Yoga

"Kristen's prenatal yoga class is a celebration of the wonders of pregnancy. She creates a sacred space for women to share their experience, bond with their bellies and nurture their spirit." Joellen W. Olympia

This class is specialized for the expecting mother. It creates an opportunity to bring more flexibility, strength and relaxation to your body, mind and spirit. Carefully selected poses are safely modified for each trimester of pregnancy. Prenatal yoga supports you in preparing your body, mind and spirit for the challenges of labor and delivery. It also provides a loving and respectful environment for womyn to connect, be heard and listened to and an opportunity to network and create relationships.

Thursdays 7:00-8:30 at Wild Grace Arts $12 drop-in/$80 class card

This class is designed for 3-5 year olds who are beginning to explore more movement in their bodies. It helps to create more neurological enhancing connections in their bodies and brains. Children naturally imitate things around them and the poses, brain enhancing exercises, and games will stimulate their imaginations along with building physical and neurological skills. Children will explore poses and activities to strengthen and balance their bodies while bringing flexibility to their mind and little spirits. Yoga for Young Children will help create a new understanding of body awareness and build self-esteem.

Fridays 11:00-11:45 at Wild Grace Arts $8

Yoga is natural form of exercise for children. This class is for 6- 12 year olds who want to explore different yoga postures, play yoga games and learn creative neurodevelopmental movements to bring balance to their bodies and brains. Without even realizing it, through these exercises they will further limber in their joints and develop muscle coordination, control and concentration. Yoga for 6-12 year olds helps to foster a greater sense of balance, strength and cooperation. By learning skills to focus on your body and breath as a young child, yoga can bring a greater sense of ease as they transition into puberty and eventually adulthood.

Tuesdays 4:00-4:50 at Wild Grace Arts $8

This is an all levels class that incorporates a sense of flow with various postures and movements. My class focuses on opening your heart to the present moment as you connect with your breath and spirit. It increases strength and flexibility in the body and mind. My classes incorporate meditation, pranayama, brain-based movement patterns, deep asana stretches, sun salutations, inversions and ends with a relaxing Savasana. Flow yoga is an opportunity to find more self awareness through movement and breath no matter what your holistic goals are. By flowing through the postures the breath invites greater body-mind connection, bringing your spirit in harmony with the movement of your body. Reunite your whole body-mind with your own unique flow! I incorporate sound acutonics and aromatherapy into the classes.

Tuesdays 5:45-7:00pm at Heart of Wellness $12 dropin/Class cards available.

This class is an opportunity for a parent or family member to connect with their new baby in a relaxed and compassionate environment. My classes focus on being in the present moment while connecting with your breath and the individual rhythms of your own unique being. It creates an opportunity to move in your body while supporting your new baby with moving their own bodies and making those initial neurological connections of body and brain movements. Parent and Baby Yoga offer poses to re-strengthen your body, mind and spirit together!

Dec 13th 9:00-10:00; call for more info or download a flyer. Cost - One Parent: $10 preregistered. Two Parents: $20 preregisterd.

Birth is a normal, natural, healthy process.  Women and babies have the inherent wisdom necessary for a safe birth.  In this workshop, you will learn:  yoga, breath work, relaxation and meditation techniques for pregnancy, labor and birth, what the normal process of labor looks like, factual information on the benefits and risks of our current birthing practices, how to advocate for your birth plan, and ways to have a safe and healthy birth experience through birthing positions and natural coping skills.  Partner Prenatal Yoga is for a pregnant women and anyone supporting her through her birthing process.

Dec 12th 4:00-6:00pm; call for more info or download a flyer. Cost:  $40 preregistered per couple.

This specialized class is for postpartum womyn who want to re-establish their connection with their own Divine bodies. Whether you gave birth a month ago or several years ago this class is for you. Gentle yoga poses are taught to help you strengthen, energize and tone your whole body while deepening your sense of well-being. My classes enhance pelvic floor rehabilitation, abdominal toning and opening of chest and neck areas from breastfeeding positions. Postnatal yoga also provides an opportunity to connect with other new mothers and receive support with your sacred transition into motherhood.

Dec 12th 11-1pm; call for more info or download a flyer. Cost - $20 preregistered.

The transition into motherhood can be exciting, invigorating and blissful. It can also bring feelings of frustration, grief or anger.  This class is designed to support moms who are in the midst of postpartum whether you gave birth a few weeks or several years ago. Some topics of discussion may be about birth, postpartum recovery, hormones, bonding with your baby, feeling good about being a mother, transition of intimate relationships and breastfeeding.  Come share a cup of tea and offer or receive support through your sacred transition into being a new or experienced mother.

Dec 12th 7-9pm; call for more info or download a flyer. Cost - $5-10 preregistered.

Yoga is a healing art, designed to tone the body and release stress. This yoga class creates an opportunity for girls 10-17 years old to connect with their changing bodies, their newly felt emotions and new needs all while creating relationships with other girls going through similar experiences. This class offer girls an opportunity to chill out, relax, tune into their bodies and have fun too! Yoga 4 Girls will help keep the body and mind working together to build strength, flexibility, balance and concentration.

Dec 12th 7-8:30; call for more info or download a flyer. Cost - $10 registered.

I offer private sessions to help restore balance and integrity of the body and joints from acute or chronic situations. I can create a home practice plan along with nutritional guidance through handouts, books and website recommendations to accommodate your personal health goals. The session creates more awareness with your body through movement and healthy food choices, bringing your whole self towards greater wellness. Times and locations are negotiable.