Class Descriptions
Each yoga tradition is unique. A firm foundation will help you appreciate the grace of BKS Iyengar’s yoga. This is why we encourage Iyengar yoga newcomers to our Level 1 class. Contact us for more information.
Below is a range of classes offered by Pathway Yoga.
- please note that not all classes are offered during every session. Please watch for details!
- please note that not all classes are offered during every session. Please watch for details!
Newcomers
Never done yoga, or feeling hesitant about joining a class? This 5-week introduction to Iyengar yoga is the perfect choice. Each class will be taught by a different teacher, so you'll have a chance to meet most of our excellent team. Their teaching will lay the foundation for you to join a regular Level 1 class moving forward. And only $35 for the whole series! Runs September 30 to October 28.
Community Class
The Monday evening FREE beginner-level community class is taught by one of our apprentice teachers.
Iyengar Yoga Basics
The perfect introduction to Pathway Yoga! Take four Foundation, Gentle or Level 1 classes for just $50. This package is for new students, and you can start any time. If you decide to continue, we’ll pro-rate your fee for the balance of the session.
Level 1
Begin to explore the integrity and vibrancy of Iyengar yoga. Develop mobility, stability and strength through expanding your knowledge of the foundational asanas, or yoga postures, with emphasis on the standing poses.
Level 2
Learn headstand and basic back bends, and continue to build on the foundation. If poses are not recommended for you for health reasons, you will learn how to adapt them safely. Confidence and concentration expand.
Level 3
Work toward holding headstand, shoulder stand and basic variations for 5 minutes. Develop a regular home practice, in preparation for classes that touch on all families of asanas: standing poses, forward extensions, back bends, twists, inversions and arm balances.
Level 4
Seasoned Iyengar yoga students, familiar with the full spectrum of practice, refine your knowledge of Iyengar yoga and advance your sadhana. You are expected to have established a dedicated home practice.
Level 1/2
Continue to build on the mobility, stability and strength you developed in Level 1 classes. More emphasis on standing poses as a foundation for forward extensions and back bends, as well as the actions to help you develop inversions.
All Levels
Whether it's your first class or you've been practicing for years, the teacher will make sure all students are safe and challenged at their level of practice in an all-levels class. With variations given for those less and more experienced, everyone can practice together.
Gentle
A slower-paced class where the teacher takes extra care in adapting postures to individual needs. This is an excellent choice if you’re cautious about yoga because of health concerns. You are welcome to contact us before registering if you have any questions.
Restorative
Soothe and settle mind and body through a series of supported postures nourished by the breath. This class is a haven if your energy is low, your stress level is high, or you just want to be quiet and go inward. Make sure you have a range of props, some blankets, blocks, bolster, a chair and a belt.
Pranayama
Pranayama is the 4th of Patanjali’s 8 limbs of yoga. Study the way of the breath, and its relationship to the vortices of energy in which we live. This class will take you through the stages of this subtle, reflective discipline. You’ll be encouraged to practice what you've learned between classes, to lay the foundation for a regular home practice. Thus, the class is not appropriate for drop-ins.
Participants should have two years of Iyengar yoga experience, and have a bolster, two wood bricks, yoga blankets, a belt and a mat.
Participants should have two years of Iyengar yoga experience, and have a bolster, two wood bricks, yoga blankets, a belt and a mat.
For students who are recovering from injury or living with chronic health conditions.
Restore, Breathe
An in-depth pranayama practice is at the heart of this class. Supported asanas are given first, to prepare body, mind and breath for pranayama. Welcomes students with a minimum two years of Iyengar yoga practice, including pranayama.
Back Care
This gentle class focuses on back health. Strengthening and balancing the muscles that support the spine can create better spinal alignment, can have a positive impact on physical and mental well-being. If you are suffering from a spinal injury, please check with your health care practitioner before you register.
Timed Practice
This is an intensive, guided 90-minute practice for Intermediate and Advancing students. The asanas are named and timed. No instruction is given, though the instructor makes individual corrections.
Sutra Study
Patanjali’s Yoga Sutras are the earliest writings on yoga. Enquire into yoga philosophy by studying, chanting and reflecting on these succinct, profound aphorisms.