BREATHWORK for MOOD, ENERGY & FEELING BETTER (30 min)
These practices are mostly intermediate range breath work practices designed from the practice of pranayama (in yoga prana = energy / ayama = to extend or stop the breath. They range from vigorous Kundalini practices to calmer Iyengar breath practices. Breath-work is an effective tool to expediting the end goal of most practices: a change in mood, a lift in spirits and a feeling of expansiveness. Please be mindful so to not push yourself or force anything that doesn't feel good. Beginners, pregnant students, injuries etc. please be cautious and search for the beginners classes and speak with your doctor first.
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Pranayama Practice - Basic Set
KP breath + R nostril + L nostril + both = nadi shodana.
Enjoy!
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Kriya for Lymphatic System
Welcome + Kriya for the Lymph Nodes
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Food for Thought + Clear the Fog Clarity Kriya (30 min)
A brief intro + watching your emotions - they come and go + clarity kriya - a breath set to clear a foggy mind.
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Soothe Your Soul + Connect to Spirit = Breath + Deep Relaxation
If you have forgotten who you are and feel stressed out, this might be a nice deep restorative practice for you. x
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Immuno + Balance + Confidence Building Pranayama (30 min)
Use pranayama as a tool to rebalance your systems to build balance and confidence.
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Sudarshan Kriya Pranayama (30 min)
This is a steady pranayama practice longer slower breaths to faster awakening breath.
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Moving Stale Energy Pranayama (30 min)
A brief chat on the January downers and how we can potentiate our energy and optimize it via breathwork.
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Softening into your Higher Self Pranayama (30 min)
A brief chat + building heat and energy via breath work.
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Surya Activation - Pranayama (35 min)
Right nostril breath followed by Sat Kriya x 2, bellows breath - expect to feel woken up, refreshed and energized.
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Pranayama for Complete Relaxation (30 min)
This begins with three sets of energizing bhastrika followed by a newer style breath (if you've been with me for a while) that acts to cool, soothe and rock the body to a state of relaxation and calm.
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Breath into Homeostasis (32 min pranayama)
Shining skull breath, three parts breathing and bhastrika. Brief endocrine system health intro.
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2022 Rise Up! Welcome to Newcomers Breath-Set (40 min)
This is an awakening, invigorating breath practice!
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NEW YEARS DAY CLASS + BREATH + INTENTION + 21 SUN SALUTES
The first 50 min is pranayama. Then we drop into 21 sets of a variation of surya namaskar.
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Pranayama + Hips and Twists
Expect a lot of shining skull breath - kaphalabhati + breath holds up to 30 seconds.
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Out with the old, in with the new - breath
Sage-ing the space, so to speak. Use breath to clear out the old. welcome the new.
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Holiday Calm Breath (Dec 28)
This is mix of dynamic and gentle deep breathing
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HOLIDAY ADVANCED CLASS: Release Fear & Potentiate Light (Pranayama)
We work specifically with what makes you angry, stuck and fearful. And the opportunity to transmute it into resourceful energy.
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Deep Solstice Rest - An Extended Practice (Breath + Gentle Yin)
This is a blended class of pranayama + I have tacked on the practice rather than editing it out. We begin with an upbeat pranayama practice into deep breathing - and some floor work into simple practices for rest.
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Ego Eradicator + Shoulder Release (Dec 20)
Ego eradictor + shoulder breaths + rest
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Bottom Up + Town Down Processing & Breath (Dec 17)
Cooling off our processes and getting into the body is the gift of pranayama. Brief chat then practice.
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The ENS & Digestive System + Breath
A quick chat on the ENS and overall health. Digestive system focus with breath work.
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Grounding + Earth Pranayama (Dec 15)
Grounding pranayama. Enjoy!
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Positive Reappraisal of Life & Pranayama (Dec 14)
A mix of breath types and brief chat on foundational psychology connections to yoga.
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Sun Kriya (Dec 13)
Surya Kriya = Sunshine kriya. Great for end of colds, flus, low energy, depression.... enjoy!
