Yoga for the Heart and Chest

This vinyasa class is full of flow including a Sun A, Sun B and Sun C. It's perfect for those days when you really want to move your body and flow.

You can expect to balance a little in a creative sun salutation that will warm the spine and create space in your side body preparing you for the rest of the practice.

Sun B adds in chair, twisting and opening through the hips and hamstrigs with crescent moon and 1/2 splits.

Together we build Sun C combining elements of the previous flows. You can expect a little balance (one leg tadasana), more twisting (open arm lunge twist and revolved crescent lunge) as well and turning to the back of the mat and adding on half moon and a side plank. This class has it all!

We cool things down by opening our hearts in puppy pose, rabbit and camel.

Surrender starts with deer pose as our hip opener and then we settle into savasana.

This class really is the perfect balance of yang with a touch of yin!

Claire designed this class for all the basketball players out there who want to enhance performance, prevent injury, and increase flexibility and mobility. Basketball requires endurance, balance, and sharp mental focus and this practice will help you quiet your mind while opening the spine, hips, legs, shoulders, and chest. Invest a little time so you stay on top of your game.

Do you suffer from upper body tension and need a shorter yoga class to both stretch and strengthen? Join Kristin for this Yoga for Stiff People series, focusing on neck, upper back, and shoulders to relieve some of the tension of your modern lifestyle. Learn to customize the practice to work for your body, and practice with the body (even stiffer ones) that you are in!

Reset your posture and restore freedom in the shoulders and spine. This gentle, heart-opening sequence relieves tech-neck and upper body tightness through shoulder rolls, heart-lifting backbends, and breath-led movement

Spotify playlist for Pure Motion - Open & Uplift

Flow through a warming practice to help you tap into your inner strength, softness, and heart power as you backbend, balance, twist, stretch, and breathe deeply. This balanced, heart-centered flow is designed to help you release tension in your chest and shoulders while strengthening your back, allowing for more openness and freedom in body, mind, and heart.

*This class has no background music, so you can enjoy the quiet, play your own, or listen to my curated Spotify playlist. Click the link below or follow me on Spotify (Jackie Mahrou) to find the playlist with this class title.

Spotify playlist for Flow with Heart

It is only just recently that humans spend the daylight hours sedentary (seated at a desk). Our bodies were designed to move and getting in a practice midday helps with personal health and keeps our minds sharp and hearts open for what is still ahead. This practice is well-rounded and builds to a bit of twisting and balancing.

This audio-only class is designed for experienced yoga practitioners who are familiar with posture names, general alignment, and comfortable practicing without a visual guide. You’ll move through a balanced and steady flow, hold twists and backbending postures, and explore balancing poses like Standing Splits and Dancer’s Pose/Natarajasana to connect to strength and freedom. Class concludes with grounding postures to help you move through your day with presence, clarity, and balance.

This class has no background music, so you can enjoy the quiet, play your own, or listen to my curated Spotify playlist. Click the link below or follow me on Spotify (Jackie Mahrou) to find the playlist with this class title.

Spotify playlist for Everyday Flow

Connect to your breath and move your body in this sweet, calming, gratitude-moving practice. You will have ample opportunities to open your hips and heart, making space for gratitude. The emotion of gratitude starts with a positive shift in your perspective and has been shown to improve our health and well-being at a cellular level.

This yoga journey for the heart focuses on cultivating gratitude. Through this practice, you can shift energy and replenish your heart center. Find space for appreciation and love, and leave feeling centered, grounded, and open.

This class is part 1 in a 3 part series focused on strength and cardio. Part I - Upper Body Burn - will rev up your upper body strength and get your whole body moving. We'll practice a few variations of pushups to build upper body strength and some fun transitions from downward dog creating strong shoulders and core. You'll have options so you can pick your level to work at to feel both safe and strong.

This hour-long, energetic power yoga class offers a well-rounded practice, complete with lots of flow, arm and leg balancing, ab and core movements, twisting, heart opening, and a fair share of chaturangas—making it a strong and warming practice. As you move, breathe, strengthen, and open, the invitation is to honor your body and meet each moment with steadiness and grace.

This class has no background music, so you can enjoy the quiet, play your own, or listen to my curated Spotify playlist. Click the link below or follow me on Spotify (Jackie Mahrou) to find the playlist with this class title.

Spotify playlist for Power Hour

Awaken your body and spirit with this gentle yet energizing slow-flow Vinyasa designed to create space in the heart, chest, shoulders, arms, and hips. In yoga, the arms are considered our "alchemical wings," and an extension of the heart that allows us to cultivate joy and openness. This class incorporates playful, spiraling arm movements to awaken your inner light and foster a sense of freedom.

Begin seated with a fun and dynamic arm flow to warm up the shoulders and chest. Progress to a kneeling sequence featuring lunges and hamstring stretches that prepare the body for a fluid standing flow filled with expansive arm movements. Perfect for starting your day with positivity and vitality, this practice will leave you feeling refreshed, open, and ready to embrace the day ahead.

This class is apart of a zodiacal series to attune the physical and subtle body to the energetics of the Moon in Capricorn. It works to concretize direction and determination, especially to overcome obstacles. This is the energy in which the self is no-longer the objective, but attainment of the higher objective becomes materialized. Postures will work to create healthy mobility within joint spaces and binds. These forces reinforce calm through obstacles, and structure within fluidity.

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

Throughout this upper body-focused class you will support your Heart and Lungs with gentle movement and Yin Yoga. This practice begins with wrist and should releases then moves into longer holds that stimulate the Heart and Lung meridians (energy pathways). Work deep into your chest and shoulders and feel the benefits of Yin Yoga.

Explore gentle backbends and heart-opening poses to release tension and cultivate flexibility in the upper body. This class focuses on expanding the chest, shoulders, and upper back, promoting a sense of openness and lightness.

The classes in Elise's Sweet & Simple series provide an adaptable experience and are designed for mixing and matching with each other.

Join Mary Baker for a sweet slow flow practice designed to up the dial on your daily gratitude practice! Class begins with seated time to appreciate the breath, transitions to kneeling warm ups and on to standing for a gently flowing sequence focused on finding gratitude for the simple things. We’ll wrap up with a brief gratitude meditation then set up for an extra relaxing savasana.

This heart-opening and heart-warming energetic flow class will have you moving through a mindful series of postures designed to tap into your sense of compassion. The class flows through hip and heart openers, twists and binds, all to a peak pose of Natarajasana (Dancer's Pose) and Ustrasana (Camel). You'll feel revitalized and energized. Enjoy!

In this all-levels class, we discuss the concept of The Gunas, the three strands of energy that make up the universe. Throughout our time together, we explore how both effort and ease come together, both physically and energetically, so that we can move closer to a state of “balance”.

With a blend of longer holds and breath to movement flow, this class will help you move into a meditative state with both your body and your mind.

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: chest to armpit, wrists to shoulders, and, neck to shoulders to promote healthy posture and mobility in neck and upper back.

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

Grab some weights, and join me on your mat for this upper body focused fusion flow class. This class weaves together elements of yoga, barre, and pilates, paired with hand weights to gain greater control and strength through the arms, shoulders, chest and core. You can expect an upper body burn as we work through full range of motion, and small range pulses, all the while creating a deep sense of intentionality through movement and breath. This quick 20 minute upper body class is designed to help you gain upper body strength to support the functionality of your life, as well as other areas of your yoga practice.

This class is apart of a zodiacal series to attune the physical and subtle body to the energetics of the Moon in Libra. It works to balance the dual nature of the self-positive and negative. This is the equilibrium of desire vs devotion, postures will work to strengthen the lower and upper back and work the kidneys.These forces create balance through presence and help to neutralize external seeking, while stabilizing the regenerative pranic (lifeforce) line (meridian).

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

This morning class is designed to help you connect to your body, allowing you to experience a deep sense of presence, wholeness, and inner awareness that can last throughout your day. You will mindfully flow through Sun Salutation (Surya Namaskar) variations, hold backbends and twists, and finish with grounding postures to help you feel balanced for your day.

There is no music in this class so you can enjoy the silent background, use your own playlist, or play Jackie's Spotify Playlist.

Spotify playlist for Good Morning Flow 2: Embodiment

This class is apart of a zodiacal series to attune the physical and subtle body to the energetics of the Moon in Leo. It works to empower the heart. This is the center of the self, postures will work power from the core and expand from the heart. These forces strengthen sense of self and personal abilities from inner confidence.

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

"Freedom arises from a heart that is ready for anything." - Tara Brach

This warming and dynamic vinyasa flow class is designed to help you connect to your inner strength and heart power. On a physical level, you will practice postures that stretch the muscles in your chest and heart area, simultaneously strengthening the muscles of your back and legs. On an energetic level, you are invited to soften and open your symbolic heart as you connect with the strength within, so that you can live with more courage and trust. You will flow, hold balancing & backbending postures, and then wind down with half pigeon and forward folds so that you are left feeling strong, free, balanced, and more ready for what lies ahead. Enjoy!


Spotify playlist for Inner Strength Flow 3: An Open Heart

Before you start your day, join me for a morning flow! In this class, we’ll explore chest openers and backbends that will help us to create BIG energy to move through our day feeling our best. We’ll ease into the practice to gently wake up the body and move through some transitions to keep us on our toes and wake up the mind. The final build will take us into Dancer’s Pose before we wind down with a little bit of core work and a self-guided savasana. Hope you have a great day!

Give your neck, shoulders and back some well deserved love.

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.

Join Katy for a 40 minute practice to release neck shoulders and chest. Learn how your daily posture can create tension in your neck and what you can do to prevent it!

This short & effective practice will create a lot of space & stability in your upper body. It's the perfect antidote to a desk job. There are opportunities for inversions & alternatives are offered.

This class is designed to help you bring awareness to the pelvis and its role in supported backbends. While this class is focused on accessible backbends, the work required to create structure is detailed and precise. While the first half of this class is slower moving, the second half picks up its pace and is certain to get the heart rate up.