Each month we are highlighting a specific regularly-scheduled yoga class at each of our studios. These are opportunities for the teachers to create special themes that integrate yoga-lessons with real-life lessons so that you can expand your understanding of the many ways in which physical yoga practice enhances your experience of being alive. These are regularly scheduled, regularly priced classes that we hope will inspire you to practice!

On Tuesday, June 8th, Vera Ginsburgs will be teaching a class entitled "Getting to Know You" from 6-7:30pm at Wake Up Yoga South.

Getting to know you.
Getting to know all about you.
Getting to like you.
Getting to hope you like me.

We practice asana to embody the breath, movement, and energy of each shape...and these elements are always changing. Each time we practice downward facing dog, we are getting to know downward facing dog, just as each time we share a cup of teach with a friend, we are deepening our relationship. In this Yoga FUNdamentals class, we will encounter familiar poses as energetic experiences. By exploring the foundational actions of each shape, we "get to know" the overall qualities of the shape. Get to know and like the lovely Vera Ginsburgs as she gets acquainted with you in this, her first Yoga FUNdamentals class.

Sunday, June 20th (Father's Day) Biz Magarity will be teaching a class encouraging you to Bring Dad to Practice at Wake Up Yoga Fairmount from 10-11:40am. On this day that we honor Fathers, why not encourage someone who has “fathered” you in your life to join you on the mat.  In this class, we will lean into poses that build strength and offer new perspectives.  We will uncover our own internal father: the energy that encourages us, inspires us to move beyond ingrained habits, and commends us for a job well down.  Whether this father is with you in person or in intention, come for a class that is fun, playful and may improve your batting average. 

On Monday, June 21st at Wake Up Yoga West from 6-7:30pm, Victoria Ladd will be teaching "The Fire of Practice" in honor of the first day of summer. Celebrate brilliant heat: the heat of the season, the heat of practice, the heat of your own internal fire. The Yoga Sutra teach the fire of practice is Tapas, burning discipline. The practice of Tapas invigorates, transforms, and renews. This practice is also hard work! Throwing your hesitations, fears, and feelings of inadequacy into the fire of Tapas, you will burn away the dross that darkens your vision of your true self.

The 4th of July, a Sunday this year, Sandie Paduano will be teaching "Independence Day" at Wake Up Yoga South from 9-10:30am. What does it mean to be free? We practice yoga for liberation...but what does this liberation look and feel like? And how can our practice on the mat empower us to untangle the bonds to old habits, and relationships that no longer serve us off the mat? Yin yoga is a transformative practice that creates the opportunity to look at yourself. With self-knowledge, you have the power to respond to your life, rather than react. By staying with the breath, you deepen your capacity to embrace whatever life may present--whether this be practicing pigeon pose for five minutes, or engaging in that challenging conversation with a friend you've been putting off for months. Liberate yourself by recognizing your inherent strength through surrender, softening, and patience.