Little by little, again and again, breath by breath, we make small, imperceptible changes that transform our lives deeply. This familiar, accessible practice starts with a trusted standing flow, and moves towards intentional strengthening for the posterior chain (back body). It closes with seated...

The yoga philosophy gives us a rubric to help us know when we're on a heart-oriented path, or bhakti yoga. This practice builds slowly with progressive quad stretches and backbends to move towards deep backbending in inversions and beyond. A wall could be helpful for the pincha mayurasana (forear...

Our changeability is one of our greatest assets, both on and off the yoga mat. This full spectrum, mobility-infused practice opens with a familiar standing flow, then moves towards urdhva dhunurasana (upward facing bow) via chest and shoulder openers, progressive backbending and front body stretc...

In this shoulder mobility-focused practice, the shoulders are strengthened through a range of positions. Throughout a traditional, familiar sequence, the shoulders are intentionally moved through their full ranges of movement. There's time for pincha myaurasana (forearmstand), and an extended sup...

Handstand is a posture that takes a lot of balance, strength and skill. I this class we focus on the strength portion of that equation by strengthening our shoulders and wrists in the overhead position.

Class starts with some CARs and then we open up our wrist extension, as well as shoulder ext...

The bulk of practice should be doable, repeatable actions that create a broad foundation. Little by little, again and again, this effort changes us deeply. This accessible, full-spectrum practices moves towards urdhva dhanurasana (upward facing bow) via familiar prep of quad stretches, backbends ...

Keeping the posterior chain (back body) strong helps the lower back stay resilient and supple. This moderate practice incorporates gentle backbends and mobility work (spinal segmentation and joint CARs) to create tone and strength in the back. It ends with hip rotations, bridge pose variations an...

The future appears as the past to become the present; yoga asks us to bring our insights from the past and hopes for the future to the present moment. This practice moves towards the arm balance eka pada galavasana (flying pigeon) through progressive prep of similar shapes. It builds with a famil...

Instead of thinking of a 'guru' as only the person ahead of us on the path, Rajanaka Tantra posits that the guru principle informs how we safely progress on our paths with guidance from multiple teachers, including ourselves. This practice moves towards naginyasana 2 (the low lunge variation of m...

Shape shift to state shift. This practice emphasizes external rotation of the upper arms in chest openers in service of keeping our heart open in difficult times. It includes time for pincha mayurasana (forearm stand), so a wall could be helpful. You'll need two yoga blocks.

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...

You are much more likely to stick to your routine if you build flexibility into it. This practice aims to strengthen and lengthen both the hip flexors and the hamstrings. Practice includes a familiar standing pose warmup and progresses to some challenging single leg balancing work. There's an opt...

This practice moves towards a straight legged variation of dwi pada viparita dandasana via focused mobility prep of the ankles, especially plantar flexion, as well as both hip flexor length and strength. It includes time for both pincha mayurasana (forearmstand), as well as sirsasana (headstand),...

When something is 'not in our practice,' we benefit from breaking it down into its component parts to help us move forward. This class moves towards mandukasana (frog pose with the legs abducted from the hips, and includes intentional prep to help you ease in. After a familiar warm up of surya na...

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 ...

This class focuses on building range and strengthening the wrists and fingers. We work on creating independent movement of these joints to build balanced structure in the hands. This is a progression from our last hand class with a fair amount of weight bearing; if hand and wrist work is newer fo...

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...

Controlled Articular Rotations and take each individual joint through its full range of motion while stabilizing the rest of the body. They help us build proprioceptive awareness and neuromuscular control. as well as maintain ranges of motion. In this CARs class we progress from the basic routin...

Dorsiflexion (the ankle movement that closes the front angle of the ankle) is not often addressed in yoga, so many yogis lack depth in this movement. This practice emphasizes dorsiflexion in malasana (yogic squat), skandasana (side lunge, or cossack squat), and depth in a low lunge variation. It ...

The three acts of the universe are creation, maintenance and destruction; they unfold sequentially and also all at once. This practice emphasizes internal rotation of the thigh bones in the hips to move towards poses like garudasana (eagle pose) and urdhva dhanurasana (upward facing bow). It inc...

Whether your shoulders are tight while your arms are overhead or you have a lot of mobility, this class is for you! In this practice, the wisdom of FRC is applied to both mobilize and stabilize the shoulders with the arms overhead, prepping for urdhva dhanurasana (upward facing bow). Practice inc...

This full spectrum class has a bit of everything, and focuses on strengthening the glute medius muscles to use in backbends. The smaller and often under engaged glute medius muscles are the smaller muscle in the glute complex, and help with internal rotation of the leg, especially when the hip is...

Most yogis have a 'goal pose,' and for many of us it’s some variation on an inversion or arm balance. For those of us who struggle with these poses or who are working to improve them, it’s good to go back to a practice that helps to build the strength and stability that will help make these poses...