While the shoulder is the most mobile joint in the body, the realities of everyday life can cause the surrounding muscles to become stiff and painful. Whether it’s due to the hunch over your computer, phone, steering wheel, or garden – most of the everyday shoulder movement is minimal and can create patterns of tightness where we want to be open (like in the chest) and weakness where we want to be strong (like between the shoulder blades). Practice this mini-sequence to bring back happy and healthy shoulders.
Suggested props: Strap or belt, blanket or towel.
Draw your awareness to your feet and how you build the foundation of each pose, so that you end class feeling more grounded and settled than when you began. This class is moderately paced to cultivate strength, flexibility, and balance within a gentle, continuous sequence of postures. This class ...
Move through a progressive series of postures exploring the essential actions and alignment of Surya Namaskar A (Sun Salutation A). Build strength and flexibility in the shoulders and core, and develop an understanding of the relationships and transitions between poses. With this clarity, you'll ...
Explore the importance of the transition from one part of your day to another. Mark the transition into your yoga practice by cultivating awareness in a simple seated pose and then enjoy a restful Savasana (Corpse Pose). For those who struggle with the stillness and the quiet of Savasana, the pos...