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.
A 20 minute class focused on stronger movements to quickly release stagnation and a sense of being "stuck".
A breath and movement practice that symbolizes the act of drawing our attention back to our own experience, protecting us from the drain of paying attention to so many other things outside of our self. Expect warming posture holds encouraging us to channel that inner heat to fortify our own energy stores.
If you've been offering a lot of your energy out into the world and operating on empty for a while, this practice is intended to help you pour back in with the help of nourishing breath, expansive moderate movement and deep rest.
A selection of therapeutic skills including a compassionate self check-in, a moving mudra, specific winter movement and a meditation for self-love to break up stagnation and warm the heart.
A strengthening sequence for the glutes, core, shoulders and arms balanced by the softening quality of learning to kindly attend to ourselves by regularly checking in with the various aspects of who we are.
Yoga and Ayurveda teach us that to break up a stagnant, lower winter mood, we can add a warming element to our movement and create greater circulation in the chest. Find out more in this practice that uses body weight to strengthen arms and the upper back for greater freedom across the chest (and heart).
In this strengthening sequence I lead you through one set of movements combining conservative squatting (chair pose/goddess) with arm weights. You are invited to continue with 2 to 3 more sets for a deluxe workout!
Twenty minutes of strong movement to fire up a low winter mood and break up holiday stagnation.
A 20 minute sequence featuring a full body workout utilizing weights. The invitation is to repeat these exercises for one or two more sets, 2 or 3 times per week.
Sometimes stronger (yet comfortable) movement is what we need to be able to slow down and really rest. Explore postures to strengthen, legs, core and arms, and then stretch, breathe and move into deep restoration.
Before we use our arms and hands for our work, or our workouts, it’s important to warm our joints and muscles before loading them. This complete therapeutic yoga class focuses on "no load" arm movements to prepare for plank variations to strengthen our upper bodies which supports circulation, heart health and more freedom in our other movements. Includes a breath visualization at the arms to promote presence, gratitude and enhance focus.
Our whole world is out in front of us and our bodies can respond by the shoulders and head moving forward. This practice trains the upper back and neck muscles to draw the shoulders and head back, over time improving discomfort, posture and contributing to a more spacious feeling at the chest and maybe even the heart.
Sometimes our lives (and our yoga practices) can be hard on our wrists. Enjoy this sequence that shows you how you can strengthen the muscles of your arms without load, and how to care for your wrists and hands so they stay functional.
Strengthen your wrists, arms and upper body in a sustainable way by learning to mobilize joints and strengthen muscles without load, preparing the arms for appropriate challenge. In this 75 min invigorating therapeutic class, you'll warm up before weight-bearing movement and explore how focus on arms and chest can enhance breath and the connection with qualities of the heart.
A 60 minute moderate experience with an invitation to focus on a heart-based quality like acceptance for another or self, empathy, compassion and love as a means of balancing the mind and its tendency for ceaseless chatter. The breath technique and sequence offered is meant as an embodiment of growing these qualities through our practice.
For my birthday I created a sequence intended to celebrate the strength and mobility we have available now. This 75 minute feel-good hatha flow features fluid and challenging movements intended to free the upper back while invigorating and inspiring appreciation for health and wellbeing. Closes with a guided body scan to enhance restoration post-practice.
A 60 minute practice intended to restore and enliven your energy. Features a refreshing breath technique followed by a creative flow of movements that warm, strengthen and stretch the muscles of the shoulders and upper back to decrease the effects of working at a computer and feel more freedom in your body and mind.
An experience crafted for a chillier time of year, or time of day. Warming, stronger postures are matched with a warming breath practice, leading to longer stretches, a relaxing breath technique and full relaxation.
A 30 minute hatha class that invites you to investigate the quality of the tone of voice you use when you talk to yourself. A practice that is strengthening for the arms and upper back to create more freedom in the shoulders and maybe even a more spacious feeling at the heart.