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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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...
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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.
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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...
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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...
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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...
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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...
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Aug 13: Lymphatic & Immune System Breath (32 min)
This is the lymphatic kriya for the lymph nodes and vessels in the arms, legs and belly. The lymphatic system is one of the most important parts of your immune system response. This is a Kundalini Kriya with breath of fire, diaphtragmatic breathing and bellows breath. It is intermediate in intens...
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Aug 11: Stabilizing Hip Flow (64 min)
Today's practice is a 65 min steady practice into awakening your hips. We start in a seated hip opener with two sets of kaphalabhati (breath of fire) followed by a steady, not too fast/not too slow hip flow. We also squeeze in some juicy backbends in the end, followed with decompressing poses and...
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Aug 8: Somatic Stress & Cortisol Flush (31 min)
This is a hybrid practice that infuses yoga, breath, shaking, jumping, squats and releasing tension from your mind-body-brain nexus. This is great if you want a faster class to release stress. There are moments of a quick sweat / heart rate increase as well which are excellent biomarkers for rele...
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Aug 8: Advanced Breath: Dopamine & Attention (31 min)
This begins with a five min chat on dopamine and its relationship to our brain's ability to stay focused and in attention. We then do longer sets of intense breath to support adrenaline and dopamine release.
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Aug 6: Sudarshan Kriya (For Stress, PTSD & Anxiety)
This is a breath practice that engages deep, diaphragmatic breathing, box breathing and bellows. It is a practice that has also been used in specific research re: PTSD, anxiety and depression.
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Aug 1: Yoga Flush/Somatic Sweat (31 min)
This is a quick and sweaty practice if you are short on time and would like a physical catharsis. This is a fusion practice integrating repetitive hip and core activating practices as well as thighs and upper arms. We integrate breath of fire and end with some easy backbends.
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July 31: Clarity Kriya + Rapid Physiological Sigh for Indecision (30 min)
Today's practice blends two breath types together: "Kriya for Clarity" and a gradual Wim Hof style breath with the invitation of clarity, focus and clearing out the overwhelm that comes with indecision & overthinking
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Deep Rest + Hips + 30 min Body Scanning Nidra (60 min)
This is a deeply relaxing guided practice using music and a blend of body scanning and nidra (yogis' sleep).
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July 23: Somatic Restorative Release
Today is perfect if you're tired or short on time or stressed. We breathe, stretch, tap, shake and release tension from the body in a non-traditional practice implementing "somatic release" work.
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July 23: Release Uneasiness Breathwork (30 min)
This is excellent if you feel on edge, uneasy and feeling overwhelmed. We use the physiological sigh, box breathing and end with Wim Hof breath.