body position can be powerful and help relieve stress. I am going to implement some of these poses into my daily routine." --Shanna

Learning 2 Breathe (L2B) Testimonials

“This was a wonderful class – even life changing. From the way we take a breath to the way we can experience thoughts, emotions and perceive situations. I have hope that I can change and be better, find more joy, be more present and reach out to others in a more positive way.” --Heather

“Ann’s thoughtful, calm perspective was such a shinning example to me throughout the course. She gave personal and general examples that helped me apply mindfulness to every situation in my life and motivated me to practice and apply the learned techniques and experiences.” --Donelle

“Such a calming and grounding experience. I’ve never really liked this kind of thing, but this course helped me see the values in something so simple as just being aware of what you think and feel.” --Megan