| Day |
Time |
Class |
Instructor |
Notes |
|
|
|
Sunday
| 8:00 - 9:30 am | Sunday Morning Vinyasa |
| Avalon's long-running early Sunday class.
Doris also teaches popular classes at
Avalon on Saturday mornings, Wednesday evenings, and Sunday afternoons
- besides being a key member of Avalon's Teacher Training Faculty.
|
|
10:00 - 11:30 am
11:45 - 12:45 pm |
Flow Yoga
Restorative Yoga**
|
Janya Wongsopa |
Beautiful
Flow Class followed by Avalon's most popular Restorative
Yoga Class – taught back-to-back by one of the Bay Area's leading
teachers.
|
|
1:00 - 5:00 pm
|
|
| 5:15 - 6:45 pm | Slow Flow/Meditation**
|
Doris Palmer
| Sunday class open to all levels of students, from advanced to total
beginners. Taught by a Faculty Member in Avalon's Teachers
Training Program.
Doris
is currently using the class to introduce a popular integrative form of
yoga well-known in India but rarely taught in the West, "Yoga Subtle
Exercise" (yoga sukshma vyayama), breaking new ground in Bay Area yoga classes.
|
| 7:00 - 8:30 pm
|
|
Our
strong end-of-the-weekend class is now led by Brian Aganad, one of
America's strongest yoga practitioners and Avalon's Co-Director (don't
be scared away by his practice: Brian's classes make room for all levels of students,
and are uniformly fun).
Click here for a story on Brian our homepage.
|
|
| Monday | 7:00 - 8:15 am | Jivamukti
| 
Danae Barnes
|
Danae along with Giselle Mari and Toni Cupal is now one of three (!) regular Jivamukti teachers at Avalon!
|
| FREE OPEN STUDIO FOR PERSONAL PRACTICE, 8:15 - 9:15 AM |
| 9:30 - 11:00 am | Jivamukti
| 
Toni Cupal
|
Our newest Jivamukti class, taught by the former co-Director of the prestigious
Jivamukti
London Studio. See now also Toni's popular Thursday night and Friday morning classes!
|
| 11:30 - 1:00 pm |
Yin/Yang Yoga**
(A unique mixture of
standard Hatha
and Yin styles)
|
Ro Mamone | Hugely popular class, taught
by a leading regional Yin Yoga and meditation instructor.
Yin refers to
a slow-paced style of yoga that has a strong meditative
element and long holds of floor poses.
|
| 1:15 - 2:30 pm | Stanford Cancer Support Group
| Kathy Rule
| Co-sponsored by Stanford
University & Avalon Yoga.
Free twice-weekly yoga for all cancer patients &
family. |
|
FREE! NEW ON MONDAYS!
3:30 - 5:00 pm
|
Yoga Fundamentals**
|
Rotating Group of Avalon Teachers Training Students
| This time slot is now permanently used for Free Yoga Classes - one of 30+ Free Classes we now donate to the community each month!
|
|
5:30 - 7:00 pm | Avalon's premier Monday night Flow/Vinyasa Class is taught by the super-talented Russian-born and Avalon-trained Elena Milyukova (see below), who has extensive experience teaching students of all levels.
Elena is well-known for her elegant inversions and backbends (she is one of
few teachers we know who can lecture comfortably standing on her
hands)!
Elena
has just also taken over our Wednesday and Thursday morning Vinyasa classes (9:30 am)!
|
Perennially popular class appropriate for all students - from total beginners up.
|
| 7:15
- 8:45
pm
|
Ashtanga Flow
(All Levels)
| 
Brian Aganad
| Guest teacher: Avalon Co-Director Brian Aganad (shown practicing an extreme pose on the left). Brian is one of the strongest practitioners in the US and is head asana instructor in Avalon's Teacher Training Program.
Despite
his own world class practice, Brian has special talents teaching
beginners and intermediates, and his classes typically include a
range of students from all levels of experience. Everyone is welcome!
|
|
| Tuesday |
7:00 - 8:15 am |
Vinyasa
|
 F
Irene Au
|
Irene,
a former Google executive, is a strong recent Avalon
Teachers Training graduate who leads our Tuesday and Thursday morning
and prime-time 5 pm Friday night slots.
|
| 9:30 - 11:00 am | Alignment-based yoga |
Chrissy Graham
|
A perennially popular class, taught by one of the Bay Area's most accomplished teachers trained in the Anusara tradition. |
| 12:00 - 1:00 pm
| Lunchtime Flow |
Lunchtime class by one of the Bay Area's most popular teachers.
|
|
1:30 - 2:45 pm
| Yin Yoga** |
Misako
Matsuoka
|
Yin Yoga
refers to a slow-paced style that has
a powerful meditative element and long holds of
floor poses. Misako's classes get great student reviews.
|
FREE OPEN STUDIO FOR PERSONAL PRACTICE, 3:00 - 4:00 PM
|
| 4:15 - 5:15 pm
|
FREE
Kids Yoga (ages 7 and up; see also our Free Teen Yoga class on
Thursdays in this time slot)
| Taught by top
Avalon Teacher
Training students.
|
FREE to encourage the next
generation of yogis and yoginis.
Above: Photo of a recent Avalon Kids Yoga class.
|
|
5:30 - 7:00 pm
|
Yoga Basics**
|
Hattie Bluestone
|
Beautiful
new class aimed at all levels of students, from total beginners to
advanced. Close coordination of movement and breath in a style that
approaches a moving continuous moving meditation. Taught by Hattie Bluestone,
a Harvard graduate, a long-term Avalon favorite, and a former Avalon
Studio Manager. Like her famous mentor, Kelly McGonigal, Ph.D., Hattie
also now teaches yoga as well at Stanford University.
Click here to see the newest Yoga Journal article featuring Hattie and Kelly McGonigal, Ph.D.
|
| 7:15 - 8:45 pm | Jivamukti Yoga
| 
Giselle Mari
|
(See Giselle on the left on the covers of Yoga International and Yoga Journal, which has featured her work many times.)
Click here or on the image below for a new article in Yoga International on handstands featuring Giselle.
|
|
| Wednesday |
7:00 - 8:15 am |
Vinyasa
|
Josie Zhuo
|
Josie Zhuo is one of Avalon's most talented recent Teachers Training graduates.
See
Josie's other Avalon classes on Friday afternoons and Saturday morning!
|
FREE OPEN STUDIO FOR PERSONAL PRACTICE, 8:15 - 9:15 AM
|
|
9:30 - 11:00 am |
|
Our premier 9:30 am Wednesday morning slot is taught by one of the area's strongest practitioners, Elena Milyukova.
Elena also teaches popular classes at Avalon on Monday evenings and has just begun teaching on Thursday mornings as well.
|
|
11:30
- 1:00 pm |
Yin/Yang Yoga**
|
Ro Mamone |
A hugely popular class taught by a leading
regional Yin Yoga and meditation instructor. Appropriate for students
of all levels. |
| 1:30 - 3:00 pm
| No class this week. New style class starts soon.
|
|
3:30 - 5:00 pm
|
Yoga Fundamentals**
| This time slot is now permanently used for Free Yoga Classes - one of 30+ Free Classes we now donate to the community each month!
|
|
5:30 - 7:00 pm
|
|
Janya Wongsopa
|
Super popular weekly class. Yin refers to a meticulous and
deliberate style of yoga that has a
strong meditative element and long holds of floor poses.
Click on the image below for information on Janya's new Santa Cruz Mountain retreats!
|
|
7:15 - 8:45 pm
|
|
Our premier Wednesday night is now taught by Brian Aganad - one of the strongest yogis in the United States.
One
of Bian's unique
talents is his ability to simultaneously teach students of all levels.
There is no reason to be intimidated by his personal practice (click on the video on the left to see him at work).
There
is great comaraderie in all of Brian's classes, and you'll see the same
friends in class, of all levels of ability, week after week.
Brian now teaches popular classes at Avalon on Wednesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday nights!
Click here for a story on our homepage.
|
|
|
|
|
|
Thursday
|
7:00 - 8:15 am |
Vinyasa |
Irene Au
|
Irene, a former Google executive, is an exceptionally strong recent
Avalon Teachers Training graduate who leads our Tuesday and Thursday
morning and prime-time 5 pm Friday night slots.
Irene's classes creatively combine many styles and are getting rave reviews from Avalon students.
|
FREE OPEN STUDIO FOR PERSONAL PRACTICE, 8:15 - 9:15 AM
|
|
9:30 - 11:00 am |
|
Our long-running Thursday morning 9:30 class is now taught by the multi-talented Elena Milyukova!
|
|
11:15am - 12:30 pm
|
Yin Yoga**
|
Janya Wongsopa |
Yin
Yoga refers to a slow-paced style that has
a strong meditative element and long holds of
floor poses. Janya, a core faculty member in Avalon's Teachers Training
Program, is a Yin master.
Click on the image below for information on Janya's new Santa Cruz Mountain retreats!
|
|
12:45pm - 1:45pm
|
|
Irene Au |
Irene Au, who teaches popular early
morning Tuesday and Thursday classes at Avalon, and a prime-time
evening Friday class as well, has just taken over this class.
|
|
2:00 - 3:30 pm |
Stanford Cancer
Support Group
|
Lorien
Neargarder
|
Co-sponsored by Stanford University & Avalon Yoga. FREE
twice-weekly yoga for all
cancer patients & family. |
|
4:15 - 5:15 pm
|
Yoga for Teens
(ages 13 - 17, now boys as well as girls; see also Tuesdays for children age 7+) |
Taught by a
rotating
group of top Avalon Teacher Training graduates
|
FREE for everyone to encourage the next
generation of yogis and yoginis. |
|
5:30 - 7:00 pm |
Ashtanga Flow
|
Brian Aganad
|
Guest teacher: Avalon Co-Director Brian Aganad . Brian is one of the strongest practitioners in the US and is lead asana instructor in Avalon's Teacher Training Program.
Brian has special talents teaching
beginners and intermediate students, and his classes typically include
a range of students from all levels of experience, from total beginners to world-class practitioners. |
|
7:15 - 8:45 pm
|
Jivamukti
|
Toni Cupal
|
Our Thursday night slot has recently been taken over by a great Jivamukti teacher, Toni Cupal, former Co-Director of the prestigious London Jivamukti
London Studio.
|
|
|
|
|
|
| Friday |
7:00 - 8:15 am |
Jivamukti
|
Toni Cupal
|
Taught by Toni
Cupal, a powerful
and popular international Jivamukti teacher and past Co-Director of the
prestigious Jivamukti
London Studio.
An early morning class that is regularly packed despite its early hour!
|
FREE OPEN STUDIO FOR PERSONAL PRACTICE, 8:15 - 9:15 AM
|
|
9:30 - 11:00 am
|
Slow Flow**
|
|
Our prime-time Friday morning Slow Flow is taught by Misako
Matsuoka, an elegant instructor with training and interest in a wide range of yoga styles.
The class is followed by Misako's long-popular Restorative Yoga class!
|
|
11:30 am - 1 pm
|
Restorative Yoga** |
Misako
Matsuoka |
Taught by a talented instructor (and Avalon Teachers Training graduate).
|
|
1:30 - 2:45
pm
|
New class here soon.
|
|
3:00 - 4:30 pm
|
(TGIF!) Vinyassa
|
Josie Zhuo
|
Late Friday
afternoon
(TGIF) Vinyasa designed for yogis who sneak out of the
office early to unwind.
We are happy to announce that the class is now taught by Josie Zhuo,
a super-strong Avalon Teachers Training graduate well-known for her
exceptional flexibility, elegance, and beautiful form.
Look for Josie as well in our 7 am Wednesday and Saturday morning classes!
|
|
5:00 - 6:15 pm
|
Slow/Meditative Flow**
(Mixed styles appropriate for all levels of stuents)
|
Irene Au
|
Irene Au has taken over our prime-time Friday night Flow class - started years ago by Kelly McGonigal.
Like Kelly's, Irene's classes creatively combine many styles of yoga.
|
|
6:30 - 8:00 pm
|
Strong Intermediate & Advanced Students
Brian Aganad (AH-ga-nad)
Watch Brian at work in this YouTube Video!
|
Our strong Friday night class is now led by Brian Aganad, one of the strongest practitioners in northern California.
(Brian now teaches super-popular classes at Avalon on Wednesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday nights!)
Click here for a story on our homepage.
|
|
Saturday
|
7:00 - 8:15 am
|
Early Saturday Morning Flow
Josie Zhuo
|
Our early
morning Saturday slot is taught by Josie Zhuo,
a strong recent Avalon Teachers Training graduate known for her exceptional flexibility and beautiful form.
Look for Josie as well in our 3 pm Friday afternoon and Wednesday 7 am classes!
|
|
8:30 - 10:00 am
|
Vinyasa |
Janya Wongsopa |
Elegant
yoga flow by one of the most popular and talented teachers in northern California.
Click on the image below for information on Janya's new Santa Cruz Mountain retreats!
|
|
10:15 - 11:45 am
|
Hatha Yoga Fundamentals**
|
Doris Palmer
|
Wide-ranging
class aimed at all levels of students, grounded in (and going beyond)
Iyengar
principles.
Taught by a core faculty member of Avalon's Teachers
Training
program.
|
|
12-4 pm
|
This time slot is reserved for Teacher Training classes.
|
|
4:30 - 6:00 pm
|
Flow Yoga
|
Kelly McGonigal
|
Click here to see the newest Yoga Journal article featuring Kelly and her long-time mentee (and Avalon favorite) Hattie Bluestone!
One of the most
popular
classes in California, taught by a top world expert
on yoga therapy and the lead faculty member in Avalon's Teacher Training
Program - Stanford University psychologist Kelly McGonigal, Ph.D.
|
|
6:15 - 7:45 pm
|
|
Our strong Saturday night class is now taught by one of the top practitioners in the U.S., Brian Aganad.
Brian now teaches popular classes at Avalon on Wednesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday nights!
Click here for a story on our homepage
|
|
Infomal practice and socializing after Brian's class tonight, 25 May (see above).
|
 Space regularly reserved for Free Saturday night events, 2-3 times a month. Specific times vary.
Click
on the thumbnail on the right for information on the full schedule of
FREE Classes and Open Studio time that Avalon donates to the community
every month.
Every week Avalon holds special free classes for Cancer Patients and
their Families, for Kids age 7+, for Teen Girls, and for the Public at
large.
We are the only Yoga Studio in Northern California that offers an extensive list of Free Classes.
Click here or on the thumbnail poster on the right for a full schedule of our current free classes.
|
