Vinyasa is a dynamic style of yoga, where you flow from pose to pose, through a variety of asanas (postures), linked together by the ujjayi (breath) and Sun Salutations. During this practice, you will transition through a unique sequence of asanas, building physical strength, endurance, and flexibility, while calming the mind. Through this creative and challenging flow, you will prepare for more advanced postures such as hip openers, backbends and inversions. This practice is suitable for those who are looking for a more athletic, faster paced class. It is a creative class, sort of like a dance, with expressive movement and fluidity between postures. This class is suitable for all levels, but is better suited for those who have been practicing for awhile.

Yin Yang yoga blends two styles of yoga into one practice – bringing together the benefits of passively holding yoga poses with more dynamic sequences and standing postures. Yin is more internal, passive, cooling and downward. Yang is more external, dynamic, warming and upward. This practice focuses on relaxing (yin) and strengthening (yang). It is a class in which you are both physically challenged and completely relaxed. Sometimes we begin with yin, sometimes yang. Either way, by practicing both yin and yang, your energy flow will increase - giving you a stronger, more balanced, and more peaceful mind and body. It's also a great way to try out both styles of yoga, to see which one suits you best. This class is suitable for all levels, but also great for beginners.

Yin specifically targets the connective tissues of the body through long, slow holds of cooling poses that allow it to expand over time. Injuries occur when the ligaments, tendons, and fascia expand too quickly so instead, yin uses gravity paired with body weight to gradually expand the connective tissues. When practised regularly, Yin yoga increases the flexibility, circulation, and range of motion in the joints and ligaments. It also has a positive effect on the organs and immune system. Postures are held in a seated or lying position for up to 5 minutes, deeply stimulating the connective tissues, such as fascia, ligaments, hips, spine, and joints of the body. These poses help you stretch and lengthen those rarely-used tissues, while also teaching you how to breathe through discomfort and sit with your thoughts. This is a very passive, yet challenging class and is suitable for all levels.

Restorative yoga is a passive type of yoga that explores relaxation and gentle stretching, in which poses are held for longer periods (5-20 minutes), typically involving props for support. Restorative yoga’s roots come from BKS Iyengar, who developed this style of yoga to give students a rest between rigorous yoga practices. It shares some similar poses to Yin, but the restorative poses are completely supported by props and are not stretching connective tissues. It is purely a relax and release practice. The numerous benefits of Restorative yoga include reduced stress, improved respiration, increased flexibility, supported recovery, deeper relaxation, and better sleep. This practice is especially beneficial to those who are recovering from an injury or illness, experiencing a great deal of stress, or those who just want to slow down and relax. Restorative yoga is suitable for all levels.

Hatha yoga can be considered an umbrella term to describe many of the most common forms of yoga taught in the West today. In our practice (as well as many others), Hatha yoga is a slower paced practice that involves precision, alignment, stability, grounding, strength and flexibility. A typical Hatha class includes holding postures for a few breaths at a time, putting focus on individual postures rather than the sequence and linking between postures. You will practice at a slower pace and have the time and space to focus on the correct alignment of each posture. It also focuses more on strength building versus movement. Hatha yoga is a more accessible class for beginners but is also suitable for all levels. With longer held poses, it can be a really challenging class.

Pilates is a type of mind-body exercise developed in the early 20th century by German physical trainer Joseph Pilates, after whom it was named. Pilates is a system of repetitive exercises performed on a yoga mat or other equipment to promote strength, stability, and flexibility. Pilates develops the body through muscular effort that stems from the core, core stability, strength, and flexibility, and attention to muscle control, posture, and breathing. Pilates is not a cardiovascular workout, but rather a strength and flexibility workout. Exercises are performed on yoga mats and sometimes include weights, resistance bands and other props specific to Pilates. This class is suitable for all levels.