Restorative Yin with Karen
Mondays @ 9:30am
Yin yoga is a healing practice that increases mobility in the joints, ligaments and fascial networks. This passive practice moves one into stillness, allowing healthful benefits to occur in the body as well as the mind.
This Yin practice provides the opportunity to slow
down and give yourself the ultimate gift, the gift of creating space in the body and the mind that may not have been there before. Take the time to connect with the present moment, and notice how your perspective begins to shift.
This challenging practice will leave you relaxed, energized and mindfully at peace.
Connect with Karen via email: rodgerskm@aol.com
Mindful Noon Flow with Mary June
Mondays @ 12pm
This class uses the linkage of movement with breath to create a mindful full body yoga experience. Each class centers on a specific theme to help practitioners find that mind-body connection and cultivate focus during the practice.
Examples of themes explored in class include more mentally challenging practices, such as balance; to more physical practices such as working with poses for maintaining a healthy back or building upper body strength; to energetics, such as working with chakras. There is lots of variety in this class and something for everyone as we focus on cultivating and maintaining the health of our minds, bodies, and spirits.
Some yoga experience is helpful but not required.
Connect with Mary June via email: maryjunethompson@hotmail.com
Soaring Crane Qigong with Russell
Mondays @ 7:30pm (PLEASE NOTE: Next series begins May 8th)
In this series you will learn a complete sequence of easy-to-learn movements that aid in clearing and activating the vital energy channels. These ancient “meditation in motion” practices support balance and well-being of body/mind, while the relaxed flow provides an excellent foundation for the more complex classical Tai Chi routine.
Soaring Crane Qigong is suitable for those with no prior experience, yet the depth & power of its internal energy development can benefit practitioners of any level.
RSVP by email to: whirlingstillness@gmail.com
Yin Yang with Emily
Tuesdays @ 10am
Cooling YIN sequencing prepares the body using passive postures held longer to work deeper into muscles and connective tissues. YANG sequences bring warmth through postures that build strength, stamina and flexibility. With extra time for centering and śavāsana, this class encourages practitioners to utilize mindfulness and breath work both on and off the mat.
Reach out to Emily with questions: ladylovefitness@gmail.com
Gentle Yoga & Meditation with Wayne
Tuesdays @ 12pm
Unlike Hatha Yoga, this gentle Kundalini class employs lots of movement but does not require precise alignment or advanced knowledge of yoga asanas. Unlike vinyasa or Pilates, it’s not a physical workout in the usual sense. The emphasis is on meditation, focusing on the breath to lead the movements and cultivating awareness of every sensation in the body.
Connect with Wayne: yogaway249@gmail.com
Alignment Yoga Levels 2 & 3 with Ron
Tuesdays @ 6:30pm
This class is an upper-level class so you have already earned your stripes by being in several series of an alignment style (like Iyengar ) yoga at Level 1. This class builds on that beginner’s level, refines it with more advanced poses and introduces you to a theme type practice.
This class is taught in an 8-week series but drop-ins @ $15/class will be allowed with permission from the teacher.
Connect with Ron with any questions—865.584.0057
or via email: ron_felix@bellsouth.net
Mindful Noon Flow with Mary June
Wednesdays @ 12pm
This class uses the linkage of movement with breath to create a mindful full body yoga experience. Each class centers on a specific theme to help practitioners find that mind-body connection and cultivate focus during the practice. Examples of themes explored in class include more mentally challenging practices, such as balance; to more physical practices such as working with poses for maintaining a healthy back or building upper body strength; to energetics, such as working with chakras.
There is lots of variety in this class and something for everyone as we focus on cultivating and maintaining the health of our minds, bodies, and spirits. Some yoga experience is helpful but not required.
Connect with Mary June via email: maryjunethompson@hotmail.com
Alignment Level 1 with Ron
Wednesdays @ 5:30pm
This is the foundational level (Level 1) to alignment yoga.
This is the foundational level (level 1) to alignment yoga.
It is based on the Iyengar style of yoga which is famous for its emphasis on precision & alignment. B.K.S. Iyengar wrote the seminal book “Light on Yoga” as well other books on yogic practice and philosophy.
The class will emphasize the standing poses or learning to stand on your own two feet. You will develop strength, stamina, concentration and body alignment.
Each class will have an emphasis on the dynamic interplay between how your body is built (anatomy) and how your body moves (kinesiology).
What to expect from this teaching format:
- Beginners get to start at the beginning.
- Poses will be taught one at a time and in a safe orderly progression.
- Demonstrations highlighting specific points of action in each pose.
- Poses will be modified to your particular needs using props such as blocks, straps & blankets.
- Individual corrections and adjustments as necessary.
Contact Ron for more information and/or to register for this 8-week series: ron_felix@bellsouth.net
Alignment Yoga Level 2 with Ron
Wednesdays @ 7pm
This class is an upper-level class so you have already earned your stripes by being in several series of an alignment style (like Iyengar ) yoga at Level 1. This class builds on that beginner’s level, refines it with more advanced poses and introduces you to a theme type practice. A theme could be a class focusing on back bends or forward bends etc. In addition, you will be working on an inversion practice as your knowledge and experience as a beginner has taught you what not to do as compared to what you can do.
This class is taught in an 8-week series but drop-ins @ $15/class will be allowed with permission from the teacher.
Connect with Ron with any questions—865.584.0057
or via email: ron_felix@bellsouth.net
Gentle Yoga & Meditation with Wayne
Thursdays @ 12pm
Connect with Wayne: yogaway249@gmail.com
Balanced Beginner Flow with Claire
Thursdays @ 5:45pm
Claire loves the mindfulness of yoga – connecting movement with breath, and the beauty of learning to be ok with where you are at that moment. Her class is based on an Iyengar-based practice which is focused on alignment, breath, strengthening and lengthening. Most classes are balanced beginner flows with liberal instruction and use of props.
Connect with Claire via email: clairehyrka@gmail.com
Slow Flow Yoga: A 5-week Series with Charity
In this series, we will focus on slowing the yoga practice down. This allows us time to tune into our breath, focus on safe alignment, and gain strength since moving slower doesn’t always mean “easier”. Modifications/variations will be taught so everyone has something to challenge their practice. Beginners ALWAYS welcome.
Registration is required for this series. PM Knox Holistic to register: https://www.facebook.com/knoxholistic
Series cost $60
Drop ins: $15
Students/Veterans: $10
Yoga for Women’s Health: A 4-week Series with Mary June
Contact Mary June for more information at: maryjunethompson@hotmail.com
Power Flow with Olivia
Fridays @1:30pm
This class will go through flows with 10-15 poses (think Sun Salutations) multiple times giving students the opportunity to link the motion with their own breath. Olivia hopes her students will take advantage of the opportunity to play with and challenge their ability to reach peak poses that may feel out of reach. The poses will focus on challenging the body’s strength and flexibility, so the body is tired and the mind is clear and calm for a guided meditation before Savasana at the end of each class.
Connect with Olivia at: oliviahollistrip@gmail.com
Slow Flow with Jill
Saturdays @ 9am
Jill’s Slow Flow class combines elements of traditional vinyasa yoga with strength and mobility work, offered at a slower pace and with creative sequencing to challenge both mind and body in new ways. She is a firm believer that one size does NOT fit all when it comes to alignment and encourages students to explore variations so they can get to know their own unique bodies better.
Jill’s lighthearted approach and eclectic playlists are the finishing touches on this well-rounded practice that is sure to be a fun start to your weekend!
Sign up ahead with Jill at: flutistyogini@gmail.com. Sign-ups open Thursday.
Yoga for Gentle Grounding with Rachel
Sundays @ 10am
This class offers a gentle combination of yoga poses, stretching, conscious breathing, and intervals of relaxation and reflection, in a format adapted from the Sivananda yoga style. We will emphasize seated and reclined poses, as is typical of the Sivananda system, offering us the opportunity to connect with the earth and feel rooted in our bodies. Supported by the ground and within ourselves, we will cultivate calmness, while continuing to build strength and flexibility. We will also employ from Sivananda the practice of taking small periods of rest in between key poses to reset, reflect, and further allow our bodies to integrate the movements we have made.
This class is suitable for all practitioners. Beginners to yoga are welcome, as are those with somewhat reduced mobility. There are also benefits for more experienced yogis who would like the time and space afforded by a slow-paced class to enter deeply into the poses and to practice grounding and reconnecting with themselves.
Connect with Rachel: luxrefulget@gmail.com
All Levels Flow with Theresa
Sundays @ 4pm
Theresa encourages her students to find stilling within the mind, connecting breath with movement, letting go of stress, cultivating love, gratitude, and self-awareness.
Theresa’s blend of focusing in your own breath and practicing fluid movements result in nourishing sequences for practitioners of all levels. With a student-centered approach, Theresa creates a safe space for practitioners to explore their yoga practice.
Connect with Theresa: tlynnkitts@gmail.com