Embody Pilates & Yoga Studio

Pathway of the Psoas; Tending to our Roots... a monthly gathering where we explore this deep ancient messenger within our bodies, the Psoas muscle group, through movement forms, as well as creativity, dance, sounding, journal explorations and other expressive art forms. This is a practice that I’ve developed that weaves all of my practices together from yoga, restorative, breathing, meditation, dance, Qi gong, gyrotonic, writing, expressive arts, sounding and more. In this sp...ace we explore our inner terrain of our bodies, developing a language, a relationship, a lifeline, a practice. Please join me this Friday, April 2nd 4-530 pm PDT. Link in bio, as well as more info. This month the focus is tending to our inner gardens. What weeds do we need to be continually pulling from deep at the root? How deep are those roots? Beyond our lifetimes? Before we can plant, we must tend and prepare the soil first, the most important part really of gardening. What amendments does your soil need? Do you have enough sunlight, water, flow, space and nutrients for your seeds to flourish? Our terrain is everything. #innerterrain #terrain #elementalbody #bodyofearth #earthbody #earthart #psoas #deepknowing #innerwisdom #pathwayofthepsoas #psoasclass #embodiedhealing #embodiedmovement #embodiment #movementheals #movementismedicine #expressivearts #somaticmovement #tendingtoourroots #tendingtoourancestors #ancestralmemory #ancestralmedicine #ourbodyknows #bodyecology #deephealth See more

My March newsletter is up! Check out link in bio If you are interested in my once a month Pathway of the Psoas class, where we explore this deep ancient messenger in our bodies through movement practices, dance, sound healing and song, expressive arts, drawing and creating, storytelling and writing and much more, please read above to get more information. All cultures around the world have practices that actually help to tend to individual and collective grief, anxiety, fea...r and the unknown, all through embodied prayers, songs and dances that actually directly affect and help us to release our Psoas. Please join me as we begin next month, Friday April 2nd. 4-530pm PDT. Each month there will be a different focus, next month we begin with tending to our gardens, our inner terrains of our bodies. What weeds need to be tended, what amendments do we need to add to the soil of our own body so that we are ready to plant our own seeds within the deep folds of our beings. #embodiedmovement #embodiedhealing #somatichealing #tendingtoourgarden #innerterrain #psoas #ancient #muscle #ancientwiseones #tendingtoourroots #tendingtoourancestors #ancestralhealing #bodywisdom #dancetoheal #expressivearts #storytelling #creativewriting #drawing #bodymapping See more

Repost from @colorsofhoney Hate crimes against Asian Americans has risen. Racism against Asian Americans is not new but it has reached a new level since the pandemic, especially after Covid-19 being called China virus by Donald Trump. It is often overlooked and not emphasized enough, therefore it is important to bring awareness. We must talk about it, educate ourselves and others, because ignorance and hate are the true virus. #stopasianhate #hateisavirus

Welp... I may have completely lost it Me and this chair been in this thing since day 1 of me losing 90% of my business. Sometimes she tells me to do some very strange things with her. This one is for you @benjaminflowersyoga Your special props videos you requested #chairyoga #yogachair #shoulderstrength #chestopener #pilateschair #chairpilates #pilatesandyoga #pilatesmat #pilatesmatwork #imlosingit #myguide #mychair

Last week we worked on finding the relationship between the outer edge of our feet and our outer hip rotation. Once we find this relationship we have even more tools of embodying ourselves and knowing the inner and outer terrain of our own bodies. We worked with resisting the outer edge/arch of our foot into props to find greater external rotation of our femurs, drawing the femurs actually deeper into the sockets, which actually increases our capacity to lengthen our leg, alo...ng its inner seam, and lengthening muscle over bone. The zoom recording is available if interested please contact me. You can also sign up for tomorrow’s class, in which we will explore more opening the hips through the pathway of the feet. Link above for chair yoga tomorrow. Class is recorded for those who cannot attend in real time. Thank you for supporting your local body worker all levels welcome, modifications shown. Tuesday March 16 9-1030am PST #zoomyoga #zoomyogaclasses #zoomyogaclass #virtualyoga #hipopeners #hipopenerclass #piriformissyndrome #tighthips #sciaticarelief #yogachair #chairyoga #chairyogaclass #yogaforscoliosis #yogaforbackpain #bodyworker #homepractice #matwork #yogaandpilates See more

Pop up Chair Yoga! Next Monday!

My first real haircut in a minute... this is why we pay professionals #bangs #byecovidhair

A commitment is essential, not to make you feel like you are a failure, because to not be perfect is to be human. But a commitment is essential as it is a you raising the bar of your standards and expectations of your own self care. You deserve this. You deserve time, reflection, and to truly be seen and listened to. Being clear with our intentions and what we need really makes ourselves hold ourselves accountable. We are literally making a boundary for ourselves. Starts toda...y, not too late to join. A four week deep dive into the Pathway of the Psoas, a deep primordial messenger in our bodies, having the qualities of water and electricity. Details in link above #selfcare #radicalacceptance #radicalselfcare #selfacceptance #selflove #takeswork #commitment #devotion #makingboundaries #boundaries #setintentions #clarity #selfworth #selfvalue #worthy #value #bodywisdom #embodiedhealing #embody #embodiment #traumahealing #somatichealing #psoas #pathway #innerreflection #innerwork #selfreflect #trustyourgut #intuition #valueyourself See more

Most of us will not invest in our bodies or true self care, as we have been taught that they mean nothing. My work is all about teaching people, really self care, and how to care for your body, especially in times of stress, distress, injury and so forth. I saw a new client the other day... having lots of back and nerve pain. I work with this pattern a lot, the beginnings of sciatica. She tells me she went to see her doctor, and he prescribes her Advil. ... That is our western medical system for you. In a nutshell. I can’t tell you how many stories I have heard from clients and from my own experience. When I go see my oncologist now, I actually look at her and realize, she actually doesn’t understand the body... not the way I do or other body workers. She understands drugs and pharmaceuticals. I have numerous clients that have told me my work with them has helped them more than any PT and doctor they have seen. Is it the precision of alignment and cues? Is it the combination of the intelligence of yoga and Pilates? Is it just inviting the breath back into the body? I mean, real diaphragmatic breathing? Is it having someone witness and hold space for your body for that whole hour, with no other distractions? Is that all your body needs? To be seen? Listened to? Is it just slowing down? Trying something new, getting out of our own way? I think it is all of the above. I also see how people struggle with investing in this way into their bodies. What do we think has worth? Value? Does our body not? I am not trying to rip on the western medical system... but there is a lot wrong with it. The fact that this doctor and many others, prescribe pain killers, or others may send you a video of exercises. But seeing someone who understands kinesiology, movement and pain, that is the medicine. And we as practitioners do more than tell you to take a pill.. We give you life long tools. I give you exercises, alignment cues, ways to support yourself. This is why the health care system doesn’t work. #real #healthcare #bodycare #selfcare #whatmatters #yourbody #needsyou #changehealthcare #bodywisdom #bodyworker #investinyourself #youdeservebetter

#sundays #yogadog #mathog

Happy Thanksgiving #family #gratitude

I am participating in my children’s school fundraiser this year. I’m selling my handmade organic body care products. All of these products are medicines I make and have used myself. They all benefit a self/soul care practice. I have three kinds of Fire ciders, Herbal Infused Body Oils, Organic Golden Milk, Rose Bath Mylk, and more. Please check out my Etsy link above in profile. Unfortunately I cannot deliver, but if interested, please purchase and I will send you location for pick up and coordinate a date. Part of proceeds go to local public schools. Thank you for supporting small woman owned local businesses and public schools #craftfair #supportlocal #supportsmallbusiness #shopsmall

No better time than the present #selfreflection #selfwork #innerwork #psoas #path #pathway #pathwayofthepsoas #commitment #devotion #innertruth #onlinecourse #embodiedhealing #embodiment #traumahealing #traumarecovery #ancestralhealing #ancestralmedicine #radicalselflove #radicalselfcare #radicalselfacceptance #doyourwork #bodymindsoul #selfcare #soulcare

Of course there is so much I’m grateful for. But this morning as I really dropped down into what it is exactly, I feel an immense amount of gratitude for those that hold space for others. I feel grateful for those who have held and carried me through difficult times. I feel grateful for all of my teachers, yoga, spiritual, dream, movement, and plant medicine. I feel grateful for my movement and spiritual practices that have held space for me in these past few years as I conti...nually heal my body. I took @benjaminflowersyoga class yesterday and I felt a huge burst or gratitude for this lineage of yoga we have been taught and practice. It is so intelligent. And as he was speaking, I felt my body singing and almost feeling electrified at each delicate subtle cue he said. I love the intelligence of the directions, the paying attention, the practice is all about embodiment and somatic experience. I usually only practice 3 wheel poses. He offered for us to try to work up to 15 a day. I started today with 10. In between each one I noticed how my body felt the floor ever more slightly. As I became more and more present. My breath deepened and slowed. And I thought what a perfect pose for today. As I am feeling the grief of it all. Sending love and gratitude to all of you. May you continue to find spaces where you may be held, seen, heard, forgiven and unconditionally loved. #gratitude #thankful #myteachers #breakopen #heartopener #holdingspace #forallofyou #forallofit #forallofus #unconditionallove #seen #heard #forgiven #healingispossible #practice #buildingresilience See more

Are you sitting as much as I am??? Ugh! New video available at end of week, releasing those hip flexors and quads. Specifically #rectusfemoris This muscle crosses two joints, your hip and your knee, so the only way to really stretch it is to do bent leg quad stretches. Join mailing list to get info and video will be available for rent or purchase at end of week. Keep moving #hipflexors #hipflexorstretch #tightquads #tighthipflexors #foamroller #foamrolling #rollerworkout #foamrollerclass #yogaonline #virtualyoga #virtualyogaclass #virtualpilates #onlinepilates #onlinepilatesclasses #pilatesvideo #yogavideo #homeworkout #homepractice #matwork #hipopeners #yogaandpilates #pilatesandyoga #takecareofyourbody #yogapractice #onlinevideo #psoasstretch #rectusfemorisstretch

tears of joy a lot of work to do still but let’s rejoice in this win!!! #bidenharris2020 #kamalaharris #firstwomanvicepresident #kamala

When I’m stressed, I clean, and I make. Helps me move that stressful nervousness through and out of my body. I like to make gifts every year for the holidays, and a few weeks ago I was thinking... what do people really need right now? I thought, plant medicine, healing, strengthening, and fortifying. I decided to make extra big batches of my own personal herbal medicines that I make for myself. One is Fire Ciders. These are decades old herbal tonics that help with immunity, g...ut health, colds and viruses, energizing, warming, nerve tonic and circulation. They are all made with organic raw apple cider vinegar, one of the oldest fermented foods on the planet, along with loads of organic garlic, onions, ginger, turmeric, all organic, and different medicinal herbs. They steep for 30 days, strained then organic raw honey added. I’ve made three flavors, Adaptogenic Fire Cider, stress relief, containing all the above ingredients along with Tulsi, Burdock Root, Ashwaganda, Astragalus Root, Lemon, Orange, Cayenne, Black Pepper and Cinnamon. Immunity Fire Cider, even though all Fire Ciders contain a lot of immune boosting benefits, this also contains Elderberries, Cinnamon, Black Pepper, Astragalus Root, Cayenne, Lemon, and Cardamom. Lastly, a Memory & Focus Fire Cider, containing all the above ingredients again, along with Lavender, Rosemary, Mint, Tulsi, Thyme, Cinnamon, Dandelion Root and Lemon. Fire Ciders are spicy, sweet and full of good herbal medicine. I will be bottling these up a few weeks from now and be selling online at the school’s craft fair as well as on here. Pick up only as I cannot deliver. I also have been making herbal body oils for a few years now, which are different than essential oils. These oils are infused with the herbal plant medicine for 30 days, and thus carry and have much higher content of the plants constituents. I have organic turmeric and ginger, used for inflammation, joint and muscle pain, and circulation. My dining room has transformed into a Pilates studio, yoga studio, high school, and herbal apothecary in these last few months. #firecider #herbaltonic #homeapothecary #stressed #makesomething

Are you ready to make your toolbox even bigger? Learn more techniques of how to care, treat and nourish your body? This Saturday, Unwinding the neck part 2. A two hour workshop devoted again to neck issues. We will be looking at ways to use myofascial release techniques using a pinky ball, as well as traction methods, and then finally building strength all around the edges of our scapula and upper backs as well as our deep spinal muscles to free up the neck. When working with... neck issues and alignment, we must always look at shoulder alignment and tension. Working to strengthen the shoulder blades firm on the back frees up a lot of tension that gets passed on to neck, as well as learning how to access those deeper muscles of spine to support our heads. Lining up our heads over our and finding ourselves on our central axis. Link in bio. October 17 2-4pm PST #neckpain #neckinjury #yogapractice #onlineyogaclasses #onlineyoga #virtualyoga #virtualyogaclass #yogaworkshop #virtualyogaworkshop #yogaforscoliosis #yogaforbackpain #backpain #yogaforeveryone #accessibleyoga #traction #releasetechnique #freeyourneck #unwinding #findingcenter See more

Breast cancer awareness month. Yes, get all the things done, your mammogram and also learn what are all the things you need to keep yourself in check. I regularly check in with myself to keep all my bodies in alignment with each other, my physical, emotional, imaginal, spiritual and mental. This keeping myself in check is essential. I’m not saying we have control over everything that happens in our lives, but we can be building our resilience along the way when things do ...fall apart, as we have seen, they do over and over again. Find your allies, human, elemental, plant and more. Find the friends that stick with you when things are hard. When you don’t look so good, when you’re not your usual funny self. These are the ones. They will carry you and one day you will carry them. I couldn’t fit all my images in of my friends that I’m thankful for especially during that time... but I love you. See more

Four poses to help calm the brain and relieve stress hold 4 minutes each support head with 1 or more blocks. Close your eyes and let the weight of your head release into blocks,Breathe#adhomukhasvanasana #uttanasana #prasaritapadottanasana #salambasirsasana #mindfulness #mindclearing #brainhealth #brainfog #mentalhealth #stressrelief #calm #clarity #mentalclarity #yogapractice #yogablock #homepractice #focus #wegotthis

Made my own bone broth and turned it into ramen for the family #ilovetocook #delish #bonebroth #ramenlover

I’m in my 4th week of graduate school! Finally attempting to get become licensed somatic therapist. Something I’ve wanted to do for a long time. My decades of working with the body and the healing process has taught me endlessly about the soul and spirit. Now I’m just trying to reawaken this mind of mine to be back in school at this intensity. The amount of reading and writing is insane! These books are all to be read in 7 weeks time and are not even part of the weekly homework and readings that are posted. I am thrilled, excited, scared and hopeful. What better time than now...right? My business is at a standstill. We are all at home. Never too old to learn new things... right??? Still open for business, specializing in back care and scoliosis. #backtoschool #nevertoooldtolearn #somatictherapy #careofthesoul #whereveryougothereyouare

Yoga for Scoliosis and Back Pain this Sunday September 27th, 2-4pm @anasayoga in this two hour workshop learn both passive and active forms of traction, to create length and space and hopefully less pain in our spines. We will talk about issues that come up for those of us with scoliosis or asymmetries in our bodies. We will address these issues by using two yoga straps, hopefully one long and one regular, a chair, 2 blocks, 2 blankets and a door. all levels welcome, scoli...osis is not mandatory to participate, this workshop is for anyone who wants to learn methods they can practice at home to help decompress their bodies and spines. We are not practicing standing poses, we are focusing more on therapeutic methods of yoga, but it is very deep and profound work. Also great for practitioners who work with clients with scoliosis that wish to understand these concepts more. Link in bio #yogaforscoliosis #yogaforbackpain #yogaforhealthyaging #accesibleyoga #yogaforeveryone #chairyoga #yogastrap #yogachair #scoliosis #backhealth #backpain #painrelief #backtraction #spinalhealth #virtualyoga #onlineyogaclasses #onlineyoga #zoomyoga #supportsmallbusiness #supportblackbusiness See more

They give her the cover of a magazine yet allow her murderers to be free #justiceforbreonnataylor #vote2020

New video up! 30 minute foam roller for tight hip flexors and Psoas release! Link in bio #hipflexors #hipflexorstretch #tighthips #hipopeners #foamroller #foamrolling #foamrollerclass #virtualpilates #virtualyoga #yogavideo #onlineyogaclasses #onlinepilates #homeexercises #homeworkout #homeworkouts #yogaandpilates #pilatesandyoga #lunges

I had a dream about this place the other night. So I knew we had to go. This place has deep memories for my body. I wanted to come back and say thank you #gratitude #motherearth #shecarriedme #grounding #dreamingbody #healingjourney

Learn from her. Grieve for her. Survivor fighter believer. Heartbroken yes But her drive and inspiration to keep up the good fight is everything. When one queen passes, 1000 rise. #rbg #restinpower #riseup #vote2020

Free video alert! Join my mailing list! Link in bio and receive this free 20 minute video working with a heavy theraband working our hamstrings and glutes. Necessary if you deal with hip flexor issues, than you need to learn to access the antagonist, or opposite side of the hip joint, which would be, you guessed it... the upper hamstrings! Not only do these muscles help lift that booty up, they help your posture A LOT! Those upper inner hamstrings help us get more in alignmen...t with our femurs placed in sockets, finding the pathway of the Psoas, and access to our pelvic floor and central axis of our body. I will be sending this free video out at the end of the week to all on my mailing list. If you are missing the Pilates equipment, learn fun ways at home to mimic the equipment #hamstrings #glutes #hamstringworkout #hamstringvideo #onlinevideo #onlinevideos #pilatesvideo #pilatesclass #onlinepilates #virtualpilates #virtualyoga #virtualyogaclass #homeexercises #homeworkout #pilatesforscoliosis #pilatesforbackpain #yogaforscoliosis #backpain #hipmobility #hipflexorissues #hipflexorstretch See more

My new newsletter is up! Link in bio #resources #offerings #thoughts #support #bodymindsoul #somatics #newsletter