Shoulders and Spine Part 3 Foam Roller Series

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

We start out with an active chest opener for lasting changes and then move into more warm ups laying down. Rolling the hips helps prepare them for deeper stretching. From there we come up and work the spine in cat cows and thread the needle. In standing we continue to work the shoulders and warm up at the wall. We then flow through yoga poses to feel the opening and strength we have found. This class was filmed live June 11, 2022.

Shoulder and Spine Part 2 Foam Roller Series

For this class you will need a foam roller, wall spaced, blocks and a blanket.

We start out working on spinal segmentation, and then strengthen in a chest opener. From there we continue with reclining warm ups and roll on the hips to prep them for stretching. From there we work on shoulder strength and mobility with the foam roller at the wall. We then build into standing poses and take a long rest to recover at the end of class. This class was filmed live June 7, 2022.

Shoulder and Spine Work Foam Roller Series

For this class you will need a foam roller, two small weights, wall space, blocks and a blanket.

We start out with shoulder a spine mobility work with the foam roller. From there we continue with reclining warm ups and then use the foam roller to open up the hips. We then move to standing for more spine and shoulder work and some time using the wall. We then work on standing poses. This class was filmed live June 6, 2022.

Shoulder Flow Part 2

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

We start off working on breathing while side lying over the bolster. Opening up deeper breathing can help ease out shoulder tension. From there we stretch out the front chest muscles that can restrict shoulder range of motion and cause pinching. We continue with some more reclining warm ups and then work our way to standing. We use the wall to continue to work on shoulder strength and then build in to standing poses. We also work on shoulders in hands and knees to find the serratus anterior muscles and in side plank to put it all together. This class was filmed live May 17, 2022.

For the Love of Self Care

For this class we use a bolster, blocks and a blanket. We start out slow side lying over the bolster to emphasis our breathing and create length and balance in our bodies. From there we continues to slowly warm up laying down. In standing we worked with shoulder strength and range of motion, fine tuning movements and how they are initiated. From there we progressed to all fours and belly down, the change in orientation to gravity can really spice up this work. This class was filmed live February 14, 2022.

Posture Part 3

For this class you need a strap, blocks and a blanket.

We start out warming up laying down and work on strengthening our core. From there we continue to get our bodies moving in all fours and then in standing stretching while holding a strap over head. We continue finding the serratus anterior muscles under the shoulder blades in all fours and then in plank pose. We also continue the work of finding the adductors with shoulder strength in side plank with the block variation. All of these poses give us strength for tall upright posture and ease of movements in the standing poses. This class was filmed live February 12, 2022.

Posture Part 2

For this class you will need blocks and a blanket.

We continue our work on posture and highlight the muscles under the shoulder blades, the serratus anterior and the adductors, the inner thigh muscles as part of the subtle strength in in helping us return to a neutral posture. This class was filmed live Feb 8, 2022

Posture Part 1

For this class you will need blocks and a blanket and strap. We start out laying down to warm up, exploring hip and shoulder mobility. From there we work continue working on finding the serratus anterior under the shoulder blades from all fours. In standing we work more with spine movements and the balancing work. In the balance flow we put it all together. Throughout class we keep coming back to standing tall and finding neutral posture. This class was filmed live February 7, 2022.

A Class at the Wall Part 3

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

We start off in a reclining warm up and then move into some warm ups on hands a knees. Here we move slowly to find the serratus anterior under the shoulder blades. This muscle helps move our arms around in space and also is a accessory muscle to breathing, helping us to open up more room to breath in the back body. From there we continue our practice at the wall, using the extra support for body awareness and stability. We then take these skills into our stand poses and balancing work. This class was filmed live November 9, 2021.

A Class at the Wall Part 2

For this class you will need a spot at the wall, blocks, a blanket or foam roller, and yoga strap or mini loop band.

In this sequence we warm up the hips with hip glides to set the hip joints up well for our outer hip stretch. From there we worked on finding the serratus anterior and the deep abs. We take this work on with us as we continue to warm up standing at the wall. From there we move into a wall supported flow sequence. This class was filmed live November 8, 2021.