by julie gagen | Aug 20, 2021 | How to Start Yoga
Pranayama, breathwork, is the 4th limb of yoga. Often you’ll hear a yoga instructor guide you to breathe. And you may have been wondering – why? What does that have to do with stretching? Breath is an essential part of yoga practice. When we bring...
by julie gagen | Aug 19, 2021 | How to Start Yoga
In this gentle class, we will relax the body, find more support and comfort, so that we can experience the subtle awareness of inner consciousness. Pratyahara, also known as inner awareness, is 5th of the 8 limbs of yoga. And, just in case you thought we were...
by julie gagen | Aug 18, 2021 | How to Start Yoga
The Niyamas are the second limb of yoga. They go a step farther in guiding us on ways in which we can care for ourselves. This is the real work, friend. Self-reflection is not for the faint of heart. And yet – it’s critical if we wish to live a full and...
by julie gagen | Aug 17, 2021 | How to Start Yoga
The Yamas are a set of guiding principles for how to be in community, how to be with others. These are guides for social behavior. As we discussed in our introduction to the 8 limbs of yoga, and covered further in our Yamas + Niyamas class, today we dive deeper and...
by julie gagen | Aug 16, 2021 | How to Start Yoga
It’s just so easy in this digital-based age for us to feel separate from one another. We spend more time alone now that we have in millenia. We have moved, as humans, from community-based village life to an individualistic belief that we are all on our own. The Yamas...
by julie gagen | Aug 15, 2021 | How to Start Yoga
As a long, well studied, and mature movement practice, yoga’s rich culture and philosophy offers relevant, useful, and on-the-mark ways of viewing the practical aspects of physical practice with a depth and richness. Today, we’re going to give you an introduction to...
by julie gagen | Aug 14, 2021 | How to Start Yoga
This class is a gentle, slow floor-based practice that brings together many of the shapes we’ve practiced so far. Today we also dive back into the conversation we’re having with our physical bodies in the space of a yoga class. So often the body signals for some...
by julie gagen | Aug 13, 2021 | How to Start Yoga
This class is a master-class in how to adapt your Downward Dog to find strength and alignment for the long term. Downard dog, aka Adho Mukha Svanasana, is a pose that shows up a lot in yoga class – especially in Vinyasa. Once mastered, this pose is DELIGHTFUL...
by julie gagen | Aug 12, 2021 | How to Start Yoga
In this asana-based Foundations class, we’ll experience a sequence that uses all of the skills we have learned so far, and builds into a more physical yoga practice. This is more of a Vinyasa-based All-Levels class. And really it’s here to give you a chance to get...
by julie gagen | Aug 12, 2021 | How to Start Yoga
Have you ever asked yourself – how can I get MORE emails from this awesome studio? What can I do to receive some good-old-fashioned daily inspiration? You know, a little pick-me-up to start your day. Maybe a short class to get in the habit of daily practice....