Chakra Practicals: Spiritual Journey Begins with RJ Backus, Section S-1
Sundays 7:00-8:30am. Please register at least 1hr in advance!
You are meant to know your physical, energy, and spiritual bodies. You are meant to bring them into harmony and act with purpose in your life. Join us in this small group setting as we journey together and help each other to grow. Please contact RJ before your first class so that he can send you pre-class information to get you started.

On Zoom. Sundays at 11am
Kripalu Gentle Yoga is a slow gentle practice that meets you where you are. Reduce pain, release stress and anxiety, build physical and emotional resilience, and optimize your body’s natural healing powers.

Majorca Yin/Yang Workout on Zoom with RJ Backus
Sundays 9:00-10:30am. Please register at least 1hr in advance!
Balanced workout using vinyasa flow and yin yoga to maximize results and the body to mind connection; brought to you from sunny Majorca, Spain. Join us to connect deeply to your body and unlock its wisdom and understanding.

Chakra Practicals: Spiritual Journey Begins with RJ Backus,
Sundays 12:30-2:00pm. Please register at least 1hr in advance!
You are meant to know your physical, energy, and spiritual bodies. You are meant to bring them into harmony and act with purpose in your life. Join us in this small group setting as we journey together and help each other to grow. Please contact RJ before your first class so that he can send you pre-class information to get you started.

Mondays 9:00-10:00am. Must register at least 1 hour in advance.
Breath-guided movement to increase stability, strength, and inner harmony. Grounding, flowing, balancing, stretching, and resting will be incorporated. This class is for all levels. Modifications will be offered.

Mondays 9:00-10:00am. Must register at least 1 hour in advance.
Breath-guided movement to increase stability, strength, and inner harmony. Grounding, flowing, balancing, stretching, and resting will be incorporated. This class is for all levels. Modifications will be offered.

Mondays 9:30-10:30am. Designed for men and women in mid-life who are active and in reasonably good health. Flowing sequence to stretch and exercise the whole body. Flexibility not required for great benefit. Must be able to get down and up from the floor without too much difficulty. Beginners welcome.

Gentle Yoga for Stress Relief with Cintia Hongay
In person at the Canton Yoga Loft
Mondays 4:00-5:00pm
Must register at least 1 hr in advance; no drop-in
Especially designed to dissolve tight spots in your body through gentle, beginner-friendly yoga postures, relieve physical and mental stress through guided breathing exercises and meditation, and soothe your nervous system through a very calming and relaxing savasana.

In person at the studio, 21 Miner Street, Canton NY
Mondays 5:30-6:30pm, $15. No drop-in. Must register at least 1 hr in advance of class.
Covid vaccination recommended
Kripalu is a gentle hatha yoga practice with a compassionate approach. It places an emphasis on meditation, physical healing, and spiritual transformation that overflows from the yoga mat into daily life.

50+ Yoga with Ellie
Tuesdays 9:30-10:30am
Designed for men and women in mid-life and beyond who are active and in reasonably good health. Flowing sequence to stretch and exercise the whole body. Flexibility not required for great benefit. Beginners welcome.

Chair Yoga with Ellie Beeler
Tuesdays 11:00am - 12noon
Enjoy the benefits of yoga without getting down and up from the floor. All seated poses are done in a chair, and the chair is used for balance and support during standing poses. Beginners always welcome.

Therapeutic Yoga with Cintia
Tuesdays 4:00-5:00pm, $15
In person in our studio, limit 12 attendees
Must register in advance. No drop-in
In this beginner’s friendly class, we will explore pain-free range of motion of the major joints in the body as we try different asanas adapted to each participant’s unique anatomy. The class wraps up with a relaxing meditation in savasana.
No previous yoga experience required. Everyone and all bodies are welcome!

Tuesdays 5:30-6:30pm, $15. No drop-in. Must register at least 1 hr in advance of class.
Kripalu Gentle Yoga is a practice that meets you where you are. It is encouraging and down to earth, reduces pain, releases stress and anxiety, builds physical and emotional resilience, and optimizes your body’s natural healing powers. This slow, gradual yoga gently explores pain-free range of motion to bring you all the benefits of yoga, including poses that shed new light on what is possible in your practice.

Majorca Yin/Yang Workout on Zoom with RJ Backus
Wednesdays 7:30-9:00am. Please register at least 1hr in advance!
Balanced workout using vinyasa flow and yin yoga to maximize results and the body to mind connection; brought to you from sunny Majorca, Spain. Join us to connect deeply to your body and unlock its wisdom and understanding.

Wednesdays 9-10am,. Must register at least 1 hour in advance.
Breath-guided movement to increase stability, strength, and inner harmony. Grounding, flowing, balancing, stretching, and resting will be incorporated. This class is for all levels. Modifications will be offered.

Wednesdays 9-10am,. Must register at least 1 hour in advance.
Breath-guided movement to increase stability, strength, and inner harmony. Grounding, flowing, balancing, stretching, and resting will be incorporated. This class is for all levels. Modifications will be offered.

On Zoom. Wednesdays at 9:30am
Designed for men and women in mid-life who are active and in reasonably good health. Flowing sequence to stretch and exercise the whole body. Flexibility not required for great benefit. Beginners welcome.

Wednesdays 10:30am-12:00pm, $20
This 90-minute gentle, blissful yoga class is intended to decompress the spine and release deep tension from the back, neck, shoulders, and mind. This is a great class for someone new to yoga, as well as an experienced yogi. Pose modifications are offered throughout the practice to meet the needs of the practitioner.

Wednesdays 5:30-6:30pm.
Alternate between slower sequences, holding different classic yoga asanas (poses), and a more dynamic flow between asanas, connecting our movement with breath. Class starts and ends with meditative stillness, taking time to tune inward to what’s going on within our bodies, and grounding ourselves through pranayama (breath). The goal of the class is that you leave feeling better than you came, both in your body and in your mind. Beginners welcome

50+ Yoga with Denise Kerr, in person at the studio
Thursdays 10:30-11:30am. Starting Sept 7th, class begins 9:30am. Must register online at least 1hr in advance of class.
Designed for men and women in mid-life who are active and in reasonably good health. Flowing sequence to stretch and exercise the whole body. Flexibility not required for great benefit. Beginners welcome.

Gentle Yoga on Zoom with Denise Kerr
Thursdays 5:00-6:00pm
Gentle Yoga movement easily accessible to all. Movements designed to increase flexibility, strength, balance and range of motion. Movements are changed each session to provide a wide variety of options that can be practiced on your own. The ability to get up off the floor and down to the floor, to sit on the floor, and to stay on your knees for a short period of time is desirable.

Gentle Yoga on Zoom with Denise Kerr
Thursdays 5:00-6:00pm
Gentle Yoga movement easily accessible to all. Movements designed to increase flexibility, strength, balance and range of motion. Movements are changed each session to provide a wide variety of options that can be practiced on your own. The ability to get up off the floor and down to the floor, to sit on the floor, and to stay on your knees for a short period of time is desirable.

Thursdays 9:30am, starts Feb 2023
Enjoy the benefits of yoga without getting down and up from the floor. All seated poses are done in a chair, and the chair is used for balance and support during standing poses. Beginners always welcome.

Chakra Practicals: Spiritual Journey Begins with RJ Backus
Fridays 8:30-10:00am. Please register at least 1hr in advance!
You are meant to know your physical, energy, and spiritual bodies. You are meant to bring them into harmony and act with purpose in your life. Join us in this small group setting as we journey together and help each other to grow. Please contact RJ before your first class so that he can send you pre-class information to get you started.

Friday Flow with Sarah Scafidi-McGuire
Fridays 9:00-10:00am, at the studio
A moderate Vinyasa style class. We'll practice simple sequences, standing and seated postures, balance poses and inversions.

Yoga Blend with Lori Dye
Fridays 10:30-11:30am.. In person at the studio
This all levels class blends Flow and Restorative styles of yoga.
The first half of this class uses breath-guided movement to build internal heat, stimulate digestion, release tension, and clear out the energy space.
The second half of class utilizes breath work and supported restorative stretching to ease into a long integrative relaxation to close.
Leave feeling balanced and phenomenal.

Community Yoga with Denise Kerr
On Zoom, Saturday 9:00am, $5.

Join us for a Hatha yoga practice suitable for all levels of yoga experience.

On Zoom. with Cintia Saturday 9-10am
Join us for a Hatha yoga practice suitable for all levels of yoga experience.

Spring Awakening Yoga & Wellness Retreat
Danyasa Retreat Center, Dominical, Costa Rica
March 19-25, 2024
WIN-WIN - Sign up for Lori's retreat in Costa Rica via the Yoga Loft website, and earn $100 extra for the Yoga Loft at no additional cost to you. NOTE: Registration is a 2-step process. First register here with the Yoga Loft. Then in your confirmation email, complete retreat site registration and pay on the retreat website. for add'l info, contact Lori directly at info@villageofislandsyoga.com