Lake Tahoe Yoga indoors, outside and on-site scheduled & Private Sessions focusing upon individual needs since 2008.
Lake Tahoe Yoga guides practices for all ages and abilities. Join us for scheduled classes at our studio, on the beach and on the water. Private and semi-private sessions are available in-studio or on location. Specializing in parties, events, gatherings, celebrations, corporate and therapeutics.
10/31/2025
Every body moves differently. To know how to move yours safely, effectively, easily and intentionally you have to focus upon it.
Hatha yoga gives us the tools to know our bodies; kriya, asana, pranayama, mudra.
Raja yoga gives us the tools to understand how our body can be moved better; Yama, niyama, pratyahara, dharana.
Jnana yoga is the seeking of knowing, the gathering of knowledge and the application of what we learn.
Bhakti is devotion and dedication to continual practice.
Karma is consistent intentional practice with no attachment to the results.
Moving your body does more than improve your strength and mobility, it can change how you live your life.
10/30/2025
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We are sensual beings. Everything we know about ourselves and the world is influenced by how we see, smell, taste hear and touch.
We forget that we are also intellectual beings. That which we sense informs how we think. Become more aware of your thoughts and you can become better at directing your senses.
Raja, jnana, bhkati and karma yoga practices help us to become more aware of how we think so we can become better at expressing and accepting. Raja yoga is the practice of recognizing that our senses can limit us. Through practice, we can learn to detach from them.
Our classes typically focus upon removal, not addition. Adding sound, booze, scents, goats, and more to the practice is often a distraction from what we're supposed to be doing: discovering ourselves.
Sankalpa is one of the primary aspects of the practice of yoga. To engage in karma we must establish and intention of service, for bhakti it is one of sharing, for Jnana the intention is learning and for raja it is to access our highest self.
Oracle or tarot cards can help to create an intention or focus that can be threaded through the practice. As you breathe and move you may find that your thoughts wander. To have a singular thought to return to can reduce distraction and direct you back to yoga.
Join our Wednesday Tarot and Ta**ra practice to experience how a simple drawing of cards can redirect your attention during a practice of simple and accessible asana.
We've been told, many times, by practitioners from all over the world that what we offer is guidance to practice "Real yoga."
We use Sanskrit in every class. Philosophy guides our intentions. Every session has a specific focus. The physical posturing is intended to strengthen, lengthen, mobilize, awaken prana and direct sakti. We guide you to breathe, to focus, to detach. You're encouraged to connect with yourself, to think about your thoughts, words and actions. We hope that you'll learn to effect change.
We practice Real yoga, everywhere, everyday, all of the time.
10/27/2025
In 2000, Jenay began to practice yoga.
In 2004, she began to learn yoga.
In 2005, she began to study yoga.
introduced raja yoga. Raja refers to the 'royal," "classical," "mindful." It may be the most difficult of the four yogas (karma, bhakti and jnana being the others) because it requires you to get to know yourself. Our egos create maya; illusions. We save the versions of memories that make us look good, we are drawn toward the things we like. To practice raja yoga is to see ourselves as we truly are; to see every lie, theft, hoard, harm and gluttonous thing we do. Yoga reveals impurities, negativity, discontent, ignorance and selfishness. To oractice yoga is to become aware of who we really are and to choose to put effort into being truthful, generous, detached and caring of more than ourselves.
To practice yoga is to become your most authentic self through the effort of self study.
10/26/2025
If you think yoga is a practice of postures you've been misinformed. While the awareness, cleansing and direction of the physical body is important for practicing, it is not the only nor most important aspect of the practices.
When you're ready to get to know yourself, willing to see that which you like as well as that which you do not, to learn to shift energy, to withdraw from the distractions of the world, to become your authentic self, then you have begun practice yoga.
Our program focuses on how to practice yoga everywhere. Our intention is to introduce you to the tools that can help you do so and to guide you, where you are, to reveal your path toward self realization.
This year we've asked the question, "What is yoga?"
The answer isn't simple, but can be simplified: yoga is union through effort.
The effort is in the practice which is of many aspects and layers, it is intentional and that intention is based upon your needs. The effort requires detachment and release. The intention requires focus.
Yoga practices include mindfulness, devotion, service and learning. The result a deep understanding that everything is interconnected.
We begin each day with active movement and effortful breathing practices. The intention is to create a quality of energy that moves quickly and creates heat.
In the middle of the day we practice alignment, establish balance and explore simplicity. The intention is to focus and redirect attention away from distractions.
At the end of the day we move slowly and breathe deeply. The intention is to slow the movement of energy and calm our systems in preparation for rest.
Our schedule and practices are intentionally designed to help you be in harmony with the natural rhythm of the day. We welcome you to join us throughout the day to practice and establish a rhythm of shifting energy into harmony.
Purchase our unlimited pass to access all of our scheduled yoga classes. Try them and notice how practicing can help you feel more in alignment with the natural rhythms of the day.
We're all aging. It can't be stopped. It can happen with grace and ease.
"Yoga is unique, because it can help [you] move beyond Quick Fix medicine and build the internal resources that can help prevent health issues long before they begin.
With the right yoga practice, you can create different therapeutic effects in your body. You. . . can strengthen your body's self-regenerating capacity and allow profound healing to emerge from within." - yogauonline.com
10/23/2025
Calling all teachers! Did you see that our new schedule offers classes at 4:30pm. After the students go home and you've closed up your classroom, shed the stress of the day through yoga.
Come as you are. We have the tools for the practice. We'll guide you through movement, remind you to breathe deeply and encourage you to shed the stress of the day.
Look for the "resident rate" when registering or purchase a package and develop a consistent practice of renewal so you can be your best whe you step back into the classroom.
Zephyr Cove Elem. School Parents Club South Tahoe School
10/23/2025
Which is the Right practice for you?
Our classes align with the traditional practices of raja and hatha yoga. We focus upon why and how posturing can address our needs. Through the integration of yoga philosophy and modern understanding of anatomy, physiology and psychology, we apply yoga to improve our lives.
Read our class descriptions, then check the schedule and register to attend the classes that address your needs. We’ll be ready to listen and adjust the practice to help you find ways to live your best life through yoga.
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It was serendipity that led to the creation of Lake Tahoe Yoga. For years studio owner, Jenay, would joke when walking by empty commercial spaces saying, “That’s a good spot for a Yoga studio.” She never thought she would actually open one.
Jenay Aiksnoras, ERYT500, M.S. Counseling, B.S. Psychology completed her 200 hour Yoga Teacher Training while studying for her Master’s Degree. At the time, she was working two jobs: nanny and flower delivery girl while also interning as a counselor. This is just a small example of her commitment and work ethic.
In 2008, Jenay and her husband Brian relocated from East (NY) to West (NV). Jenay began working as a School Counselor, Brian is a Physical Therapist. The two regularly discuss that which they are learning, challenged by, and struggling with in order to both grow as individuals and professionals. Brian’s knowledge of Physiology and Anatomy has helped Jenay improve her awareness of the human body. Jenay’s understanding of the human condition has helped Brian provide better treatment for his patients.
Lake Tahoe Yoga began as Svadhyaya Yoga Studio. Svadhyaya translates to mean Self Study. In the lineage of Rajahatha Yoga Svadhyaya is the most valuable practice to develop in order to access Samadhi (integration). The studio was built on a foundation of sharing knowledge and connecting with others through conversation as well as developing better awareness while moving and breathing.
As Svadhyaya Yoga Studio grew, so did Jenay; she completed her 500 level YTT in 2011 and established the Lake Tahoe Yoga School. She has trained dozens of new teachers in the lineage of Rajahatha Yoga. Svadhyaya Yoga Studio became Lake Tahoe Yoga and the motto “Practice Yoga Everywhere” is applied literally. Jenay has taught throughout the basin, at her teacher’s studio in Madison, Wisconsin, in Cambodia and at a few unique locations you should ask her about when you meet her.
Today, Lake Tahoe Yoga has become more than just a place to practice poses. The class schedule is simply labeled to reflect the style of Asana and lineage that will be practiced. Every class includes a philosophical focus, intentional sequencing and directed breathing. In the tradition of Hatha Yoga practices of Mantra, Bandha and Satkarma are incorporated.
Every class begins with a Dharmic Focus. We discuss topics written about in ancient texts including The Yoga Sutras, Hatha Yoga Pradipika, Vedas and Upanishads. We will chat about how Yoga has influenced the various practices of modern times as well as how some of the ancient techniques are not quite as applicable today. You will learn proper technique for accessing postures, the proper application for directed breath, mindfulness practices you can do anywhere and more.
All ages and abilities are welcome at Lake Tahoe Yoga. It is the perfect place to begin, grow and deepen your practice. To learn more about our Classes, Teacher Training, Therapeutic Sessions, Private Bookings, Corporate Classes and our unique Realignment Coaching. Visit LakeTahoeYoga.com.
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