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
Vin and Yin
Half Vinyasa Flow. (dynamic, rhythmic movement in union with the breath) half yin stretch.
Slow Strong Summer Flow
A sequence that attends to a more active summer body and mind. Slow and strong with time for s good stretch for the hips and restorative rest.
Deluxe Yoga Nidra for Deep Spring
Preparatory movement and breath to prepare the body and mind for relaxation and guided "non-sleep deep rest". Expect a body scan and imagery to allow the body to have the experience of sleep while the mind clears and calms.
Uplift and Down Regulate
An enlivening standing warm up, a dynamic, shoulder-opening sequence followed by yin postures for the hips and guided rest.
Warm Up, Power Down
A warming core-centered practice intended to invigorate from the inside out. Strengthening prepares for deeper stretches for hips and plenty of time for guided rest.
Revive, Restore and Rest
Rhythmic movement to free and warm joints and muscles and prepare the body for a 30 minute restoring practice of Yoga Nidra (yogic sleep), a supine guided meditation that offers the body an experience of sleep, while the mind eases and clears.
Remembering Steadiness
A movement and meditation experience centered on the concept that even if we feel unsteady in a sequence that challenges our balance, yoga philosophy teaches us there is a part of us that is always peaceful and still.
Open Hearted Yang Yin
A practice to strengthen the shoulder girdle and create space across the chest (the symbolic heart) peaking with variations of Camel Pose before slowing down for a series of supportive, restorative postures to balance the increased energy of the season.
Yang Yin for Spring
Explore the transitioning seasons with the breath and a "letting go" visualization, flow through an invigorating sequence that plays with planting roots and blooming, then balance increased energy and light with a selection of yin hip stretches and a gentle inversion.
Harmony and Balance in Transition
Whether a transition to a new season or a transition from work day to home life, the theme of this practice is cultivating a sense of "allowing" rather than resisting. Expect postures inviting balance and ease in the face of challenge, guided rest and a seated meditation featuring a mudra supporting the intention of the experience.
Attitude, Alignment and Action
Get inspired with a dynamic practice that invites you to create the specific intention, alignment and actions that you need now. Concludes with productive rest.
Warming Reset
A standing, enlivening warm up prepares for a full body flow with a focal point to assist the mind. Restorative posture to close.
Let In and Lean In
A morning practice that invites you to ask yourself what you are letting in and what you are leaning into for the day, the week, or even this new year. This 60 minute experience begins with breath and inquiry, a sequence that embodies the concepts of "letting in" and a related meditation to close.
Brighter from the Inside Out
60 minutes of enlivening breath and warming, releasing movement with a cultivation of contentment and appreciation through a closing meditation.
Centered, Stable and Restored
Utilise a focusing technique throughout this practice that encourages presence and awareness of the spaces around the body as you engage in a sequence featuring twists, core work and balance. A yang-yin practice that warms up, challenges and closes with a long stay in hip stretches and a restorative, gentle inversion.
Keep Your Spark in the Dark
A standing warm up to enliven followed by a strengthening sequence to cultivate a quality of inner brightness and vitality in darker days.
Lighter and Brighter
Meeting shorter, darker days with a practice offering several invitations to cultivate warmth and light. We begin with a "warming" breath technique, lightness in attitude and imagery, a complete "warm up" and a dynamic practice to strengthen and enliven.
Slow, Strong Flow
A mindful rhythmic warm up anchors the mind and prepares the body for strong postures for the legs and core with optional twists. Ideal for cooler weather. Sustainable stress for the body while you de-stress the mind!
Grounded Slow Flow and Restore
A supine warm up through joint range of motion, a grounding selection of core-centric movements and standing postures, closes with three restorative shapes. What do you need to ground into today?
Rooted Slow Flow with Yin
Luxuriate in a grounding deluxe warm up, a rooted slow flow focused on grounding body and mind, and a closing with easeful held postures and guided rest.