IF YOU WANT TO RELAX: RESTORATIVE RX
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Sitali: Good for Bad Moods, Hormones, Cooling Off + Belongingness Study
A share on a study on mental health and belongingness, as well as 8 minutes of sitali pranayama to end class. This breath is excellent for bad moods, hormonal fluctuations and cooling off your body.
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Deep Relaxation | Lesson | Dopamine (60 min)
60 min brief share on the science of meditation + dopamine share + deep relaxation practice
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The Amygdala, Calming + Breath Practice + Asana Energetic Cueing (90 min)
This a connected practice breath + asana class - with an informative share on findings of the amygdala - a breath practice using "Sa, Ta, Na, Ma" and an energetically cued practice with focus on the thyroid and adrenals. It is infomative, relaxing for a wired system, decompressing for stress....etc.
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Adrenal Axis Restorative for Chronic Stress (60 min)
A 5 min description and intro + an energetic practice into the adrenals and kidneys.
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Restorative + Twists + Hamstrings (50 min)
Today's class you will need a strap/tshirt to grab your foot. It is a restful supine practice: hamstrings, hips, inner groins and twists. Grab a few pillows or bolster as well.
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Dynamic New Year Restorative (60 min)
60 min asana
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Agni Pranayama - Fire & Shining Skull Breath (Dec 9)
30 min - intense kp breath + arm movement + neck releases
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Quiet, Gentle Yin (Nov 26)
For today's class, grab pillows/bolster/block - whatever you have to rest your torso on. Quiet music, candles - anything to encourage deep rest. I keep my talking to a minimum in order to maximize space and rest in your body: supine twists, low back releases, pigeon prep, inner groins, rest.
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Full Moon Yin & Restful Practices (Nov 19)
A brief intro as to why rest is so good for us.
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Deep Rest + Cranial Nerves + Hip Tension (Nov 12)
A restful practice: facial releases, neck and hip releases, breath work, spinal twists and sense of ease in the shoulders and neck. Enjoy.
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Yummy Yin (Nov 5)
A brief intro why resting and yin is so good for us: Neck, shoulder, hip releases and optional mantra for the mind.
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Gentle Gut-Health Restorative (Nov 1)
If you are fresh off a stomach issue and feel mellow - this may be helpful for you. Focus is on the gut/belly health and low back. Enjoy!
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Friday Yin Restorative (Oct 29)
Head, facial tension release + hip openers and chill vibes.
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Hoodies & Hangovers - Slow Burn (Oct 12)
We start slow and gradually build. But today, there's no rush.
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Restorative: Hips/Hamstrings (Oct 8)
This session is mainly supine. Grab a strap or tshirt for long held hamstring stretches as well as twists, hip openers and a calming Brahma Mudra practice. In conjunction with the pranayama practice, this can also be soothing for tinnitus sufferers.
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Restorative for Hips + Piriformis + Tractioning the Spine (Oct 1)
Hip, piriformis issues and low back releases. Enjoy. Chillllllll class.
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Kidneys + Gentle + Informed Practice
This is an unusual but relaxing sequenced designed around kidney energy.
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Classic Yin (Sept 24)
This is a sequence including all of my favourite ways to open the spine and hips.
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Face, Jaw, Neck, Shoulders, Hips - Restorative (Sept 10)
We do restorative and de-stressing practices for the face, jaw, neck, shoulders and ending with hips.
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July 23: Neurogenesis: 90 min Breath + Meditation + Yin
This is a special 90 min practice with a brief brain anatomy lesson, 30 minutes of breath, a 10 minute meditation and a 45 min yin practice. Enjoy.
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July 9: Lymphatic Drainage Restorative Practice
You will need a block or a few sturdy pillows - we will work with some restorative inversions and supported poses to encourage lymphatic drainage.
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June 25: Unravel Your Nervous System
A 60 min restorative practice designed to let your nervous system drop into calm and homeostasis.
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June 18: Informative Restorative Practice: Chakras & Resting
This practice will be quiet and restorative with information on the "chakras" or energy centres of the body.
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June 11: Quiet Yin (Good for Exhaustion/Nausea or Pregnancy)
This is a very quiet, very mellow practice. A great if your energy is low, if you're exhausted or feeling the effects of a suppressed immune system.