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Mother, mentor, poet, artist, volunteer, bestselling author, and host of the Practice You Podcast, Elena Brower graduated from Cornell University in 1992 and designed textiles and apparel for almost a decade before shifting her focus to yoga, meditation, writing, and art. Teaching asana since 1999, studying and practicing Zen meditation since 2020, she received the Buddhist Precepts from Roshi Joan Halifax at Upaya Zen Center in 2023. Now a candidate for Buddhist Chaplaincy, Elena offers her time in hospice and penitentiary settings as well as facilitating grief counseling for children.

Her books, Art of Attention, Practice You, Being You, and Softening Time walk us through stages of practice, life, and listening. Elena's Perceptive Parenting audio course is a key resource for parents; her signature course, Simplify, serves hundreds in reimagining priorities in order to experience more fulfillment and meaning every day. Her spoken word poetry can be heard on Above & Beyond's Flow State albums, for which she's received an RIAA-certified Gold Record for her writing on "Don't Leave." Elena works to elevate bright futures for girls, women, and children through her support for Girls on Fire Leaders, On The Inside, and Free Food Kitchen.

Styles

Level 2

Essential Practice: Yoga with Essential Oils

Hatha with Elena Brower

Including essential oils in your yoga practice can add layers of richness. Over the course of six classes, this program will show you how you can use plant essences to anchor your practice to a specific emotional state. In each class, you’ll set an intention with a suggested oil, enjoy an asana sequence focused on that intent, then meditate with a second scent to seal the effects of your practice. You’ll also gather useful information about incorporating essential oils into your life off the mat. Essential oils used: tea tree, orange, peppermint, lemon, rosemary, frankincense, and fir.

Level 2-3

Pose Goals: Let Your Lotus Bloom

Hatha with Elena Brower

Since sitting for meditation was one of the original goals of yoga, you might say that all poses lead to lotus. With a form resembling the flower, padmasana grounds and stabilizes the body, allowing the mind to blossom. This program offers three challenging and dynamic sequences that lead into lotus in unique ways. While the full expression of this advanced posture may not be attainable for everyone, the journey toward it is well worth the while. Like the flower it resembles, which grows in muddy waters, padmasana requires patience and perseverance before it can bloom.

Meditation for Energy

Breathwork with Elena Brower

Balance and refine your energy, so it resonates in harmony with your intentions and aspirations. This program is for anyone who would love to establish a consistent meditation practice that encourages physical vibrancy, mental clarity, and emotional stability. You’ll learn to identify and direct the currents of energy in your body, so you can calibrate them for confidence in anything you do.

Reflection & Renewal Flow

Elena Brower • Vinyasa Flow

This Vinyasa practice helps you feel your own support, presence, and care as you enter a new year or new chapter. Enjoy varied Sun and Moon Salutations with strong standing postures and balances to infuse clarity into your being and breathe life into your intentions. Peak postures include Hanumanasana (Splits), Warrior III, Pigeon, and Krounchasana (Heron Pose). This class previously aired on January 11, 2025.

Fresh Start Yoga Conditioning

Elena Brower • Yoga Conditioning

This Yoga Conditioning class combines strength training and flexibility-boosting postures for a focused, fortifying practice. Start with a dynamic quad and upper body stretch, then move briskly through Lunge to Runner’s Stretch, Sumo Squat to Overhead Press, Row variations, Good Morning Squats, Eagle Crunches, and The Pilates Hundred. Option to add 5 or 8 lb. weights, though body weight is sufficient. This class previously aired on January 6, 2025.

Calm Hatha

Elena Brower • Hatha

Focus on centering, grounding, and simplicity to settle your energy in this gentle yet fortifying Hatha practice. Start with Standing Side Stretch, then move at a steady, somewhat slow pace through twists in Chair and Uttanasana (Standing Forward Fold), Plank, Parsvottanasana (Pyramid Pose), and Anjaneyasana (Crescent) before finishing with Dandasana (Staff Pose), Pashchimottanasana (Seated Forward Fold), and meditation. This class previously aired on January 4, 2025.