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Class Levels, Fees, Descriptions

Levels
Fees
Descriptions

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Levels:

Level I
Accommodates best to all beginners, those beginning again, or to those with special needs.

Level II
Will have a few challenging variations within an accessible and generally suited practice.
Level III
Will accommodate to experienced practitioners and will always introduce challenging variations.
“All Levels”
Accommodates to all yogis with any variety of experience.

*All teachers of Swan River Yoga Shala are committed to maintaining the highest integrity of yoga within their class to the best of their knowledge and ability and sign a written Code of Ethics Agreement that can be viewed at anytime.



Fees

Regular Shala Fees

Regular drop-in fee: $14 per class

Aerial Yoga Class: $20 per class

Purchase single classes or class packages online here.


Ongoing Special Introduction for new students:

*Anyone new to Swan River Yoga ( or has not taken class with any of the teachers of SWY) will receive 1 free class.




Prana Packages

5 class prana package: $65
($13 per class value. No expiration. Can be shared with a partner.)
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10 class prana package: $125
($12.50 per class value. No expiration. Can be shared with a partner.)
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20 class prana package: $220
($11.00 per class value. No expiration. Can be shared with a partner.)
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Samadhi Incentive Packages

These packages are created to add incentive to a regular, consistent practice within a long duration of time, and to provide you with a yoga kit to add motivation and enjoyment.

6 month Samadhi Package: $750 with a total of 75 classes
($10 per class value) includes a Jade eco-friendly yoga mat, lavendar eye pillow and camphor china gell. *Expires within 6 months of the date of purchase.
Click here to purchase online!

1 year Samadhi Package: $1200 with a total of 150 classes
($8 per class value) includes a new Jade eco friendly, bio-degradeable yoga mat recommended by all of our teachers, and 1 complimentary massage from the in-house spa, Amrita Massage Sanctuary! *Expires within 1 year of the date of purchase.
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Work Study
Have a chance to offer services in the Shala for trade of yoga classes! *Inquire with Keith, Shala Manager and Co-owner.

*All special events are NOT included in any package.




Private Sessions

On site
$70 per hour on site.
$100 per hour and one half on site.
$100 per hour per couple on site.


Off site (offered in the convenience of your own setting)
$100 per hour off site.
$130 per hour and one half off site.
$130 per hour per couple off site.
I.C.P’s
In Class Private Sessions $75 per class.
Private Group Sessions:
Book a group of friends, family, or co-workers.
$108 per hour per group of 10 . Prices vary accordingly.




Descriptions

Jivamukti Yoga

Open Jivamukti Yoga (gee-va-mook-tee) a challenging and rigorous form of “vinyasa” flow based asana where original scriptures are cited through spoken word, sanskrit is chanted, and an inspiring musical soundtrack is a part of every class. Jivamukti is translated as “a free soul living upon the earth”. The practice of “ahimsa”, or non-harming to others, is also a strong foundation. This and all Jivamukti style classes must be taught with the permission of founders Sharon Gannon and David Life. Visit www.Jivamuktiyoga.com for more details.



Beginner Basics Jivamukti Yoga
Take advantage of a more intimate environment and focus on the fundamentals in this all inclusive class. Each week of the month features a specific concentration in this continuing order: week 1: standing poses, week 2: forward bends, week 3: back bends, week 4: combinations and inversons.




Anusara Yoga
In Sanskrit, Anusara means “flowing with the currents of grace.” Tapping into that universal flow, this class weaves together alignment and the biomechanics of the body with a playful application of yogic philosophy, so that every pose expresses our intention from the inside out. When we embrace opposites concurrently, we are able to bring about refined balance: between stability and freedom, effort and surrender, giving and receiving. It is through this union of the yoga practice that our outer body and our inner landscape begin to coalesce, making every practice a gift of the heart and a celebratory offering to others. Bring your curiosity and courage and come play! This class must be taught with the permission of it's founder, John Friend. Visit www.Anusara.com for more details.





Anusara Inspired Yoga
(on-you-sar-ra) the application of the “Universal Principles of alignment”, suitable for all levels, is a refinement of personal alignment applied to every pose. The intention is organic and expansive as it comes from the heart, inviting us to “align with the Divine”.Tantric philosophy is applied with an emphasis on community integration and the celebration of all life. This class must be taught with the permission of founder John Friend. This is an “inspired” class and not a “certified” class.




Swan River Yoga TM

“ Linked by breath, a Swan River Yoga class will have an equal emphasis on the physical and metaphysical, displaying both skillful alignment and organic flow, with intentional mantra, a philosophical theme, and personal tools to access independence in every class.” Michele Baker

Fire: fueling intention with chant/mantra
Air: communicating a philosophical theme at the beginning and throughout
Water: equal emphasis on flowing asana with skillful alignment
Earth: personal grounding tools of breath, visualzation, and/or meditation

This style's creator, Michele Baker, is Yoga Alliance Approved, and the first 8 teachers have just graduated in the first NOLA Yoga teacher training October 2008 ever!

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Sacred Movement Yoga

This is a Swan River Yoga class with a moving salutation influenced by yoga asana, Odissi Classical dance, and tribal bellydance, infused with vinyasa-style asana practice, balancing poses, and meditation in a dance of sacredness, created by Nomadic Belly dance troupe member Ali Arnold.

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Hot Swan River Yoga

This is a Swan River Yoga class with the heat turned up. Bring on the spice! Experience in the yoga practice is recommended when the heat is turned up.

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Swan River Yoga Therapy

This is a Swan River Yoga class with elements of thai yoga, massage, and yoga therapeutics, invoking personalized self healing. This will invite a mild, soothing approach and have partner assisted massage technique at the end. This is directed by our in-house spa licensed massage therapist Lisa Dunn.

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Pre-Natal Yoga

For all Moms to be, regardless of your yoga experience. This class is safe and accommodating to all months of pregnancy, and is a precious preparation for proper breathing, hip opening, and lower spine and sciatic relief, soothing nerves, and emotional balance for the growing months of pregnancy. It is a quality time to meet other mothers to be, and to access and maintain a center of maternal serenity for being a skillful, loving parent.

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Sivananda Yoga

Sivananda I class focuses on stress relieving yoga postures and full yogic breathing exercises. This class will revitalize the body and help to control the mind, leaving you feeling calm and refreshed, while the practice of positive thinking and meditation gives increased clarity, mental power and concentration. If you have not ever taken a yoga class, re-entering your yoga practice, or simply looking for a restorative class, this is the perfect one for you!



Vinyasa Yoga
A well balanced and challenging flow based asana practice with a creative emphasis on sequencing and connection of the poses. Within the interwoven poses, yogic philosophy and devotion (bhakti) are infused so that it is absorbed on a deep cellular level. Vinyasa requires an integrative dance of the entire body, so that one feels whole in their experience. It invites one to move into the present and go with the flow.




Restorative Yoga
Inspired from the Iyengar tradition, this class is suitable for all in need of healing, acceptance, and the desire to let go. The use of props such as bolsters, blankets, chairs and straps is used to gently ease one into opening the energy over an extended period of time. A few poses will be introduced in each class, infusedwith the possibility of Pranayama (breathing exercises), Kirtan ( call and responsechanting) to open the subtle energy centers in the body, and guided Meditation, invoking stillness and spaciousness. Created especially for beginners, injuries, special needs, high doses of change, and trauma. Restorative yoga is done seated or lying down. No standing sequences are offered. Renew and restore.




RockasanaTM
Is a flow based class with the enjoyment of guitar riffs and themes of Rock & Roll music playlists and playful volumes. This concept is created and trademarked by Jeffrey Cohen and Andrea Boyd of the Jivamukti Yoga Center in Charleston. Wear your favorite band t-shirt. Music is louder than other classes so familiarity with vinyasa style is recommended. This class is meant to inspire emotion, release, enjoyment, and celebration. Prepare to rock in your practice and refine your ability to listen!



Aerial Yoga
Enjoy the benefits of inversion and develop flexibility and strength with Aerial Yoga.
Slings made from the silky fabric aerialists use in performance are rigged from single points in the ceiling. Students begin with a warm-up on the floor. Ground poses are then translated into aerial positions and sequences.  Aerial yoga, though new and somewhat experimental, is increasing in popularity.  Students benefit from the extra stretch the fabric provides and relish in the effects of gravity.   
 
Take advantage of the only aerial yoga class in the city! 
 
No yoga experience is necessary, though students should have the strength to hold themselves in a handstand against the wall. 
 
Thursdays 4-6 PM & Saturdays 7-9PM
Classes are $18 each, $80 for a series of five, $150 for a series of ten, $200 for a series of fifteen. Purchase class packages at our online store.

**Aerial Classes are NOT included in the free intro week special. Thank you.** 


12 Step Yoga

Aligning with and honoring the principles of a 12 step program in Alcoholics Anonymous, and the principles of a Swan River Yoga class, this is an invitation for a healthy, social alternative to addictive tendencies. All yogis are radical beings, and this program is an invitation to flip around any potential patterns within you into something healthy and life affirming, and feel supported in your community for doing so. This class is created by a compassionate yogi of dynamic experience, Tony Cassatt.

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Kirtan
Call and response chanting to open up the subtle energy centers of the body so that we “lighten up”. Kirtan is a connection of community and the art of life. We tune in and connect with others, refining our listening, communication skills and vibration, both inner and outer. It is a perfect balance of receiving, or listening, and sharing, singing with honest emotion. In addition, each Kirtan will be catered with vegetarian food and accompanied by musicians. You are welcome to come and go as you want as we rock out!
Kirtan will take place every first Wednesday of the month with the Swan River Yoga Band, with Aaron Lind, Michele Baker, Keith Porteous, and special guests.



Meditation
Raja Yoga, the yoga of concentration invites stillness and spaciousness within our lives. It is a direct form of knowledge of the Self, as we have the chance to step back, and to take the seat of the witness, less wrapped up or bound by our actions or our lives. This invites the awareness of our True identity. From this perspective, decisions, and actions in thoughts, words, and deeds become clear. A group setting is a powerful form of inspiring magnetic consciousness.