This practice is perfect for anyone seeking relief from fatigue, apathy, and low motivation. We have a whole pharmacopeia of feel-good chemicals in our brain waiting to be released. Yoga poses can elicit these wonderful feelings to bring back the clarity and joy of being in a relaxed body with a mind in harmony with … Continued
A practice designed to help those dealing with back pain find relief and healing. Learn how to relax and create traction for the spine in flexion, extension, rotation, and inversion poses. Sciatica, SI joint problems, scoliosis, and lumbar ache will be a few of topics covered.
Improve your posture, strengthen your back, and increase your energy with this gentle beginner’s guide to backbends. Cyndi guides you through a practice designed to help correct the forward-rounding slouch we often get into from so many hours of sitting. By opening the front body and deepening the breath, you’ll also feel emotionally uplifted. Enjoy … Continued
This practice focuses on correcting common muscle imbalances to prevent or relieve back pain. Julie starts with a series of gentle stretches to open the chest and increase the flexibility of the spine and pelvis. We then move into a series of soothing, restorative poses to facilitate the release of tension in the muscles of … Continued
This practice is designed for the beginner and older beginner yoga student who is new to backbending. Julie lays the foundation of how to practice backbends and teaches everything you need to know to practice these energizing poses safely and effectively. Julie has expertly crafted this practice to first warm up the shoulders and core … Continued
This gentle class is designed to bring the body into a state of deep relaxation – giving the nervous system a much-needed break. Using meditation, pranayama, and yoga asana, this class promotes mood and emotional regulation as well as pain management. Marlysa will guide you through a series of gentle supine yoga poses meant to … Continued
Relieve back pain and improve posture in this yoga practice with physical therapist and expert yoga teacher Julie Gudmestad. Focus on lengthening the psoas muscle.
In this tutorial, Doug shares principles to improve your arches and work with some of the problems many people encounter with their feet. These techniques, when brought into your action poses, will help stabilize the corners of your feet and strengthen the multiple arches each foot to help prevent chain reaction of ankle, knee, and … Continued
Forward seated bends can pose a particular challenge to those with tight hamstrings or less-than-strong lower backs. In this video, Doug shows how to work with these limitations. He also covers important anatomical details to be aware of in the posture to prevent strain or injury.
While Supta Padangusthasana is mostly a hamstring stretch, there are a few other elements involved in this pose that can make it difficult to make progress in the pose and experience its benefits. In this video, Doug shows you tips to get the most out of the pose and also variations to get a better … Continued
Chronically cranky and have tight hip flexors? Join Kristin in this quick yoga tutorial on high lunge (or crescent lunge), Anjaneyasana. Open your hip flexors and learn how the simple but often counterintuitive actions in this pose can help bring relief and more mobility to the hip flexor family.
Refine your alignment in this class focusing on classic standing yoga poses with yoga-alignment expert Julie Gudmestad. Explore Utthita Trikonasana, Revolved Triangle, Half Moon Pose, and more. With the help of chairs, the wall, and other yoga props, Julie will thoroughly guide you through this powerful and opening sequence.