Inspirit Common @
CLINIC Alternative Medicines

CLINIC Alternative Medicines
(old Valley Ayurveda)
98 Main Street
Northampton, MA 01060

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Parking

If you drive to class, the parking garage offers dry and well-lit parking. The first hour is free and only 50 cents/hour after that. You can walk through Thorne's Marketplace and stay warm!

Svaroopa Yoga

Our classes are now held at CLINIC, 98 Main Street, Northampton

Monday	7:15 - 8:45 pm doors open at 7pm	Svaroopa®	Bucky Sparkle
Tuesday	9:15 - 10:45 am doors open at 9am	Svaroopa	Bucky Sparkle
Wednesday	6:15 - 7:45 pm doors open at 6pm	Svaroopa	Shivani
Thursday	7:15 - 8:30 am doors open at 7am	Beginner Hatha Yoga in the Svaroopa® Style	Emily Sparkle
Saturday	12:15 - 1:45 pm doors open at noon	Svaroopa	Shivani

Rates & Details

Yoga & Movement Prices *

Drop-in	$15
15 week 10-class card	$120

Senior & Student Prices

Drop-in	$12
15 week 10-class card	$100

Students must present current ID. Senior discount age 62 with ID.

Payment

Pre-pay at the store and brining your receipt (or new card) to class is preferred, to save teachers and the class time. To pay at the studio, exact change is best. Checks, made out to River of Grace Yoga, and credit cards can be accepted by teachers, but please leave a little extra time for them to do the paperwork.

Arrivals

Please feel free, especially NEW STUDENTS, to arrive up to 15 minutes before class.

All of our classes welcome beginners

You will need comfortable clothes. Layers are useful. Water bottles with tight lids are welcome and encouraged. Mats, straps, blocks, eye pillows (lavender & unscented), tissues, and svaroopa blankets are available to use free of charge. You are welcome to bring your own mat or gear.

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WHY YOGA?

We feel that life is not slowing down on its own. The increasing pace of existence continuously ties our bodies and minds into knots. That is why it is increasingly more important to find ways to slow down and release the knots. It is important to do yoga.

Our classes and teachers will bring you back to a state of physical and mental ease.

A Brief View of Yoga

Yoga is for the purpose of stilling the "modifications of the mind*." It is not a religion, but a way of looking at things. It let's you see the world and yourself more clearly and connectedly. From this perspective, life is easier and more joyful.

Yoga can be interpreted and practiced in many ways. The best known way is through doing asana, or poses. But working with breath, immersing yourself in meditation, and other paths can achieve the same yogic goal: stilling the mind.

Once the mind is still, the body and spirit are at ease. This state of ease is remarkably healing and uplifting. Do yoga to experience this state daily.

Yoga's Benefits

Yoga is deservedly famous for it's wide ranging physical and mental benefits. It offers systematic ways to cleans the body and balance the mind; a healthier body and happier mind are the result. Relief from physical pains is almost a side-effect compared with the opening of your heart and mind, made possible through yoga.

* yoga citta vritti nirodhah. Patanjali's Yoga Sutra, 1.2

Inspirit Common @ CLINIC Alternative Medicines

CLINIC Alternative Medicines (old Valley Ayurveda) 98 Main Street Northampton, MA 01060