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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.
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 Mar 18, 2024
Do you ever think about what it would feel like to be a grasshopper with no thoughts about growth mindset? You'd just be hopping along as your little grasshopper self, and your biggest concern would be enjoying your next leaf. We humans could take a page or two out of the grasshopper school of life manual, and if you join me for this class we'll talk about the sickness of constant comparing and contrasting, and the calm that ensues when you learn to find contentment through the little things. Grab a couple of blocks in case you want them!
By Kate Duyn on Mar 14, 2024
Join Kate for this delicious flow full of twists, turns, core work, back-and side-body opening, love for your hips, hamstrings and shoulders, and lots of chances to play with our friend the dolphin, or to turn things upside down for forearm stand variations! Enjoy, yogis!
By Ally Hamilton on Mar 6, 2024
Hello yogis! You know those days when you feel totally depleted, either physically or mentally or sometimes both? Yeah, this practice is for those days! If you need to decompress, soothe your nervous system, breathe deeply and get a nice deep stretch, this is for you. This is also a great evening practice, or post-run or hike. The only moment of "work" here is some very deep core engagement (with or without a resistance band) and I do mean just a moment. I felt the need for that deep strengthening with a lot of chill around it :) Hope you enjoy.
By Ally Hamilton on Feb 27, 2024
We get to the heat-building early and once we're warm we use the heat to deeply open the hips and hamstrings. Have no fear because your core is also going to get attention, along with your shoulders so we can play with twisty arm balances like koundinyasana 1 and dwi pada if you're feeling frisky. Two blocks and an open mind are all you need! Enjoy, yogis.
By Kate Duyn on Feb 27, 2024
Hello yogis! Grab two blocks and a strap and get ready to deeply open your upper back, shoulders, hamstrings, quadriceps and hips! We're going to do some core strengthening early to get centered and play with standing balance including Lord of the Dance Pose, and krounchasana when we get to the mat. Enjoy!
By Ally Hamilton on Feb 20, 2024
Oh hi friends! This is an all-over feel-good flow where we build some nice heat throughout. I even snuck in a little yogasculpt so please have two blocks handy! The hips, hamstrings and shoulders get lots of love. You'll find targeted core work as well. We will use the heat and the strong core to play with some twists, arm balances and inversions, including a step-by-step guide to tripod headstand if you're ready for it. Enjoy the heat, the fun, and the sweet rest at the end :)
By Ally Hamilton on Feb 12, 2024
Hello friends! This is a practice I filmed when I was feeling a teeny tiny bit run down, which is the Type A way of saying exhausted. It was the end of a long (but good) week and I wanted something that felt like a hug. We do some heat-building on the front end, there is core strengthening and a sweet flow, but we get to the deep stretchy stuff on the early side and complement it with long holds and deep breathing. It's great when you need to be kind to yourself, it's a delicious evening flow, but you can really do it anytime you need a little comfort. Lots of love xx
By Kate Duyn on Feb 7, 2024
Starting with a cleansing, detoxifying kriya, we get right into some grounding and heat-building. This practice is hip-focused and you may find yourself in half lotus variations, lotus pose and flying pigeon! Enjoy, yogis
By Ally Hamilton on Feb 5, 2024
Hello, friends! This is a full-body flow that targets the hips! We get right to the heat-building and move into those hips and hamstrings once we're warm. There's a sweet skandasana flow, lizard pose options, core strengthening, and compass pose with the option and building blocks to get into eight angle pose. You can also choose your inversion - legs up the wall, the L pose, wide-straddle handstand, or lotus pose variations. Please turn the heat up or down based on your energy! Also please note I forgot the Left-side lean-to's that come right after skandasana and before lizard pose, sorry about that. Just be ready to pause me for 10 seconds on the left side :) Enjoy yogis, this is a fun one!
By Ally Hamilton on Jan 30, 2024
Hello yogis! Welcome to your practice today :) I said this would be a very quick flow and then I went for an hour because it felt so good! We build some nice heat on the front end of this flow, and use that heat to deeply open the hips and hamstrings. We fire up the core and play with standing marichyasana, crow pose and firefly pose. We do some nice backbends, and end with some sweet hip and hamstring opening. You are the expert on you! Only you know exactly what you need and what feels right for today. Also a gentle reminder that while you are the expert on you, you are not the expert on anyone else ;) Enjoy, yogis!