For my birthday I created a sequence intended to celebrate the strength and mobility we have available now. This 75 minute feel-good hatha flow features fluid and challenging movements intended to free the upper back while invigorating and inspiring appreciation for health and wellbeing. Closes with a guided body scan to enhance restoration post-practice.
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.
As nature renews and each day is lighter, our practices can be a reflection of nature. To inspire a lighter mood, explore playful movement, an energizing breath technique and a practice to connect with real self-acceptance for days that feel heavier. Closes with a extended, guided rest to restore energy levels.
Features a sequence that focuses on functional core strengthening. Expect a stronger practice that invites you to utilize a "warming" Ujjayi style breath (gently firming the back of the throat so your breath is more audible and long) throughout. Stoke your inner flame so it is sustainable, and stay mindful through this empowering slow flow.
A 60 minute practice intended to restore and enliven your energy. Features a refreshing breath technique followed by a creative flow of movements that warm, strengthen and stretch the muscles of the shoulders and upper back to decrease the effects of working at a computer and feel more freedom in your body and mind.
A 60 min hatha class that explores warming, strengthening and stretching the shoulders and hips to encourage more "freedom" of the chest, low back and shoulder area. When we feel free in our bodies, we might have more space in our minds. We enhance the physical intention with an energizing breath technique and imagery to clear the path towards freedom in the body, mind and heart.
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 enlivening 50 minutes exploring how the practice of being present can offer a wellspring of renewal and rejuvenation. This experience is ideally suited for the morning and closes with a balancing and often energizing technique in the closing meditation.
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.
A 75 minute hatha practice that invites you to experience the warm hearted feelings of "offering" your practice to someone you care about. Expect some challenging moments in this balancing, dynamic physical sequence before slowing things down for rest.
Designed to attend to a late winter mood, this 90 minute workshop offers various skills using the breath, body and mind to lift, lighten and invigorate. Expect a unique gratitude practice, breath-work to enliven, a dynamic asana practice and a restorative yoga nidra guided meditation to refresh.
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 short experience with the breath intended to help awaken and enliven. Expect to explore a very slight retention of breath on the inhale if it feels comfortable for you.
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.
A short practice to meet a heavier day or mood. Renewing movement and breath followed by heart centered imagery to warm and lighten from the outside in and the inside out.