Shakespeare Hotel

Yoga Styles

Regular Class

Morning Yoga(75min.)

You can enjoy Hakuba’s clear cool air on the way to the studio in the morning. Waking up early to smell fresh air, feeling the soft sunshine, and doing yoga will improve your performance for the day. Morning is the best time for yoga. Be an early bird!

Hatha Yoga (75min.)

In this class, you deepen each pose one by one, which helps you to understand your body and sharpen your senses. Breathwork and light meditation is also included. Open to all levels.

Event Class

Yin-Yang Yoga (75min.)

Yin Yang Yoga blends two styles of yoga, Yin and Yang, into one practice, bringing together the benefits of passively holding poses with more dynamic sequences and standing postures.

Gentle Yoga (75min.)

Gentle Yoga offers kindness and compassion for the body. Students will move slowly and mindfully into each pose. Each pose will be held for some time to enable prop usage and adjustments.

Restorative Yoga (75min.)

A deeply healing and relaxing experience that focuses on rejuvenation and renewal. The poses are held on the floor for a long time with the help of props such as bolsters, blocks and straps, so that the body can completely let go.

Vinyasa Flow (75min.)

This class links breath with movement; you flow from one pose to another. It is moderately active, energetic and fun. Open to all levels.

Yoga Nidra (75min.)

Known as yogic sleep, Yoga Nidra is a powerful technique, in which you learn to relax consciously on a physical, mental and spiritual level. The class will start with some gentle yoga asana and have a longer savasana.

Yin yoga (75min.)

This style of yoga focuses on exercising the deep connective tissues of the physical body while also seeking to release blockages in the energetic body. All poses are done on the floor and held for 2-10 minutes each.

Stretch Yoga(75min.)

Starting with warming up your body, we focus on stretching our body for flexibility, and to release the tension from your body and mind. This class is great after work or exercise. After taking this class, the next day you can wake up with smile!

Vinyasa Flow Light(75min.)

A lighter less vigorous vinyasa flow class described above.

Family Yoga(75min.)

This class is for children aged 2 to 6 and their parents. Using the imagination, we become animals, vehicles… and enjoy various yoga poses. This class will deepen your parent-child relationship and lead to better communication.

Basic Yoga(75min.)

Starts with a short introduction about Yoga of how it works on your body and mind, then we try out each posture. This class is for beginners, but also for those who want to check their posture and relearn the basic ideas of Yoga.

Yoga for Stiff Shoulders(75min.)

The class will focus on releasing tension in your shoulders, but will also increase circulation of the entire body and mind. This class is especially good for those who work at a desk, use computers or smartphones for a long time, or generally tense their shoulders when concentrating.

Relaxing Flow(75min.)

This ia a gentle version of vinyasa flow class, which links breath with body movement. It leads the blood and lymph to flow fluidly throughout the whole body. It is a great way to relax your mind and body in order to finish your day without fatigue.

Power Yoga (75min.)

Power yoga is great for a strength training. It combines yogic breathing technique and quick movement between yoga poses. It definitely gets your entire body into gear!

Candle Yoga(75Min.)

A peacefully slow yoga class conducted in the dark with candle-lights. Relax and reduce stress in this mystical atmosphere.

Aroma Yoga(75Min.)

Aromatherapy is said to have beneficial effects on physical, mental, and spiritual well-being. Specific benefits differ depending on the fragrance/essential oil. Instructor will select the aroma used for each yoga class. Feel soothed and refreshed.