Class 4 – Ujjayi Breath
Ujjayi (ooo-JAI-yee) is the main breath used in asana practice. Ujjayi means “victorious” or “victory breath”. It creates heat in the body to help warm it up, it has cleansing properties and it creates a soft sound that helps to focus the mind…
Beginners Yoga Workshop:
Class 3 – Expansion Vs. Contraction
Stand with your arms out to your sides shoulder height. Draw the arms in towards the shoulders, as if you were retracting your arms into your shoulders; then extend out and lengthen; make your arms as long as you comfortably can…
Class 2 – Move with the Breath
In yoga we learn how to move the body with the breath. This helps to focus the mind, bring awareness into the movement and to make the whole experience integrated, fluid and whole…
Class 1 – Move from Your Center
The center of each pose is in the hips; just below the navel. Learn how to move from this place. In Yoga two of the first postures we learn are cat pose and downward facing dog pose (dog pose)…
