Yoga

Students of every level are welcome to attend open level yoga classes. We encourage students to maintain an open-minded attitude, as some poses may be more or less familiar to students, but modifications are always offered. If it is your first time in a yoga class, please notify your teacher!

While Third Root welcomes students in all classes, we offer a number of classes specifically for marginalized communities. These classes are led by people from that community, such as Brown Sugar: Yoga for Folks of Color, Yoga for Abundant Bodies, Queer & Trans Yoga, and Yoga for Survivors. These classes create a supportive space for our communities interests and needs to be met. 

While everyone is always welcome in our general classes, people who self-identify as part of a particular community (for example, LGBTQAI, are larger bodied, Black, Indigenous people of color, etc) are welcomed to classes for that community. 

Restorative yoga is designed to bring deep muscular release & relaxation. Expect to use props such as blankets, bolsters, blocks, and belts, and to practice fewer poses with longer holds. Restorative poses create passive muscular release, which has tremendous benefit to the nervous & immune systems, digestion, and blood pressure. Restorative yoga allows the body & mind space to heal from chronic stress. It is a calming practice that regenerates one’s being from the inside out.

Gentle yoga is a restorative practice that incorporates fluid, easeful movement along with passive release. Many folks who are recovering from injury or are working with limitations may appreciate this class as it minimizes weight-bearing on wrists and joints.  This class avoids quick transitions and generally are more restorative.

We also offer blended classes like Core & Restore and Flow & Restore which give you the benefit of active and passive poses in one class. They combine restorative elements and postures designed to strengthen and develop muscle tone, coordination, and balance.