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60 minute sessions customized to your interests and goals. Yoga classes may include pranayama (yogic breathing techniques), meditation, and posture practice or a combination of all 3. Posture practice can be Restorative Yoga, Slow Flow Yoga, Flow Yoga, Power Yoga, Yoga Philosophy and or Yoga Nidra. Please email info@heartofvillageyoga.com to schedule a consultation and/or appointment.

Therapeutic Yoga One-on-One with Jo Kirsch, E-RYT 500, YACEP

Do you have a physical ache that won’t go away? Like a sore back or shoulder or hip? Are you recovering from an injury? Are you suffering from anxiety or depression and desire to improve your overall well being? Do you have trouble sleeping? Would you like to set-up a regular meditation practice? Would you like one-on-one instruction in yoga postures? If your answer is yes, and/or if you have another issue you’d like to resolve, please Email Jo to set up a consultation. Sessions can be arranged live stream online or in person.

Over the last 20 plus years, Jo has taught yoga to thousands of people in group or one-on-one settings. She's taught veterans, social workers, ski/snowboard academy students, teachers, factory workers, college soccer players, Traumatic Brain Injury survivors, high school students, individuals with cognitive and physical disabilities, trauma survivors, yoga teacher training students, at yoga festivals, conferences, ski resorts, on retreats and in local communities.

Yoga has therapeutic benefits in maintaining a healthy lifestyle. According to the National Institute of Health, scientific evidence shows that yoga supports stress management, mental health, mindfulness, healthy eating, weight loss and quality sleep. Research shows yoga improves strength, balance, flexibility, eases back-pain, reduces arthritis symptoms, benefits heart health, improves brain longevity, helps with traumatic brain injury, helps people suffering from cancer, promotes better self-care, and more.

Currently, in addition to teaching group classes, Jo is working one-on-one with clients on a range of subjects, ranging from healing and recovering from injury and illness; to reducing post traumatic stress and anxiety; to cultivating a regular meditation practice; to studying yoga philosophy; to developing overall well being; and to improve their yoga practice.

Email Jo to set up a consultation. Sessions can be arranged live stream online or in person.

Personal Coaching with Bob Speck
Livestream or In-Person, indoors or outdoors:

Bob has been helping people grow and realize their full potential for over 40 years. Using a down-to-earth practical style of communication and a wisdom that comes with many experiences (and age), Bob has recently been offering one-on-one personal coaching to a limited number of Heart of the Village Studio members. Seeing the unique potential in each student, Bob’s work is student-driven to empower and inspire each student to realize their goals in life! Whether a student's intentions are to find peace of mind or enduring happiness, to increase strength or flexibility, or to build personal power or resilience, Bob helps guide and support each student along their way.

Heart of the Village Yoga Teaching - If your goals are to develop yoga practices which are relevant to you and your current life situation, Bob will help you develop your practice. Bob can draw upon his expertise in Power Yoga, Vinyasa Flow Yoga, Restorative Yin Yoga, Aerial “Anti-Gravity” Yoga, Adaptive and Trauma-Sensitive Yoga, Yoga Nidra, or Bhakti Yoga. Lessons often begin with breathing exercises and mindfulness-based practices to focus attention on what’s important in the here and now, and evolve to physical practices which are designed for each student’s unique body.

Bringing Heart to Life Coaching - If your goals are to reduce stress and struggles and find a more lasting happiness and peace of mind, Bob will draw upon various teachings from ancient Eastern and Indigenous cultures in ways that will help bring these teachings to life. Often times, our struggles in life can be shifted by how we see things - our perspective or point of view. Bob will guide you through a Four Perspective approach to help you find your way and stay on course.

Functional Strength Training - If your goals are to have specialized training programs designed for your body, Bob will utilize his background in personal training, functional strength training, pain-free performance, and sports coaching to develop exercises just for you. Whether your intentions are to be more lean, to move with more ease, to be stronger, or to perform better, Bob will coach you through body-weight and functional-strength-building routines, weight-training methods, and day-to-day training programs, all of which are designed to progress over time.

Email Bob to arrange personal coaching sessions with Bob at Heart of the Village Yoga. Sessions can be arranged live stream online or in person, indoors or outdoors.

Bringing the art and science of yoga into the lives of young adults (ages 21 to 32) to promote personal wellness and health education, these 60-minute sessions can be in the Studio, online, or outside. These sessions are for local young adults who want to improve their own feelings of health and wellness, improve functional strength, work towards personal fitness goals, or learn more about bringing yoga practice into their lives. Graduates of HOTV Yoga Teacher Training program may request an additional 20% discount. Interested persons should email Bob@heartofvillageyoga.com to arrange a consultation; limited spaces are available, and are intended to be filled by those with limited means to pay normal rates or with special needs.10 Sessions $450; $500; $550 depending on your means.

We would love to offer you and your group a private yoga session!
Getting married? No better way than to start your big day with a private yoga session for you and your bridal party.
We will come to you or you may come to our yoga studio.
Fee varies upon location and number of participants.

Email info@heartofvillageyoga.com to book your session today.

with Jo Kirsch and Anna Fable
3 to 4:30 P.M.
Sunday, October 1, 2023
$40
(Members use coupon code: MEMBERS20 for 20% off)

Nothing compares to fall in Vermont. The colorful foliage and autumn sun beckon us to spend as much time as possible outside. Many of us are busy harvesting gardens and stacking wood, hiking, cycling, kayaking... doing all those outdoor things in the comfortable temperatures. It's important to balance our active yang nature and take time to rest and decompress. In this class Jo will guide you through restorative yin yoga poses giving you time to stretch your tired muscles and breathe. Yin is about stillness, surrender, letting go and just being exactly how you are.

As a pairing with Jo’s beautiful Yin Yoga flow, Anna will be offering a healing sound bath with singing bowls, chimes, rain sticks, and other restorative tools. She will then move around to each of you and provide hands-on Reiki healing, balancing and aligning your chakras. After all of this, you will leave feeling calm, centered, and deeply grounded.

with Jo Kirsch and Anna Fable
3 to 4:30 P.M.
Sunday, October 1, 2023
$20
(Members use coupon code: MEMBERS20 for 20% off)

You will be emailed a zoom link to livestream this class. If you are unable to view the class in real time, you will be emailed a link to a recording of the class which will be viewable for 3 days.

Jo Kirsch and Bob Speck
December 2 to 9, 2023
From $2380 per person double occupancy

Join us for a week of yoga and adventure in beautiful Costa Rica. Return to your natural state of balance, harmony and peace, while practicing yoga in this tranquil and rejuvenating setting. We'll stay at the RipJack Inn, a Boutique Hotel located just 245 feet from the beach in Playa Grande, Costa Rica. RipJack Inn has a beautiful Yoga Shala, a tree top restaurant with some of the best food in the country, swimming pools and more. Playa Grande is a National Park that protects the Leatherback Turtle with miles of pristine beaches along the Pacific Ocean.


This is a wonderful opportunity to nurture your body, mind and soul with morning meditation, revitalizing and balancing yoga classes, delicious food, and great company. There will be plenty of free time daily to relax and play, explore the beautiful beaches and gorgeous ocean of Playa Grande. If you have a partner or a family member who would love a tropical vacation, but is not "into yoga”, that's okay too. There is plenty to explore and lots of time to enjoy the beach and the surrounding area. Or, maybe this is the time they can get "turned on" to the practices, which will be accessible to Every Body (and always optional)!

Email info@heartofvillageyoga.com to reserve your spot!

Open your heart through chanting and meditation as you imagine how you can live authentically in the 21rst Century. You will be led through a gentle yin yoga practice accompanied by meditation and pranayama, beginning and ending with prayer and chanting. In this workshop you will learn and practice simple chants, meditations and yin yoga poses that you can access daily to lower stress and reunite with your true self.

A video of this class will be available for viewing for 3 days after class.

We will begin class in a restorative yoga posture with centering pranayama (breath work) exercises. Centering will be followed with gentle stretches and some simple sun salutation variations to move energy throughout the body. After this 30 minute warm-up, we will transition to Restorative Yoga postures for the remainder of our session.


The main focus of Restorative Yoga is that by relaxing in poses, without strain or pain, one can achieve physical, mental and emotional relaxation. Our parasympathetic nervous system is stimulated when we relax into poses, which promotes a relaxation response- slowing your heart rate and breath and increasing blood flow to your vital organs- reducing stress in the body and mind.

You will learn how to use props, like blocks, bolsters, blankets, sandbags and straps (available in our studio for you to use) so that you are supported in your pose comfortably. This is a great practice to balance an active schedule and an excellent way to practice self care.

Open to everyone. No experience necessary.

Gentle yoga is essentially what it sounds like—a gentler style of hatha yoga practice. It is performed at a slower pace, with less intense postures, and usually includes extended time for meditation, yogic breath work, and relaxation. We will flow slowly through gentle yoga poses to release and relieve tension in the body, mind and Spirit, if you will.

Class will end with a guided meditation. You will learn how to count 108 breaths on your hands or how to count your breaths using a mala. If you have a set of mala beads - please bring them to class. If not, no worries, you can use the hand counting method to count your breaths.

A link to a video of this class will be emailed to you and available for viewing for 24 hours.

Join us Saturday mornings to breathe, chant, meditate and learn yoga philosophy.

Have you been encouraged to meditate by a doctor, a friend or something you read, heard or saw in the news? Do you find meditating challenging? Join us Saturday mornings to breathe, chant, meditate and learn yoga philosophy and together we will break down the barriers. You will be inspired to include meditation in your daily activities. A few minutes every day is like a vacation. You will find yourself refreshed, inspired and relaxed.

Pranayama is focused breathing. We often hold our breath and don't even realize it. We will practice breathing techniques to calm our mind, relax our body and open our heart.

Chanting - singing - is proven to be good for us! It also calms and focuses our mind. Doesn't matter if you can hold a tune and it is not religious.

Yoga Philosophy reminds us to live fully in the present moment. It teaches us to pay attention to what is true and to let go of what no longer serves us.

The emotional and physical benefits of meditation, chanting and focused breathing can include:

• improves brain health
• reduces memory loss
• increases concentration and attention span
• enhances the quality of sleep
• boosts creativity and happiness
• improves breathing
• induces physical relaxation
• detoxifies and relaxes your mind
• reduces stress
• reduces anxiety and depression
• lowers blood pressure
• increases pain threshold
• helps you connect with others
• facilitates going more deeply into presence
• generates empathy and kindness

Learn and practice with us. If you have a mala (string of 108 beads) bring it along. If not, no worries. Absolutely no experience necessary.

A recording of the class will be emailed you to and will be available for viewing for 24 hours.

Slow Flow Restorative Yoga opens and closes with restorative and yin poses, and flows through seated and standing poses. Poses range from gentle to more challenging and are practiced with stable, self-centering energy. The slow pace of this class allows for emphasis on correct alignment and maintaining balanced even breathing. This style builds strength, stability and postural integrity. Suitable for all levels.

A video of this class will be available for viewing for 24 hours after class.

with Barb Lowes, E-RYT 500, YACEP, Reiki Master and Certified Brain Longevity Specialist - Alzheimer’s Research and Prevention
Foundation

Have you ever experienced brain fog? We think it comes from living busy lives and/or aging. We tend to think it’s inevitable, but, in reality, it is not. Research has proven that yoga and meditation help to reduce stress (a leading issue for memory loss) and improve mental focus and clarity. The mission of this new class is to help prevent memory related diseases and help individuals live a high quality of life through yoga, reiki and meditation.

Yes, you can affect the health of your brain when you choose to educate yourself with proper prevention strategies. Each week, we will study different parts of the Four Pillars of Brain Longevity and then practice slow flow yoga. This style of practice promotes peace and quiet in the mind and body, preparing you for meditation.

Our practice will end each week with a medical mind body meditation called Kirtan Kriya also known as Brain Aerobics. This meditation is based on the work of Dharma Singh Khalsa, MD, Founding President/Medical Director of the Alzheimer’s Research and Prevention Organization in Tucson, Arizona.

You will learn and practice easy, accessible tools you can use in daily life. This practice is open to all levels. No yoga experience necessary.


Merging the practice of meditation and gentle flow, this class explores techniques of mindfulness on the mat by working with the breath and focusing attention with methods of concentration. Each week offers a different approach to the traditions of guided meditation as a journey into the peaceful heart within all of us, and give space to nurture our well being for our everyday lives. Although, the meditation portion may be practiced at the start, in the middle, or the closing of the practice, there will always be time devoted to slow asana movement to warm the body and revitalize the soul. Open to everyone. No yoga or meditation experience necessary.

with Barb Lowes, E-RYT 500, YACEP, Reiki Master and Certified Brain Longevity Specialist - Alzheimer’s Research and Prevention
Foundation
10:30 to 11:30 a.m. Tuesdays

A link to a recording of the class, viewable for 24 hours, will be emailed to you after each class.

A zoom link for this live stream class will be emailed to you 15 minutes before class time.
A link to a recording of the class will be emailed to you 15 minutes after class ends, and will be available for viewing for 24 hours.

Flow yoga is a mixture of meditation, breath-work and energizing movement. Class begins with gentler movements to warm up the body, then moves into progressively more challenging flowing sequences. These may include standing poses, balances, inversions and peak poses. The classes tend to end with slower, deeper stretches, and often floor-based asana practice.

The breath synchronization found in flow yoga maximizes the positive benefits of the practice, turning it into a moving meditation. The breath primarily helps to maintain the pace of the sequence, preventing practitioners from rushing through poses. It can also be used to assist in deepening the expression of a pose, while providing greater mental focus and freedom from distraction. In this way, meditation and breath work are woven throughout class.

Regardless of the practitioner’s level, flow yoga can be modified to accommodate those with injuries or disabilities, as well as a varied level of experience. This is an all levels class where students can adapt the pose to themself, versus adapting themself to the pose. The teacher will offer 'stops on the train' for the poses, and in that way, meet each student where they are. Classes are limited to ages 13 and older.

A video of this class will be available for viewing for 24 hours after class.

Astanga is a very dynamic and athletic form of hatha yoga, with a fixed order of postures. It is rooted in vinyasa, the flowing movements between postures, with a focus on energy and breath. While it is a very physical practice, it also promotes mental clarity and inner peace. Variations and hands-on assists are offered throughout the class.

A 60-minute class for all levels including: 45 minutes of relaxing Yin Yoga practice and 15 minutes of guided meditation. Following the class, there will be a 15-minute optional discussion for interested students, with a theme of group intention-setting and world-healing. (Scheduled on alternating weeks)

A one-hour class for all levels including: 15 minutes of warming up and slow-moving mobilizationwork; 30-minute power yoga practice with emphasize on bodyweight functional strengthening (resistance bands and light hand weights recommended); and 15 minutes of guided meditation. Following the class, there will be a 15-minute optional discussion for interested students, with a theme of group intention-setting and world-healing. (Scheduled on alternating weeks)

This class has similarities to a traditional on-the-mat slow flow yoga class, except swings are used to provide support and allow further exploration of traditional yoga poses. Suspended swings are used to provide support for traditional postures, most often with feet on-the-ground, as well as to provide support for inversions, full-body stretches, and relaxed lying-down positions. Please bring your own yoga mat if you have one. Suitable for ages 13 and up.

$25 - or Book of 5 for $110
INCLUDED in Class Cards and Memberships!