Yoga for your health!

Yoga is a great way to increase the strength and flexibility of your physical body as well as your mental and your spiritual body.  We have a variety of classes to choose from.

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Class Prices vary slightly for each teacher, but in general the classes at the studio are as follows:

Rates:
$10 for 1 hr classes ($8/class if you pre-pay the session)
$12.50 for 1.25 hr classes ($10/class if you pre-pay the session)
$15 for 1.5 hr classes ($12.50/class if you pre-pay the session)

Yoga mats and props provided. Wear comfortable clothes, layered.

2007-2008 Session Dates (subject to change):

Call today to register: 603.357.7698.

Class Descriptions:

Beginner Kripalu Yoga - this class is perfect for anyone who is curious about yoga but has been too shy to try it. You don’t have to touch your toes to join, just a willingness to get the kinks out. Tight apparel is not necessary. Wear comfortable clothing, even street clothes will do, though a dress is not recommended. Simple breathing exercises, lots of warm-ups and slow, easy postures will be taught by Cindy, a Kripalu certified teacher since 2000, who has an innate kinesthetic sense and respect for the beginner’s mind. Gentle

Kripalu Yoga - being a morning class, we spend a good amount of time warming up hips, hamstrings, shoulders, and attitudes. The flow is slow and gentle. The direction is clear and questions are gladly answered. This class is great for beginners, as well as intermediaters who need to enter their AM practice with consciousness and care. Every now and then we blend Pilates into the mix to bring attention to the importance of the core. It’s a fun time, and that east-side sun shines brightly through the windows to brighten your day and warm your heart. Core, Balance, & Flexibility - a strong center and foundation is crucial to a healthy musculoskeletal system. Cindy integrates abdominal exercises with standing asanas. The warm-ups are core-based. The postures emphasize a focus on moving from deep within each body part by practicing balance, control, and surrender. All levels welcome. A great mid day break.

YogAerobics - the beautiful aerobic yoga workout taught in the beginning of each class is repeated throughout the class so the body gets to know the flow, eventually providing an invigorating cardiovascular work out. The flowing postures produce circulation throughout the body, use major muscle groups, and offer a non-impact aerobic challenge. Some knowledge of basic yoga postures is beneficial but not required. Intermediate Kripalu Yoga - a background in yoga is appreciated. This class builds upon the basic asanas by integrating vinyasa flows, held postures, and pranayama. We move beyond the first few limbs of the eight-limbed path of Yoga into the realm of meditation in motion – Dhyana and Samadhi. Cindy Sterling is an RN, a Kripalu certified yoga teacher and a Phoenix Rising yoga therapist. She teaches with the philosophy that Yoga is for everyone, no matter what your shape, size, or age. She is the founder of Sterling Studios, LLC.

Yoga Stretch- is a restorative practice yoga class. The focus of this class is gentle stretching and rejuvenation. There is a variety of yoga props (bolsters, blankets, blocks and straps) used to assist and support the students in attaining maximum comfort. Many postures practiced during this class increase flexibility, decrease stress levels, improve sleep quality and calm the mind. This class is suitable for many fitness levels and especially good for those who have limited mobility, chronic stress and tension.!

Happy Hour Yoga - being happy hour, this class is discounted and it’s all about getting happy and having fun by practicing some grooving yoga. Plus, there is still some time afterward to visit your second favorite happy hour spot in downtown Keene. Use this class as a smooth transition from your work week to the weekend. Mind altering substances are not provided, but we will tap the inner joy keg and learn the benefits of a “yoga buzz”. All levels welcome.

Candle Light Kripalu Yoga - is a great class for those needing a variety in their yoga practice. No class is ever the same. Some evenings, it’s a gentle, never-get-off-the-floor class, other evenings we get grooving to Buddha Bar and you don't know what hit you. There is a focus on core strength, compassion, and a blend of modern, ballet and belly dance movements are used for transitions and warm-ups. It’s always by candle light, and the full moon eves are to die for!

Listening From Within - is a class designed for eight women in transition. We all experience change, sometimes that change is within our control, other times change happens and we choose how to respond. Either way, we need to have a method for creating meaning in our life that sustains us through transition. Wendy Elliott, a licensed mental health clinician and expressive arts therapist, will be guiding this class through their transitions.

Kripalu Multi-level- is a class suitable for beginners (with good fitness level) and intermediate practioners. This class will tone muscle, increase flexibility, stamina and ones ability to balance. Various breathing techniques (pranayama) and yoga postures (asana) are explored over the semester. This class generally follows a flow format and introduces new postures through out the semester but each class is spent practicing a core posture sequence. The students will notice a good overall sense of well being as the class progresses through the semester. Kriplau yoga calms restless thoughts, cultivates concentration, promotes self awareness and supports mental clarity. Each students is encourage to move at their own pace during the class thus allowing for more advanced practice or a gentler approach based on individual needs.

Yang Style Tai Chi - Click Here
Friday 6:00 - 7:00 pm Intermediate ($10)
Friday 7:00 - 8:00 pm Beginner ($10)

T’ai Chi Ch’uan (pronounced Tai Gee Chwan), often simply referred to as T’ai Chi, is a traditional Chinese martial art and meditation that uses slow, flowing, balanced movement, combined with relaxation, to stimulate the circulation of ch’i (pronounced chee) or vital/life energy.  The benefits of T’ai Chi are vast and can help the student to gain an overall sense of well-being, reduce stress and anxiety, enhance awareness, strengthen the body and improve balance, flexibility, and circulation.  At advanced levels, T’ai Chi is a formidable system of self-defense.  Professor Cheng Man-ching developed the ‘simplified’ 37-posture Yang-style form and it is the most widely practiced form of T’ai Chi in the United States. Students initially learn the 37-posture form and after learning the basic form exercise, will be eligible to attend advanced form classes and “push hands” classes.  

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