Integrate mind, body and breath in an abbreviated Primary Series class for all levels. Allow your worries to dissipate in this briskly paced, moving meditation with Adi.
Enter the holiday season with an open heart! Adi leads a short sequence that will loosen up your shoulders, upper back and neck in preparation for the queen of all asanas, shoulder stand.
Celebrate amazing leaps of faith by practicing deep hip and hamstring openers in preparation for Hanumanasana. Even if your body typically yells out “no” to the proposition of splits pose, after 25-minutes of safe preparation with Adi, you may surprise yourself! Just remember, fabled monkey leaps don’t have anything to do with where you are today. Please be safe as you embark courageously towards your best expression of this challenging pose:)
Adi brings another inspiring Ashtanga class focusing on twisting your core to release unneeded tension. Filmed in the setting of Jackson Hole, you will be transformed to a place of insight and tranquility with your yoga practice.
Don’t have time for a full hour of yoga? You probably need to slow it down a bit!
Nah, we all have those days; so here by popular demand, a thirty-minute all-levels Ashtanga sequence with Adi, focused on blissful balancing and backbends. Enjoy the wildflowers and keep the requests coming!
In this breathing meditation we will observe the space between two breaths and relate it to the space between two thoughts to find simple stillness. Tim Miller was kind enough to share this breathing practice with Adi, which incorporates ujjayi pranayama (victorious breath) as well as three rounds of retention on an exhalation (rechaka kumbhaka,) and three rounds of retention on an inhalation (puraka kumbhaka.)
Bakasana, or “crow/crane” pose is a great way to tone your abdominals, strengthen your wrists and arms, and stretch your upper back and groin. Plus, when you nail the pose, you can’t help but feel a burst of empowerment from your inner yoga ninja! Try out these quick tips from Adi for blissful balancing in Bakasana.
If this is your first attempt, we admit, the pose can seem daunting. Keep your feet on the floor and try lifting one at a time. This may be your move for weeks/months and that’s fine. With enough diligence and practice, you’ll get it! Worried about face plants? Realize that in the beginning, everything takes a little faith… and setting up a pillow crash pad has never hurt anyone. We’re pretty sure novice ninjas use the same technique!
Whether you lead an active lifestyle or sit at a desk all day, it’s pretty common to walk through life with tight hips. Left unattended; this region of the body can become a reservoir for stress and anxiety. Promote healthy hip flexors and strengthen the legs, core and lower back with this deep hip opening sequence with Adi.
If you spend hours every day sitting behind a desk, in your car, or on your couch; you may suffer from what Adi refers to as “Affluent Society Syndrome.” This lifestyle creates stiffness in your hip flexors, hamstring and psoas muscles, which can take a serious toll on your lower back over time. Keep your back feeling fresh and limber with this short sequence of moves that will bring greater flexibility to these muscle groups while restoring strength and integrity to your spine and core.
Adi leads a calming breathing technique that will improve concentration and ground you into this moment. First, sip the breath through the seven main chakras of the body. Finish with three rounds of ujjayi pranayama, or victorious breathing. Much like clenching a garden hose to increase water pressure, constricting the throat in this breath powerfully directs the flow of oxygen to the parts of the body that need it most, creating the characteristic “hissing” sound we all associate with ujjayi pranayama.