About Classes
MoveWise
These practices are structured like a yoga asana class (center and breathe —> move —> rest) with a focus on building awareness, curiosity, confidence, and capacity. I’ll offer multiple ways to approach the poses for students with varying body types and levels of experience. Class will generally include a mix of floor work and standing work, and will often feature props such as 2 blocks, a strap, a blanket, a bolster (or pillows), or a wall. You can of course participate without these items, but may need to be a bit creative. These practices are ideal for multiple experience levels, though if you are brand new to yoga, please be patient with yourself!
Fluent Movement
These practices center functional movements, dynamic balance, and use a vinyasa flow structure (breathe and link poses together). You are likely to come across funky pose transitions and creative sequences intended to challenge your typical movement patterns. Come with curiosity and a sense of humor! Variations are offered for different bodies and levels of experience, but generally this class will require the ability to get up and down off the floor safely, and is not ideal for beginners or those recovering from injury unless you have general facility with active movement already. You are encouraged to use props to support your practice, but I may or may not use or cue them consistently for our practices.
Gentle
These classes center breath, gentle movement, and/or meditation. They may be completely grounded (or can be done in a bed), seated in a chair or with a chair, or some combination of grounded, seated, and standing. We will move slowly, combining gentle effort to build capacity with meditation and rest to balance effort with ease. Pillows (or a bolster), a strap (or scarf, dog leash, etc), and a wall (or chair when called for) might be useful for these classes. These classes are ideal for beginners, people who don't easily change levels or may not be ambulatory, people recovering for injuries, or those who simply need to slow down or incorporate more stillness into practice.
Down-regulating
These practices may be full classes or simply practices designed to down-regulate, or calm, your nervous system. Commonly this can include supported postures, gentle breath work, and/or meditation. All full classes have down-regulating components, but practices with this label are completely focused on soothing the nervous system.
Shorts
These practices are under 20 minutes and do not follow the structure of a class. They are often comprised of sequences pulled out of MoveWise and Fluent Movement classes for when you just have a few minutes to breathe and move. They may also include short bodywork practices.
Tips
For all you asana nerds and yoga teachers out there, tips are video clips where I talk pose technique, variations, progressions, how to incorporate props, and whatever other topics come up to help you in your practice or teaching.