A movement and meditation experience centered on the concept that even if we feel unsteady in a sequence that challenges our balance, yoga philosophy teaches us there is a part of us that is always peaceful and still.
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.
Utilise a focusing technique throughout this practice that encourages presence and awareness of the spaces around the body as you engage in a sequence featuring twists, core work and balance. A yang-yin practice that warms up, challenges and closes with a long stay in hip stretches and a restorative, gentle inversion.
Meeting shorter, darker days with a practice offering several invitations to cultivate warmth and light. We begin with a "warming" breath technique, lightness in attitude and imagery, a complete "warm up" and a dynamic practice to strengthen and enliven.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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 full body practice that focuses on posture and the alignment of the spine throughout. A breath technique brings further awareness to the body's central column; perfect for enhancing posture and spinal health.
A 25 minute sequence to relieve the stiffness and soreness we can feel after long travel days through strengthening glutes and upper back to counter the over-stretching these areas experience through large bouts of sitting.
An emphasis on cooling breath, fluid, full body movement and deeper stretches on the ground for hips and hamstrings round out this summertime practice.
A complete practice that invites us to warm up slowly, perfectly preparing for a balancing sequence with additional attention paid to upper back and hips. Further focus for the mind through breath imagery. Ideal to encourage movement on lower energy days.
A few postures to relieve sore backs, hips and legs after a long session in the garden (or anytime you've been working around the house, and your body is feeling the effects).
A yang/yin experience that explores the concept of "STOP"- Stop. Take a breath. Observe. Proceed.
A short series of postures designed to balance the body after the repetitious movement of riding, running or walking.
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.