Paxson Yoga & Wellness Center

Coming up! Caroline's Building & Maintaining Upper Body Strength 4-week mini-series!
We will focus on building arm and shoulder strength safely, to support our yoga practice and activities of daily living. Along with yoga poses that are appropriate to this exploration of the upper body, the series will include a bit of anatomy, posture and postural strengthening, and general strategies for muscle building.
9/23-10/14, 1:30pm-2:30pm
All levels welcome.
$80
*Not appropriate for anyone experiencing an acute shoulder issue that prevents pain-free participation in yoga with modification.
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Fall Term is almost here! The 13-week term starts Tuesday, September 8th. Pay online or at the front desk by Friday, 8/21, to take advantage of our Early Bird discount!

New to our studio? Contact the front desk to receive your first term half-off.
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Summer is full of extra activities, travel, and events. Restorative yoga guides you towards physical comfort in a quiet, safe, and warm environment; everything you need for your nervous system to downshift.

Join Denise on Friday, August 21st from 2pm-4pm
All levels welcome.
$50
Sign up on our website or contact the front desk.

Join us for our next SUP yoga excursion on the Willamette River! These are not intended to be classes, but rather opportunities to play, share, and inspire each other.
Check the website for dates, details, and to sign up for these free outings. Participants must have their own equipment and should be comfortable paddling up to 1-2 miles round trip.

Summer is full of extra activities, travel, and events. While these are fun and special, they disrupt our normal routines and can add to everyday stress. This stress builds up in our bodies without us even realizing. This build-up of stress activates the sympathetic nervous system (the fight or flight state) and increases cortisol levels. The body responds by bracing or tightening, often in the chest and abdomen, making sleep difficult and creating feelings of being scattered or irritable. When cortisol levels remain high at night, our bodies are not able to be in repair mode – our healing and digestion are impeded. Restorative yoga offers the body time to relax, rest, reconnect, and shift the parasympathetic nervous system (the rest and digest state) to be more dominant. Restorative yoga guides you in finding physical comfort in a quiet, safe, and warm environment; everything you need for your nervous system to downshift.

Saturday, July 25th from 2pm-4pm

$50

Do you know you need to build strength and balance, but you're having trouble maintaining a regular program?
Come join Hope and learn simple ways to incorporate strength, balance, and flexibility into your daily routine, without a large new time commitment. This class will include yoga poses (modified if needed) and basic functional mobility.

Getting & Staying Strong with Functional Movement, Saturday 7/18 from 12pm-2pm.

$50

Appropriate for all levels, hybrid class.

Are you a Stand Up Paddleboarder? Do you love yoga? Combine the two and join fellow enthusiasts on the Willamette River this Summer! These are not intended to be classes, but rather opportunities to play, share, inspire each other, and maybe see some wildlife.
Check the website for dates, details, and to sign up for these free outings. Participants must have their own equipment and should be comfortable paddling up to 1-2 miles round trip.

Do you experience cranky hands & wrists while weight-bearing in yoga? Consider exploring creative ways to manage the issues. In this special focus class we will:
• Review basic anatomy of the hand, wrist, & forearm.
• Identify & review common physical issues.
• Learn some simple self-administered manual therapies.
• Explore creative ways to prop hands & support wrists in weight-bearing poses.
• Try specially designed props that can help in managing pain and discomfort.
Appropriate for all levels.
Saturday, June 6
12:00 - 2:00 pm
Cost: $50
In Person Only
Sign up on our website or contact the front desk

Join yoga teacher and retired physical therapist Hope for her in-depth mini series: The Pelvic Bowl.
Together we will learn about the pelvis, the muscles that move it, and the muscles that form the pelvic floor. We’ll learn how to strengthen as well as relax, and discuss various pelvic issues.

Appropriate for all levels.

You can sign up on our website.

Wednesdays, May 6, 13, 20 & 27

1:30 - 2:30 pm

Cost: $80

Calling all gardeners! Before you get out and go wild, learn how you can prevent injury and tend comfortably throughout the entire season with Yoga for Gardeners. We’ll include the principles of body mechanics and pacing, as well as a little routine to do afterwards.
Happy (and healthy) gardening!

Saturday, May 9 with Beth Paxson

12:00 - 2:00 pm

Cost: $50

Appropriate for all levels