Because the vertebrae of the neck are the most delicate, they are the most easily displaced of all vertebrae. In this class we generate ease in the uppermost spine by mobilizing the strong musculature in the back of the neck while simultaneously making the throat pouch flexible.
The cranial loop is essential for postural alignment of the skull. In all movements throughout class, we feel the continuity of flow within the pelvic, kidney, heart, and cranial loops.
In this class, we practice the “chin lock” taking care to avoid undue constriction of the delicate structures within the neck. This bandha stimulates the thyroid while refining the flow of breath.
The tongue seal is an exquisite movement to help release the jaw, neck, sinuses and inner ear. In this class we (lightly) press the tongue to the roof of the mouth to direct the breath into the central channel of the spine.
In this class we mobilize the neck and cranial base using rocking, sliding, tilting, and stabilizing movements.
In this class we use gestural hand patterns in order to enhance the internal flow of prana inside.
The bone at the back skull of your skull is a vestigial vertebrae. Called the occiput, it receives nerve signals from your eyes into your back brain. In this class, we visualize having the eyes in the back of our skull while exploring how the eyes are strong governors of spinal motion.
In this class, we do numerous jaw exercises while connecting the jaw to the spine and pelvis.
The lift of the palatine loop is essential for opening the internal airway of breath in the back of the throat while opening the sinus cavities leading up to the brain. In this class we overlap the cranial loop and the palatine loop with the revolving of the tongue backward.
In this class we do practices to release the tissues of the upper throat, jaw, and tongue.
In this class, prepare to melt strain out of your eyes through shoulder openers, neck releases, and eye movement.
In this class we mobilize the shoulder girdle and arms to free up restrictions in the neck.
In this class we use many different techniques to uncouple the eyes from strain and to provide ease.
This class is aimed to release foreshortening in the neck muscles and compression around the nerves and discs of the neck region.
In this class we do poses to support the head and neck in order to release neck strain.
In this class we do movements to bring serenity and relaxation to all the bones, joints, and fascia around the brain.
In each pose we practice orienting from the temporal bones and explore the polarity between the side skull and the outer pelvis.
This class is part of the Yoga for Radiant Immunity Series. In yoga there are numerous techniques to help promote blood and lymph through the face, jaw, and tongue. In this class we lift and stretch the soft tissues of the face while cleansing and rinsing the sinuses, palate, and upper throat.
This class is part of the Yoga for Radiant Immunity Series. There are numerous lymph nodes in the neck and throat that prevent unwanted bacteria from entering the body. In this practice we increase the flow of blood and lymph through the neck and throat to safeguard the body against infection.
In this class we attune to the delicate membranes around the cranial base to help open the central channel of the spine.
The Trigeminal nerve has 3 large branches that govern movement of the eyes, jaw, tongue, and face. In this class we mobilize and the muscles of the face, repatterining sensory connection to the eyes, nose, and tongue.