All Levels Yoga

All equipment necessary to perform classes are available at the studio for use at no charge.  We do recommend that you dress comfortably, bring some water or something to drink and possibly a towel.
The most important thing though… show up! 🙂

Yoga is about finding your balance.  Balance while holding postures, balance within the body systems and balance in your life.  These classes are paced for the students who are there at the time as opposed to a pre-determined workout.  Whether we sense a need for flow or just working on a few specific areas, every class will provide every student, young or old, new or experienced, with a sense of energy and peace.  Your body and mind will feel like you just had a massage and a hug.

Centering, breath work, postures and relaxation, this makes up the core of these classes.  Not simply exercise, we like to focus on pairing each breath with every body movement so that our practice is meditative in addition to strength training and flexibility.  If you are too busy to fit a class in your schedule or have a very stiff body – then you are exactly the person who needs yoga the most. 🙂

It is hard in just a few words to explain the yoga experience.  Just know that after an hour of yoga, no matter what your attitude when you arrive, you will be at peace with the world and happy when you finish. 

Aerial Yoga

This swath of suspended soft fabric supports your body in poses and allows your body to work against gravity, helping you get deeper into stretches. It also means you can do many supported inversions, which results in health benefits unique to aerial yoga. Being upside down, supported by the hammock, is a little bit like being in traction. It can help lengthen your ligaments, relax your muscles and decompress your spine.
All day long, your vertebrae sit stacked, being pulled down into each other by gravity. This is why flipping yourself upside down and allowing your spine to be free of that pressure can help you feel lengthened and relaxed, at least in the short term.
The positions you can achieve in aerial yoga also temporarily improve circulation, just like regular inversions in yoga asana on a mat can. This can bring you focus and improved energy following a class, and usually brings a huge smile to your face because of the big mood boost it can give you. Like any form of exercise, aerial yoga will boost your brain’s production of endorphins and dopamine.

Please rsvp with Jen to reserve space for Aerial Yoga (231) 675-4851

Bands

Bands class allows you to add resistance training to your existing workouts or as an add-on to your yoga practice. Resistance training helps strengthen the joints’ stabilizing muscles, helping you advance in your yoga and fitness practices.

Buti® Bands can increase joint strength + stability, enhance the look + shape of the booty + help repair joint injury through intentional movement. Moving against resistance helps slow the movement + allows the body to integrate deep stabilizing muscles that might have been missed in previous fitness attempts leading to the initial injury.

Expect 45min of sculpted rounds and a 15min cool down to a mini-shavasana.

Buti Yoga

What is Buti Yoga?
In Indian Marathi, “BUTI” (T pronounced like a D) literally means to cure something that is hidden pr kept secret beneath the surface. Buti Yoga will transform your BODY + SOUL (and booty) with cardio-intensive bursts of tribal dance, primal movement + conditioning woven into a dynamic yoga practice that is led intuitively by music. Expect deep beats to get you out of your head and into your body.

Hot Buti Yoga provided in the winter/colder months will include 8 Lights, two panels, 6 heaters in a heated room. The light & heat therapy will give you an internal massage allowing lubrication to your fasia tissues. This one of a kind magical experience where Yoga meets healing on another level is the only class in Northern Michigan. Show up for the healing, get going with the bass-led beats and leave on a blissful high. 

Benefits of Infrared Heat & Light therapy (IR):

Strengthening of the Immune System.

Reduction of Joint Pain.

Reduction of Cellulite.

Reduce Blood Pressure.

Reduce inflammation in the body.

Benefits of Near-Infrared Light Therapy(NIR):

Promotes anti-aging and anti-inflammatory effects. Helps repair muscle tissues. Promotes faster bone and wound healing, as well as pain relief. Improves thyroid, hormone, and immune function.

Come fall in love with Buti Yoga with Aleece and develop a deeper understanding.

“Embrace the Shake” Barre

Barre is a low impact, low weights -high rep workout infusing elements from ballet, yoga, & Pilates. No dance experience required! 

Gentlish Yoga

This class is what I consider a “borderline intermediate” – gentle at heart, but with just enough challenges to keep things interesting. You can expect some Downward Facing Dogs, balance poses, and a bit of sneaky core work mixed in.

Everything is explained clearly and thoughtfully, but a little prior yoga experience is recommended. Sometimes we use light hand weights (always optional!) to help build strength and variety in the practice.

Yoga on the Mat

My favorite class to teach because we never stand-up during class. This class is perfect for anyone who finds getting up and down from the floor challenging, as once we are on the mat, we stay there.

Expect a blend of gentle stretching, mindful strengthening, and core work designed to help students build flexibility, balance, and confidence at their own pace. Sometimes we even add light hand weights (always optional) for an extra challenge.

Yoga on the Mat offers a full-body grounding and supportive practice that’s accessible to everyone and every body.

Restorative Yoga

Restorative yoga is a gentle practice and is simply –> restorative. In this class we use props to support the asanas, which allow tight tissues to relax in a supportive way. The asanas are held longer and slower as the body gradually unwinds and restricted tissues begin to relax and melt into bliss. This class is for all levels and is based in yin yoga practices and is great for getting back in balance.

Slow & Accessible Flow + Yoga Nidra

This class is a slower and more accessible version of a vinyasa style class. This means the class will be broken down to fit YOUR body. Think slow, methodical movement combined with intentional use of props to make the physical aspect of yoga more comfortable and appropriate for your body. As we flow, the intention is for you to explore and become familiar with what feels good in your own body so that you can create, accommodate and sustain your own practice to fit your unique architecture as you grow and change. Slow & Accessible Flow + Yoga Nidra will include breathwork, movement, deep rest and sound healing with an emphasis on connection and restoration. As a sister to meditation, Yoga Nidra loosely translates to yogic sleep, and is a practice that for many people aids one to experience deep rest, radical healing and relaxation.

Strength and Stretch

A complete 55-minute workout that begins with a body weight warmup, then is followed by traditional equipment-based exercise, and is finished with challenges for balance and flexibility. A wonderful way to start the week, filled with power and positive energy.

Vinyasa Flow

Vinyasa flow is an upbeat, fun and creative class, with some yoga experience highly recommended. It is a yoga practice which links breath and continual movement through a sequence of postures. This practice combines flowing movement, static holds, inversions, and core strength building, guided by breath for a total mind-body workout. Enjoy the benefits of strengthening the body while calming and focusing the mind. There is no fixed sequence of postures, and creativity and playfulness are encouraged. Modifications for more challenging postures will be given, encouraging the practice of non-harm and self-compassion for each individual’s own practice.

Yin Yoga

A slow, mindful practice, aimed toward releasing tension and stress while providing relaxation. Yin focuses on postures that lengthen the muscles surrounding the hips, pelvis, and lower back.  This class is suitable for beginners and anyone with limitations, as well as experienced practitioners who enjoy variety in their practice. Yin is a perfect complement to dynamic yoga styles that focus on internal heat and building strength.