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Release and Ground
Enjoy a luxurious, gentle, and deeply grounding meditative flow — culminating in an extended shavasana. This is a perfect practice if you’re working through some difficult emotions or anxiety, need to release and ground tension, or if you want to achieve a meditative state through movement.Lengt...
December Playlist: Awakening
This curated playlist will help you feel open, awake, free, and ready for change and transformation. Create or modify this within your streaming service of choice and use it for your yoga classes throughout the month. This is the same playlist I’ll be using for my in-person classes at Tower Hill.
Drop into the void
Beginning with a reading from the Radiance Sutras, this meditation will drop you into the space of no-thing — what I like to call the void — beyond time, object, and thought. At the end, I close with a grounding visualization. Stay in this meditation for as long as you’d like to reset the mind...
Candlelight Yin & Restorative for the New Moon
This Friday from 6-7:30 p.m.(NOTE: for those who already registered, there was a glitch with the Zoom meeting info. Please use the information in your email confirmation and the reminder that will go out the day before the event. I’ll also send a reminder the day of.)The new moon is an important w...
What’s going on in the universe? Part 2 - 11/8/20
A deeper dive in the nodes and how you can discover these energies in your own chart. I use the current chart of the moment to show the planets and their aspecting angles.
What’s going on in the universe? Part 1 - 11/8/20
Here I discuss current astrological and energetic events leading up to the Solstice, a personal account of how these transits affected my natal chart in 2012 (and the existential crisis that ensued), and some tips on how to work with and stay grounded during these times.
Heart-Healing Candlelight Yin
Go deep into the heart and release knots in just 30 minutes with this healing class.Props: block, bolster (or two bed pillows), blanket or cushion to sit on.Music: Heart Chakra (Crystal Tones) by Jonathan Goldman
Gratitude and Manifestation
Create and work with the energetic channels of gratitude and manifestation with this well-rounded practice that includes stretching, energy exercises, and a strong sequence of standing postures.Length: 1 hourProps: blocks optional, blanket or cushion to sit onPhysical benefits: spine, hamstrings, le...
Manifestation Meditation
This class begins with a reading from Mark Nepo, transitions into gentle arm movements to awaken the energy current, and then drops into a powerful manifestation meditation. Practice this short set anytime you want to bring more energy towards your wishes and goals.Originally aired during “Morning...
Being with what IS
Release your grip on what WAS and be with what IS with this nourishing yin practice with blissfully long holds that get the spine moving in all directions. Sometimes digesting and releasing requires the simplicity of presence and attention. Begin and end with a Shanti chant to cultivate peace.Length...
Gently move through racing thoughts
Sometimes when the body has been stagnant for a period of time, the mind will start overcompensating with racing thoughts. This practice uses gentle flow, mudra, and stretching to help calm the nervous system and an overactive mind.Length: 1 hourLevel: 1/2Props: two blocks and a blanket or cushion t...
Steady Rhythms
Shift the rhythm and frequency of your mind, body, and energy with this relaxing meditation. Ends with inviting in the vibration of gratitude.Originally aired during ”Morning Meditation“ on 11/25/20
This week’s practice and new classes
Hi everyone,I did something a little bit different this week and created a series of 10-minute gentle classes that can be practiced anytime, anywhere (no mat or props needed). I thought this might be helpful if you’re traveling or have a compressed schedule this holiday season.If you’re looking ...
10-minute low back (no props)
Part of a three-part series of 10-minute, no-prop, gentle stretch classes that can be practiced anytime, anywhere.
10-minute neck and shoulders (no props)
Part of a three-part series of 10-minute, no-prop, gentle stretch classes that can be practiced anytime, anywhere.
10-minute hamstrings and hips (no props)
Part of a three-part series of 10-minute, no-prop, gentle stretch classes that can be practiced anytime, anywhere.
Yoga and Pranayama for Bliss
Start out with some stretching, move into sun salutations, and then spend time dissolving into awareness with pranayama (breath practice).Length: 1 hourLevel: 1/2Props: 2 blocks, blanket or cushion to sit onPhysical benefits: breath, lungs, heartOriginally aired during Shakti Empower Hour on 11/20/2...
Reading for the rest of November 2020
It’s time to leave some of the old ways behind and be honest with ourselves and our truth. When we hold to our integrity and truth, prosperity and manifestation is possible and achievable. <3
Your body’s intuition
Using loving attention and inquiry, explore your body’s energy and physical sensations for deeper awareness and healing. This meditation can be practice sitting or reclined.Originally aired during Morning Meditation on 11/18/20
Release what is holding you back
A hip-focused deep release yin practice designed to help you let go of resistance. Let your mind focus on softening and being, rather than grasping and escaping.Length: 1 hourProps: blanket roll, 2 blocks, optional strap, optional second blanketPhysical benefits: hips, pelvis, low back, spine, breat...
Energy Reset
Transform density into lightness and connection. This practice utilizes strength, breath, and movement to stimulate the glandular systems and reset your body and energy. It starts out slow and gentle with energy healing, but you’ll eventually move into strong poses that require stamina and focus.L...
Candlelight Yin & Restorative for the New Moon — TOMORROW!
Friday, Nov. 13, 6-7:30 p.m.~This is a powerful upcoming new moon with the Jupiter/Pluto conjunction and Mars stationing direct!~The new moon is an important window of cultivating intentions and planting seeds, so I created this workshop to give your body and mind an opportunity to experience openin...
December classes at Tower Hill
Just want to give everyone a heads up that Tower Hill just posted the December schedule... so if you missed November, now’s your chance to jump on it! (Register at www.towerhillbg.org/events-calendar.) #patreonperks
Stress Relief and Clearing Emotions from the Past
A breath and mudra meditation to help clear past subconscious memories that are creating fears in the present.Originally aired during Morning Meditation on 11/11/20
Build Your Strength
Tap into your inner vitality and healing reservoir with this gentle yin practice. Perfect for when you feel overwhelmed, tired, under the weather, or want to call your energy back.Length: 1 hourProps: bolster (substitute two bed pillows or some folded blankets), optional blocks, blanket or cushion t...
Get out of the mind and into the body
This is an active flow practice that begins with padma mudra and some slow stretching, and then moves into vinyasa, hip openers, and balance. It is designed to help you become present with your body and shift feelings of anxiety and overwhelm.NOTE: I experienced some technical difficulties with the ...
And the next book club pick is...
Finding Your Own North Star by Martha Beck. 🌟 I read this one a looooong time ago when a colleague recommended it to me during a rough period at work. I can’t remember all of it, but there are parts of it that always stuck to me and I’ve been itching to re-read it for quite some time. The exe...
Peace is an inner journey
Hi everyone! “Peace is an inner journey” is a short message my guides offered us during the Samhain mini-retreat last week, along with the advice to “just be present” and “carry the torch of love.” It can sometimes be difficult to find that sense of inner peace when the world is grabbing...
Awareness and Intuition
Get in your body! This meditation will exercise your ability to perceive and cultivate intuitive awareness. It also helps you get out of your mind and into your body. Practice anytime you feel intense energies and need to come back home.Originally aired during Morning Meditation on 11/4/20
November Calendar and Free Classes
Hi everyone! Here's the schedule for November. Don't forget to sign up for the free live classes.FREE Morning Meditation (every Wednesday at 8 am): https://mandigarrisonyoga.as.me/morningmeditationFREE Shakti Empower Hour (every Friday at 9:30 am): https://mandigarrisonyoga.as.me/ShaktiTo re...
