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Yoga for Athletes - 60 minutes
Suitable for all levels. This class will be a vinyasa flow that focuses on developing strength, flexibility, and balance. The postures will be differentiated to cater to a variety of ability levels and focus on stretches that open the hip flexors, I.T. band, and other muscle groups that get tight from running and biking.
Beginner/Senior Yoga - 45 minutes
Beginner level/Basic. This class has 2 components: a standing series and a floor series. The standing series will focus on developing balance and the floor series will have restorative postures that help develop flexibility through holding individual postures . Chairs, the wall, bolsters, straps and blocks will be used as props to make the postures accessible to everybody.
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Lunch Break Yoga - 45 minutes
Suitable for all levels. A concise, yet well rounded yoga flow that will work out the kinks of a morning at work by getting the blood flowing, opening up the shoulders, back and hips and ending with a deep rest to nourish you for your afternoon.
All Levels Yoga - 60 minutes
Suitable for all levels. Each class we begin with gratitude and acceptance for our bodies just the way they are. A class focused on finding ease and strength with the body just as it is in each moment. Focus on breath with mindful movement
Hatha Yoga - 75 minutes
Suitable for all levels. In this class, postures are practiced to align, strengthen and promote flexibility in the body. Breathing techniques and meditative practices are also integrated. You can expect an emphasis on simplicity, repetition, and ease of movement. Full-body relaxation and balance are the goals, as we make a full circuit of the body’s range of motion with standing postures, twists, backbends, forward folds, and hip openers
Gentle Yoga - 60 minutes
Suitable for all levels. A restful, calming class including breathing, gentle flowing movements, passive and supported poses. This is a perfect beginning yoga class that is also appropriate for those working with injury, limited mobility, or who prefer a softer, gentler approach to yoga.
Alignment Beauty & Modifications - 60 minutes
Beginner level/Basic. In this class the basic, foundational yoga postures are practiced to align, strengthen and promote flexibility in the body. Breathing techniques and meditation are also integrated. You can expect an emphasis on simplicity, repetition, and ease of movement. Full-body relaxation and balance are the goals, as we make a full circuit of the body’s range of motion with standing postures, twists, backbends, forward folds, and hip openers.
Power Vinyasa Level 2+ -75 minutes
Intermediate/Advanced. Vinyasa ( translates to “flowing with breath”) is a dynamic style of Hatha yoga which joins physical postures, or asanas, with inhales and exhales, creating a steady internal rhythm for the practice. Our Flow classes are designed to cultivate heat in the body with creative sequences involving sun salutations, standing and seated postures, back bending, arm balancing, and a strong focus on the power of breath awareness. Flow yoga classes tend to be more vigorous and aerobic, and classes can have a variety of music and themes.
Yin/Restorative - 75 minutes
Suitable for all levels. Yin Yoga invites you to slow down and create space for stillness while nourishing joints, ligaments, tendons and fascia. Yin is yoga at its coolest, deepest, quietest, stillest moments. This class will have you on the floor most of the time, using as many props needed to create as little effort while holding poses. Poses are held for 2-5 minutes allowing joints and fascia to release. This class will complement your Vinyasa practice and will open and release areas in need of more stretching. Enjoy the feelings of rejuvenation and steadiness that arise from a Yin Yoga practice as you slow down, move from noise to silence, from agitation to calm, from complexity to simplicity.
MEET OUR INSTRUCTORS:
Alexandra (Alex) Schneider
Owner, Yoga Instructor
Alex Schneider is the co-owner of Pure with her husband Edwin. She has been practicing yoga for 19 years and teaching for 6 years, earned her 200 hour yoga teacher certification from Shoshone Yoga Ashram in Nederland, Colorado, and has taught at Pure Training Studio, Studio M, and Yogasemite. Alex earned her Personal Trainer certification from NASM (National Academy of Sports Medicine) in 2020. Alex has a background doing a variety of sports including show jumping horses, capoeira (afro Brazillian martial art), and rock climbing. She taught high school math until 2020, at which time she put her teaching career on hiatus to spend more time with her two sons, Edwin III and Armand Manuel. In addition to yoga Alex enjoys running outside, gardening, hiking, and spending time with her family, and reading.
Alex Schneider is the co-owner of Pure with her husband Edwin. She has been practicing yoga for 19 years and teaching for 6 years, earned her 200 hour yoga teacher certification from Shoshone Yoga Ashram in Nederland, Colorado, and has taught at Pure Training Studio, Studio M, and Yogasemite. Alex earned her Personal Trainer certification from NASM (National Academy of Sports Medicine) in 2020. Alex has a background doing a variety of sports including show jumping horses, capoeira (afro Brazillian martial art), and rock climbing. She taught high school math until 2020, at which time she put her teaching career on hiatus to spend more time with her two sons, Edwin III and Armand Manuel. In addition to yoga Alex enjoys running outside, gardening, hiking, and spending time with her family, and reading.
Carol Hart
Personal Trainer, Yoga, Pilates, Dance, and Cardio Fitness Instructor
Carol is from Berkeley, California and has a Bachelor of Arts in Biology from Oberlin College and Master of Science in Microbiology from Oregon State University. She completed her certifications as Pilates Instructor through Power Pilates in 2010, Yoga Alliance 200 Instructor in 2012, and NASM (National Academy of Sports Medicine) Personal Trainer in 2018. Carol has self-published a short piece on the unanticipated joys of personal training called “Hart Training” that is available on the Amazon Kindle Store. Her passions include dance, yoga and Pilates, and also enjoys weight training, dog walking, and backpacking in the Sierra Nevada. Her greatest joy is spending time with her family which is increasingly difficult to orchestrate with two grown and fledged “kids.” One of Carol’s favorite quotes is, "Dance like no one is watching” – Mark Twain
Personal Trainer, Yoga, Pilates, Dance, and Cardio Fitness Instructor
Carol is from Berkeley, California and has a Bachelor of Arts in Biology from Oberlin College and Master of Science in Microbiology from Oregon State University. She completed her certifications as Pilates Instructor through Power Pilates in 2010, Yoga Alliance 200 Instructor in 2012, and NASM (National Academy of Sports Medicine) Personal Trainer in 2018. Carol has self-published a short piece on the unanticipated joys of personal training called “Hart Training” that is available on the Amazon Kindle Store. Her passions include dance, yoga and Pilates, and also enjoys weight training, dog walking, and backpacking in the Sierra Nevada. Her greatest joy is spending time with her family which is increasingly difficult to orchestrate with two grown and fledged “kids.” One of Carol’s favorite quotes is, "Dance like no one is watching” – Mark Twain
Mirriam Platto
Mirriam Platto, 200 RYT, instructed yoga at Pure Training Studio before opening her own studio. A fantastic steward of the local yoga community, she has returned to Pure to continue expressing her joy for yoga instruction. Her restaurant, Savourys, is Mariposa's premier fine dining establishment.
Cassidy Engfer
Cassidy Engfer, RYT 200, is a long-term Sierra Nevada habitant; growing up in this area has created an inseparable bond between her and nature. This connection with the natural world led her to Lake Tahoe in 2012, where she began taking an introduction to Hatha Yoga course in college. Six years later, Cassidy decided to further her love of yoga and attend an intensive and immersive 200HR teacher training in Costa Rica in 2018. This immersion course changed her life and her definition of yoga- she felt the union of mind, body, and soul.
Cassidy has always thought of herself as a life-long learner, feeling fulfillment when increasing her knowledge. Starting in 2018 she began her 300 HR training and completed it in 2019. She wants to continue building a strong yogic foundation in which she will keep growing and sharing all that she is learning with her current and future students.
Cassidy has always thought of herself as a life-long learner, feeling fulfillment when increasing her knowledge. Starting in 2018 she began her 300 HR training and completed it in 2019. She wants to continue building a strong yogic foundation in which she will keep growing and sharing all that she is learning with her current and future students.
Akiko Oi
Akiko Oi has been practicing yoga for fifteen years since it was introduced to her by her mother. She has recently relocated to Mariposa, from Santa Barbara CA. She extended her practice and completed the 200 RYT, Hatha / Vinyasa yoga teacher training program through the Balanced Rock Foundation.
She sees yoga now as a natural way of self expression and a tool to transform the ideas, perceptions and physical abilities to the next level. She is continuously fascinated by the diversity of yoga practice and how much yoga can control and branch out an individuals interest and possibilities. On or off the mat, she enjoys practicing inversions, arm balances, building strength and being complete savasana. Her style is based on vinyasa flow by harmonizing breath with asana flow through one's own meditative mind.
Akiko has practiced Fine Arts in mix media and focused on textile dye processing. Additional studies included small business and entrepreneurship. She holds a BA from Antioch University Santa Barbara.
She sees yoga now as a natural way of self expression and a tool to transform the ideas, perceptions and physical abilities to the next level. She is continuously fascinated by the diversity of yoga practice and how much yoga can control and branch out an individuals interest and possibilities. On or off the mat, she enjoys practicing inversions, arm balances, building strength and being complete savasana. Her style is based on vinyasa flow by harmonizing breath with asana flow through one's own meditative mind.
Akiko has practiced Fine Arts in mix media and focused on textile dye processing. Additional studies included small business and entrepreneurship. She holds a BA from Antioch University Santa Barbara.
Clara Baena
Clara Baena, 200 RYT, was born in Colombia South America and currently lives in California. She has a degree in science and environmental education. She was a natural science teacher and an instructor of Karate for children. Since 2007 she has devoted herself to the study of Yoga and Reiki, its philosophies, techniques, and spirituality. In Colombia Clara shared her love of Yoga as an instructor for six years.
After living in Colombia for 35 years she arrived in the United States to start a new life with her husband and daughter.
“Today I have to opportunity of living in a new place, with new people, a new language, a different climate and a new culture. There have been many difficulties but thanks to my yoga practice I was prepared for the challenges I faced. Yoga shows me how to face the changes of life, to live in the present and to be happy where ever I may go. After three years of living the yoga practice of motherhood I had the opportunity of completing my 200 hour Wild Yoga Teacher course with Balanced Rock. I feel blessed and am grateful, I want to share with others through my service all these blessings and lessons.”
After living in Colombia for 35 years she arrived in the United States to start a new life with her husband and daughter.
“Today I have to opportunity of living in a new place, with new people, a new language, a different climate and a new culture. There have been many difficulties but thanks to my yoga practice I was prepared for the challenges I faced. Yoga shows me how to face the changes of life, to live in the present and to be happy where ever I may go. After three years of living the yoga practice of motherhood I had the opportunity of completing my 200 hour Wild Yoga Teacher course with Balanced Rock. I feel blessed and am grateful, I want to share with others through my service all these blessings and lessons.”