Tag: online yoga

Pain is an inevitable part of the lived experience. While we can’t choose pain, we can choose how we are with the pain. Resmaa Manakem (author and founder of somatic abolitionism) puts it this way: “dirty pain” is the pain of avoidance, blame, and denial; whereas “clean pain” still hurts, it builds your capacity for growth. It fosters presence, vulnerability, and acceptance. It can be generative.

Practice can be a place where we slow down to be with what is: whether it’s pain, joy, or a confusing mixture of both. We learn how to be with what is in ways that can be nourishing and growth-oriented.

4-WEEK APRIL SESSION
CASTING SHADOWS, RETRIEVING LIGHT: YIN & YANG YOGA
Mondays 5:30-6:30 pm CT
April 6, 13, 20, 27
$60 (includes 7-day replay)

Each day of class, you will be emailed a unique Zoom link to gain access. Feel free to hop onto the Zoom 5 minutes early to say hi and chat!

Shortly after each class, a link to the recording will be sent out, which will be available for 7 days.

Self-compassion is a turning towards our pain, in a non-judgmental way. It is remembering that we as flawed humans aren’t alone in our experiences. It isn’t to diminish the uniqueness of one’s circumstances, nor is it about letting us off the hook; instead, it’s to say, things are screwed up, I feel screwed up, and I can still be okay.

If we’ve been attacking ourselves for a very long time, then being gentle can not only feel unfamiliar and uncomfortable, but even suspicious and dangerous. So, we take baby steps. We let love work, slowly.

4-WEEK MARCH SESSION
LET LOVE WORK: YIN & YANG YOGA
Mondays 5:30-6:30 pm CT
March 2, 9, 16, 23
$60 (includes 7-day replay)

Each day of class, you will be emailed a unique Zoom link to gain access. Feel free to hop onto the Zoom 5 minutes early to say hi and chat!

Shortly after each class, a link to the recording will be sent out, which will be available for 7 days.

NOTE: REGISTRATION FOR THIS SESSION IS NOW CLOSED. To get notified about upcoming sessions, please sign up for my newsletter here.

In an often challenging and hard world, it makes sense to need protection. Ensnared in our pain, this can look like getting defensive, bolstering the perimeter, not letting anything in, numbing out. It takes skill and practice to learn how to recover, to see the good alongside the bad, to strengthen the “muscle” of tenderness so that we can let in what nourishes us. The rectangular space of a yoga mat is a good training ground for softness.

4-WEEK FEBRUARY SESSION
SOFTNESS IS A DISCIPLINE: YIN & YANG YOGA
Mondays 5:30-6:30 pm CT
Feb 2, 9, 16, 23
$60 (includes 7-day replay)

Each day of class, you will be emailed a unique Zoom link to gain access. Feel free to hop onto the Zoom 5 minutes early to say hi and chat!

Shortly after each class, a link to the recording will be sent out, which will be available for 7 days.
NOTE: REGISTRATION FOR THIS SESSION IS NOW CLOSED. To get notified about upcoming sessions, please sign up for my newsletter here.

Crossing the threshold into another year, life continues. We carry with us the lessons of the past, drawn towards fresh beginnings. How would we like to shape a new path? Practice can be a time to slow down, check in, and feel into what rings true for us.

4-WEEK JANUARY SESSION
LIFE IS A HAPPENING THING: YIN & YANG YOGA
Mondays 5:30-6:30 pm CT
Jan 5, 12*, 19, 26
$60 (includes 7-day replay)
*a pre-recorded class

Each day of class, you will be emailed a unique Zoom link to gain access. Feel free to hop onto the Zoom 5 minutes early to say hi and chat!

Shortly after each class, a link to the recording will be sent out, which will be available for 7 days.
NOTE: REGISTRATION FOR THIS SESSION IS NOW CLOSED. To get notified about upcoming sessions, please sign up for my newsletter here.