While this class was filmed as a way to celebrate the New Year, it is a great practice to come to any time you want to initiate a new chapter from a place of steadiness. If you have never done a 108-sun-salutation practice before, be ready to build some serious heat and face some humbling moments! I start class with some important notes to keep in mind through this challenging style of practice, and I remind you of ways to modify as you need. After the first few rounds of Surya Namaskar, practice turns into a moving meditation where I simply keep the count of rounds going so you can mostly be in your own zone. I close class with a seated meditation, a few finishing poses, and a full savasana. This left me feeling grounded and empowered to start the new year (aaand.... pretty sore the next day!). You don't need to do all 108 rounds to gain from this practice: if you decide to end the sun salutations early, you can skip to around the 54 minute mark to begin your cool down.
I am sure we have all heard of the benefits of a gratitude practice, but have you ever felt like it is just too broad to make one big list of things you are grateful for? I sure have. This is a structured gratitude journaling practice to break down things to be grateful for in bite-sized categories that could feel a bit more approachable. I found this to be such a sweet way to celebrate the past year, before rushing in to the new.
Y'all, I got a fun one for you today! Join me for an hour of challenging power vinyasa practice with a focus on squeezing in as many forms of side plank pose as we can, including the big backbend side plank and Visvamitrasana: "friend of the universe" pose. This is definitely an advanced practice in terms of quick pace, vigorous strength, deep flexibility, and the way in which I cue postures. You might want yoga blocks, a yoga strap, and maybe some knee padding. While this isn't a new years special class, I filmed it at the end of the year - on the last full moon - and it can be a sweet note to end the year on and welcome in a sense of play as we turn the calendar over to 2025.
This class is designed to give you some quiet time for yourself during the hustle-bustle of the holiday season, or for any time you need to carve out some time for you. Class is slow and juicy, and we work towards some very deep flexibility postures: pigeon, frog, twisting wide fold, fire log, and sun dial are some highlights. There is also a cute arm balance opportunity towards the end. After a 5-minute or so introduction, I intentionally give a lot less cues and chatter in this class to leave space for you to really be in your own quiet energy as a way to recover from some of the over-stimulation in the outside world. Most levels friendly, but with less alignment offered maybe not level 1. You will need a strap, one or two yoga blocks, and maybe knee padding. Join me for active stretch in peace and quiet.
Welcome to another juicy Pilates circuit! In this class we are incorporating two of my favorite props for Pilates: a foam roller and a medium-sized Pilates ball. This class is a really nice blend of lengthening and rolling out the muscles, while also creating strength and contraction in the full body - but a special strength emphasis on the upper body and the core. Pilates is wonderful for when you want to access empowerment, but don't want anything too high intensity or stressful on the nervous system. Class ends with a proper cool down. I felt really good after this one, and I hope you do, too!
This Yin class is simple, spacious, and lovely. Join me for 45 minutes of Yin Yoga where I start by reading you a poem I wrote to inspire a softer way of opening and carry you through some of my all time favorite Yin Yoga poses. We get most major areas of the body nice and open in under an hour. For class you will need: a thick blanket or towel to roll up, a couple of yoga blocks, and two massage balls or tennis balls. Optionally, you can have an additional softer blanket to cozy up in. *If you do not have massage balls, class could be done without, but they are really worth investing in if you have any kind of chronic aches and pains!
This is a unique class in flavor and feel, and it left my body feeling delicious, open, and warm. Practice starts with foam rolling, and it really is worth doing that portion of class as it increases our body's ability to open in flow. If you don't have a foam roller, the flow starts around the 12:47 mark. The flow itself is intuitive, fluid, gets the whole body more flexible and strong. In pace it hovers somewhere between slow flow and Vinyasa. All levels friendly, with an opportunity to invert towards the end of practice for those who like going upside down! You may want two yoga blocks, knee padding, and access to a wall if you are wanting to invert. Class ends with some quiet time in Savasana accompanied by some clips from a snowy walk I took for ambient vibes.
