MassoMovement

07/03/2017

Ida Namuskar. Moon salutations. Dharma salutations. Classical sun salutations. Whatever you want to call them, they're great.

A single breath for several big movements, especially the major heart openers, challenges you're ability to keep a calm and steady breath. Increasing the speed makes it even harder. The greater the challenge, the greater the growth.

These salutations are great for opening a hip or heart opening practice. Plus, the continuous back-and-forth from fold to heart opener really motivates the digestive system :D

The count
Samastithi/tadasana/mountain pose
1 Inhale. Shiva namuskar, lift your hands and heart.
2 Exhale. Forward fold, draw the crown of your head towards the ground.
3 Inhale. Right foot steps back, right knee releases to the ground, pull your hips forward and down, lift your heart up.
4 Exhale. Left foot steps back, knees, chest, and chin touch the ground, keep your hips high.
5 Inhale. Upward facing dog, press your hands down and lift the heart up and through.
6 Exhale. Downward facing dog, lift your hips back and up, pull your chest towards your thighs.
7 Inhale. Right foot steps forward, left knee releases to the ground, pull your hips forward and down, lift your heart up.
8 Exhale. Forward fold, stand up on your right foot, plant your left foot next to it, and draw the crown of your head to the ground.
9 Inhale. Shiva namuskar, lift your hands and heart up and back.
10 Exhale. Samastithi/tadasana/mountain pose.
Repeat leading with the left foot
Repeat, alternating sides, for as long as you want - at least 3 per side.

Pay attention, it can be easy to lose track if which foot is supposed to step where and when. If you step your right foot back first, step your right foot forward first - that ensures a lunge on both sides each time.

Happy flowing!

31/01/2017

A little leading into with some over the last year and a half. I remember when I took the top picture thinking that 1) grabbing my heels seemed so totally impossible and 2) that one day it would be a "before" picture to an "after". Today turned out to be that day!

And SO MUCH has happened in the intervening months - lots of yoga teaching, including YTT, a trip to Mysore and a road trip around the continental USA, a return to school to learn Massage Therapy, and so many new friends. Thanks always to everyone I have met along the way, you've all helped ♡

Get up everyday where ever you are, put your best foot forward in everything you do, and change will come.

05/01/2017

My first professional yoga video! Oh snap

So much thanks to Patrick Hoban for helping to make it, to Kristy Allyson and Ruth for being my stars, to Annie for sharing her incredible music, to Sabe (Holy Chic) for giving me a reason to film a lot of cool stuff, and, of course, to Emily and the Flex Yoga Wooster Family!!! So much love to y'all

Anyway... I'm officially going to Bolivia in March to teach a series of workshops in La Paz and Santa Cruz! More details coming soon :D

27/10/2016

Surya Namaskara B in the ashtanga room at Flex Yoga Wooster

Getting ready for my upcoming Introduction to Ashtanga workshop series, covering physical and philosophical aspects of the practice, AND I am excited to repaint and relight this room :D

Workshop Series information:
At Flex Yoga Wooster, 151 S. Market St.
Saturdays (11/12, 19, 26, and 12/3) 1:30-2:50p
Mysore Ashtanga classes at Flex included
- Monday-Thursday 5-8a and Saturday 7-10a, Led class Friday 5:30-6:30a
$80
To sign up, go here: http://flexyogawooster.website/schedule/ and jump ahead to November 12th.

See you on your mat!

17/09/2016

Join me tomorrow at Flex Yoga Wooster for an 8a Hot Power Vinyasa Flow class. It'll be a good time!

12/09/2016

Surya Namaskara A. Sun Salutations in the backyard. Moving slowly, intentionally, and with the breath feels so good.

Slow it down, listen to your body, and follow the universe.

19/03/2016

I am so excited to share Flex Yoga's 200 HR RYT (Registered Yoga Teacher) Training is live and ready to accept applicants! Emily has worked incredibly hard along with Alaina Sadik Goss and myself to bring this training to life, and we couldn't be more proud!

Dates are: July 16-24, August 5-7 & August 19-21 this summer. For more information on the training: http://flexyogawooster.com/teacher-training/

Check out Emily's new blog post below to hear the heart of the training and learn more. http://flexyogawooster.com/own-your-storyteacher-training-and-a-whole-lot-more/

“Can you remember who you were before the world told you who you should be?”   This is what Yoga Teacher Training was for me: coming home. To myself. It wasn’t easy, I called my husband angry and frustrated several times during the intense, immersion course I had signed up for just after my 40th bir…

14/03/2016

Some days you just have to lift yourself up and move onwards, upwards, and inwards ;) You can do it, I believe in you.

20/02/2016

Starting to seriously plan for these two very exciting opportunities ahead of me!

18/02/2016

Great thing about is meeting cool people you've seen or met on IG. Marie Belle has an amazing practice and I've been lucky enough to befriend her and some other great yogis! Acro is a great way to enjoy that friendship.

09/02/2016

Yesterday I went to Bylakuppe, a Tibetan Buddhist Temple and Monastery near Mysore. It was beautiful and grand and amazing. Behind this wall, two or three hundred monks were chanting their prayers aided by bells, drums, and gongs.

And if you're looking for some backbending fun, check in with me and some friends on Instagram for the 💔Breakers challenge ()

04/02/2016

Lift each other up. Help those around you to soar.