Queer Yoga w/Pooja Virani
A safe and inclusive space for LGBTQ-identified folx to explore movement, discover joy, and find relaxation as a community.
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A safe and inclusive space for LGBTQ-identified folx to explore movement, discover joy, and find relaxation as a community.
The spine is our body's main support structure. It keeps us upright, and is designed to be amazingly mobile and stable at the same time. With age and everyday activities our spine can lose its natural mobility, leading to aches and pains and affecting our mood and energy level. Yoga can be the difference between discomfort and freedom!
For 13 weeks beginning Dec 4, join Melina and build community while exploring practices that span a range of focuses—some are dietary, some meditative, some yoga- or exercise-based, and others geared to sleep or self-care. Melina’s intention is to inspire each person to fall in love with simple weekly practices that you can do at home while sheltering in. She’ll teach you more about nutrition for the seasons, Ayurveda for modern times, and offer yoga tools for stress management and grounding.
The human body is gifted with an innate capacity to heal itself if we simply allow the process to happen. In this workshop we will slow down, breathe, focus, and allow our bodies’ inherent wisdom to do the art of restoration. Resting and rejuvenating can help us enjoy health and prosperity in body, mind and spirit. Join us for a short pause and feel the power of stillness.
This practical and empowering workshop is for anyone at any stage of life looking for a little boost. We'll explore the interface between the physiology, psychology, and philosophy of breath through various breath practices paired with intentional and accessible asana and meditation.
A mandala creates a sacred space to invite the Self, the center of the total personality into the present moment and a spiritual connection that perhaps you long for. This experiential workshop will include guided meditation of gratitude as we move toward the season of family, friends and hope.
Do you have tension in your shoulders and neck from sitting in front of a computer? This VIRTUAL workshop combines yoga, myofascial release, and mobility exercises to counteract hours spent sitting in front of computers. You will learn simple exercises you can do everyday to relieve tension, prevent slouching, and improve your posture.
With anatomy and movement expert Theresa Murphy as your guide, feel, study, and play in and around the upper back as you bring good health and well-being to the spine, ease in the neck & shoulders, and an open & loving heart.
Experience this guided meditation that can take you into deep relaxation where you may encounter the blissful state that some yogis consider the "true self." The quality of rest achieved in the practice of Yoga Nidra can be more effective than actual sleep itself!
In this workshop, we will focus on poses designed to lengthen, strengthen and stretch muscles used during cardio exercises. You will build strength in the core to improve endurance and learn breathing techniques to help you relax your body. Areas of focus will be on the hips, hamstrings, quadriceps, abdominals, breath and balance.
Take a look at the evidence-based research on the efficacy of yoga and meditation for neurological conditions such as epilepsy, migraine, stroke, Multiple Sclerosis, etc., and then experience an asana and meditation practice suitable for those experiencing atypical neurology as well as those caring for them.
Adding a yoga strap to a familiar pose can completely change your experience; rather than falling back on our old habits, the strap can highlight new areas for focus and help refine your practice in therapeutics ways that improve your alignment and increase your range of motion. Discover how practicing with a yoga strap can create more space, ease, and peace in the body and mind as you learn fresh ways with poses.
A safe and inclusive space for LGBTQ-identified folx to explore movement, discover joy, and find relaxation as a community.
Philosophical concepts can sometimes be understood best when experienced in the body. We'll begin with an introduction to the Yoga Sutra's "ten commandments" for living with peace and ease, and then move the body in gentle flowing postures that embody the nature of this wise guidance.
When our ancestors lived precarious lives, our brains were wired to imprint negative experiences so we learn to avoid danger in the future. This wiring still exists, and as a result we tend to overlook the joys and pleasures which are literally less likely to be transferred from short to long-term memory. The good news is that because of our brains' ability to change (plasticity), we are able to better internalize beneficial experiences and tilt our mind toward happiness.
How do we remain fluid and open systems at this time of global shut down? In this practice we free up the thousands of small tributaries of blood, lymph and nerve that travel through our connective tissues whether holding still in a pose or moving between poses, and in meditation, we cultivate stability in the stream like nature of awareness. Upon registration for this video, you will receive the video link within 24 hours.
Explore imbalances in our posture and introduce basic techniques and methods that use gravity to gently coax the body back to its natural alignment so it may function correctly, efficiently, and ultimately free of pain. Upon registration for this video, you will receive the video link within 24 hours.
A yoga practice that folds in our emotions and thoughts as we move and make way for integration – also known as healing. All you need is whatever’s in your heart and on your mind! Upon registration for this video, you will receive the video link within 24 hours.
A refreshing practice for when you’ve been sitting too long. Upon registration for this video, you will receive the video link within 24 hours.
A guide through five fully supported restorative postures, along with a discussion on the Yoga Sutra’s perspective on how to identify, uproot, and ideally ease our suffering, even and especially in these trying times. Upon registration for this video, you will receive the video link within 24 hours.
A practice featuring twists to help quiet the disturbances of mind and help release tension and anxiety from your body. Upon registration for this video, you will receive the video link within 24 hours.
This contemporary approach to Tai Chi is a mind-body integration practice, focused on movement and breathing which creates a state of relaxation and calm. Upon registration for this video, you will receive the video link within 24 hours
Staying Connected to Your Heart – Heartfull® Meditation with Savitri
Join Savitri, the creator of Heartfull® Meditation, in this heart-opening class connecting you with your soul-essence which is pure love. This event is happening at 6:00pm EDT
Cultivate the balance of power and humility through a series of standing poses and deep relaxation to bring strength and vitality while maintaining a humble mind for these challenging times. This event is happening at 4:00pm EDT
A gentle flow with a super happy playlist. This event is happening at 12:00pm EDT
Inquiry without technique leads to chaos just as assuredly as technique without inquiry leads to dogma. Students feel safest and most enriched when teachers establish a good balance between these two principles. This class will illustrate how a group of any size – live or online – can have a rich, individualized experience of yoga. This event is happening at 10:00am EDT
Let your creative energy loose, awaken your spirit, and bring fluidity, breath, and embodied joy into your life with flowing, yoga-inspired movement. This event is happening at 8:00pm EDT
Join Annie and Amir and your Sun & Moon friends and family for a gathering of the community to center together, take some collective breaths, and chat together about the future of yoga in the time of Covid. This event is happening at 6:00pm EDT
Inspired by traditional Hatha Yoga postures that moves the asanas into new territory and inspires the adventurer in you! This event is happening at 4:00pm EDT
Special guest teacher, author, speaker and Instagram phenom Dianne Bondy returns to our community for a class on how to customize your asana practice to fit YOUR body. This event is happening at 12:00pm EDT
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