Avenues Yoga

All Levels Classes (no experience needed)

Introduction to Yoga. New to Yoga? This fun class welcomes everyone to explore the basics. Learn how Yoga can benefit posture, circulation, flexibility, and even attitude! Basic postures and breathing exercises will be introduced.

Yoga Basics. The beauty of yoga is that once you learn the basics, you can enter any class and practice safely and effectively at your own level. In this class, you will be introduced to the primary yoga poses with an emphasis on form, function, transitions, and the development of breath work—all essential to a good yoga practice. Great for beginners or those who would like to move more slowly, relieve stress, or refine their foundation. This class embodies the truth that Yoga is for every body, no matter what age, shape, size, or fitness level.

Gentle Yoga. Massage your body with movement as you work through all the major joints, beginning with the feet and toes, then moving through the meridians and connective tissue of the hands, wrists, shoulders, back, neck, and other areas that long to feel more alive. Drawing upon Feldenkrais techniques, and with the help of props, this class will gently improve your balance and range of motion and cultivate a greater sense of ease from within. Excellent for injury prevention as well. This class is for all levels; beginners welcome.

Sacred Dance Fusion. Sacred Dance Fusion encourages you to break through boundaries and explore freedom in movement. Through tribal, serpentine, exotic belly dance, Middle Eastern and West African dance styles, SDF will give you a richer, deeper body-breath experience.

Booty Camp. Ladies and Gents! Come join Rebecca for a fun and invigorating booty camp class. Booty Camp works those problem areas FAST by getting down to business and targeting the hot spots. Lighten up, have fun, fun, fun and look Hot too!

Mat Pilates.

Moving Meditation. “Creating flow and peace for body and soul.” An enlivening blend of release and energy movements, Moving Meditation leads you through a qigong series to release blocked energy and create a balanced flow of health and vitality throughout the body. Class includes Yoga moves, music, dance, breath-work and guided relaxation.

Yin Yoga. Yin Yoga is hard to classify, for good reasons! It is suitable for beginners and those with stiffer bodies because of its slower pace. The poses are held longer, giving time for the body’s deep, dense tissue to soften and release.  Yet it also benefits long-term Yoga practitioners for the same reasons, complimenting active practice and providing opportunities to explore the mind’s responses to the challenge of staying with the sensation of a long-held pose. Yin Yoga is highly beneficial for the body’s connective tissue, including the joints and ligaments.

Yogalates. A dynamic class that combines the slow controlled breathing and stretching of Yoga with the core strengthening power of Pilates.

Relaxing & Restorative Classes (no experience needed)

Restorative Yoga. Looking to relax and renew? Judith Lasater refers to Restorative Yoga as “active relaxation.” Through the use of supportive props, Restorative Yoga alternately stimulates and relaxes the body, creating physiological balance. The poses soothe the nervous system and can reduce the effects of stress-related disease. Restorative practice is especially effective at alleviating stresses we experience at challenging times in our lives, such as illness, loss, overwork, or life changes, as well as the stresses we experience every day. It’s a wonderful way to prepare your body for sleep, and is tremendously helpful for insomnia.

Restore. Slow, gentle movement combined with breath allows the body to soften and release. Feel old tension drift away as the mind also lets go of its knots. Body and mind emerge renewed and rested.

Deep Relaxation/Yoga Nidra. Similar to Restore, but even more restful, this class draws upon Yoga Therapy’s vast wealth of simple yet effective stress-relieving modalities. Combines gentle movement with guided relaxation, meditation, and Yoga Nidra. Known as “sleep of the Yogi,” Yoga Nidra provides a guided meditation, withdrawing the senses from the world outside and directing them toward the world within. As the body relaxes, the mind finds release, opening to intuition, insight, and greater peace.

Intermediate Flow and Power Classes

All Levels Flow. Love to move, but wish you could warm up, cool down, and hold the poses in-between long enough to fully experience the pose? Then All Levels Flow is for you. This sun-salutation-based class builds strength, balance, coordination, and flexibility by giving you enough time to reach your full expression of every pose—and it keeps you moving, too. Perfect for all levels except never-evers.

Anusara Inspired. Founded by John Friend in 1997, Anusara yoga is a school of hatha yoga which unifies a life-affirming philosophy of intrinsic goodness with universal principles of alignment. This philosophy takes the premise that everything in this world is an embodiment of Supreme Consciousness, which at its essence pulsates with goodness and the highest bliss. All of creation is divinely danced into existence for the simple delight and the play of blissful nature. Class builds upon clear alignment to create a fun flow.

Anusara Style. A Hatha class in the Anusara tradition.

Deep Flow. Meditate, heat up, open up, mediate. Deep Flow is a practice designed to access the undercurrent of our experience through meditation and movement. Asana is slowed down with longer holds, yet it remains challenging, and you will break a sweat while finding steadiness in your breath.

Express. Revitalize mind and body at mid-day and bring peace, joy, and love into the work week!

Expressive Yoga. Come enjoy a creative Hatha based yoga class that is open to all levels! Expressive Yoga involves a creative, serpentine flow that combines hip and heart opening techniques with deep sounding of breath, inspiring detoxification, centering, and liquid transitions. Close with a serene meditation.

Forrest Yoga. Forrest Yoga is named for its founder, Ana Forrest, who enriches Yoga with her heritage in Native American tradition. The pillars of Forrest Yoga are breath, strength, integrity, and spirit. Forrest Yoga aims to create in each of us a sense of freedom, a connection to our spirit and the courage to walk as our spirit dictates; thus, doing our part in “Mending the Hoop of the People.” Forrest Yoga will teach you to go deeper , find your truth, and take the gifts you have earned beyond the mat into the rest of your life. This is a strength building practice with longer holds. Come learn from the only certified Forrest Instructor in Salt Lake.

Good Morning Yoga. Start your morning with a smile with this complete Yoga practice. We’ll warm up slow, then build energy with flowing movement and core work, ending practice with a restorative series for the back, hips, and neck.

Hatha. This class gives students the opportunity to radically expand their practice by emphasizing alignment within the poses. This class will expand on standing poses, hip openers, and basic backbends by incorporating handstands, arm balances, deeper backbends, and inversions. Previous yoga experience is recommended.

Power 1. Looking for a full-body workout that nourishes your mind and spirit as well? In this class, we will combine dynamic breathing and strong movements to tone your entire body, refresh your mind, and soothe your spirit.

Yoga for Climbers. This class is designed for climbers but can benefit anyone. We will focus on heart openers, stretching the upper back, and strengthening the lower back and the core. Build power and strength while toning the entire body for improved balance and core stabilizing.

Advanced Flow and Power Classes

Power 1 & 2. Dig deeper into your personal power, explore challenging poses, find your edge, and love every minute of it! This class will leave you feeling fit for anything life brings your way.

Vinyasa Flow. Love to move? Then you will love this class. An up-tempo sun-salutation based flow class that keeps you moving, bringing life and energy to every part of the body and mind. This vigorous class integrates breath and movement to flow through a dynamic and fluid series of asanas, artfully arranged to allow you to reach your fullest expression of each pose. Previous yoga experience highly recommended.

Yoga for Strength. Unifying mind, body, and breath, this class builds strength through every major muscle group, building overall tone and increasing mental focus & inner harmony. A challenging combination of power, flow, and core techniques.

Specialty Classes

Off the Mat. Have you ever wished you could hold on to that Yoga feeling all day? Inspired by “Off The Mat, Into The World,” a national non-profit that brings yogis together in service, “Off The Mat” classes are transformative experiences designed to reflect what we are experiencing on our mats into every part of our lives. Through a deep asana practice we identify what needs to be healed, expressed or let got of in order to creatively and playfully cultivate our purpose and awaken our interdependence: that connection to the community and world around us.

Kid’s Class: Yoga through Story. Is your Yoga practice filled with the power of a child’s imagination? Mandi Jensen is a Yoga and Pilates instructor, actress, and storyteller who brings a wealth of talents together this fall for our newest class: Yoga through Story. This class truly is an Adventure for kids and families alike, overflowing with energetic poses, calming breath-work, and brain-boosting flows that embody the stories and images at hand while developing coordination, patience, balance, and self-esteem. Through story you can BE the roaring lion, the bubbling stream, the breath of wind, the playful puppy or the peaceful warrior. Bodies and minds of all ages will find  delight in this entertaining and rejuvenating practice. For more information, click here.Mat Pilates. Come awaken and experience the enjoyment of integrating your mind & body through Mat Pilates!  We will focus on breath, balance, alignment, stability, coordination, flow, and stamina while moving from your core.  You will improve your range of motion, flexibility, posture, and coordination while gaining core strength.  Stretches and the use of small equipment may be included in class.  Modifications will be provided to accommodate for minor back, neck, and knee injuries. Leave feeling aware, lengthened, grounded, and connected to the strength within!

Prenatal Yoga. Yoga provides many benefits for mothers-to-be, including breath-work, strength-building poses, and relaxation techniques to better prepare for childbirth. Our Prenatal Yoga classes provide a safe way to stretch, breathe and move, creating greater comfort in an ever-changing body. A beautiful and nurturing opportunity for mother and baby to connect and move together.

Note: Other classes may be suitable for expectant mothers, depending on your overall health & fitness level and stage of pregnancy. Email us or call with any questions; our knowledgeable staff will be happy to assist you. (801) 410-4639 or avenuesyoga@live.com.