Yoga Class Descriptions at Lake Tahoe Yoga

YOGA CLASS DESCRIPTIONS

Lake Tahoe Yoga© creates small group practices that focus upon health and healing.
Every session is varied to honor your needs and taught with intuitive sequencing to create physical and energetic harmony.
If your are considering beginning, continuing, or deepening your practice we are honored to guide you as you do so.

"Self effort is based upon these three: knowledge, instruction and one's own effort." -The Concise Yoga Vasistha

We recommend beginning your experience at LTY with an Evaluative Session.
These individualized practices help you to identify your current needs so we can recommend the practices that will best serve you.

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Lake Tahoe Yoga offers practices in a variety of locations read all the details to know where to meet us.
Please check the schedule and Facebook for location of practices.

FREE MINI-LESSONS

Hatha Harmonies (Flow)

Go deeper with sound
Crystal singing bowls create a unique vibration that is experienced differently by each of us. Pairing these sounds with movement can help you to feel a deeper awareness of yourself, release tension, reduce stress and relax. Naturally, your breath, body and mind will move toward harmony and you'll experience a sense of ease.

Pranic Practice (Hatha)

Breathe and move with intention and direction
Pranayama is more than a breathing practice. Karma is bound in our pranic body. To release it, we engage in the practice of kriya, or purification. As we move, we create heat, mobility, build strength and connect with our bodies. As we breathe, we direct our awareness from body to breath, and deeper within, through pranayama intended to shift the quality and flow of prana (life force) and loosen the binding of karma.

Restoration & Release (Nidra)

Detach and drift away into Yoga Nidra
Two key elements to the practice of Yoga are abhyasa (consistent practice) and vairagya (detachment). The constant practice of being in a state of stress can result in an inability to detach. To encourage release of tension and stress in the body you'll be guided through deep restorative posturing. To calm your mind and detach from distractions, release into Yoga Nidra.

On-Demand Session

Scents & Salutations (Hatha)

Experience the effects of scent during asana
As we move, our bodies warm. This practice is elevated through the application of essential oils. As you move through Yoga asana the scent applied to your body will change in response to your individual constitution. Breathe and observe how smells are effecting your experience of the practice. Notice how essential oils can elevate and awaken or relax and help you to release.

Sustainable Stability (Alignment)

Support your athletic endeavors with Yoga Asana
Whether you ski or golf, hike or swim, paddle or cycle, your body needs to recover. Practice posturing that will improve your golf swing, direct your focus, expand your breath, lengthen tight muscles and address imbalances that result in athletic activities. Learn to move in ways that compliment the habitual posturing required for various activities. Keep your body moving well to reduce pain and the risk of injury.

On-Demand Session

Tarot & Tantra (Flow)

Draw a card, establish focus, become aware of your individual consitution
Whether or not pulling a card from a deck can predict your future, it can provide something to consider and focus upon. Tantra Yoga celebrates the human body and seeks to unite all dualities within the body. This class interconnects these two practices of sankalpa or intention setting. Begin by selecting a card and considering how it aligns with your life. As we move through Yoga asana (posturing) intended to increase awareness of your physical, energetic, emotional and mental status you'll be encouraged to draw connections between the card and your constitution.

Vibrance & Vitality (Balance)

Age with grace by maintaining and improving balance
Steadiness and balance are important at every age. Balance keeps us steady as we walk or hike, bike or run and as we move throughout our daily activities. Using INDO BOARD® balance boards and the tools of the practice including blocks, straps, chairs and walls, we test and challenge our balance. Improve your proprioception, develop body awareness and reduce your risk of injury by improving your balance.

On-Demand Session

Vinyasa & Vibrations (Flow)

Let the music move you
Vinyasa Krama translates to mean "order arrangement." The order of postures and arrangment of positions during this practice are established with the intention of assisting with the movement of prana. The cues, sounds and vibrations guide the flow of the practice. As you move through the sequence, your body, energy and mind will be effected by the sounds around you. Let go and move with the music.

On-Demand Session

SEASONAL & ON-DEMAND OFFERINGS

BEACH YOGA

If you like the feeling of being challenged, but also want to spend some time soaking up those Tahoe rays this is the class for you. We practice on the sand. Bring your beach towel instead of a mat. Sessions vary between active Hatha and slow Vinyasa. Skilled practitioners may be offered inversion options. Arrive prepared to salute and soak up the sun.

PADDLE YOGA

Our Paddle Yoga practice is the best in Tahoe. We offer more than poses on a paddle board. These practices incorporate paddling skills, education, balance, mindful focus, and restoration.

Beginners are welcome.
Practice includes: Board, Paddle, PFD, Guided Paddle, Guided Yoga Asana, Relaxation

Private Sessions Available by Request

OUR GUIDES

To offer classes as a Lake Tahoe Yoga guide instructors must complete the Lake Tahoe Yoga RajaHatha Teacher Training Program. This training includes instruction in the practices of Raja Yoga as explained in the Yoga Sutra and Hatha Yoga as described in the Hatha Yoga Pradipika as well as deep study of self, engagement in mindfulness practices and development of the skills necessary to support others during the practice.