SW Portland Martial Arts Blog

Is all that BJJ turning your muscles into tangled webs of piano wire? Come to Yoga. Is all that barbell throwing rendering your shoulder flexibility into a terrible joke? Come to Yoga. Is boxing making your traps into slabs of concrete? Come to Yoga.

It’s not that Yoga isn’t hard – it most definitely is challenging – it’s that the practice is a different kind of challenge and what is more central to martial arts and CrossFit that throwing new challenges at yourself. Come to Yoga class.

What’s that? You’re new to the gym? Of course you can try the Yoga class as part of your free week – that’s part of the deal. Join us. Make the gym more awesome by contributing your awesomeness.

Huzzah! We’ve got a new yoga class on the books. The instructor is Ave, one of our newer CrossFitters, who  also happens to be a Yoga instructor over at Seeking Space Yoga on Barbur Boulevard.

The class is on Fridays at 11AM at the Sunset Boulevard gym and runs for one hour. This class is free to all current CrossFit and Martial Arts members, and (like all our other classes) free to all new students as part of our standing trial week offer.

Here’s Ave’s description of the class:

This vinyasa yoga class aims to help students find a conscious connection between the mind and body through intentional movement and a focus on breath. While building strength, flexibility and mobility, this class will provide a place for playfulness, softness, and self-exploration. This class is for all levels. The foundational poses practiced in this class can be deepened or modified to meet the needs of each student.

 Bring your own yoga mat if you have one. If not, you’re welcome to practice directly on the mats in the gym. 

Hope to see you all there!