All Times are Eastern Standard Time
Currently, all classes and events are offered by donation.
If you find these sessions valuable and it's within your budget, please donate through Venmo. If donating is not in your budget and you want to practice, please don't hesitate to join in.
Venmo: @ssSteph-G
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Donations are very much appreciated as they allow me to continue offering accessible yoga.
•Zoom Offerings•
SUNDAY MORNING HATHA YOGA *via Zoom
Sunday 9:00 a.m. 45 minutes
A Class for Beginners to Longtime Practitioners
BY DONATION
Venmo: @ssSteph-G
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Class Description:
Stretch, warm up, and build toward a sequence of (often standing) postures and movements designed to build mindfulness, strength, balance, and coordination. Learn to use your breath/attention as an anchor. Class includes moments of effort, stillness and sometimes a bit of silliness. Wind down with a few moments of quiet reflection.
This is a slower-paced class with lots of options. You're encouraged to experiment and personalize your experience. Go at your own pace.
Listen to your body, mind, and heart. The aim is to leave feeling a bit more grounded and relaxed.
Before and After:
If you join class early, you'll be brought to a Zoom waiting room until 9:00 when the meeting opens and we get started. I stick around for a few minutes after practice to say hi, answer questions, and chat. You're welcome to unmute and chat or sign off and get on with your day. Either is a-okay.
•When joining a Zoom session you can pin my video in order to have a visual to follow. I give verbal cues and demonstrate many of the physical poses on offer.
•You can have your camera on or off. Whatever feels most comfortable to you.
Yoga Nidra Offered Sporadically
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RELAX & RESET - DEEP REST YOGA NIDRA *via Zoom
A Class to ease stress, fatigue, & overwhelm
BY DONATION
Class Description:
Yoga nidra is a traditional form of guided meditation which leads participants into deep relaxation where the brain shifts between states of sleep and waking. Research shows many benefits such as improved sleep, focus and mood, and decreased stress and anxiety.
Feel free to switch your camera off. This is a time for you to relax and rest.
You'll be guided verbally through body scans and visualizations into various states of relaxation. All you need is a quiet, comfy place to rest. Blankets, cushions, pillows, and calm supportive pet friends may prove helpful. Prioritize finding the position you find most comfortable and restful that allows for the most stillness.
While yoga nidra is not specifically designed to make you fall asleep, it often has that effect, and that is a-okay. Your mic will be muted so no worries—snore away!
Evening screen time can interfere with sleep, so aside from signing on and logging off, you won't need to look at your device. I suggest dimming your screen and lights as well as minimizing your Zoom window.
Before and After:
If you join class early, you'll be brought to a Zoom waiting room. Once the waiting room opens, the yoga nidra will begin.
There won't be the usual chat time afterwards. While I love and value our after yoga chats, socializing on screen later in the evening almost always triggers my insomnia.
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It's recommended that you consult a physician regarding the applicability of any recommendations and follow all safety instructions before beginning any movement practice. When participating in any movement practice, there is the possibility of physical injury. By engaging in ANY OF STEPH'S PRACTICES, you agree that you do so at your own risk, are voluntarily participating in these activities, and assume all risk of injury to yourself.
My hope is to provide a comfortable place for you to move and be without judgement. I guide you through a sequence of movement, breath work, and meditation. Do as much or as little as you like. You'll often be presented with a variety of options to choose from and given time to explore those options. Expect plenty of reminders to notice how you're feeling in the moment as well as encouragement to choose how to adapt your practice to best suit you. Sprinkled throughout are bits of yoga philosophy designed to reconnect with the core of human values where we find compassion, love, and joy. Sessions provide opportunities to focus, challenge yourself, get playful and creative, and rest.
Please move at your own pace, decide for yourself what to try and what to skip. Prioritize taking care of yourself.