Awakening Your Upper Back: Learning to Fly with Kite Hawk

The muscles of the upper back root the arms to the core, and are key to counteract the forward slumping we often fall into during long seated hours in the office. In this practice, Ana introduces Kite Hawk, a wonderful pose to strengthen the shoulder and upper back muscles, inspired by the free flight of this beautiful, … Continued

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Back Care

This practice with Melina Meza is perfect for yogis with back injuries who want to continue using asanas as part of their daily movement practice, or for those simply looking to give their back a little extra TLC. Melina has carefully selected a wide range of postures and transitions to minimize the risk of injury for … Continued

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Practice for Neck and Shoulders: Connect and Unwind

Many of us use our hands and arms for work, which can leave the upper body tight and even achy. Release holding patterns in your neck, shoulders, and arms in this practice as you elongate and activate these areas, getting the blood flowing. You’ll also mobilize and stabilize shoulder girdle to nourish the tissues around … Continued

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The Shoulders and Rotator Cuffs: Rotations and Openings

Shoulder health is a key concern for yoga pracititioners. In this video, Doug teaches you how to maintain the health of your shoulders by working with your shoulder blades and arm bones to create optimal rotations. He guides you through the principles of shoulder function to open up the upper body while doing different poses and different arm positions.

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Universal Warm Up

This 20-minute class can be used as a brief standalone practice or as a warm-up to prepare for whatever poses you are interested in practicing. The parctice strengthens and opens the shoulders, strengthens the quads and hamstrings and back body, stretches the hamstrings and mobilizes the mid-upper back.

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Slip on a Strap

Grab a yoga strap because this practice is all about releasing into the support of your strap. In this well-rounded practice, you will experience how working with a strap can help deepen your stretch safely and enable you to release deeper into yoga poses. A strap with double rings is recommended.

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