Bonda Yoga offers many different yoga classes for beginners. Whether this will be your first yoga class, or you have recently started your practice, there are a variety of classes that can help you build a solid foundation to yoga.

Remember flexibility is not required to begin a yoga practice.

Beginner Classes

Beginner Workshop               Vinyasa Flow – Beginners                   Principles Of Alignment

Gentle Yoga                         Meditation

Started Yoga Recently or Returning from a “Yoga Hiatus”?

If you have recently started your yoga practice and have already taken the Beginner Classes, you may want to check out:

Principles Of Alignment                   Vinyasa Flow – Open Level                  Vinyasa Flow 1/2

Meditation

for class schedule and times

Beginners Will Benefit From:

  • Gentle Pace, which allows students to learn alignment principles
  • Detailed instruction on basic postures
  •  How to modify postures if any injuries exist benefits of yoga (link to that page)

Will Doing Yoga Help Me Lose Weight?

 Doing Yoga regularly offers many benefits, as listed above. Vinyasa Yoga could be more appropriate for students who have weight loss as a primary intention. Vinyasa Yoga, Warm / Hot Yoga, Ashtanga Yoga, Power Yoga, are all styles where movement and breath link poses together, build heat and potentially result in greater calorie burn leaving the practitioner quite sweaty. In these classes one may burn over 400 calories in 90 minutes.

Students who commit to a yoga practice of at least 3 times per week, in any of our vinyasa flow classes will definitely increase muscle tone and may loose inches. We recommend supplementing  your yoga practice with a sensible diet.

Though individual results will vary, aside from burning calories and strengthening your muscles, yoga also helps you focus on having mind and body awareness. When you bring attention inward, you may notice a shift in your perspective about the types of food you put into your body as fuel, resulting in eating mindfully.

 Yoga Burns Fat, by Jan Maddern (Fair Winds, 2002).  States “The premise of the present book is that yoga practice has two prime benefits for people wanting to lose weight: one, it improves digestion and so eliminates constipation, water retention, and bloating; and two, it improves blood circulation to major endocrine glands (such as the thyroid and pancreas) that ‘control your appetite, moods and sleep patterns’ . . . as well as improved self-image.”

Keep in mind, if you are new to yoga, very overweight or are quite out of shape, always choose a beginner-level class first.

 Things to Know on Your First Day

  • Arrive 10 minutes before your first class. You do not need to call us in advance to register.
  • Please shut off all cell phones upon entering the studio.
  • Please do not wear perfume.
  • Sign in for your class with the front desk.
  • Let our front desk team member know that it is your first time at Bonda.
  • For your convenience, we have yoga mat rentals for $2 as well as mats for sale.
  • We offer free mat storage, mats must be left in a mat bag, we will not be responsible for lost or missing mats.
  • In the back of the studio there are bathrooms, towels, a hot / cold water dispenser and tea complimentary.