Published on June 4, 2014
Deep hips and shoulders, core strengthening, heart opening, inversions and lots of fun as we work around the theme of not taking things personally.
By Ally Hamilton on Dec 7, 2019
Perfect for days when you have a moderate amount of energy, but want a nice sweat and a deep stretch at a steady pace. Connect to your breath, center yourself, and listen to your body. There are opportunities for arm balances and inversions, but maybe today is a day where you'd be better to turn the heat down, you decide! Longer holds, lots of love for your hips and shoulders, core-strengthening and a little talk about svadhyaya, self-study. Use this time on your mat to observe not just what your physical body needs and wants, but also what your emotional body needs and wants from you. Lots of love, yogis.
By Ally Hamilton on Nov 30, 2019
Feeling a moderate amount of energy but looking for a nice boost? Grab your mat and join us for lots of core strengthening, standing balance, twists, arm balances, backbends, inversions and all kinds of fun. After you build that heat and fire yourself up, we'll cool it down with some deep hip and hamstring openers. Walk away from your mat feeling open, free and energized.
By Ally Hamilton on Nov 22, 2019
Short on time but want to fire up your core and really open your hips? Let's do this! Series A and C to get warm, serious core strengthening to turn up that heat, and some nice, deep hip opening as we flow with standing frog variations, hip-opening on your back, lizard pose with options to go deep and all kinds of fun!
By Kate Duyn on Nov 15, 2019
Santosha, or contentment, is one of the Niyamas (observances) described in the Sutras of Patanjali and can be a difficult one to work with. Some of the shapes we explore in this practice (and many of the situations we find ourselves in throughout life) may bring up big feelings. Use this time on the mat to breathe through and be with what comes up. Maha moments include Marichyasana variations, Eka Pada Bakasana, and a Hollowback Pincha variation at the wall.
By Ally Hamilton on Nov 15, 2019
Nobody can make you feel anything unless you let them - but if you let me, I'm about to make you feel lots of things! Tons of core strengthening, standing balance, bandha work, eagle pose, standing spilts, twists on our feet and in arm balances (a little tutorial in eka pada koundinyasana which you can turn into dwi pada and/or fallen angel), chaturanga pushup crunches, marichyasana on your feet, a tutorial in transitioning from crow pose to tripod headstand, and handstand work! The pace is steady, this is a practice that will gently and continually demand your focus as we explore the topics of how much we allow ourselves to be swayed by what's happening around us, how much we take things personally, and how much better we feel when we retain our center and our power. Sometimes you need to detox your body and your mind!! Enjoy, yogis!
By Melvin Ramsey on Nov 15, 2019
This practice is all about flowing, breathing and building strength to get into Peacock pose. Did you know peacocks can fly despite their very long tails? If they can do it, so can you! We just need to strengthen the core and the back body, and prep the shoulders and chest (sorry about the underwater sounds during locust pose, I crushed the mic but now we have a very cool headset!) Happy to meet you all, my name is Melvin!
By Angela Kukhahn on Nov 12, 2019
Here is what you can expect from this strong and steady Full Body Flow: Wrist warmup, down dog and uttanasana with blocks, a plank series, Surya C with double vinyasa on the last one - then we work chin-stand with blocks! Creative Surya B with low lunge, half hanuman, Warrior 1, standing splits and handstands Navasana, oh yeah! Bridge, Wheel x 2, Twists and a delicious Resting pigeon. We leave no stone unturned in this one. Enjoy, yogis!
By Ally Hamilton on Nov 7, 2019
This is a high-energy flow with tons of serious core strengthening and a lot of twisting, standing balance, arm balances, headstands and handstand variations. Definitely good for days when you have lots of energy to burn :)
By Ally Hamilton on Oct 31, 2019
If you're looking for yin, look no further. Feel free to do this as a stand-alone practice at the end of your day (or after you've been moving around for awhile, it's not a practice for when your muscles are "cold"!), anytime you want to truly calm your nervous system and open your hips deeply, or pair it with a butt-whooper like these guys did. We start with a long hold in bound angle pose, move into long holds in head-to-knee forward bend, marichyasana variations, half frog pose, half lotus, and double pigeon. Breathe deeply as we move from one long hold to the next, and help your body release tension as we quiet the mind and soothe the soul.
By Angela Kukhahn on Oct 31, 2019
Expect a strong challenge for your core! You will be shaking, sweating and getting stronger in the first 10 minutes of class! Here is what else you can look forward to and how the class is laid out: Shoulder opener, down dog, uttanasana, plank with knee-to-elbow, chapasana in side plank, Forearm side plank with chapasana, serratus pushups in forearm plank, Dolphin shifts, Pincha, Sun Salutation A, Navasana, Handstand from standing splits, Tabletop, Warrior 1 with hands interlaced, Standing splits variation, Side Crow, low lunge, flip dog, wheel pose and much more! Enjoy!
Ally Hamilton
