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Beginner Basics: Classes at Ompractice

Welcome to a new blog series on Ompractice, where we break down some of the basics of being a beginner here! Starting anything new can feel daunting, and we want you to feel welcome, confident, and inspired! We’ll be chatting about what to wear to class, setting up your space, how to feel confident as a beginner, yoga and mindful movement “lingo”, two-way-video class norms, and more. Have a question for us? Send us a note at info@ompractice.com. We’ll answer it in an upcoming post!

Classes at Ompractice

At Ompractice, we offer almost 100 classes weekly so you can choose something that feels right for you. Classes range from yoga, to Tai Chi, to Pilates, strength training, pelvic floor mobility, meditation and more. If you’re just getting started in mindful movement, have no fear! There are lots of class options for you and you certainly don’t have to be flexible to jump right in.

Why Mindful Movement? Because we all could use more of it in our lives! We hear it from you: our students are here specifically for the benefits of building this kind of practice: stress relief, reducing symptoms of anxiety and depression, pain relief, improving strength and flexibility, building strength and aging vitally!

Jumping in with no yoga or limited fitness experience: it seems silly to say it, but it’s our mission to be the place where you feel comfortable in our community to do so! Many, if not most, of our classes are accessible to everyone – we started Ompractice to support complete beginners.

Deciding on the right path for you: no matter if you are interested in yoga, or mobility and flexibility classes, or strength, we typically recommend that you try a range of classes out to start to find the teachers and styles that most resonate with you. 

Your First Classes on Ompractice: 

When you first sign up for Ompractice, we have a quick onboarding quiz to help you find a good first class to try.

Based on your preferences, we’ll recommend both live classes and videos to check out that we think you’ll like. Want to update your results? Click here to change your preferred modalities or experience level. (⭐️ You’ll also see recommended classes marked with a star on the schedule!)

Here are some great first classes to try on Ompractice:

(Click the link on the class date and time to learn more about each)

Quick Hitters and Beginner Friendly Movement:

Looking for a short class to get a taste of what we offer here? Jump into any of these beginner friendly classes that are 30 minutes or less! These are a perfect starting point for anyone who is new to yoga, providing you with a safe space to get comfortable on your mat, while you explore basic poses essential to the practice, alignment and breathing cues, and have your questions answered.

Something that just hits different: 

These are a few classes like you are truly unlike to find elsewhere!

  • Living Your Dharma – A Phoenix Rising Yoga and Meditation Class with Michael Lee (60 min) on Mondays at 5:30pm ET / 2:30pm PT
    • A fan favorite! This slow moving, therapeutic yoga practice beginning with a focus on the physical body and progressing toward inward contemplation, combined with meditation and guidance to bring more wisdom, clarity, tranquility, and contentment to life.
  • Pure Sound to Ground – A Meditation & Sound Bowl Experience with Reggie Hubbard (45 min) on Thursdays at 9am ET / 6am PT (currently on pause!) and Saturdays at 12:15pm ET / 9:15am PT
    • You’re in for a treat with this sound meditation practice using singing bowls and breathwork – also practiced fully seated and with little movement.

Meditation, Mindfulness and Breathwork:

New to mindfulness? These classes are for you! (Don’t worry, you won’t be diving right into long periods of silence!)

Yoga Nidra classes are focused on body scan type activities, and are great for improving sleep, and helping with stress, mental health, and pain.

Breathwork classes are a type of meditative class that is focused directly on the breath. Breathwork is practiced fully seated and with little movement, this class offers conscious, controlled breathing techniques practiced for relaxation, meditation, or therapeutic purposes.

Tai Chi and Qigong:

This form of traditional Chinese mind/body exercises and meditation can be done standing or seated. It incorporates precise body movements and controlled breathing to improve balance, flexibility, muscle strength, and overall health.

Strength Training:

Our strength classes are designed for all levels – functional fitness classes that will strengthen you for your day-to-day activities so you can have confidence to live the life you want to live. These are body weight classes – no props required.

Neck and Back Pain Recommendations

We have a range of classes on Ompractice that directly support back and neck care, and are accessible to all levels.

Pelvic Floor Strength + Mobility for Women

These are standing, active classes – similar to a low-impact boot camp, focused on improving pelvic floor function in order to prevent and help treat problems such as urinary/bowel incontinence, pelvic organ prolapse, and pelvic pain. (Expect to sweat!)

Slightly More Vigorous Beginner-Friendly Movement Options:

While these are intro classes, their slightly longer length may make them a little more challenging if you are just jumping in!

For those who are comfortable with some yoga already: 

  • AcuYin with Nadja Villegas (60 min) on Mondays at 1:00pm ET / 10:00am PT
    • This unique class offers seated and supine poses typically held for 3 to 5 minutes each targeting acupressure points using yoga therapy balls to release tension deep in the tissues of the body.
  • Vinyasa Yoga Express with Shanna Small (25 min) on Mondays at 6:30am ET, Tuesdays at 6:30am ET and Thursdays at 6:30am ET
    • Jump start your day with our popular 30 minute energetic, flow class linking movement to breath – and also guaranteed to put a smile on your face!
  • Yoga Unwind: Yang to Yin with Niki Saccareccia (60 min) on Mondays at 8pm ET / 5pm PT
    • Start off with gentle, flowing movements, and a focus on alignment and breath, to initially build heat, followed by longer held poses to deeply unwind and access deeper layers of the body.
  • Mindful Movement with Allison Jeraci (30 min) on Tuesdays at 7:45pm ET / 4:45pm PT
    • This class is for anyone who is interested in simplifying their yoga practice and exploring their natural alignment. Typical movements include yoga poses that are broken down into a fluid movement series, simple joint actions and static holds.
  • Restorative Yoga with Prema Posner (60 min) on Fridays at 9:30am Eastern/6:30am PT
    • A great gentle, restful class involves long, passive holds with the support of props such as folded blankets and bolsters to achieve deep relaxation.
  • Mind & Align with Brianna Rhea (60 min) on Saturdays at 9:30am ET / 6:30am PT
    • This class starts with a short meditation followed by a mindful flowing style of yoga linking movement to breath.

Looking for Something Else?

Learn more about our classes and teachers: you can click directly into each class on the Ompractice schedule to learn more about the class, what kind of vibes, props you may need (although all of our teachers are happy to make suggestions based on what you have in the house), and about your teachers.

Want to watch specific examples? We have a range of example videos in our video library you can peruse before jumping into a live class: https://app.ompractice.com/video-library

Want a Personal Recommendation?

We do that too! Feel free to drop a note in the chat, or email us at info@ompractice.com and we’re happy to help you build your schedule!