FOR ANXIETY

FOR ANXIETY

This is a curated list of classes that help for days when you feel anxious

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FOR ANXIETY
  • Nov 3: Cathartic Hip Flow (58 min)

    This is a juicy flow practice that focuses on opening your hips in all of their directions. We then end on the floor doing one of my favorite 4-part sequences that opens the hips and hamstrings: quad stretch, half splits, pigeon prep and ending in virasana (hero's pose) and a backbend.

  • Audible for nurturing sleep, tension & deep rest (29 min)

    This is a part of the men's retreat series, however, anyone can do this practice. The screen is darkened and this is a tension-release practice that may help you drop into sleep. We do a squeeze and relax practice with breath. This is a mindfulness practice as well.

  • Oct 28: Ahimsa (Non Violence) + Traditional Breathwork (31 min)

    This week I'll be sharing some yogic principles and weaving them into our breathwork. Today "ahimsa" teaches us to practice compassion for ourselves as a practice of non-violence. We do 3 sets of kaphalabhati, 2 sets of slow bellows breath and end with alternate nostril breathing.

  • Oct 13: Advanced Breath Kriya for Elevation (30 min)

    This is a breath practice that also involves some stretches for the hips and hamstrings. It is an advanced practice not suitable for beginners or those needing a gentle practice.

  • Oct 9: Five Essential Breath Types (28 min)

    This is an all-levels practice of breath. We do five forms of pranayama to stabilize the mind body connection: Nadi Shodana, 4 Stroke Breath, Sitali, Ujjayi and Kaphalabhati breath.

  • Oct 8: Advanced Breath: Vertebral Flush & Clearing your Channel (31 min)

    This is an advanced breath practice not suitable for raw beginners. We isolate all parts of your spine to invigorate it, increase blood flow and helps to purify your "channel" for creativity and staying receptive to the flow of life. We begin with one long set of ego eradicator with breath of fir...

  • Oct 7: Visualizing Your Dreams & Calming Breath (28 min)

    This is more of a cooling, down regulating breathwork practice filmed on the heels of a full moon. We use cooling breath, "moon piercing" breath and visualization to evoke calmness around a chosen dream. The invitation is to visualize a dream of yours, notice your inner critic - and do it anyway.

  • Oct 2: Gut-Brain. Serotonin & Gratitude Breathwork (30 min)

    We focus on the gut and breathwork with the knowledge that the "gut brain" is where 90% of our serotonin is produced. What also has been shown to stimulate serotonin? Gratitude. The two are mixed together in today's practice.

  • Oct 1: Sobriety Advanced Breath Practice (30 min)

    The invitation and dialogue today is in support for those of you choosing sobriety...or if you are working to eliminate any kind of addiction.... this is an advanced breath practice that will get you high naturally.

  • Sept 25: Mood & Negativity Medicine: Breath for Elevation (30 min)

    This practice includes some basic seated asana as well alongside breathwork. It is somewhat advanced but doable for newer students. It helps move myofascial tension as well as a bad mood, fatigue or negativity in the mind. One of my favorites!

  • Sept 23: Grounding Breath: Sudarshan Kriya

    This is perfect for the fall equinox. It quiet, calming and grounding. It is called "Sudarshan" Kriya. It is intense and grounding diaphragmatic breathing, box breathing and three short bouts of bellows breath.

  • Sept 19: Release Tension: Somatic Flush (33 min)

    This is not a yoga class, although we do some yoga poses, it is a quick "flush" practice with the intention of moving physical and mental tension out of the way. We thump the heels, shake limbs, spring/jump, squat, get into the hips and glutes and breathe.

  • Sept 11: Becoming Seaweed: Calm Breath & Embodiment (30 min)

    This is a "feminine" embodiment practice regardless of your gender - we all have masculine and feminine connections to nature. We do one set of breath of fire followed by one long continuous stream of soothing inhales and exhales with calm spinal movements.

  • Sept 10: Ahimsa (Non-Violence) & Advanced Breathwork (30 min)

    Ahimsa means non-violence - but what does this mean to practice it? We weave this invitation into today's hybrid breath practice of advanced Surya Kriya AND Wim Hof breathwork.

  • Sept 10: A Practice for when you're exhausted (35 min)

    This is a practice that is useful if you are exhausted and barely feeling like practicing. You are pooped out from your work week or emotionally/physically exhausted and have zero motivation. We do Child's Pose, a gentle backbend, supported bridge, a gentle twist, and a forward fold.

  • Sept 9: Audio-Only Digital Stress & Detox (Audio Only)

    This is intentionally taught with a peaceful screensaver, so to dissuade needing to look at your screen or phone. If you have been exhausted or in the middle of studying/computer work, this practice is for you. Listen and do! This practices helps release tension and strain from the neck, shoulder...

  • Sept 9: Wim Hof Breath & Transcendence (30 min)

    This is a spicy practice that uses a faster-paced Wim Hof breath to induce adrenaline, dopamine and a mood shift. The invitation is to allow the "S" Self to take over the small "s" Self. We end with a 4 min meditation.

  • Sept 7: Hybrid Flush/Release Tension (37 min)

    This is not just a yoga class but is a 37-min hybrid practice that integrates shaking, thumping, tapping, jumping, yoga, breathwork and somatic movement. It is cathartic, there minor moments of elevated heart rate designed to create a therapeutic release. There is breathwork integrated throughout...

  • Sept 3: Restorative + Breath Practice (33 min)

    This is a chilled out restorative practice where we get into your inner groins, hamstrings, spine and hips. I encourage a 4-8 or 5-10 count breath that helps turn on the parasympathetic nervous system.

  • Aug 25: Breath of Fire + Down-Regulating & Calming Breathwork (31 min)

    This is a mostly calming, down-regulating practice - interspersed with breath of fire x 3 (kaphalabhati breath). It is mostly a calming, stabilizing breath work practice. We use 4-7-8 breath.

  • Aug 22: Somatic Cortisol Flush (34 min)

    We begin with shaking the body, heel thumps, trampoline jumps, squats, a few sun salutations and yoga shapes, the physiological sigh, squat jumps/squats, arm reps. Through somatic movement and sweat the body releases small amounts of excess cortisol - great for stress and mental tension.

  • Aug 19: Digital Detox: Neck, Jaw & Eye Flush (26 min)

    I recommend you do this with this practice with your eyes closed (the irony is that you're watching this on a digital device). This is to help counter TMJ, teeth grinding, trapezius tension, headaches, eye strain and tension from laptop life. We increase blood flow and circulation into these hots...

  • Aug 15: Advanced Breath + My Personal Mantra for Prosperity (33 min)

    I share a secret and special mantra I used to use for changing my energy when it comes to lack, low value, self-worth to increase "internal locus of control." Why is it that we buy into negative self-beliefs so easily - yet question when we do the opposite? This is an intense breath set and may n...

  • Aug 14: "The Prana Vayus" Traditional Breathwork (32 min)

    The "vayus" is an old, Vedic teaching based on the idea of Prana "energy" moving through your body like "the gods of the wind." We work with the varying directional flows of breath and energy in the mind-body. Prana and the vayus describe the "winds of change." Wind disrupts and in breathwork, we...