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
  • 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...

  • 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...

  • 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...

  • Re-Release: 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...

  • 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.

  • 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.

  • 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.

  • 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

  • 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).

  • 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.

  • 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.

  • July 21: Faith & Trust in the Process: Breathwork (32 min)

    This is surya kriya with a six min intro on research into longevity, faith & trust in the process of life. I weave this theme into the embodiment of breathwork and a bit of spinal movement. This is an intermediate breath practice.

  • July 16: Neck, Jaw & Eyes Refresh (16 min)

    This is a top down approach moving breath and simple (and weird) movements of the neck, jaw, eyes and shoulders. This is an excellent practice if you have brain-drain, exhausted by screens or are depleted of energy.

  • July 15: Clear Psychological & Fascial Pain (32 min)

    This is an advanced breathwork practice. The first five minutes is a brief lesson on the definition "pain" from both the neuroscience as well semantics perspectives. The invitation is to invite any psychological pain you are experiencing into this advanced breathwork session.

  • 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 ...

  • 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...

  • 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...

  • 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.

  • 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.

  • 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.

  • 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.

  • 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.

  • 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...

  • 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!