In this yoga workout the focus is on building strength, specifically upper body strength. We kick things off on our hands and knees, warming up the arms and shoulders. Then we dive into a couple upper body focused sequences, that not only build strength, but also stamina and stability. We do a little binding at the end once the shoulders and nice and warmed up!

In the new workout this week we're doing Yoga with Weights, which means we're getting stronger, period. We kick off the workout with a 10 Minute Move, getting poses like Crescent, Warrior Three, Triangle & Half Moon in our bodies, preparing for when we add weights later. And please keep in mind as you make your way through this workout, if at anytime it feels like too much (especially on your back) please just drop the weights and do yoga without weights again, which is really just yoga :)

Shot on the east side under the FDR (that's a freeway for you out-of-towners), we bring things back to the core,, making sure those pandemic bellies are gone for good! We start with a little cat/cow, to get that feeling of core engagement in our bodies. Then we do a quick flow, alternating between backbends and twists, warming up the back of our bodies. And finally we focus on using our core to anchor us in some challenging variations of poses. And of course there are 3 Core-Focused Drills thrown in along the way :)

In this workout it's all about backbends! Rather than sun salutations, we kick class off with 'Chandra Namaskar', which means to salute the moon, warming up both the back of our bodies as well as the front gate. From there we dive deeper with a Warrior One/Lunge Sequence, creating space in out mid and upper spine. And we throw in several twists and Core Drills to balance our practice out!

Bringing it back to Balance today! And I do a little bit of a balancing act myself, flying without a mat, with a 15 foot drop behind me. I know. It seemed like a good idea at the time. Today we focus on transitions, very tricky transitions, from one pose to another. It's no the most relaxing workout, but you'll definitely come out feeling more balanced!

In this workout it's all about balancing on one leg. From Tree to Eagle to Rotated Half Moon, we practice keeping both our breath and gaze steady, helping to maintain our balance through tricky transitions. We also focus on creating clear anchors in each pose, from our hands to our feet to our fingertips!

Yay! Yoga with weights! We kick this workout off with a 'yoga without weights' sequence, getting poses like Reverse Warrior, Triangle, Half Moon & Side Plank in our bodies, for when we add the weights later. There's also a pretty tough Crescent, Warrior Three, Twisted Half Moon coming your way. Then we wrap it all off with a Core Focused series, good times :)

This workout kicks off with 10 minutes of moving, flowing from pose to pose, focused on making clean transitions into and out of each. Then we play a little hold the pose yoga, holding each of the poses we moved through, upping the game with challenging variations.

In this class the whole point is to MOVE, from start to finish. We'll build up a very long sequence, stringing about 20 poses together on each side. We'll take it through slow the first time around, practicing the transitions, then run the sequence through four more times, each time a little faster.

The focus of this weeks 'Workout of the Week' is building flexibility. We hit the usual suspects (hamstrings, hips, quads, shoulders & backs), in that order. Think of building flexibility as a marathon, a very long and often painful endeavor. And in each pose find your edge, that place your body literally stops you from going further. This is the place we build real space.

In this Core focused class we make sure our pandemic bellies are gone for good! Of course we'll do core-focused exercises, but we'll also learn to use our core to hold so many different yoga poses together, building stability and supporting our backs. I've also thrown in several core-focused drills to take things up a notch...or two!

In this Yoga with Weights class, we kick things off by doing yoga without weights, previewing several of the poses we'll add weights to later, getting these shapes in our bodies. We then take it into a weighted Crescent Pose into Warrior Three Series, adding a row exercise in Warrior Three. From there we taking it into a weighted Reverse Warrior/Triangle Series building strength in stability in our shoulder girdle and Core. Then it's to the floor we go with a little hands and knees action, followed by for-real core focused exercises.

In this class the whole point is to MOVE, from start to finish. We'll build up a very long sequence, stringing about 20 poses together on each side. We'll take it through slow the first time around, practicing the transitions, then run the sequence through four more times, each time a little faster.

This was actually a workout I shot early on in the pandemic as part of my Social Distance Series. But with everything going on, including the death of George Floyd, it didn't feel like the right time to release it. So here it is! Crescent Pose is the anchor pose for this class. We use it to transition into Standing Split, Warrior Three, Half Moon & Rotated Half Moon. So there is A LOT of standing on one leg in this workout!

In this workout we play a little 'hold the pose yoga.' Meaning we hold poses a long time, probably longer than you (or me) are going to want to! But it's in the holding of each yoga pose that we build strength and stability. Poses you'll be holding are Down Dog, Plank, Crescent, Warrior One, Warrior Two, Warrior Three & Triangle to name a few.

Today it's all about the core! We start on our hands and knees with a little Cat/Cow - alternating between a backbend and contraction, engaging our cores. From there we move into Tree Pose, learning how we can use our core to hold yoga poses together, setting up the next couple of sequences. And we cap it all of with core drills at the end. Bye bye pandemic belly.

In this Yoga with Weights class, we kick things off by doing yoga without weights, previewing several of the poses we'll add weights to later, getting these shapes in our bodies. We then take it into a weighted Crescent Pose into Warrior Three Series, adding a row exercise in Warrior Three. From there we taking it into a weighted Reverse Warrior/Triangle Series building strength in stability in our shoulder girdle and Core. Then it's to the floor we go with a little hands and knees action, followed by for-real core focused exercises.

In this workout we do the usual standing on one leg balancing poses, but we also take things up a notch with some tricky transitions. Two very challenging moments in this class, balancing in Awkward Chair, and transitioning from Twisted Awkward Chair to a Full Twist...and back again! 3 Hiit Drills are also coming your way, focused on Upper Body and Core.

Shot in the East River Park, this workout is all about building strength, specifically lower body strength. We start in a Standing Pigeon Pose, warming up the hips and then it's pretty much non stop from there. From the hips, to the quads, to the hamstrings, we keep it down low the whole time. The drills are also focused on the lower body. Oh and we do Burpees! Yuck...