Hip to Hips Part 2 Foam Roller Series

For this class you will need a foam roller and blocks and a little wall space to aid in balance.

We start out with the foam roller, mobilizing the spine and taking gentle movements in a chest opener. From there we work on hips and core strength. We then move to standing to keep moving our shoulders and stretch out the hip flexors again with the added bent knee. Then we work on the outer hips and put it all together in some classic standing poses. We save lots of time to rest at the end. This class was filmed live June 30, 2022.

Dynamic Movements with Breathing Focus

For this class you will need a little wall space, blocks, a bolster, and a blanket or pillow to pad you knees.

We start out slow opening up the side body laying over a bolster. This helps to deepen the breathing and lengthen the the hip flexors. From there we continued to warm up laying down and then moved to standing warm ups. Here we worked more on shoulders and side body lengthening. We then built into dynamic movements to work on the skills and mobility required for squatting and took bear crawl back into a squat. Then we worked on standing poses. This class was filmed live May 30, 2022.

Standing Tall Part 2

For this class you will need a chair, blocks and a blanket.

We start out in a chest opener to address posture and then continue to warm up laying down. From there we stand up to stretch the hips with the aid of a chair. From there we work on standing poses and balancing poses to utilize the length and strength we have found. This class was filmed live May 3, 2022.

Standing Tall After Sitting

For this class you will need blocks, a blanket and a chair.

We start out in a chest opener and then laying down to warm up the body. From there we work on posture correctives at the wall for shoulders and then using a chair for the hip flexors. From there we work into balancing poses and being able to move gracefully between poses. This class was filmed live May 2, 2022.

Slow Down Take Two

For this class you will need wall space, blocks and a blanket.

In this practice we once again start in legs up the wall to tap into the rest and renew side of our nervous system. This can help you to get more out of your movement work, gaining more mobility just by being able to relax. Throughout the practice we continue the work to balance the hips and get out of our hip flexor dominance. We end with a long held supported bridge pose before savasana. This class was filmed live May 4, 2021.

Breathing to Bridge Pose

For this class set the short end of your mat at the wall, have a blanket and yoga blocks and a stretchy band or yoga strap for the beginning of class.

In this class we use our awareness of our breathing as a touchstone. We work on over head range of motion working actively with latisimus dorsi, the tricepts, and the front chest muscles. We also work further with hip flexors, taking it up a notch at the wall. This all aids in handstand work. After some standing poses we finish with active backbends and a long held supported bridge with variations. This class was filmed live April 26, 2021.

Quieting the Hip Flexors, Waking up the Glutes (and Serratus!)

For this class you will need a blanket or pillow for padding, yoga blocks and some wall space. You will also need a foam roller or two blankets rolled up in the shape of a foam roller to start with. I had so tech issues during this recording so please excuse the blurry video.

To generalize we are pretty hip flexor dominant because of posture and lots of sitting. In this class we work to elongate the spine and reverse this hip flexor dominance. Once out of this patterning we can stand more upright and ask our front and back bodies to work in balance with each other. Some fun bridge variations target the glute and unique plank pose moves to wake the back body at the shoulders, hello serratus anterior. We leave time to work on handstand and back bending for a well balanced class. This class was filmed live April 12, 2021.