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)
  • Feb 21: Quick Hips/Quads (20 min)

    This is a quick therapeutic practice for the hips/quads/hamstrings. I teach moderate to a bit more advanced.

  • Feb 19: Happy Hips Yin Rx (32 min)

    Today we do four long-held poses beginning with the hardest one (full frog), hamstring stretch, pigeon variation and virasana (heron pose). Grab pillows, props, blocks and a strap if you have one.

  • Feb 11: Spinal Reset (20 min)

    This is a 20 min spinal therapy practice - designed to move tension and congestion out of your spine.

  • Feb 4: 20 Scapulo-Thoracic Rx (20 min)

    This is 20 min relaxed practice honing in on the area of the upper thoracic spine and its relationship with your shoulderblades/tight shoulders.

  • Jan 31: Express Flush-it-Out Practice (32 min)

    This is a condensed 30 min vinyasa practice lubricating the synovial joints of the hips and shoulders, while creating heat with upper body and core strength. We end with two backbends and cleansing breath.

  • Jan 30: Rx: Spinal Flush (38 min)

    Today's focus is spinal movement in a preventative/therapeutic & flowy way through static lateral flexion, spinal pulsing flexion/extension, scapulothoracic release, and ending in a supportive rotation. It is moderate in intensity.

  • Jan 29: Quiet Yin for Hips (37 min)

    We do five poses with quiet and deep breathing specific to the hips. This is a practice for deep fascial release, end of day tension before bed, or post-exercise. We do: one legged forward fold, a twist, pigeon prep, a simple backbend, frog pose and double pigeon.

  • Jan 24: 30min Flow (Moderate/Int)

    This practice begins with a 4 min warm-up followed by a standing flow sequence holding poses from 3-5 breaths, warriors, twists, one arm balance, eagle, and ending with breath and two camels/backbends. Great for getting a feel-good hit of yoga but in 30 minutes.

  • Jan 23: Restore Spinal Flush Rx (40 min)

    This is a gentle practice using breath and awareness of the thoracic and upper spine & the shoulder girdle. It is a chilled out practice done with diaphragmatic breathing.

  • Jan 21: Core & Detox Flow (Moderate 49 min)

    Grab a pillow or a block. We begin with kaphalabhati breath and hips, do core work and then stand up and do a moderate standing practices with twists and deep breathing. We end with virasana and a big backbend.

  • Jan 17: Express Flow Practice (34 min)

    This is a quick to the point, moderate flow practice. Nothing fancy, to the point - integrating warriors, one legged balancing pose, one arm balance, one big twist and ending with two sets of backbends. Enjoy!

  • Jan 16: Rx for Fatigue: Neck, Thyroid, Jaw & Eyes

    Today's practice focuses on lymphatic massage, the thyroid gland, jaw tension and neck tension. If you've been sitting at a computer all day or experience headaches, tinnitus, TMJ - this might help!

  • Jan 15: Hips & Pelvis Rx (30 min)

    This is a slow, gentle practice into some of my favorite go-to's for decompressing the hips, low back and pelvis - designed to relax and rejuvenate you.

  • Jan 14: Detox Flow (46 min)

    This is a condensed detox flow beginning with a repetitive low lunge with breath sequence, warriors and heat-building poses - followed by some static poses with the focus of cleansing.

  • Jan 10: Quick Power (34 min)

    This is an express power practice that will include hops in down dog, classic warriors, twists and a few back bends. This is a quick sweat in a mostly standing flow practice. The "power" part are the hops.

  • Jan 9: Rx Gentle Hip Therapy

    This is very slow moving, simple and for the hips and hamstrings. The opposite of a workout - this is for those of you needing slow, simple and therapeutic.

  • Jan 8: Rx Poses for Uncertainty (33 min)

    This piggybacks the breath practice for uncertainty - we work into hot spots where uncertainty lives: neck, jaw, face and hips... This is a chilled out relaxing practice, restorative in nature. 4-7-8 breath is invited into the shapes you make as well.

  • Jan 7: Moderate Detox Flow (48 min)

    We begin with a 5 min warm-up, followed by a moderate paced flow with the tone of "detoxing" the body. We do a little bit of core work. This is a great practice if you're like me during the filming of this: fresh off of being sick, out of shape due to the holidays and needing a gentle ass kick - ...

  • Nov 29: Relaxed Spinal Rx (21 min)

    This is a chilled out spinal flush sequence that is easy-going and brief in time. Lateral flexion, twists and forward fold with diaphragmatic breath.

  • Nov 28: Power (32 min)

    This is a shortened power-flow practice integrating: handstand hops, crow pose, side plank and longer held warrior poses for leg strength - ending with bow pose x 2 and wheel or camel backbend.

  • Nov 27: Mid-Week Restore (20 min)

    This is a shortened easy-going restorative class into the shoulder, spine and hips.

  • Nov 26: Soothing Hips Rx (32 min)

    This is a short sequence fluid and restorative in nature. We focus on diaphragmatic breathing in longer held lunges, lateral stretches with psoas major as focus, pigeon prep, cobras and double pigeon.

  • Nov 22: Spinal Tune-Up/Flush (30 min)

    This is a therapeutic sequence (less about sweat or a workout) that works with spinal waves and twists. It is important you integrate breath.

  • Nov 21: Classic Power Yoga Shortened (33 min)

    Shortened power sequence includes: handstand hops, crow pose, side plank, long holds and closing back bends. It's a vibrant, quick hit of a classic power yoga practice.