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Posture Support: Mod 2: Upper Body Support
Today's class is focused on releasing restriction across the front of the chest/shoulders, the upper and mid back as well as a good deal of time spent on the side body. All of which add to the scenario that causes a rounding forward of our shoulders and creates that forward head posture.
This...
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Posture Support: Mod 1: Pelvic Alignment
The postues in this class all steer towards releasing the musculature and fascia that could potentially be pulling the pelvis outside it's natural, neutral alignment. Having tight hips, calves, glutes, back muscles and quads all have the ability to misalign our pelvis and create compensation pat...
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Upper Body Hybrid Release
Our class today focuses on releasing tension in and around the upper back and neck. We approach this in two layers. In the first half of class we will explore some movement and mobility, holding some gentle stretches along the way. Then, the last half of class will be all about myofascial rele...
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Hip Opening Slow Flow
Today we are working on creating space and stability in the hips which, of course, is also connected with our glutes and pelvic floor. Our "peak" pose, or the pose we are working up to is cow pose. The postures that we do leading up to it will prepare our bodies for this deep and grounding, hip...
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Balance Flow (Stability)
Balancing requires a lot of muscle engagement and inner focus whether it's on the sit bones, hands and knees or on one foot. Today we will spend time connecting to these muscles that need to support us in the poses and bonus, it also brings stability to them when we are off the mat! This class o...
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Release to Breathe
We know the importance of the breath when it comes to pelvic health. All the postures in today's class help us to deepen and connect to that. If you're feeling tired, overwhelmed and looking for a place to breathe, you're in the right place!
Props you'll need: 1-2 blocks, yoga strap, either a ...
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Chair Stability For Pelvic Floor Support
Get ready to raise the heat and gain strength and stability in all the muscles groups that support the pelvic floor! This class is pretty straight forward with a warm up, 5 moves we run through twice and a soothing wind down at the end. Our work will hit up the pelvic floor, glutes, side body, c...
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Slow Flow: Pelvis 360
Join me in a gentle steady flow where we release the muscles around the pelvis. Our sequence will bring space to the pelvic region, side body, psoas and shoulders. It's a grounding practice with very mild engagment for one short segment.
You'll need: two blocks and a bolster or something simi...
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Tight Hips Express
This class is focused on grounded longer held stretches. We hold postures that are related to hip mobility for time and utilize myofascial release for the glutes to kick things off. This is the perfect short sequence that will take you right around 20 minutes and gets everything related to tens...
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Express Hip Stability
We get a lot done in our 20 minutes on the mat today including stability work that supports the hips, glutes, pelvic floor and core. There are levels for the postures so if you'll have options on what to do based on what level you are at in your practice... meaning whether you're a beginner or ad...
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Forward Head Reversal (Upper Back)
Because we are a species that has to work in front of us, our posture inevitably will adapt to the position we spend the most time in. Which creates a pattern of forward head, tucked pelvis, shortened abdominals and weak/lengthened upperback muscles. All of this affects our pelvic health and pel...
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Midday Desk Refresh
This refresh sequence has a little bit of everything that you can do in your office chair at work (or home!) Reset your mind and body as we explore some chest openers to unwind the forward working pattern of being on a computer all day as well as side body openers, some gentle pelvic floor engag...
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Quiet Yin Practice (28 Min)
Slow, mindful, grounded and soft... that's where our practice leads us to today. All while creating length in the muscles of the hips, psoas, side body, pelvic floor and inner thighs. Perfect for the end of the day or a nice way to start from a place of peaceful stillness.
You'll need: 2 block...
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Everyday Pelvic Stability Flow (28 min)
This is an all levels flow class where we will move through postures that challenge our core, glutes and our ability to move through a posture with fluidity and control. If plank is not an option for you at this point in your practice, then be sure to put your knees down to make it more availabl...
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Breathe Again: Diaphram Opening
Today we are workshopping poses that help get us into the muscles that affect our diaphragm. Stretching, myofascial release and even some manual therapy are all included. We will hit up the front of the chest, shoulders, side body, lats and even the subscapularis! All with the goal of freeing u...
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Exploring Stability
The reason this class is titled "explore" is because we are going to spend the first part of class "finding" our hip, glute and pelvic floor muscles and then later in class we will implement our discoveries into action with several yoga poses! The idea is to cultivate integrity by knowing which ...
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20 Min Yin Practice
What is Yin yoga? Yin is a slow-paced, meditative style of yoga where passive and supported postures are held for long periods (typically 3+ minutes.) We use lots of props to "hold" us in each posture because they are longer holds. The practice targets deep connective tissues as well as muscles....
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A Quiet Pause
Slowing down, breathing in supported stillness, that's what today's class is all about. Whether you are just starting your day or your letting one go, this is a perfect way to pause. We'll do poses that support opening of the pelvic floor muscles, inner thighs, glutes & hips and even the spine &...
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Posture Support: Full Body (38 Min)
Important things to note about what this class does and does not:
- It’s a full body release class, only one posture has mild isometric contraction
- Do this class BEFORE you do other type of movement: IE weight training, a walk, etc
- The goal is to lengthen the muscles and fascia
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Couch Myofascial Mini: Glutes, Low & Mid Back
In today's myofascial release class, we are utilizing the couch to give us some leverage for some deeper work with our ball. We will spend time working the top of the glutes and work our way into the outer hips a bit. Then we'll give some TLC to the lower lumbar including the quadratus lumborum...
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Breath & Pelvic Floor Connection
Today we are spending more time cultivating a deep connection with our pelvic floor and how the breath animates it upon inhalation, exhalation and engagement. We'll spend time in some release postures and then visit several positions where we tap into the lift, zip and knit action that happens i...
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Wall-Asana for Hypertonic Pelvic Floor
Asana is the word we use to describe the physical side of a yoga practice. In today's class, we are doing all of our poses using the wall as one of our props. Additionally, the poses will all benefit a hypertonic pelvic floor but really it will create space around the entire pelvis. We do not ...
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Glute & Hamstring Stability
"Nothin' good comes from having weak glutes!" When the glutes are weak, it becomes a domino effect around them creating dysfunctional patterns and compensation in other musculature groups that eventually leads to pain or other pelvic conditions like urinary incontinence and pelvic organ prolapse....
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Open Says Me
If you're looking for a class that focuses on opening, you've come to the right spot! This class includes some opening work for the glutes, inner thighs, pelvic floor, psoas and side body. Enjoy!
You'll need: a bolster or something similar, yoga strap and myofascial release ball (like a tennis...