Precision Alignment Yoga Intro / Level 1
At the Art Center, we are proud to be the home of Precision Alignment Yoga™! This style of yoga uses a variety of props and our newest additions, the Great Yoga Wall in order to help students practice each posture safely and effectively. Instructors Betty Larsen and Sharon Coogle individualize instruction to increase students’ ability while respecting physical limitations. We offer courses from beginning to intermediate yoga, and at a variety of times throughout the week to suit your needs.
Class Descriptions
Improve strength, balance, flexibility; increase range of motion while learning fundamental yoga poses. The safe, effective practice of this gentle, anatomically based style of yoga uses props such as blocks and chairs to make yoga accessible to all. Personalized instruction respects individual physical conditions.
Session Days & Times
- Tuesday 10:45am-12:45pm · Instructor: Sharon Coogle
- Wednesday 10:30am-12:00pm · Instructor: Betty Larson
- Thursday 10:00am-11:30am · Instructor: Sharon Coogle
About the Instructor
Sharon Coogle & Betty Larsen
Betty Larsen trained with BKS Iyengar in Pune, India, and continued her studies with leading Iyengar instructors and at the Iyengar Teacher’s Training Institute in San Francisco. She is a certified senior instructor with 44 years of teaching experience. With her husband, John Charping, Betty founded the Southern Institute for Yoga Instructors in Nashville and developed Precision Alignment Yoga™, based on BKS Iyengar’s teachings. She has offered classes at BRMAA since 2013.
Although Sharon Coogle started her yoga quest in 1979, she commenced serious study in 2005 under the tutelage of certified Iyengar instructors. In 2013 she undertook teacher training with Betty Larsen, believing Precision Alignment Yoga™ provides the maximum physical safety, the greatest wisdom of the human body and the most fun of all yoga traditions. She became certified through the Southern Institute for Yoga Instructors (SIYI) and began teaching in 2015. Continuing her education under several Iyengar Yoga teachers, she received Advanced Certification from SIYI in 2023.
Call (706) 632-2144 for questions regarding this course and registration. Payment is required to register for BRMAA courses. You may pay via PayPal above, over the phone, or visit The Art Center located at 420 West Main Street, Blue Ridge, GA 30513 to pay in person.
