Jivamukti Yoga with Carly Boland: Recent Episodes
carly boland
Carly’s soulful classes are full of reverence, dynamic challenge, and spirit. her light-hearted but comprehensive teaching style weaves yogic philosophy, Sanskrit, anatomy, eclectic music, and authentic connection to the Jivamukti method. Her offerings are not only designed to make you move, sweat, and reflect, but to empower fearless curiosity, increase self-acceptance, reconnect you to your humanity, and inspire spiritual activation—all while keeping your sense of humor.
the Jivamukti Method is grounded in the original meaning of the Sanskrit word asana as “seat, connection” – relationship to the Earth. Earth implies all of life. wherever life takes you, i’m so glad to be able to share some time on the mat.
if you are able, donations are greatly appreciated to cover the cost of continuing education, equipment and time to provide quality content and share these classes, donations can be made through Venmo to @happyfreecarly
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i also have video classes available through happyfreecarly.com
sewing seeds of peace in our hearts, this class orients around back bending and peace, you will not regret practicing today.
at the beginning of the class we chant:
SARVEṢĀṀ SVASTIR BHAVATU SARVEṢĀṂ ŚĀNTIR BHAVATUSARVEṢĀṂ PŪRṆAṂ BHAVATU SARVEṢĀṂ MAṆGALAṀ BHAVATU
MAY AUSPICIOUS BE UNTO ALL. MAY PEACE BE UNTO ALL.MAY FULLNESS BE UNTO ALL. MAY PROSPERITY BE UNTO ALL
This class was recorded from my home in CA as a Zoom call on September 17th, 2021, During a time while we are mainly staying at home, let us stay connected through practice and reverence. Join along and breathe with us.
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Please pass the link along to anyone you feel may benefit from the practice. Donations are greatly appreciated to keep things going financially while external work is on hold. (offer as you can suggested $5-20) Venmo: @happyfreecarly PayPal: carlysatya@gmail.com (minimum suggested $1 in reciprocity). More
this class starts with peace mantras and ends with peace meditation.
if you only have an hour and want to FEEL GOOD, this may be the fix for you.
a little yang and a little yin, perfect for, those days….
Flow and Restore — 60 minute mix of a fiery vinyasa flow and restorative yin practice.
Props required - one bolster (or pillow) and two blocks (or soup cans, water bottles...). More props are always welcomed so you can feel comfortable and confident in each pose.
at the beginning of the class we chant:
Sarveṣāṁ svastir bhavatu Sarveṣāṃ śāntir bhavatuSarveṣāṃ pūrṇaṃ bhavatu Sarveṣāṃ maṇgalaṁ bhavatu
May auspicious be unto all. May peace be unto all.May fullness be unto all. May prosperity be unto all
This class was recorded from my home in CA as a Zoom call on September 17th, 2021, During a time while we are mainly staying at home, let us stay connected through practice and reverence. Join along and breathe with us.
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Please pass the link along to anyone you feel may benefit from the practice. Donations are greatly appreciated to keep things going financially while external work is on hold. (offer as you can suggested $5-20) Venmo: @happyfreecarly PayPal: carlysatya@gmail.com (minimum suggested $1 in reciprocity).
a full backbend oriented Jivamukti class around the concept that through offering first to another, we can bring anything we may want to our own lives!
this class was recorded from my home in CA as a Zoom call on August 26th, 2021, During a time while we are mainly staying at home, let us stay connected through practice and reverence. Join along and breathe with us.
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Please pass the link along to anyone you feel may benefit from the practice. Donations are greatly appreciated to keep things going financially while external work is on hold. If you have the means donations can be made through Venmo @happyfreecarly or PayPal carlysatya@gmail.com $10 or pay what feels right to you (minimum suggested $1)
a little yang and a little yin
Flow and Restore — 75 Minute Intermediate Vinyasa Yoga. This class is a mix of a fiery vinyasa flow with a restorative yin practice.
Props required - one bolster (or pillow) and two blocks (or soup cans, water bottles...). More props are always welcomed so you can feel comfortable and confident in each pose.
This class was recorded from my home in CA as a Zoom call on August 17th, 2021, During a time while we are mainly staying at home, let us stay connected through practice and reverence. Join along and breathe with us.
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Please pass the link along to anyone you feel may benefit from the practice. Donations are greatly appreciated to keep things going financially while external work is on hold. (offer as you can suggested $5-20) Venmo: @happyfreecarly PayPal: carlysatya@gmail.com (minimum suggested $1 in reciprocity). More
this is a creative dynamic practice with hip opening and standing balancing coming together as we practice bird of paradise!
grab a block and a strap (or a thick book and a scarf) for this enlivening sequence
this class was recorded from my home in CA as a Zoom call on August 10th, 2021, During a time while we are mainly staying at home, let us stay connected through practice and reverence. Join along and breathe with us.
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Please pass the link along to anyone you feel may benefit from the practice. Donations are greatly appreciated to keep things going financially while external work is on hold. If you have the means donations can be made through Venmo @happyfreecarly or PayPal carlysatya@gmail.com $10 or pay what feels right to you (minimum suggested $1)
this flow gets us deep into our selves through strong flow and musical vibration! the peak posture is baby grasshopper, when you are in need for a total mood lift, this is the practice for you! this class was recorded from my home in CA as a Zoom call on July 13th, 2021, During a time while we are mainly staying at home, let us stay connected through practice and reverence. Join along and breathe with us.
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Please pass the link along to anyone you feel may benefit from the practice. Donations are greatly appreciated to keep things going financially while external work is on hold. If you have the means donations can be made through Venmo @happyfreecarly or PayPal carlysatya@gmail.com $10 or pay what feels right to you (minimum suggested $1)
Yin yoga is a meditative practice of reconnection and surrender. Get cozy and restore to your full potential. Exploring the vast territory within.
This class was recorded from my home in CA as a Zoom call on March 6th, 2021, During a time while we are mainly staying at home, let us stay connected through practice and reverence. Join along and breathe with us.
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Please pass the link along to anyone you feel may benefit from the practice. Donations are greatly appreciated to keep things going financially while external work is on hold. If you have the means donations can be made through Venmo @happyfreecarly or PayPal carlysatya@gmail.com $10 or pay what feels right to you (minimum suggested $1)
a fun flowing class that gives a perfect introduction to Jivamukti Yoga, we start with the "Magic 10 and Beyond" sequence and move through a flow that will have your lower back, and mind feeling at ease. (Feedback from practitioners was that they "slept like a baby.")
this class was recorded from my home in CA as a Zoom call on February 20th, 2021, During a time while we are mainly staying at home, let us stay connected through practice and reverence. Join along and breathe with us.
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Please pass the link along to anyone you feel may benefit from the practice. Donations are greatly appreciated to keep things going financially while external work is on hold. If you have the means donations can be made through Venmo @happyfreecarly or PayPal carlysatya@gmail.com $10 or pay what feels right to you (minimum suggested $1)
a dynamic class with binding and hip opening, you will want a strap (or scarf) nearby.
this class was recorded from my home in CA as a Zoom call on February 15th, 2021, During a time while we are mainly staying at home, let us stay connected through practice and reverence. Join along and breathe with us.
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Please pass the link along to anyone you feel may benefit from the practice. Donations are greatly appreciated to keep things going financially while external work is on hold. If you have the means donations can be made through Venmo @happyfreecarly or PayPal carlysatya@gmail.com $10 or pay what feels right to you (minimum suggested $1)
the classic Spiritual Warrior sequence… with just a drop of the February Focus of the month (found here).
a totally complete robust asana practice. in a time when so much is different, it can be nice to come into something familiar, Spiritual Warrior is a fixed sequence that is always the same, because of the familiarity we have the opportunity to progress to the level of mastery if we commit to a consistent, steady, regular sadhana. developed by my teachers Sharon Gannon and David Life.
this class was recorded from my home in CA as a Zoom call on February 19th, 2021, During a time while we are mainly staying at home, let us stay connected through practice and reverence. Join along and breathe with us.
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Please pass the link along to anyone you feel may benefit from the practice. Donations are greatly appreciated to keep things going financially while external work is on hold. If you have the means donations can be made through Venmo @happyfreecarly or PayPal carlysatya@gmail.com $10 or pay what feels right to you (minimum suggested $1)
Your stiff neck and tight shoulders might be telling you something on an emotional, energetic and physical level. It might be time to make some changes for those of you with chronic tightness or pain in the shoulders. This sequence target's these areas and will leave you feeling like your on cloud-9... or floating like a cloud. Tell me how you feel after this deep yin experience.
This class was recorded from my home in CA as a Zoom call on February 20th, 2020, During a time while we are mainly staying at home, let us stay connected through practice and reverence. Join along and breathe with us.
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Please pass the link along to anyone you feel may benefit from the practice. Donations are greatly appreciated to keep things going financially while external work is on hold. If you have the means donations can be made through Venmo @happyfreecarly or PayPal carlysatya@gmail.com $10 or pay what feels right to you (minimum suggested $1)
a fun and heartfelt class that will open the heart and get you grooving. give yourself a little extra love with this 95 min classic!
this class was recorded from my home in CA as a Zoom call on February 14th, 2021, During a time while we are mainly staying at home, let us stay connected through practice and reverence. Join along and breathe with us.
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Please pass the link along to anyone you feel may benefit from the practice. Donations are greatly appreciated to keep things going financially while external work is on hold. If you have the means donations can be made through Venmo @happyfreecarly or PayPal carlysatya@gmail.com $10 or pay what feels right to you (minimum suggested $1)
Equanimity [a balanced mind] is letting go of the fruits our actions.
this 90 minute Jivamukti Open class mixes things up with a seamless vinyasa sequence that will leave you feeling refreshed and balanced. i recomend having your blocks handy ;)
at the beginning of the class we chant:
tyaktvā karma-phala-āsaṇgamnitya-tṛpto nirāśrayaḥkarmaṇy abhipravṛtto 'pinaiva kiṁcit karoti saḥ
One who has let go of the fruits of their actions is content and free of dependency, knowing it is not they who act, even when performing actions. Bhagavad Gita 4.20
this class was recorded from my home in CA as a Zoom call on February 10th, 2021, During a time while we are mainly staying at home, let us stay connected through practice and reverence. Join along and breathe with us.
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Please pass the link along to anyone you feel may benefit from the practice. Donations are greatly appreciated to keep things going financially while external work is on hold. If you have the means donations can be made through Venmo @happyfreecarly or PayPal carlysatya@gmail.com $10 or pay what feels right to you (minimum suggested $1)
this 65 min class folds it all in, as we practice the art of letting go. physically we prepare for visvamitrasana. Named after an ambitious king who transformed himself into a yogic sage, Visvamitrasana is a complex asana: It’s an arm balance, hip opener, shoulder opener, hamstring stretch, and twist, all in one.
this class was recorded from my home in CA as a Zoom call on February 5th, 2021, During a time while we are mainly staying at home, let us stay connected through practice and reverence. Join along and breathe with us.
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Please pass the link along to anyone you feel may benefit from the practice. Donations are greatly appreciated to keep things going financially while external work is on hold. If you have the means donations can be made through Venmo @happyfreecarly or PayPal carlysatya@gmail.com $10 or pay what feels right to you (minimum suggested $1)
a full flowing Jivamukti class that ends with extended savasana (a led nidra session) and meditation (in apana vayu mudra) we dive in to the A – the beginning; U-the sustaining aspect; and the M – the resolve of it all... The sound of OṂ (A+U+M+silence) and its cosmic resonance is known as Śabda Brahman. Reflected in savāsana lies the grace that reveals itself only when we allow for “un-doing”. Yogis know that we cannot “do” enlightenment, it is our practice to go through the steps to be receptive to it..
This practice is oriented around hip-opening asanas, and will leave you feeling ready to act in accordance to your deepest truth.
this class was recorded from my home in CA as a Zoom call on January 27th, 2021, During a time while we are mainly staying at home, let us stay connected through practice and reverence. Join along and breathe with us.
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Please pass the link along to anyone you feel may benefit from the practice. Donations are greatly appreciated to keep things going financially while external work is on hold. If you have the means donations can be made through Venmo @happyfreecarly or PayPal carlysatya@gmail.com $10 or pay what feels right to you (minimum suggested $1)
Everything each of us does as individuals affects the whole. To be politically active is to be conscious of how your actions affect the community and to strive to improve and contribute to the enhancement of that community.
This practice is oriented around hip-opening asanas, and will leave you feeling ready to act in accordance to your deepest truth.
this class was recorded from my home in CA as a Zoom call on January 15th, 2021, During a time while we are mainly staying at home, let us stay connected through practice and reverence. Join along and breathe with us.
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Please pass the link along to anyone you feel may benefit from the practice. Donations are greatly appreciated to keep things going financially while external work is on hold. If you have the means donations can be made through Venmo @happyfreecarly or PayPal carlysatya@gmail.com $10 or pay what feels right to you (minimum suggested $1)
according to the yogic texts, our nature is satchitananda, our nature is love itself, our nature is happiness. and that is revealed IF, we are willing to do actions, which will bring happiness to others, and not be so concerned with getting that happiness for ourselves.
this deep and rejuvenating Yin Yoga practice focuses on the attitude of gratitude to lift our spirits and open our fascia, like a deep tissue massage, you won’t regret the investment of time on this practice!
at the beginning of the class we chant:
Lokah Samastah Sukhino Bhavantu
May all beings everywhere, be happy and free. And may the thoughts, words and actions of my own life, contribute in some way, to that happiness and to that freedom for all.
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Please pass the link along to anyone you feel may benefit from the practice. Donations are greatly appreciated to keep things going financially while external work is on hold. If you have the means donations can be made through Venmo @happyfreecarly or PayPal carlysatya@gmail.com $10 or pay what feels right to you (minimum suggested $1)
a core strengthening fast paced class, this practice gets right to the heart of things, i hope you will enjoy.
at the beginning of the practice we chant: yogaś citta-vṛtti-nirodhaḥ (PYS 1.2) When you stop identifying with your thoughts, fluctuations of mind, then there is Yoga, identity with Self, which is samadhi, happiness, bliss and ecstasy.
this class was recorded from my home in CA as a Zoom call on December 28th, 2020, During a time while we are mainly staying at home, let us stay connected through practice and reverence. Join along and breathe with us.
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Please pass the link along to anyone you feel may benefit from the practice. Donations are greatly appreciated to keep things going financially while external work is on hold. If you have the means donations can be made through Venmo @happyfreecarly or PayPal carlysatya@gmail.com $10 or pay what feels right to you (minimum suggested $1)
a true celebration of light, and honoring of darkness.
this class will leave you (perhaps with a tear in your eye) and definitely with a spring in your step!
with a focus on the pranic light within... we are the ones, we can create the change we want to see in the world by simply changing the way we see the world.
at the beginning of the class we chant:
Asato ma sad gamaya Tamaso ma jyotir gamaya Mrtyor ma amrtam gamaya.
Lead me from the unreal to the Real. Lead me from darkness to Light. Lead me from death to Immortality
This class was recorded from my home in CA as a Zoom call on December 20th, 2020, During a time while we are mainly staying at home, let us stay connected through practice and reverence. Join along and breathe with us.
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Please pass the link along to anyone you feel may benefit from the practice. Donations are greatly appreciated to keep things going financially while external work is on hold. If you have the means donations can be made through Venmo @happyfreecarly or PayPal carlysatya@gmail.com $10 or pay what feels right to you (minimum suggested $1)
.The Winter Solstice marks an auspicious shift in daylight, when we begin to emerge from the darkness back into the light. On the shortest, darkest day of the year, we are urged to call on the divine light from within. The long dark days of winter can lend themselves to physical stagnation, fatigue, and hibernation. In this yin yoga sequence, we honor the pause before we are called to expand once again.
Just as the muscles need our attention to stay healthy and resilient, so does the connective tissue In order to keep our muscles healthy we need to approach them in a dynamic way, we need to move and stretch. Muscles respond to stress and effort, however our Yin tissues are very different.
Rather than movement and striving, which are yang ways of approaching things, our yin tissues need gentleness and acceptance. When we go into a Yin posture the first line of resistance we face as our joints open or close is from our muscles.
Get cozy, dim the lights, and please let me know how you feel after the practice.
at the beginning of the class we chant:
Asato ma sad gamaya Tamaso ma jyotir gamaya Mrtyor ma amrtam gamaya.
Lead me from the unreal to the Real. Lead me from darkness to Light. Lead me from death to Immortality
This class was recorded from my home in CA as a Zoom call on December 19th, 2020, During a time while we are mainly staying at home, let us stay connected through practice and reverence. Join along and breathe with us.
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Please pass the link along to anyone you feel may benefit from the practice. Donations are greatly appreciated to keep things going financially while external work is on hold. If you have the means donations can be made through Venmo @happyfreecarly or PayPal carlysatya@gmail.com $10 or pay what feels right to you (minimum suggested $1)
a well rounded class with a steady pulse, this class will leave you feeling light and connected with all that is, we focus on a teaching from the Srimad Bhagavatam: Although there is only one moon, we may see the moon reflected in pools, rivers, lakes and buckets of water. Then it would appear as if there were many moons, although there is only one.
at the beginning of the class we chant: yogaś citta-vṛtti-nirodhaḥ (PYS 1.2) When you stop identifying with your thoughts, fluctuations of mind, then there is Yoga, identity with Self, which is samadhi, happiness, bliss and ecstasy.
this class was recorded from my home in CA as a Zoom call on December 13th, 2020, During a time while we are mainly staying at home, let us stay connected through practice and reverence. Join along and breathe with us.
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Please pass the link along to anyone you feel may benefit from the practice. Donations are greatly appreciated to keep things going financially while external work is on hold. If you have the means donations can be made through Venmo @happyfreecarly or PayPal carlysatya@gmail.com $10 or pay what feels right to you (minimum suggested $1)
in this class we heat up with core strengthening to prepare for arm balance astavraka, while learning from the Sage of the same name whose deformed body led him to deep study of yoga. “It’s through awareness of our own suffering that we understand the suffering of others and develop compassion.”
At the beginning of the class we chant:
yogaś citta-vṛtti-nirodhaḥ (PYS 1.2)
When you stop identifying with your thoughts, fluctuations of mind, then there is Yoga, identity with Self, which is samadhi, happiness, bliss and ecstasy.
this class was recorded from my home in CA as a Zoom call on December 4th, 2020, During a time while we are mainly staying at home, let us stay connected through practice and reverence. Join along and breathe with us.
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Please pass the link along to anyone you feel may benefit from the practice. Donations are greatly appreciated to keep things going financially while external work is on hold. If you have the means donations can be made through Venmo @happyfreecarly or PayPal carlysatya@gmail.com $10 or pay what feels right to you (minimum suggested $1)
based on the jivamukti classic backbending class, this is a dynamic offering from my open heart to yours!
at the beginning of the class we chant:
Lokah samastah sukhino bhavantu
May all beings everywhere be happy and free. And may the thoughts, words and actions of my own life contribute, in some way, to that happiness and to that freedom for all.
this class was recorded from my home in CA as a Zoom call on November 18st, 2020, During a time while we are mainly staying at home, let us stay connected through practice and reverence. Join along and breathe with us.
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Please pass the link along to anyone you feel may benefit from the practice. Donations are greatly appreciated to keep things going financially while external work is on hold. If you have the means donations can be made through Venmo @happyfreecarly or PayPal carlysatya@gmail.com $10 or pay what feels right to you (minimum suggested $1)
a totally complete robust asana practice. in a time when so much is different, it can be nice to come into something familiar, Spiritual Warrior is a fixed sequence that is always the same, because of the familiarity we have the opportunity to progress to the level of mastery if we commit to a consistent, steady, regular sadhana. developed by my teachers Sharon Gannon and David Life.
💛 Donations are greatly appreciated to keep things going financially while external work is on hold.
If you have the means donations can be made through Venmo @happyfreecarly or PayPal carlysatya@gmail.com $1-20 or pay what feels right to you
as the California Bay Area goes BACK on to a "safe at home" mandate, we get REALLY sweaty in this class that focuses on core connection, ie, we do a lot of core work!
t at the beginning of the class we sing: Sometimes in our lives we all have pain we all have sorrow But if we are wise we know that there's always tomorrow
Lean on me, when you're not strong I'll be your friend I'll help you carry on For it won't be long 'til I'm gonna need Somebody to lean on
Hare Krishna Hare Krishna Krishna Krishna Hare Hare Hare Rama Hare Rama Rama Rama Hare Hare
Just call on my sister if you need a friend we all need somebody to lean on I just might have a problem that you’ll understand we all need somebody to lean on
his class was recorded from my home in CA as a Zoom call on November 30th, 2020, During a time while we are mainly staying at home, let us stay connected through practice and reverence. Join along and breathe with us.
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Please pass the link along to anyone you feel may benefit from the practice. Donations are greatly appreciated to keep things going financially while external work is on hold. If you have the means donations can be made through Venmo @happyfreecarly or PayPal carlysatya@gmail.com $10 or pay what feels right to you (minimum suggested $1)
with all the demands of life, sometimes an hour is all that is needed for a full and complete, well rounded jivamukti yoga experience. this class gives a little extra awareness to backbending, not only of our physical bodies, but opening and opening our hearts, especially when the challenges come!
i hope you will enjoy your jivamukti express practice, and please share the link with anyone you feel may benefit.
at the beginning of the practice we chant:
Lokah Samastah Sukino Bhavantu
may all beings everywhere be happy and free, and may the thoughts words and actions of my own life contribute in some way to that happiness and to that freedom for all.
this class was recorded from my home in CA as a Zoom call on November 20th, 2020, During a time while we are mainly staying at home, let us stay connected through practice and reverence. Join along and breathe with us.
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Please pass the link along to anyone you feel may benefit from the practice. Donations are greatly appreciated to keep things going financially while external work is on hold. If you have the means donations can be made through Venmo @happyfreecarly or PayPal carlysatya@gmail.com $10 or pay what feels right to you (minimum suggested $1)
sometimes the practice is about keping your cool in a challenging situation, this is a dynamic hipopening class where we work up towards yoga nidrasana, with the thru-line of developing our compassionate nature, when anxiety comes knocking at your door you don’t open it, or you open it but you open the back door too, right in and right out!
at the beginning of the practice we chant:
Lokah Samastah Sukino Bhavantu
Hare Krishna Hare Krishna Krishna Krishna Hare Hare
Hare Rama Hare Rama Rama Rama Hare Hare
this class was recorded from my home in CA as a Zoom call on November 21st, 2020, During a time while we are mainly staying at home, let us stay connected through practice and reverence. Join along and breathe with us.
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Please pass the link along to anyone you feel may benefit from the practice. Donations are greatly appreciated to keep things going financially while external work is on hold. If you have the means donations can be made through Venmo @happyfreecarly or PayPal carlysatya@gmail.com $10 or pay what feels right to you (minimum suggested $1)
This Jivamukti class focuses on standing asanas, and opening the back, building up to natarajasana. Diving in to deep lessons of the soul, when anxiety comes knocking at your door you don’t open it, or you open it but you open the back door too, right in and right out! at the beginning of the practice we chant:
Lokah Samastah Sukino Bhavantu
Hare Krishna Hare Krishna Krishna Krishna Hare Hare
Hare Rama Hare Rama Rama Rama Hare Hare
this class was recorded from my home in CA as a Zoom call on November 16th, 2020, During a time while we are mainly staying at home, let us stay connected through practice and reverence. Join along and breathe with us.
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Please pass the link along to anyone you feel may benefit from the practice. Donations are greatly appreciated to keep things going financially while external work is on hold. If you have the means donations can be made through Venmo @happyfreecarly or PayPal carlysatya@gmail.com $10 or pay what feels right to you (minimum suggested $1)
holiday season is upon us, please enjoy this hip and heart opening Jivamukti Open Level class with beautiful teachings drawn from Sharon Gannon's beautiful book Yoga & Veganism: The Diet of Enlightenment.
at the beginning of the practice we chant: ahimsa-pratishthayam tat-sannidhau vaira-tyagah PYS.II.35 When you stop harming others, others will cease to harm you.
this class was recorded from my home in CA as a Zoom call on November 23rd, 2020, During a time while we are mainly staying at home, let us stay connected through practice and reverence. Join along and breathe with us.
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Please pass the link along to anyone you feel may benefit from the practice. Donations are greatly appreciated to keep things going financially while external work is on hold. If you have the means donations can be made through Venmo @happyfreecarly or PayPal carlysatya@gmail.com $10 or pay what feels right to you (minimum suggested $1)
Sharon Gannon starts the November 2020 focus of the month with the sentence: The meaning of life is to drop all meanness. you'll need a little wallspace to drop the storyline and flip the perspective for this class focusing on Inversions. at the beginning of the practice we chant:
Lokah Samastah Sukino Bhavantu
Hare Krishna Hare Krishna Krishna Krishna Hare Hare Hare Rama Hare Rama Rama Rama Hare Hare
this class was recorded from my home in CA as a Zoom call on November 3rd, 2020, During a time while we are mainly staying at home, let us stay connected through practice and reverence. Join along and breathe with us.
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Please pass the link along to anyone you feel may benefit from the practice. Donations are greatly appreciated to keep things going financially while external work is on hold. If you have the means donations can be made through Venmo @happyfreecarly or PayPal carlysatya@gmail.com $10 or pay what feels right to you (minimum suggested $1)
A quick session for when you are especially tired. Since this session doesn’t involve tensing your muscles prior to relaxing them, it’s particularly helpful if you have physical conditions such as arthritis, fibromyalgia, or other difficulties with tensing your muscles. This session incorporates physical, energetic, and mental relaxation, as well as intuition. During the practice an inner sanctuary of peace and calm is developed using guided imagery. The sanctuary can be recalled and experienced during stressful times to bring relief or during yoga nidra if it gets to intense and a break is needed.
Please pass this link along, for the benefit of another!
This class was recorded as Instagram Live, on November 12th, just get cozy and let go.During a time while we are mainly staying at home, let us stay connected through practice and reverence. Join along and breathe with us. 💛 Please pass the link along to anyone you feel may benefit from the practice.
Donations are greatly appreciated to keep things going financially while external work is on hold.
If you have the means donations can be made through Venmo @happyfreecarly or PayPal carlysatya@gmail.com $10 or pay what feels right to you (minimum suggested $1)
Just as the muscles need our attention to stay healthy and resilient, so does the connective tissue. In order to keep our muscles healthy we need to approach them in a dynamic way, we need to move and stretch. Muscles respond to stress and effort, however our Yin tissues are very different.
Rather than movement and striving, which are yang ways of approaching things, our yin tissues need gentleness and acceptance. When we go into a Yin posture the first line of resistance we face as our joints open or close is from our muscles.
Get cozy, dim the lights, and please let me know how you feel after the practice.
This class was recorded from my home in CA as a Zoom call on November 7, 2020, During a time while we are mainly staying at home, let us stay connected through practice and reverence. Join along and breathe with us.
at the beginning of the class we chant:
Asato ma sad gamaya Tamaso ma jyotir gamaya Mrtyor ma amrtam gamaya.
Lead me from the unreal to the Real. Lead me from darkness to Light. Lead me from death to Immortality
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Please pass the link along to anyone you feel may benefit from the practice. Donations are greatly appreciated to keep things going financially while external work is on hold. If you have the means donations can be made through Venmo @happyfreecarly or PayPal carlysatya@gmail.com $10 or pay what feels right to you (minimum suggested $1)
keep calm and practice on. a backbending class to get us through the challenging times, with a deep teaching shared from Jack Kornfield on the “Poisoned Tree”
good to have a bolster or cushion nearby for support, blocks and a strap may come in handy as well.
at the beginning of the practice we chant:
Sarve bhavantu sukhinah sarve santu niramayah sarve bhadrani pashyantu ma kashchid dukha-bhag bhavet May all be happy. May all be free from sickness. May all look to the good of others. May none suffer from sorrow.
this class was recorded from my home in CA as a Zoom call on November 3rd, 2020, During a time while we are mainly staying at home, let us stay connected through practice and reverence. Join along and breathe with us.
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Please pass the link along to anyone you feel may benefit from the practice. Donations are greatly appreciated to keep things going financially while external work is on hold. If you have the means donations can be made through Venmo @happyfreecarly or PayPal carlysatya@gmail.com $10 or pay what feels right to you (minimum suggested $1)
with all the demands of life, sometimes an hour is all that is needed for a full and complete, well rounded jivamukti yoga experience. this class gives special focus to (hip) opening & (arm) balancing, not only of our physical bodies, but opening and balancing our hearts, especially when the challenges come!
i hope you will enjoy your jivamukti express practice, and please share the link with anyone you feel may benefit.
at the beginning of the practice we chant:
aśraddhayā hutaṁ dattaṁ tapas taptaṁ kṛtaṁ ca yat asad ity ucyate pārtha na ca tat pretya no iha But to engage in sacrifice, self-discipline, and giving without good faith is asat, without worth or goodness, either in this life or in the next. Bhagavad-Gītā, Chapter 17, verse 28
this class was recorded from my home in CA as a Zoom call on October 16, 2020, During a time while we are mainly staying at home, let us stay connected through practice and reverence. Join along and breathe with us.
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Please pass the link along to anyone you feel may benefit from the practice. Donations are greatly appreciated to keep things going financially while external work is on hold. If you have the means donations can be made through Venmo @happyfreecarly or PayPal carlysatya@gmail.com $10 or pay what feels right to you (minimum suggested $1)
this class explores dynamic expansive & cross lateral shapes inspired by the depths of the starfish
inspired by the poetry of Mary Oliver we move through some less traditional flows than some of our other #practiceclub offerings, i hope you will enjoy feeing wild and unbridled! this practice also gives space for Svādhyāya, introspection and "study of self".
while I lay on the rocks, reachinginto the darkness, learninglittle by little to loveour only world.-mary oliver
this class was recorded from my home in CA as a Zoom call on September 18, 2020, During a time while we are mainly staying at home, let us stay connected through practice and reverence. Join along and breathe with us.
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Please pass the link along to anyone you feel may benefit from the practice. Donations are greatly appreciated to keep things going financially while external work is on hold. If you have the means donations can be made through Venmo @happyfreecarly or PayPal carlysatya@gmail.com $10 or pay what feels right to you (minimum suggested $1)
with all the demands of life, sometimes an hour is all that is needed for a full and complete, well rounded jivamukti yoga experience. this class gives special focus to side bending, as we prepare for a variation of visvamitrasana as the peak asana. i hope you will enjoy your jivamukti express practice, and please share the link with anyone you feel may benefit.
at the beginning of the practice we chant:
HARI OM TAT SAT
the absolute truth is eternal.
This class was recorded from my home as a Zoom call, from CA and around the globe on October 9th 2020. During a time while we are mainly staying at home, let us stay connected through practice and reverence. Join along and breathe with us.
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Please pass the link along to anyone you feel may benefit from the practice. Donations are greatly appreciated to keep things going financially while external work is on hold. If you have the means donations can be made through Venmo @happyfreecarly or PayPal carlysatya@gmail.com $10 or pay what feels right to you (minimum suggested $1)
much of the practice highlights knowledge of the self, this class explores what that really means as we flow through some creative sequencing highlighting backbending and balancing.
at the beginning of the class we chant: Tapah-svadhyaya-Ishvara-pranidhanani kriya yogah. Austerity, Self-study, and surrender to God constitute the yoga of action. Patanjali's Yoga Sutras II:1
This class was recorded from my home in CA as a Zoom call on September 11, 2020, During a time while we are mainly staying at home, let us stay connected through practice and reverence. Join along and breathe with us.
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Please pass the link along to anyone you feel may benefit from the practice. Donations are greatly appreciated to keep things going financially while external work is on hold. If you have the means donations can be made through Venmo @happyfreecarly or PayPal carlysatya@gmail.com $10 or pay what feels right to you (minimum suggested $1)
join in for an uplifting class with an emphasis on hip-opening, we hear from one of my dear-most teachers directly and seek the essence of connection, unity in diversity.
“to love your neighbor as yourself, and in actuality everyone is your neighbor, not only all humans but all living beings are our neighbors.” -Radhanath Swami
this class was recorded from my home in CA as a Zoom call on September 7, 2020, During a time while we are mainly staying at home, let us stay connected through practice and reverence. Join along and breathe with us.
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This was a special experience I am happy to share with you. In the Bay Area it seemed as though the sun never cam out due to the ash in the air. In Colerado (where a member of the live class was zooming in from). the scorching summer heat overnight turned in to a snowstorm, and we practiced with the theme of Kriya yoga, and in particular, Tapah, dedication to practice to create heat, to cleanse, to clear! “If you want peace, joy and happiness, perform actions that bring about peace, joy and happiness for all. When we devote all of our daily activities arduously toward harmony, we are performing Kriya Yoga.
The physical practice is deep and grounding, we also practice kapalabhai kriya.
at the beginning of the class we chant:Tapah-svadhyaya-Ishvara-pranidhanani kriya yogah.Austerity, Self-study, and surrender to God constitute the yoga of action.Patanjali's Yoga Sutras II:1
This class was recorded from my home in CA as a Zoom call on September 9, 2020, During a time while we are mainly staying at home, let us stay connected through practice and reverence. Join along and breathe with us.
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Please pass the link along to anyone you feel may benefit from the practice. Donations are greatly appreciated to keep things going financially while external work is on hold. If you have the means donations can be made through Venmo @happyfreecarly or PayPal carlysatya@gmail.com $10 or pay what feels right to you (minimum suggested $1)
Through deep relaxation, a state of Yoga Nidra arises, which can lead to kaivalyam, or samadhi, in which the sense of individualization merges with absolute, transcendental joy. The practice of shavasana (corpse pose) can facilitate the arising of this state. But for success in shavasana, you have to understand, as Shri Brahmananda suggests, “how to use fixation, suggestion and sensation, and how to use the proper pause for time.”
Please pass this link along,
This class was recorded as Instagram Live, on September 11th, just get cozy and let go.During a time while we are mainly staying at home, let us stay connected through practice and reverence. Join along and breathe with us. 💛 Please pass the link along to anyone you feel may benefit from the practice.
Donations are greatly appreciated to keep things going financially while external work is on hold.
If you have the means donations can be made through Venmo @happyfreecarly or PayPal carlysatya@gmail.com $10 or pay what feels right to you (minimum suggested $1)
Just as the muscles need our attention to stay healthy and resilient, so does the connective tissue. In order to keep our muscles healthy we need to approach them in a dynamic way, we need to move and stretch. Muscles respond to stress and effort, however our Yin tissues are very different.
Rather than movement and striving, which are yang ways of approaching things, our yin tissues need gentleness and acceptance. When we go into a Yin posture the first line of resistance we face as our joints open or close is from our muscles.
Get cozy, dim the lights, and please let me know how you feel after the practice.
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This class was recorded from my home in CA as a Zoom call on August 29, 2020, During a time while we are mainly staying at home, let us stay connected through practice and reverence. Join along and breathe with us.
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Please pass the link along to anyone you feel may benefit from the practice. Donations are greatly appreciated to keep things going financially while external work is on hold. If you have the means donations can be made through Venmo @happyfreecarly or PayPal carlysatya@gmail.com $10 or pay what feels right to you (minimum suggested $1)
this practice is a strong all-rounder! we start peacefully in supta-bhaddakonasana and throughout the class hear some of Srimati Radharani’s passtimes. eka pada raja kapotasana is the peak posture, you might like a strap (or scarf..) nearby.These practices assist us in having the foresight necessary to make informed decisions in what we think, what we say and what we do so that in the future there will be less suffering.Hopefully we can contribute, in some way, to the happiness and freedom for all.
This class was recorded from my home in CA as a Zoom call on August 21, 2020, During a time while we are mainly staying at home, let us stay connected through practice and reverence. Join along and breathe with us.
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Please pass the link along to anyone you feel may benefit from the practice. Donations are greatly appreciated to keep things going financially while external work is on hold. If you have the means donations can be made through Venmo @happyfreecarly or PayPal carlysatya@gmail.com $10 or pay what feels right to you (minimum suggested $1)
this practice is strong and dynamic! we start peacefully in a revolved sleeping swan (think yin) and build up to twisting arm-balances (think side crow and grasshopper). all around the fable of the birdcage. this class is classic jivamukti and i am delighted to share it with you!
at the beginning of the practice we chant:OM AJNANA-TIMIRANDHASYA JNANANJANA-SALAKAYACAKSHUR UNMILITAM YENA TASMAI SRI-GURAVE NAMAH
This class was recorded from my home in CA as a Zoom call on August 26, 2020, During a time while we are mainly staying at home, let us stay connected through practice and reverence. Join along and breathe with us.
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Please pass the link along to anyone you feel may benefit from the practice. Donations are greatly appreciated to keep things going financially while external work is on hold. If you have the means donations can be made through Venmo @happyfreecarly or PayPal carlysatya@gmail.com $10 or pay what feels right to you (minimum suggested $1)
this practice is dynamic and flowing! we dive in to what it truly means to be a very good friend, and explore the edge of the heartspace and the mat-space/ prepare to flip over with camatkarasana (wild thing) and open the heart deeply, the peak pose is kapotasana (baby wheel). the jivamukti focus of the month verse, from Bhagavad Gita (ch4 verse 3) s our inspiration. This same ancient yoga, is now spoken, by me to you: “having offered your love, you have also, become my friend -” truly, this is the ultimate secret.
at the beginning of the practice we chat:
om ajnana-timirandhasya jnananjana-salakaya
cakshur unmilitam yena
tasmai sri-gurave namah
This class was recorded from my home in CA as a Zoom call on August 19, 2020, During a time while we are mainly staying at home, let us stay connected through practice and reverence. Join along and breathe with us.
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Please pass the link along to anyone you feel may benefit from the practice. Donations are greatly appreciated to keep things going financially while external work is on hold. If you have the means donations can be made through Venmo @happyfreecarly or PayPal carlysatya@gmail.com $10 or pay what feels right to you (minimum suggested $1)
we start this expansive practice with some EFT tapping technique, to release physical pain and emotional distress, and continue in to a side bending oriented class that will get you feeling inspired and free.
at the beginning of the practice we chnat:
Lokah Samastah Sukhino Bhavantu
May all beings everywhere be happy and free, and may the thoughts, words, and actions of my own life contribute in some way to that happiness and to that freedom for all.
This class was recorded from my home in CA as a Zoom call on August 21, 2020, During a time while we are mainly staying at home, let us stay connected through practice and reverence. Join along and breathe with us.
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Please pass the link along to anyone you feel may benefit from the practice. Donations are greatly appreciated to keep things going financially while external work is on hold. If you have the means donations can be made through Venmo @happyfreecarly or PayPal carlysatya@gmail.com $10 or pay what feels right to you (minimum suggested $1)
On the river of Nada Brahman, divine energy we flowed through this dynamic Jivamukti Open level class, the asana is oriented around twisting asanas, moving in to arm balancing, baby grasshopper is the peak posture.
Nada means sound or divine music, Nada Bramha, divine sound, or could be defined as the river of consciousness itself. So we are trying to tap in to that stream of consciousness, not just our personal individual consciousness, but that pervasive consciousness.
at the beginning of the class we chant:
The river is flowing; flowing and growing The river is flowing; down to the sea Mother carry me; Your child I will always be Mother carry me; down to the sea
This class was recorded from my home in CA as a Zoom call on August 17, 2020, During a time while we are mainly staying at home, let us stay connected through practice and reverence. Join along and breathe with us. 💛 Please pass the link along to anyone you feel may benefit from the practice.
Donations are greatly appreciated to keep things going financially while external work is on hold.
If you have the means donations can be made through Venmo @happyfreecarly or PayPal carlysatya@gmail.com $10 or pay what feels right to you (minimum suggested $1)
On the auspicious day of Krishna Janmastami (appearance of Shri Krishna) we flowed through this dynamic Jivamukti Open level class, the asana is oriented around hip opening and balancing, Visvamitrasana (compass) and Eka Pada Koundianasana are the peak postures. we explore the role of the teacher, and situations of our life as teachings, through shining light on even the darkest corners of our hearts and minds. Numerous are the gurus who rob their students of their wealth. But I consider it rare to find a guru who instead steals away the miseries from the student's heart. at the beginning of the class we chant:
OM AJNANA-TIMIRANDHASYA / JNANANJANA-SALAKAYA CAKSHUR UNMILITAM YENA / TASMAI SRI-GURAVE NAMAH I OFFER MY RESPECTFUL OBEISANCES UNTO MY SPIRITUAL MASTER, WHO HAS OPENED MY EYES, WHICH WERE BLINDED BY THE DARKNESS OF IGNORANCE, WITH THE TORCHLIGHT OF KNOWLEDGE. INTENTION: TRANSFORMING DARKNESS This class was recorded from my home as a Zoom call on August 11, 2020, from CA and around the globe. I call out the whole class and partially demonstrated (it was a video call). During a time while we are mainly staying at home, let us stay connected through practice and reverence. Join along and breathe with us. 💛
Donations are greatly appreciated to keep things going financially while external work is on hold. If you have the means donations can be made through Venmo $1 minimum, suggested $10, pay what feels right to @happyfreecarly
Yoga Nidra for spiritual renewal.
Offered during a time of political un-rest, so we can rejuvinate, replenish, and pick up our practice as spiritual warriors, clear, sharp and ready to fight for the freedom of all living beings tomorrow.
Studies have shown that 1 hour of yoga nidra equates to 4 hours of deep sleep! So in times of anxiety and difficulty unwinding i’m so delighted to offer a yoga nidra session that will help you sleep like a baby.
Yoga Nidra is a state of complete bodily relaxation, in which the mind rests in a suspended state awake, yet calm, and free of all distraction. The body, senses and material mind are magnetized.
-Shri Brahmananda Sarasvati
Through deep relaxation, a state of Yoga Nidra arises, which can lead to kaivalyam, or samadhi, in which the sense of individualization merges with absolute, transcendental joy. The practice of shavasana (corpse pose) can facilitate the arising of this state. But for success in shavasana, you have to understand, as Shri Brahmananda suggests, “how to use fixation, suggestion and sensation, and how to use the proper pause for time.”
Please pass this link along,
This class was recorded as Instagram Live, just get cozy and let go.During a time while we are mainly staying at home, let us stay connected through practice and reverence. Join along and breathe with us. 💛 Please pass the link along to anyone you feel may benefit from the practice.
Donations are greatly appreciated to keep things going financially while external work is on hold.
If you have the means donations can be made through Venmo @happyfreecarly or PayPal carlysatya@gmail.com $10 or pay what feels right to you (minimum suggested $1)
This is a dynamic flowing Jivamukti Open level class, the asana is oriented around hip opening and balancing, Svarga Dvijasana (bird of paradise) is the peak posture. we explore the role of the teacher, and situations of our life as teachings, through shining light on even the darkest corners of our hearts and minds.
at the beginning of the class we chant:
om ajnana-timirandhasya / jnananjana-salakaya / cakshur unmilitam yena / tasmai sri-gurave namah
I offer my respectful obeisances unto my spiritual master, who has opened my eyes, which were blinded by the darkness of ignorance, with the torchlight of knowledge.
Intention: transforming darkness
This class was recorded from my home as a Zoom call on August 3, 2020, from CA and around the globe. I call out the whole class and partially demonstrated (it was a video call). During a time while we are mainly staying at home, let us stay connected through practice and reverence. Join along and breathe with us.
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Donations are greatly appreciated to keep things going financially while external work is on hold. If you have the means donations can be made through Venmo $1 minimum, pay what feels right to @happyfreecarly
This is a dynamic flowing Jivamukti Open level class, the asana is oriented around backbending the inversions vrschikasana (scorpion) is the peak posture. we explore the role of the teacher, and situations of our life as teachings, through shining light on even the darkest corners of our hearts and minds.
at the beginning of the class we chant:
om ajnana-timirandhasya / jnananjana-salakaya / cakshur unmilitam yena / tasmai sri-gurave namah
I offer my respectful obeisances unto my spiritual master, who has opened my eyes, which were blinded by the darkness of ignorance, with the torchlight of knowledge.
Intention: transforming darkness
This class was recorded from my home as a Zoom call on August 3, 2020, from CA and around the globe. I call out the whole class and partially demonstrated (it was a video call). During a time while we are mainly staying at home, let us stay connected through practice and reverence. Join along and breathe with us.
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Donations are greatly appreciated to keep things going financially while external work is on hold. If you have the means donations can be made through Venmo $1 minimum, pay what feels right to @happyfreecarly
This is a dynamic Jivamukti Open level class, the asana is oriented around opening the hips and the feet, 1/2 lotus tip-toe squat is the peak posture. we explore the teaching of OM, as a person exercises compassion as a practice, they get better at it, and the result is they grow into humility, a direction away from selfish ego concerns.
This class was recorded from my home as a Zoom call on July 31, 2020, from CA and around the globe. I call out the whole class and partially demonstrated (it was a video call). During a time while we are mainly staying at home, let us stay connected through practice and reverence. Join along and breathe with us.
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Donations are greatly appreciated to keep things going financially while external work is on hold. If you have the means donations can be made through Venmo $1 minimum, pay what feels right to @happyfreecarly
This is a yin sequence to open your heart and shoulders. The meridians that we mainly work with are for the heart, lung and small intestines. Yin yoga is so amazing complimentary effects to the more yang lifestyle and yoga practices we do. Ideally we have both energies in our life: yin is the more feminine, receptive, lunar quality and yang refers to the more active, striving, masculine energy. From a physical point of view there are aspects of the body that are more yin – the connective tissue, and aspects that are more yang, –the muscles.
Long held postures to release tension and return to our Yin nature.
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Donations are greatly appreciated to keep things going financially while external work is on hold. If you have the means donations can be made through Venmo @happyfreecarly or PayPal carlysatya@gmail.com $10 or pay what feels right to you.
This practice was recorded as Zoom a call on 8/1/20. During a time while we are mainly staying at home, let us stay connected through practice and reverence. Join along and breathe with us.
for this 75 min Jivamukti Open level class, the asana is oriented around inverting and backbending and then we put it all together with scorpion (Vrschikasana). You will need some wall space for the second half of class and a sense of adventure.
the dharma of this class is inspired by Simon Haas’ imagery around being in the here and now, and we chant a traditional mantra to the guru:
om ajnana-timirandhasya / jnananjana-salakaya / cakshur unmilitam yena / tasmai sri-gurave namahI offer my respectful obeisances unto my spiritual master, who has opened my eyes, which were blinded by the darkness of ignorance, with the torchlight of knowledge.
to protect our world, it's important to make the "field of now" a sacred space, free from negativity.if someone carefully protects this space- the field of now -she protects the full extent of her perceptual universe. this is because all of life unfolds in one place only; the here and now.this is the arena of life.
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Donations are greatly appreciated to keep things going financially while external work is on hold. If you have the means donations can be made through Venmo $10 or pay what feels right to @happyfreecarly
This class was recorded from my home as a Zoom call on August 3rd 2020, from CA and around the globe. I call out the whole class and partially demonstrated (it was a video call). During a time while we are mainly staying at home, let us stay connected through practice and reverence. Join along and breathe with us.
This is a dynamic Jivamukti Open level class, the asana is oriented around hip opening, we do a lot of prep for padmasana (lotus) and we bring in some balance with lift to the tip-toes, Ardha Baddha Padma Padangusthasana!
the class is inspired by these words from Sharon Gannon’s focus of the month:When someone is enraptured by prema that love for the divine, that mood or bhava, overflows into love for all beings. In Sanskrit, this is called sarvatmabhava and it is what allows the person to become released from the clutches of avidya. When avidya lifts, the jiva understands that they are not their body or mind, this comprehension, instead of increasing self-importance makes one more humble. Humility is a winning ticket for the soul who yearns for yoga—for enlightenment.
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Donations are greatly appreciated to keep things going financially while external work is on hold. If you have the means donations can be made through Venmo $10 or pay what feels right to @happyfreecarly
This class was recorded from my home as a Zoom call on July 31st 2020, from CA and around the globe. I call out the whole class and partially demonstrated (it was a video call). During a time while we are mainly staying at home, let us stay connected through practice and reverence. Join along and breathe with us.
This is a dynamic Jivamukti Open level class, the asana is oriented around hip opening, kurmasana is the peak posture. We explore the teachings of the Demi-Goddess Saraswati Devi, and our very lives as Political action. "Politic refers to the tribe, the people, the other folk we live and thus interact with on all levels. We live under the same sun, we breathe the same air, we drink the same water. Our individual actions affect the communal sun, air and water. Reflecting upon that - it becomes apparent that all actions are political. We can’t help but to be political. Everything each of us does as individuals affects the whole. To be politically active is to be conscious of how your actions affect the community and to strive to improve and contribute to the enhancement of that community. Yoga teaches that we have an individual body and a universal body, and when we perceive and care for both equally—when we try to see ourselves in others—then we are moving toward the enlightened state" -David Life AT THE BEGINNING OF THE PRACTICE WE CHANT: Om A-eem Saraswatayai Namaha Om “Om and salutations to the bestower of wisdom, intelligence, knowledge and creative artistic energy.” to find creative solutions to challenges which arise.
THIS CLASS WAS RECORDED AS ZOOM A CALL. I CALL OUT THE WHOLE CLASS ALSO PARTIALLY DEMONSTRATED. DURING A TIME WHILE WE ARE MAINLY STAYING AT HOME, LET US STAY CONNECTED THROUGH PRACTICE AND REVERENCE. JOIN ALONG AND BREATHE WITH US. 💛
Donations are greatly appreciated to keep things going financially while external work is on hold. If you have the means donations can be made through Venmo @happyfreecarly or PayPal carlysatya@gmail.com $10 or pay what feels right to you
Yoga Nidra for spiritual renewal.
Offered during a time of political un-rest, so we can rejuvinate, replenish, and pick up our practice as spiritual warriors, clear, sharp and ready to fight for the freedom of all living beings tomorrow.
Studies have shown that 1 hour of yoga nidra equates to 4 hours of deep sleep! So in times of anxiety and difficulty unwinding i’m so delighted to offer a yoga nidra session that will help you sleep like a baby.
Yoga Nidra is a state of complete bodily relaxation, in which the mind rests in a suspended state awake, yet calm, and free of all distraction. The body, senses and material mind are magnetized.
-Shri Brahmananda Sarasvati
Through deep relaxation, a state of Yoga Nidra arises, which can lead to kaivalyam, or samadhi, in which the sense of individualization merges with absolute, transcendental joy. The practice of shavasana (corpse pose) can facilitate the arising of this state. But for success in shavasana, you have to understand, as Shri Brahmananda suggests, “how to use fixation, suggestion and sensation, and how to use the proper pause for time.”
Please pass this link along,
This class was recorded as Instagram Live, just get cozy and let go. During a time while we are mainly staying at home, let us stay connected through practice and reverence. Join along and breathe with us. 💛 Please pass the link along to anyone you feel may benefit from the practice.
Donations are greatly appreciated to keep things going financially while external work is on hold.
If you have the means donations can be made through Venmo @happyfreecarly or PayPal carlysatya@gmail.com $10 or pay what feels right to you
This is a dynamic balancing and forward bending class, heron is the peak posture. We explore the teachings of the Dalai Lama's morning prayer: “Today I am fortunate to have woken up, I am alive, I have a precious human life, I am not going to waste it. I am going to use all my energies to develop myself, to expand my heart out to others, to achieve enlightenment for the benefit of all beings, I am going to have kind thoughts towards others, I am not going to get angry or think badly about others, I am going to benefit others as much as I can.”
At the beginning of the practice we chant: lokāh samastāh sukhino bhavantu May all beings everywhere be happy and free, and may the thoughts words and actions of my own life contribute in some way to that happiness and to that freedom for all
This class was recorded as Zoom a call. I call out the whole class also partially demonstrated. During a time while we are mainly staying at home, let us stay connected through practice and reverence. Join along and breathe with us. 💛 Donations are greatly appreciated to keep things going financially while external work is on hold.
If you have the means donations can be made through Venmo @happyfreecarly or PayPal carlysatya@gmail.com $10 or pay what feels right to you
Yoga Nidra for spiritual renewal.
Offered during a time of political un-rest, so we can rejuvinate, replenish, and pick up our practice as spiritual warriors, clear, sharp and ready to fight for the freedom of all living beings tomorrow.
Studies have shown that 1 hour of yoga nidra equates to 4 hours of deep sleep! So in times of anxiety and difficulty unwinding i’m so delighted to offer a yoga nidra session that will help you sleep like a baby.
Yoga Nidra is a state of complete bodily relaxation, in which the mind rests in a suspended state awake, yet calm, and free of all distraction. The body, senses and material mind are magnetized.
-Shri Brahmananda Sarasvati
Through deep relaxation, a state of Yoga Nidra arises, which can lead to kaivalyam, or samadhi, in which the sense of individualization merges with absolute, transcendental joy. The practice of shavasana (corpse pose) can facilitate the arising of this state. But for success in shavasana, you have to understand, as Shri Brahmananda suggests, “how to use fixation, suggestion and sensation, and how to use the proper pause for time.”
Please pass this link along,
This class was recorded as Instagram Live, just get cozy and let go. During a time while we are mainly staying at home, let us stay connected through practice and reverence. Join along and breathe with us. 💛 Please pass the link along to anyone you feel may benefit from the practice.
Donations are greatly appreciated to keep things going financially while external work is on hold.
If you have the means donations can be made through Venmo @happyfreecarly or PayPal carlysatya@gmail.com $10 or pay what feels right to you
This strong and well rounded Jivamukti Yoga practice gives some extra attention to opening the hip, an area relating to karmic ties with past lovers, business/creative partners, those we were very close to. We explore the ideas of softening to the challenges of life, rather than turning the other way. “Most of us do not take these situations as teachings. We automatically hate them. We run like crazy. We use all kinds of ways to escape -- all addictions stem from this moment when we meet our edge and we just can't stand it. We feel we have to soften it, pad it with something, and we become addicted to whatever it is that seems to ease the pain.” -Pema Chodron
THE PRACTICE OF YIN YOGA IS A WONDERFUL TOOL TO EMBRACE OUR SOFTER, INTUITIVE SIDE. IT HELPS TO STRENGTHEN OUR INTUITION, WHICH LEADS TO MORE COURAGE TO FOLLOW OUR HEART AND LIVE OUR DREAMS. YOU CAN LEARN TO MAKE CHOICES BY OBSERVING MORE CLEARLY, BY ACCEPTING AND EMBRACING CHANGE.
Long held postures to release tension and return to our Yin nature. This class was recorded as Zoom a call. I call out the whole class also partially demonstrated. During a time while we are mainly staying at home, let us stay connected through practice and reverence. Join along and breathe with us. 💛 Donations are greatly appreciated to keep things going financially while external work is on hold.
If you have the means donations can be made through Venmo @happyfreecarly or PayPal carlysatya@gmail.com $10 or pay what feels right to you
This class draws inspiration from a past Jivamukti Focus of the Month essay written by David Life. Physically the emphasis is deep in backbending, with the peak posture bringing us in to a variation of eka pada rajokapatasana on the wall. There are many intermediary steps along the way in this dynamic flowing practice. Make sure you have some wall space available.
"If our desired result is to create a world where the green ones can live as free as the yellow ones and the red ones, we need to proceed carefully—one step at a time to untangle the confusion and ignorance that underlies much of the life we share on this Earth with infinite beings, who are all holy temples of an infinite Hari. Eventually, we can come to the knowledge that “otherness” itself, is avidya –misknowing. We will become aware of the ways to sift through the important ethical decisions we make every day and be sure that we do not act unconsciously with biases wired invisibly and arbitrarily into our nervous system by each other, and the larger culture. As we make the important decisions that each of us need to make, we must pray for the grace to make the right decision, the conscious choice: to be kind and compassionate." David Life This class was recorded from my home as a Zoom call, from CA and around the globe. I call out the whole class and partially demonstrated (it was a video call). During a time while we are mainly staying at home, let us stay connected through practice and reverence. Join along and breathe with us.
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Donations are greatly appreciated to keep things going financially while external work is on hold. If you have the means donations can be made through Venmo $10 or pay what feels right to @happyfreecarly
with all the demands of life, sometimes an hour is all that is needed for a full and complete, well rounded jivamukti yoga experience. this class gives special focus to alignment, not only of our physical bodies, but of our thoughts words and actions as well.
i hope you will enjoy your jivamukti express practice, and please share the link with anyone you feel may benefit.
at the begining of the practice we chant: Lokah Samastah Sukhino Bhavantu May all beings everywhere be happy and free, and may the thoughts, words, and actions of my own life contribute in some way to that happiness and to that freedom for all. This class was recorded from my home as a Zoom call, from CA and around the globe. I call out the whole class and partially demonstrated (it was a video call). During a time while we are mainly staying at home, let us stay connected through practice and reverence. Join along and breathe with us.
💛 Donations are greatly appreciated to keep things going financially while external work is on hold.
If you have the means donations can be made through Venmo $10 or pay what feels right to @happyfreecarly
a well rounded 75 min class with a focus on backbends (aka heart openers), eka pada rajokapatasana is the peak pose.
the class is an invitation, regardless of the demands of the practice (or of life) to return to the sweet spot inside, to let the challenges soften us, to encourage us to grow!
at the beginning of class we chant:
Lokah Samastah Sukhino Bhavantu May all beings everywhere be happy and free, and may the thoughts, words, and actions of my own life contribute in some way to that happiness and to that freedom for all. This class was recorded from my home as a Zoom call, from CA and around the globe. I call out the whole class and partially demonstrated (it was a video call). During a time while we are mainly staying at home, let us stay connected through practice and reverence. Join along and breathe with us.
💛 Donations are greatly appreciated to keep things going financially while external work is on hold.
If you have the means donations can be made through Venmo $10 or pay what feels right to @happyfreecarly
Yoga Nidra for spiritual renewal.
Offered during a time of political un-rest, so we can rejuvinate, replenish, and pick up our practice as spiritual warriors, clear, sharp and ready to fight for the freedom of all living beings tomorrow.
Studies have shown that 1 hour of yoga nidra equates to 4 hours of deep sleep! So in times of anxiety and difficulty unwinding i’m so delighted to offer a yoga nidra session that will help you sleep like a baby.
Yoga Nidra is a state of complete bodily relaxation, in which the mind rests in a suspended state awake, yet calm, and free of all distraction. The body, senses and material mind are magnetized.
-Shri Brahmananda Sarasvati
Through deep relaxation, a state of Yoga Nidra arises, which can lead to kaivalyam, or samadhi, in which the sense of individualization merges with absolute, transcendental joy. The practice of shavasana (corpse pose) can facilitate the arising of this state. But for success in shavasana, you have to understand, as Shri Brahmananda suggests, “how to use fixation, suggestion and sensation, and how to use the proper pause for time.”
This class was recorded as Instagram Live, on the event of a SuperMoon! just get cozy and let go. During a time while we are mainly staying at home, let us stay connected through practice and reverence. Join along and breathe with us. 💛 Donations are greatly appreciated to keep things going financially while external work is on hold.
If you have the means donations can be made through Venmo @happyfreecarly or PayPal carlysatya@gmail.com $10 or pay what feels right to you
This class builds heat with some balancing postures at the beginning and then ends up cooling down with a deep pranayama practice to slide us in to savasana and meditation. Appropriate for all levels, share the link and practiec with a friend. We are inspired by the tolerance of a tree. A tree will stand in the scorching sun to give shade to others. A tree will bear the freezing cold of the winter and give wood to create heat for all. A tree will silently give up even its life for someone to build a comfortable house with. That is tolerance.
Who is a great personality? One who is more tolerant than a tree. This may seem impossible, but it is actually our nature. Where there is love, spiritual love, there is unlimited tolerance and humility.
at the beginning of the class we chant:
yaṁ hi na vyathayanty etepuruṣaṁ puruṣarṣabhasama-duḥkha-sukhaṁ dhīraṁso ’mṛtatvāya kalpate
The person who is not disturbed by happiness and distress and is steady in both is certainly eligible for liberation.
This class was recorded from my home as a Zoom call, from CA and around the globe. I call out the whole class and partially demonstrated (it was a video call). During a time while we are mainly staying at home, let us stay connected through practice and reverence. Join along and breathe with us.
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Donations are greatly appreciated to keep things going financially while external work is on hold. If you have the means donations can be made through Venmo $10 or pay what feels right to @happyfreecarly
THE PRACTICE OF YIN YOGA IS A WONDERFUL TOOL TO EMBRACE OUR SOFTER, INTUITIVE SIDE. IT HELPS TO STRENGTHEN OUR INTUITION, WHICH LEADS TO MORE COURAGE TO FOLLOW OUR HEART AND LIVE OUR DREAMS. YOU CAN LEARN TO MAKE CHOICES BY OBSERVING MORE CLEARLY, BY ACCEPTING AND EMBRACING CHANGE.
The word solstice comes from the Latin roots sol, meaning sun, and stitium, meaning to stop or be still. With unassuming clarity, these etymological elements describe the precise moment of a solstice when our radiant solar star appears to pause in the sky as its trajectory undergoes a perceived directional shift. This cosmic pause welcomes our attention as we prepare to enter the next cycle of our planet’s breathwave.
at the beginning of the class we chant: OM Tryambakam yajambahe, sugandhim pushti vardanam, urva rukhamiva bhandanan, mrtyor mukshi amamritat, swaha! This class was recorded as Zoom a call. I call out the whole class also partially demonstrated. During a time while we are mainly staying at home, let us stay connected through practice and reverence. Join along and breathe with us. 💛 Donations are greatly appreciated to keep things going financially while external work is on hold.
If you have the means donations can be made through Venmo @happyfreecarly or PayPal carlysatya@gmail.com $10 or pay what feels right to you
In order to have change in the world around us, we have to inspire change within us. The world outside of us is a manifestation of the world within us. This class has an emphasis on inversions, shapes which bring a new world view. if we look deeply at the hurt and violence in the world we can see there is a common thread that underlies all of these incidents, and that underlies all violence, and that thread is not generally recognized in the media and public discourse: a sense of separation from others—separation of one human from another, of humans from other animals, and of humans from the Earth.
💛 Donations are greatly appreciated to keep things going financially while external work is on hold.
If you have the means donations can be made through Venmo $10 or pay what feels right to @happyfreecarly
with all the demands of life, sometimes an hour is all that is needed for a full and complete, well rounded jivamukti yoga experience.
i hope you will enjoy your jivamukti expres practice, and please share the link with anyone you feel may benefit.
This class was recorded from my home as a Zoom call, from CA and around the globe. I call out the whole class and partially demonstrated (it was a video call). During a time while we are mainly staying at home, let us stay connected through practice and reverence. Join along and breathe with us.
💛
Donations are greatly appreciated to keep things going financially while external work is on hold.
If you have the means donations can be made through Venmo $10 or pay what feels right to @happyfreecarly
90 minutes of bliss, deep relaxation, awakening the innerworkings of energy and fascia with beautiful music and poetry. Offered on the summer solstice, as we acknowledge the light of consciousness within ourselves, as well as harness the full power of the sun in its highest position.
This class was recorded as Zoom a call. I call out the whole class also partially demonstrated. During a time while we are mainly staying at home, let us stay connected through practice and reverence. Join along and breathe with us. 💛 Donations are greatly appreciated to keep things going financially while external work is on hold.
If you have the means donations can be made through Venmo @happyfreecarly or PayPal carlysatya@gmail.com $10 or pay what feels right to you
Well rounded, firey (like the sun) Jivamukti Open class! We explore some ancient techniques offered in Hatha Yoga Pradipika and get ready for the summer to unfold. The word solstice comes from the Latin roots sol, meaning sun, and stitium, meaning to stop or be still. With unassuming clarity, these etymological elements describe the precise moment of a solstice when our radiant solar star appears to pause in the sky as its trajectory undergoes a perceived directional shift. This cosmic pause welcomes our attention as we prepare to enter the next cycle of our planet’s breathwave.
at the beginning of the class we chant:
OM
bhur bhuvah svahtat savitur varenyambhargo devasya dhimahidhiyo yo nah pracodayat
Earth Atmosphere HeavensWe meditate on the sacred light of the luminous source.May that guide our intentions.
This class was recorded from my home as a Zoom call, from CA and around the globe. I call out the whole class and partially demonstrated (it was a video call). During a time while we are mainly staying at home, let us stay connected through practice and reverence. Join along and breath with us.
💛 Donations are greatly appreciated to keep things going financially while external work is on hold.
If you have the means donations can be made through Venmo $10 or pay what feels right to @happyfreecarly
Yoga Nidra for spiritual renewal.
Offered during a time of political un-rest, so we can rejuvinate, replenish, and pick up our practice as spiritual warriors, clear, sharp and ready to fight for the freedom of all living beings tomorrow.
Studies have shown that 1 hour of yoga nidra equates to 4 hours of deep sleep! So in times of anxiety and difficulty unwinding i’m so delighted to offer a yoga nidra session that will help you sleep like a baby.
Yoga Nidra is a state of complete bodily relaxation, in which the mind rests in a suspended state awake, yet calm, and free of all distraction. The body, senses and material mind are magnetized.
-Shri Brahmananda Sarasvati
Through deep relaxation, a state of Yoga Nidra arises, which can lead to kaivalyam, or samadhi, in which the sense of individualization merges with absolute, transcendental joy. The practice of shavasana (corpse pose) can facilitate the arising of this state. But for success in shavasana, you have to understand, as Shri Brahmananda suggests, “how to use fixation, suggestion and sensation, and how to use the proper pause for time.”
This class was recorded as Instagram Live, on the event of a SuperMoon! just get cozy and let go. During a time while we are mainly staying at home, let us stay connected through practice and reverence. Join along and breathe with us. 💛 Donations are greatly appreciated to keep things going financially while external work is on hold.
If you have the means donations can be made through Venmo @happyfreecarly or PayPal carlysatya@gmail.com $10 or pay what feels right to you
this class begins with some grounding breath, and then for the asana we move through the backbending class as developed by Sharon Gannon and David Life in their classic “class 7, backbending” with just a few modifications. kapotasana is the peak pose, enjoy!
with all the demands of life, sometimes an hour is all that is needed for a full and complete, well rounded jivamukti yoga experience.
i hope you will enjoy your practice, and please share the link with anyone you feel may benefit.
The practice of yin yoga is a wonderful tool to embrace our softer, intuitive side. It helps to strengthen our intuition, which leads to more courage to follow our heart and live our dreams. You can learn to make choices by observing more clearly, by accepting and embracing change.
Yoga Nidra is a state of complete bodily relaxation, in which the mind rests in a suspended state awake, yet calm, and free of all distraction. The body, senses and material mind are magnetized.
this class will soothe the heart of any compassionate freedom seeker. physically we focus on binding and balancing postures, winding around the many ways of perceiving the world around us. we practice varying forms of garudasana (eagle) and bakasana (crane) and sometimes even mix the two together to get a birds eye view.
90 minutes of bliss, deep relaxation, awakening the innerworkings of energy and fascia with beautiful music and poetry.
Yoga Nidra for spiritual renewal.
Offered during a time of political un-rest, so we can rejuvinate, replenish, and pick up our practice as spiritual warriors, clear, sharp and ready to fight for the freedom of all living beings tomorrow.
physically we focus on arm balancing targeting all the aspects necessary to feel upside down, with a whole new world perspective, particularly today bakasana (or kakasana): core strength, hip opening, spine integration, developing a sound connection to the earth.as spiritual warriors we investigate the boundless power of compassion and the root of who we are, and all that is, only love is real.
In order to have change in the world around us, we have to inspire change within us. The world outside of us is a manifestation of the world within us. This class has an emphasis on inversions, shapes which bring a new world view. We also dedicate extra time to mudra and pranayama to bring ease during these tumultuous times.
during tumultuous times, this is a rigorous class, we go deep in to opening the hips (ties with those we've had close relationships in the past), and some Vedic wisdom from Bhagavad Gita. the peak pose is Vatayanasana.
90 minutes of bliss, deep relaxation, awakening the innerworkings of energy and fascia with beautiful music and poetry.
For success in shavasana, you have to understand, as Shri Brahmananda suggests, “how to use fixation, suggestion and sensation, and how to use the proper pause for time.”
Turn on, Tune in, Drop out.
Studies have shown that 1 hour of yoga nidra equates to 4 hours of deep sleep! So in times of anxiety and difficulty unwinding i’m so delighted to offer a yoga nidra session that will help you sleep like a baby.
Yoga Nidra is a state of complete bodily relaxation, in which the mind rests in a suspended state awake, yet calm, and free of all distraction. The body, senses and material mind are magnetized.
This is a strengthening class, with variations of ardha chandra chapasana. If you’ve ever thrown a pebble on a pond it sends out these waves. As soon as they hit the border of the pond they start to come back to the original spot. So every action we’ve done in this life and past lives are inside this body. The results are the restrictions, the tightness, the closed mind. The inability to be creative, spontaneous and to invent new possibilities is because of those past actions. The yoga practice allows you to bring those past actions to completion. Get them out of there!
This Jivamukti Open level class highlights TWISTING, and we get deep in to it.
Thankfulness is a soil in which pride does not easily grow.
We investigate the project of seeing whomever you speak to as a holy being. Do not see anyone as mean, stupid, or compassionless or as a person who needs you to enlighten them. If you can’t see people you speak to as compassionate, how can you ever expect them to see themselves that way?
This Open Level Jivamukti class in honor of Mother’s Day focuses on Standing Balancing Asanas, and Backbending. We are developing a steady, joyfilled connection to the divine mother based in humility and gratitude. Negative view of our bodies is a negative world view, is an negative mother view., this is a full on vinyasa, working hard physically to polish the mirror of Self-perception to recognized the blessed covering without which there is no body to talk through to look through to move around in, only by her grace that we are able to spend this time together, to bounce off each other, hold on to each other, listen and discuss and chant and sing, dance.
Turn on, Tune in, Drop out.
Studies have shown that 1 hour of yoga nidra equates to 4 hours of deep sleep! So in times of anxiety and difficulty unwinding i’m so delighted to offer a yoga nidra session that will help you sleep like a baby.
Yoga Nidra is a state of complete bodily relaxation, in which the mind rests in a suspended state awake, yet calm, and free of all distraction. The body, senses and material mind are magnetized.
-Shri Brahmananda Sarasvati
Through deep relaxation, a state of Yoga Nidra arises, which can lead to kaivalyam, or samadhi, in which the sense of individualization merges with absolute, transcendental joy. The practice of shavasana (corpse pose) can facilitate the arising of this state. But for success in shavasana, you have to understand, as Shri Brahmananda suggests, “how to use fixation, suggestion and sensation, and how to use the proper pause for time.”
This class was recorded as Instagram Live, just get cozy and let go. During a time while we are mainly staying at home, let us stay connected through practice and reverence. Join along and breathe with us.
the greatness of a person can be measured by how that person tolerates provoking situations. during a unprecedented time of quarantine, this Jivamukti Open level class builds up to mayurasana and strong backbending. class was offered on a day celebrating Nrsimha a benevolent Avatar of Vishnu, his encounter with young Prahlada inspires us to have a mood of gratitude, humility, compassion and love. The way we speak, carry ourselves and interact with the world, how we treat all beings, human and animal, has a bearing on our own happiness as a member of the community of life.
Showing up for yourself means you are there for the pain as much as the joy, it means you validate your experience but don't over identify, it means you know you are innately worthy of being seen, heard and free.
Let us become our own true friend, so we can move from that place in our dealings with others. A deeply nourishing jivamukti class.
we chanted from Bhagavad Gita, chapter 6 verse 29
sarva-bhūtastham ātmānam sarva-bhūtāni ca-āatmani iksate yogayukta-ātmā sarva-tra sama-darśanah THE YOGI SEES THE DIVINE SELF IN ALL BEINGS AT ALL TIMES.
THE PRACTICE OF YIN YOGA IS A WONDERFUL TOOL TO EMBRACE OUR SOFTER, INTUITIVE SIDE. IT HELPS TO STRENGTHEN OUR INTUITION, WHICH LEADS TO MORE COURAGE TO FOLLOW OUR HEART AND LIVE OUR DREAMS. YOU CAN LEARN TO MAKE CHOICES BY OBSERVING MORE CLEARLY, BY ACCEPTING AND EMBRACING CHANGE.
this practice goes deep to the roots of the Jivamukti Yoga method, the asana practice is robust and full, highlighting backbending, twisting. We are inspired by the Redwood trees to make it a priority to reach out to one another, in whatever way possible, to show our love and care in a deep and meaningful way.
Experience the world with equal vision, the lizard, mountain, crow, firefly, (the peak pose) of this dynamic Jivamukti class, exploring how we as a species will be able to spiritually evolve and survive.
a totally complete robust asana practice. in a time when so much is different, it can be nice to come into something familiar, Spiritual Warrior is a fixed sequence that is always the same, because of the familiarity we have the opportunity to progress to the level of mastery if we commit to a consistent, steady, regular sadhana.
Eka pada galavasana (flying crow) is the peak pose of this dynamic Jivamukti class, exploring our relationship with the earth and our life situation, is it all something coming at you or from you?
in this class we chant to Saraswati, she is the goddess of music and creative thought, “Om and salutations to the bestower of wisdom, intelligence, knowledge and creative artistic energy.” to find creative solutions to challenges which arise.
Om A-eem Saraswatayai Namaha Om
We explore hip opening and have awareness of the body politic with intention inspired by this beautiful poem.
“Which is worth more, a crowd of thousands, or your own genuine solitude? Freedom, or power over an entire nation? A little while alone in your room will prove more valuable than anything else that could ever be given you.” ― Rumi.
The practice of yin yoga is a wonderful tool to embrace our softer, intuitive side. It helps to strengthen our intuition, which leads to more courage to follow our heart and live our dreams. You can learn to make choices by observing more clearly, by accepting and embracing change.
On the day we lost a dear teacher, mentor and member of our extended Jivamukti family, the inspiring Joan Suval, we chanted the Liberation Mantra and explored the concept of showing up for life while we are in it. A solid all around Jivamukti class with some emphasis on hip opening. “jiv jago” wake up sleeping souls.
Turn on, Tune in, Drop out.
Studies have shown that 1 hour of yoga nidra equates to 4 hours of deep sleep! So in times of anxiety and difficulty unwinding i’m so delighted to offer a yoga nidra session that will help you sleep like a baby.
Yoga Nidra is a state of complete bodily relaxation, in which the mind rests in a suspended state awake, yet calm, and free of all distraction. The body, senses and material mind are magnetized. -Shri Brahmananda Sarasvati
This Open Level Jivamukti class in honor of Earthday focuses on Standing Balancing Asanas, and developing a steady, joyfilled connection to the earth based in humility and gratitude. Open your hips and have some fun while honoring Mother Earth!
"Grief and gratitude are kindred spirits, each pointing to the beauty of what is transient and given to us by grace.” (Patricia Campbell Carlson) How do we find the balance. A Jivamukti Open level class exploring blance of the hips and steadying the mind.
The practice of Yin Yoga invites one to a meditative state using the body. If you do not judge yourself and your body, but quietly observe it's process, and stay present and open to this surrender, you open the possibility of fully inhabiting your body and your emotions.
Inspired by the words of Rumi this class has a fair amount of twisting and binding along with strengthening and standing balancing asanas. You may like a strap for binding, and will need a cushion block or blanket for a subtle chest opening at the beginning of the class.
Turn on, Tune in, Drop out
Benefits of Yoga Nidra
• Deep skeletal-muscular relaxation, removal of blockages and physical pain. • Balance of the nervous system and increase the production of endorphins, the hormones of happiness, and on the other hand lower levels of immunosuppressants, noradrenaline and cortisol. • Reduction of the rhythm of our brain waves and harmonization of the two hemispheres. • Stress relief, depression, anxiety, insomnia, headache, fibromyalgia, chronic fatigue, hypertension. • One hour of yoga nidra practice equals four hours of natural sleep. • Development and use of non-analytical mind for personal growth purposes. • Mental reprogramming and proposal of objectives. • Increased learning capabilities, memory, intuition, creativity. • Spontaneous manifestation of our inner potential and our resources. • Cleansing of the subconscious and limiting memories. • Lucidity to deal with conflicting situations. • Deep meditative states. • Expansion of altered states of mind. • Integral harmonization.
A strap (or scarf) is needed for this deep flowing backbending practice. Eka pada rajakapotasana is the peak pose. We explore how being here now does not negate careful concern for the future. Actually, to be fully present is to be meticulous with the way we show up in the world.
celebrating Easter, the season of renewal and allowing our inner light to shine. two blocks and a blanket will be nice to have on hand. this is a heart opening (back-bend) oriented class, with extra time for pranayama and deep meditation at the end.
Two blocks and a blanket will be god friends for this "all rounder" deep and steady Jivamukti Vinyasa practice.
Blocks, Blanket and maybe some cushions will be helpful for this rigorous, heart rate elevating, dynamic flowing class with a focus on strengthening for arm balancing. Loneliness has shown to be as bad for our health as smoking 15 cigarettes a day and to reduce our life expectancy by up to 8 years, the practice of yoga asanas is a way to perfect our relationships, asana means seat or a connection to the earth material reality and all manifested forms, through this practice we can cultivate steady and joyful relationships.
You will need some wall space for this flowing, shifting perspective, dynamic back-bending class.
two blocks will be helpful for this dynamic heart opening Hanuman inspired vinyasa flow.
for the celebration of Hanuman Jayanti we chanted:
Jaya Sita Ram Jaya Jay Hanuman
Hare Rama Rama Ram Sita Rama Rama Ram
and practiced… Hanumanasana.
Lean on me, when your not strong… Two blocks and a strap will be helpful for this flowing, chest expanding and hamstring opening sequence.
dynamic 90 minute Jivamukti flow emphasizing hip opening and yogi dandasana variations (grasshopper) This class was recorded from my home as a Zoom call, from CA and around the globe. I call out the whole class and partially demonstrated (it was a video call). During a time while we are mainly staying at home, let us stay connected through practice and reverence. Join along and breathe with us. 💛 Donations are greatly appreciated to keep things going financially while external work is on hold.
If you have the means donations can be made through Venmo $10 or pay what feels right to @happyfreecarly
a totally complete robust asana practice. in a time when so much is different, it can be nice to come into something familiar, Spiritual Warrior is a fixed sequence that is always the same, because of the familiarity we have the opportunity to progress to the level of mastery if we commit to a consistent, steady, regular sadhana.
All rounder with emphasis on hip opening, on the day celebrating lord Rama we chant Sri Rama Jaya Rama and explore shapes inspired by this benevolent archer.
strong all around vinyasa flow, wisdom from the Hopi Elders and Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.
grab a strap and flow along with a rigorous Jivamukti Open practice, this class was recorded from my home as a Zoom call, from CA and around the globe. I call out the whole class and partially demonstrated (it was a video call). During a time while we are mainly staying at home, let us stay connected through practice and reverence. Join along and breathe with us. 💛 Donations are greatly appreciated to keep things going financially while external work is on hold.
If you have the means donations can be made through Venmo $10 or pay what feels right to @happyfreecarly
This class was recorded from my home as a Zoom call, from CA and around the globe. I call out the whole class and partially demonstrated (it was a video call). During a time while we are mainly staying at home, let us stay connected through practice and reverence. Join along and breathe with us.
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Donations are greatly appreciated to keep things going financially while external work is on hold.
If you have the means donations can be made through Venmo $10 or pay what feels right to @happyfreecarly
you may wish to have a strap (or belt) for some the forward bends.Donations are greatly appreciated to keep things going financially while external work is on hold. If you have the means donations can be made through Venmo $10 or pay what feels right to @happyfreecarly
During a time while we are mainly staying at home, let us stay connected through practice and reverence. Join along and breathe with us. 💛 You may wish to have a strap or belt avalible, the peak pose is bird of paradise. Donations are greatly appreciated to keep things going financially while external work is on hold.
If you have the means donations can be made through Venmo $10 or pay what feels right to @happyfreecarly
This class was recorded from my home with amazing yogi's on the Zoom call, from CA and beyond. I call out the whole class and partially demonstrated (it was a video call). During a time while we are mainly staying at home, let us stay connected through practice and reverence. Join along and breathe with us. 💛 Donations are greatly appreciated to keep things going financially while external work is on hold.
If you have the means donations can be made through Venmo $10 or pay what feels right to @happyfreecarly
This class was recorded from my home with 37 amazing yogi's tuning in from CA and beyond. I partially demonstrated (it was a video call) and partially called out the class. During a time while we are mainly staying at home, let us stay connected through practice and reverence. Join along with us, First 5 min we are chatting and waiting for everyone to come in, 💛 Donations are greatly appreciated to keep things going financially while external work is completely on hold for me. If you have the means donations can be made through Venmo $10 or pay what feels right to @happyfreecarly