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.

The triceps are the long muscle group on the back of the arm that cross both the shoulder and the elbow. They assist in upper body pushing movement both in front of and behind the body. In this basics class, we focus on bringing them into their shortest position, behind the body. Lengthening them...

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...

The word mantra is made of the Sanskrit roots 'tra' (to travel or traverse) and 'manas' (which is one of the words for mind, but it also used for heart), and so one interpretation of it can be 'traversing the mind and heart.' Indeed, voice moves from the throat and so connects the head and the he...

Elbow supination is the action that turns the forearm up and out. Rotation is the fundamental movement of your elbow joint; the deepest muscles and tendons are rotational, and all the other movements are layered on top of these. In this class, we focus on building range, increasing joint strength...