Backbends are first attitudinal, and they both require and bestow an open heart. This practice focuses on the inner stance of back bending and heart opening, using the pranic fullness of the chest and upper back to facilitate opening the chest and upper back. Class moves towards dwi pada viparita...

Whether you have a wrist, elbow or shoulder injury, you've been working long hours at your desk, or you just want to stay off your hands, practicing without weight bearing in the upper body is possible, and potent! This 30 minute class warms the body with standing poses instead of sun salutations...

If you've found yourself sitting for a long period of time, or generally feeling sore in the lower back, this class can offer some relief. In these 30 min we will address the calves, thighs, and glutes. Be sure to have two tennis balls, or therapy balls!

In this practice we will move quickly to generate some heat with sun salutations, lunging poses, and ab work. This practice is a great way to start the day, especially for cold winter mornings! Have a block handy.

The cycles of creation, maintenance and destruction are inside each of us, as well as around us; when we can see the smaller cycles within the context of the bigger rhythms of life, it gives us perspective and poise. This full spectrum practice culminates in a technical approach to urdhva dhanura...

During the winter months, the upper back and front body tend to hold a lot of tightness in order to keep us warm outside. This class both strengthens and opens the upper back with poses like Dolphin Pose and backbends. Have water and a block!

Can you think of poses that make you feel larger than life? Favorite poses? Poses that stretch your capacity? This class will move towards Vasisthasana, intelligently opening the shoulders, hamstrings and quads, to help you feel more spacious and grounded simultaneously.

May our yoga practice help us expand time, elevating us from our reactive self to our higher self, who is more patient and responsive. This balanced, full spectrum practice sequences towards mermaid pose and urdhva dhanurasana (upward facing bow), and includes plenty of intentional preparation an...

During the winter months, the upper back and front body tend to hold a lot of tightness in order to keep us warm outside. This class both strengthens and opens the upper back with poses like Dolphin Pose and backbends. Have water and a block!

When we are in our highest self, we are adaptive, fluid and receptive. This efficient practice focuses on following the breath, allowing the breath to be the lead. Have two blocks handy!

In this mini-workshop, we go through the 5 key ideas for successful balancing poses- foundation of the feet, structural alignment, core strength, breath, and gaze. It is recommended to have something nearby to support your balance, such as a chair or a wall.

Maintenance phases are times when we are asked to hold it together, times of steadiness and patience. The yoga mat is a great place to work with the concept of the maintenance phases, and allowing it to shift to the next phase when it's ready. This class moves towards the arm balances bakasana, b...

This 30-minute class unlinks the usual connection of breath and movement that has been shown to activate the parasympathetic nervous system, which helps us to feel calm and relaxed. Practitioners will inhale when they are used to exhaling and exhale when they are used to inhaling, briefly activat...

In this technical practice, we look specifically at internal and external rotation of the thigh bone in the hip socket. There are a lot of small movements that you can take from this practice and incorporate into your daily routine that will be useful if you have tight hips or notice your range o...

In busy times and times of change, the breath is always there to help ground us in the present moment. A gentle, full spectrum practice with lateral standing poses, standing balancing poses and backbends, moving into Ardha Chandra Chapasana (sugarcane pose). It would be helpful to have two blocks...

As we approach the winter solstice, we are reminded that life will ask us to move into darkness. We'll want to do so with presence, mindfulness and self care. This practice centers forward bends, targeting the backs of the thighs (hamstrings) as well as the back of the torso.

This is a short tutorial on a restorative form of a supported forward fold using a chair and blanket. It's a posture that still requires some activation in the legs. Having the back of the chair in the hip crease supports the pose and adds some myofascial release. Shorter students can stand on bl...

These blanket plyometrics exercises are great to get your heart rate up while strengthening your core and shoulders! They work best with a blanket on a wood floor.

Heron pose is one of my favorite poses I forget to do! I love this pose, but it only feels good with a strong neutral spine, and open legs and hips. We prep with plenty of stretching to get ready for this deeper forward bend. Have a strap and a block, as well as an optional blanket for kneeling p...

This efficient practice is designed to warm you from the inside out. This 30-minute flow includes push-ups and rapid fire standing poses to help shake off the colder mornings with a fiery start to your day.

During seasonal shifts, travel and other times of change, it is common to feel ungrounded an uprooted. This practice aims to anchor us back to the earth with a simple practice including twists, hip openers and forward folds.

This practice moves towards bakasana (crane pose, often called crow) with attention to supporting the wrists and opening the hips and spine. Options are given to prep the arm balance without fully lifting off, as well as working a deeper more advanced variation for those who are reliably balancin...

Over time, sitting at a desk can cause strain to our shoulders and neck. This short practice is meant to be used as a midday work break to help improve posture and open up the neck and shoulders. Most of the practice is done seated and can be done at your desk or any stable chair. We will stand f...