Yoga Classes
Blue Tree Yoga offers styles of classes from Hatha to Vinyasa Flow, Power Yoga to Yin for yogis of all levels – beginner to advanced.
The list of classes below may or may not be on the current schedule and are options of classes that often appear at one of our studios.
Blue Tree Yoga is a donation-based studio, which means you donate instead of paying set fees for regular classes. The studio consists of teachers who rely solely from your donations. The studio will not exist without your support. Simply show up 5 to 10 minutes before class, grab a mat, and find a space in the classroom. You can pre-donate online or after class donate your cash or check in the donation box.
By practicing in a donation-based studio, it does not mean yoga is free. We believe in an honorable exchange of energy. We suggest the following fee structure in the hope that you will give in the spirit of appreciation for the skill and time our teachers share with you.
- One class a week: $15 a class
- Two classes a week: $10 to $12 a class
- Three classes a week: $8 to $10 a class
- Four or more classes a week: $8 a class
We understand life has the ebb and flow of transitional periods. If donating the suggested amount is not possible for you, we ask only that you contribute what you can. In donation yoga and programs, we follow the yogic sense of karma. We are giving to you a gift of possibilities for you and your loved ones. It is our hope that you will give back so that we can continue to gift yoga to others.
Hatha Flow: This class mixes elements of Hatha Yoga with gentle flow to create a soft, fluid class appropriate for all levels.
Shake Your Asana Intense Vinyasa Flow: An athletic, dynamic and transformative class that tones your thighs, develops your abs, builds strength and endurance, removes arm sags, shapes your bum and more. This fat burning class is a great way to begin or end the day feeling stretched, strong, and confident.
Red Hot Yoga Vinyasa: Turn up the heat from the inside and melt away years of accumulative clutter in the mind and body with an intense, sweaty, expansive yoga practice. This class is designed to integrate the mind, body and spirit with the heart using flow to find grace, balance and stability. Red Hot Yoga allows you to learn the discipline of yoga through intensity to help facilitate awareness in the body. Listen to your heart, allow it to open and follow its wisdom as guidance to further your path toward being truly free: emotionally, physically, spiritually, and mentally. All levels of our being are connected. This is Shakti Yoga in its finest!
Vinyasa Candlelight Flow: Learn the basics of flow yoga, gently heat up the body, and embrace the rhythm of shakti energy all the while surrounded by soothing candle light. Bring a journal and use the last 10 minutes to reflect and then rest into relaxation.
Yin~Yang Yoga: This class will combine both a receptive and active (or Yin/Yang) asana practice to develop and maintain suppleness in the muscles as well as the joints, increase strength and vitality in all systems of the body, cultivate a sensitivity to, and a re-balancing and refinement of the energy body. Yin Yoga is a quiet, deep practice where the postures are held for 3-5 minutes. Postures range from passive to mildly active with a focus on the connective tissues of the hips, thighs, pelvis and lower spine. The second half of the class will follow a relaxed, slow Flow Yoga, linking the classical yoga postures into a flowing sequence that integrates the breath and movement to promote heat, flexibility, and stability.
Yin: This class explores the connective tissue and joints of the body. Postures focus on the hips, hamstrings, lower back and pelvis. Most are passive and held for a length of time to increase awareness and prana flow to targeted areas.
Hatha Yoga Basics: These classes combine physical postures, breathing techniques and meditation to find a focused, relaxed state-of-mind. Perfect for beginners or those wanting a slow, thorough class.
Intro to Vinyasa Flow: Vinyasa Flow links yoga postures together into a flowing sequence. Breath and movement promote internal heat, flexibility, stability and balance. Learn basic alignment, traditional vinyasa transitions and tips for how to move and flow gracefully.
Vinayasa Flow Yoga: The tempo of this Vinyasa Flow class will facilitate the practitioner’s understanding of asana and the body-mind link to the breath. This class will challenge the experienced student and inspire the beginner. You will leave feeling light, tranquil, and rejuvenated. The asana sequence is coordinated with well-considered music. Everything is vibration and the organized vibration of music will facilitate rhythm, transition, and an open heart.
Revitalizing Vinyasa Flow: Come to this class to release the tension and stress of your day. Lots of energetic movement in the beginning of class will ring away the held emotions and toxins built up in the body. Deep stretches and a centering meditation will follow. Walk out the door energized and centered!
Vinyasa, Healthy Hips & Backs: This class s is designed to lengthen your hamstrings and open the hips by stretching through the abdominals, glutes and psoas muscles to promote spine stability and correction while building a strong core.
“Juicy” Flow Yoga: Get the body sweating and into mindbody shape. Afterwards enjoy a nice, warm green tea to soothe the mind, body and soul. This class is good for all levels.
Ashtanga Variations: Enjoy elements of Ashtanga with variations of the primary series led with music. Rigorous, instructional and fun!
Forrest Flow: This method of yoga was inspired by renowned teacher Anna Forrest. It involves synchronizing the breath with a progressive series of postures to form an intensive flow—a process producing intense internal heat and a profuse, purifying sweat that detoxifies muscles and organs. The result is improved circulation, a light and strong body, and a calm mind.
Yoga for Kids: Children will go on magical journeys around the world, learn their favorite animal poses and interesting animal facts, dance, laugh, play games, and more. Yoga for kids is fun! It builds self-esteem, nourishes creativity, improves strength and flexibility, and builds coordination, balance and concentration. This class is open to children of all ages. Parents are encouraged to stay and enjoy twice the fun!
Power Vinyasa Flow: This method of yoga involves synchronizing the breath with a progressive series of postures to form an intensive flow—a process producing intense internal heat and a profuse, purifying sweat that detoxifies muscles and organs. The result is improved circulation, a light and strong body, and a calm mind. Detox and sweat in this fun, strength-building class. The room will be heated to 80 degrees so be prepared to sweat. For Intermediate and advanced students. Fun arm balancing poses and inversions are woven into this class.
Power Vinyasa Flow with Inversions & Arm Balancing: Our intense Power Vinyasa Flow class with extra time built in to work on inversions and arm-balances.
PRALAYA Yoga: PRALAYA Yoga is a physically challenging system, which seeks balance by isolating and embracing the weakest areas. PRALAYA Yoga sees the practice of yoga as the key to cultivating a quiet attentive presence, without constant homage to the thinking mind. By being present and accepting the intensity of the practice, one cultivates the mental fire to be stronger inside than the outside circumstances.
Prenatal Yoga and Movement: Create space for your journey and connect more deeply with your baby. Learn safe and joyful ways to prepare your body for birth. Mamas will do gentle poses and movement just for the pregnant body. All trimesters and levels are welcome!
Slow Flow Yoga: Slow down and go deep. With an emphasis on linking the postures with the breath, this class requires the willingness to surrender to what is. Level of difficulty varies. Some intermediate postures are introduced. This class builds strength, grace, flexibility and concentration.
Thai Yoga Massage: Bring a friend or come solo and make a new friend in class. We will guide you through the giving and receiving of Thai Yoga massage a.k.a. “lazy man’s yoga.” All sizes and all ranges of flexibility welcome. Wear comfy slightly loose clothes.
The Basics of Yoga: This class will take you through the very basics of yoga! This is the class for all of you out there who need a place to START. The ‘Who, What, Where, When, Why, and How’ of Yoga! A foundation for developing your yoga practice is so crucial, and too many times we can step into a class that is a little over our heads and we get lost easily. If you have ever experienced this, or want to avoid experiencing this, come to Intro to Yoga! We will have FUN! Bring a mat and bring your questions.
Tibetan Heart Yoga: Classes evolve each week working with a series of meditations with asana postures. After the focused asana section, the class will flow into a silent 20-minute meditation. Tibetan Heart Yoga is designed to reunite the “outer” methods (working with the physical postures and breath) with the traditional “inner” methods (cultivating the ethical restraints and commitments, meditation, and wisdom) into a powerful synthesis the ancients called “royal yoga.”
