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For this class you will need all the props, blocks, blanket, strap, bolster and wall.
In this sequence we work on hamstring strength in a lengthened and shortened position, as well as anterior abdominal wall support. This helps to find support from the front and back body together. We work towards deeper poses Dancers pose with the help of the wall and then pigeon pose staying up right with the help of a bolster under the pelvis. This class was filmed live June 28, 2021
For this class you will need some yoga blocks, blanket for padding, a strap and some wall space.
We start out slow and steady to check in with our breathing. From there we warm up the hips and shoulders. Try out some new warm ups with the support of the wall. For this class we are trying to balance front and back body. Many of us could use more strength in the front abdominal wall to help keep the back body long getting us out of any compression there. We build up to bird of paradise pose in these sequence, try out open chair verse closed chain to see just how much your arms are helping you! This class was filmed live June 21, 2021.
For this class you will need one weight you can lift over head, wall space, a blanket and blocks.
We start off with breath work at the wall using your weight, a block between your knees and optional blanket under your head. Using a weight in this move actually makes it easier to find breathing in the back body. We continue to come back to this awareness in different shapes and orientations to gravity throughout the practice. We use a block for some fun and engaging core work to find stability in the anterior abdominal wall (whew!). We use all this stability to support us in challenging balance work; heal lifts from utkatasna and in short lunges. Hello calves, hamstrings and glutes! We save time to handstand work and then a long rest. This class was filmed live May 24, 2021.
In this class you will need a wall space, blocks, and blankets, and a chair.
This class starts in a slow chest opened. We then alternate in highlighting outer hip strength and adductor strength. We warm up the shoulders in standing and prepare them for the Copenhagen side plank, a hold new take on plank. We put the pieces of the hip 'puzzle' together with a fun move at the wall using a block spacer to wake up the adductors while finding the outer hip. The standing poses fall into balance after all these great warm ups, including half moon, warrior III, and revolved half moon. This class was filmed live May 17, 2021.
For this class we start at the wall. You will need one or two blankets or a pillow, and two yoga blocks.
We start off this class with breathing work to reset the diaphragm and the hip glides to get the hips set up for the rest of class. We work on some new hip moves to get the femur to sit deeper back in the hip joint. This helps activate the glutes. We then try some unique entries into the spading poses to get a little deeper into the hip work. Give handstand a try at the wall and enjoy some time upside down. We then take a long rest to really relax and prepare for savasana. This class was filmed live May 10, 2021.
For this class you will need wall space, yoga blocks, a blanket, the mini loop band (or yoga strap in a loop) and a bolster. If you don’t have a bolster you can roll up one or two blankets together and tape them at the ends to keep them together.
Lets take the time to slow down and really check in with our bodies in this practice. We start with legs up the wall and then slow warm ups with the help fo the wall. From here we work with all sides of the hips, warm up the shoulders and then use the bolster as a weight is shoulder work. At the end of class we take time to relax in bada konasana. This class was filmed live May 3, 2021.
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.
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.
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.
In this class you will need some wall space, ideally for the length of your mat, two blocks, and a blanket.
In this practice we use the block for feedback in new ways. By keeping the block pinned at the wall it helps encourage stability in our bodies and deepen focus where we want it. In some ways this work can feel harder because we are not able to compensate with other body parts, and that is what makes it so great. It makes is clear just how much rotation you have available in your ribcage for example. We come back a few different times to use the help of the wall in this practice and the information from this work just might come into your other standing poses. This class was filmed live April 5, 2021.
For this class you will need two yoga blocks, a mini loop band, a slidable surface, and blanket for padding. Sometimes before more range of motion we need more stability.
In this sequence we work on stability and movement with the hips and neck. A check in before and after might leave you with more range of motion. We then utilize our block neck stabilizing work in standing poses. We leave extra time to rest at the end of class, rest is so important and so undervalued. Take the time at the end of this practice to let it all soak in. This class was filmed live March 29, 2021.
For this class you will need one long band, two yoga blocks, and a blanket or two.
In this class we utilize the assist of the resistance bands in three different ways, adding awareness to different parts of the body, adding strengthening, and adding support in getting into twists. We add in some neck work to become more aware of where our head is in space and to cirle back to this in the standing poses. We build up to revolved triangle pose as well as work towards bow pose and other backbends. This class was filmed live March 22, 2021.
For this class you will need a 3-4 foot resistance band with loops tied into each end, a mini loop band, and a blanket and two blocks.
Classic yoga asks us to push a lot, in this class we work on pulling in rowing moves. This helps balance shoulder strength as we head into an asymmetrical spin on sun salutations. We also work on finding end range of motion in the hips with strength, from reclining and side lying. You hips might know how to support you better in the standing poses as a result. This all culminates into a flow where transition from Warrior III to Half Moon to Standing splits. This class was filmed live March 15, 2021.
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.
For this class you need a 5 foot dowel (broom, mop handle, something relatively sturdy is helpful) a blanket, and possibly a small hand towel.
In this class you can modify how hard you are working based on how much you push dowel down into the ground or pull the dowel apart. We explore familiar poses like triangle and new poses like 'mopping' and the dowel creates such a helpful lift and support in ustrasana, our peak pose. Take a long rest in savasana and feel how the efforts of the practice might help you rest more fully. This class was filmed live March 1, 2021.
In this class you will need wall space, blocks and possibly a chair and bolster or two blankets.
We continue the work from Part 1 to find hamstring strength and then integrate it with foot, calf and hip strength. We explore this at the wall and then transition to standing poses. Get ready for warm hips and some core activated inversions! We end class with a variation of shoulderstand that highlights the importance of the back body. This class was filmed live Feb 22, 2021.
For this class you need a strap with a buckle, blocks and some wall space.
Come start out slow with some long reclining stretches. Then give your feet some love with self massage. We use the strap looped around the big toes to help draw the toe into alignment and awaken the three arches, especially the transverse arch running across the foot. The work helps us finding our footing in the rest of the standing poses. We build up to lunges, standing twists and then scorpion tail backbends with the option to try danuarasna. This class was filmed live Feb 8, 2021
In this class you will need a bolster and long strap and yoga blocks and optional yoga chair with alternatives given.
We start up warming up the spine including the neck seated in a chair. After attention on the neck try some reclining traction to lengthen and relax. We then explore shoulder and neck ranges of motion creatively sprinkled in with the standing poses. All this shoulder and upper back work just may make your handstand feel more accessible. This class was filmed live February 1, 2021.
In this class we start at the wall and you need a bit of space side to side. You will also need yoga blocks and a blanket for padding.
Working on more spinal flexion and extension we create space to move into deeper twists. We also work on strength coming in and out of internal rotation at the hip, which just may be a missing link to happy knees and hips in the standing poses. We build up to revolved triangle and revolved half moon. All this strength and length support us as we work on deeper back bends in camel pose. After class students said, "Wow, we did A LOT!" This class was filmed live January 25, 2021.
For this class you will potentially use every prop you have! We do a little bit of sliding, so blanket or plastic bag if you are on carpet. You will also need two or more yoga blocks and a bolster and strap.
Continuing on our hip work today we build up to splits, hanumansana. In this class we learn a new active version of supta virasana and work towards finding more internal rotation which is helpful in the back leg of lunges as well as splits. This class was filmed live January 18, 2021