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Yoga Is Stillness

Yoga Is Stillness

One of the key lessons of yoga is stillness, known as Nirodaha in Sanskrit. We will use the headstand position to practice approaching situations with calm and serenity. This class will help you build a strong base and increase awareness in the parts of your body that will support this inversion, especially the core. Don’t be afraid as we approach this challenge, Kino will offer variations so that all levels can experience the meditative stillness of headstand.

Duration : 27m
Maturity Level : all

Yoga Is Mindfulness

Yoga Is Mindfulness

Today we go deeper into understanding what yoga is as we explore mindfulness and the pose Trikonasana. Join Kino as she guides you through a physical practice with a focus on remaining present and judgement free. Use triangle pose as an opportunity to be present with and accepting towards whatever arises in the body and mind as you practice.

Duration : 32m
Maturity Level : all

Yoga Is Discipline

Yoga Is Discipline

Don’t be intimidated, but today’s lesson is on discipline. This class is all about how to get on your mat with discipline and enjoy it. To find comfort and determination in Navasana Kino will guide you towards just the right amount of front body engagement as well as a helpful awareness in the deep core. Mix your discipline with a fun loving attitude and feel that energy that comes when you rise up to a challenge.

Duration : 26m
Maturity Level : all

Yoga Is Forgiveness

Yoga Is Forgiveness

Our asana focus in this class is on a single leg lift known as Utthita Hasta Padangustasana. We’ll us the pose to explore the concept of forgiveness, as this is a very challenging posture and you’ll have to forgive yourself over and over as you learn it. Firm the core and engage the legs as you flow through a warm up. Next, listen in to Kino’s expert insights for finding balance in this gateway pose of the Ashtanga method.

Duration : 32m
Maturity Level : all

Yoga Is Love

Yoga Is Love

Today’s practice is all about love. Start practice by tuning into breath and body, bringing a special attention to the heartspace. Take a moment for feeling into the vibration of the heart, welcoming a feeling of receptivity. Warm yourself up as Kino brings extra attention to opening the chest and front body. Next we segue into finding and loving your particular expression of Gomukhasana, the cow facing posture.

Duration : 26m
Maturity Level : all

Yoga Is Equanimity

Yoga Is Equanimity

Lolasana is a challenging position that offers a unique opportunity to experience balance and equanimity in both the body and mind. Kino is here to help you find an experience of the equanimous mind, which is not moved by pleasure or pain. This class will guide you through a series of drills that might induce a state annoyance, so that you have an opportunity to practice returning to calm. Through this practice you will face your difficulties and make peace with being exactly where you are.

Duration : 20m
Maturity Level : all

Yoga Is Wisdom

Yoga Is Wisdom

When you practice regularly, you create the opportunity for wisdom to arise in you. We will use side plank as the vehicle of awareness that might help us glimpse the truth of any given moment. Warm up with Sun Salutations before moving through several side plank positions that will help bring insight into state of the body and mind. By deepening our ability to turn the attention inward we deepen our ability to touch true wisdom.

Duration : 20m
Maturity Level : all

Yoga Is Harmony

Yoga Is Harmony

Invite the mind into harmony as you take it nice and easy with today’s posture, Janu Sirsasana. Join Kino as she warms up your body with some slow and steady movements. Hold on to that ease and flow as you practice Janu Sirsasana, moving into external rotation of the hips and a nice stretch through the hamstrings. As you practice allow the mind to drop its antagonism towards the body, and instead allow the mind and body move into unity and a sense of welcome wholeness.

Duration : 20m
Maturity Level : all

Yoga Is Kindness

Yoga Is Kindness

Invite kindness into your body, using Marichasana A as a framework for integrating tenderness into your practice. Let Kino guide you through a series of mindful, preparatory postures that bring awareness into the legs, hips and shoulders. This increased awareness will aid you as you move into the forward fold that today’s practice revolves around. Use props where needed so that you can cultivate a kind and friendly attitude towards your body.

Duration : 24m
Maturity Level : all

Yoga Is Happiness

Yoga Is Happiness

You can be happy for no reason at all… Happiness can be our natural state. Start today with attention at the heart center and the recollection of an uplifting memory. Holding on to that feeling, move into practice with a warm up rooted in backbending and sun salutations. Next, follow Kino through through a hip opening sequence. As we approach today’s pinnacle pose, Baddha Konasana, remember that there is no need for the body to be in any particular place.

Duration : 23m
Maturity Level : all

Yoga Is Patience

Yoga Is Patience

For many of us, patience does not come naturally. this class brings us an opportunity to understand patience through the twisting posture Marichasana C. Join Kino as she guides you into embodiment through breath awareness and gentle movement. Be patient and kind with your body as you move into the practice and a deeper twist through the spinal axis.

Duration : 22m
Maturity Level : all

Yoga Is Balance

Yoga Is Balance

This class is about finding balance. Begin with some mindful warmups focused on giving you a sense of embodiment. Explore foundational alignment for balance by feeling the relationship between the pelvis, the central axis of the spine and the rest of the body. Carry that intention of getting acquainted with oneself into today’s focus, the tree pose. Kino will guide you through various modifications, using props where helpful, so that you can find a connection to your own steadiness and vitality.

Duration : 26m
Maturity Level : all

Yoga Is Gratitude

Yoga Is Gratitude

A grateful heart is a yogis heart! Today the lesson is built around the standing posture Parsvakonasana A. Begin with a moment of meditation and then flow through a warm up sequence that will calm the mind and guide you towards appreciation of the gifts of breath and life. Cultivate a sense of open, thankful awareness as we approach the extended side angle position, stretching the psoas and creating a sense of openness in the hips.

Duration : 22m
Maturity Level : all

Yoga Is Unity

Yoga Is Unity

The traditional definition of yoga is unity. We will explore this concept through the restorative Pigeon Pose. Begin practice with a reflection on the connection between breath, body and mind. Next, move through a series of long holds in child’s pose, puppy poses and forward folding. Take a supported hip opener using props if you have them handy and then move into another long hold, this time in Pigeon Pose.

Duration : 24m
Maturity Level : all

Yoga Is Acceptance

Yoga Is Acceptance

Venture deep into the realm of body and mind in this sequence focused on an experience of santosha, the yogic notion of contentment. Join Kino as she skillfully uses upward facing dog as a tool for understanding this radical acceptance. Start with a short meditation on the breath and a feeling of being ok with the sensations in the body. Then begin the physical practice by awakening the central axis of the spine, extending and twisting your way through some warm up positions.

Duration : 23m
Maturity Level : all

Yoga Is Strength

Yoga Is Strength

So much of Kino’s personal journey through yoga has been about learning to be strong. That’s why she is so excited to share this class that uses plank pose as a bridge to connecting with your own inner reserves. Tune in and learn alignment and articulation in the body that will help you tap into new levels of strength. This sequence will teach you to feel and engage the back body and deep core in ways that support your yoga journey.

Duration : 22m
Maturity Level : all

Yoga Is Practice

Yoga Is Practice

Abhyasa is the sanskrit word for practice. Kino wants to help you find the playful spirit in your heart, even as you commit to practice. Begin the class with breath awareness and some mindful movement. After we warm up we’ll play with forearm plank and leg engagement before moving into the challenge of full Dolphin Pose. Finish class with some reflection on the power of practice and a well earned rest.

Duration : 20m
Maturity Level : all

Yoga Is Commitment

Yoga Is Commitment

This class centers around commitment, so Kino is asking you start by going all in. The intention here is to get you on your mat every day, even if you don’t make it through the whole class, so that you can cultivate greater awareness of your body and mind. In this class we’ll build up to a steady, well constructed Down Dog by focusing on the shoulders in a series of preparatory postures.

Duration : 21m
Maturity Level : all

Yoga Is Awareness

Yoga Is Awareness

Today we explore awareness through breath, movement and the posture Virabhadrasana B. Flow through a series of warm up’s and then detail the points of alignment and the mythological story behind these challenging Warrior Poses. We’ll puts focus on Yoga as a feeling journey. Join Kino in developing awareness of the pure, non-judgmental ‘is-ness’ of yoga.

Duration : 17m
Maturity Level : all

Yoga Is Awakening

Yoga Is Awakening

Yoga is a path to personal awakening. In today’s lesson we will use the crescent lunge to awaken the energy at the core of your being. Begin with centering breath work and then flow through some warm ups and sun salutations as you bring awareness to the energetic life of the body. Take it nice and easy as you make your way into Anjaneyasana, finding and being at peace with your individual limits in the posture.

Duration : 21m
Maturity Level : all

Yoga Is Joy

Yoga Is Joy

Open your heart to an experience of pure joy. We’ll use Happy Baby pose to explore what yoga truly is. Flow through child’s pose, puppy pose, squats and hip openers before making your way into the sweet release of Happy Baby. No judgement, no fight, no force… use this practice to touch the unscathed, joyful innocence within you.

Duration : 16m
Maturity Level : all

Yoga Is Breath

Yoga Is Breath

Tune into the truth of who you are underneath the thoughts, using the breath and practice as a means of transformation into true self. This class uses chair pose to explore both physical embodiment and to fuel our inner journey into yoga. Join us for a practice that will bring awareness into your hips and legs, using props to support the postures where needed. Let Kino guide you into a stronger awareness of Agni, the inner fire that burns through impurities and helps the mind see clearer.

Duration : 19m
Maturity Level : all

Peacock

Peacock

A series devoted to the world’s most popular animals: from lions to lemurs, camels to flamingos, tigers to kangaroos. Each episode illustrates four different species at Bussolengo Nature Park, where experts carefully protect and maintain 260 different species of our most amazing animals.

Duration : 9m
Maturity Level : 7_plus

Lemur

Lemur

A series devoted to the world’s most popular animals: from lions to lemurs, camels to flamingos, tigers to kangaroos. Each episode illustrates four different species at Bussolengo Nature Park, where experts carefully protect and maintain 260 different species of our most amazing animals.

Duration : 10m
Maturity Level : 7_plus