Spring Cleanse

Get into the spring spirit with a flow that will move you, gently wake your winter body out of its slump, and help you welcome the new warmth of the sun. Even if you live in a place without seasons, enjoy this practice to help get your creative juices flowing. A nice steady pace that is gentle on your body. Props Needed: A blanket and a strap.

Spring Detox: twist-centric practice geared towards making space and fullness in your emotional and physical body in order to enable you to release any doubt, fear or frustration from your world. Standing twists, hip openers, backbends, savasana and brief meditation

If you succumb to the habit of sitting in "slouchasana", you may experience congestion in your side body. Spring cleaning of your lymphatic vessels around your abdominal region, side body and upper chest supports well being and greater range of motion. Enjoy a cleansing yin-inspired stretch series with postures like lounge lizard and a seated side straddle, suitable for beginners as well as those who have practiced for years.

Clear out what you don't need from the winter with a kapha-balancing class for the onset of spring. Shake things up with an invigorating breath/movement practice, then build heat and sweat through a brisk but attentive flow. Cool off with an inward-looking hip opener and a twist and leave your mat feeling lighter.

This enthusiastic flow is a non-stop celebration of the newness that spring brings. Practice a fresh breath of postures full of hops, skips and jumps. Begin with sun salutations before moving into active lunges, standing twists and tree pose. Forward folds flow into an optional headstand, then wind back down to your mat with locust, bow and sitting postures. Inspire enthusiasm within, much like nature in springtime, with this inviting class. Props Suggested: A strap and a blanket.

Hello spring, hello kapha! Before new beginnings can gain traction, physical, mental and emotional congestion must be cleared out. This brisk, playful class incorporates breath work, detoxifying twists, uplifting backbends, challenging arm balances and timed, standing postures to help you balance kapha and clear stagnant energy.

Your immune system can use some extra TLC in the Spring. Using the principles of Ayurveda, begin with a cobra-inspired sequence that incorporates twists and poses to awaken your upper chest and lung region to help cultivate and stimulate the nurturing intelligence inherent in your body. Use pranayama or breathing techniques combined with long holds as your internal weapon so you can protect and nourish in this transitional time of year. Props Suggested: A blanket.

This flowing, detoxifying vinyasa sequence will leave you refreshed, revitalized, and recharged. Move slowly and steadily through standing and seated postures that will open your hips, hamstrings, and chest. Flow through warrior and triangle variations, find expansion in one-legged virasana, camel, and wheel, then end with some gentle twists and seated stretches.

A short detox flow to flush out toxins and cleanse the body and mind. We will use the breath and movement to pump the blood through the abdominal organs as a refresher for the whole body. This class uses breath work and cardiovascular movement to increase circulation around the liver and digestive organs to help move stagnation and enhance detoxification. If you have a block, strap and blanket we will use them but there are modifications if not. A nice detox used on its own or in conjunction with a dietary modifications to help give your body a fresh start. Props: Block, Strap, and Blanket optional