75 Minute Class, Anatomy Focus, Core, Fitness, Moderate Intensity, Shift Members, Strength, Vinyasa |
Your core is extraordinary. Allowing for unparalleled strength and stability for the very human task of walking upright, carrying things, hugging and looking one another in the eye. But your core also allows for an incredible amount of mobility for a huge variety of movements and expressions. Your core is integral to your breathing and even your emotions. It’s always bothered me that something so smart has been diminished in our culture. We see it as strong or skinny or we hate it. We abuse it with the ubiquitous crunch or sit up and hope it shapes up! This class is all about honoring the core for the intelligence it
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75 Minute Class, Advanced Level, Anatomy Focus, Fitness, High Intensity, Hip Flexors, Hips, Shift Members, Strength, Vinyasa |
Mostly in Yoga we do the stretching. Right? Not in this class! It turns out that body weight strength training can actually help you increase range of motion AND get stronger. Lot’s of creative body weight Yoga inspired strength moves will challenge and excite you. This class is so much fun but you will really feel it….
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45 Minutes Class, All Levels, Anatomy Focus, Glutes, Hips, Lower Body, Moderate Intensity, Shift Members, Strength, Vinyasa |
Seems like people are always looking for some Yoga for tight hips. I guess they assume I will give them some stretches and I may… But research actually shows that you are better off combining strength training and static stretching for increased mobility, less pain and of course more strength.
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Advanced Level, Fitness, Moderate Intensity, Shift Members, Strength, Vinyasa |
I love a practice like this. We start off nice and slow, almost restorative-y. Over 75 minutes we transition into a full body Vinyasa practice that will really challenge you! We use the wall as a creative prop. The wall provides opportunities for assistance but also greater challenges. This class was a real hit at the studio, I hope you like it too!
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Beginner, Beginner's Vinyasa, Core, Healthy Aging Classes, Low Intensity, Shift Members, Strength, Vinyasa |
This Beginner friendly class is a wonderful introduction to so called “core work”. I’ll ask you to observe the subtle activity of your core throughout rather than just squeezing or stiffening. You will feel nicely integrated after class. This practice also includes some work for the shoulders.
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45 Minutes Class, Advanced Level, Anatomy Focus, Core, Hips, Mobility Drill, Sacroiliac Joint, Shift Members, Strength, Vinyasa |
We hear all the time in Yoga about Hip Opening. It makes sense, if you want to increase hip range of motion you should stretch your hips… right? If I’ve learned anything over the last several years of dedicating my teaching to evidence based practice, it’s that the things that seem the most “truish” should be the first to endure scrutiny.
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