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VIDEO ON DEMAND

Practice options to meet your needs!

I get it! You're busy, with an unpredicatable work schedule which does not sync with in-studio or Live ZOOM offerings. With VIDEO ON DEMAND, (VOD) you decide when and where you wish to practice, whether at home fireside, outside, or from the privacy of your hotel room! Curious as to my style of teaching? Skip below to my Yoga Nibbles for several video samples.

How it Works

You choose the number of VOD classes you wish to have unlimited viewing access for a month, and the date you wish to begin. If you a have specific type of class you prefer (Gentle vs Flow) just let me know! I will select VOD options specifically to meet your requests. Once you have submitted payment, I will supply your video links.

While I do not require a minimum monthly contract, I am unable to refund VOD services once purchased.

VOD MONTHLY RATES

6 VIDEOS per mo with unlimited viewing $85

8 VIDEOS per mo with unlimited viewing $105

10 VIDEOS per mo with unlimited viewing $125

PAYMENT | Venmo +$1.50 shared transaction | Cash | Check

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YOGA NIBBLES | anatomically inspired mini-practices

Chest Strength | Chaturanga

Chaturanga, or "four point pose", can be challenging for those new to yoga. Especially if you lack strength in your shoulders, chest, core or back muscles, it can take some time to find ease and grace in mastery of this posture.

Fortunately, as with all yoga postures, there are modifications to help you work slowly and safely toward the full expression of the pose, as explained in this short video Chaturanga is a part of the typical vinyasa sequencing, or flow styles of yoga, and may also be used in sequence with dog down-plank as a way to build anterior and posterior chest wall muscles. Always work slowly and mindfully, observing your breath and level of muscle fatigue to guide your practice choices.

If you have had recent shoulder cardiac or abdominal surgery, please confer with your medical care team before exploring Chaturanga.

Wrists | Modifications

Wrist fatigue and/or aching, especially if you have arthritis, edema or limited wrist flexibility, can be a concern for some students. In this video I share techniques to gently warm the wrist joints and ways to offload weight as to lesson discomfort in various postures.

If you have had recent surgery at the wrist joint, or palmar surfaces, such as tendon repairs or carpal tunnel release, please confer with your medical care team before exploring this practice.

Abductors | Hip Rotators

If you have had recent hip or knee surgery, please confer with your medical care team before exploring this series. Always work slowly, allowing the pose to find you, while observing your breath as a guide.

In this short video segment, you will find a favorite yoga sequence to help strengthen and stretch the hip rotators and muscles of abduction, and stretch the deep groin and adductors. The bolster offers a soft surface to rest your forearms, however you may rest on a blanket or your mat. This sequence is a good choice before standing poses which require strength and stability of the pelvis, such as Revolved Triangle and Warrior 3. Breathe and enjoy!

The hip ABDUCTOR muscles, are important in stabilization of the pelvis during walking and running, which include gluteus medius and minimus (buttocks), obturator externus, gemelli, and sartorius muscles.

Hip abductor weakness can lead to overuse injuries like patellofemoral pain syndrome (pain behind the kneecap) and iliotibial band syndrome (ITBS) Strengthening these muscles as well help tone our backside, and in some cases, can help prevent and/or relieve pain in the hips and knees.

Rotator Cuff | Serratus Anterior

If you suspect or know you have shoulder health concerns or are recovering from shoulder surgery, please confer with your medical care team before exploring this series. Always work slowly, allowing the pose to find you, while observing your breath as a guide.

In this gentle segment we explore a shoulder sequence as a prep for deeper releases in Gomukhasana (Cow Faced Pose) Using a belt we assist the slow, gentle stretch needed across the muscles of the rotator cuff, while also strengthening the serratus anterior muscles of the back body chestwall. As an added balance challenge, explore a 'fusion pose' with Tree Pose legs!

Injuries to the rotator cuff may result in inflamation (tendonitis) or an actual tearing of the musclar-tendon attachment. Six to eight weeks are needed for the tendon to heal to the bone. Depending upon the size of the tear, recovery time may vary 4-12 months, or in as little as 2-4 weeks for a swelling and inflamation of tendonitis to improve.

Conservative treatments such as rest, ice, physical therapy, and specific gentle yoga asana, are sometimes are all that's needed to recover from a rotator cuff injury. However a consult with your medical care team is best if your symptoms are suggestive of a significant tear.

Symptoms of a rotator cuff tear include:

Dull ache deep in the shoulder
Disturbed sleep
Difficulty combing your hair or reaching behind your back
Arm weakness

Back Arching | Camel Pose

If you suspect or know you have back health concerns or are recovering from back surgery, please confer with your medical care team before exploring this series. Always work slowly, allowing the pose to find you, while observing your breath as a guide.

In this Yoga Nibbles video segment, we warm the spine in prep for the back arching needed in Ustrasana, or Camel Pose. This sequence as well fosters strengthening of the back muscles, important in supporting health of the back.

A primary point to remember in working with yoga poses focusing on the back, is spinal extention. This is created by lengthening the torso through extensional energies drawing the legs long from hips to heels, and cervical lengthening through shoulder retraction as you reach through the crown of your head.

Be sure to allow time for the counter poses after back arching, inviting the spine and back muscles to slowly return to their neutral state.