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Oct 2: Spinal & Hip Flow (incomplete filming! Read below)
Today's practice cuts off at 41 minutes. I'm positing it anyway (annoying!) but will not be keeping in the studio. For those of you who like live-vibes. Still feels good, but it is missing about 10 minutes of backbends.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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Sept 30: Mixed Breathwork, Spinal Movement & Pratyahara (30 min)
The invitation of "pratyahara" is discussed at the start. We do a variety of the usual movements of the spine and moderate to intense breath.
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Sept 30: Quick Restorative (25 min)
This is a shortened 25 min practice including thread the needle, hamstrings, twists and a restorative camel.
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Sept 25: Mood & Negativity Medicine: Breath for Elevation (30 min)
This practice includes some basic seated asana as well alongside breathwork. It is somewhat advanced but doable for newer students. It helps move myofascial tension as well as a bad mood, fatigue or negativity in the mind. One of my favorites!
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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: Adrenaline & Advanced Breathwork Practice (minimal cueing) 29 min
This is not suitable for. beginners. We work gradually into speed and lengths of breath sets, We work with the adrenaline system to stimulate the brain and body in order to enhance your focus and attention.
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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 17: Quiet Yin (29 min)
This is a restorative practice into the hips, hamstrings and inner groins. I give a lot of space today.
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Sept 17: Supernova Advanced Breathwork (28 min)
This is an advanced practice not suitable for beginners. Today we work with a slower to more intense practice of the physiological sigh with spinal movement and option into a WimHof variation.
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Sept 16: Theory of Life & Death Advanced Breath Practice (28 min)
This is an advanced practice as I share my recent experience with death - and one way of understanding the building of inner"Prana" life-force while we are still here as the conduit to building what remains when we are no longer here. We do breath of fire followed by Wim Hof breath.
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Sept 12: Fun Friday Get High Advanced Breathwork (30 min)
This is an advanced breath practice (not suitable for beginners). Expect a more intense breath set and longer holds.
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Sept 12: Quick Release (26 min)
This is a practice if you are feeling like you want to move your body but don't feel like just yoga. We drop the heels, move your spine, increase energy and release tension.
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Sept 15: Discipline: Intermediate Asana Practice (61 min)
This is a mixed practice including flow, hips, hamstrings and backbends.
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Sept 15: Minimal Cueing with Mixed Breath Practice (30 min)
This is a mixed breathwork practice - we go right into without too much chit chat. We do 3 sets of kaphalabhati x 120 reps with hip openers, 3 sets of bellows breath, 15, 25, 35 and end with alternate nostril breathing.
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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 11: Therapeutic Rinse & Flow (62 min)
We move the body in a therapeutic flow with an emphasis on breath and fascial flow in all of the anatomical planes. The first 10 min is warm-up, followed with one Surya A, three Surya Bs, lunges, warriors, hip openers, twists and breath. It is a deep rinse for the body so to open your mind and he...
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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 8: Hips, Glutes & Breathwork (32 min)
This is a classic breathwork sequence that integrates two hip/glute openers while we do breath of fire and move the spine. It is intermediate in nature and beginner friendly.