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July 14: Surya Kriya: For Light & energy (Breathwork 33 min)
This is a studio staple: Surya Kriya is an intermediate breath practice designed from the Kundalini tradition. It is excellent to do for clarity, focus, energy and optimism. Surya means "sun" - so it is taught to also help burn away impurities of the mind and bring in sunshine metaphorically and ...
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July 11: Let that Sh&t Go (*minor sound issue)
*For whatever reason, you can't hear me do any breathwork today. This is the only sound issue, a heads it goes quiet which isn't the best for guidance). This is an advanced breathwork set beginning with a LONG breath of fire (five minutes) kaphalabhati breath, followed by several sets of up-regul...
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July 10: Lymphatic Flush (*minor sound issue)
*For whatever reason, you can't hear me do any breathwork today. This is the only sound issue, a heads it goes quiet which isn't the best for guidance). This is a unique breathwork "kriya" designed to flush and support your lymphatic system. I review what it is and then we practice this invigorat...
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July 9: Laptop Flush: Jaw, Eyed & Sub-occipital Release (20 min)
This is a short practice that integrates neck-up releases for the eyes, jaw, tongue and sub-cranial tension. The theme is to flush out laptop / digital fatigue, stress, headaches and strain. We also do two breath techniques: lions & jivha bandha.
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June 26: Cooling, Down-Regulating Breath (30 min)
This is a newcomer-friendly practice. It is cooling and soothing great for exhaustion, heightened anxiety, adrenal fatigue or pre-bedtime breathwork. We move the spine gently as well.
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June 25: Three Yin Poses/Myofascial Release (21 min)
This is a simple, quiet yin restorative practice opening the inner groins/adductors, hip rotators and quads. This is great for the end of the week, post-exercise or for myofascial release.
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June 24: Breathwork for Letting Go (30 min)
Today is levity (lightness) and letting go as the invitation into breathwork. This is great if you are self-professed control-freak, or are going through letting go of a person, situation or external factors beyond your internal locus of control. This is an up-regulating mixed breath practice.
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June 24: Core-Brain-Calm Rx (25 min)
This is more of a therapeutic practice into your core beginning with the traditional yogic "core lift" uddiyana bandha. We do some basic twists, spinal movement, breathwork and ending with a restorative/relaxing breath practice into the belly to support a restorative visceral release.
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You're not Broken: Global Mental Health, Your Brain & A Practice (32 min)
The first five minutes is for anyone with depression, anxiety or overwhelm - that has internalized this as "your fault." the neuromyths and neurobiology of your capacity is real, The invitation is: "Can I take the internal locus control back towards my inner compass/self - can I increase compassi...
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June 20: Friday Quick Flush (17 min)
This is a quick practice that integrates easy-going movement in the spine, we shake the body, do a few squats and integrate breath of fire near the end. Enjoy!
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June 19: De-FUNK: Surya Kriya (Top Favorite Breathwork)
This is one of my favourites and a studio staple! It is an intermediate breathwork practice that is a game changer for low energy, funky moods or depression. Please make sure you know how to do "bellows" and kaphalabhati breath first!
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June 17: Morning Calm Breath & Spinal Movement (29 min)
This is a calm, down regulating, cooling/soothing breath. We do just one set of breath of fire - but expect long, soothing breath matched with spinal movements.
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June 16: Spring Cleanse & the Physiological Sigh (31 min)
Today we start with one short set of kp breath, followed by three sets of the physiological sigh (slow and steady) to evoke the benefits of releasing tension, decreasing stress and optimizing CO2 and O2 exchange.
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June 16: Moderate Full Body Flow (60 min)
This is a perfect practice if you're jumping back into yoga after a big break. It's not too hard, not too easy - and we spend 11 minutes warming up. This is also a tradition slow flow...ending with a savasana.
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June 14: Somatic Shake, Breath & Release (32 min)
This is a fusion practice if you are short on time but want to move energy, tension and stress. Expect heel thumbs, shaking the limbs, breath of fire, one set jumping jacks, a long set of Warrior 2, hamstring and hip openers....
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June 5: Stability Breathwork (Advanced 31 min)
Stability Breathwork (Advanced 31 min) includes Wim Hof and a longer deeper ujjayi breath.
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June 4: Breath for Clearing Negativity Bias (30 min)
This is a breathwork practice using a "kriya for clarity" and the intention of becoming aware of our brain-mind-body to sway in the direction of "negativity bias" - focusing on only what is wrong vs right.
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Intero vs Exteroception Lesson & Breathwork Practice (32 min)
This is a short lesson + practice integrating interoception vs exteroception (ways of experiencing the world via the nervous system).
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May 19: Advanced Breathwork + Wim Hof with Spinal Pulsing (30 min)
This is an advanced practice not suitable for beginners - we pulse the spine - there is a bit of a 3 min anatomy lesson on the nexus of the nervous system, your ribs, thoracic spine and breath.
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May 19: Nooks n Crannies/Easy-Going Practice (30 min)
This is an easy going practice aimed to get into all of your "nooks and crannies" with an unusual sequence into the hips, ribs, spine and energy body.
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May 12: Gentle Breath for Excessive Adrenaline & Stress (31 min)
This practice is perfect if you have a high-adrenaline job or are constantly "on" lately. We two quick sets of kaphalabhati breath followed by gentle movements of the spine and ribs with cooling/relaxing breath. It is down- regulating.
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May 12: Gentle Hip Flow (50 min)
This is a moderate/gentle hip flow (not too much of a workout kind of a class) that would be good for beginners as well with basic yoga knowledge. We begin with double-pigeon with breath and do a hip focus practice ending with three backbends and wind down.
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May 8: Two-Min Neuroscience Lesson + Diaphragmatic Breath (35 min)
Today begins with a two-minute lecture on the neuroscience of your diaphragm and into a deeper invitation to shift during our diaphragmatic breath set + breath of fire. Ending with three short sets of bellows.
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May 7: Pillars of Mental Health & Radical Positivity: Advanced Breath (30 min)
The invitation in this advanced practice is "how can we invite in positivity and optimism? "How can be on the brighter side of consciousness?" This is not suitable for newcomers or beginners. We do a long set of breath of fire to prepare for longer variations of Tummo breath/Wim Hof.