It is said that to suffer is to be human. In fact, the first of the Four Noble Truths in Buddhism states that the very nature of life results in the experience of suffering. This statement's essence may be true; however, we don’t have to wallow in it. By doing so, we prolong our pain and prevent ourselves from evolving beyond the point of the experience. The choices we make and the actions we take, directly after a painful experience, increase or dissipate the suffering. This class will help us move from discomfort, pain, suffering INTO comfort, ease, and peace.

All seasons have a profound effect on our lives and well-being. Changes are constant and inevitable. The practicing yogi knows the importance of living in harmony with these shifts and adjusting diet, activities, and yoga practices in order to welcome these transitions and learn how to flow through life's changes with more grace.

Meditation is often misunderstood. Some people think that in order to meditate you have to be able to turn your brain off, which is not true. In fact, a fluctuating mind is part of being human, and there isn't anything we can do to change that. Mindfulness is the act of paying attention, being a witness to your thoughts and emotions and they come up, persist, and then float away. This Yin practice is embedded with a mindfulness meditation practice.

Give yourself space to exist exactly how you are today, right now, in this moment. Through evolution we adapted to seek pleasure and avoid pain. Letting go means letting go of attachment and clinging to thoughts we perceive as pleasant. letting go really means let it be.

The practice of yoga helps us achieve a state of bliss, grand heart openness, and connection. In this practice we will use the concept of the Koshas (layers or sheaths of the self) to achieve a sense of bliss towards the end of practice.

Have some space and silence in each posture for you to go inward for some quiet introspection. This is a great class if you are needing some clarity, perspective, or in need of mulling something over. We sit with each posture for about three minutes in silence to also bring in a sense of physical tension release in the body. I encourage you to try and not to listen to music during this class.

Goals are not about perfection tomorrow, but more about a gradual and continuous improvement in our health and wellbeing. By taking small steps we designed today, we can make tomorrow better than today. We can learn to experiment, re-evaluate and redefine ourselves, and therefore delight in this process of working with goals as we discover what works best for ourselves.

Get connected to the earth element which is in relationship to the womb in the body. We are of the earth, born from the earth, and go back to the earth in death. The earth is was gives us life, and we live in the in between of life and death. We have so much to be grateful for. This practice focuses on putting gentle stress on the joints to help with mobility and tightness.