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
Move Before You Think (deluxe version)
75 minutes of mindful movement intended to clear a busy morning mind. In this engaging practice, we are continuously invited to explore body sensations in this full spectrum strengthening and lengthening class that offers plenty of time for wonderful restorative rest.
Move Before You Think
Explore how gentle, rhythmic movement can assist in calming the nervous system, slowing the breath and relaxing the body, Practices like this one, over time, can help to heal an anxious mind and body.
Permission to Slow Down
A complete practice that invites us to warm up slowly, perfectly preparing for a balancing sequence with additional attention paid to upper back and hips. Further focus for the mind through breath imagery. Ideal to encourage movement on lower energy days.
A Practice for Gardeners!
A few postures to relieve sore backs, hips and legs after a long session in the garden (or anytime you've been working around the house, and your body is feeling the effects).
In This Moment, It's Okay
A contemplative flow inviting you to receive a thought like this one at the end of an exhale, as you connect with the ground beneath you as a way of experiencing the potential of the present moment throughout your movement and breath practice.
A Gentle Awakening
I recommend this 20 minute joint rotation/movement practice as a way of helping you to cultivate calm, presence and a gentle energy as you wake up, or anytime you need a steadying, balancing experience.
What Do You Need?
An invitation to support yourself deeply as you experience a sequence meant to enliven and rejuvenate, and then to restore and rest.
An Under the Weather Practice
When you're feeling unwell, a lot of movement may not be appropriate, but something gentle may support your mind, body and spirit. In this twenty minute practice, we stay close to the ground while compassionately offering the body easeful mobility.
Balancing Yang with Yin
An engaging, dynamic yet steadying sequence to focus the mind, flowing into quiet yin postures thought to be "cooling" and reflective in nature. An ideal full practice for warmer days.
From a Busy Mind to a Quieter Mind
A deluxe practice including a breath technique and movement meant to engage and soothe a busy and distracted mind.
The Ultimate Wake Up
Explore the transition from sleep to enlivened in this 75 minute deluxe mindful movement experience. Full body mobilization, strengthening and stretching with full body breath and energy!
A Meditation to Connect with the Deeper Self
A 15 minute practice featuring progressive relaxation, a body scan, breath visualizations and heart centred awareness. Receive it from a seated or supine position.
Moving Emotion
A short practice intended to deepen the breath through appropriate movement, often allowing difficult emotions to move and change so we can more easily acknowledge them, and maybe even learn from them.
A Mindful Journey from A to B
Deeply exploring the art of attention in the transitions between one pose and another. Wait until you experience the difference in your practice when your attention is this close to the movements between the movements and the spaces inside every breath!
Yoga Nidra for the Over-Active Mind
A 20 minute guided meditation inviting you to lie down comfortably, engage in a body scan to relax deeply and explore imagery to settle the mind.
Yoga Therapy for Mental Health
Explore practices designed to assist with an anxious mind, repetitive worry or a low mood and how they can invite clarity, perspective and relaxation. Includes movement, visualization, journaling prompts and deep rest.
Revive Then Restore
A practice that energizes through a dynamic standing warm up, strengthening and stretching in an engaging sequence then invites total relaxation in restorative shapes.
A Meditation to Soothe an Anxious Mind and Body
A 30 minute meditation featuring progressive relaxation, a focusing breath visualization and a body scan to increase present-centered awareness and calm.
Moving and Releasing Anxiousness
Gentle, rhythmic movements encourage the breath to deepen naturally, allowing the body and mind to calm and feel prepared for a "three part breath" technique for increased relaxation. Use frequently to settle the nervous system often.