Time to Bloom

Like Spring, use the following kriya to bring in the energy of hope, new growth and positivity. Be positive, and attract new circumstances and opportunities into your life. Activate your pranic energy, raise your vibration and inhabit your heart center. Warm up with surya namaskara A and then get into some transformative kriyas. Enjoy a dynamic and sweet class and create alertness and a feeling of expanded energy.

One of the many lessons yoga teaches you is that you are a work in progress. Focus on enjoying the experience of being in your body and breath. Begin with a standing forward fold, then use child's pose as a rest point between standing asanas like crescent, triangle pose and warrior II. Head to the wall for hip openers before resting in savasana. Begin to relearn who you are and who you are becoming. Props Needed: Wall space.

This is a flow class based on the idea that we can progress faster by trying less. Most of us are programmed to OVER work and we bring that right onto the mat. Instead, let your body move through this practice with more ease and feel the difference that softening up can make in your body and mind. Start with some pranayama and then flow through poses without long holds and let the inner pulse guide you with a little more ease. Props Suggested: A strap and a block.

In the four aims of life (purusharthas), freedom (moksha) is considered to be the pinnacle. In your body/mind, you experience this when you feel safe and grounded. You also experience the revelation of freedom after feeling bound. Here, practice a series of standing postures while grounding through your bones, with a solid dose of challenging bound poses for good measure. Within limitations, there's great expansion.

If you're in the midst of a challenging period or feeling bogged down by stressors, this meditation can help you get a more expansive view of your situation. It can be beneficial to take your awareness away from what you're facing in the moment and allow yourself to envision a positive forward trajectory.

Stoke your inner confidence by allowing yourself to take up space rather than shrink. Feel open and empowered as you flow through strong, expansive vinyasas, crescent pose, warriors and twists. Next shift your focus to releasing your quads, glutes and hips, building towards wheel then rewarding your strength with a long, self-honoring savasana.

Focus on using your navel center in order to establish a central pathway of connection from your core to the rest of your body. Explore contracting and expanding poses to learn to support your limbs from the place of your center. Core and sun salutations to warm up, then move through standing poses, uttitha hasta padandgustasana, ardha chandrasana and warrior III along with vinyasas as your transition. Savasana on your own. Props Needed: A block and a blanket.

Break out of self-limiting, self-deprecating thoughts and focus on witness consciousness – the space in between breaths and quality of movements. Enjoy this feel-good flow with lots of expansive postures such as ardha chandrasana, anjaneyasana, trikonasana, and ardha dhanurasana. Spend the majority of the class standing, working towards hanumanasana, finishing with single pigeon and savasana. Props Needed: A block.

Stimulate your chakras and revitalize your energy with a challenging fusion of pranayama and vinyasa flow. Warm up with surya namaskara A and B, ignite your fire with a two-part breathing exercise, then circulate that energy with holds in expanding and twisting postures like triangle, revolved triangle, extended side angle, and revolved side angle. Practice a three-part breath before reclining on your back for core work and breath of fire in a backbend before closing with alternate nostril breathing. Props Suggested: A few blankets.

Open to a feeling of spaciousness as you build strength, increase spinal flexibility and open your hips. Creative sequencing moves you through standing balance poses, twists, and arm balances, peaking with a challenging dragonfly. Conclude with a well-earned halasana and a brief savasana, then walk away feeling energized and expansive. Props Needed: Two blocks.