THE STUDIO WILL BE CLOSED ON THE FOLLOWING HOLIDAYS:
Sept 6th Monday - Labor Day

In yang-style yoga or an active practice, one gains strength and endurance. In yin yoga, the poses are held for longer periods of time, helping one gain flexibility. A patient, quiet yin practice also helps students develop an awareness of the energy flow within the body. A gentle series of opening postures and breath work lead up to practicing a few minutes of meditation. This class is appropriate for any yoga student regardless of perceived skill level. No drop-ins, please.

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Please pre-register for this class by phone or email. No fluff, this is the nuts and bolts of Yoga that will give your mind and body a break from your normal exercise routine. You will gain strength, flexibility,stamina and learn ways to reduce stress in your life. If professional athletes can do it, you can do it. Even if you have already started Yoga, this is a great refresher course. In this 4 week class, we'll cover all the basic tools (no, we're not using electrical tools) you'll need to feel comfortable in any Yoga class. Please come prepared to sweat, have fun and find your personal power through Yoga! No experience necessary...Get "YO-GAme" ON!!

Sorry ladies this is for the guys ONLY…

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Sign up early. Space is limited to 15 students!

Discover the enchantment of Yoga by immersing yourself in a course designed for students with little or no experience in Yoga. This course offers a basic foundation from which you can build an ongoing Yoga practice. During this workshop, we will learn about the basic breathing techniques used in Yoga, explore the construction of essential postures, the health benefits of Yoga, some Sanskrit (the language of yoga) and much more. You will come away from the weekend with enough knowledge to feel comfortable attending any yoga class. Yoga has the potential to profoundly impact the quality of life for the consistent Yoga practitioner. Learning to manage stress, enhance flexibility, strength, and  increase energy are just a few of the benefits. Begin your journey to Conscious, Open, Integrated, Life at COIL Yoga.

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This 6 week workshop will give you all the tools you need to help discover and strengthen the muscles most important used for flexibility and proper alignment for Belly Dance. Not taking a Belly Dance class? No worries! Come have fun, and discover muscles you never knew you had for an overall body conditioning and core strengthening. No dance experience required.

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A 6 week introduction to the expressive, beautiful, and stamina-building art form of Tribal Fusion Belly Dance. Learn to move with grace and strength while having fun. This is for any women looking for a new, interesting and invigorating way of learning a different form of dance or staying fit.

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Fall is the perfect time to start winding down into our “routines” once again after the busy time of Summer has faded away. This luxurious two hour restorative practice allows you the time and space within our beautiful sanctuary of COIL Yoga to unwind, restore and renew your connection to your mind, body and soul. We will be exploring the benefits of Restorative Yoga, learning pranayama (breathing) practices and allowing our bodies to melt into the supportive arms of the Restorative practice. Class is limited in space due to the use of props so please commit early!

“There is a deep peace waiting for us, beneath our busy lives, under all of our tension, and beyond our fears. Restorative Yoga will help you unravel your mind and expand your heart to find your deep peace, one breath at a time.”
- Katie Flinn

Please call 559-270-4709 or Email kflinn@coilyoga.com

Empower yourself and your baby during your pregnancy with Yoga. This class will explore ways to bring strength, comfort, peace and relaxation to you during and after your pregnancy. Guided breathing exercises along with traditional Yoga postures and restorative poses will be tailored to meet the needs and capabilities of each expecting mother. This class will also explore how to use Yoga to ease childbirth and the Post Natal phase of pregnancy. Come and enjoy nurturing support from other moms, and your COIL Yoga instructor!

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Critically acclaimed New Orleans mantra musicians Sean Johnson and The Wild Lotus Band come to Fresno playing at COIL Yoga Studio in Downtown Fresno!

Tonight at COIL Yoga in Downtown Fresno, the band will be sharing material from their new album Devaloka, with shades of rock, jazz, funk, choral, Indian, Irish, Middle Eastern, and folk styles merging with the magic of the mantras. Reviewer Lloyd Barde of Common Ground Magazine in San Francisco writes, “Sean Johnson and The Wild Lotus Band’s music is a veritable kirtan cauldron of simmering, bubbling, delectable chants. The gumbo feeling they bring from the gulf jives well with the musical blendings that bring to mind Grateful Dead jams, a little Santana spice in the percussion section, and an all around endearing space that draws you in with each listen.”

Sean Johnson and The Wild Lotus Band’s music is part of a trend that brings mantra music into the mainstream-- giving the ancient sounds a contemporary voice that transcends musical, cultural and sectarian boundaries. With the rising interest in yoga as not only a practice, but a lifestyle, a growing appetite for inspiring new music has been fostered. The practice of kirtan, a powerful chant based music, has been steadily gaining popularity in the west and has been featured recently in The New York Times, Time Magazine, and NPR’s All Things Considered.

Vocalist and harmonium player Sean Johnson is the founder of the band. He’s been playing kirtan music across the U.S. and abroad for over a decade. His soul-stirring voice is equally influenced by vocal exploration of his ancestral Irish heritage as well as study in Indian vocal music and love of yoga. Sean is also the founder of Wild Lotus Yoga Studio and Soul School, a yoga teacher training program in his native New Orleans. Grammy nominated kirtan artist Jai Uttal says “Sean’s voice is a warm, soothing river of serenity.”

Bass and guitar player and New Orleans' native Alvin Young spent years on the fabled Crescent City music scene playing with Wynton and Branford Marsalis, and many more. His voice on bass and guitar weaves the jazz, rock, classical, and folk styles he's been immersed in for the last 35 years. The hallmark of Alvin's expression on the bass is a rare and deeply melodic quality that illuminates the trio's sound.

Percussionist and singer Gwendolyn Colman brings a unique ethnic sound to the band with years of experience drumming with middle eastern ensembles, flamenco troupes, and avant garde bands. Her ‘ride’ includes frame drums, cajon, high hat, kick drum, doumbek, and karkobs, playing with merging ancient rhythms with a modern, urban flare. Gwendolyn can move seamlessly from a traditional middle eastern trance rhythm, to subtle jazz brushwork, to a New Orleans hip hop street groove. Her powerful vocals are influenced by early opera training.

Together Sean, Alvin, and Gwendolyn create a contemporary world-spirit music that evokes and expands on the magic and mystical feelings first stirred in the pioneering golden age of East-West musical exploration in the 1960's. The soul of New Orleans meets the spirit of India.

To find out more about Sean and the band visit www.SeanJohnsonAndTheWildLotusBand.com.

Please call 559-270-4709 or Email kflinn@coilyoga.com

There are a variety of Yoga postures (asanas) that are more challenging to learn than others. Often, these postures are the foundation or building blocks for other postures. When you find your self “compensating” or pushing your way through those certain postures you may end up with injuries and/ or poor alignment that can cause a disruption in the flow of energy and the feeling of connectivity in your practice in general.

This workshop will focus on in learning proper alignment, body orientation and the basics of Yogic breathing, Ujjayi to help you feel more confident and connected to your self and to your body in your practice. THIS IS FOR EVERYONE, whether you’ve been practicing for 5 years or 5 days. Space will be limited so please sign up in advance.

Please call 559-270-4709 or Email kflinn@coilyoga.com