Half Squat Flow to Free up Ankles, Knees, and Hips

For this class you will need a mini loop band or yoga strap with a buckle, 2-4 yoga blocks and 2 blankets. You also need a wall or chair to help with balance.

We start class off with some foot care and ankle warm ups. We continue this work lying down to work on mobility and strength in the ankle and hips. From there we continue with ankle, knee and hip warm ups from standing. By the end of class are ankles are more mobil and aid in getting into squats. In this flow we come in and out of a half squat building lots of strength at end range while working on balance and the ability to flow from one pose to the next. This class was filmed live August 16, 2021

Tuesday Backbends

For this class you will need wall space, a chair without arms, yoga blocks, a blanket and a bolster.

This class starts off standing working on shoulder mobility and expanding breathing. From here we lengthen the hip flexors and create balance strengthening the back of the hip. All of this aides in belly down backbends and then wheel pose at the end of class. This class was filmed live April 19, 2021.

Yoga with Sliding Part 2

You will need blankets for sliding (or paper plates/plastic bags if you are on carpet), another blanket, and at least two yoga blocks or a chair.

In this class we explore our feet, ankles and hips. Can you scrunch up your blanket with you toes? Can you lift your big toes and not your little toes? Give it a try in this class! This foot strength and awareness can translate into better balance and feeling more grounded as we shift our weight around in the standing poses. We also explore my favorite anti-slouching blanket slides. Putting this together we work up to skandasana, a one legged squat using the help of stacked blocks or a chair. At the end of class once student said her whole body felt relaxed by the end of class! This class was filmed live march 9, 2021.

Yoga with Sliding Part 1

For this class you will need two blankets, two yoga blocks and possibly a chair or wall space. You will need plastic bags if you are practicing on carpet.

For this class we start our assessing our curtsy lung and then mobilize the ankles, knees, and hips with blanket work and standing poses. At the end of class we try some playful moves to encourage us to get a little bigger range of motion in the curtsy squat, sometimes play is just the missing ingredient we need for more range of motion in our bodies. At the end of class we take time for handstand and possibly full shoulderstand. This class was filmed live March 8, 2021.

Knees and Toes

For this class you will need some wall space, two yoga blocks and strap and a blanket. We continue to work on rotation at the knee and how this rang of motion helps us in standing poses and prepares us for walking out into life! We start lying down and then progress into standing poses with revolved triangle as our peak pose. This class was filed live January 12, 2021!

Spiraling the Legs for Knee Health

In this class you will need a blanket, a strap with a buckle and two yoga blocks.

Did you know your shins can rotate? We continue this work to improve control and build resiliency at the knee seated and then add in ankle mobility while standing. This work is helpful in our standing poses and also as you head out into the world to go on walks! We then use this spiraling action of the legs to stay grounded while balancing a blanket in the top hand for the standing poses to encourage more thoracic rotation. We even add in neck work to keep us expanding our awareness to the whole body in all the poses.

This class was filmed live January 11, 2021.

Fancy Feet in Squatting

For this class you will need a length of material to make toe separators, I show with a theraband, you can use a thin scarf or get creative! You will also need a bolster or blankets, two yoga blocks and a strap.

In this practice we work on our lower body preparing the ankles and knees for deeper squats. We have a little fun using toe separators in our one legged squat to develop important strength through the ball of the foot with the toes in alignment with the ball of the foot. It feels great (in my opinion) and is so helpful for healthy foot mechanics in walking.

We ran out of time but try a classic squat after class and see how it feels! This class was filmed live January 9th, 2021

Knee Strength

For this class you will need a yoga strap and two blocks and a blanket or something to sit on.

Explore your rotational capacity at your knee to notice any differences and similarities from side to side and help build more resilience. You are then invited to explore some of this rotation in the standing poses, where we try out some longer holds. This class was filmed live January 5, 2021