NEW CLASS ANNOUNCEMENT! Colee offers 2 new Wednesday classes: Hatha Flow based in Ashtanga Yoga, 9-10:30am & a Gentle Flow 6:30-7:45pm both at Hot Yoga Hilo (soon to be Yoga Oasis). Please register for this class on their website.

In-Person Yoga Class descriptions

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

Sunday: 8am Primary Series of Ashtanga Yoga: held IN-PERSON 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 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

Thursday 5:30-6:45 PM 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 days:

Restorative Yoga & Movement classes with Colee Garr are offered on full and noon moon days in lieu of normally scheduled class and 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 28 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. With 29 years of dedicated practice and 28 years of teaching experience, she specializes in Ashtanga Yoga, Yoga & Movement Fundamentals, Restorative Yoga, and Pranayama. Her teaching is centered on developing a tailored practice that addresses each student’s unique needs and intentions. Colee provides individualized attention to alignment, encouraging each student to grow and deepen their practice through a balanced combination of asanas, breath work, and chanting.

She believes that the benefits of yoga extend far beyond the physical, embracing a holistic approach that nurtures both the individual and the collective human experience. In addition to her background in and personal practice of Ashtanga, she has studied Iyengar Yoga, Movement & Mobility, Therapeutic Yoga in Dehradun, Marma Point Massage in Dharmsala, Thai Massage in Pai, Thailand, and has a degree in Health & Wellness—with an emphasis on Anatomy & Physiology—at Montana State University. She also has a rich background in chanting, music, and dance, and continues to advance her studies in yoga, dance, and voice with esteemed teachers both on and off the island. 

Beyond her passion for yoga, music, water, and dance, Colee’s greatest priority is raising her two beautiful boys, Kalei and Valentino, alongside her life partner and co-owner of Hilo Yoga Shala, Armando Rivas. Colee has completed numerous yoga teacher trainings herself and looks forward to sharing