This class begins with either seated or reclined settling and alignment. Curiosity is directed towards length from shoulder to hip one side and on the diagonals. The coherence in the torso can lead to the arms and legs being freer to move. Poses include: modified side plank, baby half moon, sun ...

We begin with Constructive Rest, which includes detailed guidance around set up, noticing points of contact to the ground, and creating balanced length and width. The floor is a good place to begin to notice where our movement habits might take us out of balanced length and width. External awaren...

Class starts with a seated, guided meditation that includes set up instructions, settling, orienting and observing ourselves. We then do some body tracing to wake up sensory awareness. Warm-up includes expansive and flowing arm movements, twists, and seated cat-cow. Other poses throughout class i...

This is a gentle class that encourages returning to basic principles of settling the nervous system and moving with conscious attention. We focus on the four corners of the torso, being in the back line of the body, keeping midline stability, and how the arms move in relation to the torso. Poses...

We begin the practice by following the energy level you arrive with — starting on the ground if that feels appropriate or standing and exploring rhythmic movement if that matches better. Warm-up sequences have us back on the floor exploring releasing the legs from the pelvis, and slowly awakening...

Centering practice focuses on exploratory orienting and noticing how one responds to this invitation (sometimes it comes naturally and other times we may resist or need more time to come into the here and now). Class movement sequences focus on restoring spinal curves and loosening some of the mu...

In this class, we focus on the relationship of the legs to the torso — specifically allowing the legs to release out of the torso and how this influences balance and coordinated movement. Movements and poses include: different variations of rolling side to side/spiraling, freeing the hip joint, i...

After settling and orienting, the opening sequence explores free head balance on the spine and attending to adjacent structures like the jaw, tongue, and eyes. We carry this exploration of free head balance through the practice to see how this influences coordinated movement. (Photo shows how hig...

We begin with time for settling and centering, with information on breath coordination and experimenting with vocalization on the exhale. Movement sequences play with spiraling and twisting with support from the back line. Poses include: Tree, Revolved Stork Variation, Wide Leg FF, W2, Triangle, ...

Centering meditation includes guided Pausing and Directing as well as exploration of Resourcing. Movement sequences invite keeping the head on top of the spine, moving with length and width, and balance within poses. Poses include: Gate, Seated and Standing Wide Leg FF with variations, Twists, L...

In somatic practice, less is so often more. In this class, we touch into basic principles and details related to midline support, spirals, rhythm and balance. Seated centering practice includes a meditation of directed attention through the body. Poses include: Star, , Low Lunge with Twist, Spinx...

This hourlong practice focuses on basic yet powerful principles of the Alexander Technique and Yoga including: constructive rest practice to rejuvenate and support spinal health, gentle movements that take us from fixity and habit into more ease and freedom, and groundwork that invites balance be...

The centering meditation invites orientation to the internal and external through present moment awareness. Thematically the class explores the use and integration of the arms** into movements including sitting, standing, and balancing. Poses include: W1 into Balancing, W2, Wide Leg Forward Fold...

Centering practice invites orienting to the present moment and contemplating positive resources, and noticing what happens in our experience as a result. This class has a leisurely pace that invites continued orienting to the present moment along the way, which is a key component to resilience an...

We explore being in the “here and now” through invitational orienting and connecting with both our internal experience and external environment. How does your experience change when you attend to yourself in this way? There is an exploration of letting the head be free to move and the eyes to fol...

Class begins in semi-supine with orienting, noticing any areas that might be fixed or braced, and inviting the possibility of softening. Movement sequences in this practice are gentle and often rhythmic. We explore: Cat/Cow, Forward Fold, Low Lunge with Twist, Warrior 1, 2 and 3, Wide Leg Fold, ...

Centering practice begins with freeing the arms and legs to allow more length and ease in the torso. Throughout the centering there is an invitation to deepen the quality of attention — noticing what is happening in the present moment, noticing the general versus the specific, and also identifyin...

An easeful practice (with optional variations for strengthening) that invites you to arrive in the present moment and deepen the quality of your attention and movements. The opening sequence invites settling and centering as well as organizing the body into ease and self-support. Movement sequenc...

A gentle somatic practice to begin the new year, we spend a lot of time on the floor in order to connect to the ground and connect to a sense of pattern, rhythm and ease within. Movement sequences build on each other, and explore flexion and extension of the spine from different vantage points, l...

We begin with Constructive Rest, taking this time to allow the spine to replenish and the whole body to organize into length, width and support. Class sequences include a floor warm-up, seated warm-up, standing flows and poses and time exploring balance in tree pose. Themes include opening and st...

We begin class with Somatic Experiencing Orienting, noticing what happens when we come into the present moment with our attention and curiosity. We also spend time tapping into what resources our system and noticing the present-moment effects of calling on resource and allowing support. Movement ...

In this practice, we methodically explore connection to the ground and building support for the whole body to move with ease. The first 15 minutes of class can be used as a warm-up for activity or a start to your day (includes centering, 6 movements of the spine, and Five Relations, with emphasis...

A balanced practice that emphasizes freeing the neck and shoulders while grounding through the pelvis and legs. A portion of the practice is devoted to opening the front of the body and moving into gentle backbends (to counter slumping or flexion in day-to-day activities). Movements and poses inc...

We explore indirect principles such as connecting to the ground through the lower body to support the neck and shoulders. Additionally there is direct attention to the structures and tissues around the head, neck and shoulders. Centering meditation includes grounding, freeing the head weight off ...