Announcement for May and June:

Colee travels at the end of May to Italy with Rhiannon, her singing mentor, and 28 international singers! Guaranteed morning mantra invocations shall be fueled by her experience when she returns!

There are three mini- workshops being offered during the last week of classes in May!

630 to 8:30 AM
Monday, Wednesday and Friday May 13th, 15th, & 17th.
Focusing on :

Mon: Surya Namaskar & Standing Series

Wed: The Art of Vinyasa & Its Ingredients

Fri: Arm Balances and Closing Asana

Classes will be on hold from May 20 until June 23.

Look for more announcements about the upcoming June week-long Morning Yoga Immersion, June 23-28, and July’s schedule of classes.

In-Person & virtual Yoga Class descriptions

Sundays : Primary Series of Ashtanga Yoga : 8-9:30 am : All Levels

Sunday Primary Series is held both IN-PERSON and VIRTUALLY on Zoom every week unless otherwise noted. All levels yet for those who want to breathe & move in a meditative way. Led Primary Series, Yoga Chikitsa, aims to deepen our understanding of vinyasa, tristhana (the internal forms of the practice), rhythm, and community. It infuses practitioners with insight, energy, and inspiration. This class is movement meditation rooted in breath and stoked by awareness!! Sunday class begins with seated meditation, fundamental openings, and/or pranayama. This is a led class with a set series however all bodies and levels are welcome and encouraged with modifications offered. If you are new to yoga, you are invited to come for the beginning of the class and take rest when you are ready to end; building endurance up overtime with no pressure to stay for the entire class. Begin where you are, come as you are. Come to in-person class or sign-on zoom as early as 7:40AM. Please be ready for practice by 8am to begin our flow on time, thank you. We breathe and jump into the stream of consciousness. Let this be medicine for you, the mind, body, and spirit. Listen deeply. Let’s practice.

Developing your personal practice

Tuesdays & Thursdays: Mysore Yoga Program 6:30-8:30 AM IN-PERSON at Yoga Centered

Developing Your Personal Practice with Personalized Guidance & Adjustments. Class begins at 6:30AM with chanting & pranayama. 7am asana practice begins. If you are new to the practice then you will led individually and taught the sun salutations and closing postures. For those who have an established practice you may continue on from here and close when you are done. Colee will give verbal and physical adjustments, as well as guidance on new postures you may be ready to or want to add into you current series/practice. Closing Prayer is at 8:25AM for those who are still in the room. Please come clean with mat, hand towel, props that you may need, and mysore rug or a towel for your mat if you get sweaty.Class begins at 6:30AM Hawaii time with opening discourse on the aspects of practice we will root in during our weeks together. Then an asana class: led sun salutations, standing series, and closing postures. You may be adding on every week or simply staying with the opening basics. This will depend on the state of the practitioner. Does it feel right to add more? Or to steep in the lessons of the first class? None-the less, the expectation of the practitioner is to practice what they learned 2-4 more times during the week. I will give verbal adjustments, as well as guidance on new postures you may be ready to or may want to add into your current series. The IN-PERSON Mysore Intensive will focus on the continuation of developing each person’s current practice.

coleeg.yoga@shalalifehawaii.com or text me: 808-443-1979

fundamentals of yoga & movement

Wednesdays 5:30-6:45 PM held both IN-PERSON and VIRTUALLY on Zoom. Focus is on exploring the body's range of motion, developing breath capacity and unraveling from the external body to the self within! YES!! This practice is rooted in witnessing & experiencing breathing as a means of staying present, mindful, and alert. All asanas (postures) and mobility exercises are taught from the foundation up. This is an all levels class, no experience necessary to participate. All postures have modifications and are used to fit the individual needs of the student. A GREAT class for beginners and those who feel stiff yet hungry for knowledge and change. Let’s activate.

moon restorative Yoga: zoom link

Moon restorative yoga with Colee Garr. These classes are announced ahead of time through our newsletter & social media.
Full & New Moon are rest days from the Ashtanga Yoga Asana series. In lieu of morning class, a restorative practice is offered. Sitting meditation, asana (posture), chanting, and relaxation are core subject matter for this class. Learn different ways to relax and restore the body and its systems, and how to integrate these tools into your self-care routine. This is an invitation to tune into the moon cycles and how they effect the internal landscape. All hearts welcome. 

private iNSTRUCTION & CONSULTATIONS with Colee Garr both in-person & virtual

Taking time to develop a yoga practice is a gift for you and all the systems of the body. Colee has been helping folks do this for 24 years. To embody a yoga practice is like taking a course on awareness; a systematic step-by-step unfolding of you. The teaching is customized to your needs and tailored your current state of mind and body, and intention for practice. First we establish a solid foundation and grow intelligently from there. Yoga poses, sequences, modifications and/or variations are introduced systematically and individually in proportion to your capability, enthusiasm, and present needs. This one-on-one attention allows you to develop your awareness without neglecting weak areas or indulging in strong ones.

Colee Garr is co-owner of Hilo Yoga Shala & Bodywork on the Big Island of Hawai’i. She is a dedicated yoga practitioner of 26 years and a teacher of 25 years.

She teaches Ashtanga Yoga, Yoga & Movement Fundamentals, Restorative Yoga, and Pranayama (breath work). All with focus on developing a tailored practice based on each student’s needs and intention. She gives individualized attention to alignment, encouraging and challenging each student to grow and deepen their personal yoga practice through a series of asanas (yogic postures) and breathing practices. She believes that this development reaches beyond physicality, and holistically embraces the human, individually and collectively.

In addition to her Ashtanga and Iyengar training, Colee studied Therapeutic Yoga in Dehradun, Marma Point Massage in Dharmsala and Thai Massage in Pai, Thailand. She also has a rich background in music and dance, and continues to study the body, yoga, dance, & voice with professional teachers on & off the island. Beyond her love for yoga, music, and dance, she is raising Kalei & Valentino, two beautiful boys with Armando Rivas, life partner and co-owner of Hilo Yoga Shala.