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Styles taught at Copper Tree:
Yoga Essentials:
This yoga class will help you to better understand the essentials of your practice & adjust it to your level.
Help you to better understand yourself on the mat as we break down the essentials of each asana and then blend them together into a wonderful flowing vinyasa. Great for beginners and those looking for more of a foundation in yoga.
Hatha Yoga:
This style of yoga focus on correct posture and alignment. Different props and such are used to allow the student to feel what it’s like in the poses. This class blends holdings, and small flows to bring variety to each class.
Gentle Yoga:
This Gentle Yoga class brings a therapeutic & dynamic approach to the asanas; weather you are coming back from injury, feeling tight or just want to feel good in your own skin again. Repetition of asanas and correlated breath work is all used to access the body in a “gentle way”.
Sun Salutations:
Sun Salutations A, B, & C, a flow of primarily: standing, forward and backward bending poses, are the foundations of these classes; used to warm and loosen the body; other postures are incorporated into the flow to create variety and challenge.
Iron Flow Yoga:
Tone & strengthen your body and mind from within! Light weights are used to increase upper body resistance, toning, and strength. Flowing sequences and holdings add to the multiple benefits of your regular workout while feeling centered. Yoga is especially important for athletes and weight lifters.
Vinyasa Yoga:
This yoga class focuses on the linking of one pose to the next, on breath guided movements, creating a beautiful flowing style; each vinyasa is broken up by holding and balancing asanas.
Belly Dancing
Learn the graceful and ancient art of bellydance beginning with this "gentle" six-week course. You will learn posture, breathing, muscle isolation, grace, and beginning steps to help you tone, loose weight, and have fun! All ages and body types are encouraged to reap the benefits from the most ancient of dances.
Pilates:
This class is great for beginners & those with a Pilates foundation; learn beginning & intermediate mat work with modifications, and variations to best suit your unique body as taught by Joseph Pilates. Within the class adding various props for an even more ideal workout! Feel the effects of a true Pilates’ workout! Pilates 101 is required or instructor consent.
Yin Yoga
Yin is considered the hidden aspects, so here we approach the poses or practice very “untraditional”, the majority of yoga is Yang or movement orientated. These postures are held for several minutes in order to access the connective tissue allowing you to relax in the pose & truly be present. Your focus is the breath guiding you though the release of the poses & allowing you to open & let go. The practice is a great compliment to your current yoga practice as well as people suffering from joint injuries, insomnia, cycle discomfort, headaches, fatigue and nervous system issues.
Rock Hard
This class focuses on the core (low back, obliques, abs), hips and butt. Upper body is included for a bit of a twist. There's nothing soft about this class.
Registration Classes Descriptions:
Yoga 101
In this class you will be able to deepen your understanding onto the bases of yoga physically, mentally and spiritually. Learn breath work, correct and safe poses, and relaxation techniques and begin to discover the true essence of yoga.
REGISTRATION REQUIRED
Pilates 101:
This class will help you to gain a better understanding of the Pilates principles and correct movements, Pilates breath work and what it means to move from your core. Breaking down movements and giving everyone options to use as they progress towards more challenging Pilates moves.
REGISTRATION REQUIRED
Pilates 102:
Here we continue to build on the foundation of Pilates 101,
new movements are introduced and basic movements are challenged.
Props are incorporated to assist in movements and help challenge your core.
REGISTRATION REQUIRED
Tai Chi Chuan: (this is a 10 week session class)
T’ai Chi is a form of exercise characterized by slow moving varying forms in sequence and postures, performed in a relaxed and conscious manner, creating vitality with calmness, release and accumulated stress and tension balanced strength with flexibility, and controlled energy with awareness.
Come move your body, move your mind, move your chi.
All ages and abilities welcome, no experience necessary.
Tiny-Toes Yoga: (3months –1 1/2 or 2yrs)
Experiencing the joys of yoga with your child, watch them grow & develop into their own unique little person. This class is directed at the little one with the guidance of the parent.
REGISTRATION REQUIRED
Little Tikes Yoga: (20 months – 3yrs)
Is your little one ready to become more independent? Come let your kids play as they build self-esteem, self-confidence, and coordination & learn to quiet them as we work on self-control. All poses are animated to a kind friendly level. Yoga is a wonderful form of self expression at any age. These are skills they will use for life.
REGISTRATION REQUIRED
Topsy-Turvy Kids Tumbloga: (4-8/9yrs)
A great combination of kid’s yoga & tumbling makes the perfect class!
In this class kids go through fun kids yoga poses, games & activities mixed up with tumbling skills and games. Let kids be kids as they develop their own individuality & unique approach to life. Building strong, limber bodies & minds. See your child grow, as they set & reach healthy goals & begin to develop a healthy lifestyle!
REGISTRATION REQUIRED
Kids Yoga: (8/9-12yrs)
Here we move through fun kid and young adult style poses and games to help kids stay kids, but find comfort in the transition to young adulthood. Class instruction is takes place in a fun, learning environment where everyone is challenged, encouraged, and brought to a place where they learn to work together and at the same time lean to be an individual. Great class where physical, mental, emotional and social skills are developed and used!
REGISTRATION REQUIRED
Levels
101:
New to the practice &/or wanting a better understanding
BEGINNER Level 1
New or little experience, all levels welcome
EXPERIENCED BEGINNER Level 2
Some experience and understanding, and has a basic knowledge, some new poses are introduced and variations of;
all levels welcome, here basic inversions are introduced.
INTERMEDIATE Level 3
Knows the basic poses, here you will pick up the pace or challenge of the postures themselves. Here we dig deeper into the mental and spiritual means of the practice, moving deeper into the pose and beyond the pose. Inversions are incorporated as a staple in the class.
ADVANCED Level 4
For students currently holding a firm practice and looking for challenging poses and a wanting to develop a deeper spirituality in their lives. Postures from the basic to a more advanced level are all incorporated for more variety and challenge, inversions and arm balances are explored as a new branch in ones practice. (Instructor Pre-Approval)
***There is no length of time that can tell a student her or she is a beginner or an advanced student; it all depends on the student him/herself. Ideally, new or inexperienced students should start at the beginner level (or attend the 101 classes) first; if you are unsure where you may fall come and attend a beginner level class and we can the further direct you. As you advance and gain understanding one should benefit from any class beginner or advanced, learning that what you put in is what you get out!***
