After practicing and teaching yoga for over 20 years, I’ve learned a few tricks to keep my students coming back to the mat week after week. Have you ever wondered how other teachers have built a devoted following and always have packed classes? They’re not necessarily better teachers, they just know what keeps people coming […]
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The benefits of yoga and strength training
Xen Strength Yoga with weights was carefully designed with the five key training essentials fitness experts recommend: aerobic exercise, flexibility, strength training, core exercise and balance training.
In just one 20-minute session, you’ll build muscle, increases flexibility, and boosts body confidence by bringing you to your edge. You’ll get a total-body workout, combining heart-pumping cardio benefits from a nonstop flow with an increased metabolism from added strength training—all in one session. With all of the different postures and sequence options in the videos, I created a completely fresh combination for you every day so you’ll never get bored.
READ MOREThe Top 5 Benefits of Yoga Sculpt
Ask any legging-clad woman about her fitness routine, and it usually revolves around spinning, running, or anything cardio-based. Convinced that they burn more calories, and therefore can eat more salted caramel gelato, they ignore the weights. Yes, the immediate calorie burn from cardio might be higher, but if you’re not doing any strength training, you’re […]
READ MOREYoga sculpt upper body blast (resistance bands and sliders)
This yoga sculpt class uses resistance bands and sliders to tone your upper and lower body in just 12 minutes. Get flexible and strong all at once, from home.
READ MORECreate your ultimate yoga class plan
I absolutely love creating new sequences and playlists, and researching dharma topics and new alignment instructions – but when I first started out I had no idea how to do it on my own. It takes a ton of time and dedication to truly offer your students an experience instead of the same old yoga […]
READ MOREXenSculpt Core Focus Flow (resistance bands and sliders)
It’s time to share a sneak peek at the new resistance band exercises I’ve been creating the last few months! It’s a take on my two favorite ways to get flexible and strong: yoga and strength training. But this time we’re using resistance bands and sliders to challenge your muscles from different angles, with different degrees […]
READ MORE5 ways to stay fit at home
Finding yourself stressed or anxious, or just in a constant state of WTF? Here are my top 5 tips to stay fit – both mentally and physically. Remember to try and create a routine and actually plug time for these into your daily calendar or they might not get done.
READ MORE5 Tips for Practicing Yoga at Home
You slept through your alarm for the 6am, you were driving carpool during the 9:30 am, and now your boss wants you to stay late and you’ll miss the last yoga class of the day. Sound familiar? There is something so energizing about practicing yoga surrounded by others, in a class at your favorite studio, […]
READ MORE10 MINUTE LOWER BODY YOGA SCULPT WORKOUT
I’d never use the #thighgap hashtag when talking about a workout, but I’d be lying if I said I didn’t work on keepin’ everything below my waist tight. But I, like I’m assuming you, don’t have all day to spend at the gym using all the fancy machines that each specifically focus on one area […]
READ MOREXenSculpt ( That yoga butt video)
Oh, the infamous yoga butt. It’s what every magazine boils the practice down to. Even though there’s so much more to it. But when most people are asked what they want out of practicing yoga, that’s actually what they say they’re after. Who am I to judge. If you follow me, you know that meditation is my […]
READ MOREFlying Warrior Alignment + Weights
Ok, so there’s a little debate on what Flying Warrior pose actually is, but the one I’m teaching you is the version I was taught – so I’m sticking with it. : ) The key here? Think updog as you fold forward halfway, keeping your front body open and engaging your core a TON! I take you through it step by […]
READ MOREChair Pose Alignment and Weights Variation
Well, they don’t call it “Awkward Chair” for nothing! If you struggle keeping aligned in this squat-like position then I’ve got some great alignment tips for you. Once you get the basics of where your knees and tailbone should be, see if you can focus on bringing your shoulders back toward your hips to challenge […]
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