Open Circle offers Yoga, Pilates, CORE Yoga,and Tai Chi: Monday-Sunday for beginning to advanced students. Our goal is to help you achieve total wellness. Healing arts, like massage therapy, reiki and personal training are held by appointment only. Email pydia@aol.com or call us at 419-427-YOGA (9642) to schedule your healing-arts session.
Meditative yoga students (left)Wed nights 5:30-7:00pm
YOGA CLASS DESCRIPTIONS:
Basic Yoga Hatha Yoga classes enable you to feel challenged, without feeling intimidated. As a participant, you work at varying levels of intensity and explore different variations of the same posture. Classes close with a final relaxation. You'll leave feeling calm, centered and quietly energized. Basic classes are a great place tostart if new to yoga!!
Meditative Yoga This class is for all levels and is rooted in traditional yoga philosophy. The class begins with centering breath exercise and is opened with a round of chanting. Asanas (postures) follow and a healthy sequence from warming up, to work and finally, to rest in deep relaxation, is adhered to. Students then work with the breath (pranayama) and concentration (pratyhara). A structured meditation (samadhi) concludes the class and a round of Om sends students on their way feeling centered and at peace.
Prenatal Yoga The perfect way for the expecting mom to focus on her physical and emotional health as she nutures her body and the life of her baby. Through this course, mothers will be guided safely through gentle stretching to keep the pegnant body strong and flexible. Poses that help to assist with childbirth preparation, provide relief from things such as fatigue, digestion problem and backache will be emphasized. Mothers will learn how to use relaxation and breathing techniques to support and guide them through the demands of pregnancy and delivery. Join us and gain a sense of balance, connection with your unborn baby, confidence and joy. No experience is needed. Physician approval is required.
Senior Yoga A modified class designed especially for those sixty and over. You'll gain the benefits of better balance, improved flexibility and stronger muscles and joints without the stress and strain of weightlifting or aerobic exercise workouts. Deep relaxation is the dessert of the practice.
Beginner's Yoga This 6 week course is designed for those who have never taken a yoga class. We start off very basic and every week we build onto the yoga poses, so that at the end of the course students will have a yoga routine they can practice at home. Every student is encouraged to work at their own level and modifications and alternate poses are ALWAYS offered. This is your chance to learn about yoga, in a welcoming and enjoyable place, with a certified instructor!!
Pilates All levels are invited to participate in this class, which emphasizes stability in the core or powerhouse, the area around your middle where the muscles that support the spine are located and in the shoulder girdle and pelvis. A series of flowing movement, along with conscious breath and attention are guaranteed to help realign your body structure and make you stronger and more supple. Pilates is a truly holistic approach to physical and mental harmony.
Ashtanga (Power) Yoga This is an intense yoga practice and not for beginner students. But, for those of you who like a challenge, this is the class for you. Great class to build endurance, strength and flexibilty. Be prepared to sweat and smile!! Class ends in relaxation and guided meditation. This is a GREAT class for athletes looking to cross train!!!
Meditative yoga students (left)Wed nights 5:30-7:00pm