Michael Ponte
Michael’s teaching is derived from a personal practice of self exploration.
Known for his creative sequences set to music, his verbal acuity, and his ability to disarm the pretense of any yoga room, Michael makes the learning environment warm, fun, loving, and unexpected. You will sweat, you will be challenged (you will probably also laugh a few times) and hopefully you will be re”mind”ed of the purest nature of your being - simply, Love. Michael studied yoga with his most influential teachers in Los Angeles and in Bali where Whitney Allen, Alicia Chueng, Joan Hyman, Colleen Garrity, Carmen Fitzgibbon, and David Lynch solidified his passion for practicing and teaching yoga. He completed his 300 Hour training at Down Under and is a lead trainer in Down Under’s 200 Hour Teacher Trainings.
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Barre: Bend & Tone • Susan LoPiccolo • 30 min
Grab some hand weights, a chair, and join Susan for this all-levels Barre exploration.
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Core: Day 2: Lower Body • Susan LoPiccolo • 30 min
This 30-minute class will focus on the large muscle groups of your lower body from your legs to glutes and then some.
Suggested Props: Resistance Loop
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Quick tip: Neutral Spine • Susan LoPiccolo • 3 min
Finding the neutrality of your spine will allow you to make the best out of your practice.
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Power: Challenge Yourself • Susan LoPiccolo • 45 min
Powerful 45 minutes will keep you moving and challenged.
Suggested props: 2 blocks
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Power: Intense Sweaty Flow • Susan LoPiccolo • 33 min
Power through this intense and sweaty, heart rate-increasing class that is both fun and challenging.
Suggested props: Yoga Blocks -
Strength & Conditioning: Butt and Abs • Susan LoPiccolo • 10 min
Alternating between sculpting your glutes and targeting your core this quick workout is great if you are short on time. Grab a resistance band to kick it up a notch.
Suggested Props: resistance band
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Strength & Conditioning: Lower Body Basic Burn • Susan LoPiccolo • 20 min
Get ready to fire up your lower body. This class will work your thighs, glutes, hips and test your balance.
Suggested Props: weights and resistance bands
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Strength & Conditioning: Upper Body Burn • Susan LoPiccolo • 20 min
Basic moves targeting all major upper body muscle groups.
Suggested props: Set of light weights -
Barre: Upper Body & Arms • Susan LoPiccolo • 20 min
Sculpt your arms and back with this quick arm workout using low weights and high reps.
Suggested Props: Small weights
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Core: Day 5: Total Body • Susan LoPiccolo • 30 min
This class is a great go-to class when you are short on time yet want to get a total body workout in without much equipment.
Suggested Props: Yoga Block
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Flow: Dancer • Michael Ponte • 75 min
Developing a nuanced awareness of one’s body, mind, and internal experience is a complicated practice that is not always easily taught. Known for his creative sequences set to music, his verbal acuity, and his ability to disarm the pretense of any yoga room, Michael makes the learning environment...
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Flow: Energizing Backbends • Michael Ponte • 60 min
This energizing Flow class builds to Urdhva Dhanurasana (Upward Facing Bow Pose). You'll start with a warm up to wake up the spine and shoulders, build heat in lunging Surya Namaskar (Sun Salutations), light up the legs through a standing sequence, and then learn how to put it all together for a ...