almost to 500 hours!

Almost to 500 hours of teaching! 6 hours and 45 minutes to go! wooohoooo! I'll get there this month for sure! THis is a huge accomplishment! Stoked! Whatever shall I do to celebrate!? More yoga!!! lol

Namaste ya'll ~

Magic

What magic are you making today?

Hmmmm

April Teaching Hours

Whoa! I taught 54 hours in the month of April! My highest number of teaching hours ever! whoooohooooooo almost 1/2 way there to 1,000 hours! Getting there class by class, month by month!

Namaste'

30 Day Yoga Challenge

For the month of May 2013 I am challenging not only myself, but others around me to participate in 31 days of Yoga! EEK! :) I'm pretty excited about this! I'm pretty sure I've never done yoga everyday for 31 days straight..shocking I know lol. I thought this would be a kick ass way to begin the summer, to cleanse, and to help clear the mind even more. I saw a quote today probably on fb something about a one hour workout is 4% of your day...hmmmm. So lets do this! YOu can practice anywhere! that's the beauty of it!! In a studio, at the beach, in your room, office, on the water...anywhere! Wherever the wind takes you. Who's with me?! I'm going to make a fb event page too...that seems fun..we can keep track, encourage each other, and kick butt! :)

Namaste'

Humanity

Healing thoughts to Boston.
After hearing people say they have lost their faith in humanity it starts to get really depressing...Even during this horrific tragedy we must see some light on the situation. Humanity is not dead people...look at all those people at the race yesterday who ran towards chaos to help strangers. The first responders who ran towards the blast to help, the guy who finished the race and kept running so he could run to the hospital and donate blood (what?!?!?!), people helping people. Shedding some light on this horrible event in Boston..don't give up hope....there are still good people out there..

lighting candles tonight at the studio for Boston.

Namaste.

APril 5th Hot Yoga Sequence

We are surrendering our egos

Let your Breath excite your soul!

Balance, order, rhythm, and harmony ~

5 min of breath(comfortable seat), OM, neck rolls. Seated forward fold with hands on block out in front

Laughing ???

Navasana with Block

 Navasana and Eagle Abs breaths –

Cat/Cow – do hips too – out to side

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Surya Namaskar warm ups 3x slow breath belly in ~

3 legged Dog – Hip Rotations Bring right knee to nose, all the way up to lunge prepare for Virabhadrasana 1.

Virabhadrasana 1

War 2, Utthita Parsvakonasana

War 2, 3, Urdhva Prasarita Ekapadasana

War 3, War 1 lend forward

Flow into other side

Surya Namaskar into

Virabhadrasana 1, 2, Baddha Utthita Parsvakonasana BIND

bird of paradise Svarga Dvidasana. –

Repeat on other side

Surya Namaskar B

3 Legged Dog into Pigeon – Ekapada Rajakapotasana

Pigeon twist & reaching under the bed

·        Pigeon with leg up into mermaid..

·        Pigeon on wall –

Sun Sals with Lunge (opening hips) N2 Lizard Lunge Flow N2 Eka Pada Koundiyanasana

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Vrksasana, Utthita Hasta Padangustasana (extended hand to big toe), Ardha Baddha Padmottanasana, – repeat on other side from Tadasana.

Standing Squat with Twist

Standing Figure 4  - with Twist too
Kneeling Tree pose

King Dancer Natarajasana

King Dancer Pose is an absolutely gorgeous standing backbend with a very apropos name, as it shows off your dancing skills (or lack thereof). This posture requires balance and a really good attitude. You will wobble, but for the sake of today, we’ll just call dancing. The key is not to panic when you start to move, because it is a dance, so dance with the movement. Keep the breath steady and enjoy the fluctuations that arise, because that’s what it’s about: finding balance within chaos.

Enjoy this dance

keeping the heart lifted, outer arms in and gaze soft. careful attention not to open the hips. The pelvis remains square, right knee hugs to the midline. Draw the elbows in tight around the head.

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Sirsansana Variations…play time J

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½ lord of the fish===fun twist up and over

PARTNER UP

-      Paschimottanasana – pull arms…push back, roll onto back..

- Thai Shoulder work and walking up the back with feet :)

Setu Bandha Sarvangasana (Bridge Pose)

Halasana/plow pose

Viparita Karani

Partner UP - Viparita Karani Baddha Konasana

savasana

YES

YES!

Partner Pose

I wanna try this!! Who's in? and I love her body suit! fun!

Namaste. 

Almost a Year

Next month will be ONE FULL year since this fantastic Group of YOGI's Graduated 200 hour training!!! What a year it has been! Amazing, Crazy, Loving, Awesome! This was an amazing 7 months spent with some of the best people in the world! We learned so much, grew so...I remember it like yesterday :) I miss seeing all your faces ... in real life.. not on fb lol.. Here's to our one year! Lets go get ink! and Margaritas! :) love you ladies muwah

Namaste Motha Fuckas ~

Tortola

Stoked for our Yoga/SUP Tortola Retreat!!! 2 weeks from now, we will be in the airport ready to take flight on our next adventure! I was super bummed last year when I didn't get to take the yoga retreat! so this year it's done.. it's happening...one more thing off my bucket list! Totally freaking stoked! ahhhhh. Hopefully time stops in the BVI's..

stay tuned.

namaste.

R/R 15FEB13

R/R

Seated with Garudasana Arms - modified for tight shoulders hug yourself. Lift elbows up to level with shoulders

Blasana - Puppy Stretch - Table cat/cow - under the bed stretch

Janu Sirasana sitting on  blanket

Pigeon using props if needed.

Ardha Matsyendrasana

Baddha Konasana

Paschimottanasana

Salamba Sarvangasana on Wall (if needed)

Baddha Konasana on wall with partner to help open the hips.

shake out legs

Savasana

MUWAH love yourself Yogis

Vday Practice All Levels HOT Flow

While stretching you must always creat space and extend from your center ~

Warm up on ground -

Table Top - Balance, Abs, BIND, 1/2 moon on knees, chopasana on knees

Vinyasa Flow - Malasana 3x - then add Bakasana into the flow 3x

High Lunge Twist Flow - Parivrita Parsvakonasana 2x on each side - then add Parivrita Bakasana into the flow 1-2x each side! flying high now! :)

Warrior Flows - 1,2,3. with 1/2 moon, Chopasana, twisted 1/2 moon ***Have blocks available and or use the wall/partner.

Standing Hasta P - again use wall

Partner work for VDAY Warrior I back bend, Down Dog Pyrimid, Planks - 2 and 3 people stacked, feather Peacock....eeeek!

cool it down - your choice with twists on the ground or straight into savasana. :)

BOOM

Meta Meditation – Loving-kindness ~ Buddha

May I be well
May I be happy and content
May I be free from danger and suffering
May I be filled with loving-kindness

May you be well
May you be happy and content
May you be free from danger and suffering
May you be filled with loving-kindness

May all beings be well
May all beings be happy and content
May all beings be free from danger and suffering
May all beings be filled with loving-kindness

Namsate.

R/R 08FEB13

R/R = Restorative and iRest

R/R is a much slower pace class, holding poses for longer peroids of time and deepening your personal practice. It's always a good idea to do a R/R class at least once a week to repair the body, mind, and it's just yummy for the soul: )

start on Backs with bolsters, blocks under feet opening heart, lungs, chest - breath

Jathara Parivartanasana (revolved abdomen pose twist)

Happy Baby

Cat/Cow - Shoulder Stretch - wrist stretch

Balasana flow into Cobra - slowly rounding backs with breath 3-7x

Malasana with twist (arm towards sky)

Baddha Konasana - creeping feet forward

Pashimottasana

Supta Baddha Konasana

iRest

Namaste Ya'll MUWAH

Level 2 Class from 06FEB13

"if you want to fly you have to let go of the things that weigh you down" ~ FACT!

Warm up/on ground/opening hips...

Begin on your backs and find your breath.

Then onto "foot behind head" sequence SLOWLY.. add twist / prep for grasshopper

Try Yogidasana
Upavistha Konasana------->Compass (maybe)

Up and at'em - Sun Sals 3-5x - add 3 legged Dog

Suns Sals with Garudasana - War 3 - Chopasana!!!

Goddess Stretch into 5 pt Star 3 x
Into a Wide Leg forward fold and take Sirsasana if wanted.

Utkatasana - Parivrtta Utkatasana - Flamingo - With or without vinyasas

Grasshopper - Bakasana - Eka Pada Bakasana II

Partner Triangle - hips baby

Partner Flying Dog

Prep for Kapinjalasana on bellies with strap (like Bow)

Use wall Kapinjalasana

Urdhva Dhanurasana - try rolling onto forarms if available

Savasana

Enjoy YOGIS! MUWAH

this weeks hot class

Warm up  with 1/2 lotus/breath/seated forward fold - hip circles, wide leg forward fold - left, center, right. 

Sun Sals x3 - 
+ War I, + War I with bind behind back fold forward
+ War II, Reverse War, Triangle
+War II, Extended Angle, + War II, Extended Angle with Bind
+War II, Extended Angle with Bind into BIRD OF PARADISE! 

Sun Sals with WILD THING! 

Balasana. 

Wide Leg forward fold into Sirsana  
- tripod partner/wall (blanket under head option)
- tripod rotate fingers/bend knees

Feathered Peacock again with Blocks

Forward Fold/Balasana

Floor - Grasshopper Ground Stretch 

Astavakrasana - Forarm/elbow? 

Bridge/Urdhva Dhanurasana - push shins back 
try 2 foot staff pose - feet together - maybe roll onto forarms... 

Cool Down

Savasana 

Enjoy ~ NAMASTE! 

23JAN hot class lesson

Tonights theme: HONOR THE POWER OUR BODY OFFERS

Basic sun sals x3, vinyasa add lunges, lunge twist, lunge with block under foot - prep for eka padda koundiyanasana!

Sun sals B, add parivrtta utkatasana, add flamingo (parivrtta utkatasana lift one foot)

Sun Sals with block inbetween legs! 

Wide leg forward fold with shoulder stretch - clasp hands behind back fold or use strap. 

Lay on bellies - Tiffany funky bow twist - reach right arm under chest reach for left foot and fold towards butt, reach left hand towards right foot and lift right knee up straightening left arm. switch other side.. 

Feathered Peacock with blocks under shoulders - use wall or partner -add split legs if want!! 

Cool down - Funky grasshopper stretch on floor - sitting slide right leg in front towards the left flex foot, left leg bent over right, fold forward reach left arm towards right foot hold,  plant right forearm on floor. stay, or rock and lift up for hold...fun fun...I said cool down...not easy down :) 

Setubandha 

Savasana

everyone was sweating and smiling! Mission accomplished! enjoy 

Namaste 

hot class hot shower

Wow! Whoa! Holy Cow! 

Oops

Totally let one rip in class during ab work.....thank goodness it didnt smell (dont eat before class) it was just extremely LOUD LOL #hardnottogiggle
Gotta be able to laugh even at yourself

Totally Kick Ass/Hot/Power Sesh

Well...I had a request a few weeks ago for a faster and hotter class...and riding on the fitness wave of the New Year, I have planned a kick ass class for today...gonna test it out on my Marines first...then hot yoga in the studio tonight! We'll see if I can get thru the whole thing... you know me.. hardly EVER get thru a whole class..but Damn it I'm gonna TRY! For you and for me.. we are gonna Sweat, guaranteed!
90 minutes. oh and the jams I have planned :) Stoked!

So this is half Sanskrit, half english, and more then likely misspelled! ;)

Theme : GET OUTTA YO HEAD and INTO YO BODY! Learn being HAPPY where you are in a pose...look how far you've come! We are surrendering our egos Let your Breath excite your soul!

Comfortable Seat with Breath.
Hip Circles, seated cat/cow, seated easy twist
Roll onto backs - more twisting
Navasana and Eagle Abs
Upavistha Konasana Abs
Table Top - cat/cow
Table Top Abs (like on insanity)
Down Dog
Pike Ups - warming up handstand prep
Goddess stretch - play with this - open up/twist..

Sun Sals with Lunge (opening hips) N2 Lizard Lunge Flow N2 Eka Pada Koundiyanasana

Sun Sals wtih Vasisthasana Variations(crunch, reach under the bed, leg up)

Sun Sals with Wild Thing - Vasisthasana, knee to chest, then step over N2 WILD THING! yeah.

Sun Sals Garudasana N2 Warrior 3 N2 Standing Split

Kneeling Tree pose

Galavasana or Grasshopper

<heres a great link of Budig teaching grasshopper...check it out
http://blogs.yogajournal.com/challengepose/2011/03/challenge-pose-grasshopper.html

Partner UP - Viparita Karani Baddha Konasana / legs up the wall bound angle pose with partner standing over you with their calves in the middle of your thighs pulsing back, or leaning all the way to the wall...use block inbetween feet if hips are super opened.

Partner - Thai Shoulder work and walking up the back with feet :)

Setu Bandha Sarvangasana (Bridge Pose) - using block under the feet/block inbetween thighs OR Upward Facing Two-Foot Staff/Urdhva Dhanurasana

Lie on back, twist

Savasana -
Namaste Ya'll

Yoga Outside in January! yes plz

January 14, 2013 - and we did yoga OUTSIDE!!!!! Fantastic!

It was an awesome day around here for weather! Sun was beaming down, cool breeze...why not instruct class on the grass behind the building!!:!?!?!!? It was awesome! 5 Students, one new one, a few old faces, and myself! It was nice.. first time I've been able to do that at work...totally grateful! I get to teach yoga at work! and better yet wear yoga pants almost everyday!!! :) Anywho... it was fucking sweet to sit in nature, surrounded by the sounds, the sun, the warmth, and ground ourselves with nature, with mother Earth on our Root Chakra day! I like being a yoga dork.. i'm ok with that! On top of being outside, I was able to do a whole class with slim to none arm work...for one of my shoulder surgery yogis! oh yeah! and everyone was sweating, got an incredible strecth...and the new kid said..."this was way harder then I thought" SCORE! I love hearing that!!! I just love having new people in class!!! Spreading the love of yoga one class at a time!: )

Namaste Playa.

Successful 108

High Five everyone who came out yesterday! I taught my first 108 sun salutes session for new years! OMG it was incredible!!! I can't wait to do it again!! And, you know...it wasn't bad...granted I stopped talking during some and just let my loud breath guide folks...but it was AWESOME! I broke it down into the 4 directions and read from the buffalo woman rising book for each pause/rest between directions. I used my black eye peas for counting beans to keep track...and placed cold stones on everyone's forehead at the end! It literally flew by! we were done with all the sunsalutes in an hour and some change...I am definitely sore today...my hamstrings are like HELLO!!! Stretch me please! I felt amazing all evening!
namaste.