CLASS DESCRIPTIONS
HEATED & LOW HEAT VINYASA
Step into the warmth of our Heated classes, where breath and movement blend to create a powerful, strength-building experience that leaves you feeling blissful. This dynamic session is designed to deepen your strength, flexibility, and mental resilience. The infrared heat helps to loosen muscles, allowing for deeper stretches and greater ease in movement, while also promoting detoxification through sweat.
Infrared heat enhances joint mobility by penetrating deeply into muscles and tissues, reducing stiffness, and providing relief from joint discomfort. The increased circulation stimulated by infrared heat brings more oxygen and nutrients to your tissues, which aids in muscle recovery and reduces the risk of injury.
As you flow through each pose, you’ll also experience stress reduction and an uplifted mood, thanks to the release of endorphins. This class offers a balanced blend of challenge and relaxation, making it the perfect way to elevate your practice, release tension, and connect with the vibrant energy of our community.
Heated Vinyasa is set to 90 degrees
Low Heat Vinyasa is between 80-85 degrees
VINYASA FLOW
Immerse yourself in the fluidity and grace of our Vinyasa Flow class, set in a comfortable room with a gentle temperature of 75 degrees. This class seamlessly weaves breath with movement in a rhythmic flow that not only strengthens the body but also soothes the mind and uplifts the spirit. As you glide through a series of postures, each one building upon the last, you'll cultivate balance, agility, and a profound sense of inner harmony.
Our Vinyasa Flow is designed to be both grounding and exhilarating, offering a dynamic space for you to explore your physical and mental limits while expanding your capabilities. Whether you're looking to enhance your flexibility, build muscular endurance, or simply find a moment of tranquility amidst the hustle of daily life, this class provides the perfect blend of challenge and serenity.
Unlike heated classes, this session focuses on creating internal heat through mindful movement, encouraging your body to naturally warm up and open up. You'll experience the benefits of improved circulation, increased muscle tone, and a clearer, more focused mind—all within a nurturing environment that supports both beginners and seasoned practitioners alike. Join us to elevate your practice, reconnect with yourself, and experience the powerful union of breath and movement.
ASHTANGA INSPIRED
Drawing from the traditional Ashtanga Yoga style, this modified primary series class offers a powerful way to build both physical strength and mental resilience. Each session focuses on a specific pose or an important transition, allowing you to deepen your practice with intentionality and precision. While there is no music in Ashtanga practice, you’ll be guided by the rhythmic and meditative sounds of your ujjayi breath, creating an internal soundtrack that connects you to the flow of your movements. This practice is designed to cultivate discipline, balance, and a deeper connection between body and mind, making it both a challenging and rewarding experience.
SUNRISE FLOW
Start your day with our refreshing Sunrise Flow, designed to awaken your body and mind with a dynamic vinyasa practice. Expect to gently warm up your muscles, get your heart pumping, and flow through energizing sequences that build strength, flexibility, and balance. As the class progresses, you'll transition into a soothing savasana, leaving you refreshed and ready to embrace the day with calm and focus. All you need to do is set your alarm and show up—we’ll take care of the rest! Suitable for all levels, this class is set to uplifting music that complements the morning energy.
Heated Sunrise Flow is offered at 90 degrees, adding an extra boost to your morning!
ELEVATE: VINYASA FLOW & INVERSIONS
Immerse yourself in the fluidity and grace of our "Vinyasa Flow" class, set in a comfortable room with a gentle temperature of 75-80 degrees. This class weaves breath with movement in a rhythmic flow that strengthens the body, soothes the mind, and uplifts the spirit. As you glide through a series of postures, each one building upon the last, you'll cultivate balance, agility, and a deep sense of inner harmony. Our Vinyasa Flow is designed to be both grounding and exhilarating, offering a space for you to explore your limits and expand your capabilities. Whether you're seeking to enhance your flexibility, build muscular endurance, or simply find a moment of tranquility amidst the hustle of daily life, this class provides the perfect blend of challenge and serenity.
HEATED VINYASA TO YIN
Immerse yourself in the warm embrace of our 75-minute "Heated Vinyasa to Yin" class, where the invigorating energy of Vinyasa meets the tranquil depths of Yin Yoga in a room heated to 90 degrees. Begin with an energizing Heated Vinyasa sequence, focusing on breath-led movements that build strength, flexibility, and inner bliss. The heat helps to loosen muscles and enhance flexibility, allowing you to move deeper into each posture with greater ease and fluidity.
As the class transitions, you'll settle into 20 minutes of Yin Yoga, where long-held, restorative stretches target the connective tissues, promoting joint health and muscular recovery. Yin’s slow and deliberate nature allows the heat to penetrate deeply, aiding in the release of tension and fostering profound relaxation. This balanced fusion offers a holistic experience that not only enhances flexibility and builds strength but also facilitates stress release and nurtures complete well-being. You’ll leave feeling rejuvenated, centered, and ready to embrace the rest of your day.
Join us for this transformative journey from movement to stillness, heat to surrender, and discover the perfect harmony between active and passive practice.
YIN
Yin Yoga is a quiet, contemplative practice that serves as a perfect complement to more active fitness routines. In this slower-paced, meditative class, you’ll engage in passive, longer-held poses (typically 3-5 minutes) that work deeply into the body, targeting the connective tissues—ligaments, joints, bones, and deep fascia networks. Unlike Yang practices, which focus on engaging muscles, Yin Yoga encourages relaxation and stillness, allowing the muscles to fully release and the connective tissues to be gently stressed, promoting flexibility and joint health.
For those who train intensively in other fitness areas, Yin Yoga offers a powerful tool for active muscle recovery. By holding poses without muscular engagement, this practice enhances blood circulation and stimulates the parasympathetic nervous system, which aids in reducing muscle soreness, improving flexibility, and accelerating recovery between intense workouts. Scientifically, this deep stretch allows for the realignment and hydration of the fascia, the connective tissue that surrounds and supports muscles, leading to better overall performance and reduced risk of injury.
Energetically, Yin Yoga also improves the flow of chi or prana, enhancing your overall vitality. While the stillness of Yin can be a challenge, it provides a wonderful opportunity to cultivate mindfulness, embrace calm, and observe the subtleties of your body and mind.
Whether you’re looking to complement a rigorous fitness routine or seeking a quiet space for introspection and healing, Yin Yoga offers the perfect balance of challenge and relaxation.
STRONG YIN
Prepare to dive deep with Strong Yin, a transformative practice where long holds in intense stretches will melt your consciousness and body open. This class focuses on relaxing and lengthening your connective tissue and fascia, allowing your body to respond by becoming both longer and stronger. Strong Yin challenges you physically and mentally, inviting you to confront and explore your limits. You have the power to scale the intensity up or down, making this practice adaptable to your needs.
With each breath, you’ll increase flexibility and cultivate a profound awareness in both body and mind. This practice is the perfect complement to your Vinyasa flow, promoting a heightened sense of mindfulness and physical openness. We’ll conclude the class with a brief, fluid sequence to embrace and integrate the deep opening created during the holds. Be prepared to go deep, as this class will take you to the edges of your comfort zone and beyond.
FLOW TO RESTORE
Experience the perfect balance of dynamic movement and deep relaxation in our Flow & Restore class. This class begins with an invigorating flow sequence designed to build strength, flexibility, and balance. You'll engage in a series of poses that seamlessly connect, allowing your breath to guide your movement and create a sense of inner harmony.
As we transition from the active flow, we move into the restorative portion of the class. Here, you will be guided into gentle, supported poses that allow your body to relax completely. This segment focuses on deep stretching and relaxation, helping to release tension and stress while promoting a profound sense of peace and tranquility.
Flow & Restore is suitable for all levels, offering modifications and variations to meet your individual needs. Whether you are looking to energize your practice or find a moment of stillness, this class provides the perfect opportunity to reconnect with your body and mind. Join us and discover the transformative power of combining movement and restoration.
RESTORATIVE YOGA
Unwind and rejuvenate in our Restorative Yoga class, where the focus is on deep relaxation and healing. Using bolsters, blocks, and other props, we support your body in gentle, fully supported positions that promote total relaxation and release. This practice is designed to facilitate physical, mental, and emotional well-being by guiding your body into a state of profound rest and equanimity.
Through the strategic use of props, your body is gently encouraged to surrender into each pose, allowing the nervous system to shift from a state of stress to one of relaxation. This transition can lead to improved sleep, enhanced immune function, and a reduction in stress-related symptoms, such as anxiety and muscle tension. Restorative Yoga provides a sanctuary from the demands of daily life, offering a peaceful environment where you can reconnect with yourself and experience the healing benefits of deep rest.
Whether you're looking to relieve stress, recover from injury, or simply find a moment of peace, this class is a powerful tool for restoring balance and well-being.
STRENGTH & CONDITIONING
Build strength, endurance, and condition your body for whatever life throws at it with our Strength and Conditioning class. This circuit-style workout combines body-weight exercises, free weights, and cardio elements to create a comprehensive fitness routine that targets all major muscle groups. By incorporating resistance training, this class not only tones muscles but also increases bone density, enhances metabolic rate, and improves cardiovascular health.
Regular resistance training has been scientifically proven to reduce the risk of chronic diseases, such as diabetes, heart disease, and osteoporosis, by improving insulin sensitivity, lowering blood pressure, and boosting HDL (good) cholesterol levels. Additionally, it promotes lean muscle mass, which helps maintain a healthy weight by increasing your resting metabolic rate—meaning you burn more calories even at rest.
Cardiovascular elements in the class elevate your heart rate, improving aerobic capacity and endurance, while also enhancing your body’s ability to recover quickly from physical exertion. This combination of strength and conditioning not only enhances athletic performance but also improves functional fitness, making daily activities easier and reducing the risk of injury.
Whether you’re looking to complement your regular yoga practice or seeking to enhance your overall fitness, this class is designed to build a stronger, more resilient body. Join us and experience the powerful benefits of a well-rounded workout that prepares you for both the demands of your practice and the challenges of everyday life.
PILATES
Tap into your "powerhouse"—your core abdominals, lower back muscles, pelvic floor, hips, and glutes—with our invigorating Pilates class. This low-impact workout focuses on controlled, precise movements that build, sculpt, and tone your muscles, enhancing their efficiency at burning calories both during and after class. Through a series of floor exercises, Pilates helps to strengthen your core, improve posture, and increase flexibility, while also promoting better balance and coordination.
Pilates is practiced in a comfortable, non-heated environment set at 75-80 degrees, making it ideal for those seeking a mindful, focused workout that still challenges the body. The moderate temperature allows for effective muscle engagement without the added intensity of heat, while still supporting flexibility and injury prevention.
Heated Pilates is offered at 90 degrees, adding an extra dimension to your workout. The heat not only enhances flexibility and deepens stretches but also aids in detoxification and cardiovascular conditioning, providing a comprehensive, full-body workout.
Pilates is renowned for creating long, lean muscles without adding bulk, making it the perfect complement to any yoga or fitness routine. Beyond muscle toning, it also contributes to improved spinal alignment, reduced back pain, and enhanced body awareness—benefits that support better movement in daily life and other physical activities.
Whether you’re aiming to strengthen your core, improve your overall fitness, or complement your yoga practice, Pilates and Heated Pilates offer a holistic approach that supports a strong, balanced body and a calm, focused mind. Join us to experience the transformative power of Pilates in the environment that suits you best.
COMMUNITY CLASS
Join our Vinyasa-based Community Yoga Class, a unique opportunity to practice with a diverse range of rotating instructors. These teachers are either graduates from Kalā's Yoga Teacher Training program or talented new instructors from our Work Exchange Team. Offered on a donation basis, this class is designed to make yoga accessible to everyone in our community, regardless of financial means.
Not only is this class a welcoming space for all to explore their practice, but it also provides a supportive environment for aspiring yoga teachers to develop and refine their teaching skills. Each session is infused with the fresh perspectives and creative energy of our emerging instructors, making every class a new experience. Whether you're a seasoned yogi or new to the mat, this is a wonderful way to connect with our community, deepen your practice, and support the growth of new teachers.
Come as you are, contribute what you can, and enjoy the shared journey of yoga in a space that celebrates inclusivity, learning, and the spirit of giving back.
YOGA NIDRA
Yoga Nidra, often referred to as yogic sleep, is a deeply transformative meditation and relaxation practice that guides you into a profound state of rest. In this class, you will lie down comfortably in savasana (reclined posture) as the teacher leads you through a full-body relaxation and a journey of consciousness. This practice allows you to access the subtle layers of your mind, helping to release physical, emotional, and mental tension.
One of the most accessible yoga practices to develop and maintain, Yoga Nidra is suitable for all levels and requires no prior experience. As you enter this state of conscious relaxation, you may experience a sense of wholeness and deep peace, leaving you feeling rejuvenated and restored.
Yoga Nidra not only provides the benefits of a deeply restful sleep but also has the potential to transform your outlook and approach to life by fostering a greater sense of inner balance and calm. Join us for this powerful practice and discover the profound effects it can have on your well-being.
GUIDED MEDITATION
Join us for a peaceful and restorative 10-minute guided meditation, where you'll learn the fundamentals of arranging your posture, setting a clear intention, focusing on your breath, and dedicating your practice. Whether you’re new to meditation or looking to deepen your existing practice, this short session offers a simple yet profound way to cultivate mindfulness and inner calm.
No experience is necessary—everyone is welcome. This class is offered on a donation basis, with a suggested contribution of $5. Take a few moments out of your day to reconnect with yourself, and experience the transformative benefits of meditation in a supportive environment.