A practice to strengthen the shoulder girdle and create space across the chest (the symbolic heart) peaking with variations of Camel Pose before slowing down for a series of supportive, restorative postures to balance the increased energy of the season.
Explore the transitioning seasons with the breath and a "letting go" visualization, flow through an invigorating sequence that plays with planting roots and blooming, then balance increased energy and light with a selection of yin hip stretches and a gentle inversion.
Get inspired with a dynamic practice that invites you to create the specific intention, alignment and actions that you need now. Concludes with productive rest.
A standing warm up to enliven followed by a strengthening sequence to cultivate a quality of inner brightness and vitality in darker days.
A standing warm up, leisurely sun salutes and a pause in a collection of standing postures make up this well rounded practice to encourage stillness for the mind and gratitude in the heart.
60 minutes of practice with the intention to strengthen often weak areas like core, glutes and upper back and to work our muscles enough so they can relax deeply in preparation for a 15 minute meditation to strengthen presence and focus.
An enlivening sequence that begins with a breath technique intended to uplift and moves into core and arm strengthening with movements designed to help you free your shoulders and chest while continuing to explore the concept of enhancing inner energy.
Begin with a soothing self-massage and an intention of self-compassion for all the parts that make up your inner landscape and flow through a heart-centered sequence with a focus on a loving mantra to cultivate deep acceptance for all of who you are.
A 75 minute dynamic experience that begins with a centering practice including scanning each side of the body and mental alternate nostril breath to encourage focused calm. The sequence features mobilizing, strengthening and stretching the side seams of the body including the hips.
In this workshop, I share my current therapeutic morning rituals including gratitude, joint mobility, meditation, dynamic movement, a brief sequence with weights and balancing imagery.
Skills to enhance body-based awareness and presence begin our centering followed by a strengthening, focus-building practice featuring planks and balancing postures. Closes with restful restorative shape.
A practice to mark a new month's beginning. An invitation to create intentions for September followed by a profoundly grounding flow to plant what we intend to cultivate in this season of transition.
A 30 minute dynamic flow to expand the front of the body to move into our more expansive self.
A deluxe practice that fully prepares the body for strengthening of the feet, legs, hips, core, arms and upper back before inviting stillness in a handful of restorative postures. Intended as a rejuvenating experience for body and mind.
The benefits of adding intelligent weight training to our movement routines are many, from increasing metabolism, strengthening bones and upping our motivation. This sequence blends one round of postures with weights for a supercharged workout when you want it.
Explore the transition from sleep to enlivened in this 75 minute deluxe mindful movement experience. Full body mobilization, strengthening and stretching with full body breath and energy!
Because movement is so helpful in helping us to clear the mind, this practice with weights in intended to help us process and move life's little annoyances.
Breath and movement to rejuvenate (core, arms, legs) followed by deep stretches for the hips and 2 restorative postures to relax and nourish.
Lots of yang and a bit of yin in this invigorating, twisting and strengthening sequence that invites you to use your breath and your mind with mindful intention.
An invitation to connect to a memory, person or image that feels "opening" for the heart and the warm feelings related to that symbolic place within. Then, flow through an invigorating sequence to feel more expansive outside and in.