When we come from a place of earth grounding, we can rise up and grow to the sky. Restorative Yoga is a wonderful practice to reconnect you with gravity, earth, and the feeling of grounding in your body. Join me for this prop supported practice to connect to the energy of the earth element - lo...

Today we are using a blend of deep stretches for the legs along with Pilates to strengthen our lower body (legs and glutes). This is a completely ground bound class with no time on your wrists or standing so perfect to explore anytime. Take your time, do what you can, and really pay attention t...

Imagine your life as a beautiful garden - what will you grow, how will you protect it, how will you care for it, and what could you do to make it healthier?

Today we are exploring Yoga Nidra as a way to tap into the energy of I AM, fire and to notice what is in our garden of life.

Props: anyth...

Today's practice is all about softening, relaxing, and opening your heart with the help of props and long holds. Gather your props and settle in for deep relaxation - great for sleep too!

Props: 1 bolster or pillow, 1 pillow, 1-2 throw pillows or blocks, extra blanket for support wherever you ...

As we transition from summer to fall, we enter the period of Traditional Chinese Medicine referred to as earth energy. TCM meridian organ systems we work with are stomach and spleen - helping bring grounding, better digestion, and resilience (all related to our ROOT chakra). Today we explore Yi...

Melding TCM (Traditional Chinese Medicine) heart fire focus with traditional yoga philosophy chakra energy of the Manipura or Solar Plexus chakra, we connect to, engage with, and create a stronger 'fire' within. Twists, intentional core awareness, and heart openers to access these spaces of our ...

Our hearts, in TCM, are the house of the Shen or spirit and represented by the element of fire. Imagine a flame inside of a temple - what does that flame need to continue burning bright, strong, and steady?

In this practice we focus on the heart and pericardium meridians (upper body arms/should...

Today we are exploring hatha yoga, ground bound, and focusing on the upper body - building strength and awareness by moving slowly and holding poses for longer. This is a great practice to build upper body strength and awareness as well as build resilience in the upper body.

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The fire element of Traditional Chinese Medicine is related to the heart and pericardium meridians - all located in the hands, arms, shoulders, and upper chest/back. Using gentle openers with support, this practice focuses on bringing balance to the fire element - soothing, cooling, and creating...

In today's practice we are exploring the element of wood - Traditional Chinese Medicine links the liver and gallbladder to this element and it is related to the season of Spring. New growth, letting go, firing up our energy, energy rising - all of this is part of Wood. Join me as we explore pos...

Water is a wild wave and a calm pond, the white caps of the ocean and the trickle of a stream. Water is powerful beyond measure - cutting a pathway to the ocean at its whim yet still able to be contained and shaped by a container or freezing. Explore the element of water in this kidney/bladder fo...

Welcome to Imbolc - the solar cycle celebration that begins the awakening of new life. This is the time to release the last vestiges of winter heaviness, begin to open up, stretch, and invite new life, new dreams, and new energy in.

Today we are exploring a full body practice focused on openi...

Come explore "the flow" as we soften, release, and allow the props to hold us in this kidney/bladder meridian/water element poses.

Props: bolster or two pillows, 1-2 blankets, 2 blocks or two throw pillows and any other props you would like to use to support and hold you for this practice.

Today we are exploring the element of water through Hatha yoga - choosing poses that are focused on the Kidney/Bladder meridians (back body and inner leg lower belly area) and holding poses for longer to build strength and resilience as we move through a mandala flow practice.

Props: a blanket ...

We begin our exploration of alchemy - the ancient science of transmutation/transformation - with the basic element of water. In ancient yoga philosophy and practice - this is the Sacral Chakra (the lower belly/pelvic bowl) and the place of emotions, creativity, relationships, and flow. In TCM, ...

Wholeness can be found in strength and surrender - allowing ourselves to flow with nature, the elements, in tune with our bodies. We don't have to always fight, we can allow, release control, soften and be still sometimes. Join me for this sweet Restorative Yoga practice to soften deeply, let g...

There are times when we feel disconnected, overwhelmed, unsettled because of a situation, challenge or even just a period of transition. Our energy is disrupted, our mind is all over the place, and our body feels shaky. Yin Yoga has a solution - mindful awareness, slow movement, long holds, and...

Any transformation takes time and patience and so much more. Just like the seeds transformation into a bloom - our changes, transformations, transitions, take time, patience, process. We must surrender to the process and allow ourselves to unfurl as we are meant to in the right time and right c...

Our hips are super dense with fascial tissue and when we are stationary or sit for long periods of time - this fascia can tighten up like shrinkwrap - making it hard to move, walk, feel comfortable. Ever risen from a chair and stayed bent over? That's stickiness and tension.

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Welcome to this New Moon - a time of deep transition, the coming of Late Summer, and the element of Earth in Traditional Chinese Medicine. Today we are exploring moving slowly, holding poses longer with intention and really reaching down into the earth for some centering and grounding energy alo...

Welcome to Lughnasadh or Lammas - the very first harvest festival of the year in the solar cycle wheel of the year. Often celebrated as a coming together to share space, food, harvest, and connect to not only nature but your neighbors, Lammas is a celebration of abundance and the beginning of th...

The summer solstice is the peak of our energy during the solar cycles of the year - the culmination of the rising and lengthening of the sun for longer days and more warmth. Today we explore that energy through Restorative Yoga using backbends, heart openers, and upper body stretches to open up ...

Circles are sacred spaces throughout time and across cultures. Today we are exploring the energy of this sacred circle space through a Yin Mandala Yoga practice focusing on the lower body - helping us ground, center, and feel supported.

Welcome the transitions as we move from one pose to anot...

When we feel the rush of energy in Spring, it can be a bit unsettling at times. This practice is about grounding down and reconnecting to our roots - the Muladhara Chakra or Root Chakra. This month with the New Moon in Taurus, we are being called to ground and center into our family relationshi...