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Intro Classes This Week
Join us for two opportunities to experience two traditional style of yoga that are at the heart of the offerings at Heartsong Yoga Center.
On Tuesday, January 15th at 6 pm, join Heartsong's director Sheila Magalhaes for a free introduction to the practice of Kripalu style yoga, known as the yoga for every-body. Kripalu Yoga offers an experience of movements that stretch, strengthen, and balance the body. Classes de-stress and quiet the mind, inviting deep peace, relaxation, and an open heart. Heartsong is an independent Affiliate Studio of the Kripalu Center for Yoga and Health, located in Lenox, MA.
If you have an established practice of yoga at Heartsong already, please tell your friends and family members about this free intro session. It is open to everyone junior high school age and above. If you want to support your friend or family member by attending the class, you are welcome to do that as well. (This session is an abbreviated class with a lot more intro material and discussion than a "regular" drop in class, which makes it a great way for a new practitioner to get comfortable at Heartsong.)
On Wednesday, January 16, at 7:30 pm, join Michelle Ryan for a free introduction to Astanga style yoga, often called Power Yoga because it is a more vigorous, athletic style of practice. Astanga Yoga offers a challenging and graceful flow of yoga postures designed to bring the body, mind and spirit into perfect alignment and function. The practice combines breath and movement in a specialized sequence to create an intense internal heat and purifying sweat. While not an "advanced" practice, it is a more athletic and physical yoga style, taught in the style of Beryl Bender Birch's "The Hard and the Soft Yoga Institute" and in the lineage of Sri K. Pattabhi Jois. It is the choice for those who are looking for a hot practice strongly influenced by classical yoga philosophy, attention to breath, deep relaxation and meditation. The Astanga Yoga Course is the best way to learn the practice.
If you have been coming to classes, or even if you are brand new and you are intrigued by this style of yoga, or if you are ready to take your practice to another level, come on out to enjoy this session with Michelle. Of course, bring along a yoga buddy or anyone you would like to share this with. No worries...we will be offering this free class at a more relaxed and easy pace so that beginners can get a feel for Astanga Yoga in a comfortable way. The room is heated, be prepared to sweat! All welcome, junior high school age and above.
We are still accepting your generous food item donations to the Open Pantry (our New Year's day classes were snowed out...many came out to brave the elements, but because of the snow we had a much smaller turnout for those free classes!) Feel free to bring along a donation to these free classes if you would like.
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