Vanessa Van Noy's classes are always a little bit different from the last. With music that motivates the body and lifts the spirit, her class environment is conducive to laughing one moment, or discovering your true inner-self the next. It is always a flowing style, intelligently formulated to move toward some fabulous postures with comfort and ease. She will sprinkle some breath work, sometimes some Kundalini, being mindful of alignment and modifications to keep everyone safe while digging deep.
Vanessa Van Noy's classes are always a little bit different from the last. With music that motivates the body and lifts the spirit, her class environment is conducive to laughing one moment, or discovering your true inner-self the next. It is always a flowing style, intelligently formulated to mo...
This fun little flow gets it all done. We check on our breath, build some strength, make some space, maybe we have a few giggles. Nothing complicated, no props required. Take it easy or spice it up as you wish.
COFFEE BREATH. The breath is not only your constant companion, it is also an important tool in your life box. The breath can give your energy and your mood a lift. It can also calm you down and create some space if you need it. We will encourage the breath to aid in our practice by shifting its f...
SAY HELLO TO MY LITTLE FRIEND...The brick. Bricks are an amazing tool to aid your practice. All props can not only make many postures more accessible to a newbie, but can deepen some of the usual suspects for veteran mat junkies. This fun practice will show you how to use bricks to explore some n...
Summer is finally here, and that means we are more out and about enjoying activities that can make our bodies tight. This playful little practice will warm you up with some summer flavor, then open up those pockets of tightness created by that fun we have in the sun.
The I.T. band is a nasty little strip of connective tissue that runs down the outside of your thigh and plugs into the knee. It can wreak havoc if it gets tight and immobile, lower back pain, knee pain just to name some of the hits. This vinyasa flow will ease up some of that congestion in the I....
OK wait, now get moving. Hold and flow. This practice will be simple yet challenging. A great combo of holding poses for strength, and salutations for fluidity and balance. Different variations will be explored to challenge everyone safely. Hold...Flow...Hold...Flow...Hold...Rest. Sounds good right?
Quick trip to paradise... Bird of Paradise that is. Bird of Paradise is a beautiful yet complex pose that requires a lot of warm up and preparation. This practice is under an hour, we use specific salutations (which you can add more of if you choose) and prep poses to get ready for this fabulous ...
In order to have any kind of balance in you life you need to have parts of effort and ease. To have any kind of success at you job, you family, your relationships, you have to put in some serious work. That work takes a lot of energy. So you don't lose your crap, you have to get a break once in a...
Most activities we engage in all day long make our hips tight. Sitting, standing, walking, running, biking, even laying on the couch. Tension carried in the hips has a huge effect on our emotional state, it also is a major contributor to lower back pain. Take a few minutes to ease some tension an...
Lunch at your desk? Nah, roll out your mat for 30 minutes. Get your blood flow going to help that midday slump, wake up your cramped hips and wrists, get out of that brain fog. This will also aid in digesting your wonderful vegan lunch you're about to enjoy ;)
Let's get the morning going right. This quick little flow will gear you up for your day. Some moving around, some blood flow action, getting out of the sleep mode into your go mode. MSC: Mat, Shower, Coffee -> Go
Twist and shout, wring it all out! Twists are a huge benefit to every body. Twists relieve lower back tension, detox the organs, stimulate digestion, tone the abdominal muscles and even relieve stress. We get pretty deep here, we take our time and use some props to be patient with the process. Ma...
That glass of wine may be fine, but this will be better. This practice is a nice little quickie before bed; slow, with lots of calming forward bends. A 20 minute chill pill to get you ready for z-fest. Great to do in your pajamas.
When we talk about “back bending” we should really call it “front opening." A comfortable backbend really relies on the front body having ample space. This practice will open your front so we can get bent in the back with safety and ease. Backbends are yogas mood elevators, you'll feel great afte...
