Sierra Shanti Class Descriptions
Whether you are looking to build internal heat, recover from long days on Sierra trails, or simply soften your nervous system, our offerings are designed to meet you exactly where you are.
Explore our core styles below, then visit our live schedule to view this week’s lineup, rotating teachers, and reserve your mat.
1. Active Flows
Breath-led, energizing practices designed to build strength, functional mobility, and stamina.
- Vinyasa Flows & Lunch Flows: Intelligent, rhythmic sequencing that links breath to movement. From invigorating mid day sessions to 90 minutes of Led by Love Flows these classes cultivate warmth, focus, and radiant vitality.
- Barre: Low-impact, high-reward movement incorporating elements of Pilates, ballet, and yoga. Focuses on small, isometric pulses to strengthen core stability, tone major muscle groups, and improve balance.
- Best for: Building strength, athletic recovery, shaking off midday sluggishness, and stepping into your physical fire.
2. Lunar Flows
Unhurried, alignment-focused classes that emphasize steady breathing and spaciousness.
- Foundational & Steady Flow: An accessible, luxurious cadence of movement that prioritizes breath and body awareness over speed. Perfect for learning key postures, refining alignment, and building confidence without feeling rushed.
- Tai Chi & Mindful Arts: Ancient, martial-arts-inspired wellness practices that exercise mind and body into a fluid, unified whole through graceful, focused movement.
- Best for: Beginners, practitioners craving a slower pace, and anyone wanting to cultivate deep physical stability.
3. Restorative, Yin & Gentle (Deep Rest)
Floor-based, meditative practices dedicated to opening connective tissue and downshifting the nervous system.
- Yin Yoga & Mobility Restore: Passive, supported floor postures held for 2 to 5 minutes targeting fascia, joint health, and limited range of motion. We use bolsters, blocks, and blankets to release chronic tension and relieve stress.
- Vinyasa to Yin (The Hybrid): The sweet spot between active and quiet—begins with a warming flow to release physical restlessness, then transitions completely to the floor for deep, restorative stillness.
- Gentle & Chair Yoga: Accessible, low-strain movement designed to support joint health, enhance flexibility, and promote physical ease without floor transitions.
- Best for: Calming high-stress nervous systems, recovery after trail days, and cultivating inner stillness.
4. Community & Studio Space
Gatherings and open containers that celebrate our shared local rhythm.
- Community Classes: Rotating weekend flows led by our studio instructors, offering an accessible space to experience different teaching voices and styles.
- Open Meditation: An unguided, quiet studio sanctuary open for inward reflection, personal meditation, or gentle prop-supported resting.
- Best for: Connecting with the Sierra Shanti community and finding a quiet space to land.
Ready to Practice?
All current class times, substitute announcements, and workshop registrations are managed live in our booking calendar.
