Class Descriptions

The Root to Rise Model
 

• Regular class – Root to Rise Collective currently offers three weekly evening classes designed to root us in our physical bodies, then help us rise to integrate our minds and spirits with our bodies to achieve holistic wellness. These weekly evening classes are supported by a morning class three times a week to assist students of all levels in maintaining a regular daily practice. All classes are 75 minutes.
   

• Seva (selfless service) – To extend your yoga practice off the mat and into regular life, we offer the opportunity for seva (selfless service) for Holistic Wellness for Youth[link]. Our youth members are young women and trans youth ages 14-21 and facing hardships in life for which their families cannot provide enough support. You can connect with them in class and/or volunteer when the studio becomes a drop-in safe space for them on weekday afternoons (2:30-5:30). Come help them with homework and practical skills, just bond with them and talk about life, and/or join them for fun activities. To learn more, see Support Us
   

• Quarterly immersions – Every quarter we offer a two-hour immersion class as a fundraiser for Root to Rise Collective. Topics are chosen based on what would be most helpful to students currently in our regular classes. 

 

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Daily Yoga   (3 Days a Week, All Levels)

Every Monday, Wednesday, and Friday morning, this class will support you in maintaining your regular daily yoga practice. We will start with a gentle warm-up, then move into a combination of poses/asanas that we hold for a while (hatha yoga) and asanas that progress smoothly from one to another (vinyasa yoga). Each class will end with a quiet, relaxing asana to wind down. Throughout the class, we will use our breath to deepen each pose and our mindful awareness of body alignment and sensation. We will get a good workout and leave class feeling more calm and balanced.

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This is an all-level class that will use poses accessible to brand new beginners and offer variations for anyone looking for a more advanced practice.

 

Developing Our Roots – Intro to Yoga      (Weekly Class, Beginner)

This weekly class is for anyone with little or no yoga experience, and for experienced practitioners who want to cycle back to the basics to improve technique. This class is much like Daily Yoga (above), except that we will hold the poses longer, while you receive more individual assistance with your alignment. We will also save time at the end to answer your questions or provide explanations to teach you more about yoga.

 

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Standing in Our Power – Embodied Strength      (Weekly Class, Beginner/Intermediate)

If you have already established a beginner or intermediate yoga practice and are comfortable with the basic asanas, but looking to take your practice to the next level, this class is for you. We will use the same styles and flow of Daily Yoga (above), but focus on adding more advanced variations of the asanas and increasing our mindful awareness. This will level up the physical, mental, and emotional benefits of your practice and help you begin using it as a tool to assist you in your life off the mat as well.

This class is recommended for students who have taken at least 10 Intro to Yoga or Daily Practice classes, or the equivalent.

 

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Elevating Mind/Body/Spirit – Rise Up       (Weekly Class, All Levels)

If you have an established yoga practice and are ready to integrate meditation into it, or if you have an established meditation practice and are ready to integrate yoga, this is the class for you. We will use the same flow of warm-up, more energetic practice, and wind-down as in Daily Yoga (above), but may incorporate yin or restorative yoga as well as hatha and vinyasa. We will focus on using breath and mindfulness to reach greater heights of inspiration and depths of peace in the asanas. After 50 minutes, we will drop down into 25 minutes of vipassana meditation with guidance at the beginning and time for questions at the end.

 

This class is recommended for anyone with a regular yoga practice at any level and for anyone with a regular meditation practice at any level. If you are new to both yoga and meditation, we suggest starting with Intro to Yoga and growing into Embodied Strength before joining Rise Up.

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Quarterly Immersions (Quarterly Fundraisers for Root to Rise, Usually All Levels)

Every quarter at mid-morning on a Sunday, we will offer a two-hour immersion on a topic particularly relevant to current yoga students. Immersions will always include yoga poses, breathing practices, and meditation. They will usually be all-level classes, and sometimes advanced only. They may sometimes be taught by guest instructors volunteering their time. Pre-registration is required.