Our studio is not associated with a particular school of yoga. Our teachers have diverse backgrounds and teaching styles, but most of our classes fall under the umbrella of alignment-based vinyasa/flow. We also offer some alignment classes, which resonate more with the Iyengar style. Our goal is to teach smart sequences that are enjoyable and helpful! Find out more about yoga on our What Kind of Yoga? page.

We love working with beginners! Even advanced yogis need to have “beginner’s mind” to learn anything new. When you arrive or call in, we’ll speak with you to determine how we can best support your needs. We have everything you need here at the studio to begin your practice, so come on in!

Which classes: We highly recommend starting with classes that are labeled Level 1. The regular Level 1 is stronger and offers more standing and balancing poses, the Gentle class is more gentle and careful, the Core class focuses more on strengthening the core, the Level 1 into Restorative ends with a more lengthy resting and meditating period, the Chair class uses a chair as support (but it is not an “easy” class! It is vigorous and also very often does not use the Chair). We also suggest the Integrative Restorative class, which is very gentle, mostly floor-based, and teaches the more quiet and meditative aspects of the yoga practice.

Clothing: It’s best to be comfortable! Your clothing can be loose fitting or snug, but it should allow you to move freely and feel confident as you move your body in all kinds of directions. You may bend over fully in class, or even be mostly upside down, so make sure your top is snug enough that it doesn’t slide off.

Footwear: Yoga is usually practiced in bare feet. Shoes mostly inhibit full awareness and muscular movement in our feet. If you are uncomfortable in bare feet, you want to try using grippy yoga socks.

Jewelry: While jewelry can be worn at your discretion, you may find that it distracts your attention, hampers your movement, or even hurts if you’re wearing bracelets and you have to rest your body weight on your forearms.

Water: We recommend bringing your own water bottle. We have a great water filter here for refills and small cups if you don’t have your own bottle.

Chanting: Some of our teachers include Sanskrit words or chanting in the classes. Please ask the teacher if you need any terminology clarified. If you are uncomfortable chanting, you certainly don’t need to! No worries. If you’ve never chanted, explore what it is about, hum along. You may find that chanting helps you breathe better, relaxes you and fills you with energy. It is also a wonderful way to activate your core strength.

Yes! We have a robust grouping of senior students who have credited their yoga practice with us for their continued mobility, strength, flexibility, confidence, general health, bone health, and even height! We have celebrated many of our yogis’ milestones, including the new replacement parts. : ) As an entry point, we recommend the Level 1 with Chair (this is not an “easy” class — it actually is steady and vigorous, but you can modify and adjust as needed for your unique body), Level 1 with Chair Strength (this class adds light weights to the practice, which you can chose to use or not), Level 1 Gentle (the movements in this class tend to be more slow and calming), Integrative Restorative (this class introduces you to slow and calming movements, and then ends in deep meditation while lying down with pillows and other props). This practice is for you! Come and explore.

The following studio etiquette guidelines are to serve our collective experience. May our time together be joyful and with purpose.

Please arrive on time for class, allowing ample time to settle in and set up your practice space before the start of class. For your safety and the comfort of the rest of the students, we cannot guarantee entry to class if you are late. The first several minutes of a class are meant to steadily prepare your body for more challenging poses. If you miss this crucial time of a class, you may be hurt. It is at the teacher’s discretion to allow your entry.

Be cognizant of your volume at all times in the studio, especially when you are first entering the front door. We welcome community but avoid idle chatter during class.

Turn off all electronic devices that ring, buzz, vibrate, light up or otherwise divert our attention.

Kindly do not leave during savasana (final relaxation pose). It is highly disruptive to everyone else in the space who is being still and silent. If you must leave before the conclusion of class, please be mindful of the space and quietly tiptoe out before the start of savasana. It really is worth it to stay. Really. Try it. It’s actually the best part of class.

Please be aware of odoriferous products. Our space is intimate and we each have a different threshold for particular scents. Mats, clothing, and personal hygiene should be odor-free. Cleanliness or purity, inner and outer, is interwoven in the practice of yoga.

Use the space mindfully. Please look out for each other. People can be shy in finding a space for their mat. If you have extra room, be generous with it. We were very intentional in figuring out how many people we could accommodate in each class. While our studio is cozy at maximum capacity, we will not reserve more spaces than will fit in the room.

Please make use of the props we have in the studio during your practice and return them neatly to where they belong when you are finished with them. Props are not there because you are “bad” at yoga. They are there to make your practice more enjoyable on every level, even to increase the depth of your practice.

If you are pregnant, please know that we have your best interests in mind. Our teachers are all very well versed in teaching modifications for pregnancy but we don’t currently offer specific classes for pregnant students. The teacher may have in mind that day to teach a class that is mostly contraindicated for pregnancy (e.g., focused on twists, inversions, or on backbending while lying on your belly) and may find themselves in a bind as they want to support you and the other students simultaneously.

If you’re a newcomer to yoga, please first take a Level 1 class (except for Core Strength), a Level 1 Gentle, Level 1 with Chair class, or an Integrative Restorative class to get used to the language and physical shapes of a yoga practice. Your connective tissues and joints will be very loose because of the relaxin hormone in your body, so be very mindful to contain your movements with strength, and not go completely into your bendiness. This is a time when you have to be exceptionally focused on how your body is feeling and your practice will change every day.

If you have just given birth, similar principles apply as for pregnant practitioners. Please tell our teachers ahead of time, and they’ll tell you modifications throughout the class so that your practice is about gathering your body back together gently. Please also consider being gentle with yourself—take a restorative class and then start moving into Level 1, Chair, and then the more challenging classes. Listen to your body!

You can borrow a mat from us (they’re the purple mats at the bottom left of the back cubbies). If you’re borrowing a mat, we ask you to help the community after class by lightly spraying down the mat with our tea tree oil spray and wiping it down gently with the provided cloth. Thank you!

Meditating in a group is significantly easier than meditating on your own and, like most everything else, gets easier and more satisfying with practice.

Our meditation sessions are open to all—from novices to long-time practitioners. Please plan on arriving before the start of the session to find a comfortable seat (a chair is fine!). Getting comfortable is 9/10ths of the challenge, so take your time to figure a comfortable seat out for your body. We also invite practitioners to set up in a restorative pose, although it is more difficult to stay awake. You may join us online for these sessions as well, sitting or lying down comfortably.

The teacher may vary their meditation techniques each session. Some may focus on the breath, scan the body for physical sensations, visualize the body’s energy system, use a silently repeated word, or simply observe thoughts and attempt to neither attach nor avert from them. From our perspective, all of these techniques are valid and can be explored to see what works for you and your unique personality. Ultimately, we must sit on our cushion or chair, stop talking, and take some time to be still and quiet. It’s really that simple. And joyful. :)