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Only 19 days until the Yoga Journal Conference in NYC! My #PillarsofPower immersion with Baron on Friday is SOLD OUT! And good news- I’m teaching a FREE class on Sunday. Join me at Yoga Journal Events on Sunday, April 10, 2016 from 1:00 PM. REGISTER HERE! Baron still has a few spaces left in his master class on Saturday morning. Sign …
Featured on YogaJournal.com “Spring cleaning” doesn’t just mean tidying up your house. Each year, the new energy of spring and extra daylight inspire me to fine-tune my practice on the mat. By taking a fresh look at some foundational poses, we can clean up our alignment and generate even more energy. Here are a few common mistakes or “defaults” that …
Featured on YogaJournal.com March signals the awakening of spring, a new season of growth and renewal. It’s time to emerge from the inward time of the winter, recharge your yoga practice, and stir up the power to spring forward. The following poses will shine new light within as we awaken and open to the energy of spring. Like nature, we’ll …
Featured on YogaJournal.com Here is an energizing sequence to boost vitality from Baron Baptiste’s book Journey Into Power. I just spent 10 days in Sedona, Arizona, at a Baptiste Yoga Level One training, and I’m feeling inspired, refreshed, and revitalized. There is something magical that happens when 180 people gather for a week of practice and purpose. Together we explore what’s …
Featured on YogaJournal.com I created this fun and challenging sequence to boost your core strength and mood as you flip your world upside down. Inversions are known for their mood- and health-boosting benefits, but they’re also great tools to help you break free from the seriousness of the adult world and infuse a sense of wonder, exploration, and play into …
Featured on YogaJournal.com Kick your practice into high gear with leap frog hops! Inversions can help you get out of your head and into your body, and they’re also really fun and empowering. In this core-strengthening sequence, we’ll build up to Leap Frog hops (sometimes called Donkey Kicks)—a great fix for those days when you’re feeling just a little too …
Featured on YogaJournal.com The core is the power center within the body, and core strength impacts every pose. Powerful abdominal muscles help to create more ease and efficiency in your movements and transitions both on and off the mat. This twisting flow sequence will help you get deep into your core to unlock power, strength, and lightness. Bonus: Twisting poses …
Featured on YogaJournal.com Happy #HeartMonth! As we celebrate the month dedicated to raising awareness of cardiovascular health, this energizing sequence will get your heart pumping as it opens your body, strengthens your core, and clears your mind. I recommend moving through the flow part of the sequence holding each pose for 5 breaths the first time through, then repeating two …
Featured on YogaJournal.com Lie prone on the floor. Stretch your legs back, tops of the feet on the floor. Spread your hands on the floor under your shoulders. Hug the elbows back into your body. Press the tops of the feet and thighs and the pubis firmly into the floor. On an inhalation, begin to straighten the arms to lift …
Featured on YogaJournal.com If you’re not practicing Baptiste Yoga, you should be. Here are 7 reasons why Baptiste Yoga may be the right style of yoga for you (my favorite: it accelerates your results on and off the mat). 1. Baptiste Yoga offers real tools for life today. While yoga is an ancient practice, everything you get in a Baptiste Yoga …
