This 15-minute class is a gentle and slow sun salutation for beginners. Why make this? Because many people hear sun salutations and they think it's fast, furious, and far too advanced for them. So let's look at ways to put the ease back into your practice with modifications and variations. Join me for a slow, easy introduction to sun salutations. If you can’t view the embedded video above, you can view the video on YouTube. Maybe add it to a playlist? Above all, remember to subscribe to my …
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Office chair yoga for lower back pain 10 min class
During the pandemic, I spent a lot of time creating online content. Including videos, blog posts, coloring pages, and other printables. This means more time spent on the computer writing, editing videos, and creating in Inkscape. As such my back gets a little 'tweaky'. So I figured I'd share this quick office chair yoga for lower back pain routine I do to offset all the sitting. If you can’t view the embedded video above, you can view the video on YouTube. Maybe add …
Are you sure you have tight hamstrings? Do this quick test to check!
The most common request I get in classes, and from clients, is "can we work on stretching tight hamstrings?". While I'm willing to work on hamstrings many times people THINK they have tight hamstrings when they actually don't. What they are doing, is blaming their hamstrings for tightness elsewhere. How can we know the difference? With this simple test! If you can’t view the embedded video above, you can view the video on YouTube. Maybe add it to a playlist? Above all, remember to subscribe …
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Yoga Warm-Up Sequence for Beginners, Gentle Floor Practice
One thing I hear a lot from clients is that they just want to go straight into standing yoga poses, or flows. However, without a warm-up injury can happen. Or you may not be able to fully explore the standing asana practice. So, here I am to help you out with a 15-minute floor class that can be used as-is or as a yoga warm-up sequence for beginners. You get to choose! If you can’t view the embedded video above, you can view the video on YouTube. Maybe add it to a …
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Three Legged Dog Hip Opener Gentle Yoga Flow
If tight hamstrings are the most common area I get asked to work on, hip openers are the second. Seriously, not kidding. Hamstrings and hips, closely followed by shoulders. There are so many ways to release muscles, stretch, and gain flexibility but for hips, my favorite is a three legged dog hip opener. Doing this as a short 15-minute gentle slow flow makes it something you can add to your workout routine. Or, simply slot into your busy day. If you can’t view the embedded video above, you …
How to do Janu Sirsasana – Head to Knee Pose
Back with another Tutorial Tuesday and this week it's all about Janu Sirsasana, head to knee pose. I'll explain a brief overview of how to do Janu Sirsasana, and offer modifications to make it more accessible for beginners. Specifically addressing common "sticking points in the pose. At the end of the post I've included some options to make the pose more challenging. Most importantly, I'm sharing the one major alignment tip that I advise everyone to do before leaning forward! Hint: it's about …
Adapting Yoga for Vertigo & other balance issues
Many of us are dealing with issues in our lives that impact our physical and mental wellbeing. One of those for me recently is vertigo. It's something I've dealt with for many years and flares up bigtime on occasion. Usually, my triggers are times where I'm stressed, fighting a bug, or just generally overwhelmed. I know I'm not the only person that deals with vertigo, so I figured why not share my methods of adapting yoga for vertigo. If you can’t view the embedded video above, you …
Can’t do chaturanga dandasana? Modifications for injuries
Recently, I have seen a lot of people coming back to yoga classes post-pandemic with shoulder injuries. Often a shoulder injury means we need to modify our practice and one of the most common poses for shoulder pain is chaturanga. As a yoga teacher, I rarely do chaturanga, and I rarely teach it. It's a tough pose for most people to get right and avoid shoulder tension. If you can't do chaturanga or just choose not to, instead try these two vinyasa flow modifications. Perfect for shoulder …
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Yoga workout for balance & core
Lately, it seems that everyone I know is feeling a little out of balance. For me, this has manifested physically as my vertigo has returned. So recently I've been re-evaluating, and even took some time off. In my practice, I've been working on a standing yoga workout for balance and core using a yoga block. If you can’t view the embedded video above, you can view the video on YouTube. Maybe add it to a playlist? Above all, remember to subscribe to my channel. New videos are uploaded …