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...

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, ...

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...

This is a short centering and settling practice, great as a reset for any time of the day or in particular when you are feeling unsettled or uncomfortable in the body. Somatic tracking allows us to become more present to where there is both expansion and contraction in our experience, and to offe...

We begin settling and lingering in constructive rest, allowing the time to invite a deepening of our sense of presence. Throughout class we explore pausing enough to create more availability in the joints and possibilities for thoughtful movement and balance. A focal point is the use of the knees...

In this gentle practice, we slow down and explore repetition, rhythm and spaciousness. Whether you are cooling down from the heat of summer or just wanting to be easy with your movements, this practice invites you to turn inward and be curious about your own experience. In addition to various rhy...

Centering and opening movement sequences take place on the ground. We use somatic movement principles of yielding, rolling and allowing to free tissues and joints, finding easier pathways of movement. Subsequent sequences elongate and strengthen the lateral line of the body. In addition to severa...

Centering practice cultivates awareness in the back line of the body, particularly how the knees bend from this back line of support. Throughout the practice, we examine the Use of the knees and how to bend easily and freely without downward pressure or compression. Poses include: Table with vari...

In this gentle practice, we take time to honor what’s happening in our experience and how much we want to tune in to the body. Sometimes it’s too activating to completely go inward and so the practice invites a noticing of where the attention wants to go instead. Then when it feels safe, might on...

This gentle, leisurely class begins with constructive rest, focusing on settling and noticing different sensations and energetics in the body. We transition to naming Alexander Technique directions and later referring to them throughout the practice. Directing in AT involves “sending a clear thou...

In this hourlong practice we explore both how to create space in the pelvis (through non-tensing, narrowing, gripping) and also how to direct movements to create more inherent strength and stability in the pelvis. Originally filmed during summer, this class also offers a chance to slow down, some...

We explore interoception and the nature of memory - particularly procedural body memories: the small micro-movements, gestures, habits and partial expressions that comprise a large part of our life experiences. After inviting awareness, gentle invitations are given for releases, shifts or re-patt...

A slow, rhythmic practice good for beginners and experienced practitioners wanting to reset, this class invites a curious mindset, awareness and a deepening of interoception. Rather than getting any movement “right,” we seek to learn more about ourselves, sense what is happening inside, and unde...

We begin with a centering meditation that invites you to bring to mind someone who you find supportive, and noticing how having their support resources and effects your experience. The class movement sequences are comprised of gentle movements that invite awareness, smooth coordination and gentle...

“Movement is a way of being alive. It is a way of having a relationship with the world. Movement can regulate and resource or activate and dysregulate us.” — Deb Dana | In this gentle practice, we step out of our busy lives and into the practice space to notice where there is ease, possibility...

As the weather gets colder, we slow down and notice what’s happening internally. We release and move the legs in order to free the pelvis/sitting bones. Class includes exploration of Gate, and traditional standing poses like W2 and Side Angle closer to the ground. Spirals of the body are emphasiz...

Class includes: gentle self-releases for the face and head, releasing and unwinding the legs with the help of a yoga strap (or scarf, belt, other similar prop), connecting to the ground to spiral and move up in a variety of poses, and exploration of balancing on one foot with the help of the strap.

A leisurely practice that invites you to cultivate an awakened attention to the present moment and what’s truly happening in the external and internal environments. We spend time opening the front of the body and initiating movements from the back of the body (reversing the tendency to pull forwa...