Class Descriptions

The World Yoga Center offers the following classes
for students of all levels and abilities:

Click on each class for a description

• Open Level

  For students of all levels. These multi-level classes allow you to work at your own frontier. As in all WYC classes, students receive individualized attention.

• Level 1

  For brand-new beginners as well as students who have been practicing for some time. These classes offer fundamental training in the postures as well as relaxation, breathing and meditation techniques.

• Level 2

  For our students familiar with the basic principles of alignment who wish to deepen and advance their asana practice. All WYC classes offer relaxation, breathing and meditation techniques.

• Level 3

  For our students with a well established steady practice, able to safely challenge their body with more advanced poses. These classes include practical and enjoyable modifications of all asanas, while build the advanced asanas in an uplifting climate of exploration and possibility.

• Gentle

  This class pays special attention to the Anusara Universal Principles of Alignment and how we experience them in our bodies and in basic yoga poses. It is appropriate for those new to yoga and for those wishing to refine and review the building blocks of an Anusara yoga practice.

• Restorative

  A gentle Anusara-inspired class, infused with the wisdom and joy of Tantra, that focuses on rejuvenating Restorative poses. We use the Anusara principles to come into alignment and a variety of techniques to turn inside. This is an excellent class for newcomers and those with therapeutic issues as well as for Yoga practitioners who wish to relax and restore their bodies while cultivating the energies of mindfulness and meditation.

• Monday Meditation

  This 75 minute meditation class is a beautiful way for both new students to enter the practice and experienced students to increase their inner energy and insight. The class includes discussion of wisdom teachings, the use of mantras and chants, a deep meditation and sharing of experiences. All students are welcome. There is guided instruction and exploration of how to apply the teachings to our daily lives. This class, known as the “double header,” is discounted for students of the 6:15 pm asana practice right before.

• Yoga Nidra

  Yoga nidra is a gentle guided exploration through the layers of the body into an inner, more subtle awareness somewhere between waking and sleep. This restorative practice is done in a restful position. You will not be moving through asanas. Wear comfortable clothes and be ready to turn inside and find profound inner ease through this class.