10min Get Up & Go Flow with Amy Garvey
A quick little morning practice to get your body moving and help you feel more centered and ready to approach the day. Level 1-2. No props required.
A quick little morning practice to get your body moving and help you feel more centered and ready to approach the day. Level 1-2. No props required.
This 45 minute Pilates class will work on hips, legs & glutes with a warm up flow and classical Pilates!
Class includes warrior 2, side angle, triangle, 1/2 moon, Chapasana, pigeon, Bow pose. Optional blocks. Suitable for level 1-2.
45 minutes of barre inspired cardio alternated with barre and pilates toning. Get your heart rate up and tone those muscles all in one class. Suggested props: a set of light hand weights. If you do not have a ballet barre, substitute with the back of a sturdy chair (should be about as high as your waist).
Join Amy for this continuous flow. Move through a series of sun salutations as you focus on your foundation, and your core, and build toward some standing balancing postures including warrior 3, and half moon. Followed up with some stretches for the legs, hips & back. Suggested props: a set of blocks (as a substitute you can stand facing the bottom of a staircase), and an optional blanket.
Squeeze this short but effective routine into your busiest of days. Optional set of hand weights for added resistance. Suitable for all levels.
A therapeutic practice for your legs, hips & feet. Great if you have restless legs, or if you're just looking for a good stretch. No vinyasa. Suitable for all levels. Suggested props: set of blocks, blanket & optional bolster.
This short video explores, “Toga,” or toe/foot yoga & calf bifurcation to create space in your whole body. It’s a crowd pleaser. Suitable for all levels. Suggested props: a set of blocks (or soup cans).
A weak spot for many of us, the inner thighs and groins relate directly to our abdominal strength and stability. Change your experience of some of some classic yoga postures by bringing awareness to the inner thighs. We'll also borrow a bit from barre and Pilates. Suitable for all levels. Suggested props: one block.
Flow into different variations of Utkatasana (chair pose) to strengthen the legs and hips, practice balance, and generate some heat! Suitable for level 1+, No props required.
Open your quads and practice binding in postures like low lunge, half moon, and warrior 3. Level 1-2. Optional blocks.
This all level practice is designed to assist you in a safe and deep opening into the hamstrings and quads. A blanket or towel is helpful for padding under the knee. Recommended: 2 blocks (or soup cans).
In this practice we will learn some of the fundamentals of balance: awareness of the core, rooting into the feet, strengthening and stabilizing the hips and legs, as we move toward virabhadrasana 3 (warrior 3) and vrksasana (tree pose). Suitable for beginners and up. Optional props: a blanket and two blocks, can substitute with a towel and two soup cans.
A slow flow with focus on stabilizing the hips and legs. We’ll approach some familiar poses in a different way so that we can cultivate a balance between effort and ease, and between flexibility and strength. After some of the stability work, we’ll rest in supta baddha konasana for our final rest. Suitable for all levels. Recommended props: optional hand weights (or another heavy object like soup cans), blanket or bath towel for the knees, optional blocks.
We'll start with some of our favorite core work and floor exercises, and then we'll move through a continuous flow of sun salutations with extra reps and longer holds as we build strength in the body and mind! Level 1-2, but you'll definitely break a sweat!
In this 60min Gentle class, we'll work through a series of mild postures and stretches that will help promote flexibility in the legs and hips. A feel good class appropriate for all levels. Great after a long day on your feet!
In this Level 1 sequence, we’ll move through some of Vinyasa yoga’s “greatest hits.” We’ll feel a strong connection to breath, and we’ll generate some heat as we come through a variety of sun salutations before settling into some stillness in our standing postures. We’ll break down the alignment so that we can create a fun flowing sequence before finishing up with some seated postures, bridge pose, and shoulderstand.
In this sequence, we’ll focus on proper alignment and strength and stability in the legs and hips to help support a more stable half moon pose. This work will payoff in other standing balancing poses, too. Level 1-2. Blocks are helpful.