The world around us holds surprises around every corner. How do we allow ourselves to feel joy in every day tasks, in the casual moments of our life? In this practice, we look for joy and curiosity in what we are attempting on the mat. We practice the allowing by beginning with a repetitive flo...

Today we pay attention to our hips as we work hip flexibility. We explore the second chakra and set our intentions to notice what happens physically, emotionally, and energetically as we work in that space. Instead of being told what you should feel or what you should expect, we hone our powers o...

This is the class to go to when you are way stressed, overwhelmed, anxious AF, or over-activated in any way. I taught this class from a place of deep anxiety and extreme nausea, working to deepen our connections internally and soothe our nervous systems. We go deep, low and slow. We get into cor...

If you're feeling like you need a little inspiration, start here! We reach for our dreams and continue to remind ourselves of our own divinity and power. We work anjaneyasana, standing splits at the wall, and hanumanasana (splits). We incorporate in the mythology of these poses to weave some addi...

This is a mostly Katonah class with a little bit of flow thrown in. We work with finding peace in our mantras to take into our inversions and to take off the mat as well. We spend the class working toward pincha mayurasana (peacock pose, or forearm stand), so there are a lot of dolphin poses and ...

We go into the hips, the emotional body, and work on the deepest level of self-acceptance: saying "I love you, [enter your name here]!" We wrap our arms around ourselves and show ourselves the love in a physical way while we keep repeating to ourselves that we love ourselves. There are some optio...

The concept of "surrender" holds so much power--both on and off the mat. The softness that we can bring to a pose, or to a conversation, allows us to be more rooted in our own strength. We practice finding the softness within our poses today and work to bring this metaphor alive in our bodies t...

In this class, we focus on the practice of life: how everything we do is a practice--each habit, each choice, each part of our life. What we do on the mat is all a mirror, and we dive into that today! We start with some moon flows and then work our boundaries with a lot of care. Suggested props:...

This is a slow flow where we really ground into opening ourselves up for giving and receiving support freely. If you're feeling alone in any way, try this class. We are leaning into our community, here, and you're a part of it! We get into hips, shoulders, some supported backbends, and end up i...

The concept "wu wei" comes from Taoist idea that translates to "effortless action" and it is the magic ingredient in the Katonah practice. My favorite description of the concept by Sinologist Jean Francois Billeter is a "state of perfect knowledge of the reality of the situation, perfect efficaci...

Today we go into observation mode, starting with the physical body and then moving more deeply into the messages our body is trying to send us every day. We work on looking for and listening to these messages. We also move into heart openers today as we work to be more in tune with our bodies and...

The real magic in a Katonah practice is the employment of the imagination: it is what allows us to do things physically that we can't quite understand how to do yet; it is what allows us to go past our habits and patterns and fully articulate the shapes; it is what helps us get over ourselves and...

When we go within, when we let go of all of our attachments, we can learn to trust the process, to trust the universe, and move with true freedom. In this class we go back to the theme over and over, loosening and allowing in our body. We open through the hamstrings and hips and move toward spli...

Learning to get over yourself, to take in what feels like poison and digest it instead of letting it take over, is a skill that we can easily see the application of off our mat! Today we work a lot of wrists, digestion, and upper lung expansion as we dive into peacock pose. Suggested props: blan...

How do we find that magical peaceful feeling? How do we zip back to it when we need it? Today we start with some alternate nostril breathing and then move into some work with fast breath/slow breath over and over and we use it in our asanas to train our ability to reset the breath as an embodied ...

Today we start off with a poem from Mark Nepo which inspires the theme of the practice--setting yourself up for your personal journey through this life. We work with the feet and ankles a lot in preparation for stepping out into the world. We do some folding, some revolutions, some shoulders (eag...

If you're feeling tired, sluggish, or like you're not sure how you're going to do all the things you need to do today, this is the practice to come to! We engage in some big breath work to pull our energy levels up! And we move through some mandala-style flow that gets into some hips and twists...

The vibe of the day is slow and low: we start with a grounded flow and move into some deep pigeon twists, some grounded backbends, and then a long forward fold. We work deeply with the breath today, exploring possibilities and using the Katonah breath wraps to support the asanas and our own sense...

How often do we get true closure on things in our lives? It can be frustrating to live in a space of uncertainty around an unresolved issue, but we can also offer that closure to ourselves. This class focuses on closing the loops -- metaphorically, in our bodies, and with our breath. In this clas...

Sometimes we forget to look around, to be open, and to recognize the miracles that are all around us. In today's class we open up physically and energetically to being open to receive. Expect a little opening through all the joints/muscles and lots of energetic field opening. (My sister was one o...

Today's practice is one for when you're feeling a little overwhelmed and need some centering. We use the Katonah breath wraps in a more vinyasa-style class to continue to wrap ourselves and hold ourselves. We get into the hips and stay fairly low and slow. There's an option for a flying pigeon po...

If your nervous system is activated, stop searching--this class will give you the reset you need. We move slow, we work strongly and deliberately, and we invite the discomfort in and hold it close until it loses its power. This class has a lot of wrist work and digestive work, culminating in may...

Today's practice is all about resisting rigidity--in our bodies, our minds, and our lives. We work with curiosity and softness as our weapons and move through a Katonah-based class with a concentration on hips with a little twisting and shoulder mobility included. Notice something getting sticky?...

Do you want a little peace of a lot of peace? Start here, with your shoulders, in your yoga practice. In our practice, everything changes. Some times we can do poses, sometimes we can't. Many things impact how we feel in our practice each day. Today the only thing we hold on to is that fact that ...