blue lotus
Urban Sanctuary For Yoga
Next Event
Yoga for Women Over 50 at blue lotus
on Tuesday, February 7
Specials
Regular Tuesday Schedule:
6:30-7:30 am, Early Bird Yoga $10.
8:00-8:45 am, Meditation (by-donation).
9:30-11:00 am, Freedom Style Yoga.
11:30 am-12:30 pm, Stretch & Restore $10.
3:30-4:30 pm, Yoga for Women Over 50.
5:30-6:30 pm, Yin Practice.
7:00-8:30 pm, Power Flow.
Check the website for details and any changes to the regular schedule.
Description
blue lotus, downtown Raleigh’s urban sanctuary for yoga, offers a full schedule of classes, including Vinyasa, Yin, Restorative, Foundations, Meditation, Prenatal, Yoga for Kids, Yoga & Art and more, for students of all levels.
Check out the Menu tab below for a printable schedule, the Events tab for special classes, and the Specials tab for the regular weekly classes!
Ready to meet you just as you are, the blue lotus community provides a yoga home—a place to be inspired while you discover the physical, mental, emotional and spiritual benefits of the practice. Welcomed into this home of yoga and movement arts, you’ll use movement and breath to explore the mind-body relationship, uncovering a new way of being in your body and in the world. blue lotus also offers workshops and teacher trainings, as well as a full line of unique yoga clothing and props from socially conscious, ecologically responsible businesses.
Enrollment options include drop-in, 10- and 50-class passes, one-month and three-month passes, and annual memberships.
Events
Yoga for Women Over 50 at blue lotus
Tuesday, February 7 3:30 PM – 4:30 PM
Would you like to age with grace and vitality? Increase your strength, energy, balance and flexibility? Sleep better and be sharper mentally?...
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Moon Sequence at blue lotus
Friday, February 10 6:30 PM – 8:00 PM
Suitable for all levels. Come celebrate the coming new moon! Students will be guided through the Moon Sequence as developed by Matthew Swee...
Juicy Flow Yoga at blue lotus
Saturday, February 11 8:00 AM – 10:00 AM
Yoga is a simple and ancient practice that joins two parts of our humanity -- our minds, which are often busy or distracted, and our hear...
Yin Yoga Intensive at blue lotus
Saturday, February 11 12:30 PM – 2:30 PM
"Yin Yoga - longer, more passive holdings of yoga poses can condition you to sit longer— and more comfortably." -Paul Grilley Curious what "Y...
Headstands: The ins and outs of being upside down
Saturday, February 11 3:00 PM – 5:00 PM
Headstand (sirsasana) calms the mind, improves circulation, strengthens the arms, legs and s...
Yoga for Women Over 50 at blue lotus
Sunday, February 12 11:00 AM – 12:30 PM
Enjoy a gentle yoga class with women your age! Experience the many benefits of yoga as you move through a sequence of postures that will help...
Love-Song Yoga at blue lotus
Friday, February 17 6:30 PM – 8:00 PM
Countless songs have been written to capture and proclaim the emotion of romantic love. While some love songs are beautiful expressions of pu...
Integrated Body: Diaphragms, Domes, and Bandhas - Studio Hargett Location
Saturday, February 18 10:00 AM – 7:00 PM
The body’s diaphragms are a series of structural and energetic domes that support us from the sole of the ...
Vinyasa Level 2/3 at blue lotus
Saturday, February 18 12:30 PM – 2:00 PM
If you are looking for a little more challenge in your Level 2 Class, you've come to the right place. Join Carrington as she leads this advan...
Yoga & Art for Kids! (2nd through 5th grade) at blue lotus
Saturday, February 18 2:30 PM – 5:30 PM
Help your child enhance his or her imagination and feel confident about their own creativity throug...
Morning Meditation (free) at blue lotus
Sunday, February 19 7:45 AM – 8:30 AM
Start your day off with a sweet dive into silence and stillness. We will begin practice with a few moments to settle in followed by an opport...
Stretch and Restore at blue lotus
Sunday, February 19 11:00 AM – 12:00 PM
This class is accessible for everyone, regardless of experience or level of fitness. It is an excellent practice for those recovering from il...
Yoga Foundations Six-Week Series, Sunday evenings at blue lotus
Sunday, February 19 6:00 PM – 7:30 PM
6:00-7:30 pm, Sundays, February 19 - March 25.  If you are new to yoga, or have a friend who's been curious about your "yoga addiction" ...
Community Yoga (free!) at blue lotus
Friday, February 24 11:30 AM – 12:30 PM
Enjoy a free yoga class, and support our teachers-in-training!These 60-minute, free Community Yoga classes are open to students of all levels...
Flow, Relax, Renew at blue lotus
Friday, February 24 6:30 PM – 8:00 PM
This slow flowing class will connect the mind, body and spirit through movement and breath. The class ends with Yoga Nidra, a guided deep rel...
Assisting Playshop at blue lotus
Saturday, February 25 12:30 PM – 2:30 PM
This workshop is open to all yoga teachers, teachers-in-training and devoted students who are curious to learn more about the art of hands-on...
Family Volunteer Day at the N.C. Food Bank with blue lotus
Saturday, February 25 2:00 PM – 4:00 PM
Join us with your child, age 5 to 12, for Kids Day at the Food Bank. Kids and their parents will tour the warehouse and participate in age-ap...
Flow and Stretch at blue lotus
Sunday, February 26 11:00 AM – 12:30 PM
The perfect way to connect movement and breath. You will be guided through a flow of yoga postures to warm the body, then move to the floor f...
Yoga Immersion & Teacher Training (200-hour) Info Session (free!) at blue lotus
Sunday, February 26 1:00 PM – 2:00 PM
In September 2012, we will again embark on 9 Months of Transformation: the blue lotus yoga immersion and teacher training program. Whether yo...
Rhythmic Flow Yoga with Kristin & the Kunga Drummers - Earth Practice: Grounding
Friday, March 2 6:30 PM – 9:00 PM
Rhythmic Flow Yoga www.rhythmicflowyoga.com is a transformational vinyasa based practice developed by Kristin Cooper Gulak and guided and i...
Thai Yoga with Kristin Cooper Gulak - Studio Hargett Location
Saturday, March 3 10:00 AM – 1:00 PM
The Thai Yoga Method has been perfected over thousands of years, with the practitioner simul...
Rhythmic Flow Yoga with Kristin & the Kunga Drummers - Rhythmic Rejuvenation: Slow Flow Water Practice
Saturday, March 3 2:30 PM – 5:30 PM
Rhythmic Flow Yoga www.rhythmicflowyoga.com is a transformational vinyasa based practice developed by Kristin Cooper Gulak and guided and i...
Rhythmic Flow Yoga with Kristin & the Kunga Drummers - Fire Practice: Transformation
Sunday, March 4 9:00 AM – 12:00 PM
Rhythmic Flow Yoga www.rhythmicflowyoga.com is a transformational vinyasa based practice developed by Kristin Cooper Gulak and guided and i...
Pan Gu Yoga with Anisha and Master Ou at Studio Hargett Location
Sunday, March 11 8:30 AM – 10:00 AM
Join us for this unique opportunity to learn Pan Gu Yoga with Anisha and Master Ou Wen Wei, receiving...
Qi Gong Workshop with Master Ou - The Moving Form - Studio Hargett
Sunday, March 11 10:30 AM – 12:00 PM
Learn Pan Gu Mystical Qi GongQi = Energy or Life ForceGong = To cultivate through practicePan Gu = G...
Qi Gong workshop with Master Ou - Healing Techniques - Studio Hargett
Sunday, March 11 1:00 PM – 2:30 PM
Learn Pan Gu Mystical Qi Gong Qi = Energy or Life Force Gong = To cultivate through practice Pan Gu = God, the Creator of the Universe...
Qi Gong workshop wth Master Ou - The Nonmoving Form - Studio Hargett
Sunday, March 11 3:00 PM – 4:30 PM
Learn Pan Gu Mystical Qi Gong Qi = Energy or Life Force Gong = To cultivate through practice Pan Gu = God, the Creator of the Univer...
Qi Gong workshop with Master Ou -- Advanced Condensed Form - Studio Hargett
Sunday, March 11 5:00 PM – 6:30 PM
Learn Pan Gu Mystical Qi Gong Qi = Energy or Life Force Gong = To cultivate through practice Pan Gu = God, th...
Refine & Align Weekend at Studio Hargett location
Friday, March 16 12:00 PM – 9:00 PM
Join Jill Sockman and Suzanne Newton for a weekend dedicated to refining your yoga practice and teaching skills. Friday, March 16 12...
Spring Cleaning: Detox Yoga Retreat in the NC Mountains
Friday, March 30 3:00 PM – 1:00 PM
Spring Cleaning Detox Yoga Weekend with Carrington Jackson and Jill Sockman Prama Institute, Marshall, NC Get away from it all for a...
Integrated Body: The Organ System and Yoga -- Heart, Lungs, and Circulatory System
Sunday, April 1 11:00 AM – 2:00 PM
Your organs process nutrients entering and leaving your body and help maintain equilibrium in the chemical and fluid components of your bei...
Yoga Foundations - 6-week series - Thursday evenings! at Studio Hargett
Thursday, April 5 6:30 PM – 8:00 PM
If you are new to yoga, or have a friend who's been curious about your "yoga addiction" but is afraid to try it, this series is the perfe...
Integrated Body: The Organ System and Yoga -- Digestive System and the Solar Plexus Organs at blue lotus
Sunday, April 15 11:00 AM – 2:00 PM
Your organs process nutrients entering and leaving your body and help maintain equilibrium in the chemical and fluid components of your b...
Integrated Body: A Developmental Approach to Sequencing at Studio Hargett
Friday, April 20 12:00 PM – 4:00 PM
In this YTT500 workshop you will learn to sequence a yoga practice based on the principles of human development. We evolve our movement...
Yoga for Golf at blue lotus
Saturday, April 21 1:00 PM – 3:00 PM
Whether you are a beginning golfer or one who has been enjoying the game for years, most likely you can appreciate the benefits of strength...
Integrated Body: The Organ System and Yoga -- Kidney and Bladder plus Integrated Organ Practice at Studio Hargett
Friday, May 18 12:00 PM – 4:00 PM
Whether teaching or practicing yoga, there are certain anatomical concepts that are useful, if not necessary. This course will revie...
Path of Purification with Will Duprey
Friday, June 8 6:30 PM – 4:00 PM
Join nationally acclaimed instructor Will Duprey for a weekend in the fire. Friday, June 8 6:30-9:30pm Saturday, June 9 10:00am -...
Retreat to South Africa
Saturday, July 21 12:00 AM – 12:00 AM
This will not just be an amazing yoga retreat, this will be the trip of a lifetime. Jill Sockman and Shannon Elliott lead the yoga each...
Yoga Immersion & Teacher Training 2011-2012 at blue lotus
Friday, September 7 3:00 PM – 9:00 PM
The depth and breadth of yoga cannot be experienced in a day, a week or a year. It is a journey traveled over the course of a lifetime."9 mon...
Seva: Yoga off the mat at Studio Hargett
Friday, September 14 12:00 PM – 4:00 PM
Join Carrington Jackson for a weekend exploring life as service. Friday, September 14 12:00pm - 9:00pm How to use yoga to ignite person...
Refill Your Cup: Yoga Retreat in the NC Mountains
Friday, September 28 3:00 PM – 1:00 PM
Refill Your Cup: a mid-autumn yoga retreat with Jill Sockman and Kathleen Yount Prama Institute, Marshall, NC Get away from it all f...
Advanced 5-Day Practicum: Bootcamp for Teachers with Heather Tiddens at Studio Hargett
Wednesday, October 24 12:00 PM – 5:00 PM
Join Heather Tiddens for an in-depth journey into the practical aspects of Yoga instruction to support your teaching presence, compassion...
Weekend of Reflection: The Power of Silence
Friday, November 16 6:30 PM – 3:00 PM
In silence and stillness, it is possible to see what lies beneath the surface: both our greatness and the source of the obstacles that ho...
Specials
Sunday
Regular Sunday Schedule: 9:00-10:30 am, Deep Stretch. 2:30-3:30 pm, Vinyasa Level 1. 4:00-5:30 pm, Vinyasa Level 2. Check the website for details and any changes to the regular schedule.
Monday
Regular Monday Schedule: 9:30-11:00 am, Vinyasa Open Level. 12:15-1:15 pm, Revival Vinyasa $10. 5:30-6:30 pm, Vinyasa Open Level. 7:00-8:15 pm, Flow & Stretch. Check the website for details and any changes to the regular schedule.
Tuesday
Regular Tuesday Schedule: 6:30-7:30 am, Early Bird Yoga $10. 8:00-8:45 am, Meditation (by-donation). 9:30-11:00 am, Freedom Style Yoga. 11:30 am-12:30 pm, Stretch & Restore $10. 3:30-4:30 pm, Yoga for Women Over 50. 5:30-6:30 pm, Yin Practice. 7:00-8:30 pm, Power Flow. Check the website for details and any changes to the regular schedule.
Wednesday
Regular Wednesday Schedule: 9:30-11:00 am, Vinyasa Open Level. 11:30-12:30, Yoga & Meditation. 5:30-6:30 pm, Vinyasa Level 1. 7:00-8:15 pm, Flow & Stretch. Check the website for details and any changes to the regular schedule.
Thursday
Regular Thursday Schedule: 6:30-7:30 am, Early Bird Yoga $10. 9:30-10:45 am, Warrior Hour. 11:30 am-12:30 pm, Vinyasa Level 1 $10. 5:30-6:30 pm, Stretch & Restore. 7:00-8:30 pm, Vinyasa Level 2. Check the website for details and any changes to the regular schedule.
Friday
Regular Friday Schedule: 9:30-11:00 am, Vinyasa Open Level. 5:00-6:00 pm, Friday Flow. Check the website for details and any changes to the regular schedule.
Saturday
Regular Saturday Schedule: 8:00-9:30 am, Vinyasa Open. 11:00 am-12:00 pm, Vinyasa Level 1. 6:00-7:00 pm, Pay-What-You-Can Yoga. Check the website for details and any changes to the regular schedule.
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