Activities & Learning
Yoga Schedule
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Class Etiquette
- Be on Time.
- Do not enter the studio while class is in session.
- Upon the instructor’s discretion, there can be a five to ten minute grace period for late admittance.
Yoga Workshop
Alignment in the Iyengar Style
Saturday, August 21
1:00 - 3:00 pm
Learn how proper alignment and posture provide you with the opportunity to slow down and refine your vinyasa (flow) yoga practice for maximum benefit.
Try our pilates classes
PJCC has a large selection of pilates classes. Give one a try!
For More Information
Please contact the Byer Athletic Center front desk for additional information:
- fitness@pjcc.org
- 650.378.2703
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Health & Wellness
- Phone: 650.378.2775
Aquatics
- aquatics@pjcc.org
- Phone: 650.378.2782
Stay Fit For Life
- Phone: 650.378.2790
Childcare
- Phone: 650.378.2742
Pilates
pilates@pjcc.org
Phone: 650.378.2771
Yoga
A wide variety of Yoga styles and levels are offered to suit the novice through advanced levels. Specialty classes include back care, restorative, prenatal and postnatal.
Participants learn proper breathing techniques and full body alignment. Instructors guide each participant through a series of progressions to maximize individual results.
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Back Care Yoga
A strong healthy back is essential to your well-being and vitality. Back Care Yoga is designed to strengthen your back and help reduce discomfort and stress. Appropriate for all levels of fitness.
Gentle Yoga
This class incorporates asanas (poses) into a slow, meditative and calm practice. Use gentle movements to welcome soft openings and mind/body awareness. Appropriate for all levels of fitness.
Hatha Yoga
A blend of traditional yoga styles as described above, with an emphasis on core strength, flexibility, balance, as well as concentration and breath control. This type of yoga is based on asanas (poses), deep breathing, mindfulness and listening to the body. Appropriate for all levels of fitness unless listed as Level 2. Then 1 year of experience is required.
Integrated Yoga
Combining various yoga styles, this class offers a sequenced flow of asanas, moving from breath to breath. This class will focus on sharpening and deepening mind/body awareness. Appropriate for all levels of fitness.
Kid's and Teen Yoga
This class offers kids and teens, ages 8-17, an activity that provides strength and flexibility exercises as well as relaxation techniques. Mats are required. Learn more
Restorative Yoga
Relax, recharge and renew. Props are used to support the body so it can hold “asanas” (poses) longer and with little or no physical effort. These poses are sequenced and designed to enhance the restorative and rejuvenating functions of the body and mind. Appropriate for all levels of fitness.
Vinyasa Flow Yoga
A dynamic system of practicing “asanas” (poses). This practice focuses on the synchronization of breath and the continuous flow of movement. Vinyasa, like Ashtanga, is a strong practice that builds heat, endurance, flexibility, strength and mental focus. Vinyasa is for seasoned yoga practitioners.
Upcoming Yoga & Pilates Workshops
Alignment in the Lyengar Style: A Yoga Workshop
The Iyengar method of yoga is characterized by the use of props and precise attention to detail. Learn how proper alignment and posture provides you with the opportunity to slow down and refine your vinyasa (flow) yoga practice for maximum benefit. Asanas (poses) will be held for an extended period of time so that you can focus on the exact position of each part of your body. Come with an open mind and heart and learn about the Iyengar method through demonstration, direct experience and hands-on adjustments.
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Pilates Reformer
A small group training series in which each participant uses a Pilates Allegro Reformer to develop core control, flexibility, balance, coordination and strength. Participants learn breathing techniques and full body alignment. Instructors guide each participant through a series of progressions to maximize individual results.
Reformer classes are for healthy individuals.
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Pilates Reformer Jumpboard
The Jumpboard on the Reformer will be used as a plyometric training tool to increase power and bone density without risk of falling down or losing balance. Get ready for heart pumping, calorie burning, total-body cardio and core exercise combinations.
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Prenatal Pilates
Pilates on the Reformer and Mat. Students will learn how their bones and muscles work in the exercises to prepare for giving birth. A gentle way to include a strength maintenance component to your prenatal workouts while receiving the rejuvenating stretches needed to relieve tension in the low back, pelvic floor, neck and shoulders. Instructor: Monique
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Prenatal Pilates Party
Join the fun at the Prenatal Pilates Party! New and expectant mothers are invited to learn about the benefits of Pilates, both mat and Reformer, during pregnancy. Light refreshments will be served. Instructor: Monique
