I love working at hanumanasana, and it's been a consistent part of my practice for the last few years. It takes a great deal of flexibility and strength to achieve and I'm always toying with new ways to work it. In this spicy class we work on building stronger and more stable hip flexors and hams...

Our capacity for growth is often limited by how much feedback we can receive about ourselves without turning away. This is the heart of yoga: svadhyaya, or self study. This strong and intentional practice moves towards visvamittrasana (friend of the universe pose) with powerful standing hip opene...

Our nature is change; when we step into our adaptability, we are strong and resilient. This practice applies Functional Range Conditioning (FRC) work for shoulder flexion to support the arms overhead in backbends. This work will help you build both mobility and stability in your shoulders as you ...

To straighten the arms in urdhva dhanurasana (upward facing bow), the body needs extensive prep, including opening the quadriceps and hip flexors, prepping the spine, opening the shoulders and chest, and strengthening the wrists. This practice includes thorough prep of the full body, and also off...

When opening the backs of the legs, the tightness on the fronts of the legs must also be addressed. This practice moves towards eka pada supta virasana (one legged reclined hero's pose) by progressively opening the primary hip flexor of the body- the psoas. It includes hamstring stretch repetitio...

The body and breath are wondrous, but we can get caught up in our mundane daily life and lose our connection to wonder. The Sanskrit word for wonder is adbhuta, and our yoga practice can help us cultivate adbhuta. This backbending practice moves towards kapotasana (pigeon) via shoulder and chest ...

End range flexibility should always be expressed in terms of strength. This class moves towards backbends with the arms in the overhead plane as strength-based expressions. Class includes a few variations of pincha mayurasana (forearmstand), so a wall may be helpful. The sequence deepens progress...

There is always something to practice! If we've encountered a challenge that seems impossible, yoga teaches us how to zoom back and work on a smaller element of our goal. This practice applies that in arm balances and arm balance transitions. It includes twists, binds and plenty of hamstring open...

Hard times remain hard times even though we are doing our best to support ourselves and each other. This deliberate practice opens the front body methodically to prepare for kapotasana (pigeon pose), paryankasana (couch pose) and supta virasana (reclined hero's pose). It includes inversion practi...

Instead of trying to free ourselves from desire, yoga invites us to bring forward the deepest shringara (desire) of our hearts. Our yoga is a practice, then, of uncovering what we most want. This playful practice incorporates inversions and backbends to move towards dropping over from sirsasana (...

In yoga, prana is defined as life force, and it relates to the element of water, flowing through channels in the body. This practice opens the hamstrings and spine for visvamitrasana (friend of the universe posture) by fortifying strong boundaries in the physical body for the pranic body to fill....

Yoga helps us hone the light of awareness, and our practice becomes one of holding important remembrances in our awareness as we move. This practices approaches eka pada viparita dandasana by lengthening the hamstrings and opening the spine and shoulders. A block and strap might be useful.

There are only two rules on the spiritual path: 1. Begin, 2. Continue. You do not need to finish today, nor are you absolved from your role. Deep backbends to prep for valkhilyasana and anjanayasana, includes long cool-down of counter poses.

There is a structure around us and within us that we can attend to to ground us in uncertain time. 75 min advanced backbends with detailed instruction to work the padangustha (overhead) grip in eka pada raja kapotasana and kapinjalasana. Includes time for pincha mayurasana.

Orient yourself in the way of your own heart. This practice has technical alignment info to open the arms and shoulders in the overhead plane as well as the chest for backbends. It moves towards kapotasana and includes time for pincha mayurasana (forearmstand). Have a block and a strap.

Invest in practice, not resolutions. Change is most often made little by little over the long haul. This practice moves towards visvamitrasana, and includes ways to modify that posture to make it more accessible. Have a strap!

Most of us will not show up for something new because it is so uncomfortable to do something we are bad at. Hip openers and arm balances, including transitioning from sirsasana to bakasana, as well as eka pada galavasana.

Good boundaries are good yoga! Our practice will help us learn how to hold good boundaries with nuance and discernment. Practice moves towards transitioning from sirsasana (headstand) to arm balances, and includes plenty of foundational work. Have two blocks and a towel or blanket.

Our most important values can be brought forward in little ways in each and every day. This practice centers arm balances, beginning with bakasana (crane), and culminating with maksikanagasana (dragonfly). It includes lots of twists and hip openers, including a seated hip cool down.

The shoulders are the gateway to the heart. Technical alignment of the shoulders here as the pathway to open the upper back, moving towards dwi pada viparita dandasana and dropping over into that pose from sirsasna. Includes pincha mayurasana repetitions.

In yoga, we talk often of the “light” in ourselves and others. What does it mean to look inward for light in dark times? What does it mean to be a friend to yourself and the world? Explore these questions and more in 45min of all levels yoga blended with 30min of self-myofascial release using ten...

Practice staying connected to our breath and innate wisdom, even while doing "everything at once: yogic practices like vimarsha (self-awareness or reflection) and prakasha (universal consciousness) remind us that at our core, there are more ways we are connected than separate. 75 min all levels c...

Give yourself permission to fail and learn about yourself. 75 min all levels practice w focus on balance, moves towards kapinjalasana.

Mine your depths and rediscover the infinite power at your center. 75 min all levels class focuses on connection to our core and foundation with a focus on foot-engagement and hip-opening. Moves towards garudasana as an opportunity to look in for our sense of stability and sustainability.