Three Dog Yoga Podcast

this one focuses in on core work -- to center your mind and body -- and on developing the sense of spaciousness we all have when we step out of our stuff and live in our bodies.

a strong and meditative flow...equally good for waking up or centering in.

a good one for anytime you need to ease up on yourself and find freedom in your upper body.

for the month of October, we're focusing in on abdominal strength as part of a well-rounded yoga practice. this 45-minute session will build all-over strength...both physical and mental. enjoy!

Warrior 3 is a challenge for your abdominals, balance, hamstrings, and focus. in this 60-minute session we prepare the body and mind to take on the challenge, with a well-rounded vinyasa practice...then we dive into details on how to build your skills and suit the pose to your body/practice goals.

this one uses a variety of salutations to focus the mind and channel the breath...then steadies into gentle back bends and calming hip openers with samavritti breathing.

abdominal series fuses traditional yoga asana and modern strength training into a mind-body flow practice that strengthens your core -- and gives your wrists a break from chaturanga.  

we start with seated hip openers and build up to a strong posture-strengthening vinyasa...great for every body. any day...or evening.

how is Dandasana / Plank Pose like a grilled cheese sandwich? when it's done well, it's unbeatable. plank is simple...but not easy. there's a precision to it, but when you get it dialed in, it's one of the absolute best ways to strengthen your core, ease low back pain, and perfect your posture. press play and learn how!

yoga is for everybody...but not all poses are agreeable to every body. sometimes you just need a little variation to make a posture doable -- or even delightful in this session we take on different ways to do cobra, locust, lunge, warriors, triangles and pigeons...along with a few other usual suspects. who knows? maybe the first time you tried one you didn't like it...the second go round -- with a new angle -- might be delightful.

this one's a well rounded, time-saving session that focuses on maintaining the natural stability and mobility of your spine.

yoga is better with friends...even across distance and time. join us for thirty minutes of breathing practice with a focus on balance, stability, and openness.

a good one to start -- or restart -- your week. this one focuses on grounding your body and mind in the qualities and characteristics you want to create more of in your life. (it's also just a pretty solid all-around flow, too.) enjoy!

you're just 45 minutes from feeling lighter, brighter and stronger. for real.  

this one will warm you up, get you open, and then go for a couple of reaaal relaxed, reclined twists right before Savasana. enjoy!

this one starts with paying attention to your feet as the first component of good balance...and finishes off with core work to keep your center strong and mobile.

want to calm down, feel more centered, and build strength? this one's got your back..and your sides...and your front. strengthening your body through mindful movement is a great way to achieve the physical, mental, and emotional benefits of exercise. and, clocking in at 30 minutes, this one is fairly easy to slide into even the busiest of days!   (if you don't have a block, just use a rolled up towel -- or your imagination!)

abs, abs, abs...our culture tends to think about them as a desired effect of being *in shape* -- but abdominal muscles are so much more than that. they contain our abdominal organs, keeping the right amount of pressure in our bodies for things to work well. they allow us to stabilize our spine as we move through our days (read: strong abdominals, with proper tone save us a lot of low back trouble). they are the engine for moving the body through bends, twists, and extension...plus, they provide shock absorption for the spine, connect the lower and upper body, and are part of our deep center -- and our nervous system responses. caring for them means moving them -- and resting them. just hit play and we'll get to it!

in The Yoga Sutra, yoga is defined as "the stilling of the turnings of the mind," the turnings of the mind -- or vrittis -- show up for each of us, almost constantly...to still them is to bring ourselves to our senses in the present moment. yoga does that by giving the mind postures on which to focus...ways to move that bring the mind into what we're doing: right here, right now. the way we get the mind into the body in vinyasa yoga is through steady, conscious breathing. it's a practice...no one's perfect at it, but you get better at what you practice. breathe. move. feel better.

this one's a hip opening sandwich...we start with floor stretches, spend a good amount of time in breath-by-breath vinyasa flow, then close it out with more hip opening - front, back, and sides. breathe. move. feel better.