Benefits of Practice

Yoga and movement keep you healthy because they integrate and balance all body systems. Regular practice keeps the body supple, stretches the spine, strengthens the muscles, enhances fluidity, and massages and stimulates vital organs. All practices include fluid breathing, by relaxing into natural breathing rhythm you allow muscles to soften and stretch, tension to drain away...at the same time relaxing messages are sent to the brain bringing about a bodymind harmony that is our birthright, heightening awareness and mindfulness in your practice on and off the yoga mat. In a general sense, yoga and movement are natural forms of stress relief, as well as a transformative process to live a more positive, healthful life. These practices are excellent forms of preventive medicine and will help keep you in shape and in touch with your inner body for many many years!

Class Descriptions

All classes are one & one-half hours except Sacred Rhythm. ZUMBA & Wise Well Woman  which run one hour & 15 minutes. Early Bird Yoga and Lunchtime Yoga are one hour. Adventures in Continuum is a two hour class.

Level 1 - Beginners level, learn the basics of Soma Yoga including non-linear movement, basic asana (posture) practice, pranayama (breathing), meditation, deep relaxation and sensory awareness practices.

All-Level - Options in all level techniques are explored. Includes asana, pranayama and meditation practice.

Early Bird Yoga/Lunchtime Yoga - A well rounded one hour practice that includes breathing, gentle to moderate posture sequencing, relaxation techniques and a short meditation. A perfect way to end your Thursday or a nourishing break for lunch!

Sacred Rhythm - A creative workout for the body, mind and soul! Using concepts and routines from yoga, dance, tai chi and movement therapy, sacred rhythm provides a holistic workout that leaves one feeling strong, flexible, creative and uplifted... all bodies welcome, no experience necessary. Includes aerobic style movement for cardio health, yoga practices for strength, flexibility and peace of mind, and movement therapy for creativity and resource building. Sacred Rhythm is not being offered this fall/early winter schedule cycle, please check back in the spring.

Wise Well Woman Workout  - Reconnect with a more natural feminine rhythm that supports the well-being of women. Awaken the creative potential that rests within, embody your experience. Feel stronger, more relaxed, connected to yourself and the world. No previous experience needed.

 Adventures in Continuum - Continuum is not an exercise technique, it is an approach to a practice based on philosophy, a deep respect and trust in our self-correcting, a way of considering and appreciating life, and  a milieu for growth, development, creativity, and healing. Continuum’s teachings remind us of our capacity for change, healing, creativity, and innovation through movement, sound, and breath. Continuum explores movement and somatic education based on intrinsic felt movements, rather than on imposed exercises or prescribed routines. Continuum asks participants to cultivate a refined degree of attention, and to trust that there is a deep wisdom that will guide the body to move in a way that allows the expression of healing forces.  The focus of Continuum practice ranges from engaging in breathing meditation, and small, nearly invisible micro-movements, to large wave-like motions and sometimes aerobic activity using weights and a variety of other exercise props and equipment. It’s not a technique that defines Continuum, it is the spirit and context in which it is done. Many of the movements in Continuum are water-like, imitating the multitude of water motions to evoke the fluid system within. Waving, dripping, suspending, gushing, drifting, pouring and spiraling affords our watery organism opportunities to express its nature.The benifits og Continuum are; Increase in vitality, health and healing,provides a spacious sense of well-being, develops core strength and flexible power,revitalizes bones, joints and skeletal health, releases, relaxes, realigns,heightens sensuality and receptivity, awakens creativity, innovation and play, facilitates trust in one’s inherent body wisdom, deepens spiritual connection, and provides a safe environment for growth and renewal. This class is open to everyone, no experience necessary.

  Level 2 – This flowing practice will focus on linking breath and posture in creative and fun sequences. Pranayama and meditation also included. A class for those with some  foundation in Soma yoga.

Pre-Natal Yoga – This class will include appropriate yoga postures for the childbearing year, breathing techniques for relaxation during pregnancy as well as labor, delivery and becoming a new mother, yoga techniques in exhale pushing for labor and delivery connecting with the growing life within. Easy meditation techniques for the childbearing year. Some classes may include your partner. Prenatal yoga is offered in private or semi-private classes ONLY please call 732-777-9642 for details. Ask for Bobbie Ellis-Bianculli

Embodied Meditation - A refreshing concept in meditation practice. Following the sensation of breathing, the mind naturally quiets, the body fully relaxes and the spirit can do its work! All levels welcome

ZUMBA - Zumba fuses hypnotic latin rhythms and easy to follow moves to create a dynamic workout system that will blow you away. The routines feature interval training sessions where fast and slow rhythms and resistance training are combined to tone and sculpt your body while burning fat. Add some Latin flavor and international zest into the mix and you've got ZUMBA! In the past years Zumba has become nothing short of a revolution. Coining the concept of "fitness-party" and making fitness fun, Zumba has spread like wild-fire, and has positioned itself as the single most influential movement in the industry of fitness. Come try a class today!!

MELT - A slow concentrated class to release and lengthen all connective tissue, a great adjuct to yoga and movement classes and wonderful on it own!