After years of competitive sports and physical training, Charlie took his first yoga class in 1995, hoping to increase his flexibility and balance. What he found was both a passion and a practice, where he could create strength and experience physical and psychospiritual openness in a serene, non-competitive environment. For over a decade Charlie practiced and studied variously under Maty Ezraty, Lisa Walford, Heather Duplex, Malachi Melville, and Julie Kleinman.
He began teaching in 2005, emphasizing (though not limited to) Ashtanga and Iyenger methods. His teaching style focuses on mindfulness and presence, attention to breath, alignment, and movement/flow, all leading to stillness.
As his many students will attest, Charlie has a natural talent to create a peaceful environment where ego release, mental calmness and emotional openness naturally lead to self-acceptance and growth. When Charlie is not in the yoga studio, you'll find him rock climbing, hiking, and mountain unicycling.
By Charlie Samos on May 27, 2018
A class that focuses on the sacrum and lower back. Much of the class is seated with a section of a few standing poses. The seated poses allow for a supported opening in the lumbar sacrum region of the low back. Props will help with this class.
By Charlie Samos on May 8, 2018
A series of twists that eventually lead to twisting triangle, with details on how to move into twisting triangle with or without props.
By Charlie Samos on Apr 12, 2018
This class is beginner to intermediate. It covers all the basic parts of a class within a 40 minute time frame. It allows you to find a balanced, strength building class, as well as a relaxation, and stress reduction class within a short period of time.
By Charlie Samos on Mar 10, 2018
A sequence designed to open up the spine in order to begin to move into shoulder stand and head stand. Done in a gentle manner, very approachable and safe.
By Charlie Samos on Feb 5, 2018
A beginner class for hamstrings and hips, with gentle, mild, supported backbends.
By Charlie Samos on Jan 4, 2018
A sequence designed to help if you have sacrum or lower back issues. Intelligent hip opening and forward folding to create space, relieve compression and create ease in the whole body.
By Charlie Samos on Dec 11, 2017
A sequence designed to meet the needs of beginners or the more advanced practitioner, with lumbar, sacrum or sciatic issues. Emphasis on sacrum, hamstrings and psoas to open and balance the relationship between the three so you feel freedom from pain and regain ease of movement.
By Charlie Samos on Jul 21, 2014
Series A and Series B, core work and arm balances are in the mix, to warm you up for the standing sequence. A hip opening, back bending series that ends with a restorative Savasana.
By Charlie Samos on Jul 14, 2014
A hatha flow class that builds some nice heat, great for days when you have a moderate amount of energy, and want to open it all up. A seated warm up focused on the shoulders leads to twisting, inversions, core work, backbends and deep hamstring and quadricep stretches. A block is helpful.
By Charlie Samos on Jul 7, 2014
Legs, legs, legs! This class will tone, strengthen and elongate the leg muscles. The upper body will be lengthened and wrung out as well. Class includes deep hamstring and calf stretches, challenging seated poses, twisty core work, inversions, backbends, and, of course, Savasana.
