Category Archives: Classes

Hanumanasana: Ways to Work It

I’m still working on my handstands, are you? Recently, I’ve been more consistent about practicing my splits. Keeping my splits is helping to make kicking up into handstand and forearm balancing a more controlled experience. Here are a few poses … Continue reading

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Flying Yoga is Expanding, Welcome Flying Annex!

Flying Yoga — with with all of our yoga, dance and TRX classes — is growing! This little Oakland-based operation is expanding into a new space, The Flying Annex, right down the block on Telegraph Ave. The Flying Annex will … Continue reading

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Going the Distance: Yoga for Athletes

This weekend, Feb. 3, I’ll be leading an extended sequence designed for athletes at Square One Yoga Collective in Emeryville, CA. During this class athletes  can explore their full range of motion, get a sense of their body’s movement potential … Continue reading

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Before and After Morning Yoga

My sweetheart joined me TWICE this week for my morning yoga class, and she is NOT a morning person! I snapped a picture of her before and after class to show how great a yoga practice can be for your … Continue reading

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Heartcore Yoga with Stephanie Snyder

This past weekend, I spent my Sunday afternoon with Stephanie Snyder for a three-hour intensive practice aimed toward opening the heart and engaging the core. As part of my intention of finding balance throughout this fall, I’ve been attending different … Continue reading

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Happy Hour Yoga – Fridays at Square One Yoga Collective

Going to yoga class on the weekend can be a challenge. A few years back, I starting attending a two-hour Saturday, late afternoon Vinyasa class at my home studio Eyes of the World in Providence, RI. The first couple of … Continue reading

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September is National Yoga Month

You’ve probably heard it a few times by now: September is National Yoga Month! That means that this month there are a lot more cool things happening within the yoga community, for example visit the Yoga Health Foundation’s website to … Continue reading

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2 new classes at Square One Yoga Collective

Good news! If you are in the Oakland area and want to stop in for a morning yoga class with me, check out Square One Yoga Collective on Wednesdays and Fridays from 7am-8am. Wake up well with a good stretch! … Continue reading

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Review: Rusty Wells at Urban Flow San Francisco, CA

Before I left Providence, RI to move to California, my friend Alison, who owns Shri-Studio in Pawtucket, told me that I have to try a class with Rusty Wells. So, almost two years later, I finally got a chance to make … Continue reading

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Restorative Yoga with Healing Bodywork

Energy follows attention. Jeff Brown, a Certified Massage Therapist, led a distinctly unique workshop that combined a restorative yoga practice with massage at Namaste Oakland Grand Lake on Oct. 22. This two-hour workshop sailed by like peaceful waves on a … Continue reading

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