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!
A 35 minute practice featuring a selection of postures that strengthen muscles of the core and hips to support low back health. As you find steadiness in this strength you are invited to feel centered into what matters most to you.
Ayurveda teaches the quality of vata (nervous, turbulent energy) can be balanced by bringing it back to it's "home", the pelvic region. This class is inspired by that concept by focusing on mobilizing, strengthening and stretching the hips and engaging the mind with visualization throughout this full spectrum practice.
Effective meditation technique, spine breath
Center into physical body, breath and what really matters to you.
Brief Calming Breath Technique
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.
A practice to try in the first moments of waking to have agency over how you'd like to feel in the hours to come.
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.
Inspired by some of some of the origins of Halloween, this practice uses imagery of fire for meditation and a core-centered physical practice. You'll also be invited to offer your practice to an ancestor or a loved one who has passed on. Lots of inspiration in this experience!
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.
A gentle and restoring 30 minute seated and standing practice offering practical skills like mindfulness, movement and a breath technique intended to soothe your nervous system and bring you home to yourself.
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.
An invitation to practice present-centered awareness by connecting with body sensations and witnessing the outer and inner environment.
This 30 minute class is intended to not only release physical tension but offers imagery and meditation to free mental and emotional tension as well.
If you are in recovery from an injury, an illness, an episode of stress or another state of dis-ease, a practice like this can support healing. Expect 40 minutes of gentle movement leading into guided deep relaxation.
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.