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Miles: Pranayama & Restorative (47 min)
Any or all of these or you can work without them: Bolster, Blocks, Blanket, Eye Pillow.
This is a great practice for a hot day or a day when you are tired. We do a long pranayama practice and end with restorative. It's very chill and repleneshing. Enjoy!
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Kevin: Twist Tutorial (42 minutes)
This is not a typical vinyasa practice -- think more of a structural/alignment focused practice. Unpack what happens in the opposite sides of the body in a twisting pose and leverage this knowledge into a deep and satisfying expression of parivrtta trikonasana (revolved triangle pose).
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Miles: Outer Hips? Yes please... (42 min)
No props.
A little core and hip action to make you sore and a nice ending with pranayama. Enjoy!
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Ryan: Awareness In Asana - The Legs (25 min)
Asana is a practice of awareness in which we can become more familiar with the body. This 25 minute practice utilizes somatic practices (aka rolling around on the floor) as well as self massage to bring some focus to the lower extremity.
Props: 1 Blanket.
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Ryan: Breathing Basics (36 minutes)
Folks often treat pranayama as a method to control the breath. I find that before we might look at the formal pranayama practices a lot of practice can be spent just getting acquainted with it. This practice goes for "4 breathing practices" that I learned from my teacher (Tom Alden) and a way to ...
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Ryan: A Basic Practice (36 min)
This is the practice I teach to my college students every semester! A simple everyday sequence to build a practice off of!
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Ryan: Sliding Around On The Floor (30 min)
Down-regulating somatic practice
2 Blankets
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Kevin: 30-Minute Recovery Part 1 (Rest + Restore)
A simple restorative yoga practice that will help you reconnect to your full breath capacity. Since there are no active poses, you can take this class even when you feel fatigued.
Suggested props: two yoga blocks, one strap, and three blankets/pillows.
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Kevin: 30- Minute Recovery Part 2 (Breathe + Stretch)
This slow moving floor class will help you continue to expand your breath while you begin to open your hips and stretch your legs. There are no standing poses, but the seated and supine postures included begin to require a bit of effort as you practice.
Suggested Props: Two blocks, One Blanket, ...
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Kevin: 30-Minute Recovery Part 3 (Open + Integrate)
This practice starts to get you up on your feet in a slow sequence of lunges and standing poses that will open up your chest and teach you how to integrate the muscles of your upper back for a backbend. We progress towards a deep variation of bridge pose towards the end of class.
Suggested props...
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Kevin: 30-Minute Recovery Part 4 (Move + Twist)
As you are starting to feel back in your body, this practice encourages you to move with your breath in a vinyasa sequence that includes a few poses that will require your brain (and your abs) to stay fully engaged with the work. The deep twists will hopefully help you feel increasingly recovered...
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Kevin: Give Us This Day Our Daily Wall Stretch (36 minutes)
Open and integrate your shoulder girdle to help your spine feel taller and to release chronic tension in the neck and upper back with this sequence that you can and should do every day. No yoga mat necessary; entire class is performed standing next to a wall.
It's helpful but not necessary to ha...
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Miles: Floss Those Shoulders (43 min)
1 Belt, 2 Blocks
Prepping the shoulders for Backbends and Hollowbacks.
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Cadence: Feet and Lower Leg: Mini Fascia Release™ (13 min)
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Cadence: Fascia Release ™ : Glutes To Chest (28 min)
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Cadence: Pilates Mini: Spine Softening (11 min)
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Miles: Conditioning (45 min)
1 Block 1 Blanket
This is a practice of body riddles or koans that strengthens and plays with mobility in new ways combining complex movements as a way to inspire your core and your muscles to strengthen and open in different ways.
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Kevin: Love Me Love My Wall (40 minutes)
The Wall is an excellent prop because it won't let you cheat and it will never lie to you. It's just there: steady and solid, offering feedback and support. The perfect boyfriend? Maybe!
Even if Shakira's Hips Don't Lie, most of the rest of us cheat a lot when it comes to the way we use our legs...
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Giulia: Foot/Leg/Core Quickie (15min)
Mobilize your ankles and feet, get your hips and legs activated & drop right into some challenging core moves in this quickie. A great lower leg to core connection for anytime of the day! Especially good pre-run, walk, or cycle.
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Cadence: Fascia Release™ Pec & Shoulder & Quads (30 min)
This foam roller class releases the shoulders and quads, making space in the chest and front of the hips.
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Rebecca: Meditative Floor Class #3 (35 min)
A meditative & restorative floor class inspired by the movement of babies. This is not a straight-up yoga class although you might see some similar shapes and perhaps even reach a meditative state. We'll explore nurturing child-like movements like rolling and rocking. The idea is, if you get your...
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Cadence: Do Pilates HW: Asymmetry, X Body, Floor Roll Fun (16 min)
Teasers? Sure, we can learn them but really who cares if you can fold into weird shapes. Let's look at how the ability to tackle those weird shapes relates to your daily life and the unique structure of YOUR body. The goal of every class is releasing tight hip flexors, lengthening hamstrings, sho...
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Cadence: Fascia Release™ Long Spine, Open Chest, All The Hot Spots (30 min)
Grab your roller and lets get all the good spots! Early days of the Pandemic Season 1 - the attic months (when I was teaching from an attic room). Mobilize and roll out the shoulders, hips and legs... the moves are SWEET!
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Cadence: Start Pilates HW: Bridges, Abs And Finding Our Plank (11 min)
Teasers? Sure, we can learn them but really who cares if you can fold into weird shapes. Let's look at how the ability to tackle those weird shapes relates to your daily life and the unique structure of YOUR body. The goal of every class is releasing tight hip flexors, lengthening hamstrings, sho...