20 Minute Twist Detox Alignment Flow Yoga | Yoga For Digestions | Twisting Yoga Flow

Ready for a 20 minute twist-focused detox flow? Today's class will get you moving through a lot of twisting movements that will help your digestion to detox and get your blood to flow a bit stronger! You'll flow through a series of easy twist poses as well as some flow yoga classics like vinyasas and downward-facing dog. This is the perfect way to get a quick and easy detox for the body and mind!

10 Minute Guided Letting Go Meditation - Surrender Deeply Into This Moment

Today we will do a short 10 minute Letting Go Meditation. By letting go again and again into the present moment, we will uncover a deep sense of inner peace. This meditation is ideal for any time that you have something to let go of. It only takes 10 minutes to do this deeply calming meditation.

30 Minute Yin Yoga to Unwind Lower Body Tightness | Release For Tight Hips and Hamstrings

This 30 minute yin yoga will help you to unwind lower body tightness, including deep release for tight hips and hamstrings. Yin Yoga is one of the best ways to unwind, so if your body is feeling a little bit tight today, this is a great way to let it all go! And alongside the lower body stretches, your mind will get a chance to truly unplug from the business of life.

30 Minute Yin Yoga For a Calm Mind | Full Body Strech | Deep Relaxation

Today's 30 Minute Yin Yoga class will help you to calm your mind and body. The long stretches will promote deep relaxation and a restful state of mind. For this YIn Yoga sequence, the only prop that you might need is a blanket. The best part is, you are already at peace, whether you know it or not!

30 Minute Yin Yoga For Shoulder Opening and Release | Fully Experience the Present Moment | No Props

For today's 30 minute Yin Yoga class we will explore shoulder release and opening the upper body in general. We will also work with the meditative theme of fully experiencing the present moment. By releasing deeply held tightness in our shoulders, you will leave feeling open and ready for whatever is ahead of you! For this class you won't need any props, although a blanket may be helpful.

45 Minute Yin Yoga For Stress Relief and Relaxation | Full Body Deep Stretch

Today's Yin Yoga class is all about stress relief and relaxation. This full-body yin yoga class will help you to release deeply help stress from both the body and the mind. You'll leave feeling a sense of relief from the anxieties of daily life and a full sense of relaxation.

30 Minute Yin Yoga | Deep Stretches to Unwind Tight Hamstrings | Surrender Into This Moment

This Yin Yoga class is full of deep stretches to release tight hamstrings and will improve flexibility, while also cultivating a sense of surrender in the mind. This sequence will dive deep into slow stretches for the hamstrings and back body and includes some of my favorite flexibility stretches. Expect to unwind fully and completely.

Alongside the physical practice, we will explore the meditative theme of deeply surrendering into the present moment.

20 Minute All Around Full Body Alignment Flow - Yoga For Any Time of Day

Today's yoga class is a 20 minute all-around full body alignment flow yoga sequence for you to practice any time of day. In just 20 minutes we will move through periods of continuous flow as well as some longer holds where we will dial in a more precise alignment. The full body will benefit from this all-around alignment flow sequence.

Noting Meditation For Beginners - 20 Minute Guided Mahasi Style Meditation

Based on the instructions in Mahasi Sayadaw's "Practical Insight Meditation" this video will explain the basics of noting meditation for beginners. This method of meditation is based on the idea of "noting' whatever arises in our awareness using our internal monologue. By continuously noting our experience again and again, we will cultivate a strong sense of momentary concentration. In my opinion, this is one of the best ways for beginners of vipassana meditation to develop their practice. Free PDF of Practical Insight Meditation: https://www.saddhamma.org/pdfs/mahasi-practical-insight-meditation.pdf

45 Minute Yin Yoga For Tight Hip Flexors | Psoas Release | Deep Hip Stretch | Lower Back Pain

If you're feeling a bit tight in the hips, or sore in your lower back, you'll love this yin yoga class for psoas release. The psoas is a complicated hip flexor muscle the connects between the femur bone through the pelvis into the lower back. Releasing the psoas and other hip flexors can alleviate all sorts of tightness and everyday aches and pains. Yin Yoga is one of the best ways to release the psoas so that you can feel better and ready to face your day! This class will start out with some mild release poses on the back, and build up to Dragon Pose: the ultimate release for tight psoas and hips.

Why You Should Meditate Every Single Day - And How To Get Started RIGHT NOW

Even if you've already explored meditation in the past, there are many reasons why you should meditate every single day. In this video, I'll go over some of the science and research behind why this is the case. I'll give some pointers that will help you with your daily practice. And I'll even guide us through a short meditation so you can get started RIGHT NOW!

30 Minute Heart Opening Alignment Flow Yoga For Chest and Shoulders - All Levels

This is a 30-minute heart-opening alignment flow yoga sequence for all levels. In this yoga class we will focus on heart-opening poses such as locust or salabasana. You won't need any special props, and you can do this practice any time or place!

30 Minute Yin Yoga For Shoulders and Spine | Heart Meridian | Fire Element

Today's class will be a 30 minute Yin Yoga class for the Heart Meridian within the body and Fire Element within the Chinese 5 Element Cycle. Yin Yoga provides a great place for targeting the meridians of the body, through it's use of longs hold the focus mostly on the deepen connective tissues. Fire is the second element in the Chinese Five Element Cycle. It is associated with the Summer Season and its peak Yang energy. Physically this sequence will work primarily on the shoulders and spine.

The top 5 MUST READ Books For NEW Meditators - The Best Books About Meditation

These are my five must-read books for new meditators,. They cover a wide range of topics from practice to philosophy. Some are funny, some are insightful. All are great to read. All of these books are perfect if you are ready to take your practice more seriously, even for more experienced mediators. Mindfulness in Plain English: http://ahandfulofleaves.org/documents/Mindfulness%20in%20Plain%20English_Gunaratana.pdf Our Pristine Mind: https://pristinemind.org/our-pristine-mind/ Zen Mind Beginners Mind: https://www.shambhala.com/zen-mind-beginner-s-mind-1796.html Who Ordered This Truckload of Dung: https://www.simonandschuster.com/books/Who-Ordered-This-Truckload-of-Dung/Brahm/9780861712786 Why Buddhism Is True: http://whybuddhismistrue.net/?page_id=93

10 Minute Quick Alignment Flow Yoga for Morning or Anytime

This is a 10 minute quick alignment flow yoga sequence that is perfect to start your day, or any time that you need a little pick me up! In this quick yoga sequence we will cover a few lunges and twists. In just 10 minutes, you'll be refreshed and ready to go!

How Meditation Improves Your Yoga Practice | Free Your Mind, the Body Will Follow

Today we will learn how meditation improves your yoga practice. We'll begin with a discussion about the history of yoga, and why meditation was so important within that tradition. We'll talk about some of the benefits of meditation and how it can help to improve your yoga practice. I'll even tell the story of how I learned to truly realize how much of a compliment meditation could be to my physical asana practice. And finally, I'll give you some suggestions if you want to begin to incorporate your own meditation practice alongside your physical yoga practice.

45 Minute Yin Yoga For Liver Meridian | Wood Element | Outer Hips

Today's class will be a 45 minute Yin Yoga class for the Liver Meridian and Wood Element within the Chinese 5 Element Cycle. Yin Yoga provides a great place for targeting the meridians of the body, through it's use of longs hold the focus mostly on the deepen connective tissues. Wood is the first element in the Chinese Five Element Cycle. It is associated with the Spring Season and signifies new growth and development. Physically this sequence will work primarily on the outer hips.

How Long Should I Sit In Meditation? How to Find Your Ideal Sitting Time.

How long should I sit in meditation?? It's a question asked by countless meditators, and yet the answer can be elusive. Each person's meditation practice and goals are different. So determining how long to sit in meditation for can vary wildly from person to person. Have said that, there are some good guidelines to consider, and I'll even share an ideal time that I think is a great starting point for most practitioners.

Yin Yoga For Complete Beginners - 30 Minute Yin Yoga For Outer Hips

Today's class will be a 30 minute outer hip-focused Yin Yoga class for complete beginners. Even if you're brand new, this class will give you an accessible way to start your Yin Yoga journey! If you know absolutely nothing about yin yoga, I recommend checking out my video on the Principles of Yin Yoga here: https://youtu.be/xA9tsdbvuTU

Vedena: Feeling Tone Meditation - 15 Minute Guided Vipassana Meditation

Today we will discuss how to practice meditation on feeling tone, or Vedena as it is often called. We will also practice a 15 Minute Guided Vipassana Meditation to put some of these principles into action. This practice involves tuning into the tone or feeling associated with what we are noticing moment by moment in our practice. We also learn how each feeling tone corresponds to one of the Five Hindrances. By learning to notice these particular resonances of the mind in our meditation, we can learn to be less affected by the feeling and better able to work with a wide variety of feeling tones within our practice.