SHORT CLASSES (15-45 min)

SHORT CLASSES (15-45 min)

A series of quick and to the point intermediate classes.

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SHORT CLASSES (15-45 min)
  • Jan 29: Core + Somatic Sweat (30 min)

    We begin with 10 min of core work, stand up and do a flush of the legs, squats & end with breath. This is an excellent stress reliever/mini workout.

  • Jan 23: Four Deeply Relaxing Yin Poses (25 min)

    A heads up, there is glare with light today - but also pretty sun rise. We do 4 deeply relaxing poses with 4-8 breath.

  • Jan 22: Sweaty Spinal Flush (48 min)

    This is a Somatic Sweat fusion practice with emphasis on breath, sweat and the spine today.

  • Jan 20: Full Body Somatic Sweat & Flush (52 min)

    This is hybrid practices integrates somatic movement, cardio bouts, core & glutes to relax tension. This is a practice excellent for mental tension, screen-drain and our busy culture - how this shows up in our nervous systems. This is a fusion fun and sweaty practice.

  • Jan 19: Somatic Hip & Body Flush (40 min)

    This is a fusion practice of somatic stress release, breath and repetition in the hips and glutes.

  • Jan 16: Friday Restore Rx Stress Release (31 min)

    This is a restorative practice + somatic release & breath, helpful for fatigue muscular tension.

  • Jan 15: Spinal Flush (40 min)

    This is a fusion practice of somatic (tension release) yogic spinal anatomy, twists and backbends and breath. It is moderate in intensity and helpful for maintenance of your spinal health.

  • Jan 14: Midweek Reset & Restore (31 min)

    This is a downregulating and simple restorative practice with a little bit of breath to help calm you body and brain.

  • Jan 13: Somatic Mood Flush & Corework (47 min)

    This is a fusion class of somatic stress release, corework and short bouts of intensity. We stretch, use breath, sweat and do corework to move stress and any negative build up from your day. I find this practice excellent for moodiness, lethargy and negativity.

  • Jan 9: Rejuvenate & Somatic Stress Release (35 min)

    Note: My face is a bit blotched out due to low lighting! This is a rejuvenating stress release practice that integrated somatic movement and yin restorative shapes into deep relaxation.

  • Jan 8: Somatic Sweat & Brain-Body Cleanse (44 min)

    This is a fusion of sweat, yoga & somatic tension and mood, heart and brain booster. It is intermediate intensity. Expect repetition, shaking the body, jumps, squats, core work, breathwork, leg endurance - all while increasing your heart rate and stretching your body in yoga poses. This is one of...

  • Jan 5: Mellow Hip Rx (34 min)

    This is a quick practice for circulation and energy in the hips. It is more therapeutic than flow. We do a slow hip sequence and breathe into hip openers, hamstrings and add 4-8 breath into deeper held hip openers near the end.

  • Jan 2: Five Poses for the Five Actions of the Hips (28 min)

    This restorative includes the hip flexors, extensors, abductors, adductors and rotators. I give anatomical cues and guidance as well as to what these joint movements mean. This is excellent if your exhausted, post-workout, you're short on time or before bed.

  • From the Archives: Breath for Headaches, Hangovers & Holidays (30 min)

    This is a gentle set for headaches, aggravation/neck tension, bad moods, dehydration/headaches and hangovers, stress hangovers - it is gentle breath for soothing the nervous system: viloma breath, honey bee breath, gentle neck circles, 4-7-8 anti anxiety breath, cooling sitali breath.

  • Dec 29: Quick Hip Maintenance (32 min)

    This is a short, easy going flow integrating the hips with breath. We begin with a malasana (deep squat flow), chair pose, forward folds, lunges into a lounging lizard, followed with a quick twist, side angle, triangle, external rotator pose, jan sirsasana and closing breath.

  • Dec 24: Special Holiday Practice: Activate, Calm, Restore & Music (55 min)

    This is not suitable for raw beginners, if you are pregnant, have hyperthyroidism, heart or blood pressure issues or conditions where intense breath may agitate you. We begin lying down and do the physiological sigh x 4 sets of increasing pacing and longer breath holds. We then end with 4-8 breat...

  • Express Core Flow (35 min)

    This is a quick hit of a core & detox flow practice! It is moderate/intermediate intensity. It begins with core-work (find a pillow or block), followed by a core and breath-centric practice. Twists and shoulder work is also involved.

  • Dec 10: Headaches, Face & Jaw Rx

  • Dec 9; Basic Body Flow (44 min)

    This is a full body flow - nothing too intense but just enough! This is a basic flow including basic standing poses, followed by core work, bridge work (glutes) and a plow pose shoulder stand near the end of class.

  • Dec 5: Fluid Restorative for Tension (33 min)

    This is a short practice that integrates a bit of fluid restorative practice and longer holds into the hips and hamstrings + releasing of tension and stress via breath. Enjoy!

  • Dec 4: Spinal Flush Flow (50 min)

    This is a cleansing, energizing easy going practice with focus on moving spinal tension.

  • Dec 3: Deep Rest & Nidra Set (25 min)

    This is a deeply restful practice using intention and breath.

  • Nov 21: Rx for Ribs, Scapula & Neck Tension (22 min)

    This is a shortened restorative for the scapulothoracic region, trapezius, rhomboids and sub occipital tension that can lead to headaches, migraines, mood disturbances and tension.

  • 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.