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.
Wake up with warming joint mobility, core and glute strengthening, then flow through a sequence to open the front line of the body, free shoulders and hips and cultivate a more centered state of mind with a brief meditation on the breath.
A sequence that offers a full body warm up, strengthen and stretch to prepare for a balancing breath meditation. Intended to support the body through earlier wake ups with an earlier sunrise.
Expect an effective warm up to ready your body for a dynamic full body strengthen preparing you for a few restorative shapes and added breath techniques to energize, restore and balance.
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.
Enjoy 45 minutes of gentle mobility and accessible strengthening preparing you for a calming breath technique and a "peaceful place" meditation.
Connect with the freshness and renewal of spring with this 25 minute invigorating floor sequence.
A practice created for early spring that invites an exploration of a stronger sequence to move stagnation from body/mind and prepares you for productive, rejuvenating relaxation.
A 30 minute flow encouraging joint mobility and increased freedom and strength in shoulders, core and hips. Warming up the body and the heart!
Rejuvenate and restore through joint rotation, twisted postures and core work, attention to the releasing , grounding exhale and finally deeply rest in 4 restorative shapes.
Deep releasing breaths followed by a sequence that warms up with joint rotations and invites core strengthening twists and rotated standing postures to release tension, support digestion and calm the mind.
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.
The movement in this class is presented in stages, it's your choice how far you want to go as you are invited to honour the level of energy present for you in this moment. May this full body practice serve to enhance and balance, rather than deplete your vitality.
An intentional meditation in motion. Continuous Moon salutations followed by a selection of yin postures matched with a pause at the end of the exhale, signifying nature's pause, long nights and becoming comfortable with the unknown and the uncertain. A valuable practice for these times.
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 yang yin practice that invites a continuously moving flow to allow the mind to rest and ride on the movement while opening to the wellspring of inspiration and creativity that exists underneath constant distraction.
Get moving, strengthening and enjoy a couple of restorative poses, all providing sustainable energy, presence and a deeper inner connection during the day to come!
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.