Love ‘em or hate ‘em (I love them!), Sun Salutations are the bedrock of any Vinyasa Flow Yoga practice.

This video shows you how to spice up your Salutations with a whole bunch of different handstand elements that can be mixed and matched for an ultimate yoga experience.

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If you are trying to get a-head of your practice, get ready for this total head trip.

A headstand yoga flow that will challenge your balance and strength, with a slew of next-level recommendations to help change your yoga game forever.

Recommended: one block

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Crow, crow, crow your boat!

In this full-length vinyasa class, you will get to play with bakasanas and handstands galore to strengthen your arms, plus a lot of navasana boat rides to hit your core. Have fun with these transitions that will also bring your legs strongly into the game.

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When you don’t have a lot of time, but you do have a lot of energy, here is a quick half-hour upper body practice to jumpstart your day.

It’s fast…not really furious. We try to keep it Zen around here. Or Zen-ish, at least.

Level Two/Three

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A special birthday tribute video for Grant--who has been my student forever and a day—for his special day!

Enjoy this not-nearly-as-hard-as-he-is-capable-of video celebrating some of his favorite poses and transitions that everyone (who loves a challenge) can do in his honor!

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A quick hour-long flow focusing on arm balances and transitions…and pretty much neglecting the legs along the way. Just being honest here.

This crow-and-other-things vinyasa class will keep you on your toes, so to speak. Well, on your hands. Ready for some floaty fun?

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It’s amazing what a difference a knee makes.

In this video, we explore how shifting your leg position—with a bit of help from your spine—can shift your whole yoga practice.

You never know what’s coming ‘round the bend.


Optional: two yoga blocks

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I said-a hip, hop, the hippie, the hippie to the hip hip hop-a you don't stop the rock
it to the bang-bang boogie, say up jump the boogie to the rhythm of the boogie, the beat.

Well, actually, the Sugarhill Gang said that.

What I really say is: how about we open those hips, get in some hops,...

If I can butt in on your everyday yoga routine…

Today, I am offering you a fun but challenging practice that’s all about balancing on your behind.

A core-controlled effort, teamed up with copious amounts of hip openers, this practice will not only increase your balance, but your flexibility,...

Finishing a class on time has never been a forte of mine…there’s just so much good stuff to do!

This class is an hour and fifty minutes long and just a warning: the last minute got cut off. I’m just happy I remembered to press the “record” button in the first place.

So, once you come out of s...

Eagle pose is eagle pose. Garudasana. Fun…but ho hum.

Let’s add some ho ho ho to the ho hum this holiday season (though it may not be the holidays anymore when you are actually watching this).

In this video, we play with various eagle pose variations to spice up our yoga practice. Handstand...

Shoulders…get ready for a treat! Or a challenge. Or a challenging treat…really depends on how you look at it.

In this full-length vinyasa flow, we warm up the shoulders (I mean really heat them up) to prepare for Pincha Mayurasana, Forearm Balance.

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Headstands so often get overlooked in light of their sexy counterpart, handstands. But, no longer!

This headstand flow will have you loving your headstands again, just like the good old days when you first discovered heads are good for more than just thinking.

Think again…

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Vasistasana is such an underrated posture. Side Plank. It’s a Plank, but it’s Sideways. And it’s so awesome!

In this shoulder-opening flow, we Vasistasana ourselves into bliss.

At the same time, we thoroughly warm up our shoulders and spines for a sweet Pincha Mayurasana and backbending seque...

Okay, handstanders without time. This one is for you.

A quick 30(ish)-minute practice that will challenge your handstands and challenge your core in a way more than half-an-hour sort of a way.

Enjoy this fun, handstand, arm balancey, corey sequence that you can do on a lunch break and still h...

Lotus is like the quintessential yoga pose. Every commercial, film, TV show or cartoon that features yoga pretty much obsesses over Padmasana.

Whether you are already a lotus-y person, or just really hope to become one, this full-length flow is the class for you.

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Hip hip hooray!

We’re heading to Splitsville, folks.

Get ready to warm up your hips, thighs and groin for a stretchy, splitty sequence.

Working both on straddle splits and Hanumanasana, we’re going to hit it all. Flow sequence with an extra long stretching session at the end to round things...

Usually, finding yourself in a bind isn’t a good thing. But in yoga, it is!

In this full-length flow, Shana Meyerson of YOGAthletica in Los Angeles, California moves you through a series of yoga poses that utilize various binds to open and invigorate your body.

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Want a quick in-and-out inversion adrenaline rush?

This 40-minute practice incorporates handstand, forearm balance, headstand and shoulderstand into one powerful package.

Punctuated with core to stimulate engagement—and give your arms a break—this practice will invigorate your day.


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Hooray! It’s time for fun with blocks!

In this intense vinyasa flow class, we use our yoga blocks in creative and challenging ways to totally level up our practice!

Ready to play?

Level Two/Three

Required: two yoga blocks

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Backbends, as you know are heart openers. And after this class, your heart will be so open, you’ll want to grab the world and hug it and squeeze it and love it forever.

This full-length yoga class will open your heart from the start, working backbends of many different styles and depths.

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Okay, all you Koundinyasana lovers out there, this one is for you.

A challenging vinyasa yoga arm balance flow to keep you on your toes…and on your hands.

In this class, we will explore various entries and exits for Eka Pada Koundinyasana I and II. Mostly II.

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Grasshopper pose is an awesome hip opener and a fabulous yoga arm balance. So, I create an entire class around it.

This is an arm balance-y yoga flow that thoroughly warms up your hips, shoulders, and twists for a strong grasshopper.

Get ready for a challenging vinyasa that will leave your h...

Like the floor? You're in luck!

This vinyasa flow never actually stands up. We fly low and avoid the radar...but without missing out on all intensity. Still a moderately challenging flow, this not-too-strenuous yoga class is perfect for landlubbers.

A fun, different flow than the usual, with ...