Yoga for the Heart and Chest

This class is apart of a zodiacal series to attune the physical and subtle body to the energetics of the Moon in Capricorn. It works to concretize direction and determination, especially to overcome obstacles. This is the energy in which the self is no-longer the objective, but attainment of the higher objective becomes materialized. Postures will work to create healthy mobility within joint spaces and binds. These forces reinforce calm through obstacles, and structure within fluidity.

It can be practiced when the moon is in Capricorn, each month, or if your birth moon is in Capricorn, or if you'd like to accentuate the physical and mental qualities.

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.

Explore gentle backbends and heart-opening poses to release tension and cultivate flexibility in the upper body. This class focuses on expanding the chest, shoulders, and upper back, promoting a sense of openness and lightness.

The classes in Elise's Sweet & Simple series provide an adaptable experience and are designed for mixing and matching with each other.

Join Mary Baker for a sweet slow flow practice designed to up the dial on your daily gratitude practice! Class begins with seated time to appreciate the breath, transitions to kneeling warm ups and on to standing for a gently flowing sequence focused on finding gratitude for the simple things. We’ll wrap up with a brief gratitude meditation then set up for an extra relaxing savasana.

This heart-opening and heart-warming energetic flow class will have you moving through a mindful series of postures designed to tap into your sense of compassion. The class flows through hip and heart openers, twists and binds, all to a peak pose of Natarajasana (Dancer's Pose) and Ustrasana (Camel). You'll feel revitalized and energized. Enjoy!

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.

Specific modified yoga poses target kinetic (movement) lines and deep muscles to promote mobility, healthy flexibility and prevent injuries. This class focuses on opening up the myofascial tissue connections from: chest to armpit, wrists to shoulders, and, neck to shoulders to promote healthy posture and mobility in neck and upper back.

Great class to support healthy mobility in joints and restore muscular imbalance.

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.

This class is apart of a zodiacal series to attune the physical and subtle body to the energetics of the Moon in Libra. It works to balance the dual nature of the self-positive and negative. This is the equilibrium of desire vs devotion, postures will work to strengthen the lower and upper back and work the kidneys.These forces create balance through presence and help to neutralize external seeking, while stabilizing the regenerative pranic (lifeforce) line (meridian).

It can be practiced when the moon is in Libra, each month, or if your birth moon is in Libra or if you'd like to accentuate the physical and mental qualities.

This morning class is designed to help you connect to your body, allowing you to experience a deep sense of presence, wholeness, and inner awareness that can last throughout your day. You will mindfully flow through Sun Salutation (Surya Namaskar) variations, hold backbends and twists, and finish with grounding postures to help you feel balanced for your day.

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 2: Embodiment

This class is apart of a zodiacal series to attune the physical and subtle body to the energetics of the Moon in Leo. It works to empower the heart. This is the center of the self, postures will work power from the core and expand from the heart. These forces strengthen sense of self and personal abilities from inner confidence.

It can be practiced when the moon is in Leo, each month, or if your birth moon is in Leo and you'd like to accentuate the physical and mental qualities.

"Freedom arises from a heart that is ready for anything." - Tara Brach

This warming and dynamic vinyasa flow class is designed to help you connect to your inner strength and heart power. On a physical level, you will practice postures that stretch the muscles in your chest and heart area, simultaneously strengthening the muscles of your back and legs. On an energetic level, you are invited to soften and open your symbolic heart as you connect with the strength within, so that you can live with more courage and trust. You will flow, hold balancing & backbending postures, and then wind down with half pigeon and forward folds so that you are left feeling strong, free, balanced, and more ready for what lies ahead. Enjoy!


Spotify playlist for Inner Strength Flow 3: An Open Heart

Before you start your day, join me for a morning flow! In this class, we’ll explore chest openers and backbends that will help us to create BIG energy to move through our day feeling our best. We’ll ease into the practice to gently wake up the body and move through some transitions to keep us on our toes and wake up the mind. The final build will take us into Dancer’s Pose before we wind down with a little bit of core work and a self-guided savasana. Hope you have a great day!

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

Explore mantra, pranayama, and gentle vinyasa in another installation of the Yogic Way series. This class aims to offer up opportunity to soften into the subtleties of full spectrum yogic practices. Observe cosmic sensations through your physical experience on the mat, and drop into your own expansive and eternal nature through this slow moving, feel good practice.

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 class is designed to help you bring awareness to the pelvis and its role in supported backbends. While this class is focused on accessible backbends, the work required to create structure is detailed and precise. While the first half of this class is slower moving, the second half picks up its pace and is certain to get the heart rate up.

This flow class will get you moving and open your heart physically, and energetically. Expect to move rhythmically with your breath and enjoy a full-body opening with an extra emphasis on heart-openers and backbends. Opening the heart and chest region in yoga not only improves posture, it can also give a boost to our joy and capacity to love.

Spotify playlist for Heart Opening Flow

This 35 minute yin class is all about cultivating the fire energy that is inside us. True, we don't always think of fire when it comes to yin, but keep in mind there is an element of yin in yang and yang in yin.

As we open up our hearts and connect to that active energy, we think about joy, peace, enthusiasm and self-esteem. How wonderful that we can passively cultivate this active energy!

You can expect to open you heart, stretch your chest, neck and shoulders and come away with a wonderful grounded energy.

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

We are, if nothing else, an overly hunched culture. This short but energetically delicious Intensive focuses on a handful of potent camel pose variations (among others) to really open the chest, invigorate the upper spine and bring space to the heart and head, so real devotional energy can swirl and inspire. Move slowly. Don't get dizzy. Stop analyzing everything. You'll be fine.


Spotify playlist for Devotion Intensive IV: Smoking Camels

Wake up, stretch, breathe deep, and get centered for your day in this short beginner morning class. This gentle class is perfect for those who are brand new to yoga or those looking for a slow paced class with extra guidance. You will practice basic accessible postures with options to customize each one to work for your body. Enjoy!

It has been said, "no mud, no lotus." In yoga (and in life), I think about "no rain, no rainbow." Our practice can serve as an opportunity to train ourselves to make it though the storm. The poses can be tricky or uncomfortable and our job is to find our best alignment and stay connected to our breath. Beyond weathering the storm (of a challenging pose, class, or life), we can also learn to see the rainbow - to train the mind to see the good even though the tough. In this class filled with side bends and heart openers, we will work on both the rain and the rainbow.

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!

This class gives you a little bit of everything—breath, flow, length, strength, and stretch—while giving you an opportunity to practice deep presence and awareness. Postures include balancing, side bending, and heart opening, as well as a hip opener (half pigeon with options) toward the end of class to help you ground your energy. Enjoy!


Spotify playlist for Flow into Presence

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 30-minute morning yoga routine will boost your energy & will energize you for the day. Enjoy a fun and energetic flow practice with Pradeep, to start your morning!