Caleb Neeper
Caleb's first taste of yoga came a little over a decade ago. Playing in a pick-up basketball game, he severely sprained his left knee. The initial goal was to rehabilitate the knee through yoga. Slowly, over a consistent period of time, his body began to heal. The knee strengthened, and he also began to experience some additional, unintended positive side-effects from practicing yoga - weight loss, a gain in overall physical strength, increased range of motion, flexibility, and a general boost in self-confidence and mood.
His initial therapeutic goal became secondary, as he started to realize the deep and profound affects that practicing yoga was and is currently having on his life. He began to understand more about himself, his relationships to others and his place in the world. With this new-found clarity, he decided to switch careers from selling wine to teaching yoga! He relocated from Sonoma County back to the Bay Area in pursuit of this career change. Caleb has completed 500 hours of teacher training through YogaWorks in Walnut Creek and SF, and has been mentored by Lakshmi Norwood.
Caleb Neeper instructs the following:
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Yin Yoga
The Yin Yoga class is a practice designed to revitalize both body and spirit. Yin signifies a softer, more tender approach (though no less effective) to supporting our bodies and energy systems. Through deliberate, supportive, and longer posture holds—ranging from three to ten minutes—this meditative physical yoga practice targets deeply the connective tissues, joints, and nervous system of the body. Helping to release stress and promote a deeply nourishing sense of well-being. On top of this foundation, Caleb will also include some gentle dynamic movements to help warm up the body, access the breath more easily, and open the mind to mindfulness.
All levels are welcome!
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Hatha Movement
This is a movement based class designed to ground you in the present moment, explore and play with your physical body, energy body and personal space AND to ignite your power and passion for your spirituality, so you can learn to harness your creative and vital energies that are already within you. This class is based upon the foundations of Yoga but also it greatly incorporates a more organic, fluid and natural bio-dynamic approach to physical movement and wellness.
'Hatha Movement' is very accessible to all levels, though it is not a beginners class nor is it challenging like a flow class. Somewhere in the middle and you can expect something different each and every class. All kinds of movement and styles of asana/yoga are used, meditation, mudras/hand gestures, mantras/affirmations, breathwork, energy sensing, a community based gathering and more, you can expect in class and over time.
