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Supported Standing Balance Flow at Home

Merry Christmas Patrons!

This video was filmed in the house I rented during Winter 2012.

I'm working on compiling the very FIRST yoga videos I made, which were near the beaches in Costa Rica in 2012. This year ~ riding the "waves of life" ~ my pursuit to return to my first LOVE ~ the ocean ~ has emerged once again, redirecting my course and sharpening my focus to live my best self.

I look forward to building on these foundations and sharing more with you on Patreon, and some...

Instructional Mandala Movement Greeting Each Side

Why I love this short sequence:

This opening movement feels so great for my legs, from my knees to my ankles and interior hip. It welcomes the challenge for balance while creating deep connections to root quality. It allows surrender and strength to mingle in the transitions, and it creates equanimity in the mind while expanding attention.

How about for you? :)

Costa Rica Slow Yoga Flow in the Jungle with Background Music

Hey Patrons,

Here is one of my never-before-seen (to my knowledge) yoga videos from my time living in Costa Rica.

I'm so close to being ready to go back :) and I'm setting goals too get there so maybe this time next year I'll skip the cold weather and get to do yoga on the beach in my bikini! ;)

Yoga at Home Yogini Flow | Balance and Play.

Silent Practice - Home Yogini Flow - Dance With Life

Balance. Joy. Attention. Surrender.

To discover through the tiny keyhole of the heart mind one's true self and purpose; 

Sva Dharma.

Gratitude Mantra - Thank You Meditation

Hey There, Patrons! This one's to you from me to say Thank You in the spirit of this heartwarming season. It's really the introduction for the complete Thank You Meditation which will be on the EP and higher tiers.

I played around with the video by trimming it and adding some nifty transitions and information. It's an official "Patreon Pre-Release and in 3 days will be a public video to welcome people to join my yoga videos and more patreon page!

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I have a lot to be thank...

Evening Yoga Session

Here is my personal asana practice. I've been tuning in to how my body feels and there is a lot of extra tension in my back, so this sequence is for a healthy spine. Check out the arm variations for headstand :) They really helped realign how my shoulders support my body.

Guided Warrior Yoga Flow with Relaxing Background Music and a Quiet Voice (30min class)

This practice is simple, focused, organic, and powerful. I added some background music to accentuate the mindful power of presence :) and I hope you enjoy the asana sequence, and the guided instruction!

Guided Yoga Warrior Flow with a Quiet Voice (30min Practice)

Practice this yoga asana sequence with me to feel grounded with peaceful courage in your life and body! 

It all begins with hip side-to-side swaying (in your hips) to generate strong lower body support in the beginning Wave (Vinyasa).

Next you will take some time settling into Warrior One.

To complete the standing portion, you will Soar into the balance of Warrior Three (& "Airplane") by first connecting with your somatic root in Tree.

During the session you m...

Early Morning Yoga Flow at Home

As I've posted these last two videos from my practice, I'm inspired to create a "Sunriser" guided yoga series to share with you next week as I continue to rise before the sun. I like the effect of having a mic close to me so that my voice can be quiet and the natural sounds of my movements in my body on these black stained wood floors and the brief outside sounds like a soaring airplane are prominent characters in the experience of continual momentary presence.

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Yoga Before Sunrise Silent Practice

Before the light, return::::to mind in full movement::::to body in spacious alignment::::to soul in timely grace::::namaste::::<3.

Fun Evening Yoga Session with Reggae Background Jams

Getting settled. Coming home. Thankfully! 

Original background - Music To Make You Stagger by Thievery Corporation

Missing the show tonight even though I had an offer for a free ticket to go with a fun friend, in favor of staying home and jamming to the tunes on my yoga mat.

 PS I know my lens quality is blurry.  

Present Moment Freedom in the Forest

The quote from this picture is from Eckhart Tolle and the picture is me on a mountain, preparing to step into a Half Moon standing balance Pose. 

These words and these actions create the breakthrough to freedom that I’m feeling today.

Thanks for being here!

Aiming An Arrow Asana In Crescent Moon Lunge

I’m getting ready for a super high quality yoga video to follow along with :) Arrows are my theme this month :)

Cobra Yoga with Background Music and Written Word

*Deep exhale

I'm beginning today in the state of surrender. I've done everything I can do. 

All there is to do now is wait.

*Prostration

This rise represents the transformational steps.

As a snake sheds its skin and continues within its life

*Svananasana

So do I.

So do I.

*Lizard

Drop to you knees. Make a basket with your hands. 

Unclasp your hands. Reach for ankle and reach through the sky. 

Open like the ...

Cobra Yoga and Poetry with Quiet Voice

I’ve done all there is to do. I’m not defeated. I surrender. I surrender. My choices are like clean clothes on the clothes line, wet and heavy, hanging in the sunshine. I wait. || So this has been a powerful month of clearing space and defining territory - in the external physical and the internal emotional. Grateful for my personal Asana time. More to come.

10min - Unwind from Backbends and Meditation

This is the final segment of the 45-Minute class. Side-lying and Reclined Asana Time helps to ensure strength and freedom for the lower back. I hope you enjoy this Asana Adventure. Next practice video is on its way. Keep practicing! Namaste :)

10min - Guided Foundation in Warrior and Backbend

This is a short assessment of my Asana Flow preceding Backbends from the ground up!

Foundation Work in Gate and Warrior

This is the second step into Warrior Two and Beyond, providing a healthy challenge through progression! Follow along with this video for a short (8min) Asana Adventure:)

45 min - Foundations Flow - Complete Yoga Class

This is the complete 45-minute class. 

For your reference:

The first half of this class is divided into segments on the $20 EP tier for you to ease into it. Drop into your foundations, explore the range of motion, practice the transitions, focus on the adventure! 

The second half is divided into segments and will be posted on EP tier on Sunday, so you will be able to access the progression in ~10Min segments.

The complete class is available for you to watch a...

Foundations In Forward Fold Call To Action

This might just be the lonnnngest forward fold of your life... but I bet you can do it with me or at least watch to learn how action is initiated and then reflected through coordinates in our body. Develop upper body core strength and gain foundations for Alignment while understanding how actions organize and reorganize with movement and Asana.

Chanting OM Standing Intro to Practice

Stand with me. Breathe with me. Chant OM with me! This is a five minute standing meditation to awaken our body, turn our mind, and empower our spirit with intention and presence.

Santosha Contentment Yoga Practice (30 Minute Class)

This is an amazing class and I’d love for you to try it! I was the yoga model while Zoe lead the sequence from behind the camera. Follow along with it this week! And if you want to get creative, play with the “ten toe stretch” entry into Eagle Pose (Garudasana) that I demonstrated in the previous video. I really like coming in and out of Eagle from the low position. This video teaches the traditional entry from standing.

Evening Yoga at Home (Closing Sequence)

So as you can see I modified the entry into Eagle, coming from a Garudasana base (legs crossed with deep toe stretch) and then found my way into the power of standing balance. It was an amazing release for the peroneals of my outer calf (winding leg) and quads (standing leg). Give it a try. Like I said at the beginning of this...it starts with a deep TOE stretch. All ten of them!

Evening Yoga at Home (Beginning Sequence)

Hey y’all! Happy Saturday! This is my morning practice from a few days ago. You can follow along with it too! The video I am practicing with is a collaborative online project I did with Zoe. In the original video, I’m practicing in front of the camera and she is teaching the class. It’s a lovely experience to listen and be lead through a session. And as a yoga teacher, who is often instructing, it reminds me of the power within the practice of following along. I’m still blissed out ju...

Evening Yoga in Himalayan Salt Lamp Light

Here is a preview of the latest sequence, which will appear in the EP current soon sharing two stages of my evening warrior flow. This is just the beginning :) Enjoy.

Yoga Class for After You Run

If it weren't for my yoga practice, I know that I would not be as healthy and happy with an active lifestyle, as I am now. It's because my yoga practice will heal and prevent injuries that accumulate over time from high impact fitness. If I leave the yoga out of my physical fitness routines, my hamstrings synch up and my hip flexors get tight, and you know what? I'd like to be walking with vitality and confidence in my best physical figure for a LONG TIME :) Try this yoga practice out to get ...

A Deeper Step into those Foot Patterns :)

Here is some more technique for your feet that will significantly increase your strength and flexibility, allowing you more connection within a wider range of motion!

A Quick "Run Through" Of Foot Patterns

Hey hey! Yoga for runners is here for you this month :)

15min | Beginner Friendly Guided Yoga For Your Hips And Hamstrings

I made this video on Sunday, because I've been playing with this transition for a few days. It feels so natural, especially when one finds them self sitting on the floor. 

Follow along with me, as I guide you through the intermediaries of Pigeon pose. Beginning in Cobbler, explore the journey into an asymmetrical Wide Angle seat, and beyond :)