Get Grounded Yoga Practice

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Six Ways to Prop Fish Pose

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Three Ways to Prop Savasana

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Three Ways to Practice Dancer Pose

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30-min Yoga for Hips and Hamstrings

This yoga practice focuses on stretching the calves, hamstrings, glutes, and groin muscles. There’s no intro so hit play and join me in child’s pose.

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You don't have to take every option offered

Just because a yoga teacher offers wheel pose that doesn’t mean you have to take it. Be smart about what variations you take while on your mat to keep yourself safe.

Yoga is Never About the Shape You’re Making

What comes to mind when you think of or hear the word ‘yoga’? I’m guessing you’ve come across yoga in the media. Maybe you’ve seen a magazine cover while waiting in line at the grocery store. Or maybe you follow a yoga influencer on Instagram who posts drills on how to achieve the highly-coveted vertical handstand. Maybe you’ve taken a yoga class or two at your local gym or yoga studio. And then there’s the quintessential lotus pose that I bet we’re all familiar with.

Sun Salutation Tutorial – Surya Namaskar A

There is no shame in building body awareness and strength before moving your body more quickly through a vinyasa practice. That's why I teach a modified Surya Namaskar A or sun salutation. In this video, we connect all of the previously covered poses into our first vinyasa flow. Take your time and repeat this flow until you feel more comfortable with the sequence of postures.

The Asanas – Cobra Pose Tutorial

Cobra Pose or Bhujangasana is a chest opener that strengthens the back body. Hands can be positioned with the fingertips in line with the tops of the shoulders. Press the tops of your toes into the mat, even your pinky toes. Lift inner thighs towards the ceiling. Engage the low belly and aim your tailbone towards your heels. Hug the shoulder blades in towards your midline and down towards your pelvis. As you inhale, raise your torso away from the floor. As you exhale, come down.