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A Modified Side Plank Practice.

My featured routine this month is Daily Yoga Vasisthasana. It sculpts the thoracic chest and shoulders with balance, strength, and alignment. This is the foundation for developing and toning the position, Vasisthasana.

(follow the link to read the blog at Yogacurrent + watch 15min demo video)

30min video is available on Patreon tier 5+

I hope you enjoy this routine for some really good yoga at home!

Daily Yoga // Day One Blog

Greetings all,

It's February and I am still feeling such good energy from the new year. My yoga has really helped emphasize those good feelings! 

The theme for this series builds up to one of my favorite poses, called Vasisthasana (or extended side plank). The posture has so many epic variations, and really is a gateway to a stronger and more fluid practice. I hope that the ideas I share help you with your yoga and movement practices.

Part one of this p...

2022-02-05 01:21:21 +0000 UTC View Post

Daily Yoga // Day One - A Modified Side Plank Practice for Vasisthasana.

My featured routine this month sculpts the thoracic chest and shoulders with balance, strength, and alignment. This becomes foundational for the posture Vasisthasana to develop. In the video, you will find two modifications of the pose along with fluid motion transitions. This will help you make exciting progress with balance, and make the yoga journey to Vasisthasana feel extra good. Read below to find the outline of this 30min routine.

Honestly, I...

2022-02-05 01:06:23 +0000 UTC View Post

A Simple Secret to a Healthy Diet with Food That Feels Good

Whether it's warm or cold outside, sun drenched or dreary, there is one recipe that always feels so good to incorporate into my diet. And as the title promises, this recipe is simple, for a healthy diet, with food that feels good! 

Half Full vs Half Empty

I definitely prefer a "glass is half full" mentality and that is why I often think in terms of what I can include in my diet. I find that I am much better off when I focus on how I can nourish myself with high qua...

New Year New Yoga - Day One - Eagle Eye

Hey gang, happy new year new yoga!

Here is a sneak peek into my yoga, as it is, upon my return to movement (post-holiday celebrations and remembrances).

Insight in balance positions: 

While practicing this sequence, I discovered that the descent from an eagle eye view into crow pose brings a new meaning to the asana experience (hinted at in the sanskrit names).

This complete practice begins the new monthly cycle with Visvamitrasana, Bakasana (Cro...

Breath and Body Routine for Revolution - Tone your arms and back

Hey gang, I have a new practice to share with you this week. My arms and back were so sore after doing this routine so many times! It's because I filmed it with 4 different lens settings... ranging from wide to zoom lenses, and edited it together as one video. Each time adjusted the lens, I did the whole routine again!

No voiceover here but there is background music (and visually appealing lens variations!)

The first three minutes is opening into the Nadi channels with breathing e...

December 2021 Collection

Here is the video collection page of all of the patreon-only videos shared in December. 

Everyone pledging $20+ should have access when logged in at yogacurrent!

https://www.yogacurrent.com/winter-2021/

20min - Lesson Five and Complete Yoga Series!

Hey gang,

I hope the season is treating you well. Please enjoy this final lesson in the 5 week yoga video series, and use the links below to review each lesson. Be on the lookout for more videos, climbing the tiers, at the start of this week!

If you're prompted for a password, enter: yogacurrent

Lesson One 

2021-12-27 01:56:03 +0000 UTC View Post

Asana Talk - Physical Tone + Muscular Action

And here it is... the asana talk. 

This one is about what's happening in the body with yoga.*

Are you familiar with what isometric action is?

Isometric action is when you actively tighten your muscles to form a stable and accentuated joint connection.

It happens a lot in yoga and even very strong muscles can experience fatigue early on. In other words, if a person has not attempted much isometric activity, then it might take a little practice before their...

First Access - Lesson Four // New Yogacurrent Yoga Series!

10min Daily Yoga Routine - progressing from downdog to one big step with a twist. This video has a voiceover and music to guide you along.

And here is the link to Yogacurrent for Lesson Four 

Note the password is: yogacurrent

Enjoy this lesson. I look forward to sharing a RAD Roller video later this week! 

P.S. This video is listed as private on YouTub...

one big step // downdog lesson with visual cues

Alright guys and gals. Once again thank you for joining me here on this online yoga video journey.

Here is a new video for the next lesson. These lessons are the foundations for a method of teaching that I'm forming to help people learn really good yoga at home :)

I'm really thinking that the visual cues on this video is the best way to convey the lesson... and I am wondering if you think it is effective? My goal is to share these foundational lessons for people to really be able ...

Daily Yoga Practice + RAD Roller Connection

Hey there, how is everyone doing? Have you tried any point-release style compression with a ball? I now have an affiliate deal with my favorite RAD Roller, so I will prioritize sharing more video content from rolling and stretching sessions VERY soon! If you want to check out the brand I use, here is my affiliate link.

For now, here is a video from my daily yoga practice. 

I don't know about you, but I wil...

First Access - Lesson Three is Downdog!

The email is scheduled to send tonight but I'm sharing it here first...! Follow the link to lesson three. This is part of the new method I am developing to teach people how to effectively learn and practice yoga at home. I am so excited to be creating this as the first yogacurrent course to be for sale in the new year. Wooo!

Cobra Posture Practice - 3min yoga demo

December is getting cozier and cozier... and I'm definitely wearing warmer yoga clothes right now than what is in this video! But here is a flashback from my cobra practice earlier this season. Oooo how much this movement helps in so many ways!! 

In Cobra Posture, you treat yourself to the following benefits:

--> Awaken, strengthen, and mobilize the upper back and shoulders.

--> Compressive massage for the belly.

--> Stabilize the pelvis, hips, and l...

Week One- Yoga Lesson Collection- Hips!

Namaste, Patrons ~ Here is the link for the Yoga Lesson Collection from WeekOne. 

Have you been able to take some time to lie down and stretch with any of these routines?? Leave a comment below :)

I also want to emphasize that even though this says it is "week one," the collection if full of videos that you can pick-and-choose from any day... week after week after week.

Everyone getting this link should be able to access this page once you are logged in at yoga...

Begin by taking some moments for yourself

Hello world! This short video is part of the new blog at Yogacurrent:

 https://www.yogacurrent.com/starting-yoga-at-home/

If you want more tips, tricks, and techniques for making yoga part of daily life at home, please join me here on Patreon and sign up for the emails at Yogacurrent!

I am getting so many wonderful things ready to share as we transition into this new year.

RADicalrelaxation.

Alright folks... the last massage ball video was a little long and boring. So for this I've added a soundtrack to make it more fun. This is the 1st of many new massage technique videos... and while I have not made a voiceover for this one, it is a demo of a real session. 

I am looking forward to developing the videos to share more about these kinds of techniques!

Really, there are a lot of layers to the art of massage and I am coming up with a way that I'd like to convey it. ...

Daily Yoga Lesson Two (password included)

Hello everyone, 

I hope you are enjoying the end of this wonderful weekend. Here is first access to Lesson Two in the 5 week daily yoga course I am offering through Yogacurrent. This lesson is all about thoracic spine posture, which involves the harnessing the power from the shoulder and chest.

Password: 

yogacurrent

I actually have quite a few more videos from this week which I will share in upcoming posts.

These routines are ...

Daily Yoga Lesson Two - First Access

Hello everyone, I hope you are enjoying the end of this wonderful weekend.

Here is first access to Lesson Two in the 5 week daily yoga course I am offering through Yogacurrent. This lesson is all about thoracic spine posture, which involves the harnessing the power from the shoulder and chest.

Password: yogacurrent

I actually have quite a few extra videos from this week which I will share in upcoming posts.

These routines are for daily use... so if you move through Les...

30min Daily Yoga - Day One w/ Practice Notes

I am renewing the dedication to my yoga and meditation time, and I will film it as many days as I can. Especially because my uploading schedule has been less regular than I prefer, I am sharing this with all tiers above $20. The daily filming is inspired for the $50+ tiers so we'll see how it goes over the next few weeks. I hope it inspires you to move, breathe, and practice yoga lesson one that just posted this week :)

This is my sadhana.

Yoga Video Series Begins - Lesson One!

Hello Patrons!

My apologies for the timing this month. 

Here is a bonus video from the new yoga series.

I finally have the series ready and lesson one, all about accessing the hips. Follow this link for the complete program - https://www.yogacurrent.com/daily-yoga-lesson-one/

There is some written information as well as videos, and don't miss the "Yoga Supplements" page with...

Supplements - Pike Handstand at the Wall

Once you've explored the 20min routine, take all of that good psoas work and flip it upside down.

Watch, and try it for yourself if you like.

In the beginning, keeping your feet planted on the wall is tricky! Stability through your chest and activation through your hip flexors is the secret ingredient!!!

How far along do you make it in this practice?? Leave a comment to let me know.

:)

20min Full Body Yoga Routine - Psoas/Hip Flexors, Chest/Thoracic Spine

Ok, here we go!!! I am quite pleased with how this video turned out, and I'm looking forward to practicing this routine all week! I will follow up with the video tutorials supporting this routine... and hopefully with an extra video from my daily practice.

What are your goals for your body, mind, and yoga this week?

I'll go first :)

My main goal is to follow this routine once a day, and record it for video at least once.

My complimentary goals are to step into pike han...

Practice Preview - An Introduction to the Yoga Series

Heyyyyy,

You are familiar with this yoga routine for your hips, but I've refined the video with an intro for a return to YouTube. And since I've practiced this little routine about twenty times myself, I don't mind sharing multiple videos of it with you ;)

I really am getting back into the rthym ... rythm ... rythym ... dangit.

Ok, seriously... I'm getting with it and I hope you'll be pleasantly surprised with the new flow of content :) :) :) 

RHYTHM 

I...

Preview - 3 Types of "DIY" Self Care Therapy

What's happenin you guys,

Here is a video preview I have been working on. I am going to spruce this video up just a bit before I make it public... so here is the first version. 

3 types of DIY Self Care Therapy that I have indulged in include:

Playing my guitar and singing

Online shopping with Visa gift cards

Spending time in nature

In the final video I will have another section where I actually unbox everything that I purchased  during my retail ...

Subtle, Safe, Daily Yoga Demo with Background Music (No Voiceover)

Hello everyone, I've had a bit of a slow start, so I wanted to share a preview of my next big thing :)

Can you believe that I'm still learning new things about how to work my camera? In the preview video you will notice two distinct picture settings (one is very bright) and there were about 27 different adjustments that I made between the two.

Anyway... I've adjusted the settings another 74 ways since I filmed this, and I think I'm making it better, and better, and bett...

October Update + Basic Home Decor Therapy

Hey everyone,

Just wanted to give an update as Oct is coming up! And I wanted to have some media to share with the update, so here is a timelapse video from my yoga room "home decor therapy."

--> https://vimeo.com/619328760

Before I go into more details about the video, I want to let you know that I do not want anyone to feel like they "shouldn't" take me up on the offer for a refund. I 100 percent respec...

September News // Personal Wellness Update

Dear Patrons,

This is the video I was working on for my next share. It has been postponed, but I'm going ahead and posting the partially finished project now. When I actually DO complete the project, it's going have a few upgrades... including the voiceover, which as of now is only partly finished. But I'm going start again on the voiceover and redo it completely, once I get back to it. Because there's more I want to say than this :)

So here's what's going on:

A couple of we...

SvadhYAYA! Yoga Poses at the Wall

Hey gang.

This week is a very rewarding challenge with a full class of Yoga Poses at the Wall. Learn tips and tricks using the wall that will allow you to get deeper in to the healthy sensations and alignment of your hips, shoulders, and core.

The techniques shared in this video to get into (and maintain) these poses are really quite creative and highly effective! You'll get a fresh dose of inspiration for your asana practice with this one, for sure!

I am sharing the initial...

Yoga for Relaxation; Part One

What's up everyone :) 

Are you ready for some self care tips and tricks this month? As promised, I will be sharing a number of techniques for massage and myo-fascial release that you can do on yourself. We will be getting into some pretty rad yoga practices too... but FIRST we're going to relax into some comfy cushions and take a different perspective into the tension surrounding flexibility.

Take 10-15 minutes with 2 or 3 pillows and a couple of yoga blocks and discover the ...