Series & Workshops

YOGA NIDRA SERIESLearn More
DISCOVERING YOUR BREATH IN YOGA SERIES Learn More
GENTLE YOGA AND BREATH AWARENESS SERIESLearn More
YOGA FOR DEEP REST SERIESLearn More
YOGA FOR OSTEOPOROSIS SERIESLearn More
YOGIC TOOLS FOR MYOFASCIAL RELEASE Learn More
YOGA FOR HEALING BACKSLearn More
KRIYA SERIESLearn More

 

Yoga Nidra Series (online)
With Christy Fisher

Wednesdays, 6:00 – 7:15 p.m.
November 1 – December 6, 2023 (no class on Nov. 22)
5 weeks/ $105
Buy the pass for this Series on our Punchpass site
Monthly and Weekly Unlimited Passes are also welcome!

Appropriate for both beginning and returning students!

Our meetings will be held Online through Phinney Ridge Yoga’s Zoom Classroom. The live format offers a supportive community from the comfort of home, and opportunities to ask questions.

For people who have registered for the full series or who keep a current monthly unlimited pass, each class will be recorded and available with unlimited access for the duration of the program plus two weeks, which makes it possible to view recordings as often as you would like and to practice at your leisure.

What is Yoga Nidra? Yoga Nidra is a method of guided relaxation and meditative self-inquiry that can take place resting on one’s back, sitting in a chair, or even through slow paced movement.

Each class will incorporate some gentle yoga to help the body release tension and a long 35-minute guided Yoga Nidra practice.
Through visualization and guided relaxation, an experienced facilitator will support you in releasing layers of habitual tension in the body and mind. This process allows a person to access a state of awareness and realm of possibility that lies beyond habitual physical, emotional and/or belief patterns, clearing space for a new and more resilient way of being.

Rooted in the Vedas, Yoga Nidra has been practiced throughout the world for over 1,000 years. Current research has found that a regular practice can effectively support things like:
– Resiliency and moving through creative blocks
– Pain management
– Emotional wellness
– Healing from illness
– Better sleep

Discovering Your Breath in Yoga (online)
with Martha Ryan

Sundays, 4:30 – 5:45 p.m.
Session 1: October 1 – November 5, 2023 (no class on Oct. 22)
5 weeks/ $95
Buy the pass for Session 1: Discovering Your Breath in Yoga Series on our Punchpass site
Monthly and Weekly Unlimited and New Student Special Passes are also welcome!

Session 2: November 12 – December 10, 2023
5 weeks/$95
Buy the pass for Session 2: Discovering Your Breath in Yoga Series on our Punchpass site
Monthly and Weekly Unlimited and New Student Special Passes are also welcome!

For people who have registered for the full series or who keep a current monthly unlimited pass, each class will be recorded and available with unlimited access for the duration of the program plus two weeks, which makes it possible to view recordings as often as you would like and to practice at your leisure.

Breath is a powerful and personal tool in yoga. Consciously working with the breath in both physical movement and separately in seated practice can provide an important foundation for our physical, emotional, and mental wellbeing by helping to:

  • Support healthy circulatory and lymphatic systems which underlie a robust immune system.
  • Support emotional balance.
  • Cultivate mental clarity while deepening self-awareness.

Over five weeks we will explore how to let the breath guide us both on and off the mat. This class is designed to explore various dimensions of the breath including specialized breathing techniques, gentle physical movements (asana) to open up the breath, and specific practices to calm the mind. Taught in the style of Sri Krisnamacharya and TKV Desikachar, this gentle class will be adapted for diverse abilities.

Read more about Martha’s background on the instructor page!

Gentle Yoga and Breath Awareness
A special discounted community class taught by newer and gifted teachers

Sundays, 4:30 – 5:45 p.m.
June 4 – September 17, 2023
Buy a special discounted 5-class pass for $50 on our Punchpass site.
Monthly and weekly unlimited passes, New Student Passes and Drop-ins are also welcome!
Pre-register at: https://phinneyridgeyoga.punchpass.com

This is a wonderful series for people who live with chronic pain or illness, or who would just like to cap your weekends with a gentle and restorative practice! Gentle strengthening will be incorporated as well as practices to support flexibility and balance. Each class will end with an exploration of breath and relaxation.

August 6, August 20, September 10 with Maria Stallings
July 2, July 16, August 13, August 27 with Emily Grantz
July 9, July 23, July 30, September 17 with Tiina Ritalahti

Yoga for Deep Rest with Maria Stallings (RYT200)

Online through Phinney Ridge Yoga’s Zoom platform
Thursdays, 6:00 – 7:15 p.m.

Fall Session 1:  5 weeks/$95  September 21 – October 26, 2023 (no class on October 5).
Buy a pass for the full 5-week series on our PunchPass site.

Fall Session 2:  5 weeks/$95  November 9 – December 14, 2023 (no class on November 23).
Buy a pass for the full 5-week series on our PunchPass site.

New Student Specials along with Monthly and Weekly unlimited passes are also welcome!

For people who have registered for the full series or who keep a current monthly unlimited pass, each class will be recorded and available with unlimited access for the duration of the program plus two weeks, which makes it possible to view recordings as often as you would like and to practice at your leisure.

In this series, we will explore the powerful healing benefits of Deep Rest. Each class will begin with gentle movement, followed by 1-2 restorative poses. The restorative poses are prop-heavy and are guided in the tradition of Iyengar Yoga. Do not worry if you do not have “proper” yoga props; using blankets, pillows, cushions, or towels will work just as well!

Each class will be designed to support the body to completely rest and let go, allowing the mind to consciously reset and heal.

Yoga for Osteoporosis Series (online)
With Christy Fisher

Tuesdays, 12:00 – 1:15 p.m.

Fall Series: September 26 – November 14, 2023  $160/8-week series
Buy the class pass for the series on our Punchpass site.  Monthly and weekly unlimited passholders are also welcome.

Classes are online through Phinney Ridge Yoga’s Zoom Classroom.

For people who have registered for the full series or who keep a current monthly unlimited pass, each class will be recorded and available with unlimited access for the duration of the program plus two weeks, which makes it possible to view recordings as often as you would like and to practice at your leisure.

In this series we will:

  • Learn how to adapt yoga practices safely for bones that may be more fragile.
  • Improve strength and balance
  • Study a specific research-supported approach to yoga that has been proven to strengthen bones.

Certified Yoga and Movement Therapist, Christy Fisher, has been teaching therapeutic yoga for over 20 years. She has studied Yoga for Osteoporosis with Ellen Saltonstall and Dr. Loren Fishman and integrates many of these principles into her classes for students who live with Osteoporosis.

You can read more about Saltonstall and Fishman’s current work in the book Yoga for Osteoporosis.

Yogic Tools for Myofascial Release
With Christy Fisher (Certified Yoga Therapist, C-IAYT)

Saturday mornings, 10:00 a.m. – Noon (IN-PERSON at Soma Yoga)
2 Saturday Workshops:
October 14, 2023:  Neck and Shoulder Girdle
November 11, 2023:  Hips and Psoas
$45 per workshop.
– Buy the pass for October 14, 2023:  Neck and Shoulder Girdle on our PunchPass site here.
– Buy the pass for November 11, 2023:  Hips and Psoas on our PunchPass site here.
$90 for the 2 workshop series
– Buy the pass for the 2 workshop series on our PunchPass site here.
For each workshop a recorded home practice will also be provided.

Pre-registration is required. Class size is limited to 8 students.
4 Contact CE’s Available for Yoga Teachers who attend both workshops.

Fascia is a whole-body system, offering essential support to muscles, bones, organs, and joints as well as our mind/body connection. In these workshops, we will incorporate soft balls, restorative yoga props and gentle yoga practices.
Tending to our fascial network as a regular practice, can have a profound effect on our wellbeing. Experience:

• Less chronic pain
• Injury prevention and healing
• Greater strength, freedom, and flexibility in movement
• Improved coordination and balance
• Deep relaxation

Practice videos will be available for 4 months to support your home practice!

Yoga for Healing Backs
With Christy Fisher (Certified Yoga Therapist/C-IAYT and Laban/Bartenieff Movement Analyst/C.M.A)

Sunday Afternoons, 1:00 p.m. – 3:00 p.m. 
2 Sunday Workshops:
October 8 & October 29, 2023
$110/2 workshop series
There are 2 options for attendance, in-person and online.  In-person is limited to 9 students, online is limited to 25 students.
To attend in-person, buy the in-person pass for the series on our Punchpass site.
To attend online, buy the online pass for the series on our Punchpass site.

Students with a current monthly unlimited pass are welcome to attend online! Contact Christy at christy@phinneyridgeyoga.com to take advantage of this.

These workshops will be recorded and available for 4 months to view at your leisure even if you are not able to attend the live sessions. Two Healing Backs practice videos will also be available for 4 months to support you in regular home practice!

Gentle Yoga can be life changing for people seeking relief and healing from low back pain. And yet not all yoga is the same. In these therapeutic workshops, you will have the opportunity to learn from a yoga and movement therapist with over 30 years of experience. Practices will be adapted for the floor, standing and/or seated in a chair.

We will:

1. Explore how to increase awareness and gently shift underlying postural and movement patterns that are often at the root of low back and sacrum pain.
2. Educate yourself about yoga practices that are helpful and others to avoid or to modify.
3. Learn short (20 – 30 minute) practices to strengthen the deep core and surrounding muscles that stabilize your lumbar spine and sacrum.
4. Gain strength and flexibility safely.
5. Experience deep relaxation that has far reaching effects on whole mind/body health!

This program is for people who live with chronic pain or who are at a point in injury recovery where their health care provider has recommended gentle therapeutic exercise. This is also an appropriate program for people who live with Osteoporosis in their spine and are looking for safe ways to strengthen and practice.

To learn more about Christy go to www.phinneyridgeyoga.com instructor page!

Testimonial:
“I have been studying with Christy Fisher for 10 years and have absolutely no back pain. I feel better and stronger than I did 10 years ago! — Patty C.

Kriya Series (online)
with Julie Hsu

Thursdays, 9:00 – 10:00 a.m. 
October 19 – November 16, 2023 (no class 11/9)
$80/4-week series
Pre-registration is required.
Buy the class pass for the series on our Punchpass site.
Students with current monthly unlimited passes are also welcome to join!

Classes will be recorded and available with unlimited access for duration of series plus 2 weeks following series so you can practice at your leisure!

Kriyas are those practices discovered by yogis that are evolutionary in nature, bringing us into closer connection with Spirit and moving us toward a more awakened and present state. In this series of four classes, we will explore a variety of pranayama (breath work) and kriya practices. Each class will be a blend of energizing and calming practices, primarily from a seated position but including some standing work as well. We will manipulate the breath in different ways for most of the practice. Some kriyas involve movement, often of a repetitive nature. Some utilize mantra. Our practice will include simple, grounding movements and/or a short meditation together to assimilate the work.
To learn more about Julie go to the instructor page of www.phinneyridgeyoga.com!

Testimonial: “Julie has broadened my understanding of meditation and opened my mind to the possibility of spirit. Every class is a surprise and a gift.” – Lisa A