Class Descriptions

• Classes Fill Quickly! Register soon to avoid disappointment. Please do not attend class if you have a contagious condition. HAYC has a flexible make-up policy, and we will welcome you back when you have recovered.
• Yoga 1/Beginner
  Yoga 1/Beginner is the introductory class for students who are new to yoga. This class focuses on poses to stretch and strengthen the legs, back, and shoulders. Emphasis is given to the basic alignment of the standing poses. Since this class progresses, only students with yoga experience are accepted after the third week of the session.

• Yoga 1-2
  Yoga 1-2 is a continuation class for Yoga 1. The emphasis of this course is on refining and building endurance in Yoga 1 and Yoga 2 standing poses. The basic principles of alignment are presented. This class is suitable for students who have practiced other styles of yoga, but it is not suitable for those who have never studied yoga before.

• Yoga 2/Advanced Beginner
  Yoga 2/Advanced Beginner focuses on refining the standing poses and learning basic sitting postures, simple back bending poses, and the shoulder stand using the principles of alignment. It is recommended that students complete both Yoga 1 and Yoga 1-2 before taking Yoga 2.

• Yoga 2-3
  Yoga 2-3 is a combination class. It begins with Yoga 2 poses and moves gradually into Yoga 3 poses, particularly strengthening poses for the upper body in preparation for the headstand and handstand. The headstand is the major pose learned in this course. Students should complete at least three sessions of Yoga 2 and be comfortable in Chaturanga and Upward Facing Dog before taking Yoga 2-3.

• Yoga 3/Intermediate
  Yoga 3/Intermediate continues with refinements to poses studied in Yoga 1 and 2 and introduces the forearm balance and full arm balance (handstand). Additional back bend poses are also included. It is recommended that students complete at least three sessions of Yoga 2 and one session of Yoga 2-3 before taking Yoga 3.

• Yoga 4/Advanced
  Yoga 4/Advanced is for students who are capable of holding a free-standing headstand, can do a full arm balance (hand-stand) alone at the wall, and who can push up into Urdhva Dhanurasana (Upward Facing Bow Pose) with straight arms. Regular practice is expected. Permission of the instructor is required.

• Gentle Yoga 1
  Gentle Yoga 1 is designed for those who prefer a class less vigorous than Yoga 1. It includes gentle stretches and breathing as well as simple movements designed to systematically increase the range of motion of every major joint and increase energy. This class is ideal for students with chronic symptoms such as muscle/joint pain, stiffness, weakness, or fatigue.

• Gentle Yoga 2
  Gentle Yoga 2 is a continuation of Gentle Yoga 1, emphasizing the refinement of Gentle Yoga 1 poses and introducing the basic principles of alignment. This class will focus on strengthening the body and adapting poses to protect injured or weak joints. New breathing and relaxation techniques will be introduced as well. This class is more strenuous than Gentle Yoga 1 and students must complete at least two sessions of Gentle Yoga 1 before taking Gentle Yoga 2.

• Beginning Yoga for Men
  Beginning Yoga for Men Do you want to try yoga, but hesitate because you think you are not flexible? This course is designed for men whose goal is to improve their flexibility. We will focus on the yoga fundamentals for stretching safely the areas where men are usually tight, such as shoulders, hips, and hamstrings. This will help improve your everyday life and ease your way into a regular yoga class. No yoga experience required.

• Yoga for Men 2
  Yoga for Men 2 is a continuation of Beginning Yoga for Men. This course focuses on refining poses and increasing flexibility with poses taught in our Yoga 1-2 and Yoga 2 classes. Suitable for students who have completed either one session of Beginning Yoga for Men or one session of Yoga 1.

• Dynamic Movement
  Dynamic Movement energizes your body and builds strength and endurance for all of your activities. In this alignment-based, dynamic practice, we will learn to flow with our breath. Yoga poses will be sequenced to improve functional movement and challenge stability, balance, and strength. This one-hour class will help restore you mentally and physically. All levels welcome; some yoga experience required.

• Mad Skills for Graceful Aging
  We are getting older! There is nothing we can do about that, so in this class we will blend in the mad skills needed to age more gracefully. We will explore how to tailor our yoga practice to enrich our yoga toolbox by focusing on balance, stability, flexibility, and agility through asana, pranayama, and relaxation. Open to students Yoga 1-2 and above.

• Pilates Mat: Accessing Your Core
  Pilates Mat: Accessing Your Core focuses on the powerful and deep muscles in the abdominal region and along the spine. Strengthening these muscles promotes good posture, spinal stability, and may free you from common injuries on and off the mat. Through the use of Pilates exercises and props, this class will build strength, flexibility, and stamina in the core and will also work on strengthening and stabilizing the muscles in the arms, shoulder girdle, and pelvis. It will follow a level 1 Pilates mat class set within a yoga class structure: beginning with yoga centering and ending in final relaxation.

• Prenatal Yoga
  Prenatal Yoga Pregnancy is both a life-changing process and a natural opportunity for developing a more mindful approach to daily living. This class, for pregnant women, is designed to alleviate common discomforts and concerns of pregnancy, help you stay healthy, and prepare you for labor and delivery. It is fun and appropriate for both new and experienced yoga students. Please obtain your doctor's or midwife's permission in writing before enrolling.

• Sunrise Yoga
  Sunrise yoga is an early morning, one-hour, multi-level yoga class that includes a variety of poses with a different focus each week. Students should be comfortable completing a Sun Salutation. Open to students Yoga 1-2 and above.

• Tai Chi and Health Qigong 1
  Tai Chi and Qigong are ancient arts that have evolved into a graceful sequence of low-impact exercises that can be helpful in reducing stress and improving a variety of health conditions. This course will introduce students to these traditional Chinese arts which, with regular practice of their gentle flowing movements, promote serenity of the body, breath, and mind. No new students or make-ups after the third class without the instructor's permission.

• Tai Chi and Health Qigong 2
  Tai Chi and Health Qigong 2 builds on the Tai Chi and Health Qigong 1 course and will include the Health Qigong Eight Brocades (eight movements) and hand movements in Tai Chi walking. This course is appropriate for those who have taken two sessions of Tai Chi and Health Qigong 1 or who have the instructor's permission.

• Vinyasa Flow 1
  Vinyasa Flow 1 is a continuous series of postures, movement flows with breath, and creative Sun Salutations, including Sun Salutations A, B, and C. This style of practice is heating and vigorous, and builds strength and stamina quickly in the body. Shoulderstand and inversion preparations are practiced. Recommended for HAYC students who have completed at least two sessions of Yoga 2 and who are steady in standing postures, and for those with vinyasa experience from other styles and schools. Students should be able to move easily through Chaturanga and Upward Facing Dog. No serious physical injuries or limitations.

• Vinyasa Flow 2
  Vinyasa Flow 2 builds on the principles and techniques of Vinyasa Flow 1 and moves through more difficult transitions and towards more challenging postures such as full backbends, arm balances, and inversions. Appropriate for students who have taken at least one session of Yoga 3 or have the permission of the instructor. No major injuries, please.

• Yin Yoga
  Yin Yoga is partially based on the Chinese energy system and is designed to bring energetic balance and harmony into our yoga practice and lives. This quiet class focuses on our connective tissues and the protection and health of our joints. The course will include anatomical practices for the spine, hips, and upper and lower body meridians. Suitable for students who have completed at least one session of Yoga 2.

• Yoga for Cancer (Y4C): Retaking Control of Your Own Body
  Yoga for Cancer (Y4C): Retaking Control of Your Own Body With its emphasis on the link between breath and movement, yoga is the ideal exercise for those touched by cancer currently or in the past. This course is designed to provide a practicum for cancer patients and survivors using the Yoga for Cancer (y4c) methodology. The classes will focus on addressing the main cancer treatment side effects through stretches, twists, gentle backbends, and restorative inversions with appropriate modifications. Please check with your doctor before enrolling. No previous yoga experience required. Please bring your own mat or a clean towel to cover the mats provided by the studio.

• Yoga Techniques
  Yoga Techniques is a one-hour, mixed-level course where we explore a different area of the body or class of pose each week. Open to students who have completed at least one session of Yoga 1-2.

• Yoga with Weights for Strength
  Yoga with Weights for Strength is a one-hour class designed to build strength through the use of resistance work and weights, empowering you to meet your everyday activities with confidence. The use of weights adds a new dimension of fitness to your yoga practice, targeting key muscles to overcome common muscular imbalances that can make normal functions challenging and often are at the root of chronic pain. Strength training using weights offers benefits, even if your goal is not to get "bigger muscles." Modifications will be made to accommodate all levels and to maximize the benefits of your practice!

Free Classes

• First Class Free to New Students
  We offer a free first class to people who have never taken a class at HAYC. This free class can be at whatever level is appropriate. Due to the progressive nature of our courses, students who are new to yoga are not permitted to try out a Yoga 1 class after the third week of the session. Experienced students who are new to HAYC may take a free class at any point during the session. Please call ahead to make sure space is available.

Class Packages

• Class packages are for three, seven, or ten classes and expire after five, ten, or fourteen weeks from date of first use respectively. These classes will be treated as drop-in classes, and all drop-in class policies will apply. To use a class in your package, check in at the front desk each visit and get a receipt to take to the instructor of your class. Packages may be purchased online, by phone, or at our front desk.
• 3 Classes$55.50
  Expiration: 5 weeks.

• 7 Classes$126.00
  Expiration: 10 weeks.

• 10 Classes$180.00
  Expiration: 14 weeks.

Fees & Policies

Class Fees - Winter 2020 Session

• Yoga14 Weeks: $224.00

• Twice Weekly14 Weeks: $420.00
  1st class is $16 / class; 2nd class is $14 / class.

• One-Hour Class14 Weeks: $196.00

Drop-In Fees

• Yoga Classes for Registered Students$16.00

• Yoga Classes for Unregistered Students$22.00

• One-Hour Class for Registered Students$14.00

• One-Hour Class for Unregistered Students$18.00

Registration Policies

• HAYC does not confirm registrations. You will be contacted only if the class you select is full. By registering for a class, you agree to adhere to the policies stated on this page.
• Registration
  Register for classes and workshops online, in person, by mail, or by phone ((703) 435-1571). We accept Visa/MasterCard, cash, or checks payable to HAYC.

• Workshops
  Sign up online or fill out a registration form and enclose payment in full. There is a $5 cancellation fee per workshop. You must cancel at least 7 days prior to the workshop in order to receive a refund unless your spot can be filled from our waiting list.

• Late Registration
  Late registrations are accepted on a pro-rated basis, space permitting. In Yoga 1, only students with yoga experience are accepted after the third week of the session. In Tai Chi and Health Qigong 1, no new registrations are accepted after the third week of the session without the instructor's permission.

• Cancellations
  To cancel your class or workshop, submit a drop request online or contact our office. Refunds are calculated based on the date HAYC is notified, not the date of the last class attended.

• Refunds
  Refunds are made according to the following schedule. Until the second class: 100% refund minus the $45 administrative fee, $35 for one-hour classes. After the second class, 70% refund of the class fee; after the third class, 60% of the class fee; after the fourth class, 30% of the class fee. No refunds are given after the fifth class. Refunds are processed in the sixth week of the term. Class fees cannot be transferred to another session. Short Courses, Kids, and Teens Refunds are made according to the following schedule. Until the second class: 100% refund minus a $25 fee. After the second class, a 100% refund minus a $40 fee. No refunds after the third class of the course.

Class Policies

• A Free First Class
  A Free First Class is an opportunity for students new to our yoga center to take a trial class. Please call ahead to ensure space is available. Since our classes are taught progressively, after the third week of the session, students new to yoga are not permitted to try out Yoga 1 classes, and the instructor's permission is required to try Tai Chi and Health Qigong 1 classes. Experienced yoga students who are new to HAYC may take a trial yoga class at any point during the session.

• Entering a Class Late
  If the door to your room is closed, the class has already begun. Please wait to enter until the teacher motions to you after the class finishes centering.

• Make-Ups
  We strongly encourage students to get the full experience of their course by making up any missed classes, including those cancelled due to inclement weather. All missed classes must be made up in classes at the same level or lower by the end of the current session. Students in full session classes may make up in appropriate short courses, and students taking short courses may make up in full session classes at the appropriate level. There is no need to call ahead, just come to the class and tell the instructor your name and current class. Teens Yoga students may make up in Yoga 1 classes. Those who have completed more than one session of Teens Yoga may make up in Yoga 2.

• Drop-In and Class Packages
  Drop-ins are allowed for students who are currently enrolled and wish to take an extra class, or for students who are not enrolled but have completed an equivalent level of alignment-based yoga. Class packages are treated as drop-in classes, but are purchased as a group and are only valid for a set time period after the date of the first class taken. The following policies apply to both drop-in and class packages: after the first three weeks, drop-ins are not allowed in Yoga 1 classes unless the student has previously taken the class and still meets the requirements. Drop-ins are permitted ONLY in classes that are not filled. Please call to confirm there is space.

Miscellaneous Policies

• Clothing, Props and Eating
  Wear comfortable clothes: t-shirt or tank top, and long shorts, bicycle shorts, tights, or leggings. Please no baggy pants as they mask the alignment of the legs. Remove your shoes before entering the yoga rooms. No perfume or gum. Please do not eat 2-3 hours before class. All props are supplied.

• Electronic Devices
  To avoid disturbing others, turn off or silence all electronic devices when entering the yoga center. Refrain from interacting with them during class as this is distracting to you, to other students, and to the teacher. This includes tablets, phones, and smart watches.

• Weather
  If classes are cancelled due to inclement weather, there will be an announcement posted on our Facebook page and recorded on the studio's voicemail one hour before classes are scheduled to begin. If you hear our normal voicemail message, we are holding classes as usual.

Registration

• Registration for all students begins on December 2 at 8:00 a.m.

• By registering for a class, you agree to adhere to our policies. By registering for a Workshop, you agree to our Workshop Policies.

• To access the online system - https://secure.yogareg.com/hayc/pub

• With the online system, you may
  Register in real-time; Update personal information; View classes and workshops taken in the past Print a receipt; Choose to receive the newsletter by email, regular mail, or both

• Each person who registers for a class or workshop online must have their own account.
  This includes children and teens. If a parent registers a child from the parent's account, the parent's name will appear on the Kids or Teens Yoga attendance list. The credit card system does allow a parent to pay for a child's registration.

• The online system takes all registrations on a first come, first served basis.
  When you register online, you are put into your class immediately. All registrations received by mail, fax, phone, or in person will be entered online by our office staff. Since registering online enters you into the system immediately, you have the best chance of getting into your class of choice by registering online.

• If the class you choose is full, please call the office and ask to be added to a waiting list.
  You can register for your second choice class and you will be contacted to transfer if a space becomes available. Though transfers and drops can be requested online, the requests are processed by our office and we will go through the waiting list before making the newly empty space available online.

• HAYC does not confirm registrations. You will be contacted only if the class you select is full.

• To register, return the form below along with payment in full to HAYC, or call (703) 435-1571 to register with MC or Visa.