Class

Level

Description

CREATIVE YOGA

for Kids

Twice-Monthly on

SATURDAYS

See Upcoming Dates

 & Register in Workshops

Ages 6-11

Also see our

5-Day Summer

Yoga Camp

for Dream Kids starting

August  30!

In this Yoga Boost Camp, children use their imaginations as well as their bodies. Games and music encourage yoga poses, offering kids the techniques they need to build a life-long yoga practice. Stories are told to help remember the flow of yoga movements, and kids can create their own stories to bring home and share yoga with the whole family.  Guided relaxation at the end of class promotes concentration and stress reduction.

      Children leave happier, more relaxed and calm.

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Candlelight

Restorative

All Levels

Find out how you can get more from doing less! With the use of props and a gently lit space, this class is the perfect end to your day. After simple tension-relieving stretches, we’ll do restorative poses and breathing practices to draw our attention inward and heal the body.

Poses will be held for five minutes and longer for deep relaxation and release. You will even learn restorative poses you can do on your own at home, so you can create more balance in your life.

This class is great for Beginners as well as more seasoned practitioners--anyone looking for a calming, meditative and renewing practice that will help them let go of the day’s stresses and prepare for nourishing sleep. Come to experience the special peace and joy that are the gifts of the ever-growing popular Restorative Yoga.

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Deep Practice

Monthly  - Sundays

10:00 a.m. - 12 Noon

Register in “Workshops” 

Advanced Beginners

& Beyond

This class—offered once a month—is for students who are ready to dive down deep and take their yoga practice to another level. It’s for you…if yoga is starting to get under your skin and you’re looking to explore its transformational powers. Each class will include a short discussion on philosophy, vigorous breath work, and a tantric posture flow – all designed to raise prana to very high levels.

For more details, see "Workshops."

Dynamic Yoga Practice

Intermediate

& Beyond

Kripalu-style Dynamic Yoga is invigorating and powerful, as well as graceful and mindful. The practice includes warm-ups, Sun Salutations and other vinyasa flows, extended holdings of yoga poses, and advanced pranayama (breathing exercises) that will relieve stress and infuse your body with energy.

Like all classes at Dream Yoga Studio, this practice--while physically demanding--encourages moment-to-moment awareness and honoring your body as you increase strength, endurance, balance and flexibility. The pace is a little slower than Sunday night’s “Vinyasa Flow” class, allowing more time to demonstrate and emphasize good alignment and safety in poses, and to give students alternatives/adaptations for poses as needed (including Inversions).

Class ends with relaxation/meditation for integration of body, mind and spirit. Come to learn and practice challenging poses, and to feel more alive and inspired! 

FUN YOGA

for Kids

Twice-Monthly on

SATURDAYS

See

Upcoming

Dates

& Register 

in Workshops

Ages 3 to 5

Also see our

5-Day

Summer

Yoga Camp

for Dream Kids starting

August  30!

In this Yoga Boost Camp, children enjoy fun yoga-style moves that release restless energy.  The use of music and stories encourages children to move and use their bodies in fun and imaginative ways…leading to greater physical fitness, motor skills, and confidence. 

They engage in games that boost their listening and speaking skills as they learn to express feelings in a kid-friendly way.  At the end of class, soothing music is played and children are given lavender lotion for their hands and feet.  They go home relaxed and calm. 

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GENTLE YOGA

for Every Body --

Private Sessions

Email Luann

or call her at

703-448-YOGA (9642)

or 703 917-0067 to

arrange a Private Yoga Session with Luann

or another Dream

instructor.

Beginners,

All Levels

Contrary to what some believe, EVERY BODY can do yoga!  If you think you're "not flexible enough," "not strong enough," "not fit enough" or "have physcial limitations" that would keep you from doing yoga.... Come find out how you can do yoga...no matter what your limitations.

You can benefit from a Private Session if you're new to yoga or want to learn ways to adapt your practice at home or in Yoga Class to meet your current goals or challenges. New students can learn what yoga is, how you can benefit from doing yoga, and how you can begin a yoga practice. You can come to get "assessed" and see what classes at Dream Yoga Studio might be best for you.

In a Private Yoga session, your instructor will take a gentle approach to help you learn & move deeper into yoga postures, even if you have minimal flexibility. You’ll find that a transformative yoga practice doesn’t have to be intimidating or painful.

Your instructor will break postures into increments and show you how to use props to make yoga accessible. You’ll learn to breathe more deeply, strengthen concentration/focus, and discover new strength & increased flexibility while honoring your limits. Your instructor will  offer practical suggestions from working with his/her own and their students’ experiences of specific conditions, including back problems, arthritis, pregnancy, organ prolapse, panic disorder, breathing problems, and recovery from injury. You'll find greater balance and a sense of well-being as you learn how to practice with both effort and ease.

Good

Morning!

Yoga

All Levels

Enjoy the many benefits of an early morning yoga practice designed to start your day off right. We'll center, stretch and build strength and stamina through warm-ups and yoga poses, and breathing and relaxation/meditation techniques. You'll feel energized and, at the same time, calmly focused for a successful day.

This class is one hour in length to accommodate your busy schedule, yet give you a complete yoga experience.

*FREE"

Introduction

To Yoga

Workshop

Saturday, Sept. 11

10: 00 a.m. - 12 Noon

Space is limited, so

advance registration

is recommended. 

Register in "Workshops"

Beginners

& Sudents

New to

Dream Yoga

Studio

Celebrate National Yoga Awareness Month!

Yoga is a 5,000-year-old mind/body practice you have to experience in order to feel the difference it can make in your life. Just one class has been proven to reduce stress and promote a greater sense of connection and well-being.

This free workshop is intended for people who are brand new to yoga –or brand new to Dream Yoga Studio—and want to learn more about it before coming to a regular class. Students will learn the fundamentals of some basic yoga warm-ups and poses that will help release chronic tension, boost energy, and develop strength in the body. You’ll discover the therapeutic benefits of yogic breathing and relaxation/meditation practices, and learn to cultivate inner focus and clear awareness.

If you're new to yoga, this is the perfect opportunity to have your questions answered by a skilled instructor, learn what to expect from regular class, and practice in the company of other beginners! Come learn how ANYONE can learn and receive the many benefits of yoga!

Introduction to

YOGA BASICS 

Two New Classes!

8-Week Session

Starts Tuesday, 

Sept 21

6-Week Session

Starts Tuesday,

Nov 16

Private Sessions

Also Available 

Please Contact Luann 

to Schedule a Private Session with Luann or another Dream instructor.

Beginners

This class provides a great foundation for starting your yoga practice…or starting anew to refresh your knowledge of important Hatha yoga basics. You'll learn the basics you need to practice yoga safely in our other classes and to begin a practice at home.

The major categories of yoga postures are explored—standing and balancing postures, seated and reclining postures, cleansing twists, beginning backbends and basic inversions. You’ll learn proper alignment of poses, and breathing techniques that calm/energize you. You'll engage in yoga stretches and “warm-ups” that increase range of motion and prepare the body for the deeper postures, and end with relaxation. You’ll experience greater flexibility, strength, stress relief, improved posture and mind-body-spirit harmony. You’ll be encouraged to practice mindfulness, challenge yourself appropriately, and honor your body's individual needs.

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Introduction to Mindfulness

MEDITATION

& Stress Reduction

3-Week

Mini-Course

Tuesdays

7:30 - 9:00 p.m.

Aug 31,

Sept 7 &

Sept 14

Beginners

& Continuing

It's a special opportunity to become familiar with the time-tested, relaxing and restorative qualities of Mindfulness Meditation. We'll explore how meditation helps lower stress levels, and be more balanced and healthy. We know that many folks are often intimidated by the thought of sitting still for long periods of time. So we’ll first explore gentle flowing movements that release tension and stress, to prepare for meditation.

As weeks progress, instructions will cover meditation while sitting, kneeling, standing and walking. Each class includes deep relaxation in the reclining posture. Jon will also offer short talks which include a relaxed blend of Applied Mindfulness—a secular approach to teaching meditation similar to Mindfulness Based Stress Reduction (MBSR), and some traditional teachings from the path to enlightenment.

This series is primarily for those new to meditation and/or want to reduce stress. Props such as chairs, sitting cushions, blankets and eye masks will be provided.

Learn & Practice

The Five Tibetans

Scheduled

Workshops

Sunday,  Nov 14

Saturday, Dec 11

Email Luann to inquire

about the next  classes

or to schedule a

Private Yoga Session

to learn The Five Tibetans.

All Levels

The Five Tibetans are known as the ancient "Rites of Rejuvenation" or the "Fountain of Youth." In less than 20 minutes a day, the Tibetans will strengthen, energize and balance you. You’ll feel healthier, more alive! The Tibetans are known to enhance bone mass, eliminate double chins, boost memory and immunity, improve eyesight, posture/spinal health, and more.

The Tibetans can be strenuous, but modifications are shown and practiced in this introductory class open to students brand-new to the Tibetans and to those who want a refresher course. You’ll learn relevant warm-ups, how to perform each Tibetan with proper alignment and breathing, and how to avoid injury/ramifications of this powerful practice.

We’ll discuss the impact the Tibetans have on the Chakra energy centers, glands and organs, and you’ll get your questions answered about your practice. You’ll also receive lots of handouts and teacher support to aid your home practice of the Tibetans. Luann has taught students The Five Tibetans since 2003. For information on learning the Tibetans in a private yoga session with Luann go here.   

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Mastering

YOGA BASICS

Beginners

& Beyond

This moderately-paced class provides a solid foundation for your yoga practice…or refining your knowledge/practice of important Hatha Yoga basics.

You’ll explore the major categories of yoga postures—standing, balancing, seated & reclining postures, cleansing twists, beginning backbends & basic inversions. We’ll also practice the Sun Salutation and other "flows" of yoga poses, and progressive relaxation. You’ll learn proper alignment of poses, and breathing techniques that both calm and energize you.

We’ll engage in yoga stretches and “warm-ups” that increase range of motion & prepare the body for the deeper postures. You’ll gain greater body awareness & learn ways to adapt poses as needed to practice to your safe yoga edge. You’ll also learn the Kripalu Yoga Practice of “Being in the Moment...in the Process of Transformation” … as you Breathe, Relax, Feel, Watch and learn to Allow. You’ll experience greater flexibility and strength, stress relief, improved posture and focus, and mind-body-spirit harmony. 

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McLean Area

LAUGHTER YOGA –

Available for

Private Family

& Group Sessions

@ Dream Yoga Studio

or Your Location   

Laughter Yoga provides an excellent aerobic workout. Just one minute of hearty laughter equals 10 minutes of rowing or jogging.

All Levels

Laughter Yoga is a new yoga technique—developed by a family physician from India—now spreading across the United States and the world. It’s based on a simple truth that children know inherently—that laughter makes you feel better. (Children laugh about 400 times a day; adults 15 times.) 

People do Laughter Yoga because it feels so good: You can feel a difference after your first Laughter Yoga class.   It reduces physical, mental and emotional stress simultaneously. Boosts your immune system and your mood. Tones tummy muscles, aids digestion, and helps you lose weight. One class burns about 200 calories!

This class combines simple, easy-to-do laughter exercises (spontaneous, self-directed laughter) and yoga breathing to enhance health and happiness. Included will be short talks sharing wisdom and research on ways to increase happiness. Class ends with a brief yogic relaxation.

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Moderate Yoga 

Advanced Beginner, Intermediate

This moderately-paced class is geared to students who know some yoga basics. You will learn and refine yoga postures and breathing practices that will take you to your next level of strength, flexibility, balance, stamina and over-all well-being. Classes might include the Sun Salutation or other Vinyasa or posture flows (active/Yang yoga), as well as Yin/passive practices to release deeply held tension/tightness.

Based in the Kripalu tradition of Hatha Yoga, these classes always include warm-ups, mindful practice and deep relaxation. You’ll be invited to breathe and relax, go inside and feel, explore, watch, allow…and open to new possibilities for health, wholeness, personal discovery and transformation. Students are encouraged to challenge themselves...and also honor their body's limitations, modifying poses as needed to gain the greatest benefit from their practice. Classes this Fall and Winter emphasize wisdom & techniques for stress reduction. 

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 Partner Yoga

New!  Upcoming

Special Partner

Thai Yoga Classes:

Sunday, Aug 22

2:00 - 4:00 p.m.

Friday, Oct 22

Sunday, Nov 7

Friday, Dec 3

All Levels

Studies have shown: Two things that help you live a longer, healthier and happier life are--connecting with others and having fun.  Partner Yoga helps you do both!   Bring a “significant other”—a partner, spouse, friend or child age 16 or older—to share a playful evening learning partner-assisted yoga poses you can do at home.

The poses will stretch you and help you become more flexible and strong.  We’ll share a little Thai Yoga massage to relieve stress. We’ll end with deep relaxation.

Partner Yoga is a great way to introduce someone to yoga.  No yoga experience required.  Working with a partner also helps the experienced yogi stretch more deeply. 

Space is limited.  Register early in "Workshops."

Strengthen, Tone

& Build Bone!

All Levels

This is a class that everyone needs. You know that yoga is great for stretching and toning muscles. But did you know that it is also an excellent way to strengthen bone?

Studies show that yoga is a completely weight-bearing exercise that builds bone mineral density without endangering the joints. (While impact exercise can improve bone mass, the damage to joints can lead directly to arthritis. Yoga not only keeps joints safe, but helps to prevent and improve arthritis.)

Sandy will lead you through a moderately paced yoga class designed to strengthen and tone your muscles using classic yoga postures, therabands and her large inventory of abdominal exercises. Of course, stretching is included and all work will be done in a pleasant, relaxing manner.  You’ll get fit and look better…while you’re working to strengthen your bones.

Join this fun class designed to help you get stronger and live with better health and vitality!

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Vinyasa  FLOW

for Beginners

Two New

6-Week Sessions

Saturday...

Sept 18 - Oct 23

Nov 6 - Dec 18

Beginners

& Beyond

Activate the body, quiet the mind, and free the spirit with Vinyasa Flow–a continuous series of yoga postures connected by breath.  While a good “yoga workout,” flowing from one pose to the next with conscious breathing is also moving meditation that focuses and calms the mind.

In this class, you’ll practice mindful warm-ups and learn how to perform vinyasa poses and link them together in a sequence. We’ll take the time to settle into poses, stretch deeply, and refine our alignment with hands-on adjustments.  You’ll gain strength, flexibility, and keen self-awareness.

If you are new to yoga and want to learn yoga postures that can be used in a slow flow, or just prefer a slower-paced practice, then this is the class for you. Current practitioners will have an opportunity to deepen their Vinyasa Flow practice. Best suited for students in good health, free of major injuries.

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Vinyasa  Flow

Great Idea for

Thursday Night!

You'll feel even

more balanced if you register for both the

Vinyasa Flow class

and our new

one-hour

Candlelight

Restorative class

that follows it. 

Continuing Beginners

& Beyond

Enjoy the freedom and energy generated through this active practice. We will redistribute energy throughout our bodies, calm our minds, and feed our spirit by connecting our movement to our breath.

Through warm-ups, a flow of energizing yoga postures, deep stretching, and expanded conscious breathing, you’ll not only gain greater strength and flexibility. You’ll find yourself with a greater sense of balance, stamina, well-being and clarity.

Recommended for students who have completed at least one yoga class series, or Vinyasa Flow for Beginners, who want a more active practice. This class includes some inversions, with modifications given for those who choose not to invert.  Class ends with stretching and final relaxation that allows the full extent of the practice to integrate in your body-mind-spirit.

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All Levels

Yin Yoga is a gentle practice which approaches traditional poses in a non-traditional way…to stretch beyond the superficial tissues of our muscles and skin. It involves longer holdings of floor-based postures (often done with the use of props) to target the deep, dense connective tissues of the body—the tendons, ligaments and cartilage—which are difficult to energize and open. It promotes the overall health and longevity of the connective tissues and joints in the hips, thighs, pelvis, lower back and knees…thus helping your body remain supple at its core.

By drawing our awareness into the bones and connective tissues, an advanced level of relaxed focus is achieved. Meditative breathwork (pranayama) also helps create a deep, integrated and satisfying experience. Yin Yoga is complementary to—and helps balance the effects of—more active, “yang”-like forms of yoga or exercise. It’s suitable, and beneficial, for all levels.

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Yoga for

BOOMERS

& Beyond

All Levels

Age 50

or Better!

Getting older may be inevitable, but looking and feeling your age can be optional!  If you are age 50 or better, this yoga class is for you! It's designed to meet the unique needs of aging, ever-growing popular "Boomer Yoga" meets you wherever you are—physically, emotionally and spiritually. All students, including “first timers” to yoga, will find the and experienced yogis will find this class a safe and all levels.

This class provides a safe environment in which to explore a variety of yoga practices that can enhance balance, mobility and flexibility of body and mind. Yoga postures and movements are modified to meet your physical health challenges--including back pain, osteoarthritis, COPD, hip/knee replacement, osteoporosis, high blood pressure and heart conditions. Breathing and relaxation exercises will reduce stress levels, improve mental function and promote a greater sense of well-being.

Your instructor—an experience Employee Assistance (EAP) and Mental Health Professional—is a Registered Yoga Teacher of Phoenix Rising Yoga Therapy and has received professional training through Duke Integrative Medicine’s nationally acclaimed “Therapeutic Yoga for Seniors” training certificate program.  

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New!  Yoga for

CARE GIVERS

4-Week

Mini-Course

& 'Retreat'

Sundays

October 3, 

10, 17 & 24

All Levels

The work of caring for another can be backbreaking--literally and figuratively. A caregiver can feel a lot of stress, pulled in many directions, and have little or no time for themselves. If you’re a caregiver, you need to take time for yourself…to stay healthy and happy.

This 4-week class can be like a mini-retreat for you! You’ll “take a break” from your care-giving duties to learn and practice yoga postures, inner focus/meditation and breathing techniques that will help you relieve and manage stress, build strength, and boost your immune system.  Special emphasis will be placed on relieving back and shoulder tension; plus you’ll get tips on safely lifting and transferring. We’ll explore useful yogic philosophy that will help you connect with your loved one with loving kindness, find peaceful moments during your day, and make beneficial observances for enhanced living. Handouts provided for home practice and support.

Your instructor is a certified Kripalu Yoga Instructor and Licensed Mental Health Counselor. For this class, she also draws on her experience of using yoga extensively for 10 years as “a haven of peace” while taking care of her mother afflicted with Alzheimer’s. She is dedicated to teaching yoga to people undergoing, grief, loss and change.

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New!  YOGA DANCE!

A Freeing, Healing & Exhilerating Experience

Next Classes:

Friday, Oct 22

Sunday, Nov 28

Yoga Dance

attendees in the

past say it’s

“Very enlightening

as well as enjoyable…”

“I felt good afterwards

and lighthearted….” 

It is very difficult

for me to let go,

but I did let go

a little today.…” 

All Levels

Go at your  own pace.

No

experience

needed.

It's very

 simple! 

Let your

Yoga Dance!

Anyone who can move…can do Yoga Dance and receive its many benefits. You don’t have to do yoga, be a dancer…or even like to dance.  You can dance at your own pace and intensity, vigorously or gently.

Yoga Dance can tone your body and heart, boost your energy and spirits, and free you from tightness and stress.  It can be another useful “tool” in a yoga student’s tool box for transformation—offering an opportunity for finding your body's truth through mindful inquiry, and experiencing the pure joy of moving our body without judgment.  It’s been called a meditation in motion, as it brings you fully present in the moment.

The class starts with a gentle warm-ups and simple Yoga poses. We’ll gradually move into spontaneous dance movements to music from around the world. The session ends with a relaxation period that leaves the “chakra” energy centers of the body aligned and balanced.

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New! 

Yoga for TEENS

Ages

11 & Beyond

Students will enjoy learning classic yoga postures to become stronger and more flexible. They will be introduced to breathing and relaxation techniques that will help them focus their mind, reduce stress, have more energy, and temper hyperactivity.

Teens often find that yoga helps them cultivate body awareness and acceptance, resulting in higher self-esteem. The class is open to students of all ability-levels. Teens enjoy this class with Kelly, who has lots of experience working with children, athletes and young adults.   

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New!  YOGALATES

East Meets West

Beginners

& Beyond

This All-Levels class is a fusion of the ancient discipline of yoga with the modern pilates techniques. Yogalates was developed by Australian Louise Solomon to give you the best of both techniques. You'll engage in a mix of both disciplines to help you develop core strength, tone muscles, increase flexibility, focus your mind, and reduce stress. Your instructor is certified and experienced in Power Pilates. While this practice is focused and intense, anyone can do it. Try something new to start your Sunday morning feeling fabulous!

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YOGA NIDRA

Profound

Relaxation

& Stress

Reduction 

Occasional classes.

Also private sessions.

Next Workshop: 

Friday, Nov 19

7:00-9:30 p.m.

All Levels

Yoga Nidra (YN)is a systematic method of guided meditation that's scientifically proven to induce profound physical, mental and emotional relaxation which leads to improved health. YN allows you to experience your inner sanctuary and awaken consciousness in areas in your life often dormant due to tensions.

Each class begins with gentle stretches to loosen your joints, free-up energy, and prepare you for YN. We then move to a comfortable lying down position for YN. The instructor guides you through a series of simple meditations where you bring your awareness to physical sensations, the breath and mental images. The tools/techniques learned can also be used at home for stress reduction and as a prelude to better sleep. No yoga or meditation experience needed. All props provided.

Yoga Stretch

& Strengthen

Beginners,

All Levels

This popular class is perfect for a beginner—or the experienced yoga practitioner—who wants a less vigorous class to increase flexibility, strength, energy, balance, good posture, and greater ease in the body/mind.

A slower class pace helps you:

• Learn basic yoga postures and breathing exercises.
• Increase body awareness to avoid or recover more quickly from illness or injury; and
• Balance a life of more active yoga practice or physical exercise with more focused breathing and stretching.

Classes include total body stretching with a special emphasis on tension-prone areas—neck, shoulders, lower back, hips and hamstrings/legs. We’ll do joint-freeing movements, detoxing twists, and passive holding of poses—surrendering to gravity—to release deeply held tightness. Restorative Poses using blankets and other props to support the body might be used to help you experience deeper opening, relaxation and healing.

To strengthen, we’ll use holding of poses, repetition, props and lifting up and out of gravity. Focus on breathing and relaxation techniques will balance the nervous and endocrine systems. Each class ends with guided relaxation.

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