Kindness Yoga Channel

Get grounded quickly. This short, innovative series of supine poses at the wall uses two straps, one around the ball of your foot and one around the top of your thigh to help root your thigh bones back, stretch your hamstrings, and create traction in the lower back. Your go-to practice for when your body feels disconnected from the Earth, your nerves are fried, or your mind is spacey.


Spotify playlist for Root Back & Relax

Yoga helps balance out rock climbing. This sequence of asanas and arm variations works the opposite actions typically used in rock climbing to balance strengths and prevent injuries. Because climbing involves mostly pulling motions, this yoga practice preferences pushing movements while aligning the joints and increasing mobility in those areas that are typically tense, gripped, and tight. On this journey, you will practice forearm, wrist, hand, elbow, shoulder, and neck drills, variations of Forearm Stand (Pincha Mayurasana), Reverse Table (Purvottanasana), descend into Thread The Needle (Parsva Balasana) and end with meditation in Abhaya Hrdaya Mudra (Fearless Heart). Perfect for anyone looking for an alignment-focused shoulder opening class, particularly climbers who want to add yoga to their training program.

Spotify playlist for Yoga for Rock Climbers: Upper Extremities

Our popular signature series, Kindness Hot Yoga (affectionately known to many practitioners as Kinda Hot) is a comprehensive set of yoga postures specifically designed to strengthen, heal, and transform. As its name suggests, Kindness Hot Yoga leads students through a detoxifying mixture of strengthening, lengthening and balancing poses that is both challenging and relaxing. This practice is truly all-levels; it’s beneficial for beginners and advanced practitioners alike. Practice in a warm/humid room for added benefits!

Led by Kiayan Reuter

This Align & Flow class focuses both stability and freedom in your body and beyond. You'll become firmly established in your body at the same time you cultivate unrestricted fluidity in your heart and mind through backbending/heart opening postures. Enjoy!

In this powerful journey to the core, you will get the experience of moving into challenging postures without straining or struggling. You will learn to root through your hands and rise up out of your shoulders with energy running all the way through the soles of your feet during arm balances and inversions. Learn to feel your center so you can be in a challenging situation without engaging in fight or flight mode.

Work your way into full Hanumanasana (full split) with these thigh rooting options. This is a slightly different approach to full splits that will seat your thigh bone into your body and stretch the belly of the hamstrings. This is a great class for anyone with tight hamstrings and quads, as well as for all types of athletes. Enjoy!

Led by Jack Cuneo

In this intense and energizing backbend class, you'll tone and energize your legs and glutes with bodyweight calisthenics, then explore creative flows and unique posture variations on your way to Reclined Hero, Dolphin, Wild Thing, and Upward Bow. Deepen your poses, improve your posture, and strengthen your shoulders and legs to find more surrender and sweetness.

Led by Ellen Kaye

This progressive and intentional class builds to a fun and challenging combo of Vasisthasana (side plank) to Hanumanasana (full splits). Modifications are offered along the way so don't worry if you don't have the full splits!

Led by Lindsay Gonzalez

Come get warm exploring chest openers, backbends, handstands and a fun pose called Wild Thing (Camatcrasana). This class is an active way to ecstatically unfold the enraptured heart!

Led by Kiayan Reuter

Props are used in this relaxing, no fuss restorative class. offering many tools in which you can access your inner peace. This 30 minute practice leads the yogi toward a healing and recuperative experience, soothing the nervous system, encouraging mindfulness and cultivating a heightened body awareness. This deep conscious relaxation provides the body an opportunity to renew and heal.

Led by Kristen Boyle

Stepping into a yoga class for the first time is intimidating. I often hear, "I can't do yoga, I'm not flexible enough!" That, my friend, is exactly why yoga would be good for you, because yoga brings balance to the body. Yoga will meet you where you are, and continue to challenge you, offsetting habitual movements with a practice that brings full awareness to our body's abilities and challenges.

One of the key poses in our current day yoga classes, particularly in the Vinyasa style of yoga, is Downward Facing Dog, or Adho Mukha Svanasana. Often this pose is challenging because of tight hamstrings, tight shoulders, or both. In this class we take a deeper look at the pose, from the shoulders to the back to the legs. Then we work the pose into a Vinyasa series of Sun Salutations, or Surya Namaskar A. You will feel more open and refreshed after this simple yet detailed class, guaranteed.

Led by Cheryl Deer

In this class you will explore back bending movements in a safe way that frees energy and blood flow along the spine. Cheryl intelligently guides you through the Forrest Yoga breath work, abdominals, shoulder openers and sun salutations that prepare you for an energizing and strong wheel pose. This is an effective class that will bring new insights and space in mind and body!

One of the props for this class is a Forrest Yoga Mat Roll, you can also use a rolled up towel.

The steps to make a Forrest Yoga Mat Roll
1. Use an old yoga mat, or buy a thin cheap one at the store.
2. Fold the mat into thirds, lengthwise.
3. Move to the long end of the mat and roll the mat up as tightly as you can (sleeping bag style).
4. Once you see the width you desire (depending on hip size or personal preference) cut the tail end off with scissors. If it’s perfect as is, no need to cut.
5. Wrap your mat roll with something to hold it tight: rubber bands, fun colored duct tape, stretchy headbands, etc.
6. Voila! Mat roll complete.
Now, you have a tool that will expedite your healing process, massage your organs, and strengthen those inner thighs & abs like no tomorrow. Congratulations on creating one of the most useful props in yoga!

Led by Patrick Harrington

Kindness Hot Yoga is a comprehensive set of yoga postures specifically designed to strengthen, heal, and transform. As its name suggests, Kindness Hot Yoga leads students through a detoxifying mixture of strengthening, lengthening and balancing poses that is both challenging and relaxing. This practice is truly all-levels – beneficial for beginners and advanced practitioners alike.

Led by Jack Cuneo

Step into intention and movement with this rigorous, progressive sequence towards three forms of Crow: Bakasana, Parsva Bakasana, and Eka Pada Bakasana. You'll learn detailed posture biomechanics, and consider the moments when you want to take action - but something holds you back. Strengthen your core, create length and freedom through your torso, chest, and hips... then take off!

Led by Ellen Kaye

Feeling stuck in your practice? This class is an excellent gateway class for the advanced beginner to the intermediate practitioner. Challenge yourself with standing balance transitions, both long holds and flow as well as a playful opportunity to get upside down. Ellen will encourage you to be both strong and at ease as you mindfully advance your practice.

Led by Jack Cuneo

More isn’t always better, and less isn’t always more. Sometimes less is just fine the way it is. Sometimes less is enough. In this FREE class, you’ll create length, space, and awareness in your muscles and joints through a slow, balanced, methodical flow emphasizing standing poses, twists, and side-bending postures. It’s a great opportunity to come back to your center after taking something else to the extreme - whether that something is running, lifting, or even sitting for several hours. Receive detailed alignment instructions and practice exploring your body with grace and ease.

This class is designed for the rock climber who wants to enhance performance and mental focus, prevent injury, increase flexibility and create more space in the back, hips, shoulders and chest. You’ll also work on balance and core strength, as well as opening up the feet, hands and wrists.

Are some poses easier on one side than the other? This intermediate practice balances asymmetrical patterns of strength and weakness from side-to-side and coaxes the spine back to center. Many poses are held for several breaths allowing time to explore their inner workings –particularly how to properly rotate the torso. This strong, slow flow sequence features side bends, opposite arm and leg balances, a mandala of standing postures including Parighasana (Gate Pose) and side plank variations leading to the peak pose, Kapinjalasa (Side Plank Bow Pose). Ideal for yogis with imbalances, scoliosis and anyone who wants to feel more magic pulsing through their spine.

Patrick recommends using the following playlist for this class: Spotify playlist for Turn & Churn the Spine

This practice helps release tension from the neck, shoulders and upper back. This sweet, slow, short sequence includes seated twists, lunges and shoulder stretches and winds down with restorative variations of Setu Bhanda (Bridge Pose) and Savasana (Corpse Pose) that will leave your heart light and your neck feeling so much better.

Patrick recommends using the following playlist for this class: Spotify playlist for Neck Nirvana

This is a quiet exploration. The Align & Flow sequence begins by lengthening and releasing the spine, side body and hamstrings in standing poses. Then practice the four sitting poses that BKS Iyengar said prepare the body for the optimal forward fold, Pascimottanasana. Finally, move deeper into stillness in Upavista Konasana and Pavritta Janu Sirsasana. This practice will help you relax, restore, prepare the body for meditation and get a good night's sleep. Ways to modify are given for beginners and tighter students. Blanket and strap suggested.

In this Align & Flow class, detailed techniques are given for opening the shoulders and upper back. This sequence does not meander, it's a Suryanamaskar-based warm up, including Pinche Mayurasana (forearm stand) and gets down to the business of back bending. Urdhva Dhanurasana (Full Wheel) is the apex pose. Perfect for backbend lovers and anyone who wants to feel more radiant.

Turn your attention to alignment in this strong and playful progression of standing poses, arm balances, and seated twists. This Align & Flow class includes approaches to Bakasana and Parsva Bakasana (Crow and Side Crow poses) for beginners. You'll end with pranayama to balance the nervous system.

Ground and nourish yourself in slow-paced, timed hip openers. This thorough Align & Flow practice encircles the hip joints, activating and releasing the quads, adductors, external rotators and hamstrings. It includes lunges, standing poses, seated hip openers, exploration of Agni Stambasana (fire logs pose) and ends with relaxing supine poses.

This creative Align & Flow sequence strengthens the low back and core which which can help with back pain, digestion and make bigger backbends feel better. More time is spent on poses we often do quickly such as Bhujangasana (Cobra) and Chaturunga. The class progresses to fun variations of Bhekasana (Frog Pose) and Dhanurasana (Bow Pose). You'll connect to your core and your heart through this strong work.

Learn essential techniques in several standing poses including Ardha Chandrasana (Half Moon) and Pavritta Trikonasana (Revolved Triangle). This Align & Flow practice also shows you how to activate the feet, lift the arches and open the ankles and calves. Practice regularly to develop or maintain strength and flexibility.

Strength and Devotion begins with the story of Vyagrapada, the devotee who ascends the tallest trees every day to bring down the most beautiful blossoms to lay at the feet of Lord Nataraja. It's about the strength and beauty of one's spiritual practice. Emphasizing strong work in the hands, this Align & Flow sequence is a steady climb through standing poses, arm balances and backbends leading to the transition from Wild Thing to Wheel Pose.