Yoga and Meditation
I'm a certified yoga teacher and mindfulness coach. This channel started out as a way to provide home practice videos for my private yoga students when they would miss a class or I was on vacation. I am now opening it up to anyone who would benefit from accessing these practices from home. They include well-rounded basic home practices as well as a number of specialty videos dealing with ways to continue your practice through surgeries, injuries, and life. I will continue to add a variety of yoga practices and guided meditations.
These are not professionally shot videos. My intent is to make the practices unintimidating. I make a point to avoid unnecessarily revealing clothing or showing off advanced postures. I hope you enjoy and gain benefit from the practices. As with any form of movement or exercise, please consult with your physician and make sure there are no medical reasons why you should not perform some of these exercises. My aim is to make yoga as accessible as possible. Your task is to listen to your own body (your best teacher) and not move in any way that causes pain or discomfort.
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Functional Strength Practice
This full practice has something for everyone. It is part two of the fall prevention practice and builds strength and range of motion to move from squatting and lunging to standing, and from seated to lunging to standing. As with any form of movement or exercise, please consult with your physicia...
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Fall Prevention Practice
This video uses traditional yoga poses as well as specific functional movements to strengthen ankle, hip, and core stabilizers to aid in fall prevention. It also incorporates building upper body core and arm strength to push yourself up from the floor in the event of a fall. Perfect for re-buildi...
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Walk - Hike Stretch Break
Take a 20-25 minute stretch break while out on your next walk or hike. These stretches can be done anywhere outdoors on a trail or in a city park. They can even be done inside as filmed after an indoor workout. As with any form of movement or exercise, please consult with your physician and make ...
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Restorative Yoga
Restorative yoga uses a variety of props to completely support the body in various positions of rest so that you can practice letting go. This is a fully guided Restorative Yoga practice you can do with props you already have at home. As with any form of movement or exercise, please consult with ...
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Metta Meditation
This is a fully guided traditional Loving Kindness (Metta) Meditation sending out thoughts of care, peace, and joy to yourself and others.
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1 Hour Piriformis Release Practice
This full body practice focuses on release of the piriformis, back of the hip, and glute muscles, with corresponding strengthening of the core and legs. As with any form of movement or exercise, please consult with your physician and make sure there are no medical reasons why you should not perfo...
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Moon Salutations
This practice is built around the soft, fluid, spacious idea of a moon salutation. As with any form of movement or exercise, please consult with your physician and make sure there are no medical reasons why you should not perform some of these exercises. My aim is to make yoga as accessible as po...
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IT Band Stretches
This short, stand alone set of stretches for tight IT band on the outside of the leg or hip can be used by itself or part of any other stretching practice. As with any form of movement or exercise, please consult with your physician and make sure there are no medical reasons why you should not pe...
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Peaceful River Flow
Enjoy a virtual nature break with the sights and sounds of a flowing river. This video could also be used as a mindful awareness meditation practice.
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Chair Yoga Post Hip Replacement
This chair practice is specifically for someone who has just had a hip replacement surgery but would be lovely any time you find yourself recovering from a lower body surgery or injury or are just sitting a lot. As with any form of movement or exercise, please consult with your physician and make...
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Desk Break
Bookmark this video so it is easily accessible on your computer. This is a short stretch break that you can do at your desk while you're working. I hope you enjoy and gain benefit from the practices. As with any form of movement or exercise, please consult with your physician and make sure there ...
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Ashtanga for Wrist Injury
This video shows a variety of ways to modify the traditional Ashtanga Primary Series practice for a hand or wrist injury, including completely non-weight bearing to progressively more weight-bearing options. As with any form of movement or exercise, please consult with your physician and make sur...
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A Renewing Practice
As the title suggests, this video is perfect when you are easing back into practice after too much sitting, travel, or illness. I hope you enjoy and gain benefit from the practices. As with any form of movement or exercise, please consult with your physician and make sure there are no medical rea...
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Posture Assessment
Use this practice to understand how tightness and weakness causes imbalances in the body that contribute to postural problems, which in turn contribute to back, neck, and shoulder pain. This practice will help you assess these common imbalances in yourself and show you basic exercises to address ...
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Standing in Place Practice
This practice is great for when you can't get up and down from the floor due to joint injuries, or when the floor is not clean or there is not enough space. I use it in small hotel rooms when traveling or outdoors when camping. As with any form of movement or exercise, please consult with your ph...
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40 Minute Home Practice
This home practice adds on to the standing in place practice to make a nice well rounded flow. I hope you enjoy and gain benefit from the practices. As with any form of movement or exercise, please consult with your physician and make sure there are no medical reasons why you should not perform s...
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Ashtanga Sun Salutes and Standing in Chair
This video takes you through the traditional Ashtanga sun solutions and standing practice while sitting in a chair. I filmed it when I had a walking boot on for an ankle injury but it could be used any time you need support for weight bearing, such as injury, balance issue, or fatigue. I hope you...
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Yin Yoga
This practice includes long, passively held postures meant to rest the muscles while stretching, strengthening, and stimulating the connective tissue in the hip and shoulder joints. It's a perfect supplement to a more vigorous practice and to the habitual movements we over-do in modern life. I ho...
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45 Minute Home Practice
A well rounded basic yoga practice focusing on core balancing out strength and range of motion. I hope you enjoy and gain benefit from the practices. As with any form of movement or exercise, please consult with your physician and make sure there are no medical reasons why you should not perform ...
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30 Minute Home Practice
This is a short, energizing, basic flow practice. I hope you enjoy and gain benefit from the practices. As with any form of movement or exercise, please consult with your physician and make sure there are no medical reasons why you should not perform some of these exercises. My aim is to make yog...
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50 Minute Home Practice
This home practice is a recording from a live zoom class from June 2020. It consists of gentle stretches with easy range of motion, and some shoulder and core stability work. My dog makes several appearances. Enjoy. I hope you enjoy and gain benefit from the practices. As with any form of movemen...
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Chair Yoga
If you’ve always thought chair yoga was only for certain people and not for you, this just might change your perspective. Chair yoga is great any time you need to avoid weight bearing in the arms or legs, or are needing to avoid getting up and down off the floor for any reason. As with any form o...
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Mindful Awareness Yoga Practice
This practice asks you to stay present with your body and breath, while being playful and letting go of judgements or expectations about the postures. As with any form of movement or exercise, please consult with your physician and make sure there are no medical reasons why you should not perform...