There is a saying, "Yoga makes the impossible possible, the possible easy, the easy elegant." Yoga, like life, is a process of refining and evolving. The small changes that we commit to each day shift our mind, our vision, our health. One of my favorite mantras is, "I like myself when I try." When you are on your mat you have ample opportunity to try the possible and to make the easy elegant.

There is a saying, "Yoga makes the impossible possible, the possible easy, the easy elegant." Yoga, like life, is a process of refining and evolving. The small changes that we commit to each day shift our mind, our vision, our health. One of my favorite mantras is, "I like myself when I try." When you are on your mat you have ample opportunity to try the possible and to make the easy elegant.

There is a saying, "Yoga makes the impossible possible, the possible easy, the easy elegant." Yoga, like life, is a process of refining and evolving. The small changes that we commit to each day shift our mind, our vision, our health. One of my favorite mantras is, "I like myself when I try." When you are on your mat you have ample opportunity to try the possible and to make the easy elegant.

The most powerful relationship you will ever have is the relationship with yourself. Until you have cultivated love for yourself, it is difficult to fully receive the love of others. We practice this in yoga by remembering our own value and worth even as we may face limitations in certain poses. We will explore the idea of self-love in this class by working toward a basic backbend, Bridge Pose, and focusing on opening our shoulders and chest...the "heart" of our bodies.

Being human can be a messy and complicated journey. It is our light that makes our shadows, our sorrows that give meaning to our joys, making us who we are. What if yoga as a practice of living fully is inviting us to engage the messiness of our life and not to run from it? Are we able to want the life we are currently living right now? Consider this idea as we move though our practice together.

Being human can be a messy and complicated journey. It is our light that makes our shadows, our sorrows that give meaning to our joys, making us who we are. What if yoga as a practice of living fully is inviting us to engage the messiness of our life and not to run from it? Are we able to want the life we are currently living right now? Consider this idea as we move though our practice together.

During the recent upheavals of life I have found it comforting to engage in the nourishing activities of daily life. The basics have kept me grounded - taking walks outside, nestling into a sofa to read or watch a movie, cooking meals, playing with my grandchildren. Tending to the roots of daily life has created an inner resiliency that helps me face future uncertainties. Let's grow some roots today.

During the recent upheavals of life I have found it comforting to engage in the nourishing activities of daily life. The basics have kept me grounded - taking walks outside, nestling into a sofa to read or watch a movie, cooking meals, playing with my grandchildren. Tending to the roots of daily life has created an inner resiliency that helps me face future uncertainties. Let's grow some roots today.

One of the most common physical issues people deal with in modern life is lower back pain caused from too much sitting. While sitting, we often collapse our front body and shoulders, over-extending the neck and weakening our back muscles. In today's class we will work on strengthening the back muscles for better posture. When you enjoy good posture a natural self-assurance arises.

One of the most common physical issues people deal with in modern life is lower back pain caused from too much sitting. While sitting, we often collapse our front body and shoulders, over-extending the neck and weakening our back muscles. In today's class we will work on strengthening the back muscles for better posture. When you enjoy good posture a natural self-assurance arises.

77 percent of Americans report physical symptoms related to stress and anxiety. To calm the noise in our minds we will ease into a practice that enhances the parasympathetic nervous system, aiding our sleep and digestion instead of fueling the fight or flight response. Today's class will open our ribcage so we can breathe more deeply. We'll finish with a guided relaxation called yoga nidra, or yogic sleep.

77 percent of Americans report physical symptoms related to stress and anxiety. To calm the noise in our minds we will ease into a practice that enhances the parasympathetic nervous system, aiding our sleep and digestion instead of fueling the fight or flight response. Today's class will open our ribcage so we can breathe more deeply. We'll finish with a guided relaxation called yoga nidra, or yogic sleep.

Yoga is a transformational practice of awareness that connects your body with your mind, and this helps you to truly appreciate each moment. To feel more centered, we must remember to breathe and live in the moment. Episode one teaches how to move in relation to our natural breath as a simple awareness technique, and how to align the general foundation of a pose to create overall steadiness and focus. The class builds to a basic balancing pose, Tree.

Yoga is a transformational practice of awareness that connects your body with your mind, and this helps you to truly appreciate each moment. To feel more centered, we must remember to breathe and live in the moment. Episode one teaches how to move in relation to our natural breath as a simple awareness technique, and how to align the general foundation of a pose to create overall steadiness and focus. The class builds to a basic balancing pose, Tree.

Episode two focuses on the principles of how to create a stable foundation with your hands and feet. Just like the foundation of a house, the foundation of each pose needs to be balanced and evenly grounded to provide a strong support for the rest of your body. Feeling this support in the body cultivates a sense of inner strength and joy. Learning to align the basic poses of Downward Dog and Warrior I starts with this foundation.

Episode two focuses on the principles of how to create a stable foundation with your hands and feet. Just like the foundation of a house, the foundation of each pose needs to be balanced and evenly grounded to provide a strong support for the rest of your body. Feeling this support in the body cultivates a sense of inner strength and joy. Learning to align the basic poses of Downward Dog and Warrior I starts with this foundation.

Learning to trust yourself and to be authentically "you" is one of the greatest lessons that yoga provides. As one of Stacey's mentors likes to say, "Yoga is the art of getting good at being yourself." In this episode we learn to engage our muscles in standing poses, which allows us to "take a confident stance" and has a calming effect on our nervous systems. We focus on two key standing poses, Warrior II and Side Angle Pose.

Learning to trust yourself and to be authentically "you" is one of the greatest lessons that yoga provides. As one of Stacey's mentors likes to say, "Yoga is the art of getting good at being yourself." In this episode we learn to engage our muscles in standing poses, which allows us to "take a confident stance" and has a calming effect on our nervous systems. We focus on two key standing poses, Warrior II and Side Angle Pose.