4th Street Yoga

Offerings for the Week of May 31st - June 6th

BEGINNING T’AI CHI with Greacian Goeke Weds. 2:00 - 3:00pm

RESTORATIVE YOGA with Anna Rich Tuesdays 5:15 - 6:30pm Focuses on gentle supportive poses to help you release into a deep state of relaxation. Practice simple warm-up stretches, breathing awareness exercises and deep rest. This class is beneficial for anyone with/or recovering from illness or injury. No previous yoga necessary. A practice that contributes to restoring one’s energy.

YIN YOGA WITH CARLA KOOPAL WEDS. 12:00 -1:15PM Take a mini-vacation in the middle of your busy day with this meditative yoga of surrender to deeply restore,... rejuvenate & relax your body, mind, and spirit with floor poses held 1 - 5 minutes in duration. As you explore the depth of stillness mindfully your nervous system will calm, allowing cellular memories, anxieties & tensions to release, and the heart to blossom. See more

TRI YOGA with Pam McKernan Sundays 11:15-12:30pm True to the concept of non-violence, TriYoga’s meditative and transformative flows emphasizes relaxation-in-action. The sequences unite asana with breath and focus to create a greater flow of life energy. Enabling one to gently progress in flexibility, strength and understanding. Breathing practices, concentration techniques and meditation are included.

LEVEL 1- 3 with Scotty McCaulley Saturdays 9:30 -11:00am Scotty's class is always an adventure guided by a trusted and well informed yoga teacher. His famous motto is "If I can do it, so can you."

YOGA IN BALANCE with Beth Greenfield Fridays 9:30 - 10:45am Balance Yoga emphasizes a different alignment of the bones which helps reduce stress. You will be guided to elongate the spine, gently stretch muscles and focus on the meditative quality of the breath. Each class becomes a meditation of centering and sensory awareness while practicing basic yoga postures. Expect gentle warming stretching on the floor, slow easy sun salutations, a focus on alignment, the breath, and creating spaciousness. This class is especially helpful supporting a pain-free back and joints. This style of yoga is based on the teaching of Noelle Perez in Paris and Jean Couch in Palo Alto.

GENTLE YOGA with Deborah Saliby Thursdays 5:45 - 7:00pm LEVEL 1-2 Saturdays 11:15 - 12:30pm Gentle Yoga and Level 1 - 2 yoga classes offer a therapeutic and transformative experience. Deborah has spent the last 35 years studying Iyengar yoga, Energy Healing and HypnoBirthing. She teaches in such a way that you leave a practice feeling strong and well. There is nothing like having a practice that focuses and uplifts you.

Nina Wise is known for her provocative and original performance works. Her pieces have garnered seven Bay Area Critics’ Circle Awards, and she has received, among other prestigious honors, three National Endowment for the Arts fellowships. Her written pieces (ninawise.com/writings.html) have appeared in numerous magazines and anthologies.

BEGINNER YOGA with Barbara Steiber's Weds. 6:00 - 7:15pm Learn movement principles that will give the building blocks to easily guide you into beginner hatha yoga poses (asanas) with comfort, proper alignment and attention to the breath. She is also a graduate of the School of Body Mind Centering (BMC), a 500-hour yoga training program of Embodied Anatomy and Yoga, and Developmental Movement and Yoga, and is a BMC certified Somatic Movement Educator and a licensed therapeutic massage practitioner.

LARGE & GRACEFUL with Sally Pugh Tuesdays 7:00-815pm Large & Graceful Yoga is designed for full bodied women in a community of support. An opportunity to begin or to deepen and expand your yoga practice and enhance body, mind and spirit integration. YIN YOGA with Sally Wednesdays 4:30 - 5:45pm... Combining Yin poses with restorative relaxation, this class offers an experience of deep release, rejuvenation and overall well being in body and mind. See more

SENIOR YOGA with Betty Aten Tuesdays 11:30 - 12:45pm As your body changes with age, your yoga practice should reflect and celebrate those changes. This class explores yoga that is appropriate for older students regardless of experience or fitness level. YOGA FOR BONE HEALTH with Betty Aten Wednesdays 9:30 - 11:00am... Join Yoga for Osteoporosis certified teacher, Betty Aten for this all-levels class to practice the 12 yoga poses shown to improve bone health based on the long-term study done by Loren Fishman, MD. The class is appropriate for those already diagnosed with osteoporosis or osteopenia, and anyone interested in learning ways to maintain or improve bone health. See more

Level 1 - 3 Mondays 12:00 - 1:15pm Mondays 5:45 - 7:15pm Thursdays 12:00 - 1:15pm Saturdays 8:00 - 9:15am... Gentle Yoga Mondays 1:30 - 2:30pm Thursdays 9:15 - 10:15am and 10:30 - 11:30am Barbara Voinar, Certified Yoga Therapist, and director of 4th St. Yoga. Her Gentle Yoga classes offer a soothing practice with focused attention on breathing, stretching, gentle strengthening, and refinement of balance. Level 1- 3 This alignment-based class will focus on body and breath to increase range of motion, strength, and balance. Refining sensitivity to increase one's capacity to enjoy life.