Blanket Yoga
“Yoga is the journey of the self, through the self, to the self.” –The Bhagavad Gita
Blanket Yoga
Experience Yoga in a Whole New Way
A funny sounding term, Blanket Yoga it is what it is, and what it is, is amazing once you experience it. The gentle supportive poses bring your body back into alignment so you can go deeper into your practice.
This is not 'workout' yoga, but rather a practice that has the power to reveal and support your inner vibrant Self. By practicing Blanket Yoga you can begin to enhance your life in every way; reverse the hands of time, discover an easy way to increase your strength and mobility, move through your day without frustration, strain or pain. We have seen incredible progress in our students. Some practice once a week while others practice every day. The options are here for you to begin your healing journey.
To understand this style of yoga, we invite you to release your definition of yoga. We are not balancing, twisting, bending over backwards, or stretching. We are resting, leaning into the floor, the blankets, the props. We are returning to our bodies, allowing our bodies to remember how to soften, to release tension and pain, and to relearn how to support our frame without pain or restriction. We invite you to join us.
We are a healing community offering group yoga classes every day of the week, as well as private yoga, yoga therapy, and other options that are tailored to your specific needs and goals.
Join us for a Thursday Yoga Basics class and see what this style of yoga is all about. If Thursday doesn’t fit your schedule, let us know and we’ll make some arrangements for you that might work better. Begin your recovery path today; your first class is always free, that’s how we get you hooked!
This is not 'workout' yoga, but rather a practice that has the power to reveal and support your inner vibrant Self. By practicing Blanket Yoga you can begin to enhance your life in every way; reverse the hands of time, discover an easy way to increase your strength and mobility, move through your day without frustration, strain or pain. We have seen incredible progress in our students. Some practice once a week while others practice every day. The options are here for you to begin your healing journey.
To understand this style of yoga, we invite you to release your definition of yoga. We are not balancing, twisting, bending over backwards, or stretching. We are resting, leaning into the floor, the blankets, the props. We are returning to our bodies, allowing our bodies to remember how to soften, to release tension and pain, and to relearn how to support our frame without pain or restriction. We invite you to join us.
We are a healing community offering group yoga classes every day of the week, as well as private yoga, yoga therapy, and other options that are tailored to your specific needs and goals.
Join us for a Thursday Yoga Basics class and see what this style of yoga is all about. If Thursday doesn’t fit your schedule, let us know and we’ll make some arrangements for you that might work better. Begin your recovery path today; your first class is always free, that’s how we get you hooked!
"Om Gam Ganapataye Namaha"
This is a mantra from Ganapati Upanishad. One may always use it before beginning a journey, so that impediments are removed and your endeavor may be crowned with success.
A Note to All Our Newcomers
Each week we are honored to welcome new students to our classes. Our third Thursday Newcomers Class often has four, five or more new students who join us to try Blanket Yoga. Our goal is to build community one new student at a time, while offering this style of restorative, supportive, life-changing yoga to as many people as we can fit in the studio.
Our newest students will often walk out of class feeling great! Pain free! More flexible! They will come back the following week and feel even better! And then they slowly disappear. Maybe they come back a few more times, but (best guess) 7 out of 10 new students don't return after a couple classes. Of those three remaining, only one or two will become regulars. We started to look at the trends and wondered what was going on - after all, they left feeling better than they've felt in ages!
I decided that we need to be more honest and let you in on a little secret - we know why you're not coming back, and we want to help. After many emails, questions, conversations and deductions we've determined the TOP TWO reasons people stop coming - despite the fact that they LOVED the class and it made them FEEL GOOD again. If you can identify with one or both reasons, we invite you to make the commitment to come back to class.
Reason #1: We work really hard at mastering our schedules, fitting everything in, making sure we aren't late, remembering to pack a lunch, and keep track of the car keys. Our calendars are full of obligations, appointments, and mandatory to-dos. Then someone invites you to try out this new yoga class. Fitting in one class is manageable, right? Just shift a few things and the night is free to try out something new. And wow, did that class feel good! OK, maybe you can squeeze one in next week, because you really like how that felt.
And then the dog gets sick, the kids start rehearsal after school, there's dentist appointments and oil changes for the car. We get it. Life gets busy and our schedules fall apart. What we also know is that it takes 30 days to create a new habit. So we ask you - what would it take to build in yoga time? To make your yoga class a non-negotiable on your schedule? To choose the class that best fits your schedule, and then protect it. Our answer: Make it a priority for a month. If you need to miss a class, replace it with another one in the same week. Then see how easy it is to make yourself and your yoga practice a priority - because it makes you feel good again, and you deserve it! You deserve to live free from pain and limitations. Your body deserves the opportunity to walk taller, stand firmly, and move gracefully through this life.
Reason #2: It hurts! You went to a class, left feeling great, and then a day or two later you were achy and stiff. Maybe an old injury flared up, or it was hard to get through your day without feeling uncomfortable. You woke up in the middle of the night and the pain in your leg muscles made it hard to get back to sleep. That, my friend, is what we call 'relapse'. It is common, it will go away, and I can explain.
First, let me ask you, how many years did it take you to get where you are today? Tight muscles, painful lower back, limited range in your shoulders, a hunched neck and poor posture from the computer, tablet, or phone. Then, in your new yoga class you start to soften those spots. Blood begins to flow through those tight muscles, oxygen fills into new area of your lungs offering relief, more fluid motion, and ease. When we rest into shavasana and participate in the guided awareness, we allow our mind, heart, and body to settle in, settle back, to restore and realign with our True Self - one that is pain free and fluid motion. A few days later, the repetitive motion of your life begins to shorten those muscles again, returning them to the tight, curled up place they started from and that is what we call relapse.
In a few more days you felt better and decided to try another class with the same result - you left feeling amazing, and then you were achy and stiff a few days later. So it must not be working, right? It must be the yoga causing the pain. This is true in a direct sense, but the BIGGER TRUTH is that the yoga will - eventually - make the pain go away and, ironically, you'll experience that same achy feeling when you don't do enough yoga!
So, the answer to BOTH reasons is simply, DO MORE YOGA. It's not just a mantra or slogan, it's real. It works. We invite you to test out our theory for your self and, well, come back to another class and try it again. Talk to your teacher, ask for ideas on dealing with the relapse between classes. You might just find that it really is the yoga, and it really is changing your life one asana at a time.
Check out the Svaroopa Vidya Ashram's website for more history and information about Svaroopa Yoga.
Each week we are honored to welcome new students to our classes. Our third Thursday Newcomers Class often has four, five or more new students who join us to try Blanket Yoga. Our goal is to build community one new student at a time, while offering this style of restorative, supportive, life-changing yoga to as many people as we can fit in the studio.
Our newest students will often walk out of class feeling great! Pain free! More flexible! They will come back the following week and feel even better! And then they slowly disappear. Maybe they come back a few more times, but (best guess) 7 out of 10 new students don't return after a couple classes. Of those three remaining, only one or two will become regulars. We started to look at the trends and wondered what was going on - after all, they left feeling better than they've felt in ages!
I decided that we need to be more honest and let you in on a little secret - we know why you're not coming back, and we want to help. After many emails, questions, conversations and deductions we've determined the TOP TWO reasons people stop coming - despite the fact that they LOVED the class and it made them FEEL GOOD again. If you can identify with one or both reasons, we invite you to make the commitment to come back to class.
Reason #1: We work really hard at mastering our schedules, fitting everything in, making sure we aren't late, remembering to pack a lunch, and keep track of the car keys. Our calendars are full of obligations, appointments, and mandatory to-dos. Then someone invites you to try out this new yoga class. Fitting in one class is manageable, right? Just shift a few things and the night is free to try out something new. And wow, did that class feel good! OK, maybe you can squeeze one in next week, because you really like how that felt.
And then the dog gets sick, the kids start rehearsal after school, there's dentist appointments and oil changes for the car. We get it. Life gets busy and our schedules fall apart. What we also know is that it takes 30 days to create a new habit. So we ask you - what would it take to build in yoga time? To make your yoga class a non-negotiable on your schedule? To choose the class that best fits your schedule, and then protect it. Our answer: Make it a priority for a month. If you need to miss a class, replace it with another one in the same week. Then see how easy it is to make yourself and your yoga practice a priority - because it makes you feel good again, and you deserve it! You deserve to live free from pain and limitations. Your body deserves the opportunity to walk taller, stand firmly, and move gracefully through this life.
Reason #2: It hurts! You went to a class, left feeling great, and then a day or two later you were achy and stiff. Maybe an old injury flared up, or it was hard to get through your day without feeling uncomfortable. You woke up in the middle of the night and the pain in your leg muscles made it hard to get back to sleep. That, my friend, is what we call 'relapse'. It is common, it will go away, and I can explain.
First, let me ask you, how many years did it take you to get where you are today? Tight muscles, painful lower back, limited range in your shoulders, a hunched neck and poor posture from the computer, tablet, or phone. Then, in your new yoga class you start to soften those spots. Blood begins to flow through those tight muscles, oxygen fills into new area of your lungs offering relief, more fluid motion, and ease. When we rest into shavasana and participate in the guided awareness, we allow our mind, heart, and body to settle in, settle back, to restore and realign with our True Self - one that is pain free and fluid motion. A few days later, the repetitive motion of your life begins to shorten those muscles again, returning them to the tight, curled up place they started from and that is what we call relapse.
In a few more days you felt better and decided to try another class with the same result - you left feeling amazing, and then you were achy and stiff a few days later. So it must not be working, right? It must be the yoga causing the pain. This is true in a direct sense, but the BIGGER TRUTH is that the yoga will - eventually - make the pain go away and, ironically, you'll experience that same achy feeling when you don't do enough yoga!
So, the answer to BOTH reasons is simply, DO MORE YOGA. It's not just a mantra or slogan, it's real. It works. We invite you to test out our theory for your self and, well, come back to another class and try it again. Talk to your teacher, ask for ideas on dealing with the relapse between classes. You might just find that it really is the yoga, and it really is changing your life one asana at a time.
Check out the Svaroopa Vidya Ashram's website for more history and information about Svaroopa Yoga.
Studio Philosophy
We practice supported and compassionate styles of yoga. You can come to most any class regardless of your fitness or experience level, although we encourage you to start with the Thursday night basics class for the first month or so before moving on to the mixed level classes. Call or text anytime if you have any questions or concerns. Please arrive for class 10-15 minutes early. New students will need to fill out a registration form. Drop-ins are welcome!
Blanket Yoga Basics: Learn the primary yoga poses and movements as well as other foundational elements of the practice. This class is good for beginners or students who want to get more understanding of the basic poses that are included in every class. Once you are comfortable with these poses and movements, feel free to try out our other classes.
Blanket Yoga Mixed Level: Take the basic poses farther and learn more advanced poses and movements. We explore more deeply the mechanics of the poses, and how they relate to your normal movement and life. These are ongoing classes that you can join at any time.
Blanket Yoga Deeper Practice: This weekly class is for more experienced yoga students who have a home practice and come to at least 1 other class each week. We encourage you to speak with Kris before attending a deeper class to make sure it's a fit for you. We hold poses for longer periods of time, add more advanced variations to the poses, explore the deeper aspects of the angles and apply these new awarenesses to our normal movements in daily life. This weekly class is about getting the most out of your practice and then taking your yoga home and into life!
Kundalini Yoga: Kundalini Yoga is the yoga of awareness. It includes breath, physical exercises, meditation, relaxation, and chanting. The practice of Kundalini Yoga balances the glandular system, strengthens the nervous system and enables us to harness the energy of the mind and emotions so that we can be in control of ourselves, rather than be controlled by our thoughts and feelings. “Kundalini Yoga is designed to give you a hands-on experience of your highest consciousness. It teaches a method by which you can achieve the sacred purpose of your life.” (Kundalini Research Institute) All experience levels are welcome.
READY TO GET STARTED? VISIT OUR SCHEDULE PAGE TO SEE WHICH CLASS FITS IN YOUR SCHEDULE!
We practice supported and compassionate styles of yoga. You can come to most any class regardless of your fitness or experience level, although we encourage you to start with the Thursday night basics class for the first month or so before moving on to the mixed level classes. Call or text anytime if you have any questions or concerns. Please arrive for class 10-15 minutes early. New students will need to fill out a registration form. Drop-ins are welcome!
Blanket Yoga Basics: Learn the primary yoga poses and movements as well as other foundational elements of the practice. This class is good for beginners or students who want to get more understanding of the basic poses that are included in every class. Once you are comfortable with these poses and movements, feel free to try out our other classes.
Blanket Yoga Mixed Level: Take the basic poses farther and learn more advanced poses and movements. We explore more deeply the mechanics of the poses, and how they relate to your normal movement and life. These are ongoing classes that you can join at any time.
Blanket Yoga Deeper Practice: This weekly class is for more experienced yoga students who have a home practice and come to at least 1 other class each week. We encourage you to speak with Kris before attending a deeper class to make sure it's a fit for you. We hold poses for longer periods of time, add more advanced variations to the poses, explore the deeper aspects of the angles and apply these new awarenesses to our normal movements in daily life. This weekly class is about getting the most out of your practice and then taking your yoga home and into life!
Kundalini Yoga: Kundalini Yoga is the yoga of awareness. It includes breath, physical exercises, meditation, relaxation, and chanting. The practice of Kundalini Yoga balances the glandular system, strengthens the nervous system and enables us to harness the energy of the mind and emotions so that we can be in control of ourselves, rather than be controlled by our thoughts and feelings. “Kundalini Yoga is designed to give you a hands-on experience of your highest consciousness. It teaches a method by which you can achieve the sacred purpose of your life.” (Kundalini Research Institute) All experience levels are welcome.
READY TO GET STARTED? VISIT OUR SCHEDULE PAGE TO SEE WHICH CLASS FITS IN YOUR SCHEDULE!