Active Align
Deepen your practice by expanding your understanding of anatomy in asana. Active align classes mix strength and precision for those looking to illuminate the physical and energetic nuances of postures and explore alignment dynamically (and maybe sweat a little along the way). Use of props highly encouraged!
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Active Align Yoga Therapeutics 45 min
Step outside of your normal vinyasa practice with this class that gets you active in all the right places. This therapeutics class offers a great mix of mobility and stability to address factors that underlie common sources of pain. (It's especially good after long periods sitting!)
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Active Align Yoga Keep it Brief! 25 min
This well rounded practice moves the body from head to toe in a flash. It's great for the morning or fit perfectly in between your to-do list on the busiest days.
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Active Align Yoga Intro to Primary Series 70 min
Explore the Primary Series of Ashtanga Vinyasa Style yoga through this introductory class. This practice takes you through sun salutations A + B, all of the standing postures with modifications and a few of the seated postures. Primary Series provides a wonderful home practice for those looking t...
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Active Align Yoga Udana Vayu + the Exhale 55 min
This active align practice rounds out a collection of classes exploring the 5 pranic winds, or vayus. Udana vayu refers to an upward sensation from the diaphragm up through the crown chakra, and it represents an ascension to higher levels of consciousness. This class uses the exhale with intentio...
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Active Align Yoga Vyana Vayu + Dolphin Balance 70 min
Feel the flow of vyana vayu moving from the center of the body to the periphery. This class will build a solid foundation in the shoulders, core and hips to build into a balancing variation of dolphin pose that is great if you're working towards forearm stand. You'll especially enjoy the detailed...
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Active Align Yoga Samana Vayu 60 min
Connect with the energetic qualities of samana vayu, located where the vital functions of assimilation and absorption of the body take place. This class will cultivate engagement of the core and hip adductors to twist and build toward ashtavakrasana, eight angle pose.
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Active Align Yoga Resilient Practice 55 min
This Resilient Yoga Practice addresses many common shortfalls of the vinyasa yoga practice with the exact exercises needed to improve them - all interwoven into a 55 minute yoga class. This is a fabulous practice to add to your repertoire once a week (or more!) to ward off overuse injuries or ach...
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Active Align Yoga Prana Vayu + Ustrasana Variation 75 min
Connect with the bouyancy of prana vayu, the movement of upward, outward and expansion, as it is juxtaposed by the rooting and grounding of apana vayu. Plus, use a blanket to build dynamic stability of the core and hip muscles for a more spinal extension in a variation of ustrasana, camel pose!
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Active Align Apana Vayu + Bakasana 70 min
Connect with the energetic and physical qualities of apana vayu as you coil inward and downward with the help of the abdominals and hip flexors to practice a few variations of bakasana, crow pose.
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Active Align Yoga Pulling For The Posterior Chain 75 min
Break away from the typical pushing-dominant vinyasa yoga movement pattern by pulling on a strap in common yoga postures. You'll connect with the power of the posterior shoulder and hip muscles to build the stability and strength necessary for a resilient asana practice.
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Active Align Yoga Back Bending From Out to In 75 min
Feel the connection from arms and legs to the core of the body in this practice that builds into a strong, stable uttana padasana, or flying fish pose back bend.
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Active Align Yoga Glutes in Back Bends 60 min
Getting the femur behind the hip (hip extension) is incredibly important in many back bends. However, modern vinyasa yoga classes commonly under utilize this action- leaving many yoga practitioners with weak glutes (especially gluteus maximus and medius). So, this class incorporates drills and po...
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Active Align Yoga Just Keep Moving 30 min
Get a lot of movement from a short practice! This sequence addresses thoracic spinal mobility, stability and power in the legs and glute activation (hello hip extension) in different back bends. It's a great all around practice from head to toes!
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Active Align Yoga Hips , Core + Eka Pada Bakasana 2 65 min
Find active hip mobility to open and strengthen the hips while building the core engagement necessary to play with a variation of a one legged crow pose, eka pada bakasana 2.
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Active Align Strap Compass Flow 80 min
Use a strap to explore how the shoulder blades move alongside the thoracic spine as you get to know the scapulo-thoracic joint. Encourage strength in the shoulders and build to a balancing variation of downward facing dog!
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Active Align Stabilize Your Twist Stabilize Your Twist 60 min
Fire up your obliques and find a stable twist from the lumbar spine to your thoracic spine. Like you're wringing yourself out!
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Active Align Glute Max + Back Bending 60 min
Say hello to your gluteus maximus, a muscle that controls hip extension and plays a large role in stabilizing the low back. Activate this muscle in many different ways and transform your experience in back bends. Your practice will thank you!
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Active Align Yoga Hip Abduction + Titibasana 85 min
Connect with the power of your hips to improve mobility and build strength necessary for arm balancing in titibasana.
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Active Align Yoga Feel the Flow 45 Min
Enjoy the freedom and meditation of movement without having to get it right- less thinking, more doing!
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Active Align Pelvic Positioning + Hip Mobility in Vasisthasana 80 min
Maximize hip mobility by fine tuning the position of the pelvis in a practice that builds into variations of Vhasisthasana.
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Active Align Yoga Rooting with Ankle Stabilization 60 min
Grow strength in your roots by challenging the stability of the foot and ankle in different standing postures. You'll be surprised how strong and open the legs can feel as you engage in a slightly different way!
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Active Align Yoga Against the Wall 60 min
Use the wall to accentuate the cylindrical movement of the trunk and work into back bending actively!
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Active Align Yoga Upper + Lower Body in BOP 70 min
Use the positioning of the shoulders + thoracic spine to encourage opening of the hips and hamstrings in this class leading you toward performing bird of paradise!
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Active Align Yoga Strong Shoulders + Shark Fin 65 min
Refine scapular (shoulder blade) positioning to improve the mechanics of overhead movements and stabilize arm balances!