We know that presence is the heart of healing, restoration, authentic contentment and confidence, but it’s not an easy place to settle. Here’s 10 minutes of focus-enhancing movement to drop you into the here and now.
A 60 minute practice that explores a foundational aspect of good posture, back health and the optimal function of many systems of the body- lengthening the spine. Learning to sit and stand tall can help to uplift us in this energizing yet grounding sequence.
A 15 minute series of postures that can help ease low back pain and strengthen the muscles that can support your posture and back health. Consult your doctor if you suspect a herniated lumbar disc and to make sure these movements are right for you.
A short, seated moving meditation intended to keep you embodied while connecting with higher perspectives and intentions. An opportunity to stay grounded while harnessing the vitality and motivation to follow through on planting and growing our dreams. Expect to move your spine in its various ranges of motion, practice enlivening breath and imagery.
Every moment of this 50 minute offering is intended to invite you back to the breath, the body and present-centered thinking. A focus on the sense of sound and an invitation to create your own inner sound using your intention, meets a full body refreshing hatha practice.
An opportunity to let go of physical and mental tension. Expect to mindfully move through the body, noticing and releasing tightness and holding. Explore gentle joint warming leading toward a moderate hatha practice focusing on a release of shoulders and hips followed by a refreshing rest.
It's balancing for the mind and body to practice present-centered awareness. This 60 minute sequence features a blend of ease and challenge with encouraging cues to practice the art of awareness throughout. Feel the difference presence can make.
An exploration of a breath technique designed to calm the mind and relax the body throughout this moderate, therapeutic hatha class. The physical sequence attends to sore and "tight" upper and lower backs. 60 mins of breath awareness with movement can equal the ability to truly rest and relax productively.
A practice designed to help you feel more connected to the present moment through purposeful attention to the body and the breath. Therapeutic tools include the calming, freeing experience of joint mobility, followed by a union of movement and breathing and strengthening with an exploration of balance to further focus the mind. Mindful relaxation closes this 50 minute class which can be practiced with the Spotify playlist “Grounded” found on my lisaddumas account
A 75 minute hatha practice that can be used to energize, or to calm down, depending on which aspect of the breath you choose to focus on. Deepening our inhales can add an additional sense of vitality while lengthening exhales can promote relaxation. A moderate sequence to free your joints, strengthen your muscles and ultimately rest your body and mind.
My most essential practice to cultivate a sense of grounded wellbeing in my body and mind. An experience of warming and freeing the joints of your body, followed by a breath technique and visualization with the intention to leave you feeling calm, present and at ease. Use often!
A practice designed to help you relax deeply and drop off into sleep. Expect gentle movement, grounding and guided relaxation.
Neuroscience tells us we can practice the ability to create internal feeling states anytime we want. This morning practice helps us create a sense of feeling connected to the world around us, and to other people, including cultivating empathy, which has been shown to contribute to our well-being overall.
An experience crafted for a chillier time of year, or time of day. Warming, stronger postures are matched with a warming breath practice, leading to longer stretches, a relaxing breath technique and full relaxation.
A 60 minute practice intended to “lighten” a heavier mood. Includes a breath technique and visualization to create space between thoughts and movements that invite the mind to focus and may create a more spacious feeling in the body.
A 60 minute slow and mindful hatha practice that invites you to practice the concept of accepting each moment as whole and enough. Explore your variations of postures as enough, your breath as enough, your body as enough. Nothing to be added or taken away.
Why we meditate, best practices to center ourselves and prepare to "sit" including movement (asana) and breathwork (pranayama) and an exploration of meditation techniques including a restoring yoga nidra.
An ideal class to close the day using various techniques to call our energy back to the present moment. From there, we can discern our most efficient use of it. Expect mindful, grounding centering and movement intended to be an embodiment of the natural cycle of expansion and contraction.
A 60 minute hatha class that challenges the mind to focus on the different ways the body moves and the visualized paths the breath is taking. A perfect class for grounding your energy and attention back to yourself so you can decide the most efficient places to direct it.
A therapeutic practice to support long term hip health by mobilizing the hip joints and strengthening the muscles around the hips. You'll need a chair and a wall nearby.