Get in your bliss
with Emily Sparkle

The summer class is now full. Please let us know if you're interested in partcipating in the fall.

Spirit of the Heart, 47 Market Street, Northampton.

This eight week course is designed for (but not limited to) the newcomer to yoga. Maybe you've tried a class or two, dabbled in this style or that, but felt ill-equipped to continue class or have not gotten what you needed. Perhaps you've never tried yoga, but always wanted to -- or have been advised to by a professional. Now is a great time to start doing yoga.

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Inspirit Common @
Spirit of the Heart

This class will be held at Spirit of the Heart, 47 Market Street, Northampton

Parking

Spirit of the Heart is at the corner of Market and Union Streets. There is free, residential parking on Union. The meters on Market Street are enforced Monday-Saturday from 8 am until 6 pm. They are free Sundays and outside of these hours.

Current Yoga & Movement Schedule

Rates & Details

Yoga & Movement Prices *

Senior & Student Prices

Students must present current ID. Senior discount age 62 with ID.

Payment

Pre-pay at the store and brining your receipt (or new card) to class is preferred, to save teachers and the class time. To pay at the studio, exact change is best. Checks, made out to Inspirit Common, andc redit cards can be accepted by teachers, but please leave a little extra time for them to do the paperwork.

Arrivals

Please feel free, especially NEW STUDENTS, to arrive up to 15 minutes before class.

All of our classes welcome beginners

You will need comfortable clothes. Layers are useful. Water bottles with tight lids are welcome and encouraged. Mats, straps, blocks, eye pillows (lavender & unscented), tissues, and svaroopa blankets are available to use free of charge. You are welcome to bring your own mat or gear.

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WHY YOGA?

We feel that life is not slowing down on its own. The increasing pace of existence continuously ties our bodies and minds into knots. That is why it is increasingly more important to find ways to slow down and release the knots. It is important to do yoga.

Our classes and teachers will bring you back to a state of physical and mental ease.

A Brief View of Yoga

Yoga is for the purpose of stilling the "modifications of the mind*." It is not a religion, but a way of looking at things. It let's you see the world and yourself more clearly and connectedly. From this perspective, life is easier and more joyful.

Yoga can be interpreted and practiced in many ways. The best known way is through doing asana, or poses. But working with breath, immersing yourself in meditation, and other paths can achieve the same yogic goal: stilling the mind.

Once the mind is still, the body and spirit are at ease. This state of ease is remarkably healing and uplifting. Do yoga to experience this state daily.

Yoga's Benefits

Yoga is deservedly famous for it's wide ranging physical and mental benefits. It offers systematic ways to cleans the body and balance the mind; a healthier body and happier mind are the result. Relief from physical pains is almost a side-effect compared with the opening of your heart and mind, made possible through yoga.

* yoga citta vritti nirodhah. Patanjali's Yoga Sutra, 1.2