Trailside Yoga and Beyond – Fayetteville, Arkansas

About Trailside Yoga and Beyond.

Trailside Yoga & Beyond is the original downtown yoga studio in Fayetteville, Arkansas. Opened in 2014, our mission is to create an inclusive yoga community, with a focus on education, transformation & personal growth. We offer a wide variety of yoga classes, 7 days a week, including hot yoga, slow flow, restorative, yin, & donation-based community classes. We also offer workshops, teacher trainings, private lessons & mentorships. Trailside welcomes everyone, regardless of race, age, gender, sexual orientation, body type or physical ability. We have a large practice studio, cork flooring, infrared heaters, mat rental & free parking. Our diverse teaching team is experienced, knowledgeable, & highly educated. Each of our teachers has at a minimum a 200-hour Registered Yoga Teacher designation. We provide safe instruction in an encouraging atmosphere.

Trailside Yoga & Beyond is located in downtown Fayetteville just off the Greenway Trail. It is your hub for wellbeing, community, and transformation.  Trailside quickly became a gathering place for all types of people to learn and grow, while being guided and supported by knowledgeable and highly trained teachers.

WHAT MAKES US DIFFERENT?

- Each of our teachers on our diverse teaching team has completed a 200-hour YTT & most have a 500-hour YTT certification. We have over 90 years combined teaching experience.

- With 10 infrared heaters, we have the most quality heating system available.

- Our studio is very spacious & provides peaceful ambiance with lots of natural light by day & candlelight at night.

- From heated vinyasa to heat optional slow flow, to restorative to yin, we offer a class for everyBODY.

- Our parking is free, and we have plenty of it.

- We offer a variety of workshops.

- Free premium props are available in each class.

- Our Boutique offers high quality mats, props, clothes & more for your yoga practice.

- We love community involvement.

- We deeply value our students, and are committed to providing an inclusive, encouraging, safe space.

Class Offerings

1. Yoga Class Types

i. Dynamic Flow

DYNAMIC FLOW is a breath and alignment focused flow set to specially created playlists to flow with the sequences.  This class helps students build physical strength & flexibility as we move through energetic, challenging & creative sequences.  We invite students to take a look at any challenges that may arise during class & notice the mind's reactions.  This creates mental awareness, clarity & focus.  Students are encouraged to tune into their own bodies, breath & thoughts to learn more about their habits & patterns.  This information can then be taken off the mat & used in daily life.  This class is appropriate for all levels. Modifications and variations are encouraged to support and accommodate individual needs and experience levels. This class is heated by our infrared heaters.

ii. SLOFlow

SLOFLOW YOGA takes the classic Vinyasa flow class & puts it in slow-mo. Enjoyable for beginners & advanced practitioners alike, SLOFlow links classic postures, alignment, and deep breathing with creative sequencing and inspired tunes for a practice that will help you grow both strong and flexible in your practice. Through mindful movement and postures infused by the breath, expect a practice that will leave you more balanced & at ease than when you arrived. This class is heat-optional, meaning we will turn the infrared heater on near year if you want heat.

iii. Yin Yoga

YIN YOGA is an all-levels therapeutic style of yoga that incorporates passive, long holds of different postures to promote ease of body, mind, and spirit. It is a fantastic balance to the fast paced nature of our day to day lives, or to the heat-building, strength-based, more “yang” yoga. Yin Yoga utilizes long holds of postures (anywhere from 1-7 minutes each) to increase joint health, tissue/fascia elasticity, and overall mobility. This practice eases the nervous system and is helps practitioners turn inward. Leave with a deep sense of calm & bliss! This class is not heated.

iv. Restorative

RESTORATIVE YOGA utilizes a hefty use of props to create comfortable and easeful positions for practitioners to relax into for extended amounts of time. In Restorative yoga, we lie passively in supported postures for 10-20 minutes each. This promotes opening, relaxation, and overall health and is deeply soothing for the nervous system. It is accessible to all ages, body types, and experience.. It helps balance stress and gives practitioners the much needed chance to rest in quiet. Leave feeling like you just had the best nap of your life! This class is not heated.

v. Restorative Flow

RESTORATIVE FLOW is a wonderful combination of our Restorative & SLOFlow clases.  We will move gently & slowly through a flow, while ending with restorative poses.  It is the best of both worlds...getting some gentle movement to wind your body and mind down, then ending with long, comfortable positions that encourage opening, relaxation, and rest. It is deeply soothing for the nervous system & helps balance stress. Accessible for all levels.

vi. Gentle Flow

GENTLE FLOW is designed to be for everyone, especially those new to yoga, looking to move a bit slower or with no prior yoga experience. This class will provide a comfortable place to start for those new to and curious about yoga. A “Yoga Class Prerequisite”. This class will include light movement with extra time to move through and transition to each new pose. Basic yoga poses will be introduced and repeated. Open discussion and questions are welcomed throughout. Participants will learn poses and names, basic breathing techniques, then ease into it with gentle yoga flow. Modifications will be demonstrated and encouraged. This class is Senior Friendly, New to Yoga Friendly, Question Friendly & Prop Friendly.

vii. Prenatal Yoga

PRENATAL YOGA This class support you through your pregnancy and prepare you for birth and recovery. Prenatal yoga is a practice of breath, movement, mindfulness, and community. We will move in ways that feel good and support your changing body. Our intention is always to grow trust in our bodies, the birth process and confidence with our communication. This class is designed for the pregnant body from preconception to birth. All are welcome.

viii. Kundalini

KUNDALINI YOGA Kundalini combines dynamic postures, breathwork, mantra chanting, mudras and meditation. This practice promotes physical vitality, mental clarity and spiritual elevation. This class is open to everyone; it is an all-levels class.

2. Fitness Class Types

Fitness Classes

We’ve recently added some Fitness Classes at Trailside! Imagine your favorite parts of a yoga class combined with a fitness class, for a unique experience to strengthen your body while also feeling grounded and calm. While we do not promote diet culture, we have heard your request for some more high intensity offerings. Our Fitness Classes begin with the grounding meditation/breathwork that you’re used to in our yoga classes, but then quickly move on to high intensity movement. These classes end with some gentle cooling down and Savasana, just like in a yoga class. These classes are all levels & modifications are encouraged.

i. Full Body Blast

In this 45 min calisthenics class; expect fire and earth to meet in a grounding yet purifying full body blast.  We will start by taking a moment in stillness to root down, find awareness of our breath, and ground into our bodies. Then we will fire it up into higher intensity movements  that are designed to ignite your inner core, and elevate your heart rate.  At the end of class we will bring the breath and the body back down into a state of calmness just in time for final relaxation. Bring your yoga mat, your tennis shoes, and your water bottle.

ii. Mat Pilates

Mat Pilates is a strengthening and lengthening form of exercise that focuses on the core (abdominal), while also conditioning the entire body. This class will incorporate resistance bands, Pilates ring, gliders, weights, and Pilates ball. This low impact class is carefully programmed to maximize your workout time while moving to the beat of creatively curated playlists.

iii. Barre + Pilates

Barre + Pilates is a strength and conditioning class using the ballet barre, Pilates, resistance bands, weights, gliders, and ball. This full body workout allows class participants to challenge their muscles through small movements, both low and high intensity movements, deep isolations, beat-based movements, and ballet inspired combinations. This is an all levels class and a dance background is not required.