Yoga

Move your whole body through a complete series of seated and standing yoga poses. Chair support is offered to safely perform postures to increase flexibility, balance, and range of movement. Restorative breathing exercises and a final relaxation will promote stress reduction and mental clarity.

This class is a unique Yoga style that adapts yoga positions and poses through creative use of a chair. The chair replaces the Yoga mat and becomes an extension of the body. Chair Yoga is suitable for all ages, fitness levels and physical conditions.

Move your whole body through a complete series of seated and standing yoga poses. Chair support is offered to safely perform postures to increase flexibility, balance, and range of movement. Restorative breathing exercises and a final relaxation will promote stress reduction and mental clarity. Please bring your own towel and we encourage you to bring your own equipment.

This gentle yoga class is designed for all fitness levels, focusing on slow, gentle movements and breathwork, to promote relaxation, flexibility and body awareness to harmonize the body and spirit.

An ancient spiritual practice that involves meditation and focused breathing while an individual moves through a series of stylized posture. In this class you will move with the rhythm of breath which will calm the mind.

Hatha yoga class will involve a set of poses, breathing techniques and a dedicated relaxation/meditation segment. Hatha yoga is practised more slowly and with more static holds than a Vinyasa flow or Ashtanga class. Each poses will generally be held for a least three breaths, and poses will be on the floor and standing. Hatha yoga practitioners have demonstrated the following benefits in studies: better sleep; reduced stress; improved balance and core strength; relieved neck and back pain; improved flexibility and enhanced mindfulness.

Controlled breathing, concentration, and a carefully structured series of stretches, moves, and poses to music create a holistic workout that bring the body into a state of harmony and balance.

A Vinyasa class consists of breath-synchronized movements that connect to each other in order to create a flow. In contrast to the more athletic, intense style of Ashtanga, Vinyasa emphasizes the link between body movements, along with the powerful use of the breath.

Functional Yoga

In a yin class, students open into the passive energy of the body by holding poses for several minutes. Yin often feels stress-relieving, meditative, and rejuvenating. It is great for anyone with stiffness in the shoulders, hips, or lower back, and is appropriate for all levels of students.

This is a deep, soft, yet challenging practice that focuses on deeper, longer stretching and holding postures to help open the lower back, hips and sacrum. This guided flowing class helps work with the posture to open and heal sciatica, lower back and hip muscles and joints.

Yin yoga is a slower paced, yet challenging practice that focuses on deeper, longer stretching and longer held postures (ansanas) to target deep connective tissues while promoting flexibility, mobility and a deeper mind body connection.

An ancient spiritual practice that involves meditation and focused breathing while an individual moves through a series of stylized posture. In this class you will move with the rhythm of breath which will calm the mind.

Move through the Asanas using breath, flowing in and out of the posture or lingering to savor the moment.

Yoga Flow is a practice that integrates physical postures, called ansanas, with breathing techniques and mindfulness. Designed for all skill levels, this class will foster a deeper connection between your mind and body while promoting flexibility, strength and inner peace.

Join us at the Downriver Y for Yoga for All, a special Welcoming Week event celebrating inclusion, community, and well-being through the shared practice of yoga. Open to ages 13 & up and experience levels—come move, breathe, and connect with others. All are welcome – no cost to attend. Registration is required to attend.Bring a yoga mat, a friend, and your welcoming spirit!