Classes – Flying Buddha Studio

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Aerial Yoga

Aerial Arts

Kids Aerial

Barre Classes

Pole Fitness

Rope Wall

Aerial Yoga

Securely suspended in a hammock that lets you control how deep and far you want to go while gliding, you’ll merge asanas and breath for an experience that’s as exhilarating as it is empowering. From poses that improve alignment to supportive stretches that decompress your spine, Aerial Yoga takes a dynamic and safe approach to building strength, flexibility, balance, and stability.

Aerial Fundamentals

Beginner Only

If you are brand new to aerial this workshop is the start of your journey! We will introduce you to using the aerial hammock as a yoga prop and an aerial arts apparatus. Students will learn the basics of aerial yoga and aerial arts; including terminology, wrist wraps, hammock placement, inversions, and safety practices. You will leave feeling confident and ready for classes on our weekly schedule. Please visit the “Events” tab for workshop dates/times and to sign up.

Aerial Core

Beginner, Intermediate & Advanced

Strength and Conditioning. Build your core strength, increase your stability and balance, along with flexibility. This aerial strength and conditioning class, includes repetitions, athletic sequencing, transitions, and tricks. OK if you are active and comfortable with planks.

Aerial Core/Flow

Beginner, Intermediate & Advanced

Build heat and strength through repetition of flow sequences. This class will warm you up then cool you down at the end. You will feel a lot was accomplished in a short amount of time, and you are ready to move on with your day.

Aerial Gentle

Beginner, Intermediate & Advanced

Stretch Therapy. This class can be enjoyed by both the leisurely yogi and the super athlete. Our most gentle format incorporates longer, slow stretching, pranayama (breathing techniques), and self-massage with hammocks, blocks and balls. Unwind, unravel and empower the body gently.

Aerial Strength & Tone

Beginner, Intermediate & Advanced

Build your core strength, improve your posture, increase your stability and balance, along with flexibility. Aerial Strength and Tone uses the hammock at a low setting to create isometric movements and engage differently than you do in a Core class. Please note that light weights and resistance bands may be used. This class is perfect for anyone who doesn’t like to invert and is welcome to all levels of experience!

Aerial Yoga Community Karma Class

Beginner, Intermediate & Advanced

Support our aerial yoga level 1 trainees on their teaching journey!

These classes will be taught by one of our trainees with the assistance of a FBS teacher. This helps give the trainees real world experience and feedback to improve along the way.

Aerial Vinyasa Flow

Beginner, Intermediate & Advanced

A flow class, this class links movement with pranayama (breath), and moves at a steady pace. Be prepared to learn yoga poses incorporating the hammocks and transitions connecting one pose to the next. No inversion experience needed!

Aerial Arts

Use the hammock to perform flips, tricks, and dance routines. Aerial arts is an experience that’s as exhilarating as it is empowering. If you’re a first-timer or an expert of the practice, you’ll unleash the confidence and tenacity to do things you didn’t realize were possible.

Intro to Aerial Flips and Tricks

Beginner Only

Learn the foundations of aerial trick technique. You’ll learn basic flips, tricks, drops, and transitions all as you build your confidence, strength, flexibility, and balance. Prerequisite: You must attend one of our Aerial Fundamentals workshops and be approved by the teacher to attend this class.

Lyra Fundamentals

Beginner, Intermediate & Advanced

You’ve seen beautiful performances and cool tricks on the Lyra, but you don’t even know yet how to get yourself up there? You think you are not strong enough, your hands get tired way before the class ends and have no idea where to even start? Start here with Lyra Fundamentals led by professional performer and coach Tonya Letunovskaya. You will learn easy and graceful ways to get onto the Lyra, beginner-friendly poses, transitions and shapes, low flow on the bottom of the Lyra, and aerial-specific safety and conditioning techniques and drills.

Aerial Dance

Beginner, Intermediate & Advanced

Meet your new dance partner…the aerial hammock! Learn aerial moves and tricks, how they link together to create a dance routine, and how to add musicality and performance elements to the routine. Our Aerial Dance classes are offered as a six week workshop series that end with a performance for family and friends on the seventh week. Please ask your instructor which level of Aerial Dance is right for you (Beginner, Mixed Level, Advanced). You can see which series are being offered by viewing the workshops listed on our Events page.

Aerial Skills

Intermediate Only

This class is for students who have taken our Intro to Flips and Tricks classes and are ready to move on to the next level. Instructor approval is required.

Aerial Transitions

Advanced Only

Learn to use the aerial silk to create beautiful shapes and clean inversions from yoga and circus inspired poses to choreographed sequencing. Each class starts with a warmup emphasizing strength, flexibility, stability & alignment and will continue by tying flips, drops, and elements of choreography with the hammock together. Appropriate for students looking to increase strength, endurance, and performance presence. Prerequisite: This class is for the seasoned aerial artist. You must attend an Intro to Flips & Tricks class and an Aerial Skills class, as well as be approved by the teacher before attending.

Kids Aerial

Aerial yoga/aerial arts is an invigorating outlet for curious young minds. Using an age-appropriate balance of energizing activity and calming techniques, our kids classes help students build strength, flexibility, focus, and confidence in a safe environment. We pay special attention to fun, infusing every moment with creativity and laughter. It’s the perfect environment for a young person to develop better body awareness and find support from an encouraging community.

Classes are offered for kids ages 6 to 10 and 11 and older — no previous yoga experience necessary!

Kids & Tweens Aerial Dance

Beginner & Intermediate

Students learn how different aerial moves and tricks link together to create a dance routine; how to dance with the aerial hammock; and how to add in musicality and performance elements to the routine. Our Aerial Dance classes are offered as a six week workshop series that end with a performance for family and friends on the seventh week. Students must have prior aerial experience. Kids Aerial Dance is for ages 5 to 10, Tweens Aerial Dance is for ages 11+. You can see which series are being offered by viewing the workshops listed on our Events page.

Aerial Kids (Ages 6-11+)

Beginner, Intermediate & Advanced

Aerial yoga is the ideal outlet for kids. Students gain strength, flexibility, and confidence while having the best time. Our classes are filled with creativity and laughter. It’s the perfect environment to find better body awareness and an encouraging community to become your best self.

For children 6-10 a parent or caregiver needs to be there for first class (to observe). All levels welcome!

Be sure to check out our Events section to learn about special kids aerial workshops.

Barre Classes

By grounding the body you’ll lift your body and refresh your mind! Our barre classes offer styles appropriate for beginner through advanced students.

Buddha Barre Ballet

Beginner, Intermediate & Advanced

This class will tone, sculpt and lengthen your muscles by using different technique specific to ballet. The flexibility training, strength and core work, and use of the barre are all taught with a strong foundation in Ballet basics and methodology. Open to all levels!

Pole Fitness

Strengthen your body, turn up the heat aerobically, and build your confidence with this total body workout!

Pole Fundamentals

Beginner & Intermediate

Strength and Flexibility. Learn basic spins, combo spins, dance moves, and tricks with focus on perfecting your skills and technique. You will learn how to concentrate on engaging specific muscles in your upper body and core, all while finding your inner confidence. Tricks and transitions will be incorporated into each class, so you can add extra flare to your spins.

Pole Play/Practice

Beginner, Intermediate & Advanced

The pole room will be open to students to practice spins and inversions freely. An instructor will be present for spotting and use of equipment.

Pole Strength & Tone

Beginner, Intermediate & Advanced

Build up your strength and learn proper pole specific muscle engagement in this All Level conditioning class. Attire: Shorts and tank top.

Sexy Low Flow All Levels

Beginner, Intermediate & Advanced

In this class students will explore dance around the pole and on the floor. Each week we will learn a short routine that celebrates sensual movement with heel clacks, floor work, and the occasional trick! Get ready to embrace your inner sexy! Heels are welcomed – but optional! Shorts recommended – knee pads or leggings may be needed for floor work. This is an all levels class.

Pole Skills

Intermediate Only

This class is for students who have taken Pole Fundamentals and are ready to move on to the next level. Instructor approval is required.

Sexy Low Flow

Intermediate & Advanced

In this class students will explore dance around the pole and on the floor. Each week we will learn a short, intermediate level routine that celebrates sensual movement with heel clacks, floor work, and the occasional trick! Get ready to embrace your inner sexy! Heels are welcomed – but optional! Shorts recommended – knee pads or leggings may be needed for floor work.

Pole Tricks and Transitions

Intermediate & Advanced

In this class you will be introduced to inversions and climbing as well as combo spins. The focus will be on strength training building strength to go upside down and learning proper technique for inversions. Shorts are required.

Rope Wall

The Great Yoga Wall supports your body, allowing you to experience traditional yoga poses in a whole new way. You’ll build strength, create length and space in your body, while gaining awareness in each pose. Using the yoga wall, along with its various attachments (adjustable straps, swings, and bars) offers unique support and traction in the body that you just have to experience for yourself!

Feel Good Yoga Wall

Beginner, Intermediate & Advanced

The Great Yoga Wall supports your body, allowing you to experience traditional yoga poses in a whole new way. You’ll build strength, create length and space in your body, while gaining awareness in each pose. Using the yoga wall, along with its various attachments (adjustable straps, swings, and bars) offers unique support and traction in the body that you just have to experience for yourself. You’ll leave feeling better than when you walked in the door!

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