Mostly gentle, this practice is focused on the lower back and hips. You'll be laying down for the whole thing, so it's a good way to coerce yourself to the mat.
Grab a yoga block and prepare for a treat for both your body and your brain. We'll focus on intentionally mobilising our shoulders using movements that will challenge our mobility as well as our proprioceptive sense.
En esta clase exploraremos llegar a una plancha lateral pasito a pasito, teniendo diferentes opciones para tu cuerpo y tomandonos el tiempo para estar, saborear y explorar las diferentes progresiones.
In this class we will explore getting to a side plank step by step, having different options f...
You'll need a dowel or strap. journey towards crescent lunge - Detour style!
The area behind our hearts can often be tricky to access. Between deskwork, texting, and all the other stuff we love to do in front of our bodies, our thoracic spines are asked to flex most of the day. How are those 12 vertebrae moving in partnership with and independently from your shoulders and...
This practice is a chance to check in with your elbows and forearms through a series of functional movements. We articulate the bones and joints in many different ways safely, as preparatory work for modified Half Locust. Have a dowel, blanket, and two blocks handy for this practice.
Build the components in this short, to-the-point and playful exploration of wheel pose. This class will come in handy when you're pressed for time, but want to explore deep backends.
Lay down a blanket and clear some extra space for yourself. This class will methodically mobilize your whole body to prepare you for the day ahead or decompress you before tucking in for the night.
Spend some time with your primary and secondary spinal curves - working on controlled flexion and extension in a flow inspired by the humble cats and cows.
Re-Release from the DVS Archives! This class was recorded during a Facebook Live broadcast on June 26, 2020.
Grab a broomstick (or a long dowel, 48" or longer suggested) and prepare for a fun and playful movement experience.
Link to Spotify playlist - https://open.spotify.com/playlist/5riG4VS0V...
Grab your heaviest weights, a resistance band and a chair/ottoman. This session is all about pairing slow heavy resistance with a lighter more explosive exercise to challenge your power and muscle endurance. We begin with a warm-up, hit 3 rounds of 3 supersets and finish with a brief cool-down. P...
Inspired by Trina Altman's sneaky strength yoga challenge, we'll flow towards an unbound version of Bird of Paradise pose - grab a brick and a wall if you find balance challenging!
During this low intensity practice, we'll fuse simple and gentle mobility with stillness in soft poses. Gather up a yoga strap, blankets, blocks, a bolster and anything else that will provide comfort and support.
If you want music to accompany your practice, this playlist is quite relaxing!
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In this class we work on both internal and external hip rotation in varying unloaded and loaded positions while we incorporate this into a short flow and challenge our stability! Blocks can be used in this practice but no equipment is required.
Grab a couple of bricks and a wall space for a practice dedicated to learning how our feet inform our hips.
I've always been a bit scared of lotus pose. During this class I show you how to approach the pose sensibly and I give you some tips which will help you to determine whether you are ready for the full version of the posture.
Stop gripping and start softening. If you're a bum clencher or have soreness around your low back, this relaxing class is for you. A block / small ball and a stool/ottoman will come in handy.
A top to toe nourishing mobility sequence designed to help you ease out those creases and claim some end range movement. A spacious practice with lots of opportunity to reconnect to your breath and sensation.
We find strength with a responsive and reflexive core, in this class we focus on wrists, shoulders, spine and play with some movement in plank.
This practice explores a series of rotational and lateral movements of the spine, with the intention of finding a freer moving breath by creating awareness of the movement of our ribs and thoracic spine. A block or cushion for sitting might come in handy
Have 1-2 blocks close by as we explore reaching length through your body and taking up space. Challenge your balance and find stability between movements.
This practice will bring awareness to your feet, ankles and knees as we build toward squatting through a full range of motion. We'll focus on core stability along with hamstring engagement to produce activation that will transform your squat and have you looking for opportunities to practice this...
Find yourself touching down in all corners of your mat as you flow through some innovative and (hopefully) fun transitions. We spend a good half of the class preparing with some targeted mobility and strength exercises inviting greater awareness and control.