I love to explore in my own practice and I want to offer you some practices that help you do the same! Welcome to Yin + Breath - practices that include pranayama at the beginning and end (as well as throughout), some somatic intuitive movement, and Yin Yoga poses focused on specific areas of you...

In Traditional Chinese Medicine Five Element Theory (TCM), the element of fire is at it's peak during the summer months and is related to our Heart/Small Intestine and Pericardium/San Jiao meridians. Today we are working with fully supported poses that center on opening the chest, upper back, sh...

The soothing experience of traveling all the way around your mat can be so grounding! In this short, but sweet mandala flow, we work with the breath and travel around the mat strengthening and opening the entire core. Feel a little free, a little fun and join me!

Today's Yin AM practice focuses on the hamstrings. Sometimes, what feels like hamstring tightness can be calves or lower back or some blend of all three. In this practice we use long holds to release and open all three of these areas finding more mobility, flexibility and comfort. Use in the m...

In the Yogic tradition we think of the heart as the space in the center of our chest and inside that space - a flame burning steadily, continuously, calmly. In this meditation we focus on the flame, explore it, bring steadiness to our breath, to our mind, to our body in order to connect to the s...

Today's practice is a full body 30 minute flow to wring the body out - releasing toxins - fire up your digestion, and strengthen your core. Great for all times of year when you need to detox and fire up your core. Enjoy!

Garden? Spend a lot of time outdoors in the yard? Then you know exactly what I mean when I say you need a practice to help stretch you out before and/or after gardening. In this practice we focus on the upper back, shoulders, back, and the hamstrings for a full body stretch. This might even i...

Today's Restorative Yoga Snack is all about releasing tension and stress using a bolster to fully support you in just two poses. Short and sweet, very relaxing and great for bedtime or whenever you need to let go!

Props: 1 block or large book (block: http://amzn.to/2sIEm6L), 1 bolster or pi...

Whether it be passion for a relationships, project, situation, event - whatever your bliss is, sometimes our passion wanes, gets stale or we feel lackluster. Reignite your inner flame of passion with this sacral, heart, and throat chakra practice meant to bring greater flow, energy, and opening ...

We can be distracted by the world around us so much that we lose sight of our inner guide, our innate divinity. In this practice we set our intention to be fully present, aware, connected - coming back to our breath, sensations, experience of the physical body and energetic body to reset.

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Bhramari breath - or humming bee breath - is one of the most fun pranayama practices and one that can help clear the throat chakra and release tightness in the chest. I have often used this breath with children and they always love it so if you want to share this with someone - please do!

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Opening up the chest, upper back, and side body can do wonders for our breath and our breath is pivotal in managing stress, releasing tension, energizing us, and allowing us to see our world with more focus and presence.

Our practice today is focused on these specific areas - allowing our bodi...

A healthy back means a balance between strength and mobility and keeping this balance is key to preventing back injury. Join me for this full back focused practice where we stretch, strengthen, and mobilize the back in all 4 planes of movement as well as activate assisting muscles to support the...

This Yin AM practice is focused on opening the upper back (and with it the shoulders) to help combat the computer/texting/electronic back we are all familiar with. Tension headaches and shoulder soreness often come from tightness in the upper back, neck, shoulders and side body. This practice f...

Living with digestive issues is no easy thing and if you have had a recent bout of digestive illness (food poisoning, stomach flu, etc.) then you know how much you need to bring balance to your system now. This practice is a gentle, kind and supportive practice to help reset your digestion softl...

Today we begin a new astrological year with the New Moon in Aries - a fire sign that heralds confidence, bravery, courage, and new beginnings. This is a time of connecting to our personal power and will - our Solar Plexus Chakra - to build a steady and strong flame. This helps us affirm our wor...

Ready to open up the ENTIRE lower body with this 30+ minute practice? We work from the toes and feet all the way up through the lower back and hips to make space, provide more mobility and help you feel more open!

Props: optional blanket or beach towel

The glutes are major muscles that move us throughout our day and are active from the moment we get up to the time we settle in for sleep. This area of the hips is dense with tissue - using therapy balls can get deeper into the tissue and around the muscles to loosen tension, tightness, and help ...

Your day is done and you are ready to settle down for the night but you still feel a little of the days energy and tension. Join me for a sweet bedtime practice you can do in bed with your pillows - a practice to unwind, soften, release, and invite deep healing and restorative sleep.

Props: 2 ...

You have set your intentions for this lunar cycle during the New Moon and now your energy is rising, and you are ready to take action! Today we connect to our Solar Plexus Chakra to stimulate our personal will and to our Throat Chakra to express our authentic self.

Using these two chakras, ...

Balance poses are a great way to engage the ENTIRE body, let go of expectations and just "play" with your practice. The only way to build greater balance is to keep trying, fall out of a pose and laugh : )

Join me for this 25 minute practice where we are light, free, fun and playful as we explo...

Our legs and feet take a beating each day - pounding the ground, distributing this contact and keeping us moving. It only makes sense to give them some love with a full lower body stretch.

Today we use props to soften, heal, release and show our lower bodies some care - foot massages, outer...