Yoga and Other Classes

– Classes welcoming for beginners.

Svaroopa Yoga with Rhonda Leone

Ongoing Monday and Saturday Classes

Saturday November 23, 9:30am–11am.
Price: $16 or YFL class card. Book with class card here.

Monday November 25, 10am–11:30am.
Price: $16 or YFL class card. Book with class card here.

“Svaroopa®” is pronounced “svah-roo-pah”. The word comes from the ancient yoga text called Patanjali's Yoga Sutras. “Svaroopa®” means your true self. “Svaroopa®” Yoga is one of the primary styles of hatha yoga in America known for its compassionate approach to practicing yoga for each person’s unique body, making it available for beginners through experienced yogis.

Not just a physical practice for the body, “Svaroopa®” Yoga allows your mind as well as your body to decompress and unwind, offering a powerful tool to improve mental clarity, focus and calmness.

Each class begins in Shavasana (yoga's relaxation pose), with a guided body awareness followed by a breathing practice that boost the immune system, while calming the nervous system, preparing you for a slow-mindful yoga practice. Each yoga pose has been carefully selected in sequence to provide you with a safe reliable release of core tension. Step by step instructions along with selected propping for each unique body is used for a yoga experience that is effective and reliable. Each class ends with a deep relaxation to integrating the benefits of your practice. The benefits of each class are immediately felt but the accumulative effect of each practice has a lasting effect on all levels, mind, body and more.

More than ever, slow, mindful Svaroopa® yoga is helping us to heal. And that's because these slow, mindful practices train your nervous system to:

Build resilience
Adapt to stressors
Develop greater patience
Improve overall health and well-being
Let go of fear and anxieties

A few things to know about the practice. The emphasis is on releasing tensions in the core of your body. We use the yoga poses to target these specific tight areas from the bottom to the top of your spine, making it very beneficial for people with back and hip tension or discomfort, neck, shoulder or body stiffness, those experiencing stress, and for beginner or experienced yogis that want to gain the physical, mental and spiritual benefits from this unique practice.

Please note: Women in their first trimester of pregnancy or students with an organ transplant should contact Rhonda before starting a Svaroopa® Yoga practice.

What props do I need?

Folding chair, regular chair without arms is best, or ottoman
Blankets and/or pillows
A clear wall or door in the room
Yoga blankets (3-5 if you have them)
One pair of yoga blocks
A yoga strap, belt, or a scarf

If you don't have these props you can improvise… we'll be creative.

To get started you can purchase a single drop in class or one of our class cards. Login in to your first class 10 minutes early so I can help you set up your camera and propping. Private Zoom sessions with me are also available.

If you are new to Yoga for Living we have a special offer for you! Purchase your first three-class for just $30. This special can be used for any weekly class on the schedule (excludes special events). All three classes must be used within one month of the first class. Please contact us or call (856) 404-7287 to take advantage of this special offer, or for any questions on starting a Svaroopa® Yoga practice.

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Hatha Yoga with Rosemary Watkins

Ongoing Wednesday and Friday Classes

Friday November 22, 5:15pm–6:15pm.
Price: $14 or YFL class card. Book with class card here.

Wednesday November 27, 9:30am–10:30am.
Price: $14 or YFL class card. Book with class card here.

In this class, postures are practiced to bring balance, strengthen and promote flexibility in the body and mind while connecting to the full practices of yoga.

As we make a full circuit of the body's range of motion with standing postures, twists, backbends, forward folds, and hip openers, everybody can benefit from this well rounded practice. Class ends with Savasana for deep relaxation.

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Chair Yoga with Rhonda Leone

Ongoing Monday Class

Monday November 25, 2pm–3pm.
Price: $14 or YFL class card. Book with class card here.

Join us for this special class designed to honor your body with good self care, love and acceptance of just where you are.

This Body Wisdom Yoga class is for Everyone!

Whether you have physical limitations or perfect health.
All encompassing: breath work, asanas for opening space, strength, balance and rest
Designed for your self-care: you will have a chance to listen to the wisdom of your body, mind, heart and breath.

Some of the Benefits:

Increase Circulation, Strengthens Muscles
Increases Flexibility, Lubricates Joints
Improves Balance, Eliminates Toxins
Improves Concentration- Calms Mind
Promotes the Relaxation Response

Come to one of the classes or, for maximum benefit, the whole series.

Registration in advance is suggested.

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'Laughter Wellness with Karen' on You Oughta Know

Laughter Yoga with Karen Siugzda

Ongoing Monthly Classes

Wednesday December 11, 7pm–7:30pm.
Price: $Free
Join the meeting: here.

What is Laughter Yoga?

Laughter Yoga is not Yoga Poses. It's the yoga of breath and moving energy. It promotes healing and having more fun through laughter. So it is available to everybody. You can participate even in a chair.

Laughter Yoga is simple yet profound. It's joyful and healthy exercise that combines unconditional laughter with yogic breathing.

It is not comedy. You don't need to be flexible or funny! It's a complete well-being workout! Come experience the wonderful benefits!

Laughter releases endorphins, giving us the “feel good factor”
Acts as aerobic exercise and cardio workout
Unleashes inhibitions, breaks down barriers
Great team building tool, encourages better communication
Helps boost our immune system which helps us resist disease
Tones muscles, improves respiration and circulation
Encourages positive thinking and creativity
Reduces physical, mental and emotional stress

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Deep Relaxation Guided Practice with Rhonda Leone

$Free 24/7

Better than a power nap, this guided relaxation with leave you feeling focused, refreshed, and calm.

Try it in the morning to start your day in the present moment, or at lunch for a “pick me up” to get through the day less sluggish, or ending the day with this practice will help prepare your mind and body for a good night's rest.

Be gently guided through a conscious awareness practice while lying fully supported. The floor is best but if this is not available for you the practice can also be done sitting in a chair or lying in bed. Some optional breathing practice will be offered to support healing the nervous system (taking us out of the body's fight or flight mode) and boosting the immune system.

As you become more relaxed your body temperature may drop slightly so you may want a coverand possibly a pillow or propping for under the knees to support any lower back tensions.

In less than 30 minutes feel the tensions and stress melt away as you take time for your wellbeing.

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Free Monthly Class

This special is available free to newcomers to the studio, open to all.

Each month Yoga for Living offers a Free Class to students that are new to the studio. It is also available to existing students as a drop in or by using your YFL class card.

This month we are offering: Details will be announced shortly.

Bring a friend, spouse or family member along too. One class can start you on your way to a happier, healthier you!

Please contact us, or call Rhonda on (856) 404-7287 for more information, or to register for this class.

Once you have tried our Free Class, take advantage of our Three Classes for $30 special offer.

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Private Yoga Instruction

A one-on-one session to address your individual needs. Receive support in designing your home practice, learning breathing techniques, meditation, or relaxation practices to enhance your well-being. This is also ideal if you are a new student unsure of your level of function for participating in a yoga class.

$60 / 1 hour.

Please contact us or call Rhonda on (856) 404-7287 for more information or to schedule an appointment.

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Going on Vacation?

If you're going away on vacation and would like to continue your practice while away then The International Yoga Centers Directory lists yoga studios worldwide.

– Classes welcoming for beginners.