Schoolhouse Yoga

10/20/2026

Plot twist: Hatha 1 isn’t “gentle yoga.” It’s “all levels.”
Two different things.

Whether you’ve practiced for years or you’re stepping into your very first class, Hatha 1 meets you where you are. We focus on the basic poses (asana) and the foundations of breath work (pranayama), getting curious about the details and how they feel in our bodies.

We use props to make the poses work for us. And the basics are surprisingly challenging when there’s nowhere to hide.

We hold the poses to build heat, strength, stamina, and fortitude.

Through every pose, we explore balance: standing on one leg, yes, but also the balance between effort and ease, strength and flexibility.

We learn to use the breath as a tool.

Brand new to yoga? You can walk right in.

Years of practice? Come see your old favorites in a whole new way.

Athletes and lifters, you’ll love what this does for your mobility and your control at end range.

The only requirement is curiosity.

Want a softer pace? Our Gentle + Chair class is made for you.

Mondays @ 5:30PM
Tuesdays @ 10:30AM
Saturdays @ 10:15AM

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10/14/2026

Warrior 3 looks deceptively simple. Hinge at the hips. Stand on one leg. Extend the other leg behind you. Extend the arms along side your ears. Make the shape of a T.

And then try to hold it. 😉

There’s a lot going on in this shape: abdominal strength to stabilize the trunk, glute strength to support the standing hip and lift the back leg, hamstring flexibility to accommodate the hinge, shoulder mobility to extend the arms overhead, and balance, coordination, and proprioception to keep all those pieces working together.

This month at Schoolhouse Yoga, we’ve been exploring Warrior 3 from a variety of angles. Lying on the floor. At the wall, hands supported or foot supported. With hands resting on a chair. In an L shape with hands elevated on a tower of blocks. And even upside down, in an inverted version of the pose.

Different approaches, different challenges, different information. The shape stays recognizable, but changing the relationship to gravity and the support beneath us changes what we have to work with, and what we have to work on.

We’ve been using Warrior 3 as a way to explore tapas: the discipline, effort, and willingness to stay engaged with a challenge. Not simply pushing harder, but paying attention, making informed choices, and being willing to work with what’s actually there.

10/14/2026

Barbie feet. Flointing. Whatever you call it, there’s a method to the madness.

In Warrior III, as in plenty of other asana, it’s easy to lose track of the “floating leg.” Giving the brain a little help keeping tabs on that leg is a reasonable idea.

The position of the foot gives you another way to feel where the leg is in space — a little extra information for your proprioceptive system.

And for yogis who tend to hyperextend their knees, the floint can be a useful cue to help organize the leg without locking back into the joint.

So, yes, the Barbie foot has a job. It’s not just for stiletto heels.😉

09/29/2026

TL;DR: Master the hinge, unlock the pose (and save your spine everywhere else).

Whether you come to Hatha 1 or Vinyasa 2, at Schoolhouse Yoga we work on skills that show up both on the mat and off it — and we're just wrapping up a month of developing the hip hinge.

September's been about wide-legged forward folds. So obviously, we've spent a lot of time on the hip hinge.

It's the foundation of this whole movement pattern.

The hinge only works when the hips have the mobility to allow it, and the hamstrings and adductors have the length it requires. Round through the spine instead of hinging at the hip, and you're compensating.

(And yes — at some point, some spinal flexion is normal and even necessary. That's a real conversation, just not this one.)

To be clear, the hip hinge isn't the whole story — pressing your legs up off the floor into headstand from a wide-legged fold, or floating your legs and pelvis up into firefly both ask for core control and hip flexor strength on top of it. But there's no access to either one without it.

You can't simply stretch your way into a hip hinge. You need to develop motor control — feeling the difference between hinging at the hip and rounding through the spine, then being honest about which one is actually happening.

That's a real skill, and it's one of the reasons alignment-based yoga is quietly some of the most functional training in the room, even if it doesn't appear so from the outside.

The hip hinge isn't confined to the yoga mat.

It's the deadlift, the squat, and the kettlebell swing. It's picking up your kid, your suitcase, and your dignity off the floor.

09/08/2026

Myth: yoga is just for women!

09/02/2026

Community Aid is where it's at.

09/01/2026

A little bit yoga.
A little bit strength.
A little bit mobility.
A little bit…unhinged.

Introducing Loaded Yoga.

It’s not chaos. It’s a strategically planned outing with that slightly unhinged friend who likes to keep things interesting.

You probably don’t want to hang out with her daily.

But weekly? Absolutely.

Make it a standing date. 9AM Wednesdays.

08/31/2026

Hatha 1.5: The Bridge to Level 2

Ready to move beyond the foundations of Level 1, but not quite ready to jump into Level 2?

Hatha 1.5 is a bridge to what’s next—and a pretty great place to linger. The views are spectacular.

We’ll build on the foundations you know while exploring more balance work, backbending, core strength, and the building blocks of inversions and arm balances like Crow.

No rush. Just practice.

Read the full class description or buy a drop-in class here: https://square.link/u/DhXqYwmH

08/28/2026

New month. More options. Same Schoolhouse.

The September schedule begins Tuesday, September 1—and afternoon & evening classes are back!

We’ve also added a couple of new ways to practice:

Begin to Flow
An entry-level vinyasa class and a natural next step after the Brand New Beginner Series—or simply a first step into vinyasa/flow. Expect a little more movement, a little more heat, and plenty of guidance.

Loaded Yoga
Classic, Ashtanga-inspired sun salutations collide with external load and yoga conditioning. A 45-minute practice that packs a lot in. You’ll be thankful for the shorter format.

Slow Flow
A “most levels” vinyasa that moves slowly enough to give you time to catch on, refine your alignment, or deepen your practice. Less rushing, more paying attention.

And yes, another Brand New Beginner Series is coming soon. If you’d like to get on the waiting list, send us a message.

Check out the September schedule and view full class descriptions on our website.

08/07/2026