Yoga at CHANGE
CHANGE of the Peninsula is the Peninsula's premier community-based center for yoga, movement classes, meditation and a variety of healing arts workshops in San Mateo, California.
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We offer a variety of yoga traditions and class styles.



GENTLE CLASSES  schedule  •  photo gallery
Release and Restore 
The three stages of Release & Restore will include: willful practice (focusing on alignment, breath, and the presence of consciousness); willful surrender (holding of the postures to the level of tolerance and beyond); and meditation in motion  (a trust in the body's own wisdom to perform the postures and movements to release physical and mental tensions).

Integral
Integral Yoga uses classical Hatha postures, which are meant to be performed as a meditation, balancing physical effort and relaxation. Classes include a gentle asana practice, pranayama, guided relaxation and chanting.

Extra Gentle Integral

This extra gentle yoga class is especially geared towards students who are pre- or post-surgery*, recovering from illness or injury, seniors, newcomers to yoga, or anyone seeking a gentle, slow-paced class. Students will learn a series of modified yoga postures and breathing exercises designed to promote relaxation, improve flexibility, and overall wellness. Classes will include a gentle warm-up period and conclude with approximately 15 minutes of blissful, deep relaxation.

* Note * Students who have had major surgery or treatment within the past six months are requested to submit a doctor’s consent form prior to their first day of class.

Restorative
Restorative Yoga is a gentle movement class where yoga poses and other yoga techniques are incorporated to help you relax and renew. Restorative poses are restful poses in which the body is supported with props and the poses are held for extended periods of time. Experience how this class can soothe and regenerate your being, promoting a calm, peaceful state of mind, body and spirit. This is a great way to achieve deep relaxation to help bring balance to our demanding daily lives.

This class will begin with the basic principles of yoga, following the Iyengar method. Learn the poses with proper alignment and precision while building strength. The trademark of Iyengar Yoga is an intense focus on the subtleties of each posture. Poses are typically held much longer than in other schools of Yoga so that one pays close attention to precise muscular and skeletal alignment that this system demands.

Slow Flow Yoga
Slow Flow Yoga is classic Hatha yoga and was developed by Yogi Hari who was inspired by the teachings of Swami Sivananda. Sampoorna means "complete" and it is an integrated approach incorporating postures, breathing practices, deep relaxation and meditation. Recharge, refresh and rejuvenate in a safe, non-competitive environment.

Vinyasa Flow
This is a flowing, invigorating style of Yoga working with the breath to integrate body, mind and spirit into an energetic whole. Vinyasa Flow class will focus on linking the body movement with the breath. Specific sequences of breath-synchronized movements are used to transition between sustained poses. Vinyasa generates a subtle, internal heat of transformation and stokes agni fire for internal cleansing. Agni is the digestive fire used not only to digest physical food but also experiences and sensations. If our fire is strong, we can better adapt to life's challenges.

This is a flowing, invigorating style of Yoga working with the breath to integrate body, mind and spirit into an energetic whole. Vinyasa Flow class will focus on linking the body movement with the breath. Specific sequences of breath-synchronized movements are used to transition between sustained poses. Vinyasa generates a subtle, internal heat of transformation and stokes agni fire for internal cleansing. Agni is the digestive fire used not only to digest physical food but also experiences and sensations. If our fire is strong, we can better adapt to life's challenges.


Vinyasa/Yin Yoga

Enjoy a blend of both an active (yang) and passive (yin) practice all in one yoga session!  The first 45 minutes will focus on a Vinyasa flow series consisting of eclectic sun salutations and strengthening and stabilizing standing poses transitioning into the remaining 45 minutes on the floor in more passive, long-held poses focusing on connective tissue in the body, and then melting into Corpse pose.  A decadent way of transitioning your day into evening!

Prenatal Yoga for toning and strengthening and preparing for birth. Calm yourself while creating community. Open to those who are continuing their yoga practice and those in their 2nd or 3rd trimesters who wish to start a yoga practice.

Mom Baby Yoga  schedule  •  photo gallery
Come do yoga with your baby. Most poses incorporate the baby in some way. We also do a little infant massage, baby yoga, deep relaxation and breathing to calm Mom and baby and to get the Mommy's brain to function more fully.

Yoga with Babysitting  schedule  •  photo gallery
A yoga class with your little one close by. Parents do yoga and children ages crawling to 6 years can participate, play with the other kids or have stories read to them by the babysitter (often all of the above in this one hour class). Parents pay the babysitter $3.50/child.