Feeling wound up, anxious or stressed? This practice is designed to help you get out of sympathetic nervous system dominance while moving towards parasympathetic dominance. We use scientifically tested techniques to stimulate the vagus nerve which is responsible for parasympathetic innervation. O...
This is part six of an on going series of meditations that works its way through all of the chakras but remember you can take them in any order. We'll begin with an option to take a restorative-esq pose to do the meditation from as a suggestion if you're looking for something a bit more supported...
This is part six of an on going series of meditations that works its way through all of the chakras but remember you can take them in any order. We'll begin with an option to take a restorative-esq pose to do the meditation from as a suggestion if you're looking for something a bit more supported...
This is part five of an on going series of meditations that works its way through all of the chakras but remember you can take them in any order. We'll begin with an option to take a restorative-esq pose to do the meditation from as a suggestion if you're looking for something a bit more supporte...
This is part four of an on going series of meditations that works its way through all of the chakras but remember you can take them in any order. We'll begin with an option to take a restorative-esq pose to do the meditation from as a suggestion if you're looking for something a bit more supporte...
This is part three of an on going series of meditations that works its way through all of the chakras but remember you can take them in any order. We'll begin with an option to take a restorative-esq pose to do the meditation from as a suggestion if you're looking for something a bit more support...
This is part two of an on going series of meditations that works its way through all of the chakras but remember you can take them in any order. We'll begin with an option to take a restorative-esq pose to do the meditation from as a suggestion if you're looking for something a bit more supported...
This is part one of an on going series of meditations that works it's way through all of the chakras. We'll begin with an option to take a restorative-esq pose to do the meditation from as a suggestion if you're looking for something a bit more supported but you can also sit, lie down or come int...
We change over time. We lose access to past versions of ourselves even though they all culminate to make us this version - who we are in this very moment. In this meditation we appreciate 3 different versions of ourselves while also working on releasing attachment to them.
No props are required...
Let's get cozy and focus our mental energy. Our meditation asks us to sit with the reality of our bodies. What it is and isn't capable of, what it looks like and what it doesn't and more. We enter one pose, get settled and stay. You'll need two blocks, 3 blankets, and a bolster for class.
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This meditation uses a Drishti (gazing point) as the main point of focus. You can do this meditation from any position that is nourishing to your body and allows you to remain conscious. On a deeper level we will address illusions and maybe access some space of clarity.
This is a chance to explore the relationship of sensation and perception regardless of how you're feeling today but if it happens to be a heavy day this may be supportive to your mental health.
Some days we just feel heavy and that's normal. But often we get in our heads about it. We may think ...
We live in our heads a little too much these days. This meditation is designed to drop you deep into your sensational feelings. Giving you the chance to unlock bodily awareness, know yourself self on a deeper level physically and reduce strong preferences to different feelings to invite in accept...
Need a little bit of all the tools to help you destress and unwind? This one is for you then and gives you a chance for some physical release, mind calming, a brain break and last but not least a nervous system reset. Grab one item you want to gaze upon for meditation. This could be a candle, cup...
Working through heart in a vinyasa class often elevates our heart, increases energy, and infuses us with prana & love...but it's difficult work. In today's practice we will move around the upper body, tapping into the energy of connection, melting tension in the heart & psoas, moving down into fr...
Maybe you're like me..you know you should meditate but you just can't seem to make it happen. What if I told you there is a practice that gives you similar benefits of meditation without the need to disregard or withdraw from the thought or awareness? That's exactly why I came to love Yoga Nidra...
Working with first & second chakra, this practice takes us into deep hip opening and wall supported (or chair supported shapes)... Grab props, listen to music here: https://open.spotify.com/playlist/1EHJB01faffyxyktXW6qUo?si=LLj7S3rOQDCgsIdKuiumbA
Let's receive real rest.
If you google rest you get it defined as "be placed or supported so as to stay in a specified position" and "cease work or movement in order to relax, refresh oneself, or recover strength." Both of which will be the case for us. We will prop the body up well in a forwa...
Ground and settle after the business of the holidays. If you've been stagnant and need to move..this practice offers a rhythmic pace to ground in the presence of awareness, move energy and settle into stillness. Grab two blocks, a bolster and a blanket. Music for class: https://open.spotify.c...
This short, 35 minute restorative practice dives into te dark of solstice and within ourselves. Have at least two blankets, a bolster and if possible a block. Extra blankets are nice too ... https://open.spotify.com/playlist/700ZgoeLJEqm4gbf0rkOib?si=1XCv2MJlS06hLUO_ksezcA
Today's class is mostly Restorative with a short body scan. If you're feeling a bit chaotic, depleted or in need of a gentle opening - it's perfect for that. Grab two blocks, three blankets and a pillow or bolster. Music: https://open.spotify.com/playlist/3XXoXnnqs0YL2TMzqaJB3n?si=HayVY-TCRkqH...
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Thanksgiving to most of us is taught as a day of gratitude however to Native Americans it is a day of mourning. A day that is a reminder of genocide and colonization - a reminder of loss. So today we mourn. We mourn what Natives lost as well as acknowledge what we've personally and collectively l...
Grab a few pillows and a couple of rolled towels or blocks as we head into a fold and a heart opener before the journey of the nidra practice...
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