Mindful Yoga

Mindful Yoga

Practices to build strength and flexibility with mindful movement and breath. Hatha, vinyasa, slow flow.

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Mindful Yoga
  • 15 Min Back Yoga Flow | 4 Movements of the Spine

    Ready to flow? Join me for this mindful flow focused on moving the spine in all different directions: lateral, forward fold, back bend and twist. Build a little heat and some strength throughout the body in a full body flow!

  • Water Element Yoga | Nurture & Flow

    The element of water is often seen as the great flow and while that is one way of looking at water, there are others - such as nurturing, healing, mothering, purifying, cleansing.

    In this ground bound, mindful yoga practice we work with the hips and legs as well as the bladder/kidney meridians...

  • Calming Yoga for Empaths | Anxiety & Stress Relief

    As an empath, you may find yourself overwhelmed by the energy of the room, of others, and of the world. When feelings become intense, empaths need to slow down, ground, and mindfully practice self care to support themselves.

    This ground bound practice incorporates meditation, breath, slow and...

  • Standing Yoga Flow | Earth Element

    Our practice today is focused on earthing - using our connection to the earth through our feet to feel stable, nourished, connected so we can grow upwards and reach our faces to the sun...just like a sunflower! No chaturanga, no wrist weight bearing, no step throughs...just simple, slow, breath ...

  • 20 Min Daily Intention Setting Yoga

    In just 20 minutes you can set the tone for your entire day! Moving with intention and breath awareness can change the way your day unwinds and help you remember to ask yourself - "what do I need right now, today, in this moment?" Listen to the answer and use it as a guide to help you move thro...

  • Mindful Yoga Flow | Aparigraha | Releasing Attachment

    Aparigraha, the 5th of the Yamas (8 Limbs of Yoga), is often translated as nonattachment. In this practice we explore releasing attachment through opening up to possibility, listening to our bodies and what they need in this moment, letting go of expectations and allowing the present and our pra...

  • Mindful Yoga Flow | Brahmacharya | Energy Management

    Each day we awaken we begin with new energy - what will we do with it, how will we use it, how long will it last, how do we conserve it for emergencies? Some will use all of their energy in a big outpouring and others will trickle it out as a precious resource and others will vary between one en...

  • Water Element Nurturing Yoga Flow with Meditation

    The human body is made up of 60% water and water is found in every part of our bodies from the bones to the lungs to the heart to the brain. Water is a powerful element - an element of soothing, nurturing like the mother figure - and an element of strength, power, and change. Tap into the eleme...

  • Morning Wakeup Yoga Stretch in Bed

    Join me for this short little in bed morning stretch to unwind your body, bring fluidity to your joints, and connect to your feelings of gratitude - a BEAUTIFUL way to start your day with intention.

  • Mindful Full Body Yoga Flow | Asteya | Nonstealing

    No matter how grounding we feel or how true to ourselves we are, we will find a point when we will compare ourselves to someone else. In this practice we are letting go of comparison, moving our bodies and honoring where we are at in this moment, connecting to our Root Chakra for support and gro...

  • Balancing Yoga Flow | Fun with Blocks

    Yoga often seems so serious and while sometimes that's what we need in our practice, we have to "balance" that out with a playfulness and curiosity. We will fall, we will bobble, we will feel silly but that's okay - we are "practicing" and allowing ourselves to open up to the lighter side of lif...

  • Salute the Sun | Full Body Yoga Flow

    Sun Salutations have traditionally been used to warm the body for yoga practice and often can be found at the start of a Vinyasa or Ashtanga practice. They can also be used by themselves for a full body awakening and to bring mind and body into harmony.

    In this practice we begin slowly, mindful...

  • Yinspired Yoga Flow | Satya | Truthfulness

    Satya - our second Yama asks us to explore honesty, truthfulness, authenticity in our lives. In this practice we ask the question, What Is True Here Now? as it applies to our practice, our thoughts, our emotions, and our actions. Reminding us to be fully present in this moment to bring more "tr...

  • Yinspired Yoga Flow | Ahimsa | Nonharming

    Ahimsa is the first Yama in the Yamas and Niyamas in the 8 fold path of yoga. The Yamas are the basic tenets for our relationships with the world and this first Yama is the guide post for all that follow. This Yama is often interpreted as nonviolence or non-harming and can include refraining fr...

  • Bedtime Yoga | Unwind, Relax & Rest

    It's time for bed but you feel some tension, tightness, stiffness still lingering throughout the body. You don't want to get out of bed to your mat and you don't have a lot of time - that's okay! You can do this practice right in bed, no props, no fuss - just unwinding the body from head to toe...

  • Moon Salutation Flow | Chandra Namaskar

    Chandra Namaskara or Moon Salutations are a slightly different, more Sacral Chakra flowing practice than Sun Salutations. In this practice we explore that flow with lunges, side stretches, crescents, and Half Moon pose!

    Props: None required but grab what you think you might need to be comforta...

  • Sacral Chakra Mandala Yoga Flow

    Today we are working with a mandala flow tying perfectly into the sacral chakra. The sacral chakra is all about our flow, our sensuality, our creativity and the related element is water.

    By moving with our breath around the mat, we move with the flow and embody the element of water as it fl...

  • Yinspired Sacral Chakra Yoga Flow

    A balance of myofascial release for the sacroiliac joint and glutes, Yin Yoga poses for Kidney/Bladder meridians and hips, and mindful yoga flow meant to release tension in the hips and open up the space of the entire hip complex.

    Yinspired practices are a combination of myofascial release tec...

  • First Aid Yoga Kit | Midday Stretch at Your Desk

    You don't have to get on the floor or have a yoga mat to benefit from a midday yoga stretch! Just 10 minutes in your chair - breathe, stretch, release tension and refocus!

    Props: a chair!

  • Yinspired Yoga for Evening Transition | Yin Yoga Flow Fusion

    The work day is over and now comes this period of transition from work life/business to home/evening life. This can be such a challenging time as you still have the energy of the day, the thoughts, things replaying in your head while your body is tired, stuck and tense.

    This practice is to he...

  • Core Inclusive | Yoga for Balance & Core Strength

    Core is more than just a six pack - core is 3 dimensional with a top and bottom...like a canister! Our core does so much for us and in order to keep a strong lower back, healthy side body, and be mobile - we need to work with all aspects of the core.

    In this practice we will focus on the co...

  • Waxing Moon Flow | Focusing Energy

    Today we are working with the Solar Plexus and Throat Chakras to help manifest our lunar cycle intention. During this phase of the moon we are feeling energy rise and we feel ready to take action to move our dreams forward. We will fire up the core (solar plexus chakra), and open up the throat ...

  • A Little Love For Your Back | Tin Men & Women

    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...

  • Yoga Flight Prep | Upper Body Strength & Mobility

    Every baby bird knows that s/he needs to build strength and mobility his/her wings PRIOR to flight. The human "wings" are no different. If you are someone who uses your arms a lot, suffers from wrist pain or weakness or is interested in building strength in your "wings" for arm balances - this ...