In our practice today we focus on the Kidney/Bladder meridians, the element of water and the season of winter. In Traditional Chinese Medicine, this season/element are the peak of the Yin cycle - the time of turning inward, connecting to ourselves deeply, and flowing with our natural rhythms.
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Our present lifestyle has us running all of the time with demands, stress, worry and more. This can mean that our bodies, trained to react when under pressure, ramp up as if we are being attacked - our adrenals release lots and lots of adrenaline and are always online. At some point, our bodies...

Our creative side is one of the most important to our overall feeling of satisfaction with our lives. But, every now and then we feel stuck, stagnant, or unable to connect to our natural creative flow or struggle with expressing it.

This practice is all about helping reconnect us to our natur...

In today's 70 minute Yin Yoga practice we are focusing on bringing balance to your endocrine system - the system that handles all of your hormones! Your endocrine system, located throughout your body, is comprised of many glands producing much needed hormones that regulate your growth, sleep, ci...

Everyone could use a little creative boost whether it be problem solving, creating something new, opening up to possibilities in work, life, relationships, projects. How about tapping into that first thing in your day - setting you intention, following the breath and focusing on your Sacral Chak...

Looking to bring more balance to your energy levels and help fight adrenal fatigue? Join me for this kidney and bladder meridian focused practice to help balance our Qi.

Today's practice we are focusing on the inner leg, back and hips - mobilizing and strengthening the connective tissue - to ...

Today we focus on stretching the lower back and hamstrings to relieve back pain, release tension and reduce discomfort. You can do this practice right before bed to release the lower back OR in the morning to open and mobilize the body for the day. This practice focuses on the Kidney & Bladder ...

Everyone struggles with unbalanced energy at some point but if you take a little time to practice some self care for your adrenals and kidneys, you can bring your energy back to balance. Today we are working with the kidneys/adrenals to help you release stress and tension and reboot your body. ...

Every day I hit this lull in my energy - either in the mid morning or mid afternoon and I desperately want sugar, caffeine - something to boost my energy to keep going. Well, Yin Yoga is WAY healthier than caffeine and sugar and more effective at balancing your energy. Enjoy this quick 13 minut...

Need to balance your energy? This Yin Yoga Snack is all about balancing your energy - helping you activate and clear the lower body meridians including Kidney and Bladder meridians. Enjoy!

Props: 1 blanket (optional) OR beach towel (or pick up one here: http://amzn.to/2v0U0eh).

Winter time is a time of all of nature turning inward, storing up, healing, resting and connecting to our natural inner flow in preparation for Spring with it's new ideas and activity. Now is the time to slow down, soften, and allow. It's a time of preparation and that means healing and rest. ...

Winter is the time of water - connecting to our inner flow and centering in peace, stillness, and quiet as we prepare for the growth in the seasons coming. Now is the time to slow down, breathe, and explore your inner peace as you nurture yourself and the seeds of your intent for the new year.

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The Winter Solstice is a time for turning inward, softening, exploring the Yin side while releasing and allowing yourself to listen to your inner voice. Join me for this 65 minute Yin Yoga practice where we settle, breathe, soften, and release - allowing ourselves to simply BE.

We will be w...

Sometimes you just need to deeply release, let go, soften, be supported and let yourself come back to balance. In this practice we mindfully and softly work with the adrenals and kidneys to balance our energy and revitalize. Self care at it's best - like a day at the spa except BETTER!

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Our practice today is focused on the inner leg and groin area - our Kidney Meridians - to help mobilize this area, release tension and keep our kidney meridians freely flowing with energy. We work with poses that emphasize mindful holds to activate the Kidney Meridians.

Props: 2 blankets OR ...

This practice is for complete back release from the hips through the shoulders - no props! We focus on release as well as balancing the kidney meridians to bring more energy into your day. Take a break!

We have all had moments of fear, insecurity and worry (and yes, worry is just fear in another form). We fear changes, events, actions and more but what is really at stake here?

I recently heard someone define fear and insecurity as a lack of self faith. This definition has changed my life.
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Courage comes in many, many forms - courage to get up in the morning, courage to speak up, courage to be still, courage to be silent. In this practice we explore what it means to have courage and connect with the meridian most related to fear and courage - the Kidney meridian. Join me as we con...

Today we are working with the element of water - connecting to our natural flow, and working with our energy during the related Winter season and the Kidney/Bladder meridians. Lots of calming forward folds, balance for the adrenals and kidneys and focus on the flow of the breath.

Props: 1-2 bl...

There are two kinds of chi - inherited and collected. Our kidneys house our storage of inherited energy which is what we want to conserve for a longer life! Together, the kidneys and adrenals are like a power plant - the adrenals are the spark and the kidneys are the energy storage. To bring b...

In Ayurveda, we are made up of one, two or all three doshas. Our "base" dosha is what we have been throughout our lives and at times, one or the other doshas will be out of balance.

Kapha is made up of earth and water and is more dense and grounded in nature. Compassionate, loving, stable an...

Pranayama for nurturing the sacral chakra and connecting to your bodies natural flow.

We are one world. Join me for Yoga Nidra to settle fully into our bodies and the present moment, and practice loving kindness. A beautiful experience melding Yoga Nidra bliss AND loving kindness meditation.

What does it mean to be connected? Part of this world? A part of the divine community...

Many of us have heard of our vagus nerve but few of us know how to tap into it's power to help soothe anxiety and stress. In this practice we will use self massage and breathwork to activate and tone our vagus nerve bundle so we can move into our parasympathetic nervous system more easily and br...