Can’t pick up your crown holding what’s holding you down 👑

In our eighth monthly Ecstatic Chill class of 2023, we’ll explore The Queen of Yoga Poses: Shoulderstand. We’ll do a ton of detailed prep work for our necks, shoulders, upper backs, and arms to make the pose maximally accessible. In my personal practice I’ve found that everything that prepares me for shoulderstand is also everything I need to balance all the time I spend sitting at my desk or on my phone, generally slouching, even doing things I love like biking or drawing. This will include postures like catuś padāsana (shoulder bridge pose) and paścima baddhanguliyāsana (reverse bound hands pose). We’ll also lengthen and strengthen our lower bodies with poses like virabhadrāsana 2 and 3 (warrior poses 2 and 3) and explore variations like eka pada sarvangāsana (one-legged shoulderstand), because shoulderstand is a ton of work in your legs, booty, and core, in support of deep upper back mobility.

Ecstatic Chill is a monthly Vinyasa Flow + Yin + Restorative Yoga mini workshop in a monthly subscription or drop-in format. Each Ecstatic Chill class begins with a somatic exploration and a vinyasa flow warm up, builds to a crescendo, then melts into longer-held poses, lots of rest, and centering breathwork (prāṇāyāma). We’ll explore intermediate and challenging poses in generative tension with restful ones, allowing ourselves to be supported as we redefine what it means to go deep. Though intermediate poses will be offered, this class is appropriate for all levels. Purchasing the class also entitles you to the replay for 30 days following the livestream, unless you subscribe, in which case you have access to the replay as long as you keep your subscription.