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75 min advanced w/ Justicia: arm balances
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...
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60 min all levels w/ Justicia: full spectrum
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...
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60 min all levels w/ Justicia: hips, hamstrings + arm balances
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...
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75 min advanced w/ Justicia: quad stretches + backbends
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...
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45 min all levels w/ Justicia: forward folds
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.
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45 min all levels w/ Katrina: get into heron
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...
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30 min all levels w/ Justicia: full spectrum
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.
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30 min all levels w/ Justicia: full spectrum
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.
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30 min all levels w/ Justicia: crow pose
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...
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75 min advanced w/ Justicia: inversions & backbends
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 (...
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25 min gentle w/ Justicia: sciatica relief
This 25-minute practice is specifically designed to relieve discomfort from sciatica. Whether the cause of your sciatica is bulging (or herniated) discs or piriformis syndrome, this gentle practice should help you find relief.
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45 min all levels w/ Justicia: backbends
Chest openers, shoulder openers and smart stretches for the hip flexors prep for dwi pada viparita dandasana (upward facing backbend on the forearms) in only 45 minutes with plenty of time to cool down. This class warms up quickly with push-ups and standing poses for backbends with the arms overh...
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30 min all levels w/ Justicia: full spectrum
Get all the movements of the spine in under a cool 30 minutes. This is a great, accessible practice when you're pressed for time. Standing flow includes all movements of the spine; practice ends with supine twists.
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75 min advanced w/ Justicia: hamstrings, twists and side bends
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....
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10 min all levels w/ Justicia: efficiency practice
This 10-minute practice is perfect for when you need a little movement but don't have a lot of time. It starts supine to open the hip flexors and moves towards more active postures. Have a block!
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45 min all levels w/ Justicia: IT band muscles
The muscles that move through the IT bands on the outer thighs get tight, and are easy to miss in our yoga routines. This practice targets those muscles, and includes plenty of forward folding and twisting as well. A block might be helpful!
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45 min all levels w/ Justicia: backbends via shoulders
This technical practice uses clear shoulder alignment to open the chest, spine and shoulders in backbends, especially with the arms overhead. A strap is useful if you're tighter in those areas!
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45 min all levels w/ Justicia: shoulders
Shoulder alignment can be tricky, especially when the arms are overhead. This technical practice details healthy shoulder alignment, and moves towards urdhva dhanurasana (upward facing bow). Have a strap handy!
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30 min all levels w/ Justicia: full spectrum flow
Justicia does flow! This 30-minute, full spectrum practice has more movement. Link your poses with your breath and enjoy.
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45 min all levels w/ Justicia: happy low back
Low back love? Yes please! Forward folds, side bends, twists & hip flexor release designed to keep your low back healthy and happy.
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20 min basics w/ Justicia: align to freedom low back pain support
ALIGN TO FREEDOM 8-Week Low Back Pain Solution is Justicia's signature program that helps high-achievers, go-getters and chronic people pleasers (who’ve tried everything under the sun) heal their nagging low back pain so they can exercise, travel and pick up their kids or grandkids without being ...
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60 min all levels w/ Justicia: shoulders & chest
The guru takes the three forms of teacher, self, and community; all must be present for effective learning. This technical practice focuses on rotation of the upper arms as the gateway to chest and upper back opening. It includes pincha mayurasana (forearmstand) and ustrasana (camel pose), and in...
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75 min all levels w/ Justicia: hips & arm balances
Little by little, again and again: this is how all learning progresses. 75 min all levels hip openers and arm balances. Moves towards bakasana and eka pada galavasana, includes plenty of standing balancing poses.
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75 min all levels w/ Justicia: standing balancing & core strength
Fire it up: celebrate the unofficial start of summer. 75 min all levels with focus on standing balancing, core strengthening, moves towards kapinjalasana. Have a block handy, and access to the wall will help.