Workshops
Deepen Your Practice
Winter Workshop Series
8 Foundational Poses for Health
Saturday February 25, 2-4 pm
with Olivias Foss
$24 or 8 credits
This workshop will focus on the 8 main poses for health including the King and Queen of the asanas: Headstand and Shoulderstand.
If one were to do only these 8 poses, a complete physical practice would result. These are also the “Mother” poses that, once mastered, lay the foundation for more advanced asanas.
In this highly valuable clinic we will focus on proper placement and alignment in the practice of each pose. You will also learn the spiritual and energetic intention of the poses. As Sri Dharma Mittra says in class, “Each posture is designed to bring the practitioner into a specific state of consciousness.”
This workshop is intended to give students the time to slowly work on the chosen postures and therefore make rapid progress. We will also discuss benefits, contraindications, and modifications for the beginning through advanced practitioner.
Pre-registration is helpful.
To enroll, call 864-4132 or email here.
Yin Yoga
Sunday, February 26, 1:00-3:00 pm
with Meagan Ciesla
$24 or 8 credits
Yin Yoga is a quiet practice which works the ligaments, tendons, fascia and joints.
During a Yin practice, passive postures are held for 3-5 minutes each so that the muscles remain soft and the deeper connective tissues can be stretched.
Continuous Yin practice can lengthen this connective tissue and increase the body's range of motion. A deeply meditative practice, Yin is appropriate for all ages and levels. 
Pre-registration is helpful.
To enroll, call 864-4132 or email here.
Meditative Yoga
March 10, 2-4 pm
April 14, 2-4 pm
with Lynn Maloney
$24 or 8 credits
Lead by Senior Kripalu Yoga teacher Lynn Maloney this extended class begins with sanskrit chanting followed by a few basic postures, pranayama, savasana and seated meditation.
The class is designed to develop awareness of prana, the subtle energy that all yogic practice is based upon. The class is appropriate for beginners as well as more advanced students seeking a more internal practice.
Lynn can be reached by phone at 424-6108.
Check out Lynn's beautiful website!
Lynn also leads Third Friday kirtan at alleyCat Yoga.
Check the schedule for specific dates.
Pre-registration is helpful.
To enroll, call 864-4132 or email here.
Kirtan
Third Friday of each month 7-8 pm
March 16 Melinda
April 20 Lynn M
May 18 Melinda
Kirtan is offered free of charge and donations are gratefully accepted.
Kirtan is a form of devotional singing that offers "a direct way of reunification with the divine... It is our own heart singing to itself songs of love and devotion."
The word kirtan comes form the Sanskrit root "kirt" which means "to name, to communicate, to celebrate, to praise, to glorify." Traditionally, kirtans are done in a call and response style; the leader sings one line or verse and the group responds by singing the line back. No experience is needed.
One of the oldest sacred music traditions of the world, kirtan can carry us effortlessly to a place of quiet, to stillness. It moves us toward the state of Yoga. Although the kirtan involves music, the underlying art of kirtan chanting is not at all about musical ability or training—it is about the heart. Everyone can participate, regardless of age or cultural background. The purpose of this music is to get us out of our heads and into our hearts.