YOGA CLASS SCHEDULE

Tuesdays 5:30-6:30pm 

Wednesdays 5:30-6:30pm  

In-studio at Midland Yoga Collective or online on Zoom   

Spice Level: 🔥🔥🔥

Forrest Yoga (named for its creator Ana Forrest) is a strong yet slower-paced practice, which gives you time in each posture to dive deeper into feeling the nuance and subtleties of your inner experience. This modern style of practice is a unique and powerful way to connect with your inner peace and get to know yourself in mind, body, and spirit.

Throughout the fun and empowering experience of Forrest Yoga, you can expect to be challenged both physically and mentally, improve your strength and flexibility, connect to your core with abdominal exercises,  take radically deep breaths, and most importantly to FEEL as you create more space in your body and your mind.  Some yoga experience is helpful for this spicy class, but options are given for all bodies and abilities so you can tailor your practice for your needs. The room will be heated to 80-85°, so be sure to bring water and be prepared to sweat!

Thursdays 10:00-11:00am

Fridays 12:00-1:00pm

In-studio at Midland Yoga Collective or online on Zoom   

Spice Level: 🔥🔥 

Yoga Remix is not your traditional yoga class; it's an unique blend of Forrest Yoga and Yoga Tune Up® methodology: some postures and movements will feel familiar, but you'll also move in lots of out-of-the-box ways too - making this a fun and embodied exploratory experience!

Expect an emphasis on strength and functional mobility, spicy challenge options, breath awareness, and deep dives into feeling your internal experience both physically and mentally. The pace of the class will vary; you’ll hold some poses for an extended time, while at other times you’ll move more dynamically by linking breath with movement. You'll also get to play with lots of yoga toys in novel ways, and class usually includes a bit of rolling with therapy balls for self-myofascial massage.  Options are always given for all bodies and abilities, and beginners are welcome.  This yoga class is the perfect way to re-calibrate both your mind and body, and have a little fun on your mat.  

Fridays 10:30-11:30am

In-studio at Midland Yoga Collective (no Zoom option)

Spice Level: ❄️ /🔥 chill with mild spice

This yoga class whole core care: learning proper deep breathing for core pressure regulation, increasing abdominal strength, unraveling excess tension and unconscious gripping, de-stressing mind+body with nervous system calming strategies, addressing pelvic floor health, gaining better hip mobility, and more.  This uniquely blended yoga practice is for any body, but can be particularly helpful for: hip or back pain, building/rebuilding core strength, or addressing pelvic floor dysfunction (please always discuss yoga with your doctor first!)

Having better core and pelvic floor awareness and connection can prepare your body to feel POWERFUL in everything you do!  You can expect plenty of breath-integrated Forrest Yoga abdominals and Yoga Tune Up core exercises, but overall this is actually a relatively gentle and mindful practice that also includes soothing Body by Breath techniques, stretching, and self-myofascial massage (using the YTU Coregeous ball and other therapy balls).

The work we do in this class is a great complement to whatever your usual movement practices are, with a positive ripple effect through your whole body and nervous system.  You'll leave this class with a more embodied understanding of your own body, better breathing habits, a core that is both strong and supple, and your whole being feeling centered and more calm!

1st Sunday of the month 5:30-7:00pm (2nd Sunday instead for July & August)

PLUS some occasional bonus events on other Sundays

In-studio at Midland Yoga Collective (no Zoom option)

Spice level: ❄️ chill

MyoYin Yoga is 90 minutes of deep passive stretching in yin yoga stillness combined with soothing self-myofascial massage with therapy balls ('myo' is from 'myofascia': myo = muscle, fascia = connective tissue), ending with a guided yoga nidra meditation during an extended savasana for deep rest.

This class can help you to:

• increase flexibility
• reduce muscle tension
• find freedom in your fascia
• soothe your nervous system
• work on your skill of meditative mindfulness
• feel overall more relaxed and at ease in both body and mind

Expect to learn techniques for self-myofascial release using Yoga Tune Up therapy balls both independent from and in combination with yin postures (poses held passively with little to no effort or movement for between 1-5 minutes each).   Options are always given for all bodies and abilities, and beginners are welcome. 

The room will be warm and dimly lit; dress for comfort.  You're welcome to bring your own therapy balls and yoga props, but some will also be available to borrow or purchase. 

Occasional bonus events

In-studio at Midland Yoga Collective or online on Zoom   

Spice level: ❄️❄️ super chill

The deeply rejuvenating and meditative practice of Yoga Nidra is a guided meditation of yogic 'sleep' (NSDR: non-sleep deep rest) that will quiet your mind and relax your body, right down to your innermost center. This practice does not include movement; you will lie down on the floor with support from blankets, bolsters, and whatever you need to feel cozy and comfortable while you follow with your awareness as you are led toward a place of profound relaxation and inner peace - you'll awake from this practice feeling fully refreshed and renewed. 

Expect to be guided verbally to set an intention (sankalpa) then led through a combination of progressive relaxation, breath awareness, body scan, and/or imaginative visualization journeys.  

No meditation experience is necessary! Room will be warm and dimly lit; dress for comfort.