Yoga for Hips

This class is apart of a zodiacal series to attune the physical and subtle body to the energetics of the Moon in Gemini. It works to open the side-body, chest, and diaphragm. It strengthens the inner to outer communication, focusing from inner self and intuitive expression.

It can be practiced when the moon is in Gemini, each month, or if your birth moon is in Gemini and you'd like to accentuate the physical and mental qualities.

Get off your seat and get ready to open and release your tight hips and hamstrings! This focused practice will help you create space and freedom for your back side. Whether you are an athlete or a desk jockey, this class is perfect for anyone suffering from tight glutes, hammies, and hips!

This class will focus entirely on forwards bends from both standing and sitting. Be prepared for some big stretches through the entire back of your leg.

Explore mantra, pranayama, and gentle vinyasa in another installation of the Yogic Way series. This class aims to offer up opportunity to soften into the subtleties of full spectrum yogic practices. Observe cosmic sensations through your physical experience on the mat, and drop into your own expansive and eternal nature through this slow moving, feel good practice.

This practice focuses on the interconnected relationship of the body and the mind and how our awareness of one, directly affects the other. In a yin practice, we disengage the muscles of the body to access the drier tissues within and at the same time we can also observe the mind expand. Enjoy long holds in five different shapes to explore this concept and end the class with a short pranayama practice.

Quell fear and calm down in this 40-minute Yin class, specifically sequenced to stimulate the Kidney + Urinary Bladder Meridians Lines (stimulates trust, wisdom, more energy, hope). Expect long holds to help the body + mind unravel and relax, followed by a sound bowl Savasana to leave you feeling super relaxed and reconnected to Self.

This sequence will prepare your hips for half and full lotus. We will strengthen the core, work the hips, and stretch the quads, inner thighs, hamstrings, and low back.

This class is apart of a zodiacal series to attune the physical and subtle body to the energetics of the Moon in Cancer. It works to awaken the creative center, and the powerful forces within the low belly. It draws more energy to nurturance and sustenance of the self, and personal life forces.

It can be practiced when the moon is in Cancer, each month, or if your birth moon is in Cancer and you'd like to accentuate the physical and mental qualities.

In this all-levels vinyasa class you will spend time warming up the hips and hamstrings for hanumanasa, or the splits. The class includes standing splits, 1/2 splits, triangle pose, and some balancing before coming down for our peak pose.

The goal is NOT to actually do hanumanasa, but rather follow the process that it takes to potentially get there some day.

Sometimes you want the benefit of the long, slow, deep Yin holds but don't have a full hour to practice. Elise will guide you through just a few juicy poses to get into your hips and spine in just a few minutes. Enjoy this short taste of Yin Yoga!

Spotify playlist for Bite-Sized Yin

Specific modified yoga poses target kinetic (movement) lines and deep muscles to promote mobility, healthy flexibility and prevent injuries. This class focuses on opening up the myofascial tissue connections from the inner pelvis to outer hip to promote strength and mobility in knees, ankles, and lower back.

Great class to support healthy mobility in joints and restore muscular imbalance.

Indulge in a gentle Yin sequence crafted to stimulate the Stomach + Spleen Meridians (sheds worry, anxiety, lack of confidence, and feelings of overwhelm). End your class with an extra-long Savasana accompanied by a mini-Sound Bath—encouraging relaxation, deep meditation, and a mending of connection to our inner divine.

This slow-paced class gives you a time and space to breathe, feel, and recenter. You will be guided through postures that aim to stretch the major muscle groups in your body, practice a gentle Pranayama breathing technique, and rest in final Savasana. Enjoy grounding postures such as Half Pigeon (with options), Tree pose (Vrksasana), Half Frog Pose (Bhekasana), and more. This class is accessible and perfect for all-levels of yoga experience. Enjoy!

New to Pilates? Here's your introduction where Claire focuses on proper technique, mind-body connection, and correct breathing. You'll work your powerhouse or center, which includes your abs, back, and butt. Learn how to access the deep core, and prepare yourself for faster-paced classes, confident of your technique. (excellent preparation for Claire's Pilates/Yoga fusion classes.)

Feeling tight? Extra sore today? Unwind tension from your legs and hips and enjoy the feeling of sweet release. These are some of my favorite moves and stretches to discharge restlessness stored in my quads, hamstrings, inner thighs, calves and glutes, I hope you enjoy!

Booty Camp 2 is the long anticipated sequel to Booty Camp. Get ready to werk your way to more perky buns in just 30 minutes. You will feel the burn right away and leave your mat feeling stronger and more confident than ever!

Dancer's Pose is one of the most potent and difficult postures. It's a balancing pose that asks us to stay strong amidst our wobbly times in life. It also asks the shoulder to open deeply into the backplane. We start slow and work steadily towards opening our hips and shoulders through balancing poses as well as taking our shoulders into the backplane. Though it's a slow-moving class we go deep. Jeanie uses a strong and steady tree to balance on for the full expression of Natarajasana with a strapm as this class is offered from the beautiful Eldorado Canyon State Park on a windy Fall day with lots of challenging obstacles to balance. The theme is steady yourself as the wind attempts to blow you off your midline.

The Sage, Vasistha, and King Visvamitra are the inspiration for this class. The King is enamoured by the Sages inner powers. In fact, The King has a cow that brings forth anything he wishes for. This power comes from the Sages' many years of intense practice and deep meditation. The greedy King wants this wish-fulfilling cow. The cow is now for sale however and the King must learn some arduous lessons that only deep practice can offer us. This class is a playful and guided practice into these challenging arm balances. I break it down so it's possible to get into it!! Have fun, enjoy the outdoor setting of Eldorado Canyon State Park

Inspired by Power Yoga, Elise offers longer holds of simpler poses in this transformation 40-minute session. Warm, open, and strengthen your whole body while moving from restful Child's Pose through invigorating Warrior 2, eventually finishing with joyful backbends and calming hip openers. Please check out Elise's special Spotify playlist for this class, too!

Spotify playlist for The Power of Intention

This yin class is all about tuning out distractions, moving inward and becoming so strong that outside forces don't make us react. Lofty goals for a yoga class, right?!

Your mantra throughout this class is:
I have no where else to be.
I have nothing else to do.
I have nothing else to think about.

You can expect to open your hips, your heart and do some gentle twisting.

Decompress, rest, and let go in this slow-paced class that will help open your body and center your mind. This well-rounded practice gives you a little of everything, with extra emphasis on hip-opening with postures like Mandukasana (Prone-Frog) and Lizard Pose (Runners Lunge) to help you release tension. Throughout class Jackie invites you to stay present and to allow your postures to be more effortless so that you can fully experience all that yoga offers. Enjoy!

This video version of Gentle Hatha 4 is a remaster of an audio class that was first recorded in 2011. Please enjoy this new and updated version, as well as the other 6 classes in the Gentle Hatha series.

This class is the first of a 5 class series of designed for the unique needs of the male body. Of course anyone can benefit from this - but it's designed to welcome men of all shapes, sizes, and abilites who are looking to get their yoga practice started - hence the title, BEGIN.

The class works the core a bit, looks to improve mobility in the hips and spine, and gently works on flexibility in typically tight spots. Give it a try as this class will help you to feel so much better!

If you need a good stretch and are ready to release any tension in your shoulders or hips, this class will hit the spot. This Hatha class takes several breaths in each pose, to give you time to breathe deeply, and smooth out any kinks in your hips and upper body. This is an excellent class if you sit a lot during the day and will open and strengthen the muscles that get tense from too much time at a desk.


Spotify playlist for 45-Minute Heart & Hips Hatha

I've said for a long time that it takes more strength to be kind. And yet, kindness is much overlooked. This is because to truly be kind, you have to know deeply it's opposite, sorrow.

This class was inspired by the poem, Kindness, by Naomi Shahib Nye, which describes this concept so beautifully.

And kindness does not mean always doing the "nice" thing or the "easy" thing; sometimes it is hard, strong, and the ultimate form of nurturance.

In this deepening-into-the-hips flow, you will explore what kindness is, in your body: what does it mean to EMBODY kindness?
It is through the practice of embodiment that you come to directly experience a concept, then integrate it into your life, so you are well equipped to live it.

After this class, you will feel a sense of freedom from slowing down the pace to work deeply into the hips. Allow yourself to be with what arises in each shape, exploring your own edge, and practicing kindness with yourself.

We all hold tension in the body, and when life becomes stressful, fast-paced, or when you feel flooded or overwhelmed, the patterns that were set up long ago as your nervous system did it's amazing job to keep you alive, show up as your shoulders raise to your ears, or you tense up in the hips. This is all done on an unconscious level, and for good reason. And yet, these patterns often leave tension behind as a reminder that life is out of balance.

Becoming aware of these physical "go-to" patterns is the first step towards conscously changing these, which allows you to choose something different, more beneficial, and over time, resolving the build up of tension, so you can shift toward more wellbeing.

This 45-minute class brings a focus to hips and shoulders: areas of the body where tension is most often held, and relieving both is the key to freeing up the spine and the whole body system to live better.

Shoulder openers and classic warrior poses with precise alignment cueing, facilitates a balance of strength and flexibility. You will feel complete and whole after this practice.

This is a feel good flow centered around pleasure!!! You will hit all the tight spots (hips, hamstrings, shoulders), all in the name of feeling good. So many of us are caught up in our day to day to-do's that we aren't making time for pleasure, if we are even aware of what gives us pleasure.

My guess is, anyone who practices yoga gets some sort of pleasure from it, so allow that to be your intention for this flow.

The class begins in child's pose to get you grounded, moves through a few rounds of sun salutations and then primes your body for our flow.
The main flow includes some fun transitions from eagle arms to warrior three arms to extended side angle along with reverse warrior, triangle and reverse triangle to open the hips and side bodies. As we move deeper in the sequence, I add on balance and deeper hip opening with runners lunge and prone frog. The peak pose is eagle, followed by more hip opening in warrior one and humble warrior. Class ends with a final hip opener and twist, leaving you feeling open , grounded and focusing on what feels good in your life.

In a world full of Yang energy, one of the best things we can do is Yin yoga. I know it's hard to slow down, but your body, your mind and your community need Yin energy right now.

This Yin class is focused on the hips and the heart which makes is perfect for any athletes or desk jockeys out there. Remember, with Yin we are focused on long holds that may not be challenging in execution, but challenging due to the stillness. For a lot of us, this slowing down is more challenging than any power or vinyasa flow.

Spotify playlist for Yummy Yin: Hips and Heart

Ready to tackle the press handstand that you’ve been wanting to work on? Let’s do it! This press program will help you to build the strength, flexibility and confidence to help you overcome this challenging pose while also keeping your wrists and shoulders happy and healthy! This program should be taken at your own pace. Each sequence is harder than the one before it and has different more advanced movements.

This is Class 4 and we push it to the limit here! You did it! You made it all the way! Remember to stay consistent to reach your goals and take rest days in between! You are limitless!

You will open your entire body in this class, with an extra emphasis on your legs, hips, and lower body. This Hatha class will have you hold poses, one by one, for several breaths at a time, to maximize the benefits of each pose. Energetically, this class will connect you to your roots, and your legs are connected to your sense of groundedness, stability, and security.

Spotify playlist for Hips & Legs Love

These classes are dedicated to strength and stability. Yes, it’s a fitness class but it’s also a super soulful, smart and comprehensive workout for body and mind. Each class is dedicated toward building towards a peak asana. THIS progression is aiming us at Low Hunting Owl Pose!