FOR GUT-HEALTH & ENTERIC NERVOUS SYSTEM THEMED PRACTICES

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  • Dec 8: Calming + Fiery Breath (30 min)

    We begin with four preparatory practices: lions breath + a tongue stretch (feels sooo good for headache and jaw strain), Agni Sara (great for digestive system stress) and Brahma Mudra (rich, slow deep breath, releases the neck) followed by upregulating bellows with spinal movements

  • Follicular Phase Flow (38 min)

    Guest teacher, Jayme, teaches a class that is catered to the follicular phase, for those of you with a menstrual cycle. This is a "slow flow, close to the ground and invitational" - bringing in a sense of curiosity. She reaches a 30-day long program catered to the menstrual cycle called "Sacred F...

  • Dec 4: Stabilizing Breathwork (29 min)

  • Nov 25: Immunity Flush (30 min)

    This is a Kundalini breath practice that focuses on the lymphatic system, your bodyguard for your immunity. Through vigorous breath, movements of the arms and legs - your lymphatic load is also encouraged to move.

  • Nov 20: Body Scan (Mindfulness Based Stress Reduction) 29 min

    This is a form of MBSR - mindfulness based stress reduction. It is a great practice if you're exhausted, feeling heavy, have excess adrenaline - this is a good practice for you. It is supine, the screen will be darkened, eyes closed and a practice of breath awareness.

  • Nov 7: Advanced Gratitude & Serotonin Practice (30 min)

    This is an advanced breathwork practice that weaves in a gratitude practice. Gratitude has been shown in research to instantly boost serotonin.

  • Nov 5: Wim Hof, Spinal Flush, Mood Shift (34 min)

    This is an advanced breathwork practice using breath of fire, the physiological sigh and Wim Hof - and isolating movements of the spine from the pelvis, low back, solar plexus, heart and neck.

  • Oct 15: Spinal Flush & Flex Breathwork (31 min)

    Today's practice isolates each part of the spine with bellows breath: sacrum, low back, solar plexus, scapulas and neck. We then end with two rounds of Wim Hof 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 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: Detox Flow (44 min)

    We begin with core work (grab a block or pillow) and do a sweaty, healthy practice that is moderate/intermediate in nature with a focus of supporting the detoxification process in your body.

  • 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.

  • 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 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...

  • 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.

  • July 17: Organ-Detox-Flow (with some Breath - 62 min)

    This is a warming, detox flow that integrates vinyasa flow with your viscera (organs) integrating "uddiyana bandha" which massages the sheaths of fascia around your organs. It is cleansing, purifying and helpful as well to purge psychological stress. Expect breathwork thrown in at points to ampli...

  • 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 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...

  • 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 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.

  • 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!

  • June 18: GET HIGH Advanced Breath (28 min): Fire breath, The "sigh" & Wim Hof

    This is not suitable for beginners. We do a long set of kaphalabhati plus several variations of the physiological sigh and Wim Hof breath

  • 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.

  • 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.