Welcome to Yin + Breath - practices melding breath techniques with Yin and a little bit of intuitive flow! In our practice today we are inviting a bit of fire in - to burn off what we don't need, to help us step into our personal power, and to light us up. We work with the Yang poses of the Yin...

Grief has many forms and will vary for every single person, every single time. If you have been dealing with loss and feel the heaviness of that grief in/on your chest, join me for a breath practice to help move grief up and out of your body so you can breathe deeply and have some space to proce...

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...

Nadi Shodhana D or alternate nostril breathing is an intermediate practice that includes kumbhaka or retention. In this practice we will be working with antara kumbhaka or retention at the top of the inhale while our breath is full. If you are comfortable with the basics of alternate nostril br...

If you are in need of some mental clarity, balance of right and left brain, and oxygenation - this is a great way to have all of that! We use three beautiful breath practices to help bring fresh oxygen to the brain, balance the left and right sides, and settle. We finish with a sweet chant to c...

Wake up in the morning feeling like a tin man or tin woman from the Wizard of Oz - stiff and stuck? Here's a sweet, full body slow flow yoga practice for flexibility and opening. Mindful movement with breath to release stiffness and mobilize your entire body! Join me and start your morning off...

Take a moment to breathe, be still, and set your intention for the day - reawakening to the beauty inside of you. Plant three seeds for today and feel them grow...

It's been a crazy work day and you start to head home and realize you are yawning the ENTIRE way home. This in turn makes you feel more tired and depleted. What if you took 30 minutes to focus on opening up your breath and oxygenating your entire body so you feel refreshed and ready to enjoy yo...

One of the most often requested practices and a question I get a lot is - how do I build better balance?

Balance is a confluence of SO many aspects of your body from breath to feet planted to knees lifted to inner/outer legs engaged to core and more. The best way to build balance? Practice b...

Our digestion is not just about nutrition for our physical bodies but also for our minds and emotional health. Our digestive organs support immune health, a balanced nervous system, and our ability to "digest" the world around us such as thoughts, ideas, information, and emotions. It is our sec...

Wood element - Spring. In Traditional Chinese Medicine, Spring is the time of the element Wood (Liver/Gallbladder meridians). This is a time of energy rising, growth, expansion, and the body and mind detoxifying and clearing out the old as we move into the next phase of our lives. The liver is...

Purify - it seems as if this goes hand in hand with Spring Cleaning and indeed it does! Not only, during the Spring time, do we feel the need to clean our houses and spaces, but we also need to clean our internal "house" - physically, mentally, and emotionally.

Today we are working with moving ...

Springtime is the energy of wood and the liver/gallbladder meridians. It's a time of detoxification, clearing out the denseness and heaviness of winter. In this practice we use the support of props to help us settle in and allow the poses to do all of the work for us as we support our natural d...

It's springtime and you may be feeling heaviness of winter! In this practice we support the liver/gallbladder meridians (related to Spring) to help our bodies do what they naturally want to do in this transition time entering a new season - Spring Clean! Join me for a supported practice where w...

Traditional Chinese Medicine 5 Element theory is a beautiful cyclical supportive and regulative theory. Today ( in our 65 minute Yin practice) we are moving through that cycle in it's entirety - beginning with Spring/Wood element and moving through the year and the cycles to end in Winter/Water ...

Spring is here and many of us are ready to shed our winter coats.
Today's elemental Yin Yoga practice focuses on the Chinese Element of wood which is all about new growth. The element of wood is also related to the Liver/Gallbladder meridians helping us clear out the old, prepare for the new a...

Welcome to Spring! The Spring Equinox has been celebrated for thousands of years as the harbinger of new beginnings and today, we honor that in our practice. Opening our hearts and minds to the adventures that lie ahead in our lives, releasing all the things that might be holding us back, and e...

The wood element is related to Spring, the Liver/Gallbladder meridians, and rebirth and renewal. Along with this is the natural detoxification process - letting go of the old and embracing the new.

As we work with this element, consider opening your heart and mind to the beauty of change and re...

The Niyamas are the basic tenets of our personal growth and development - the practices we should engage in to cultivate our inner self and become enlightened. In this class we explore the first of our Niyamas - Saucha - often translated as purity.

Purity can mean so many things - physically ...

Join me for some deep twists to unwind tension, release your whole body, and boost digestion. Great for when you need a little break or before/after your regular yoga/workout/sport for a quick and focused practice booster. Perfect anytime of day!

Today's practice is all about the side body and inner legs, promoting good liver and gallbladder health as well as detoxifying the body. Lots of hip openers - all the way around - as well as leg stretches and side body opening! Enjoy!

Props: 2 blankets OR beach towels (blanket: http://amzn....

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!

The body is hardwired to detoxify and clear out naturally but sometimes, it is helpful to give it a little support and stimulation to fully detox. Today we are working with the bodies two natural filters - Liver and Kidneys - to stimulate good Liver/Kidney health as well as helping promote good ...

Everyone has times in their life when digestion gets super slow and even stalls completely - leaving you feeling uncomfortable and even painful. Our bodies naturally cycle through times such as Winter or certain lunar cycles that this happens but holidays, illness, medications, stress can all ex...