Introduction to yoga series
Learn more about yoga with other beginning students. This class is designed to safely and comfortably introduce you to the benefits of yoga. We begin with explanations and discussion then take time to introduce postures (asana), breathing (pranayama), and meditation techniques to help quiet and focus the mind. Once you finish four weeks of consecutive classes, you have reviewed the basic postures, breathing and relaxation techniques. You may continue in this ongoing class or move on to another Level 1 or All Levels class that suits your schedule.
September 7, 14, 21 and 28 Pre-register by Sept. 6. Email info@discoveryoga.com for availability after Sept. 6.
Cost: $45 for four weeks of classes. Pre-register by Sept. 6. Maximum 12 students. You will receive a confirmation email with additional information.
Schedule: Thursdays from 5:30-6:45 PM
October 14, 21, 28 and Nov. 4. Pre-register by Oct. 13. Phone 425-861-1318 or email info@discoveryoga.com for openings after Oct. 13.
Cost: $60 for four weeks of classes. You can buy a pass for a four week series on-line or purchase two Intro Series passes for $100. Minimum 4 and maximum 12 students. You will receive a confirmation email with additional information.
Classes can be made up at an ongoing class during the week.
semi private series
Class size limited to 4 individuals due to one-on-one attention and hands-on instruction.
Schedule: Tuesdays, 7:00 - 8:30 PM
Four week series: October 7, 14, 21 and 28 Low Back Series Three Openings
Join us for this four week semi-private class (maximum of four students) where we will explore postural strength and awareness in the low back through yoga postures as well as learn breath and meditation techniques to release tension and decrease stress.
September 7, 14, 21 and 28 Neck and Shoulders FULL
Please email Alison with questions.
Cost: $100 for four class series. You can buy a pass online. No drop-in students please.
Instructor: Melissa Valentine
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Wind-down from work series
Come and wind down from work with gentle yoga postures and breathing techniques, with a focus on letting go of the stresses of your day. Pre-register by email info@discoveryoga.com or call 425-861-1318. Minimum of four and maximum ten students in series.
Schedule: Thursdays, 5:30 - 6:45PM.
September 9, 16, 23 and 30th.
Cost: $50 for four weeks series.
Instructor: Sharon Penston
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Meditation and be present
Learn the basic principles of meditation. Experience techniques that can help keep you focus, be attentive and “present” in your practice and your life. Each class we will practice asana, and pranayama to prepare for meditation. All levels welcome.
Schedule: Wednesdays, 7:00 - 8:30 PM Instructor: Alison Eliason
4 week series: October 13, 20, 27 and Nov. 3
Cost: $70 for four class series beginning Oct. 13.
You can buy a pass online. No drop-in students please.
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Yoga for Parents: Infant & Me
Learn soothing, energizing, bond-building moves you can do alone or with your baby. Includes strengthening the core and abdominal muscles, increasing energy, reducing stress, and relaxing neck and shoulders. Gain increased physical strength while enjoying the support of other new parents and their babies, newborn through "crawling". Pre-register. Minimum of four and maximum ten of students per series.
Schedule: Thursdays, 11:00 - 12:00 PM with Melissa Valentine
4 week series: September 2, 9, 16 and 23.
Cost: $50 for four weeks series. You can buy a pass online.
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Mommies on the Mat
F or moms of babies and young children that are looking to begin or return to a yoga class after childbirth. Experience gentle core strengthening, low back stabilizing postures, and energizing and grounding breathing techniques in an environment supporting the physical and emotional needs of mommies. Minimum of six students per series.
Schedule: Sundays, 11:00 - 12:15 PM with Beth Dolan and Sarah Kimsey
Four week series: October 3, 10, 17 and 25.
Cost: $60 for four week series. Call to reserve your spot today.
Yoga 4 Kids!
Yoga 4 Kids! offers ages 7-12 years old an introduction to yoga ideas and benefits through traditional postures, fun and creative play. The postures mimic plants, animals and objects that the children have seen before.
The children experience short meditations and visualizations. Each class is different and builds on the children's abilities and interests. Through yoga, the children gain a better awareness of their body, mind and breath. Pre-register with payment. Call 425-861-1318 or email with questions.
Schedule: Tuesdays, Oct. 19, 26, Nov. 2, 9 and 16th 4:00 - 5:00PM.
Cost: $50 for five week series. You can buy a pass online.
Instructor: Nancy Doolittle
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yoga for Teens
offers teens in junior high (ages 12-15 years old) an introduction to yoga ideas and benefits through traditional postures.
Is your teen prone to sport injuries, stress or a general lack of energy and flexibility? Yoga can help!
Yoga can help increase flexibility and prevent sports injuries. Your teen will also learn effective stress management techniques through breathing exercises to release tension, and stress. The postures also help promote stability and balance. Join other teens at Discover Yoga for an hour of fun.
There are a minimum of five students and a maximum limit of twelve students. Price includes transportation to Discover Yoga from Redmond Junior High and Rose Hill Junior High. Pick-up Approximate at 1:00PM from RJH and 1:15PM from RHJH. Students must arrange pick-up from Discover Yoga.
Fall Schedule: Wednesdays, 1:30 - 2:30 PM
Eight week series: Oct. 6, 13, 20 and 27, Nov. 3, 10, 17 and Dec. 1 (no class Nov. 24)
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Four week series: October 6, 13, 20 and 27
Four week series: November 3, 10, 17 and December 1 (no class Nov. 24)
Cost: $85 for eight week series. $50 for four week series beginning Oct. 6 or Nov. 3. Contact Nancy Chang for questions and payment. Her email address is nchang@redmond.gov.
Instructor: Alison Eliason
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Tame stress, improve your memory and sharpen your mind with meditation
Yes, meditation can reduce stress, which research shows can damage brain cells and your ability to retain information over time. And the ancient practice may also sharpen your memory. According to a University of Kentucky study, subjects who took a late-afternoon test after meditating for 40 minutes had significantly better scores than those who just napped for the same period.
Even more surprising, when the subjects were retested after being deprived of a full night's sleep, those who meditated still scored better than their study counterparts. How could that be? Meditation, like sleep, reduces sensory input, and this quiet state may provide a time for neurons to process and solidify new information and memories.
Brain scans have revealed that meditation produces a state somewhat similar to non-REM sleep (which many specialists believe is the more mentally restorative sleep phase), in that many neurons of the cortex fire in sync, says Bruce O'Hara, PhD, a coauthor of the study. "However, unlike when you sleep, consciousness is fully maintained in meditation, so there is no grogginess upon 'awakening.'"
For regular, highly experienced meditators, the benefits to memory can be substantial. A 2004 University of Wisconsin-Madison study discovered that the brains of long-term Buddhist practitioners who have meditated every day for many years generated the highest levels of gamma waves a pattern of brain activity that's associated with attention, working memory, and learning ever reported in other studies.
Meditation can be learned by way of a teacher, book or self taught. Meditation is also taught in yoga classes. For more information about meditation and yoga classes in Redmond, visit www.discoveryoga.com. Discover Yoga has offered classes in Redmond for over 10 years.
Alison Eliason is the owner and one of eight yoga instructors at Discover Yoga in downtown Redmond. Discover yoga is also a recent “Best of Redmond winner”. For more information, contact 425-861-1318 or alison@discoveryoga.com.