Lizard pose is a deep hip opener that mimics the flexibility that lizards have in their upper bodies as they are stretched out. This energizing pose is similar to a lunge, but more intense. In addition to opening the hips, it also targets the glutes, hip flexors, hamstrings and lower back.

Seeking physical things like a new job, financial success, education, your friend hiding in the bushes, or lost treasure (hey, you never know), is a pretty concrete process with not too many surprises (except for the treasure.) Seeking what is in your heart, providing you can actually name that thing, requires a deeper dive and may be filled with surprises.

“Just breathe.” It should be written on every prescription pad in the world. It’s by no means a cure-all, but it serves to keep our bodies and minds focused, energized, and composed, laying the foundation for wellness.

Feel the connection from the earth to the sky with the beautifully integrated Sphinx Pose. Sphinx offers a nice pose to stay grounded within the hips and legs, but offers a baby backbend to release the back and open the heart. Stay here for a while and just breathe.

Abide—the word, itself, seems to have seasons. There is a time to endure, to tolerate, to acquiesce, to wait for something or someone, to rest in the moment. Sometimes it takes more courage and mindfulness to abide than to act.

Plank Pose is all about core strength and power. It is about feeling grounded and stable.

Think about when you are walking down a path – one of life’s many – and it feels so right. It may be the path of a relationship, a career, a health journey, or all of the above. You just know in your heart that everything you experienced to this point has brought you to this amazing place. You’re in alignment, connected to others, to yourself, to life.

We can admire things, people, actions. Or we can be the object of admiration. The word admire, more so than other types of compliments, brings with it a warmth and respect that we all want to feel worthy of. In its purest form, there is no desire or ego involved, just a loving nod to something we appreciate and maybe want to emulate.

Side plank is an empowering arm balance pose that challenges your ability to stay focused and open while building incredible strength and admiring the view!

Upward Plank Pose is an uplifting (sometimes intense) posture that is all about lifting up and out to build strength, endurance and flexibility both physically and mentally.

We can admire things, people, actions. Or we can be the object of admiration. The word admire, more so than other types of compliments, brings with it a warmth and respect that we all want to feel worthy of. In its purest form, there is no desire or ego involved, just a loving nod to something we appreciate and maybe want to emulate.

Join us for another year of Spiraling both on and off the mat with another set of universal themes centered around our guiding principles of awareness, nutrition, and movement.

What happens when…You wake up and no longer feel like yourself Life does not take on the shape or intensity it once had? Those that you trusted would dance with you have taken a different shape or path? What used to drive you has become a tedious chore?

We are born to move, to dance our way through it all, and feel alive! But, it can be hard, even impossible, to remember this dance under layers of stress, tension, responsibilities, etc. Dancing can bring out your happiest, most vibrant self so you can live your most authentic, joyful life!

Meditation does not always have to be done seated still or even alone. You can move with your meditation by yourself or with a group, simply by going for a walk, slowly and mindfully.

I have always dreamed and held very closely in my heart the idea of a community, a tribe, a world where we can celebrate each other’s strengths, respect our differences, and ultimately come together with the common goal of doing our best every day to lift others up. After all, as we learned in our month of flourishing, all flourishing is mutual…

They say how you stand in Tadasana is how you stand in life! What if you throw your arms up in Tadasana and really open yourself up to all that is possible?! Tadasana, Mountain Pose is a great way to ground yourself in the beginning of the practice.

When you flourish, all flourish.