Classes are one hour and twenty minutes in length with exceptions of Ashtanga, Kirtan, and Yoga Nidra
Schedule is subject to change.
We accept credit cards and cash. Sorry, no checks
Mats, blocks, blankets, and other props are available for use during your classes.
Please clean mats if used.
Practicum Classes are taught by students in our 200 hour Yoga Teacher Training completing certification hours, or our Advanced YTT students.
All Practicum Classes are complimentary with the completion of a Feedback Form for student development.
Additional Practicum Classes are found on the online Class Schedule and subject to change daily.
Helpful Tips
Utilize the 10 minute transition time between classes to arrive early and settle in
Refrain from wearing scented products; many students and teachers are chemically sensitive
Turn off all noise making devices (including cell phones) and please do not bring cell phones into the studio rooms.
Do not use vibrate on cell phones.
Let your teacher know about any specific issues that might be affected during your practice
Pay attention to your body. Monitor your pace and practice to meet your needs
Coupons, discounts or specials may not be used together or combined
No Refunds on merchandise and services
Only water is allowed in the studio rooms & no food or alternate beverages.
We request no glass containers in the studio rooms at any time.
Shoes are not allowed in the studio rooms any time.
Children under 13 must be accompanied by a parent/guardian/adult and are responsible for their conduct.
If behavior interrupts the class and/or it's flow, the parent will be asked to control the matter outside the classroom per the instructors request. Children are not permitted to be left outside the classroom while a parent is in class. Children under 13 are not permitted in our Off the Wall Classes.
Class Rates
Complimentary.
Swiha/Swina Student
$8.00
Scnm Employees & Students
$8.00
Other Student with ID
$9.00
ASU, High School, College, Etc.
Senior
$10.00
Veteran/Active Military
$8.00
Drop-in (per class)
$2.00
Special Class Packages
All packages good for one year from date of purchase.
5 classes
$53.00
10 classes
$95.00
50 classes
$300.00
Unlimited Monthly Yoga Membership
Unlimited Monthly Yoga Membership
Receive unlimited monthly yoga sessions. Auto pay available.
(per month)$70.00
Give the gift of yoga!
Give the gift of yoga!
SWIHA offers a variety of gift certificates for yoga classes. Call 480-567-0695 to inquire.
Yoga Studio Class Descriptions
At Spirit of Yoga, each class is an authentic offering of our unique and talented instructors. Our naming convention for classes honors the common heritage of all yoga styles and provides an easy way for our students to find classes that fit their existing practice or help them begin a new one.
AcroYoga
AcroYoga blends the wisdom of yoga, with healing touch of Thai Massage, and the dynamic connection of acrobatics. We'll build both sensitivity and strength while training inversions, learning acrobatic flows, and sharing healing touch. Open to all levels. No partner necessary.
Bhakti Vinyasa
This class combines Bhakti yoga practices of chant & mindful devotion with Hatha yoga postures, taught so that poses flow into one another. We will also experience longer holds in some poses. Breathing and meditation techniques will be taught. Vinyasa is excellent for students who find that movement helps create a state of physical exertion and mental concentration leading to deeper relaxation and steadiness. Modifications and adjustments are offered so that those students who are ready to deepen their practice can feel appropriately supported and/or challenged. This class may also include Intermediate postures, transitions, or techniques that require more awareness and experience. This class may explore practices such as inversions, arm balances, deep backbends; have more rigorous or athletic sequencing; or require more developed flexibility or endurance. The journey starts with a single step!
Core Stress Release Yoga Therapy
This practice strengthens and stretches the lower back and stimulates psoas release. CSR Yoga Therapy is presented within the framework of familiar asana sequences and tremor release of deeply held stress and samskaras (habits) that adversely affect the physical, emotional and spiritual bodies. This is a good workout and appropriate for practitioners of all levels.
Hatha
This foundational style is the source of most modern yoga styles. Physical postures are taught with a focus on alignment and breath while entering, holding, and leaving the posture. Breathing and meditation techniques may also be taught depending on the teacher or the particular class focus. Hatha yoga is an excellent style for students who appreciate longer holds in individual postures and prefer a slower and more meditative approach to practice (while still reaping the benefits of a physical practice).
Hatha Flow
A Hatha Flow style yoga that is open to all levels of experience. There will be a focus on the breath connected to movement, asana practice that will flow with the breath and meditation. The intention for this class is to be able to express yourself in the practice of yoga and be comfortable that it is your practice and you are invited to show up just exactly as you are. It is perfect!
Hatha-Gong
Hatha yoga postures are taught with the addition of precise vibrations generated by a live gong. This combination of posture and vibration enhances the meditative and transformational quality of the class. Hatha-Gong is a beautiful practice that will help both new and experienced students find an additional - and perhaps previously unexplored - layer in their conventional practice of postures.
Hatha Happy Hour
Home of the OMMMMMMM YA! Join us every Friday evening for some movement, music and merriment. This class is a gentle hatha asana practice that is accompanied by live drumming and music and is open to all levels of experience. No matter what mudra you are in join us for this evening that will definitely make your heart sing and put a smile on your face. OMMMMMMM YA!
Hatha Basics
This class is about the basics of yoga - an initial instruction in yoga asana and a way to review basic principles of alignment. In Hatha Basics, the emphasis on proper alignment is to ensure that the most benefit is derived from the pose and that any risk of injury is reduced. Props, including blankets, blocks and straps, are incorporated as necessary to achieve alignment. Breathing is emphasized to help students be mindful during Hatha Basics. Poses are held longer so that students may begin to experience the poses more deeply, from the inside out. Hatha Basics combines asana, meditation and often includes pranayama.
Hatha Tone: Buddha-Belly-Be-Strong
Enjoy a healthy mind in a trim body! Using hatha postures and body weight training principles, this hybrid class will get your heart rate up, your bodyweight down, and your confidence and joy soaring. Visualizations and positive reinforcement techniques will help you stick with your goals and get more out of each session. Students of all fitness levels will benefit from this body/mind workIN. Classes are conducted bare foot, and come prepared with layers, a towel, and lots of water.
Hath-entic Flow
This class is accessible to all levels, including beginners, and is a combination of dynamic flow coupled with longer holds to help connect with clarity, humility, and love. Together, with community, we will explore the true nature of power to find alignment within ourselves. When we experience anxiety, it is the experience of power leaving through our energy centers or chakras. All dis-ease in our bodies can be understood in terms of power loss.
Kirtan
Devotional singing guides us into incredible states of meditation and bliss. Ancient Sanskrit mantras are rendered into traditional melodies and accompanied by shamanic drum beats. The kirtan leader sings the call and the audience sings the response for a truly interactive musical experience where an entire room of people create healing intentions and positive expressions. The focus of the chants are Hindu deities – symbols of the ideal intentions we wish to bring into our lives. This beautiful practice is recognized in the yoga community as the quickest path to bliss, harmony and enlightenment.
Meridian Energy Arts
Experience your capacity to work with and influence the energy within and surrounding you. Meridian Energy Arts guides students through yoga and qi gong-based movements to harness our ability to fully open to the world. Sequences are designed to awaken qi, balance the meridians, and increase our command of our energy. This is an active flow class, but is accessible to students of all levels of ability.
Off the Wall Level 1
Based on BKS Iyengar's alignment-oriented approach to yoga, students use a specialized "yoga wall" as a prop to deepen the asana practice by opening and creating space in the body using therapeutic techniques. Off the Wall is excellent for students of all levels seeking to strengthen, align, and restore the body.
Reiki Restorative
Experience supreme relaxation in Restorative yoga combined with the healing energy of Reiki, a universal life-force energy that is sattvic (therapeutic) in nature which restores the body to the ideal state. During the practice the student will prop themselves up in restorative poses and the instructor, a Reiki Master, will administer the healing energy to areas of the body that require attention. This is a hands-on healing process with the instructor only touching the body in appropriate places so that the student will always feel comfortable and safe. Practiced regularly, the student can expect to feel a great sense of peace and well-being as well as varying degrees of healing to the physical, mental, emotional and spiritual bodies.
Shakti Naam Yoga
A newer practice on the West Coast, but ancient in its teachings, Naam Yoga is a meditative practice that uses the powerful healing of breath {pranayama}, basic rhythmic movement {asana}, sound healing {chanting/mantra} and hand movements {mudra} to heal and balance the body and mind. It's a unique fusion of the powerful yogic traditions of the East, with the wisdom and light of Universal Kabbalah from the West. A Self-Healing practice, with Naam we work even deeper into the energetic body to change old patterns and habits and bring in more light and love. It is the science of harmonizing unhealthy cellular memories and establishing beneficial vibrations within the physical and subtle bodies. BENEFITS: Improved health, happiness, energy, focus, intuition and a calmer mind. Invigorate the cells of the body, increase relaxation, awaken consciousness, and open the heart. Purifying and cleansing this practice will help to improve your mood, restore the flow of vital energy throughout your entire body and brain, remove stress & build strength from the inside out. All levels welcome.
Restorative
A relaxed style of practice that utilizes a variety of props such as blankets, blocks, and straps to allow the body to be supported as it opens itself to a deep level of stretching, relaxation, and renewal. This class is appropriate for all levels and can be very beneficial for those looking to bring balance to the stress of a busy lifestyle.
Inspired Flow
Yummy yin postures open the class, inviting the body & spirit to organically awaken. Dynamic asana sequences follow, continuing to raise the vibration. Each class is creatively designed to weave an inspiring theme with specific movement, mantra, pranayama, singing bowls, eclectic music & meditation. Open to students of all levels, modifications and adjustments are offered to support every body, encouraging new levels of awareness, growth & discovery.
Vinyasa
Hatha yoga postures are taught so that each pose links to the previous pose, creating a continuous "flow" of movement. Breathing and meditation techniques in addition to longer holds in a pose may also be taught depending on the teacher or the particular class focus. Vinyasa is excellent for students who find that movement helps create a state of physical exertion and mental concentration leading to deep relaxation and steadiness after class.
Three Questions Yin
Based on Yin Yoga, Buddhism and Traditional Chinese Medicine, Three Questions Yin guides students through three key points of contemplation-hereness, awareness, and relaxation-in each Yin posture. Sequences are guided by the meridian lines and are designed to create overall health and healing. Talks about various Buddhist topics are offered during practice to increase our ability to be relaxed and be more open in the world. Appropriate for all levels of posture experience.
Yin
Taught in the style of Paul Grilley and Sarah Power, Yin classes focus on the cultivation of longer, deep holds that are static in nature (the pose & gravity create most of the stretch). This opens, strengthens and builds the soft tissue and bone. It is also meditative in nature. The meridians (chi, prana) are often focused as a part of this practice also. Focused Yin postures will assists in balancing these energy centers effectively. Small portions of Yang postures are used for warming up the body from time to time. If you're healing from an injury, restorative may be a better choice.
Yoga 101 - Foundations
This dynamic basic class is designed for students with no previous experience or those wishing to revisit the basics. Students are taught to connect basic breath control and internal awareness to physical movement; 12+ basic postures which create a Sun Salutation; and an introduction to meditation. All taught in a safe, comfortable and interactive environment.
Nidra Chakra Balancing
Nidra Chakra Balancing: Enjoy the deep relaxation of Yoga Nidra combined with a technique to assist in renewing and realigning the energy centers of the body known as chakras. The class may incorporate a variety of energetic techniques to help restore and renew the energy of the body; some of these techniques include, but are not limited to: Reiki, Gong, Singing Bowls, and Chanting. After Chakra Balancing, the students will then further the rejuvenation as we slide into deep relaxation and meditation with Yoga Nidra. This is a class that is suitable to all levels and is especially recommended to students who are dealing with a high level of stress in their lives as well as those who are in the process of healing from emotional or physical injuries.
Yoga Nerds
This class will tickle the citta of your inner yoga nerd. Each class offers one or two specific focuses from Patanjali's 8 limbs of yoga. Whether it be a mantra, a sutra, a pranayama or breaking down the anatomy and alignment of yoga poses, you will have the opportunity to enrich your relationship with your true Self. An evening practice for diving deep into all of what is yoga, moving your body, connecting with breath and freeing yourself of the mind stuff.
Levels & Descriptions
If Blank
If no additional information is given, then the class is "All Levels." Modifications and adjustments are offered so that beginning to intermediate students can feel appropriately supported and/or challenged.
Basics
This class is perfect for people looking for in-depth instruction for the practices, as well as more information regarding the style or practice of yoga overall.
Int / Adv
Classes with Intermediate/Advanced in the description will include postures, transitions, or techniques that require more awareness and experience. These classes may explore practices such as inversions, arm balances, deep backbends; have more rigorous or athletic sequencing; or require more developed flexibility or endurance.
Along with transformational Yoga Teacher Training programs and several yoga-centered elective courses, Spirit of Yoga offers regularly scheduled drop-in yoga classes to the community at our brand new, tranquil, and state of the art yoga studio and auxiliary facility. Our clients LOVE that we offer a comprehensive schedule of various yoga styles & disciplines because it empowers them to customize their individual yoga practice