Breathe & Move Better
If you prefer to only take Breathe & Move Better classes this is your hub!
Discover your body's superpowers of breathing and movement by accessing your respiratory diaphragm. The respiratory diaphragm is the primary muscle of breathing and is a pivotal muscle for core function and spine health. These short lunch break classes will be a blend of energizing and restorative with the goal of increasing self-regulation of stress and movement by tapping into the diaphragm's superpowers. Class will be chair based so is accessible for all, no other equipment is needed.
Practice at your own risk and always listen to your own body. This video is not meant to treat or diagnose; practice at your own discretion.
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12.2.20 Face, Jaw, and Neck Softening - Breathe & Move Better
Fall Term: In week 12, we focus on softening the face and jaw, while lengthening and freeing up the neck.
Fall brings many changes and can often be unpredictable as we settle into new routines, adapt to the changing light, and shift from a season of growth to a season of letting go. This term we ... -
10.28.20 Abdominal Integration - Breathe & Move Better
Fall Term: In week 7 we focus on integration, which means taking time to connect more deeply to our abdomen.
Fall brings many changes and can often be unpredictable as we settle into new routines, adapt to the changing light, and shift from a season of growth to a season of letting go. This term ... -
11.25.20 Creating Space in the Shoulders to Breathe - Breathe & Move Better
Fall Term: In week 11, we make our way to the shoulders and try to release tension that we hold in our shoulders to allow our breath to have more space.
Fall brings many changes and can often be unpredictable as we settle into new routines, adapt to the changing light, and shift from a season of ... -
3.17.21 Breathe Easy - Breathe & Move Better
Spring Term 1: In this 2nd week of the term we focus on rest, doing less, and creating space in our mind and body.
Spring is a time for renewal and rebirth; this year we have much to be hopeful for. With this sense of hope, renewal, and rebirth, we will focus on play, exploration, curiosity, and ... -
4.14.21 Visualizing Playful Patterns - Breathe & Move Better
Spring Term 1: In this 6th week of the term we focus on exploring visualization with our breathing in playful patterns.
Spring is a time for renewal and rebirth; this year we have much to be hopeful for. With this sense of hope, renewal, and rebirth, we will focus on play, exploration, curiosity,... -
2.17.21 Your Breath is a Pump - Move & Breathe Better
Winter Term: In this 7th week of the term we focus on finding fluidity and ease in our breathing to bring a sense of lightness and play.
Winter is a season of darkness and this winter feels a bit darker for so many reasons. Taking from the teachings of Ayurveda and so many other great teachings a... -
4.28.21 Unclenching the Breath - Breathe & Move Better
Spring Term 2: In this first week we ease into equanimity by unclenching through our upper body.
This term we focus on equanimity - finding calm within regardless of what is happening outside of ourselves. -
11.11.20 Connection Through the Functional Lines - Breathe & Move Better
Fall Term: In week 9, we bring our attention to the functional lines and how they are connected to tension in our breathing.
Fall brings many changes and can often be unpredictable as we settle into new routines, adapt to the changing light, and shift from a season of growth to a season of lettin... -
9.23.20 Pelvis and Posture - Breathe & Move Better
Fall Term: In week 2, we are staying with the hips and pelvis to feel our strength and sense of being rooted.
Fall brings many changes and can often be unpredictable as we settle into new routines, adapt to the changing light, and shift from a season of growth to a season of letting go. This ter... -
1.27.21 Supple Back Body - Breathe & Move Better
Winter Term: In this 4th week of the term we focus on our back body and our the connections of our feet in order to feel how these body parts influence our whole being.
Winter is a season of darkness and this winter feels a bit darker for so many reasons. Taking from the teachings of Ayurveda and... -
10.21.20 Opening the Upper Airway - Breathe & Move Better
Fall Term: In week 6, we open the upper airway and release tension we may have been unaware of in our face.
Fall brings many changes and can often be unpredictable as we settle into new routines, adapt to the changing light, and shift from a season of growth to a season of letting go. This term w... -
9.30.20 Breathing into Your Ribs - Breathe & Move Better
Fall Term: In week 3, we move our way up to the ribs as we move and free up our breathing.
Fall brings many changes and can often be unpredictable as we settle into new routines, adapt to the changing light, and shift from a season of growth to a season of letting go. This term we will dive into... -
9.16.20 Breathing Into Your Pelvis - Breathe & Move Better
Fall Term: In week 1, we are starting with the hips and pelvis to feel our strength and sense of being rooted.
Fall brings many changes and can often be unpredictable as we settle into new routines, adapt to the changing light, and shift from a season of growth to a season of letting go. This te...
