**This practice is an intermediate basics practice. It is recommended that you are quite familiar and relatively comfortable with ardha chandrasana (half moon) before enjoying this practice.**

Ardha chandrachapasana (half moon sugarcane variation) is half moon with a quad stretch. We will progr...

Long travel can wreak havoc on the lower back. This efficiency practice aims to release low back tightness from too much sitting with progressive side bends, twists, hip openers and hip extension. Two blocks and a blanket could be helpful.

This practice takes place almost completely standing, with only a short meditation at the end taking place seated or lying down (your preference). This practice is great if you want to move through an entire practice without any pressure on knees or wrists, and offers modifications if anything we...

Chronic tightness in our hip flexors (psoas major) is common when we sit a lot, and the issue is not only that these muscles are short, but also that they're weak. This efficient practice incorporates progressive strengthening and lengthening of these muscles, moving towards supta virasana (recli...

This basics practice is delivered workshop style as we prepare for and break down the quad stretch pose of half frog (ardha bhekasana). Have a blanket, two blocks, and a strap of some kind.

This balancing practice starts with a balancing pranayama (breath work) called nadi shodhana and moves into gentle movement and practicing balancing both on two feet in a lunge and one foot in tree pose. Have a blanket for kneeling poses.

Lateral flexion is our side bending movement, when we make a shape like a croissant. These muscles also stabilize the side body in postures like side plank. and are fundamental for having a healthy and mobile spine. In this class we bring awareness to these tissues and build ranges of motion in t...

This basics practice focuses on chest opening and twists with half binds for added depth. Have blocks and a strap and a blanket for the knees.

This basics practice aims to explore the finer details of pyramid pose. We will focus of course on alignment first and foremost, with additional details such as isometrics and the philosophy of looking and folding inward. Have a blanket and two blocks!

Hip external rotation is the action that turns the thigh out and open. in yoga we see this in postures like pigeon, figure 4, and head to shin pose, as well as many others! Often we are working this in more passive ways. in this class we focus on active opening of these tissues and creating more ...

Life is a precious gift, and both our awe and our grief remind us of this. This all levels practice aims to strengthen and lengthen the hamstrings and includes a couple arm balances along the way. Standing balances and arm balances follow a familiar opening sequence of standing poses. It moves to...

Camel is a wonerful backbend that requires openness in the chest, hip flexors, and quads. We will do all of those preparations and then come to a series of camel poses. Have a blanket, two blocks, and a strap.

The deepest tissues in the wrist form the capsule of the joint, and capsule space is needed for all wrist movements. In this class, we focus on the tissues that tilt the wrist, stabilizing the sides of the wrist and forearm. We work on waking up these tissues and bringing awareness to that area w...

This class breaks down the difference between flexibility and mobility, applying both concepts to the outer hips. After a familiar standing pose warm up, this class moves towards eka pada galavasana (flying pigeon), building on work in bakasana (crow pose). It ends with a brief, seated cool down ...

Shoulder Internal rotation is the action of rotating the arm bone in and down, it helps you reach behind you or push forward. This class focuses on increasing range of motion, opening space in the joint capsule, the deepest layer of tissue surrounding the joint, and creating structure at the end ...

While many basics practices focus on learning something new, this practice keeps moving with simple, most likely familiar poses. We start with sun salutations, including lunging and side stretching, and end with twists. Have a blanket or towel, and two optional yoga blocks.

Hold a high vision and work towards it in consistent, small actions. This full spectrum practice leans towards backbends, prepping for urdhva dhanurasana (upward facing bow) and ustrasana (camel pose) with spinal opening and quad stretches. The full cool down includes twists, forward folds and hi...

When we garland familiar poses together in a new way, the fresh transitions give information about even the most well known postures. This accessible, all levels practice progresses through a standing pose sequence, includes a couple accessible backbends, and ends with seated twists and hip opene...

This basics practice breaks down king cobra, one of my favorite belly-down backbends that doesn’t get enough love! The energetic boost from backbends can often be felt after doing the pose, so we will focus on the information and sensation in the after space. Physically, we will open the spine, s...

This practice is very similar to my personal morning practice these days. The sequence is based around the progression of the warrior poses, but contains additional poses that stretch and awaken the entire body. You may want a strap, block, and blanket for some poses.

This basics practice breaks down the actions required for a healthy and productive experience in standing split, or standing L pose. This pose can be an afterthought in all levels classes, so this practice makes sure that when it shows up for you, you are prepared. Hamstrings that are stretching ...

Shoulder ABduction in the action of moving the arms away from the midline, or opening them up for a big hug! This movement can be limited by weakness in the back of the shoulder or tightness in the large muscles of the chest. Strengthening the front of the chest at the end range will create more ...

This 45 minute basics practice was developed to accommodate healing from a foot injury while still offering full spectrum mobility and strength, so no poses are practiced standing or with any intense stretch on the feet (although there are some low lunges with one knee down on the floor!). There ...

Sometimes a 45 minute practice really hits the spot! This class focuses on opening the front body, including the chest, front shoulder and the abdominal wall. Practice begins with a familiar, accessible standing flow and progresses to deep chest and shoulder opening, closing with supine twists.