Whether you are new to yoga or you are an advanced practitioner, you can find your community here at Collective Yoga. Everyone is welcome at our Virginia Beach studio, because we believe yoga is for every body, and we strive to help you relax and destress while increasing your strength and flexibility. There are many different yoga practices available to meet your needs and help you achieve your fitness goals, and you can learn about them here on our blog! Start here to explore all the yoga classes we offer, and when you’re ready to dive in, sign up for your spot today!
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Yoga is an embodiment practice. Like an ideal holiday gathering, feeling safe in class is a prerequisite for having a good time. Yoga teaches us how to connect with the moment and feel our experiences more fully as they happen in the present without judgment or expectation. This year, what if we lea…Read More
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Tina Turner’s We Don’t Need Another Hero was written in 1985 – almost four decades ago – and it could very well be the most appropriate song for our post-pandemic yoga playlists. In it, she sang, “Love and compassion, their day is coming.” As more COVID-19 restrictions are lifted and we …Read More
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What do you have on your mind when you sign up for a yoga class? Is it to relax? Stretch? Get stronger? See friends? While our personal impetus for going to a yoga class is often egocentric and self-care driven, the practice makes us better, more functional people in the outside world too. When we h…Read More
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We are lucky to have technology that enables us to take live-at-home yoga classes. As we transition our practice from in-person at the studio to Facebook Live and other live streaming platforms, we may be wondering whether this new format of class will be as good. Here are three unexpected benefits …Read More
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The flow state. What’s the flow state? It’s that feeling where body, breath, and mind are linked consciously and seemingly effortlessly all at once. It might come in the form of the endorphin release known as runner’s high, or it might come from being in the zone at work. Yoga gives us a consi…Read More
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Yoga is an opportunity to set our intention to have a graceful practice. Being graceful in yoga may equate to feeling ease in the body and mind. It may also be expressed as the unity that yoga helps us establish connecting ourselves with our collective community. Grace is an expression of ease. Ease…Read More
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The heart symbolizes love, but what exactly is an open heart? In honor of Valentine’s Day, let’s take a look at the yogic practice of “heart opening,” and how incorporating heart openers into our practice can lead to pure love and a blissful state. What Are Heart Openers? “Heart openers”…Read More
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At Collective Yoga, we celebrate diversity. Our instructors do not strive to make everyone look the same in any pose. Instead, we encourage everyone to find their own variation – their own “shape” – of each pose while still practicing safely. In our studio, it is common to see our teachers p…Read More
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If you suffer from anxiety, you should know that you aren't alone. In fact, there are over 40 million others in the United States who suffer from anxiety, putting you in a lot of good company. While the stigma of anxiety disorders and mental illness is starting to fall away, there are still a lot of…Read More
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If you are hoping to become pregnant in the coming year, it's a good idea to start preparing your body for the upcoming changes now. That's because your body will undergo dramatic adjustments to make room for your growing baby as well as to prepare you for labor and delivery. The more you can prepa…Read More
