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Yoga Nidra or yogic sleep is a systematic method of inducing complete physical, mental, and emotional relaxation. Enjoy the experience while being held, weightless in an aerial yoga swing. You will be guided into a state of deep relaxation where breathing and thoughts are slowed. It is not sleep as we think of it, but rather a conscious sleep in the...

Acro Yoga is a combination of acrobatics, yoga, and thai massage therapeutics. This practice is tremendous for many reasons but especially: gaining or gauging balanced mobility and strength in the hamstrings, hips, and ankles training proprioception (where your body is in space), which is the strongest predictor of pain-free living, and cultivating...

Take your yoga to the next level in this Hatha Yoga class that blends the alignment principals of Iyengar Yoga with the mindfulness & energy work of Kripalu. You'll learn and refine yoga postures that build strength, flexibility & balance; and engage in more advanced pranayama (breathing practices) that calm/focus your mind & infuse your...

Meet at Total Source Fitness every Sunday for a free, beginner-friendly Dharma-Inspired Yoga and breathwork practice focused on mind-body awareness, increased flexibility, and strength. The classes are taught by Simone Jacobson and Felicia Taliferro. Every last Sunday of the month the class is accompanied by Huda Asfour playing...

This is a deep tissue stretch and conditioning class for all levels. You will be holding poses, extensions and stretches for an extended period allowing gravity and resistance stretching to set in. The focus will be to stretch the entire body and strengthen the body to hold challenging positions. Please bring water to this class.

Feeling sluggish after the big feast? This workshop will focus on lateral extension poses (twists to digest and re-energize. Prerequisite: Level I/II and up.

Community Classes are mixed level, one-hour asana classes taught by a rotating selection of Unity Woods teachers.  They are offered by different teachers every Friday during the session in Bethesda. What a perfect way to finish your work week and to begin your weekend! So, come and bring a friend!

For students with an established and experienced pranayama practice, these special classes are your opportunity to ask questions and try more advanced techniques with the guidance of a yoga master. Prerequisites:  For Level V, must have completed Level IV or have extensive training in the Iyengar approach to pranayama.  For Level VI,...

This special yoga class focuses on three important areas of physical health and fitness: Core, back and balance. Starting with safe and appropriate warm-up exercises, we’ll include yoga poses and breathing practices that simultaneously build core and back strength and flexibility, and improve balance. We’ll end the practice with a 5-minute guided...

Chakras are energy centers in the body that influence you physically, emotionally, and spiritually. Join Nicole to explore this way of organizing and processing your life's experience in this vinyasa-based class. Learning each chakra's locations, colors, affirmations and more will enhance your yoga practice and daily life. Through this 2 hour workshop,...

Rejuvenate Your Creativity with Art After a stressful holiday season, take time to relax. A day of wellness and creativity at VisArts will help you stretch your mind and body through a variety of inspiring activities. Activities include learning how to create an art journal, yoga, intuitive painting using watercolor, and much more. No experience necessary...

Yoga is a process of revelation and asanas are tools for exploring, retraining and realigning movement. When linked with self awareness, breath and intention, asana offers a path to re-establish balance and postural integrity. In Part 2 we will explore the pelvis and torso. Prerequisite: Completion of Level 2

Full Course Title: Yoga Stretch & Tone with (Optional) WEIGHTS, Advanced Beginners & Beyond (Level 1-2) This class adds weights to Dream’s popular YS&S class. You’ll learn how yoga & strength training go hand-in-hand to help you realize all the physical benefits of yoga…including improving muscle tone, flexibility, posture &...

Experience joy, truth, clarity, and exhilaration. Working from the back body is a meditative practice in motion. Connect to the Earth from the power of the legs and move through the unknown with the balanced flexibility of the spine.  Possible asanas to be covered:  Drop backs from Tadasana Kapotasana Eka Pada Rajakapotasana Prerequisites...

Many of us at one time of another can suffer from an acute or chronic neck or shoulder injury. Yoga, and particularly the Iyengar method, promotes healing from a physiological point of view and from the point of view of correcting alignment to strengthen weak areas and stretch the tight areas so re-injury does not occur. Prerequiste: Level II