Long day? Say no more. Check out this Restorative Yoga sequence that uses just a blanket or towel, along with the support of your breath and the floor, to help unravel tension around the spine and reset your posture. Repeat this one regularly!
Asana Breakdown: Finding Support in Chaturanga Dandasana
Do you practice some kind of Vinyasa Yoga? If so, then there’s a chance that you probably move through, or at least hear the teacher call for, a chaturanga or two (or 20!) each time you flow. And whether you love it or could leave it, it’s a pose that can help build strength + confidence, but it’s also a pose that’s all too often rushed through and, sometimes, even feared!
Practice Notes: Stabilizing the Shoulders in Weight-Bearing Postures
New Playlist: Just Get Moving (60min)
A 60minute Spotify playlist that’s nice for practice, movement, or general listening. This one’s called “Just Get Moving” because I like to use it for Sculpt Yoga classes or a more vigorous Vinyasa Flow. I find it supports a more grounding yoga practice as well, especially if you like to use energy + movement to help bring you into stillness + surrender. Enjoy!
Practice Notes: 5 Child's Pose Variations for Low-Body Love
NEW Merch Listed: Get your Sunburnt & Salty Gear!
I just dropped some NEW merchandise (including a brand new design!) to my Online Shop as well as here locally at the Skudin Surf Shack above Maria’s Beach. Check out these new ‘High Vibes’ muscle tanks and ‘Salute the Sea’ crop-top tees (in multiple colors!) and maybe gift yourself or someone you love!
Now Available: Gift Certificates for Movement & Mindfulness
New Spotify Playlist: Music for Mindful Movement (60min)
Cultivating a Clear, Calm and Focused Mind: A Mindfulness Meditation for Efficiency
On Why It's Good to Get Outside (and Get a Little Sun on Your Skin)
On average, it’s estimated that US adults spend about 90% of their time indoors. And although this tendency is not something new (the indoors is comfy with heat/air, TV, wifi), I also think that it’s really important for us to recognize and utilize the many mental & physical benefits that come from something as simple as stepping out into the sun.
Insight & Opinion: Re-Writing Our Roles in the Story
“In every outthrust headland, in every curving beach, in every grain of sand there is a story of the Earth.” - Rachel Carson. How amazing is it that we get to be a part of this story?? And while our time on this planet is relatively short-lived — the Earth was spinning long before us and will likely continue to spin long after us — I can’t help but think about the small-but-mighty impact our own existence holds.
Self-Care Club: MFR for the Upper Traps (7min)
A cue that’s commonly heard in many a yoga class is: “Relax the shoulders away from the ears.” It’s like as a collective we hold tension in the neck & upper back. Relieve tension and stiffness, ease pain, and encourage tissue health and hydration with this myofascial release (MFR) technique that targets the tissues of the upper traps. You’ll need 2 therapy balls and a yoga block.
7 Tips for Creating (and Sticking With) a Home Yoga Practice
For the time being, life mostly occurs at home. Work, workouts, yoga, school, food, happy hour… it seems like most of the world is under this stay-at-home order. So as we all do our best to adapt to our current reality of studio closures and social distancing, I’ve shared 7 tips that I’ve found helpful for creating and committing to a home yoga practice.
Yoga with Salty: New Weekly Class + Online Yoga Updates
As we continue to adapt to these times, I wanted to post a quick update about my online yoga offerings. I will now be offering a weekly class via Facebook Live and am planning a few specialty classes and workshops for IG Live. Even though we can’t practice together in person, at least we can still practice together virtually!
Yoga with Salty: Vinyasa Flow for a Mind-Body Reset (45min.)
Yoga for Surfers: 6 Poses to Practice Daily
Lessons from Flat Spells
As surfers, we have a whole lotta faith. Really, we do. No matter where you live in the world, as a surfer, we all go through the inevitable flat spells. And, unless you’re a pro with a travel budget, for us who frequent our local breaks and surf around our daily life responsibilities, we have learned to always have faith that more waves will come. And what a beautiful perspective to have…
