Inspiration

Don’t be fooled by the slow tempo of this vinyasa practice, it’s gonna make you sweat and exercise hope mind, body & soul through planks, flow, and balancing postures. LR Knost wrote, “Life is amazing. And then it's awful. And then it's amazing again. And in between the amazing and awful it's ordinary and mundane and routine. Breathe in the amazing, hold on through the awful, and relax and exhale during the ordinary. That's just living heartbreaking, soul-healing, amazing, awful, ordinary life. And it's breathtakingly beautiful.” Embrace the beautiful and embody hope!

If you’ve been putting yourself last on your “to-do” list lately, then this class is just what you need to turn up your self-love dial! And, best of all, it’s a quickie so no excuses for not having enough time for your self-care. We’ll stay low for some seated, kneeling and reclining stretches that will release tension and bring you back to your center. Then Mary will guide you through a brief meditation to focus that lens even more on your needs and desires. We will finish up by grabbing your journal to create a powerful intention and affirmation for your day. Ok, it’s tune up time!

Join me for an invigorating intermediate Vinyasa class focused on connecting to our roots through the feet and legs. We’ll cultivate awareness of these foundational elements to tap into the grounding energy of the earth. Targeting the hamstrings, hip flexors, and quads, we’ll start off slow and gradually pick up the pace, with an option to do one Sun B flow on your own. You can expect mindful cues to help you stay present and connected to your body throughout the flow. We’ll wrap up with a progression toward the splits, inviting strength and flexibility into your practice.

This Yin practice to unleash your creativity is focused on creating freedom around the Svadhistana (Sacral) Chakra to help you tap into your emotions and dreams, soften blockages, and feel open. The focus is on opening the hips with time spent in Dragon, Sleeping Swan, and more. It's short, sweet, and effective. Enjoy!

A beautiful chanting meditation - the Antar Nad Kriya from the kundalini yoga tradition. Find yourself a quiet space and sit on a cushion so they you’re comfy. We’ll use hand gestures to connect to our heart centre and sing a mantra repetitively for about 20 x minutes to connect us to our divine essence and the power of the full moon. It’s one of my favourites and can really be enjoyed at any time. I would highly recommend.

This ‘Accepting Yourself’ Guided Meditation & Hypnotherapy session is aimed for people who are living with self doubt, always thinking they can do better, striving for perfection or being too hard on themselves.

Always seeking to be the best at what you do or having to prove yourself to others can be exhausting and leave you feeling worried and unfulfilled. In this session we will help you acknowledge that there might be many things you’d change about yourself if you could, but the one thing that you are in control of and the one thing we want to start with is unconditional self love. We recommend that you listen to our session at least four times so you can really compound the positive messaging, override the old beliefs and help your mind create new neural pathways so you accept yourself flaws and all.

I dove into something a little different for this class video. Here are my 5 top mindset hacks to improve the quality of your day to day life. Using these techniques will help you find joy in every day, moment to moment, and hopefully, allow you to live the life that you desire and deserve. Enjoy!

Below is a quick recap as well as the link I mentioned in the video.
1. Reframing - Changing your perspective on a given situation to give it a more positive or beneficial meaning to you.
2. Gratitude - The quality of being thankful, readiness to show appreciation for and to return kindness.
3. Celebrate the little wins - Enjoy the process, find power in progress, give yourself credit, there is never an "end goal." https://hbr.org/2011/05/the-power-of-small-wins
4. Acceptance & trust - An awareness of the present moment without judgment. You are right where you need to be. Trust the process.
5. Breath Awareness - Using your breath as a tool for presence and peace.

This ‘Kindness’ Guided Meditation & Hypnotherapy session is aimed for people who want to enhance their feelings of kindness.

Being kind to others brings so many health benefits but being kind to yourself is even more important. This session will help you to change your thinking patterns so that you are motivated and interested in being kind to others but most importantly to yourself. We recommend that you listen to our session at least four times so you can really compound the positive messaging, override the old beliefs and help your mind create new neural pathways to being kinder to yourself and others.

This ‘Confidence' Guided Meditation & Hypnotherapy session is aimed for people who lack confidence.

Not only does being confident feel good, it helps you to seize opportunities, take more chances, make changes or take the next step in your life or even your career. This session will help you think confidently, talk confidently and act confidently. We recommend that you listen to our session at least four times so you can really compound the positive messaging, override the old beliefs and help your mind create new neural pathways so you feel more and more confident.

This is your opportunity to begin the process of permanently letting go of stressful or repetitive thoughts. Marysia is an expert at simplifying complex practices. While some may consider learning to meditate difficult, Marysia is confident that it doesn't have to be. Here you will discover how to use your attention and imagination to better access the calming spaces that already exist within you.

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 ‘Insecurity’ Guided Meditation & Hypnotherapy session is aimed for people who lack confidence and regularly experience feelings of insecurity.

Maybe for some time, you’ve been experiencing feelings that have made you feel insecure about yourself, less fulfilled than you know you should be, and it’s impacted the way you behave and look at life. This audio will help you put aside negative thoughts and feelings and help you to accept yourself for the unique individual that you are. We recommend that you listen to our session at least four times so you can really compound the positive messaging, override the old beliefs and help your mind create new neural pathways to feeling more confident and secure.

Start your day off with this energetic flow that will warm and awaken you. You will flow, balance, strengthen, and stretch as you connect to your inner spark. When we connect to what lights us up we can live in alignment with our highest purpose and inspire others to do the same.

Class begins with flowing Sun Salutation variations (Surya Namaskar), followed by balancing, heart openers, and twisting postures. You will finish with grounding postures to leave you feeling centered and balanced. Enjoy, and have a great day!

Energy is all around us and when we connect with it, invite it into our bodies through breath, mindfulness and movement we can use it to heal.
Join me for the power of Reiki and Yoga as we consciously connect to heal.

Get ready to open your heart and get your body moving in this 30 minute slow flow yoga practice with Mary Baker. We'll begin by focusing on our compassionate heart using the mantra Karuna Hum - I am compassionate. Starting out with some flow, mindful stretches we will transition to breath and body flow then back down to wrap up with a nice long hold in pigeon pose before heading to savanna. A perfect practice for both beginner and more advanced yoga students looking to open both body and heart!

"Dear Body, You are a mystery to me. And instead of frustration, now I feel full of wonder, and appreciation. I love you." Hillary McBride.
What if we approached weight loss in a different way? What if instead of body shaming, we honored our bodies? In this FREE class, Kristin will lead you through a 30 minute dynamic yoga with resistance flow and an embodiment meditation to stimulate the rest and digest benefit of our nervous system. Let's move, breathe, and honor our bodies towards health and wholeness.

"I'd rather be this walking metamorphosis than having that old formed opinion about everything." ~Raul Seixas.

Join Kristin for a balanced vinyasa class that inspires you to find more freedom and acceptance in your life.

Our Electronic Music Sessions are a perfect union of yoga + music by some of the world's top dance music artists. The exclusive music mix was specially created to compliment the class and whisk you away to a faraway land, allowing you to get deep into your practice.

ABOUT THE CLASS
Taking your practice inward to support the healing and expansion of the heart is what this class is about. Allowing the energy to flow through the body and settle around the heart center to encourage blockages, anxiety, and overwhelm to melt away putting you into a copasetic state.

ABOUT THE TEACHER
A big warm welcome to our newest teacher in our YogaDownload family, Ali Duncan! We are so excited to have her on board! Please click on her name below the class name to learn more about this powerful and inspiring teacher!

ABOUT THE MUSIC
This class is soundtracked by Sahale, who invites us into a moving journey through his deep melodies. For more information about his music visit:
Sahale on Bandcamp.
Sahale on Soundcloud

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.

Metamorphosis is the journey from caterpillar to butterfly. All that the caterpillar was and all that the butterfly will be are contained in the cocoon, but one form must relinquish itself that another might emerge. We will practice emergence physically, mentally and spiritually in this vinyasa class. Be prepared to be challenged through balancing postures. It takes time, patience, stillness, suffering, before you spread your wings and begin to fly. Can you be okay with where you on in the process of becoming?

With a gentle warm-up and attentive sequencing that moves the body through several backbend variations, this class dusts off the heart and reminds us of the golden seed of connection within. Internal archaeology is the process of freeing the body, clearing energetic channels, placing the mind in the somatic experience and revealing the heart. Opening with hip releases and twists, this sequence gently traverses into lunges, thigh stretches and mild backbends. The peak pose of Urdvha Dhanurasana is offered, but not required, and the class closes with inspiring reminders of our capacity for connection.

If we're not careful, our perception can limit us. We only think what we have seen with our own eyes is what is possible. But if are looking to do something bigger, or be something more, you have to expand your perception of what is possible.

In this class we talk about power of perception as we breathe, open our hips and shoulders and use our focus and strength to help us balance.

Discover what it's like to move into a state of surrender where the weight can be lifted off of your shoulders and you can flow through life, exactly as it is. As you breathe through this moving meditation, feel the visceral shift from forcing and into a state of allowing. This class consists of continuous and thoughtful movement that will guide you towards moments of heart-opening.

Ready to sweat? This 35-minute inspiring and action packed class with Pradeep will have you moving, flowing, sweating and detoxing. Expect a well-rounded Pradeep practice, with core work, twists, and movement with breath, all with a light-hearted approach.

All or nothing is a trap that keeps us from trying. It keeps us from hopping a few times toward a handstand. It keeps us from writing our first blog post when we want to write a book. This practice is a reminder that what you can do on your mat matters. What you can remember in your practice, you can remember in your life.

This chatarunga-free, vinyasa class is a chance to practice for practice's sake. No agenda. No need to keep up. No need to give up. Do what you can. And there is always something that can be done.

What if life balance was found in presence? Harvard research claims that we are the most over informed and under reflective civilization in history. A life without margin leaves no space for reflection or understanding. Richard Swenson said that margin is the space that once existed between ourselves and our limits. When present in yoga practice, we can find balance before we rush past our limits. Plan to be challenged in this full body practice with the intention to pursue the ease found in presence.

This is the perfect home practice for that bitter cold winter day. From warrior poses to planks, backbends, and then more planks, this 45 min sequence will get your heart pumping and the sweat flowing. Push yourself to your limits and then relax into savasana bliss. This practice is a great detox and will build muscle tone in your legs, arms, and abdomen. Motion is lotion and health is wealth. Be brave my friends!

This slow-paced flowing practice keeps you close to the earth and is designed to re-nourish your system. Beginning laying down with reclined poses, then progressing into activated postures to release your hips and spine the class winds down with a grounding seated stretch. Combining release, activation and breath, this class dispels anxiety and leaves you feeling calm and supported.

This is the perfect class for those days when you need a shift in your energy flow. Focus the distracted mind by falling deep into this full-body workout. You will move through a series of strong warrior poses, plank variations, backbends and of course core strengthening exercises. Pradeep will challenge your will and encourage you to explore new variations of the standard asana poses. Health is wealth and peace of mind is happiness. Go ahead and experience life in all possible ways.

Have you heard? Fatalism is in. Dour prognostications of the downfall of, well, pretty much everything you love and care about – these are swarming the culture like a million locusts of despair.

How do we dispel all this addictive nihilism? Yoga suggests: Shift your gaze. That is to say, to be of real service to yourself and the world, it’s imperative to aim your attention toward things sacred, beautiful, nourishing, healing. Wallowing and spinning out into impossible scenarios that never really come to pass, serves no one. Reconnecting to Self and quieting the storm of psycho-emotional melodrama so as to be fully available to the moment as it arises, serves everyone.

Here’s a deep, grounding to do just that: tonify the body, bring attention in to the heart, untie those karmic knots of cruel injustice and bleak headline, so they can transmute back into useful action. What else you gonna do, wallow?

Spotify playlist for Yoga Alchemy: The Doomed