Yoga for the Shoulders

Throughout this upper body-focused class you will support your Heart and Lungs with gentle movement and Yin Yoga. This practice begins with wrist and should releases then moves into longer holds that stimulate the Heart and Lung meridians (energy pathways). Work deep into your chest and shoulders and feel the benefits of Yin Yoga.

This is another class in the Yogic Way repertoire series, in which honoring the roots of yogic traditions is central. In this practice, you will tune into your own root through the use of sound (mantra), movement, and breath so as to enliven a sense of steadiness within the rhythmic nature of your life. This class is perfect for morning, evening, or as a midday boost. You can expect to feel free in your hips, and shoulders following this practice.

In this all-levels class, we discuss the concept of The Gunas, the three strands of energy that make up the universe. Throughout our time together, we explore how both effort and ease come together, both physically and energetically, so that we can move closer to a state of “balance”.

With a blend of longer holds and breath to movement flow, this class will help you move into a meditative state with both your body and your mind.

Feeling stiff? Grab a bolster or block to sit on and join me for a short 15 minute class. Through gentle movement, we’ll release tension and enhance range of motion through the sides of the neck, the upper back, and the muscles of the upper arms. Come back to this class again when you need a sweet release.

This morning vinyasa flow class will give you an opportunity to turn inward and gather energy for your day. You will flow through warming Sun Salutation (Surya Namaskar) variations, balance in Eagle Pose (Garudasana) and twists, and finish with grounding postures to help you feel balanced. Take this time, first thing in the morning, to mindfully move your body, center your mind, and connect to your spirit.

There is no music in this class so you can enjoy the silent background, use your own playlist, or play Jackie's Spotify Playlist.

Spotify playlist for Good Morning Flow 3: Tune In

Is your chaturanga feeling a bit sloppy? This class begins by helping you create a strong foundation and proper alignment for mastering chaturanga flow. We then move into an energetic vinyasa practice perfect for any time of day. You'll feel stronger, more focused and capable. (and maybe a little sweaty, too!)

Grab some weights, and join me on your mat for this upper body focused fusion flow class. This class weaves together elements of yoga, barre, and pilates, paired with hand weights to gain greater control and strength through the arms, shoulders, chest and core. You can expect an upper body burn as we work through full range of motion, and small range pulses, all the while creating a deep sense of intentionality through movement and breath. This quick 20 minute upper body class is designed to help you gain upper body strength to support the functionality of your life, as well as other areas of your yoga practice.

Let go of any tension or baggage in mind or body in this gentle 35-minute fully body Yin class. Move your spine in all directions, open your heart, and have the space to be with yourself wherever you are at. After long-held yin poses and a Sound Bowl Savasana--you will feel lighter, grounded, and more connected to Self.

Does it feel like you are carrying the weight of the world on your shoulders? This is a common feeling for many of us living in a modern world where we sit at desks and use poor posture while using our smartphones, watching tv, and driving. Join Kristin for a 30 minute soul flow that incorporates mobility morsels to easy shoulder and neck stiffness.

A quick yin unwind for those short on time. Calm down, open your neck + shoulders and find some big hip openers all on your back. Slow moving, relaxing yin class to help you reset back to the calm, free, divine Self you are. Enjoy a gentle Sound Bowl Savasana to help you shed any final worries + tensions.

Give your neck, shoulders and back some well deserved love.

Find relief in your neck and shoulders in this Yin Yoga class focused on variations for the upper body. Explore familiar poses like Pigeon, Sphinx and Embryo with variations that stretch and compress the shoulder girdle bringing blood and chi circulation to your tissues.

Yoga and Mobility work to strengthen the shoulder girdle. Mobility is creating both expansion and control in the joint. Class works to enable the arm rotation and arm binds without pain or impingement.

Spotify playlist for Yoga and Mobility for Shoulders

A short & effective session for your handstand practice. We work on shoulder mobility & stability, glute strength & core conditioning. This class includes some air time & as you will be fully primed, feel free to continue on with your handstand practice after the class.

Join Katy for a 40 minute practice to release neck shoulders and chest. Learn how your daily posture can create tension in your neck and what you can do to prevent it!

This short & effective practice will create a lot of space & stability in your upper body. It's the perfect antidote to a desk job. There are opportunities for inversions & alternatives are offered.

This FREE class will open, stretch, and relax your upper body in just 20 minutes. Your shoulder, neck, and upper back region can accumulate stress and tension and this practice is the perfect antidote. Expect deep stretches, time to breathe and unwind, and time to open into postures.

Spotify playlist for 20-Minute Shoulder & Upper Body Love

This sequence is perfect after a run or walk and addresses tight hips, hamstrings, quads, low back and shoulders. It's short and sweet, but can be an asana practice to quick relief any day.

Treat your Self to a gentle Yin sequence crafted to stimulate the Heart + Lung Meridians (increasing energy among these meridian lines invoke less worry, release of grief or sadness, strengthen sense of self-worth). End your class with an extra-long Shavasana accompanied by a mini-Sound Healing—celestial sounds + vibration that encourage relaxation, deep meditation, and mending of connection to our inner divine.

This slower-paced class is designed to specifically help you open your chest, upper back and shoulders. Expect different variations of warrior poses with the strap and puppy pose with the blocks. While some of these movements might feel a bit intense, the reward will be well worth it!

Tapas is one of the 5 Niyamas in the Yoga Sutras. It relates to self-discipline and is essentially the fire within us—our drive—that keeps us steadfast on our path of growth and awareness.

This warming class invites you to tend to your inner fire as you tap into the strength within. Class combines flow, breath, core strength, arm & leg balancing, twists, and more to help you cultivate balance and gain momentum. Throughout class you are encouraged to embrace challenges while also honoring your body and your highest purpose.


Spotify playlist for Inner Strength Flow 2: The Fire Within

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.

Arms aren't just for lugging heavy loads, hanging on for dear life, for shoving away that which doesn't please you. This short but potent Intensive also brings attention to how you may, or may not, wish to truly EMBRACE your life's moments, and with what sort of devotional intention. What, you think it's all just a workout? How boring. Let's get to it.

Spotify playlist for Devotion Intensive II: Arms to Hold

This FREE 15 minute shoulder mobility class is great post-workout or on your active recovery days and is also great for anyone who sits at a desk all day. We begin by stretching the neck and then move to the shoulders. This class is focused on mobility, not just flexibility.

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 class works to relieve low back pain and improve posture. Side sleeping, screen time, and day to day life can close specific lines of the body which leads to low back pain, poor posture, and loss of mobility.

Designed to be both therapeutic and to improve muscular balance. This class opens key reflective points within the body to support back/shoulder mobility and to release: upper back knots, low back lateral 'pulling', tightness across chest and front of the hips.

Recommended to be done daily - few times a week to improve posture, shoulder mobility, and support hip opening. Practice with my video, Evolutions of flow-Seat of Health for a healthy back and hips.

If you need a good stretch and are ready to release any tension in your shoulders or hips, this class will hit the spot. This Hatha class takes several breaths in each pose, to give you time to breathe deeply, and smooth out any kinks in your hips and upper body. This is an excellent class if you sit a lot during the day and will open and strengthen the muscles that get tense from too much time at a desk.


Spotify playlist for 45-Minute Heart & Hips Hatha

Hey you, are you looking for some inspiration to start or wrap up your day? A feel good practice that opens up the heart? You'll begin restoring in a pose to then find a flow that will be sure to get your shoulders flossed and relaxed by the end of class. Pay it forward.

We all hold tension in the body, and when life becomes stressful, fast-paced, or when you feel flooded or overwhelmed, the patterns that were set up long ago as your nervous system did it's amazing job to keep you alive, show up as your shoulders raise to your ears, or you tense up in the hips. This is all done on an unconscious level, and for good reason. And yet, these patterns often leave tension behind as a reminder that life is out of balance.

Becoming aware of these physical "go-to" patterns is the first step towards conscously changing these, which allows you to choose something different, more beneficial, and over time, resolving the build up of tension, so you can shift toward more wellbeing.

This 45-minute class brings a focus to hips and shoulders: areas of the body where tension is most often held, and relieving both is the key to freeing up the spine and the whole body system to live better.

Shoulder openers and classic warrior poses with precise alignment cueing, facilitates a balance of strength and flexibility. You will feel complete and whole after this practice.

The sequence of this FREE class will twist, open and align your body. You can look forward to stretches for the neck and shoulders, as well as techniques to balance the head in between the neck and shoulders. You will leave feeling centered, open and refreshed!