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Yoga to Relax the Body and Calm the Mind
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FREE Online class: Stretch and Yoga Nidra for Rest and Deep Sleep on Insight Timer
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8/29 Sacred Sunday Yoga 730am PST – FREE livestream on Insight Timer
Join me for Sacred Sunday Yoga this weekend on the Insight Timer app! Mindful movement of your body, your sacred temple. Mindful observation of your thoughts and sensations, awakening sacred awareness. Offer yourself this sacred time and space to cultivate ease, resilience, self-care, and metta, loving-kindness. Watch on your phone, computer, or stream on your…
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Yoga Video: Awaken & Release – Yoga for Beginners
Click here for my latest yoga video on my YouTube Channel. No downward dogs in this yoga class. Move and breathe slowly, release tension in the neck, shoulders, hips, legs…the whole body. For this class grab your yoga mat and as an option, a blanket. Enjoy!
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Day Twelve SFY Mindful May Challenge – Supported shoulder and upper back opener on a bolster
Day 12 #SFYMindfulMay #upperback – If you’re experiencing stiffness or pain in your shoulders in yoga poses such as child’s pose (#balasana) or downward dog (#adhomukhasvanasana), in addition to opening your shoulders with the poses with straps I posted earlier, consider adding this supported upper back stretch to bring mobility to your spine. Use a…
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Day Ten SFY Mindful May Challenge – Shoulder and QL (Quadratus Lumborum) stretch #SFYMindfulMay
Day 10 – On your knees with a cushion, or sitting in a chair, start holding a strap wider than your shoulders above your head, reach up from your tailbone with a long spine and neutral pelvis, then lean to the right with straight arms. Keep slight tension on the strap with a loose grip…
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Day Nine SFY Mindful May Challenge – Prasarita with shoulder opener #SFYMindfulMay
Day 9 – Start standing in prasarita, wide-legged foward fold, and clasp your hands behind your back or grab a strap, gently pulling the strap apart about shoulder width. Breathe your heart open, shoulders down, root down into your tadasana legs and feet, then hinge at the hips, folding forward with a long spine. Let…
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Day Five SFY Mindful May Challenge – Shoulder opener with a strap
Day 5 – grab a strap, gently pulling the strap apart to create some tension as you bring the strap behind your back. Breathe through the sticky spots as you stretch through your shoulder joints. Softly engage your core and adjust your tailbone to avoid overarching your lower back. Bring the hands closer on the…
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