Hatha Yoga
YogaWorks Hatha classes offer a balanced mind-body practice and draw on wisdom from the many rich lineages of yoga asana. The well-rounded sequences temper heat and strength with flexibility and stillness, addressing the body and mind in equal measure.
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40 min Hatha Yoga 1/2 w/ Elena - Fire Up Your Hips - 5/24/23
Unlock the deep strength of your hips and really feel the fire in this class focused on long holds and open hips. Recommended props: 2 blocks.
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40 min Hatha Yoga 1/2 w/ Elena - Crow Prep - 5/26/23
Build the necessary foundation for arm balances in this thoughtfully sequenced class. This practice works on wrist/forearm/shoulder strength and its connection to the floor in order to find stability in the shoulders! Fun times. Recommended props: 2 blocks, 1 blanket.
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40 min Hatha Yoga 1/2 w/ Elena - Warrior -3 5/29/23
Build strength & cultivate grace in your balance in this practice that culminates in Warrior 3. Together we'll mindfully bring your hip stabilizers online through lunges, side plank variations, and single leg balancing. Recommended props: 2 blocks.
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40 min Hatha Yoga 1/2 w/ Elena - Side Chain Says What - 5/31/23
Bring your obliques and entire side chain of the body online with this fun, detail-oriented practice. Side body strength and awareness is often overlooked or seen one-dimensionally, but boy oh boy is it key to your body's overall health! This practice incorporates side planks, triangles, and othe...
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40 min Hatha Yoga 1/2 w/ Elena - 1/2 Moon Prep - 6/5/23
Explore the building blocks of Ardha Chandrasana in this mindful, detail-oriented practice. You'll move through side plank variations, side angle, and other postures to find your internal connection to the supportive and stabilizing structures of the hip and leg. Recommended props: 1 block, 1 bla...
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40 min Hatha Yoga 1/2 w/ Elena - Mindful Backbend Exploration - 6/2/23
Start to build your connection and awareness around backbends in a thoughtful, precise way with this practice. This class incorporates side bends, twists, and some backbend mechanics to help demystify what it means to open your heart. Recommended prop: 1 block.
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40 min Hatha Yoga 1/2 w/ Elena - Open Heart - 6/9/23
Methodically mobilize and move your spine and learn the mechanics of embodied backbends in this practice that works up towards a variation of Camel pose (Ustrasana). Recommended props: 1 block, 1 blanket.
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45 min Hatha Yoga 1-2 w/ Elena - Balance is a Process 11/15/23
Get creative and curious about balance in this fun, thoughtful practice. Recommended props: 2 blocks, 1 blanket.
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45 min Hatha Yoga 1-2 w/ Elena - Half/Full Splits 11/17/23
Mindfully open your hips and hamstrings as we work up to exploring variations of half/full splits. Recommended props: 2 blocks, 1 blanket.
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40 min Hatha Yoga 1/2 w/ Elena - Across the Body - 6/7/23
Find connection from left to right, right to left, and all the fun things in between with this mindful class focused on finding the connection across the body. Recommended props: 1 block, 1 blanket.
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40 min Hatha Yoga 1/2 w/ Elena - Cat Core - 6/14/23
Explore the nuances of a neutral spine, functional core movement, and the relationship of your core to your arms overhead (which we do all the time in yoga!). Recommended props: 1 block, 1 blanket.
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40 min Hatha Yoga 1/2 w/ Elena - Shoulder Block Party - 6/16/23
Blocks can support, lift, and carry us in space, but did you also know we can use blocks to tap into more effort? This practice mindfully incorporates a block to access the mobility and deep stabilizing strength of the shoulders in the context of well-known yoga postures. Recommended props: 1 blo...
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40 min Hatha Yoga 1/2 w/ Elena - Half Moon - 6/12/23
Systematically work up to Half Moon Pose (Ardha Chandrasana) by tapping into single leg hip stability, hip mobility, and core awareness in this methodical class. Recommended props: 1 block, 1 blanket.
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45 min Hatha Yoga 1/2 w/ Elena - Outerspace Hips - 6/21/23
Explore mindful connection and strength to your outer hips & glutes through postures like Bridge, Skandasana, and Horse. This class mindfully works the details around support and strength in your hips, particularly in externally rotated positions. Recommended props: 1 block.
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45 min Hatha Yoga 1/2 w/ Elena - We Love Side Plank - 6/23/23
Explore sideplank variations in this mindful, slow-paced hatha class. Together, we'll explore stability and strength in the shoulder and how it integrates with core and hips. Recommended props: 1 block, 1 blanket.
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45 min Hatha Yoga 1/2 w/ Elena - Shoulder/Core Tug of War - 6/26/23
Focus on the relationship between your core strength and open shoulders. Our yoga practice often asks us to have our arms overhead, but rarely do we learn how to do this sustainably. This class uses myofascial release, a bit of core work, and a lot of attention to detail to build a deeper interna...
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45 min Hatha Yoga 1-2 w/ Elena - Strength in Endurance - 6/28/23
Be willing to engage with the details and the challenge of endurance in this slow-paced, detail-oriented class. This practice uses slow holds simple, direct cues to help you access deep strength of the hips while also finding ease. Recommended props: 2 blocks, 1 blanket.
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45 min Hatha Yoga 1/2 w/ Elena - Connect to Your Feet - 7/3/23
Tune in to the stability of your feet and how it supports you in your yoga practice through a mix of balancing postures and grounding Warrior poses. This class starts with myofascial release for the feet, some gentle foot/ankle stretches, and moves through various standing postures to bring aware...
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45 min Hatha Yoga 1 w/ Elena - Warrior 1 & 2 7/3/23
This beginner-friendly class mindfully mixes moving with breath with longer held postures. Explore the details of Warrior 1 & Warrior 2 in this practice and learn how movement and yoga meets you where you're at. Optional props: 1 blanket, 1 block.
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45 min Hatha Yoga 1/2 w/ Elena - Skandasana - 7/5/23
Find strength and suppleness in the legs and hips, particularly in open hip postures. This practice explores variations on Virabhadrasana II (Warrior 2), Trikonasana (Triangle) & Malasana to build up mindfully to Skandasana (Skater Pose). Recommended props: 1 blanket, 1 block.
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45 min Hatha Yoga 1/2 w/ Elena - Explore Dancer - 7/7/23
Mindfully explore backbends in the context of a build up to Natarajasana (Dancer Pose). This practice systematically prepares the body and fine tunes the connection between spinal extension, hip extension, and shoulder mobility. Recommended props: 1 blanket, 1 block.
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45 min Hatha Yoga 1/2 w/ Elena - Balanced Control - 7/10/23
Join Elena in this mindful, slow-paced practice focused on building awareness in your core, hips, and legs when it comes to balancing. We'll play with single-leg balancing and balancing on your toes, and moving thoughtfully from Crescent Lunge to Airplane. This class is all about building control...
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45 min Hatha Yoga 1 w/ Elena - Chairs & Lunges - 7/10/23
Build your relationship with your hips and legs in this beginner-friendly, slow-paced class focused on the lower body. This class moves through some fun single leg balance work, chair pose, low lunge, core work, and ends with a thoughtful, restful sequence to calm the body and mind. Recommended p...
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45 min Hatha Yoga w/ Elena - Warrior Variations - 7/5/23
This beginner-friendly practice incorporates arm & upper body variations in Virabhadrasana I & II (Warrior 1 & 2). Recommended props: 1 blanket, 1 block.