Befriending the Hip
For this practice we're using the healing power of awareness in movement: Yin Yoga, to bring radical acceptance and relief to our bodies. I'll equip…
Category: Low Intensity
Yinversion
We don't usually think about inversions in Yin. So to introduce them into a mild practice takes a bit of creativity and, in this case a bolster and a …
Resistance and Acceptance
While you marinate in juicy poses targeting the hips, we will explore a the duality of resistance and acceptance. You will have an opportunity to disc…
Collective Amoebic Consciousness
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Thoracic Expression
The upper back is an area that can be a big source of tension and even pain. We also have a fair amount of cultural baggage around the appropriate way…
Natural Energy
We usually think of Yin as calming, soothing and down regulating. But with a few tweaks, we can cultivate a calm, natural energy as well. Not the jitt…
Relieve Joint Stiffness and Pain in the Morning
There are so many reasons that pain may be worse in the morning, and we can't cover them all here, but we will address one reason here. I envision y…
Hip Flexor Relief
We will explore hip flexor pain and stiffness through the lens of somatics, stretching, awareness, neuro motor training and regulation.
This practic…
Chair Yin: Your Nervous System and Your Neck
This is a go to, short practice to relieve neck and shoulder tension naturally. The whole practice can be done from a simple chair. You will engage in…
Yin & Meditation: What About Love?
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As I am Meant to Be
At the start of the new year. Most of us are looking forward and hoping to make some postive changes for the future. I offer this practice as a framew…
for Gratitude
For this practice we will not look outside of self but deep within to the very building block of life, the cell. We will build a foundation of embodie…
How to Stretch Your Neck
For this practice I’ve combined somatics, stretches some resistance and of course, breathing to facilitate a bit of short term relief. But I’ve al…
Yin & Meditation for Acceptance
This practice is about moving forward with compassion, rather than squashing our feelings or disappointment or grief. We will explore poses that focus…
Yin & Somatics for Falling Asleep
No human can survive without the ability to disengage from the world. Our nervous systems evolved platforms to help us to release what is outside of u…