Dancer's Pose is one of the most potent and difficult postures. It's a balancing pose that asks us to stay strong amidst our wobbly times in life. It also asks the shoulder to open deeply into the backplane. We start slow and work steadily towards opening our hips and shoulders through balancing poses as well as taking our shoulders into the backplane. Though it's a slow-moving class we go deep. Jeanie uses a strong and steady tree to balance on for the full expression of Natarajasana with a strapm as this class is offered from the beautiful Eldorado Canyon State Park on a windy Fall day with lots of challenging obstacles to balance. The theme is steady yourself as the wind attempts to blow you off your midline.

The Sage, Vasistha, and King Visvamitra are the inspiration for this class. The King is enamoured by the Sages inner powers. In fact, The King has a cow that brings forth anything he wishes for. This power comes from the Sages' many years of intense practice and deep meditation. The greedy King wants this wish-fulfilling cow. The cow is now for sale however and the King must learn some arduous lessons that only deep practice can offer us. This class is a playful and guided practice into these challenging arm balances. I break it down so it's possible to get into it!! Have fun, enjoy the outdoor setting of Eldorado Canyon State Park

This guided meditation is called Dharana. We utilize breath along the central channel visiting each chakra and its element. This is especially soothing as we filmed on the creek in Eldorado Canyon State Park. This is powerful after a long day inside when your need to relax, unwind and feel the elements in nature inside yourself. Enjoy!

In this Aligned Vinyasa Flow we honor Saraswati; goddess of speech, intuition, writing, and music. We focus on a peak pose sequence to the swan pose. Saraswati rides a swan. The swan metaphorically is able to separate water from milk. This symbolically is telling us that through spiritual practice we will over time strengthen our intuition and discernment and our ability to seek truth in all situations. Enjoy this beautiful swan pose, open your shoulders, heart and throat chakras. Utilize this sequence in times when you need a boost! Step into the flow of your own inner wisdom and your ability to speak your truth. This is a great class to do before a major speech, or discussion of any sort where your wanting to bring forth your most powerful heart felt expression.

This is a brief introduction to a mantra based meditation practice. We will begin to tap into the experience of Kundalini Shakti, the creative, electrical power that lives within us at a vibrational level. Take a break out of your busy day, ride the mantra into your subtle body, tap into your creative power inside, and come back to meet your life with more spaciousness and peace. My hope is this will leave you asking for more. Enjoy!

This class covers all parts of the body, an everyday aligned flow that taps you into Shakti Kundalini. When we begin to have a relationship with the energy in us, we start to heal and purify feelings of unworthiness, inhibition, doubt and fear. We wake up to the vibrancy of joy, freedom and creativity. This class would be awesome before a meditation practice or even a few minutes of silence at the end. Enjoy!

This is a no nonsense, "let's get to it" backbend technique workshop that assumes you already have a strong practice and want to get down to it in an hour. We go straight at the backbends with a strong warm up, good flow and then a pause as we take time to open the shoulders at the wall in handstands and Pinchya Myurasana ( forearm balance) We work our quads open and then into a deep twist before diving into Ustrasana (Camel Pose) to full bow pose (Urdhva Dhanurasana), and then learning to come up and drop back at the wall. A strong, focused class which will stimulate the nervous system and bring more joy and freedom to your hip flexors, and a nice cool down and Savasana to leave you calm and peaceful. Enjoy!

This class id dedicated to the trio Sita, Rama and Hanuman. The Great epic tale of the Ramayana is briefly described here. Sita, the goddess of unconditional love teaches us about compassion under any situation. This class moves us slowly and steadily to the great splits, Hanumanasana. The great leap across the ocean where masculine and feminine, in-breath and out-breath unite. This class focuses on breath and some hamstring alignment. We start with some flow and standing postures, and then move more slowly to the ground. It's a great class for those who want to move towards the splits, but need to move more slowly to get there.

Got Tailbone? In this FREE 15 min tutorial you will discover why the tailbone, also know as the coccyx is a vital part of understanding how our yoga practice works physically and on a deep internal level of activating the root and abdominal locks in the body, called bandhas. A healthy back depends on our exhalation reaching our pelvic floor muscles so that our abdominal muscles fire to protect our lower backs. This tutorial could quite possibly change your yoga practice!

Calling all lovers of Ashtanga flow and breath! This class flows from pose to pose like pearls on a necklace. This is a super meditative class with little instruction, mostly Surya Namaskar, challenging asana holds of 5 breaths, and standing poses that flow like a wave - breath by breath. We end with some seated postures, twists, foreword folds and meditation. If you want to build strength, stamina and heat, this class is for you. This sequence will warm you up for just about anything.

This tutorial is a short guide to learning how to press up into a handstand. We will open the hamstrings and shoulders in preparation and enjoy the great burst of energy that comes from going upside down!

Note: If you feel stiff, you may want to throw in a few sun salutations to warm up your legs and hamstrings before doing this tutorial.

This class is dedicated to the Goddess Radha who is madly in love with Krishna. While the two are in love and frolic in the forests in erotic love play, Radha must learn the difficult lesson that Krishna will never belong to one person. We all inevitably learn that as much as we hold on to each other, we ultimately don't hold on to another forever.

Jeanie begins class with a short (3-minute) discussion around Radha and Krishna, and then guides you through a unique flow of warming heart and shoulder opening postures that build sequentially to full Urdhva Dhanurasana (Wheel Pose), and variations. Class ends with a 6-minute grounding Savasana.

This class is dedicated to the story of Lakshmi, the radiant Goddess who finds her beauty by churning in the shadow and light. By accepting our shadow, our wounds, our family lineage pain we can rise to the surface and make something of our lives, we can choose to make more beauty, more light. Lakshmi requests that we respect our life force in everyone and everything.

This deep hip opening class begins with the story of Lakshmi, and then builds slowly and sequentially to Padmasana, Lotus Pose (Lakshmi rides a Lotus out of the depths of the ocean), and ends with a 7 minute meditative Savasana. Don't be afraid to try this even if you can't yet practice full lotus pose. Know that this class will give you the tools to try. Keep up the practice and you will find that your hips WILL open. Most importantly by churning in the depths of our shadow and our light, the possibility of creating more of ourselves and our gifts becomes possible.

This is a flowing class dedicated to the goddess Kali, the one who invokes the fire inside us in order to dissolve the things in our lives that are no longer serving us. Kali is hot and fiery and so is this class - a continuous vinyasa flow with some alignment tips to guide you through the journey. We'll begin with a series of Surya Namaskars (Sun Salutations) to stoke our inner fire as well as a handstand at the wall and other arm balances including the pose of the great sage Vasisthasana and crane pose, Bakasana. This intermediate flow is great when you want a quick practice that heats you up and asks you to let go of all that is not serving you in your life so that you may find balance and equanimity.

This class is dedicated to the goddess Bhuvaneshwari, the enchantress of the Earth. She is the part of us that inspires compassion and kindness while accepting obstacles and challenges. This class warms your shoulders and legs up for a peak pose of Urdhva Dhanurasana (full bow pose). We will work on opening the back of the heart in many variations. This is a great everyday class when you want to fit in a well rounded practice including some inversions when you dot have much time! It is also great when we are working on having more compassion in our lives.

This class is dedicated to Lalita, the goddess of our breath, which aids us in finding the marriage of inhalation to exhalation in our practice. This practice asks us to step into our empowerment through love, abundance and strength. She is the aspect of us that is DESIRE. What is it you really want in life? We work in the upper chakras in this class through a sensual back bending flow. We work on the crown chakra through Sirsasana (headstand) and fish pose. This short burst of a practice is great for bringing you more peace by connecting to your breath.

This class is dedicated to the old crone, the goddess Dhumavati. This deep hip class works on all parts of the hips, inner groin, thighs, hamstrings, and outer hips. We will learn to surrender in this class through hip opening into a preparation for meditation. Ultimately, our asana practice will fade, as will our bodies. This practice is dedicated to opening the hips so we can let go into meditation or savasana or any thing in life that is asking for release or surrender.

This practice covers all the basics. We'll start with a slow warm up and gradually progress into a strong and robust vinyasa flow. We will meet every part of the body in this class so you can feel vibrant all day long. Do this practice daily and notice how awesome you will feel!

Exhausted? Needing to find some energy but feel like a Vinyasa class might be too much? Restore and relax in just 30 minutes! Renew your energy through breathing practices and restorative postures. This is a nice way to wind down your day or to take a quick break to renew your energy and feel calm to face any decision in life ahead of you. Restorative yoga is a great addition to any practice to calm the nervous system and to bring about a peaceful state of mind and body.

Have you been wanting to try out meditation but haven't been sure where or how to start? You've come to the right place! This short guided meditation is great for beginners and all levels students. You can use this guided practice all by itself, or add it at the beginning or end of your yoga practice. Enjoy the peace and equanimity that result from regular meditation!

Some days, we just need to stay close to the ground. This class begins low to the ground in a mandala of Sun Salutations. The entire class is paced for all levels, yet culminates in an advanced posture, Eka Pada Rajakapotasana (One-legged King Pigeon Pose), with plenty of options for all levels of practitioners. The deep opening in your hips and heart will leave you feeling spacious, grounded and uplifted!

Are you frustrated that you never get to inversions in your yoga class? Inversions are some of the most healthy postures we can do for ourselves and yet they are the most commonly neglected. In this 30 minute session you will flow to open the shoulders and then experience every basic inversion pose which will stimulate prana, energy for your day, and also calm you for a good night's rest. Inversions increase blood supply to the neck region to nourish and stimulate the thyroid and pineal glands. Give your feet a break and go upside down! This class is made accessible to most as it offers alternate options and basic alignment tips.

The hip joints are designed for motion, but for many of us the hips feel more like mud than water. This class gets right down into the deep hip muscles to release tension and tightness creating a newfound freedom. Opening the hips in such a way will also work to free the low back and get rid of emotional gunk that tends to get stored in this region (it really works, try it!).

How balanced are you today? Measure your balance... and your strength... and your stamina in this super fun and challenging flow class with the one-and-only yoga master, Jeanie Manchester. The class starts right off with Tree Pose and then moves through a wide variety of super creative versions of your favorite balancing poses incorporated throughout an invigorating flow. Root down to lift up as you put your core strength and balancing skills to the ultimate test!

This Core Radiance class will offer you an orientation to your midline, your core. It will provide a great overall work out as well as give you a greater awareness of the central channel which is key to any yoga practice or class you endeavor. This class gives you a full practice touching each category of postures including hip opening, arm balancing, back bending, and inversions. Enjoy!

Through this class you will work toward one of the most difficult, yet rewarding, poses yoga has to offer - Eka Pada Rajakapotasana, or One-Legged King Pigeon Pose. Jeanie uses her unparalleled experience and expertise to guide you, and prepare the body for this intense and uplifting posture by leading you through poses to open the quads, hamstrings, hips, chest, and shoulders. Even if you are far from reaching the full expression of Eka Pada Rajakopotasana, you will find yourself coming closer than you ever thought possible through this class. This is a fun, yet challenging, flow that encourages you to first find your alignment in each pose, then tap into the pulsation that runs throughout your body, outside into nature, and through the universe, so you can align and flow.

Every single one of us have had times in our lives where we've dealt with the highs and lows of being human, and the wide range of emotions that come along with it: grief, pain, joy, ecstasy. This class is called Riding the Waves and offers a practice designed to help you find the strength and serenity for life's peaks and valleys. Jeanie discusses the concept of holding on to the bigger picture through difficult times, even the loss of a loved one, and understanding the pulsation of life through our yoga practice. We must all learn to "ride the wave" inside - the one that was never born and will never die, and hold on to that perspective during challenging times.

The class incorporates arm balances designed to help you cultivate strength and courage, but reminds you to maintain a softness and let go of unnecessary tension and our tendency to grip onto concepts. As Jeanie puts it, embrace life and fully dance, but then when it's time, let go into a sweet surrender.

With this class you are invited into an intimate setting to experience a powerful class from a genuine and amazing soul. Enjoy. : )