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Movement for desk tension: This short movement break is designed to help relieve the stiffness and tension that builds from prolonged sitting—especially at a desk. When we stay in one position for too long, it’s common to feel tightness through the neck, shoulders, upper back, and hips. This quick reset offers simple, effective stretches to help release that tension, improve mobility, and bring a sense of lightness back into the body. It’s a practical, supportive you can return to throughout your day—helping you step away from your desk, move your body, and reset before tension has a chance to build.

15 Minutes

Desk Break

Movement for desk tension: This short movement break is designed to help relieve the stiffness and tension that builds from prolonged sitting—especially at a desk.
When we stay in one position for too long, it’s common to feel tightness through the neck, shoulders, upper back, and hips. This quick reset offers simple, effective stretches to help release that tension, improve mobility, and bring a sense of lightness back into the body.
It’s a practical, supportive class you can return to throughout your day—helping you step away from your desk, move your body, and reset before tension has a chance to build.

May 11, 2026

Midday Nervous System Reset: This short midday reset is designed to help you step away from the build-up of daily stress and return to a more grounded, balanced state. When the day starts to feel overwhelming—when your mind is busy, your body feels tense, and your nervous system is edging toward overload—this practice offers a simple way to pause, release, and reset. Through gentle movement, breath, and a calming eye-rest practice, you’ll shift attention away from external demands and reconnect with your internal state. These techniques help reduce tension, regulate the nervous system, and restore a sense of clarity and ease. A supportive practice to return to anytime you feel frazzled, distracted, or in need of a moment to reset and refocus.

15 Minutes

Calm & Refocus

Midday Nervous System Reset: This short midday reset is designed to help you step away from the build-up of daily stress and return to a more grounded, balanced state.
When the day starts to feel overwhelming—when your mind is busy, your body feels tense, and your nervous system is edging toward overload—this practice offers a simple way to pause, release, and reset.
Through gentle movement, breath, and a calming eye-rest practice, you’ll shift attention away from external demands and reconnect with your internal state. These techniques help reduce tension, regulate the nervous system, and restore a sense of clarity and ease.
A supportive practice to return to anytime you feel frazzled, distracted, or in need of a moment to reset and refocus.

May 8, 2026

Boost Circulation & Refocus Your Mind:This short standing practice uses rhythmic arm swings and gentle, flowing movements to help boost circulation, awaken the muscles, and bring fresh energy into the body. It’s a simple yet powerful reset you can use anytime you’re feeling sluggish, unfocused, or mentally drained. The repetitive, flowing nature of the movements helps encourage blood flow, loosen the shoulders and spine, and stimulate a sense of alertness and clarity. This is especially helpful during midday energy dips or whenever you need a quick physical and mental refresh to support productivity and focus.

10 Minutes

Energy Reset

Boost Circulation & Refocus Your Mind:This short standing practice uses rhythmic arm swings and gentle, flowing movements to help boost circulation, awaken the muscles, and bring fresh energy into the body.
It’s a simple yet powerful reset you can use anytime you’re feeling sluggish, unfocused, or mentally drained. The repetitive, flowing nature of the movements helps encourage blood flow, loosen the shoulders and spine, and stimulate a sense of alertness and clarity.
This class is especially helpful during midday energy dips or whenever you need a quick physical and mental refresh to support productivity and focus.

May 4, 2026

15 Minutes

Wake Up

Morning Mobility Reset : Start your day with gentle, intentional movement designed to wake up the body and ease you out of sleep.
This short morning mobility practice focuses on moving the spine, mobilizing the joints, and releasing any tension that may have built up overnight. Through simple stretches and fluid movements, you’ll help restore circulation, improve range of motion, and bring awareness back into the body.
The class also includes a calming breath pattern to help clear mental fog, support focus, and create a more balanced start to your day.
This is a supportive, accessible practice you can return to each morning — helping you feel more awake, aligned, and ready to move into your day with greater ease.

May 1, 2026

The neck and shoulders are one of the most common places we hold stress. When this area remains tight or overworked, it can create additional strain throughout the spine. This focuses on releasing built-up tension while also strengthening the muscles that support healthy shoulder positioning and posture. You’ll work on mobility, scapular stability, and gentle strength to help your upper body feel lighter and more supported. Less tension. Better support. Improved posture.

20 Minutes

Neck & Shoulders

The neck and shoulders are one of the most common places we hold stress.
When this area remains tight or overworked, it can create additional strain throughout the spine. This class focuses on releasing built-up tension while also strengthening the muscles that support healthy shoulder positioning and posture.
You’ll work on mobility, scapular stability, and gentle strength to help your upper body feel lighter and more supported.
Less tension. Better support. Improved posture.

April 17, 2026

This focuses on your mid-back (thoracic spine). When this area becomes stiff — often from sitting or posture habits — it can limit rotation, affect breathing, and force the lower back to work harder than it should. Through gentle rotation, rib mobility work, and controlled extension, you’ll create more movement through the mid-back and sides of the body. This can improve posture, reduce tension, and restore more balanced spinal movement. Freeing the middle so the whole spine moves better.

30 Minutes

Mid-Back Mobility

This class focuses on your mid-back (thoracic spine).
When this area becomes stiff — often from sitting or posture habits — it can limit rotation, affect breathing, and force the lower back to work harder than it should.
Through gentle rotation, rib mobility work, and controlled extension, you’ll create more movement through the mid-back and sides of the body. This can improve posture, reduce tension, and restore more balanced spinal movement.
Freeing the middle so the whole spine moves better.

April 13, 2026

In this final of the Yoga for Stress series, we focus on carrying calm, steady energy forward. The intention of this series has been to build a practice that lasts beyond the mat. In this class, we’ll reinforce self-trust, self-awareness, and the ability to face life’s challenges with a clearer understanding of your energy and how to work with it. The practice includes breath-led movement, flowing sequences, deep stretches, and gentle unwinding to leave you feeling resourced, grounded, and steady.

20 Minutes

Sustainable

In this final class of the Yoga for Stress series, we focus on carrying calm, steady energy forward. The intention of this series has been to build a practice that lasts beyond the mat. In this class, we’ll reinforce self-trust, self-awareness, and the ability to face life’s challenges with a clearer understanding of your energy and how to work with it. The practice includes breath-led movement, flowing sequences, deep stretches, and gentle unwinding to leave you feeling resourced, grounded, and steady.

March 30, 2026

In this practice, we work on staying calm while moving and balancing, building trust in ourselves as we take on a little more challenge. We’ll explore effort while paying attention to stress cues and nervous system responses as things shift. The practice incorporates Eagle pose, flowing mindfully through the movement to help you notice how your body and nervous system respond and how steadiness can be maintained even under mild challenge.

20 Minutes

Calm Effort

In this practice, we work on staying calm while moving and balancing, building trust in ourselves as we take on a little more challenge. We’ll explore effort while paying attention to stress cues and nervous system responses as things shift. The practice incorporates Eagle pose, flowing mindfully through the movement to help you notice how your body and nervous system respond and how steadiness can be maintained even under mild challenge.

March 27, 2026

Predictable movement can help the nervous system settle. In this class, we explore gentle flowing sequences built on repeating patterns, smooth pacing, and an internal sense of rhythm. This kind of steady, familiar movement supports the parasympathetic state and helps the body shift toward calm. The practice includes variations on sun salutations, full-body stretches, and alignment-focused movements to reinforce steadiness and ease.

25 Minutes

Rhythm

Predictable movement can help the nervous system settle. In this class, we explore gentle flowing sequences built on repeating patterns, smooth pacing, and an internal sense of rhythm. This kind of steady, familiar movement supports the parasympathetic state and helps the body shift toward calm. The practice includes variations on sun salutations, full-body stretches, and alignment-focused movements to reinforce steadiness and ease.

March 16, 2026

In this class, we’re simply noticing. We’ll explore how stress can show up in the body: habitual tension, holding patterns, or tight areas you might not even be aware of. By learning to recognise these stress signals, you create a foundation for the rest of the series. The practice includes gentle body scans, mindful check-ins, and movements designed to build awareness while releasing tension.

20 Minutes

Establishing Ground

In this class, we’re simply noticing. We’ll explore how stress can show up in the body: habitual tension, holding patterns, or tight areas you might not even be aware of. By learning to recognise these stress signals, you create a foundation for the rest of the series. The practice includes gentle body scans, mindful check-ins, and movements designed to build awareness while releasing tension.

March 2, 2026

This restorative practice gently releases the shoulders, neck, and chest after upper-body engagement. You’ll experience: passive chest and shoulder opening, nervous system calming through supported shapes, relief from habitual holding in the upper body. This allows the upper body to soften, rehydrate, and reset after strength work.

15 Minutes

Shoulder Unwinding

This restorative practice gently releases the shoulders, neck, and chest after upper-body engagement. You’ll experience: passive chest and shoulder opening, nervous system calming through supported shapes, relief from habitual holding in the upper body. This class allows the upper body to soften, rehydrate, and reset after strength work.

February 20, 2026

A strength-focused for the shoulders, arms, and upper back that emphasizes stability without compression. This supports: shoulder integrity and joint awareness, upper-body strength that’s connected to the core, postural support for modern, desk-based life. Movements are controlled and mindful, prioritizing long-term shoulder health over fatigue.

20 Minutes

Steady Support

A strength-focused class for the shoulders, arms, and upper back that emphasizes stability without compression. This class supports: shoulder integrity and joint awareness, upper-body strength that’s connected to the core, postural support for modern, desk-based life. Movements are controlled and mindful, prioritizing long-term shoulder health over fatigue.

February 16, 2026

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