Hips Square, again
Many yoga poses require us to keep our hips squarely facing front. This direction is something that we have all heard so many times and have done so many …
Feel Your Prana
This warm up begins lying prone, on my belly. I lay down and relax in a prone Savasana.
Locking Not Leaking
In this warm up, the wall is your partner. The idea is to prevent energy from leaking through our own physical patterns and misalignments. We use Jalandhara Bandha (Chin …
Twist and Shout
This warm up begins standing so that we are up and ready to go. It is also a change from how many yoga classes begin – with sitting or …
Follow the Flow, even if you’re not there yet
In this Warm Up, I was working with two ideas. The first idea is about being fully committed, even if what we are doing isn’t exactly ‘right’ yet. When …
Energizing Internally
It is quite a relief to feel our body weight releasing down, comfortably settled. Letting our bellies release the habitual gripping we often hold can tell us how our …
Stir It Up
We settle our weight down onto the floor in Sukhasana (with crossed legs) to begin our practice. From this starting point we attempt to cook up some of our …
Middle Breath
According to yogic texts and teachings, the wind that flows in the middle of the body, Samana Vayu, helps in the process of digestion. It can do much more …
Smooth Moves, things to do with a blanket
Whatever might cause us to move through our lives in a jerky, hesitant, insecure way, we still possess the ability to be graceful, fluid and easeful. Sliding on a …
Side Channel Balance
Stretching out the body is one of the benefits of yoga. But, we are not stretching just our body. We are elongating and thinning our physical, mental and emotional …