Yoga Class Descriptions
Hatha Yoga:
Hatha Yoga, or the yoga of the physical body is the foundation of the yoga program at Solis. Individual needs of the students will be assessed and the teachers will adjust to the needs of the students. The primary focus in these classes will be on poses to build strength, flexibility and balance. Some classes may include more attention to the detail of alignment and restrictions within the body with the teacher incorporating the use of props.
Please bring a yoga mat and a blanket. Yoga supplies include mats, blankets, straps, blocks and bolsters can be purchased at Solis Wellness.
Classes suitable for beginners and intermediate students are offered. These classes will consist of a mixture of meditation, pranayama (breath work) and asana (postures), carrying the message that yoga is a holistic practice of personal growth that involves physical, emotional, and contemplative components. The asana practice will be physically challenging but not overwhelming for students new to yoga, with each participant working at their own capacity to build physical strength and flexibility through holding and deepening individual poses.
Vinyasa:
Vinyasa is a term that covers a broad range of yoga classes. The word Vinyasa means "breath-synchronized movement." In other words, the teacher will instruct you to move from one pose to the next on an inhale or an exhale. This technique is sometimes also called Vinyasa Flow, or just Flow because of the smooth way that the poses run together and become like a dance.
Meditation:
Meditation is a natural process of withdrawing attention from external conditions and directing it inward to a chosen focus of concentration.
The beneficial side-benefits of regular meditation practice have been widely reported in a variety of secular news magazines and newspapers. These can include stress reduction, strengthening of the body's immune system, better organized thought processes, improved powers of concentration, enhanced powers of memory, refinement and enlivening of the nervous system, awakening of regenerative energies, slowing of biologic aging processes, development of the capacities of the brain to process perceptions and states of consciousness, and orderly functioning of the body's organs, glands, and systems. For these reasons, regular meditation practice is now increasingly recommended by many physicians and other health practitioners.