Advanced Asana Playground Series:

Advanced Asana Playground; Yama and Niayama with Hip Opening Craziness with Danielle Vardakas
Date: 1/28/2012
From: 2:00 PM – 4:00 PM
Price: $20 for each one or $45 for all three
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Advanced Asana Playground; Yoga Sutras with Wild and Free Heart Openers with Danielle Vardakas
Date: 2/18/2012
From: 2:00 PM – 4:00 PM
Price: $20 for each one or $45 for all three
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Advanced Asana Playground; Chakras with Balancing Postures that Push the Edge with Danielle Vardakas
Date: 3/17/2012
From: 2:00 PM – 4:00 PM
Price: $20 for each one or $45 for all three
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Hot Urban Yoga with Scott Duszko

January 18-February 15.
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Kick Asana practice to funky music! Each class has a music score developed by audio engineer & yoga teacher Scott Duszko to enhance your experience. The studio is heated to facilitate a quicker warm up, enabling you to get deeper into postures. $55 for 5 weeks.

Beginner Ballet with Annette Urbschat

Thursdays 1/5-2/23 from 10:45-11:45 am
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Improve your coordination, posture and overall grace through the traditional dance form of classical ballet: Each class will include barre exercises, as well as short step combinations, turns, jumps and port de bras (arm movements). A relaxed atmosphere will allow you to feel comfortable as you treat yourself to learning or solidifying the beginnings of ballet technique. 8 week class for $96.

Advanced Beginner Ballet

Thursdays 1/5-2/23 from 9:30-10:45 am.
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Take your beginner ballet knowledge to the next level in this morning ballet class

Hip Hop for Adults with Danielle Vardakas

Thursdays 1/5-3/29 from 7:15 PM – 8:15 PM
Room: Studio
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Come get your groove on with Danielle as she leads this class through dance moves meant to keep you moving. This class will focus on getting fit through party dances ( from the rock steady to the reject and everything in between) as well as technique such as Locking, Poppin, House and Top Rocking. 12 weeks for $156.

STEP BY STEP WEST AFRICAN BEGINNER DANCE

When: Sundays 10:30-12 am with live drumming
Tuesdays 6-7:30 pm with live drumming
Cost: $13 drop in or use your SES class pass
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(FREE introductory classes on 10/2 and 10/4) This class is designed with the beginner dancer in mind. If you have always wanted to try African Dance or have tried it but found it too difficult, then this is the class for you! Bennicent will bring to these classes his vast knowledge of songs and drumming from Mali, Senegal, Guinea and his home country of Ghana.

BELLY BLAST with Anne Marie Wells

When: Saturdays 10-11 am
Cost: $13 drop in or use your class pass
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(FREE introductory class on 10/1) Tone your body from head to toe with a festive one-hour format of belly dance moves and exciting Middle Eastern music. Get lean muscle, core strength, improved posture, improved self awareness and body image while having fun. We’ll also use veils to build muscle strength and endurance. FOR ALL FITNESS LEVELS AND AGES, this class provides the opportunity to enjoy movement in a dance-it-out atmosphere that is both empowering and refreshing.

DAILY SCHEDULE / DROP-IN CLASSES

Nia:

Done barefoot to diverse and inspiring music, Nia is a transformational movement practice. Nia blends dance (Modern and Jazz), martial arts (tae kwon do and aikido), and healing arts (yoga and Feldenkrais) to create purposeful movement and provide a full workout for the body, mind, and spirit. Nia strengthens muscles, improves muscle tone and increases muscle definition. It creates weight loss and proper weight management. Nia calms the mind, relieves stress, and increases grace and flexibility. But best of all—it’s incredibly fun to do. We invite you to join us for a Nia class at the South End Studio and we hope you enjoy it as much as we and our students do. To learn more about Nia, visit Nianow.com or check out Nia Burlington . Check Mind/Body for schedule and times.

Yoga:

We offer a variety of daily yoga classes in these styles: Vinyasa, Vigorous Vinyasa, Ashtanga-Inspired Variations, Kripalu, Mindful, and Flow. Check Mind/Body for schedule and times.

Mindful Yoga:

Attune to your body’s needs with meditation, breath awareness and a creative posture flow. Move beyond limiting patterns in your body and mind. Let the art of yoga teach you how to live with compassion and joy. Open to all levels and beginners are welcome.

Honest Vinyasa:

Asana (posture) practice linking movement to breath and linking postures with a flowing sequence and sun salutations. Each class is an unique combination of poses and themes. The postures stretch and strengthen your body. The themes open your mind and heart.
Teachers teach off the mat using verbal cues and hands on assists. This style of teaching helps you move towards perfected alignment and deeper postures.

Honest Core Vinyasa Power Lunch:

An Honest signature flow spiced up with intense core asana. All around great practice for your mind & body that will igniting your center from the big toes up ! Power up your lunch hour!

The Power of Yoga:

Yoga is a very powerful system scientifically proven to significantly improve the quality and ease of people’s lives. Through fun & well-explained yoga postures we explore ways that yoga improves your physical, mental & emotional health & well being, which contributes to finding & increasing your personal power! The power of Fun and focus are also explored.

Yoga Fundamentals:

Ever wonder why we do certain poses, the proper way for you personally to set up some of the challenging postures, or some of the intended benefits that you aren’t aware of? Or, are you getting the feeling you aren’t really learning yoga, you’re finding yourself just trying to follow along & would like to be learning more? While doing our practice there will be ample opportunities to ask questions or to learn more from others’ questions. Even if you just like to try following along, you’ll have a great class!

Heated Vigorous Vinyasa:

Jen teaches this challenging Vinyasa class in a warm studio and encourages students to find their own full expression in each pose. Attention to alignment with modifications for students of varying levels ensures a safe environment. This class has a strong focus on breath work as students flow from one posture to another.

Rise and Shine Vinyasa Flow:

Charge up your day with an energizing Vinyasa Flow! This dynamic yoga class connects movement with breath and leads you through a series of postures that will strengthen and build flexibility, promoting physical stamina and deep inner calm. A challenging class but accessible to all levels. The room is gently heated to 75-80 degrees to help detoxify your body and warm your muscles for deeper stretching.

Heated Vinyasa:

Vinyasa sequencing in a heated studio (around 80 degrees) to help facilitate stretching and sweating.

Community Kripalu:

Ease out of your week and into your weekend! Joseph’s community Kripalu classes on Friday evenings are held in a judgment free studio. The intention set before starting each class, by the instructor, is to allow all students to grow at their own rate, regardless of any obstacle. Classes are open to all levels! Friday evening community Kripalu classes are always $6!