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IMPORTANT ANNOUNCEMENT: Regular in-person courses & all group offerings are presently suspended due to the pandemic.
Private Yoga Mentoring IS available, both at the studio & on-line! You can learn more about this opportunity here, and check schedule availability here.
Want to know more about why group practice indoors for an hour or more — even with social distancing — is not recommended at this time? There is helpful research here and here.
Be sure you are on out COMMUNITY LIST here to receive announcement of when group sessions are made available, as well as offers for on-line subscriptions coming soon, upcoming specialty courses on-line, & other new growth at AHA Yoga.
And, until courses resume, you can explore the kind of group sessions and yoga & meditation experience & expertise we offer below. Enjoy!
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Are YOU ready to feel the inner transformation yoga ignites?
Yoga & Meditation Opportunities
in North Central Florida
Our Lake City location, right on the tranquil shores of Lake DeSoto in historic downtown, at 305 East Duval Street, Lake City, welcomes you! We provide an inviting, nourishing environment for you to connect deep within, foster wellness and inner tranquility as well as clarity, to access you own greatest potentials and inner beauty. Come shine!
SPRING TERM of 8-week Yoga & Meditation Courses begins March 30!
Early Bird Registration, which saves you $56 on your tuition investment!
THIS EARLY BIRD OPPORTUNITY EXPIRES SUNDAY, March 22 at midnight.
Or, to access future VIP Priority Booking to save even more, join our community list here.
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Welcome, yoga enthusiasts and those that are simply curious about yoga & meditation!
Would you like to feel more ease and steadiness so you can approach your day with joy?
Are you busy, frantic, or worried, and know your approach to daily life must change, but you are not sure where to start?
Would you like to commit to your well-being in a welcoming community of like-minded and inspiring peers, so that you are fully supported, remain motivated, and continuously encouraged to stay on course, so that you continue to make great choices you know are best for your health, purpose, and lifelong joy?
Are you ready to be in love with your life, knowing each day you show up well-rested, focused, energized, and happy, knowing that your confident, kind sense of self supports you, those you care about, and those who truly need you?
Yoga can help, and we know firsthand and have witnessed the transformation in our students. It’s why we have dedicated ourselves to this work and, even more importantly, why we practice & study each and every day.
As you probably know, yoga relieves physical tension and facilitates healing (you can read all sorts of research here). Yet yoga practice also helps us reach for more, to tap into and feel an inner radiance that makes a vital, enthusiastic life a tangible, ongoing experience.
I’m Virginia Hill, the driving force behind AHA Yoga, and I am thrilled to connect with you about Yoga and Meditation offerings at my new studio opening in Lake City. I’ve dedicated myself to teaching yoga because it has changed my life and those of my students. I see them gain more comfort, confidence, & ease, and leave with a little more lightness of body and heart, filled with more poise, clarity, and enthusiasm in their everyday lives. Personally, my practice has enriched over the years, and is now a strong foundation providing daily support. It nurtures me through challenges, and also helps me be open to the richest experiences and even excel in ways I never would have imagined.
Want to feel these benefits & profound changes yoga & meditation foster?
Simply put, yoga WORKS. Yoga enhances our physical well-being, but that is just the start. In order to access these deeper riches, it is indeed a practice, which means it requires dedication and an ever-increasing understanding so that the deepest benefits can work cumulative, positive life-changing affects. Yoga encourages physical mobility and comfort and, most importantly, offers a disciplined, creative use of a now-peaceful mind. It is a means to heal, and also reach your greater potential. And, practicing with others helps us stay committed, inspired, and sometimes even more playful.
It is with this knowledge and visceral, energetic experience that I created these courses, each designed with particular sequences for specific purposes and student needs. There are various types of classes and at different times to you can find what is just right for you.
It empowers us to do and be more that we love. To this end, my courses include attentive anatomic detail so you learn more about your own, precise, complex, and wondrous body (and YES, it is wondrous, no matter its changes, capacity, or society’s judgments!). Such detail also focuses and therefore refines the mind, so you can rest and be energized simultaneously. These attentive cues during practice even influence postural habits long after class is over, so you start happily integrating more healthy and happy habits into your daily routines.
Our courses also weave into physical practice all sorts of gems from yoga philosophy, and often reference other resources and home practice tips, so that we learn more and more about time-tested modes of self care, how the mind works, and how to use this wisdom masterfully to develop our best self. My approach is grounded in a living tradition; this means that your own teacher is also supported by her teachers, and that the teachings here are potent, time-tested, and will remain that way.
So, if you feel that nudge and know that there is so much within you that simply needs support to emerge and shine, or maybe you have heard about the amazing benefits of yoga and always wanted to experience the depth of transformation it can provide, come practice within our inviting community during the lovingly designed 8-week Spring Term 2020 courses. If you seek to feel better in body and mind, so you can flourish, then this is the yoga home for you. Let’s get started and establish your accessible, sustainable, and enjoyable Yoga Practice.
Come find out more & experience this for yourself by committing to your very own practice.
Come see why so many folks commit to a weekly–or more!–practice, and feel the fruits of your very own vibrant, committed practice.
AHA Yoga & Meditation Courses are designed to enhance your experience of the benefits of yoga by encouraging one-pointed focus and systematic techniques in ways that facilitate regular practice, the key to a fuller, more rewarding experience.
To achieve this goal, we accept enrollments on a Course basis; each Course runs for a 8-week term this Spring, & students enroll for the full course. Students register & attend that particular course, the same day and time each week of the Term. Term courses intelligently progress our students towards overall, lasting well-being and empowerment.
You’ll work and strengthen, release tension, and relax. You’ll access potentials of mind you may not have even known possible.
If you’d like VIP announcements in your e-mail inbox, along with special offers for our community insiders, then be sure to join our community list HERE, so you glean the fullest benefits of yoga, meditation, and community that comes with sustained practice.
And, remember, Spring Term 2020 begins March 30, & register early to get great savings on tuition PLUS a bonus session.
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Please bring a YOGA MAT to all classes, and arrive early to complete registration, touch base with your teacher, and get settled in as you become part of our little yoga community.
Here’s the SPRING TERM 2020 AHA Yoga & Meditation Schedule, March 30 to June 6:
Click the names of each Course to learn more and to save your place!
All courses require you to complete and sign a Waiver & Release and Terms and Conditions of Attendance. You can find that here, or receive copies at the studio.
Unless otherwise noted, all sessions take place at AHA Yoga, 305 East Duval Street in Lake City, and are with Virginia Hill, 500-RYT. Parking is available on-site, or additional public parking is available across the street on Duval Street or across the Lake at Darby Pavilion.
MONDAYS, 10:00 -11:15 am,
75 minutes,
March 30 – June 1.
**You’ll consciously & wisely regulate your energy. If you want to delve MORE into the Chakras this term, this one is yours!**
MONDAYS, 6:00 – 7:30 pm,
Tapas, Core Heat-Building Yoga Sequence for Dedicated Practice,
90 minutes,
March 30 – June 1.
***Includes 2 flows, plus binds, moving balances, lots of abdominal work, an easy arm balance, squats, & even two NEW plank postures, plus advanced twists.***
TUESDAYS, 10:00 – 11:00 am,
EASY Yoga: A Gentle, Slower, Accessible Practice,
60 minutes,
March 31 – May 26.
***LESS Up and Down from the floor; less weight on the knees; great after injury or surgery, or simply to relieve a busy schedule or strengthen & rest tired body. Often uses wall & chairs.***
TUESDAYS, 4:00 – 5:15 pm,
75 minutes,
March 31 – May 26.
**LOTS of detail to learn the basics, starts slowly then builds up to challenge, PLUS receive study guides each week.**
TUESDAYS, 6:00 – 7:15 pm,
75 minutes,
March 31 – May 26.
Already half full! **LOTS of detail to learn the basics, starts slowly then builds up to challenge, PLUS receive study guides each week.**
WEDNESDAYS, 10:00 – 11:15 am,
75 minutes,
April 1 – May 27
***NEW COURSE! You’ll move from pose to pose as you sync the breath, to relax the nervous system & build flexibility, then pause and hold to enhance bone & muscle mass.***
WEDNESDAYS, 6:00 – 7:15 pm,
75 minutes,
April 1 – May 27.
Already half full! ***NEW COURSE! You’ll move from pose to pose as you sync the breath, to relax the nervous system & build flexibility, then pause and hold to enhance bone & muscle mass.***
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THURSDAYS, 6:00 – 7:15 pm,
MEDITATION for Calm, Focus, & Inner Joy,
75 minutes,
April 2 – May 28.
***If you’re ready to delve deeper & feel how practice meets philosophy in the centerpoint of a refined mind, this is soooo for you! We’re turning toward jyotishmati (inner light) & building vishoka (sorrowless joy), so you’ll want to experience this. It’s the means and goal of all we do here at AHA Yoga!***
Stretching is just a start: Yoga for inner clarity, discernment, wisdom, & joy!
These 8-week Term Courses are available at a dedicated practitioner investment for those who commit to the full course term. EARLY BIRD bookings are encouraged and receive an additional savings ($56!). If spaces remain, Casual Classes are made available and are paid on a class-by-class basis at a Casual Class rate ($21 for 60 minutes; $23 for 75 minutes; & $25 for 90 minutes), cash or check only.
Busy schedule & cannot make a course? Or, just need MORE Yoga in your life? Yoga Workshops, Masterclasses, & Events are a splendid option for you:
ONE-DAY ONLY EVENTS & WORKSHOPS:
Many more one-day events are on the horizon. Check out more at our workshops page here.
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Looking for PRIVATE yoga sessions?
Yoga Mentoring is booked until April 2020. In February, new student enrollment will re-open with space for just two students ready for serious yoga and meditation study, and their Mentoring begins April 10. Explore This Opportunity Here.
Want to hear about future YOGA & MEDITATION offerings?
Yes, please!
Then join our community mailing list here and be the first to receive details of what is in store for our yoga & meditation community. And–PSST! DON’T FORGET!–special VIP offers (saving $64 for Spring!) are made available via e-mail ONLY to those on this list.
Want inspiring tidbits and follow yoga adventures? Then follow me on Facebook and Instagram. I am Virginia Hill, your AHA Yoga teacher, just returned from studying more yoga, meditation, and other healing modalities at my yoga home in Pennsylvania at the Himalayan Institute. You can also learn about my past yoga teacher adventures in Chiang Mai, Thailand, and some of the inspiring and helpful things I have learned through the Yoga for All teaching community. You’ll also find out about my work on writing new courses and expanding AHA Yoga offerings. Join my community’s list to be the first to know about these and other developments. Looking forward to sharing these tremendously transformative practices, serving as your teacher as you cultivate your inner development, and building our community together.
And don’t forget we’d love to support YOU during Spring Term 2020, starting March 30, and help you access more of your inner strength, resolve, focus, & joy!
If you’re interested in AHA Yoga, its courses, teachers, community, & practice space, feel free to reach out with questions or make an appointment to visit We’re always happy to answer any questions about yoga & meditation practice and philosophy, find out what YOU need to feel your best & shine, & share all the support & inspiration AHA Yoga Studio provides.
Contact us directly at alligatoryoga@gmail.com
Looking forward to connecting with you and sharing wonderful practices!
–Virginia Hill & Jenna Lambert, AHA Yoga Teachers
Our tranquil, inspiring lakeside space at 305 East Duval Street, Suite 101, Lake City, Florida 32055. Much time & care – including a daily mantra practice – is put into making this a supportive container for the interior shifts yoga fosters and to elucidate the best within us.
