Throughout this course, you will discover valuable tools to enhance your physical, mental, and emotional well-being.

You will:

• Learn about the importance of alignment in yoga poses to protect your joints, experience greater ease of movement and build a solid foundation to progress in your yoga practice.

The Fundamentals of Yoga Workshop BONUS:

​​If you have been wondering "Am I doing this right?", or thinking to yourself "Will I ever progress in this practice?", I have wonderful news for you!

There are specific principles in yoga that can fast-track your yoga practice. Once you know what these are, you will be amazed by your capabilities! I created the Foundational Yoga Workshop to answer the many questions I hear students and clients ask. "Why does an asana feel awkward or uncomfortable?", "Why does a particular pose seem so inaccessible?", "Where exactly are my feet supposed to go?", "Will I ever be able to come into this pose?", "Why do my wrists hurt?".

Knowing the correct alignment of an asana is important for safely placing the body in a way that protects the joints. Understanding how weight distribution in poses affects your balance, how slight modifications can increase your endurance, and how directional lines allow for smooth transitions, creates a feeling of ease and provides a natural, sustainable progression in the practice.

When the body is aligned one's physiology is more efficient and performs more effectively. It requires more energy to hold one's body out of alignment. Issues resulting from the compensation of different muscle groups to maintain a particular position.

This 2-hour workshop will provide you with a solid foundation and an understanding of proper alignment, to gain greater strength and flexibility while maintaining the necessary balance in each asana, to progress in your yoga practice safely.

This workshop covers the alignment principles of specific asanas so that you can develop a solid and sustainable yoga practice. The principles of alignment provide you with the stability essential for various intermediate variations of asana.

• Discover different breath-work techniques to improve your overall well-being.

When the breath wanders, the mind is unsteady, but when the breath is calmed, the mind will be still." -Hatha Yoga Pradipika

The pattern of the breath reflects your emotional, mental and physical state. When you feel anxious the breath is short and shallow, when you feel at ease it is slow and deep. When you exhale through the mouth, as a sigh, you release tension from your body and mind.

This is done involuntarily. Yet, did you know that you can alter your breath pattern to create a desired state? If you're feeling anxious you can breathe a specific breath pattern to activate your 'rest & digest' state, and feel calm. Or, generate internal heat in your body when you are cold. Or, cool your body down when you are feeling overheated, either from negative emotion or physical heat.

By learning specific breath practices, you can create your desired state. The Navy Seals practice box breathing to remain calm in high-stress situations. The 4-2-6 breath pattern calms your nervous system, and humming as done in bumble-bee breathing activates the vagus nerve, activating your parasympathetic nervous system.

You can learn these breath practices for emotional regulation, and physical and mental well-being. You can free yourself from the grip of anxiety, improve your cognitive function by managing stress through the breath, experience better digestion, increase your energy and vitality and release tension from your body and mind.

"Breath is the bridge which connects life to consciousness, which unites your body with your thoughts. Whenever your mind becomes scattered, use your breath as the means to take hold of your mind again." -Thich Nhat Hanh

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• Explore mindfulness and develop a meditation practice.
  

There are three live classes each week:

Yoga

Yin Yoga - Reset Your Nervous System - Wednesday 7:30 pm - 8:30 (PST)

Hatha - Saturdays 9:30 am-10:30 am (PST)

BONUS: 6-Video Series for Increasing Mobility & Flexibility for Greater Ease of Movement.

Breath-work

Incorporated into each Yoga live session.

BONUS: Breathe E-Book

Mindfulness

Incorporated into each weekly yoga session to encourage present-moment awareness and reduce racing thoughts and anxiety.

BONUS: Introduction to Mindfulness E-book and workbook.

Meditation

Following the Hatha Yoga Session, a specific technique is taught each week to help quiet the mind, provide insight and inspiration, and help create new positive patterns of thought.

Meditation - Saturdays 10:35 am-11 am (PST)

You’ll learn techniques for managing stress, improving sleep quality, and enhancing mental well-being.

Bonus: Pause for Calmness of Mind Masterclass and E-book.

With these practices and techniques, you’ll experience greater freedom in your body and mind!