Prenatal Yoga ~ Tuesdays 6:00 - 7:00 PM, and Saturdays 9:00 -
10:20 AM
Our
Pre-Natal classes are open to yoga students of all
levels of practice. The classes offer a carefully
selected series of Asanas (postures) and breathing
techniques to restore balance and vitality while
deepening your awareness of pregnancy.
Concentration
and relaxation techniques assist in preparing for and
providing relief during labor and birth. Pre-Natal Yoga
helps relieve the physical and emotional discomforts
associated with pregnancy including back pain,
heartburn, constipation, swelling, sleeplessness,
depression and anxiety.
Postnatal Yoga ~ Wednesday 10:30 - 11:40 AM - SERIES
Postnatal yoga is an opportunity to nourish your spirit and and thrive as a new mom. The practice allows you to reconnect to your body, while increasing vitality, strength, and consciousness. We will focus on calming the nervous system, relaxing achy muscles, and toning the pelvic floor. Bring your babies to class and come connect with other new mothers in the community. Om Shanti. Om Peace.
Embrace Yoga ~ Fridays 12:00 - 1:00 PM
Join an invigorating and restorative class designed for parents, pregnant or post-partum moms, seniors, those who work at home and want a break and any who crave a yoga practice midday. The class will combine vigorous poses and more internally focused relaxation. The focus will be on alignment and community building but the class will morph to the desires of the community. Come share your lunch time with us and help support the EMBRACE Infant warmer project which is piloting in India; spread the warmth through yoga.
About EMBRACE Infant warmer project: EMBRACE a newborn, embrace the world. Globally, more than 20 million vulnerable newborns, or those with low birth weights are born each year. EMBRACE infant incubator is a revolutionary invention, a simple portable device that looks like a small sleeping bag, but carries lifesaving warmth to those who need it. It requires no electricity, is easy to use and is re-usable; good for infant health, good for the environment. Created by a team of Harvard and Stanford Engineers, MBA and Public Policy students, and launched in India in 2009, the project goal is to save the lives of more than 100,000 babies and improve the lives of nearly a million more in the next five years. Embracing the worlds at risk newborns one warm EMBRACE at a time: embraceglobal.org.
ABOUT GABRIELLE
A dancer all her life, Gabrielle believes in movement as a means for calming the mind and enlivening the spirit. Through her daily practice of yoga Gabrielle has been able to cultivate a peace within herself that she had never dreamt was even imaginable. Her classes are an offering of her passion for peace and an invitation to step out of the world and inside yourself.