All photos above by Susan McManus.
I am a certified yoga teacher working in the Iyengar style. I am the Owner/Director of Hart Yoga and am available for private sessions in Western Massachusetts.
Challenge your body, focus your mind, shed stress. Stretch and tone your muscles, bring balance into your life. Find your edge and stay with it!
My teaching schedule is as follows:
Mondays
8:30-10 am "Morning Yoga" at Hart Yoga
6-7:30 pm "Fundamentals of Yoga" at Hart Yoga
Wednesdays
8:30-10 am "Vinyasa Yoga" at Hart Yoga
10:30-11:30 am "Gentle Yoga" at Hart Yoga
6:30-8:30 pm "Iyengar Yoga -- All Levels" at Green River Yoga
Thursdays
6-7:30 pm "Iyengar-based Yoga" (level 2) at Hart Yoga
Fridays
8:30-10 am "Morning Yoga" at Hart Yoga
Morning Yoga on Mondays and Fridays: The perfect way to start your day! Class begins with breath awareness exercises and a few moments of quiet reflection. Some gentle stretching opens the way to a practice of yoga poses to build strength, flexibility and awareness. A relatively gentle class, individuals who desire a more demanding practice are encouraged to increase the intensity of their experience as needed.
Fundamentals of Yoga (Monday): Learn how to practice basic poses with awareness and intelligence. Instruction emphasizes correct anatomical alignment and movement and breathing exercises to enhance mental and physical relaxation. Suitable for beginners, as well as more experienced practitioners who want to revisit the poses that are the foundation of any yoga practice.
Wednesday's Vinyasa Vinyasa yoga is a vigorous and energizing class that builds stamina, strength and flexibility. One pose flows to the next by synchronizing movement with breath. In addition to Sun Salutations and other flowing sequences, this class often includes a few moments of seated breath awareness/meditation, some detailed work on static poses and a final relaxation.
The 60-minute Gentle Yoga class features many floor-based poses and stretches and a few standing poses for strength. If you have injuries or other conditions that require a modified practice, this class may be a valuable asset to your well-being.
Wednesday night's class, Iyengar Yoga -- All Levels is a multilevel class appropriate for any level of practitioner. Seasoned yogis can work on more advanced poses or more deeply in more standard ones, while beginners learn the basics.
Thursday's Iyengar-based Yoga class: Fine-tune your practice of basic as well as more challenging poses with enhanced precision. Increase strength and flexibility while developing sensitivity to the subtleties of the mind/body connection. This class will also include more advanced Pranayama techniques and deeper level of asana instruction. Suitable for experienced practitioners; not a beginning class.
If you have questions as to which class you should attend, please check with me.
Hart Yoga ( www.hartyoga.com )
1 Ashfield Street
Upstairs in Suite 8 of the Salmon Falls Artisans Showroom Building
Shelburne Falls, MA 01370
Cost: $14 drop-in.
For monthly studio membership information, visit the website above.
Green River Yoga and Movement Arts ( www.greenriveryoga.com )
158 Main Street, Studio A (2nd Floor)
Greenfield, MA 01301
Cost: $14 drop-in, $72 for 6 weeks
You may contact me regarding my classes or about private instruction by emailing me at [email protected]>
