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All classes are currently virtual and available On Demand or in our membership-only Thrive Facebook group.

Level 1 (Beginner) provides a supportive environment in which beginning students can learn the foundation of a yoga practice, while the more experienced practitioner will be able to fine tune the fundamentals of their practice.

Level 1-2 (Beginner and Intermediate options) offer options for all levels: gentle practice options for beginners and active options for those who want an energetic experience involving creativity to explore more challenging poses at an active tempo.

All Northern Life Yoga level 1 classes are pre-natal friendly - please inform your instructor in advance so modifications can be provided for each phase of your pregnancy.


Yoga Flow with Allie Brawley and Amanda Rynard
Our flow classes are designed to cultivate an inward experience while stretching and recharging the body in a safe, effective way to provide both a work out and deep restoration. This active, energizing, skillfully-flowing sequence of yoga poses links breath to movement to enhance flexibility, strength, range of motion and concentration. Sequencing flows with upbeat music at a varied pace to build heat and strengthen and tone throughout the body. Focus varies weekly on different therapeutic areas of the body. Modifications provided to accommodate all levels, though some yoga experience is recommended.

Candlelight Yoga with Allie Brawley
A slower-paced, gentle yoga class set to soothing music to relax your body and calm your mind in a warm, candlelit atmosphere. Yin yoga is a deeply nourishing practice that increases flexibility, releases stress, lengthens and untangles the deep connective tissues in your body. Yin poses are designed to relax the muscles through calming poses supported with props to benefit the connective tissues and joints. Practicing yin nourishes your joints, lightens your breath, and complements any fitness routine. The stillness from a yin practice is an ideal balance to the active, stressful activities that fill our daily lives, and provides a deep sense of calm. Level 1 - ideal for beginners!

Gentle Yoga classes with Nancy Larsen and Lola Kennedy
Gentle yoga class is appropriate for anyone interested in yoga who might be concerned about the level of fitness required. If you are getting into shape, tight and stiff, or just prefer a gentler yoga practice, this is the class for you! Poses are sequenced to ease your body into a more active state. Emphasis placed on breath awareness and proper alignment. Gentle yoga provides numerous health benefits, including stress reduction, improved circulation, lower blood pressure, increased balance and flexibility, a calmer mind, and improved sleep. All levels and abilities are welcome.

Chair Yoga with Nancy Larsen
Chair yoga is a general term for practices that modify yoga poses so that they can be done while seated in a chair. These modifications make yoga accessible to people who have various physical limitations or who find other types of yoga classes a bit too challenging. Chair yoga can also be a great introduction to yoga for those who are first-time yogis! While seated on chairs, students can do versions of twists, hip stretches, forward bends, and mild backbends. In addition to a good stretch, chair yoga participants can enjoy other health benefits from yoga, including improved muscle tone, better breathing habits, reduction of stress, better sleep, and a sense of well being.

Slow Flow with Lola Kennedy
Want a workout without the rapid pace of our Yoga Flow classes? Sequences progress slowly and allow longer holds to strengthen and tone the entire body, while providing the foundations of a vinyasa style (yoga flow) class. Class focuses on breath and alignment to explore feeling postures, rather than simply seeing poses, and benefit from the calming effect of uniting body and mind. Great introductory yoga class for beginners to learn the fundamentals of yoga.

Beginners & Beyond Yoga Flow with Amanda Rynard
If you’re looking for a place to begin your yoga practice, or looking to solidify your foundations as an avid practitioner, this is a great class to get you moving and flowing while guiding you through sequences in a way that is approachable, serves to expand your understanding/knowledge of yoga, and adaptable to your needs. Several options for each pose will be offered to make each practice attainable for beginners as well as more challenging for those with more experience. This is an all levels class that welcomes beginners with open arms to learn and find what feels best for your body in an environment of encouragement from practitioners at every stage in their yoga journeys, while gaining all the benefits of a vinyasa-style practice.

Tai Chi for Beginners (Online Only) with Lauren Paitson
Tai chi is often described as "meditation in motion." In this low-impact, slow-motion exercise, you move through a series of motions named for animal actions. As you move, you breathe deeply and naturally, focusing your attention — as in some kinds of meditation — on your bodily sensations. Tai chi differs from other types of exercise in several respects. The movements are usually circular and never forced, the muscles are relaxed rather than tensed, the joints are not fully extended or bent, and connective tissues are not stretched. Tai chi can be easily adapted for anyone, from the most fit to people confined to wheelchairs or recovering from surgery.
There is growing evidence that this mind-body practice, which originated in China as a martial art, has value in treating or preventing many health problems. Best of all, you can get started even if you aren't in top shape or the best of health.

Barre (Online Only) with Abby Reattoir
Barre is a ballet, yoga, and Pilates-inspired stretching, toning, and strengthening class that focuses on low-impact, high-intensity movements. In a 45-minute workout you will move through exercises that focus on specific areas, such as your legs, arms, booty, and core, while working your entire body. It’s a fun way to work up a sweat and get yourself stretched and moving! If this sounds intimidating, don’t worry, you don’t have to be in the best shape of your life to love this fun, upbeat class! Barre is great for all ages and bodies and provides adjustments so you can do what’s right for your individual needs. Your instructor will explain optional modifications throughout the class as well as how to do each movement in a way that’s safe for your knees, backs, hips, and more!
Equipment needed: a chair and an optional mat or towel for any floor activity

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