This class frees the hip flexors and front of the body to counter long bouts of sitting while preparing us for a focus-enhancing balancing posture; "Dancer" pose. A great one for cultivating present -centered awareness and strength!
Ten minute Enliven: A standing warm up for the joints and muscles to prepare the body and mind for the day to come.
Movement First! Prepare your body for the day with gentle movement and presence- a little goes a long way.
In November's workshop we explored the heightened connection with creativity and compassion that comes through relaxation and meditation. Enjoy gentle, stress relieving movement and the guided deep rest of yoga nidra.
Sun Salutations followed by a handful of standing postures make this a great morning practice when you want to feel stronger and calmer in just a few minutes.
Begin with an enlivening standing warmup to energize after a night's sleep, then explore full body strengthening and a few moments of restoration to close.
While we can't control the outer world, we can have agency over our nervous systems. Throughout this full body practice, sample a selection of skills to reconnect with your body and the deeper aspects of who you are.
A more compassionate inner dialogue becomes more available when we're relaxed which is the intention for this 20 minute practice that invites you to shake out stress, move to prepare your body for rest and ultimately opens to a kinder inner landscape.
A complete, full body practice including a core-centred warm up and a hamstring stretch cool-down that invites you to connect deeply with the ground to stabilize strong standing postures while grounding into intention.
Inspired by the autumnal equinox and its equal balance of night and day, this practice explores the concept of balancing our inner sun and moon energy through hatha yoga (ha-sun, tha-moon). Expect postures that merge both sides of the body and engaging balancing poses.
During stressful, busy days, some of us require some stronger movement in order to fully relax and feel refreshed. This 75 minute practice begins with a renewing breath practice and invites a selection of moderate to challenging balancing postures and twists, with lots of options depending on what you need.
An example of a gentle, essential practice that prepares and protects the body for the day while calming the nervous system and clearing the mind.
A practice that invites stronger movements before luxuriating in restoring postures with a focus on freeing the areas of the upper back and the chest, which can be symbolically thought of as the spiritual heart.
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 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.
A quick and dynamic standing sequence featuring heel raises, squats, arm swings and shoulder rolls to wake up the body and mind.
A restoring and inspiring exploration of a handful of meditation techniques including a gratitude meditation, meditation in motion, an embodied practice, a seated version and a supine body scan. See which one resonates with you today!
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.
If you've been away from your practice for some time, this offering eases your mind into the present and your body into gentle mobility preparing for a full spectrum, perfectly moderate class.
Our July workshop focuses on the ayurvedic concept of "pitta", a fiery part of our constitution that can become aggravated during summer (pitta season). This class explains signs of over-active pitta along with several skills to balance, like sensitizing ourselves to our body heat, an engaging warm up, moon salutations, yin postures and embodied mantra for focus. Enjoy!