Welcome to Day Fifteen of our 30 Days of Yoga! In today’s practice we’ll do some standing shapes that build on the active movements we worked on last week. We’ll continue to explore the connection between our bodies, faith and prayer. No matter what the first two weeks of our journey have been like for…
Welcome to Day Fourteen of our 30 Days of Yoga! Today’s meditative practice is all about rest and centering prayer. We’ll each choose a word or image that will serve as an anchor – our minds are prone to wandering and often averse to stillness, but when we notice that our thoughts have started to…
Welcome to Day Thirteen of our 30 Days of Yoga! Today’s practice is all about taking it slow. After a week of moving and strengthening our bodies as an act of worship, we’ll spend our time together stretching it out, ending with a nice, long shavasana. It is my prayer that all of us, like…
Welcome to Day Twelve of our 30 Days of Yoga! Today’s practice is all about putting together the flow we’ve been working on this week. We’ll start on our mat and let our breath and the Spirit of the Lord guide us all the way to the top and back down again. As some of…
Welcome to Day Eleven of our 30 Days of Yoga! Today’s practice is all about exploring new ways to flow and move our bodies. As variations are added on throughout today’s practice, you’ll be invited to close your eyes and drop in even deeper. As you step onto your mat, notice what may be different…
Welcome to Day Ten of our 30 Days of Yoga! Today’s practice is all about welcoming a deeper awareness of God’s presence by “praying ourselves into wholeness.” We’ll complete the sun salutation we’ve been working on over the last few days. As we flow through, you’ll be invited to modify each movement to meet your…
Welcome to Day Nine of our 30 Days of Yoga! In today’s practice we’ll continue building the idea of flow we started with yesterday. We’ll begin working into the upper body, building strength into the wrists, shoulders and upper back. Let today’s flow serve as an embodiment of prayer, where we can be present with…
Welcome to Day Eight of our 30 Days of Yoga! I am so glad you are back on your mat with me. Last week we focused on building a foundation of curiosity about what we bring with us to the mat each day. In today’s practice we’ll work with the yoga principle of flow, or…
Welcome to Day Seven of our 30 Days of Yoga! Today’s meditative practice is all about rest as we sit in silence and stillness with the Lord. We’ll move together through a breath prayer, one of my favorite meditations where each inhale and exhale is linked with words that help us feel rooted and embodied…
Welcome to Day Six of our 30 Days of Yoga! Today’s practice is a little longer than the first five. Together, we’ll be invited to grasp in a new way how wide, how long, how high and how deep the love of Christ is. We’ll also be introduced to my favorite yoga pose, Shavasana, for…
Welcome to Day Five of our 30 Days of Yoga! Today’s practice is all about building on some of the foundational shapes we’ve been working on over the past four days, and establishing an awareness of ourselves and our Creator. We’ll focus on rooting our bodies to the earth beneath us as we tap into…
Welcome to Day Four of our 30 Days of Yoga! Today’s practice is all about contemplating what it means to be “rooted and established in God’s love” as we move through soft and gentle motions. We’ll also start to build up wrist and upper-body strength as we tap into our ujjayi, or oceanic breath. Let…