This intermediate level class offers graceful, vinyasa style sequences (linking breath with movement) that encourage you to explore your edge. Moderate Flow Yoga will build on the Gentle/Moderate Flow yoga class by fine tuning intermediate level postures and incorporating elements of Sun Salutations. The aim of this class is to strengthen the body by sustaining more challenging postures at a moderate pace and developing mental focus through meditation and breathing practices. Provides a good workout, a great way to recharge and deep relaxation.
About the Instructor
Rachael Plaine: (Owner / Yoga / Zumba) Originally from the Berkshires Rachael has always had a passion for dance and movement which led her to receive a B.A. in Dance from the University of Massachusetts – Amherst, where she took her first yoga class and joined the UMass Ballroom Dance Team. In 2010 she became a licensed Zumba Instructor, in 2011 she completed the Kripalu Yoga Teacher Training Program and has been teaching Zumba and Yoga throughout the Berkshires ever since. In addition to her Kripalu yoga background Rachael has also taken workshops with Seane Corn, Rodney Yee, Dharma Mittra, Shiva Rea and David Swenson; studying other various styles of yoga including Ashtanga, Vinyasa and Bikram. She has also completed a Level I Thai Yoga Massage Training with the Lotus Palm School, a Prenatal Yoga Teacher Training program with Pranakriya School of Yoga & Healing Arts and the Birthing Mama Prenatal Yoga Teacher Training program through Yoga Center Amherst. When she is not in the studio Rachael is working as a licensed Realtor with her family real estate office The Berkshires For Sale or spending time with her daughter Iyla. Rachael feels truly blessed to live in the beautiful Berkshires, to create work that she is passionate about and to share her passion for yoga, dance and fitness with you.