Pause Yoga Studio

These classes focus on matching the pace of your breath with the movement of your body. We usually start in meditation, child's pose or we work on some type of pranayama (breathing exercise). Once the mind is a bit more settled, we start moving. The first half of the class is about flow where we move in unison with the breath, e.g. when we inhale we are in a particular pose and when we exhale we move to a different pose. The pace matches the breath. We usually include sun salutation A and a variation of sun salutation B, depending on the focus of the class. Then we hold poses for a bit longer: about 3 to 5 breaths in standing, seated or supine poses. The final part of the class is usually done in a supine or seated position with long-held stretches. All Vinyasa classes end with a savasana - complete relaxation - followed sometimes by a meditation depending on your teacher. Most vinyasa flow classes are 75 minutes long except the Wednesday evening one which is 60 minutes long.