New Student
Info, Schedule,
Fees, Class Descriptions &
Teacher Bios
New Student Info
HOT YOGA and
some Dynamic Classes
are heated to 80 degrees and above. Please bring your own mat
and towel, as well as your own blanket & eye bag, if you
use them.
PLEASE BE ON TIME!! Class doors lock 15 minutes after
class begins!!
Arrive a few minutes early to sign in and get
settled for class.
Free parking available on Anderson and
Bull St. Pease do not park in St. Paul's Greek Church's paved lot behind the
church.
Do
let your teacher know about injuries or conditions that
might affect your practice BEFORE class (IE: knee/back
conditions, heart condition, heart condition, pregnancy
etc.)
For
your comfort, refrain from eating a large meal 2 hours prior
to class.
Mats and props are provided for all
classes except HOT &
DYNAMIC Yoga. Owning your own mat is strongly
recommended. We sell them at our boutique.
Be prepared to
practice barefoot with loose/stretchy comfortable
clothes.
Monthly
Unlimited Yoga Passes Make a commitment to your yoga
practice with our Monthly Unlimited Pass. Enjoy all the
benefits of a commited yoga practice, plus great savings. The
more you come to class, the more you
save!
~ NO joiner or set up fee EVER! ~
Unlimited regular yoga classes
We have over 25 yoga classes a week to
pick from!
~ Non
transferable. Share the love-not your unlimited
pass! ~ Monthly auto-draft from credit/debit card for your
convenience, if you
choose. MC/VISA
accepted. ~ Terminate your membership at will with a 30 day
written notification. ~ Account must be set up in person at
SYC.
~
Walk-In DISCOUNTS ~
Active
Duty Military/dependents regular yoga classes (with
ID)
Seniors 60+
regular yoga
classes, Full Time Student (with ID)
$11
Cash, Checks, and Master Card and Visa Accepted. Gift Certificates
Available.
In the
true spirit of yoga, no one will be denied yoga classes
for financial reasons.
Yoga Basics - New to yoga? Been
awhile since you practiced? This class will help you build
strength, confidence flexibility and concentration in the
basic yoga postures. Breath work, meditation and deep
relaxation are included.
Mommy & Infant Yoga
- This class is designed for Mommys
& Babys 6wks to 8-9 months old; pre-crawling. Come spend a
quality hour with your new baby, connecting with other new moms
and practicing yoga together. Benefits for both moms & infants
are: Stretching & Strengthening, Increasing circulation
& Healthy Digestion, Healthy Growth & Development, May help in reduction of
Postpartum Depression & Anxiety, Moms also have a
chance to re-connect & re-balance after giving birth, Moms
get to connecting with other new moms. Mommy &
Infant Yoga offers a golden opportunity for new
mothers & their infants to bond closely and to receive from
practicing yoga both physical & spiritual nurturing and of
course, having fun together! Classes are relaxed and informal,
focusing on the needs of both mother &
infant.
Mommy and Baby
Yoga
- This class is designed for Mommys &
Babys 9 - 14 months old. Come spend a quality hour with your
baby, connecting with other moms and practicing yoga together.
Benefits for both moms & babies are: Stretching &
Strengthening, Increasing circulation & Healthy Digestion,
Healthy Growth & Development, May help in reduction of
Postpartum Depression & Anxiety,
Moms also have a chance to re-connect & re-balance after
giving birth, Mommy & Baby Yoga offers a golden opportunity for mothers &
their babies to bond closely and to receive both physical
& spiritual nurturing from practicing yoga and of course,
having fun together! Classes are relaxed and
informal, with stories and songs as well as
yoga.
Gentle
Flow Yoga -
This
class is suitable for someone who has never taken a yoga class
before. Through
gentle, relaxing movements, in the chair and on the mat, you
will discover how to free yourself of habits that are
interfering with your optimum self. Students report improved
breathing, greater range of motion, enhanced vitality. Many
find relief from chronic pain or limitations resulting from
injuries or illness. With repetition, as gentle yoga improves
how you move, you will also see how it affects how you move
through life.
Ashtanga
Yoga
-Ashtanga Yoga is the name
given to the system of yoga taught bySri K.
Pattabhi Jois at the
Ashtanga
Yoga Research Institute inMysore,
India.
This method of yoga involves synchronizing the breath with a
progressive series of postures that flow together, a process
producing intense internal heat and a profuse, purifying sweat
that detoxifies muscles and organs.
HOT Ashtanga
Yoga
-
same as above ashtanga
class but with the heat cranked up to 85+ degrees. Bring your
own mat please!
Power Yoga -
If you like Ashtanga, but miss the music, you'll love this
class. Power Yoga is based on the ancient Ashtanga yoga
tradition of synchronizing the breath with a progressive
series of postures that flow together. In this class we will
draw on the traditional Ashtanga sequence but add music and
maybe even a few additional poses. Bring a towel and be
prepared to sweat.
All Levels Flow
Yoga
- A beautiful moving meditation melding
the body mind and breath into a seamless expression of yoga.
Finishing off with a delicious deep relaxation.A
blend of Iyengar and Anusara yoga. Suitable for all
students.
Level I Flow YogaBasics -
This class will help you to unwind,
build confidence, flexibility and concentration in the
basic yoga postures. Breath work, meditation and deep
relaxation are included.
Levels I/II Flow Yoga
-
This class is for those who want to explore
basic and some intermediate poses. while suitable for beginners, it offers more of a
challenge, provides more detailed asana and alignment
instruction.
Dynamic Flow Yoga
- An All Levels
allows the instructor to alter sequences and assign poses in
response to students’ needs. Dynamic Flow Yoga is a strong
practice that builds heat, endurance, flexibility, strength,
and mental focus using poses that encourage alignment,
flexibility, balance, strength, and cardiovascular
endurance.
Community Flow
Yoga - We
offer these classes discounted to the community. Classes will
vary according to the teacher’s personality and intention of
the class.
Hot
Yoga
- This energetic all levels heated class (room heated to 85 degrees+) is for those
who want to sweat their way to enlightenment. Bring a towel
and your own mat.
Mellow Flow
Yoga - A beautiful way to
ease into your evening. Students learn to release chronic
tightness in their bodies by being taught to pay special
attention to alignment, and relaxation, through proper use of
the breath.
Community Iyengar Yoga
- Emphasis is placed on precise
alignment. Beginning students gain a good understanding of
yoga's poses. Props such as blocks, chairs, blankets and belts
may be used to help students towards proper alignment while
inside a range of motion safe and effective for their
individual bodies. Poses are held longer as the student
advances. The body thus becomes more and more purified by the
poses as the student's practice progresses. All Levels
Class.
Restorative Yoga
- The use of props and pads to you to fully
relax in physically supported positions while stretching and
opening the body. The emphasis is on release of muscle tension
and increase of flexibility rather than on development of
strength and aerobic capacity. This class helps to reduce the
effects of chronic physical, mental and emotional stress on
the body by inducing a deep relaxation, allowing the
parasympathetic nervous system to work properly. Positions can
be varied according to the individual's flexibility and
modifications are readily made for individual
differences.
Amanda Westerfield -A certified yoga teacher,
high school science teacher and mother of three, Amanda has
been practicing yoga since 1999. Being a yoga
teacher fuses her personal and professional life, striking a
balance in today's hectic world. She is interested in the
physical aspects of yoga as well as the spiritual. Her motto
is "Sweat and Soul: work the body, relax the mind, feed the
spirit.
Her yoga background and teaching method is
strongly influenced by Integral Yoga and Flow
Yoga.
Besty Boyd Strong
-is trained in the Integral tradition
which emphasizes achievement of: balance in mind/body/spirit
through breathing, stretching and strengthening leading to
inner peace. "Easeful body, peaceful mind, useful life"
is a short-cut to describing Integral Yoga. Her style is
gentle and emphasizes building on personal strengths and
encouraging effort instead of perfection. Betsy's is dually
certified by Satchidananda Ashram to teach beginning,
intermediate & intermediate-advanced (i.e., Levels I, II
& III) Integral Hatha Yoga as well as Children's
Yoga.
Christine Harness -RYT 200,
Christine is currently an instructor at SavannahYogaCenter’s teacher
training program. Her class’s emphasis student safety and
alignment. Christine respects and accepts her students for who
they are and for their strengths and weaknesses. Her students
consider her the "sweet challenger," kind yet firm. She
believes that yoga is for everyone not just for the flexible
and fit. For Christine it is a true joy to be a witness to a
yogi's growth and to assist them in achieving their
goals!
Dawn
Smith – RYT
200
Heather Roach – RYT
200 Heather has been
practicing yoga for 7 years. A deep interest in the
spiritual aspects of yoga prompted a pursuit of teacher
training as an opportunity to deepen her personal practice.
She is a certified yoga teacher and has been an educator in
the Chatham County public school system for 9 years.
Currently, she is a high school counselor, an interesting
change after 7 years as a high school biology teacher. Her
yoga background and teaching method is strongly
influenced by Integral Yoga and Flow
Yoga. Garrett La Valley - A certified yoga teacher and full-time student at the
Savannah College of Art and Design. He first found an interest
in yoga at the age of 15 when introduced to Yogi Amrit Desai
and the teachings of his lineage. Studying with Yogi Desai
over the past 6 years, Garrett has been certified to teach
Amrit Yoga and Yoga Nidra. In the Spring of 2005, he spent a
semester in Thailand where he became familiar with the
technique of Buddhist meditation known as Vipassana and gained
a basic understanding of Thai yoga massage. His class is
focused on developing awareness of the physical and energy
body with the intention of leading the practitioner to the
highly therapeutic, rejuvenating experience of
meditation.
Joy
Miller – RYT
200
Kate
Taylor- RYT 200Kate
began practicing yoga in 1998, to balance the hectic pace of
her professional life. Since then she has found that yoga not
only relieves stress but also brings a more balanced, holistic
perspective to all aspects of her life. Kate graduated
from the Asheville Yoga Center's 230 hour teacher
training program. Her teaching style pulls from various
traditions, emphasizing the importance of the breath as well
as proper alignment. Her favorite Sanskrit saying is Lokha
Samastaha Sukhino Bhavantu - May all beings everywhere
experience the blessings of great happiness!
Kelley J. Boyd - E-RYT 200 A native of
Savannah she opened Savannah Yoga Center in 2003.
She is a Yoga Alliance registered yoga teacher 230 hours and
has studied with many great teachers: John
Friend, Desiree Raumbaugh, Doug Swenson, Barbara Hall,
Sianna Sherman, Mitchell Bleir, Stephanie Keach, Barbara Hall and
Douglas Brooks. Kelley’s teaching style is a patchwork
quilt of Anusara, Iyengar and Flow Yoga, emphasizing heart
centered openness, joyful breath and strong awareness to
good body mechanics and alignment.
Lisa Seago – Lisa has
practiced various styles of movement for most of her life.
Eight years ago, she discovered Ashtanga Yoga and has been a
dedicated practitioner since. Lisa has studied with numerous
senior Ashtanga teachers, including Tim Miller, David Swenson,
Annie Pace, Matthew Sweeney, and David Keil. In 2007, she
traveled to Mysore, India to study under Pattabhi Jois
(“Guruji”), Sharath, and Saraswati at the Ashtanga Yoga
Research Institute. Lisa believes Ashtanga Yoga fosters a
sense of grounding and greater awareness and she continues to
learn through a her daily practice and teaching.
Lynne McSweeney - Lynne
is a long time student of yoga and will be taking the
teacher training at SYC in October. Lynne has a fierce daily
practice and passion for yoga. She has attended many wonderful
workshops and is excited to be a teacher in
training!
Will
Strong -Will has been studying Integral Hatha
Yoga for 6 years, primarily taking lessons from his
wife Betsy Brahmi Boyd Strong. He has a Yoga
Teacher's Certificate from theAshevilleYogaCenter having completed
Mary Kaye West's course. His other yoga experiences
include: retreats at Pura Vida in
Costa
Rica
where he studied under Hannalore Moebus and attended a
workshop of Judean Drescher's near Boone, N. C., as well
as attending classes at Satchi-dananda Ashram
in Virginia.