Worrier to Warrior Yoga Therapy
soothe an anxious body and mind and cultivate authentic confidence, strength, resilience and presence with countless evidence-based practices and practical skills. guided with compassion by your personal Certified yoga therapist, Lisa Dumas
“Do your work, then step back. The only path to serenity.” Tao Te Ching
Welcome to a resource intended to empower you with skills to befriend your body and mind and reconnect to authentic confidence and purpose. Please enjoy this robust selection of therapeutic experiences in varying lengths and themes. Explore movement, meditations, breath practices and much more to encourage increased presence, strength, balance and self-compassion.
November Live Practice:
Thursday, Nov 20th: 5:15-6:30pm PST- Metaphorical Movement
All Class Codes:
https://us02web.zoom.us/j/7774149357?pwd=OUNMT3U5NEJqbHNFZVdRVGVnT0NlUT09
Meeting ID: 777 414 9357
Passcode: 102313
*By choosing to practice online, you are acknowledging that you are making an informed choice that the activity is appropriate for you, assume all risk that may be associated and will take care of your body and mind throughout. There is never any demand in my guidance, only invitations and suggestions. Take what you need.
Browse or choose the class that is right for you, right now:
Length
15 Minutes | 30 Minutes | 45 minutes | 75 minutes
Attention
Full Body | Arms | Core | Hips | Legs | Upper Back
Intention
Calm | Balance | Invigorate
Feel Good Flow
Fluid, rhythmic movements and breath awareness to calm the mind, followed by posture holds to strengthen, enliven and shed stagnation. A complete practice of therapeutic movement for the whole body for grey and chilly days.
Grounding Meditation for Busy Days
8 minutes of guidance to ground and calm (you can use this technique in a longer sit, just have your timer ready).
Sweat Out the Holidays
Twenty minutes of strong movement to fire up a low winter mood and break up holiday stagnation.
A Yoga Nidra for the Winter Season
Enjoy a supine meditation where you will be guided into deep relaxation for the body and mind and invited to explore imagery to help celebrate the return of the sun after the longest night of the year.
Deluxe December Practice
A 90 minute experience to acknowledge the arrival of the winter season and the longer days of light. Exploring the pause at the end of the exhale is a calming, balancing technique through an invigorating sequence and reflections to close the end of the year.
Reclaim the Holidays
Brief movement, breathwork, contemplation and visualization to remember what is most important to you at this time of year.
Connect to Presence and the Heart
A practice of mindful movement intended to support the art of being present in all the moments we pour our hearts into creating. Full body mindful strengthening followed by slower stretches and a lengthened body scan meditation.
Peaceful Heart Meditation
Expect a few minutes of preparatory movements for increased shoulder freedom before exploring a breath visualization and a mantra to cultivate inner contentment and tranquility.
Shift Your State Standing Practice
A 15 minute enlivening sequence to explore when you'd like to lift your energy or mood.
Boundary Setting Morning Ritual
Inspiration, movement and imagery to help understand and build boundaries reminding us that our emotions are valid and belong to us and other people's emotions are theirs.
Yang/Yin: Channeling Healthy Anger
A practice that invites imagery to reclaim the emotion of anger as a useful force for setting healthy boundaries. Expect a strong, core-focused first half, a restorative second half with a practice to help you create boundaries that serve you..
Meditation for Grounding and Presence
Explore brief movement and a breath technique to prepare for this foundational meditation, which invites you to focus on your body's relationship with the ground to soothe the nervous system and create a sense of stability.
Peaceful Place Meditation
Explore a practice inviting you to imagine your very own peaceful place that you can revisit any time you need it.
Intention Setting (How do you want to feel?)
A 10 minute seated practice useful for setting intentions for a new day, a new week or in this case, a new month. Expect to cultivate a memory and explore gentle movement and breath to inspire a chosen supportive feeling.
Pathway to the Present Moment
A 30 minute dynamic movement practice encouraging present-centred awareness. Explore focus enhancing balancing in a rhythmic, mindful sequence.
Prepare for the Workday Morning Ritual
A 15 minute seated practice to boost focus, clarity, presence and energy to motivate and inspire you for the tasks ahead.
Collect Yourself in Safety Morning Ritual
Unique movements and somatic experiences to soothe the nervous system along with a breath technique and visualization to move into your day feeling safe and sound.
Meaningful Stress Reduction
A 30 minute movement practice that explores the concept that movement regulates breath, and regulated breath regulates the mind, inviting us to remember we're more than our daily concerns.
You are More Than Anxiety
Explore rhythmic movement, a specific breath technique and a seated awareness practice all known to soothe and balance the nervous system creating a state of inner calm and an acknowledgment of the parts of you that are not afraid.
Movement & Mindfulness, A Journey Through the Koshas
Utilize the yogic concept of the "koshas" (layers) to practice the art of mindfulness; the skill of witnessing the body, breath, mind and heart as a means of cultivating presence and ease within a full spectrum practice.