ADVANCED ANATOMY: HORMONE-THEMED, EMBODIMENT & KUNDALINI CLASSES

ADVANCED ANATOMY: HORMONE-THEMED, EMBODIMENT & KUNDALINI CLASSES

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ADVANCED ANATOMY: HORMONE-THEMED, EMBODIMENT & KUNDALINI CLASSES
  • Somatic + Sweat Fusion (60 min)

    This is a yoga fusion practice that inserts classic longer standing poses + repetitive sweat inducing, heart pumping practices to let off steam. "Somatic" is a fancy term for releasing that which the body knows and releases in the way that our mind alone cannot. We do things like jump, shake, sig...

  • Somatic Sweat & Releasing Baggage (57 min)

    Edit in my intro: "20 seconds of squats and shaking, not 20 minutes :) Today’s practice is all about releasing in the body what the mind can’t do on its own. Expect a sweaty yoga fusion that includes cardio bouts, core and glute work as well as intentional release via breath, shaking limbs and vi...

  • Advanced Breathwork for Brilliance (30 min)

    This is a stacking of advanced breathwork, this is not appropriate for beginner's or fair-weather breath practitioners. The intention of this one is to shift lackluster mediocrity and headiness into POWER, BRILLIANCE and EXCITEMENT. a) Tummo Breath b) Ego Eradicator c) Intense breath holds.

  • Stay Open on Grumpy Days (30 min)

    This is an advanced breathwork practice. It integrates four cycles of a WimHof style breath and longer holds.

  • Aug 8: Body-Care Breath Embodiment (30 min)

    Today's intentional card is "Body Care." The breathwork practice riffs off this theme including a soothing, cooling breath, breath of fire into the internal organs and agni Sara (pumping into your organs breath).

  • Sept 23: Embodied Breathwork (30 min)

    What is embodiment? Inquiry of what is disembodying you. We do breath, inquiry and practices to keep you IN your body, not OUT.

  • Oct 2: Stress Rx for Neck, Jaw & Vagus Nerve "Vooo" (35 min)

    This practice targets the neck, face, jaw and throat - C1-C7. These areas are "hot spots" for the embodiment of stress, tension and overthinking. We also use a Somatic Experiencing technique "vooooooo" to invoke a longer exhale and please the vagus nerve, the nerve that "turns on" the parasympath...

  • Oct 15: Circulate Stuck Energy: "Vase Breath + Wim Hof) (30 min)

    Today we use a new breath style + an activating breath for the pelvis, hips and dormant energy in the sacrum.

  • Special Solstice Workshop: Breath + Inquiry (60 min)

    This is an hour long special practice in homage of Winter Solstice that falls on Dec 21 and in the Northern Hemispheres is the darkest and shortest day of the year. This intermediate/advanced also invites you into the depths of your own heart - via breathwork + inquiry or optional journalling. So...

  • Feb 3: Somatic High-Stress-Release Practice (52 min)

    This is not a straight up yoga practice - but an infusion practice, blending short bouts of cardiovascular energy, core work, shaking the body, breathwork and yoga asana all in one.

  • DAY 9: OFF OR from the archives: Serotonin Sweat + Yoga (57 min)

    This is not a yoga practice, but includes a few yoga poses. This practice is perfect to couple with the serotonin breathwork class as well. Whether it's the midwinter blues or the "film" of deep winter sluggishness, this one is for you. Expect down dogs, squat jumps, glute work, ab work, 20-30 se...

  • Mar 24: Detox Flow (60 min)

    This is an intermediate/moderate detox flow sequence using breath, core work and twists to relax and release toxins.

  • Lymphatic Breath Kriya (30 min)

    This is compressed version of the cleansing kriya for the lymphatic system. A brief explain what it does and then we do it!

  • Slow Flow + Methodical Movement (55 min)

    This is a very slow moving flow practice. It is advanced in the sense in that it is not for some of you. There is nothing fancy - other than consistent slow and rhythmic movement, with long spaces to hold poses.

  • Somatic Sweat | Release Tension (60 min)

    Today's practice employs shaking, jumping, leg and glute work, upper body work and releasing tension via intention and breath. Somatic means essentially your body. This practice is infused with a little bit of yoga as well.

  • Cathartic/Lymphatic Focus (55 min- Moderate)

    This is a yoga fusion practice that integrates short bouts of 20 sec cardio bursts, core and glute work, repetitive flow and today is moderate in intensity if you've taken previous classes. Focus is on the lymph nodes.

  • Lymphatic Drainage Breathwork (30 min)

    This is combo beginning with a basic lymphatic drainage self-massage technique followed with a kriya specifically for the lymphatic system - the body's important guard for immunity.

  • Slow & Simple Fascial Flow (60 min)

    Today's practice is very slow, simple in structure and pulsates into "stuckness" sore muscles, and fascia - we move slow and relaxed in practice.

  • Regulating Body Systems + Slow Start (60 min)

    This is a grounding, moderate intensity into the full body as well as gradual hip and glute power practice. It begins slowly in warm-up - and ends with some backbends. Moderate Flow.

  • Lymphatic Focus + Flush (60 min)

    This practice is a cleansing, breath-filled, lymphatic focus for building awareness and immunity. It's a feel-good practice.

  • Digestive Detox & Twists (55 min)

    Today's practice focuses on the digestive system, releasing stress, dynamic breath and twists.

  • Spinal Strength & Resilience Rx (60 min)

    This practice begins with a five min warm up into a progressive spine strength and flexibility practice. We work in a pulsing, progressive manner ending with deeper backbends.

  • New Fave Breath Set (30 min)

    This is an energizing and uplifting set - the basic spinal series.

  • Opportunity Breath Kriya (30 min)

    This is an unusual breath set said to encourage opening up opportunity. It is awakening, refreshing and activating.