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The Style of Yoga I teach
In my classes, you'll learn how to practice yoga safely and effectively. You'll learn how to do a wide variety of yoga poses with
good alignment. You will develop strength, flexibility, balance, body awareness, and mental calm. And hopefully you'll have
fun and want to make yoga a part of your life!
I teach a somewhat eclectic style of yoga, influenced by the many teachers I've studied with. I believe all styles of yoga have
something beneficial to offer, and I've taken workshops from many wonderful and diverse teachers.
I began practicing yoga 31 years ago when I was 17, and competed a teacher training program in 1975 (before yoga was
popular!) at the Expanding Light in Nevada City, CA. Since then, I've studied yoga primarily with Iyengar, Anusara, Viniyoga
and Vinyasa Flow yoga teachers. I've also completed training programs in yoga for seniors with Silver Age Yoga, therapeutic
yoga for low back pain, and Thai yoga massage.
I've always been fascinated by the human body. I have bachelors degrees in Biology and Chemistry, including courses in
Anatomy and Physiology. (Also a masters degree in wildlife biology, and worked as a professional wildlife biologist for years
before a whistle-blowing incident ended that career). In the summer of 2009, I studied with Julie Gudmestad, a highly
respected yoga teacher/physical therapist who wrote the Yoga Anatomy column for Yoga Journal for 6 years. I try to learn all I
can about how the body works, and how yoga can help one to live a full, healthy, long, pain-free life.
All poses are taught with careful attention to safe, effective alignment. Once students have learned the basic poses, and can
do them safely with good alignment, I often link the poses together in a style known as Vinyasa flow yoga. In Vinyasa flow
yoga, one pose flows gracefully into another, which generates heat in the body and develops strength and flexibility as well as
mental focus. Working with the breath, and developing mindful awareness, is also strongly emphasized. All classes start
with a warm-up, include a wide variety of poses to enliven the entire body, and end with a period of deep relaxation.
Yoga can be adapted for all ages and abilities. No one is too stiff or too old to practice yoga. Some of my most devoted
students are seniors at the Buffalo Hills Terrace, where the oldest student is 96! If you are an athlete, yoga is the perfect
complement to develop better balance and body awareness, and symmetrical strength and flexibility throughout the body.
And yoga is a perfect way to help deal with stress.
The trick is just to find the right class for you. Please see the schedule page for current classes, and feel free to email me or
call me if you have any questions. My email address is jadams@digisys.net and phone number is 257-4527. Ask for Jane.
The Yoga Studio
Location: The studio is located at 1995 Third Avenue East, on the South End of Kalispell. It's a brick building across the
street from a little park, and there are 3 blue signs in the front that say "Carver Engineering 1995 Third Ave East." There is
plenty of parking in front of the building, and across the street by the park. We are in the downstairs conference room - just go
in the front double glass doors, down the stairs, and into the room on the right. Feel free to call me if you're from out of town
and need better directions: 257-4527.
What you'll find: Connected to the studio space is a room for you to put your coat and other things, and 2 bathrooms for
changing. We have plenty of props (mats, blocks, straps, bolsters, blankets, eye-bags and chairs) so you don't need to bring
anything, although many people prefer to bring their own personal yoga mat. I also sell high quality hugger mugger yoga mats
to my students at a discount. I am happy to show you around and answer all your questions.
What to wear and bring: The room is kept heated at a steady 70 degrees. Most people wear footless tights or
sweat-pants, and a short-sleeve shirt. In the more vigorous classes, many people (myself included) prefer to wear a tank top
with a long-sleeve top over it so you can cool off and warm up as needed. Some people like to bring water to drink, but most
hydrate afterwards as needed.
Our "green" policies, and why our prices are so low: You may wonder why a yoga studio is in an Engineering Building (I
get asked that a lot). Two reasons: One, my husband is an owner of the Engineering business, so the rent is low. Low rent
allows me to keep my prices far lower than any other teacher in the Flathead Valley with comparable training and experience.
And two, using this space is very "green". It was an existing space so no natural materials were used to create it, and being
below ground means it is energy efficient to heat. I also use all recycled toilet paper and paper towels, to further minimize our
environmental impact.
Location: The studio is located at 1995 Third Avenue East, on the South End of Kalispell. It's a brick building across the
street from a little park, and there are 3 blue signs in the front that say "Carver Engineering 1995 Third Ave East." There is
plenty of parking in front of the building, and across the street by the park. We are in the downstairs conference room - just go
in the front double glass doors, down the stairs, and into the room on the right. Feel free to call me if you're from out of town
and need better directions: 257-4527.
What you'll find: Connected to the studio space is a room for you to put your coat and other things, and 2 bathrooms for
changing. We have plenty of props (mats, blocks, straps, bolsters, blankets, eye-bags and chairs) so you don't need to bring
anything, although many people prefer to bring their own personal yoga mat. I also sell high quality hugger mugger yoga mats
to my students at a discount. I am happy to show you around and answer all your questions.
What to wear and bring: The room is kept heated at a steady 70 degrees. Most people wear footless tights or
sweat-pants, and a short-sleeve shirt. In the more vigorous classes, many people (myself included) prefer to wear a tank top
with a long-sleeve top over it so you can cool off and warm up as needed. Some people like to bring water to drink, but most
hydrate afterwards as needed.
Our "green" policies, and why our prices are so low: You may wonder why a yoga studio is in an Engineering Building (I
get asked that a lot). Two reasons: One, my husband is an owner of the Engineering business, so the rent is low. Low rent
allows me to keep my prices far lower than any other teacher in the Flathead Valley with comparable training and experience.
And two, using this space is very "green". It was an existing space so no natural materials were used to create it, and being
below ground means it is energy efficient to heat. I also use all recycled toilet paper and paper towels, to further minimize our
environmental impact.
About Kalispell Yoga
