Stay cozy this winter

Starting and ending with self-care, this sequence of moving meditations and postures will keep your energy flowing and your body tuned up for the winter. Powerful breath work sets the tone for class, before moving into a warming series of fluid arm and leg poses, a warrior flow, baby backbends and optional headstand. Cultivate a vibrant mind and boost your body's capacity to be healthy and strong during the colder months of the year. Props Needed: A blanket.

It's time for sweet dreams. Set yourself up for rest with some gentle releasing postures to balance out the body and calm the mind by releasing tension and finding softness. Just ten minutes will do the trick. Let the sheep count themselves. You're ready for bed. Props Needed: A bolster. Props Suggested: A blanket and two blocks.

Down regulate your system at the end of the day to prepare for a sweet night's sleep. This practice will help you shift into the parasympathetic nervous system through a deep, guided relaxation and body scan. Listen while snuggled up in bed or anywhere else you feel cozy.

Wring out the cold and invite warmth into your body with this practice. Begin in child's pose to stretch and lengthen your whole body. Move through a cat/cow cycle, flowing into a downward dog and plank sequence to warm your core. Practice a heating vinyasa flow that includes twisted lunge and pigeon, with a focus on releasing your outer hips. Open your front body with an upright pigeon variation, concluding practice with gentle twists.

Focus on feeling your breath flowing through you like a wave. Feel yourself soften and surrender as you find tranquility and release in a series of cozy postures like supported bound angle pose and a delicious supported savasana. Envelope yourself in a brief but potent practice that will ripple through the rest of your day, and enjoy your newfound sense of calm. Great to do before bed for a wonderful transition from day to night. Props Needed: A blanket, a bolster and a block.

Give warm breath to your body with this mellow flow inspired by cooler seasonal temperatures. This slow but heat inducing practice boasts a cozy, relaxing feel. Using a strap, begin with engaging shoulder work, then flow into sun salutations and poses likes crescent and pigeon. Conclude on your back, with an optional wall posture. A great practice during the colder days of the month when you want to warm up and wind down. Props Needed: Two blocks and a strap. Props Suggested: Wall space.

When it's cold outside or you just want to build heat and sweat, take this warming sequence of empowering standing poses, arm balances, and inversions. These creative vinyasa flows won't repetitively stress your hips and legs on the same side. Turn up your inner thermostat and burn off whatever is no longer serving you with this dynamic class. Props Suggested: A blanket.

If you could imagine your ultimate day of self-care, what would it look like? This meditative Yin class will help you tap into your ability to nourish yourself through long holds, gentle twists, and some helpful Ayurvedic principles. You'll consider how to develop a supportive self-care routine and find more softness and spaciousness through your yoga. Props Suggested: A strap and a blanket.

Winter carries strong vata undertones and is marked by qualities of mobility and cold. How do you honor the colder, contemplative energy of the season and simultaneously build warmth? Counteract it by creating stability and heat! Move through a steady sequence of standing poses, arm balancing, deep hip openers and core work, with a focus on your solar plexus energy. Flow with mindful movements to steady your mind, engaging longer holds to stoke inner fire. Props Needed: A block.