Seán begins this class with a guided meditation that focuses on connecting with the preciousness of your breath through the vivid vehicle of the five senses. Then begin a slow, gentle sequence of reclining, seated, and standing postures to diffuse tension in the legs, back, and shoulders and restore peace in your mind and heart.
Soothe your restless mind with this gentle class designed to help you cultivate a deeper connection to the sacred power of the earth. Seán leads you through a variety of simple poses and practices, reclining, sitting, and standing to help ground your body and soul into the nourishing power source of the earth. He also recites several quotes from Native American elders to help inspire a deeper reverence for the earth.
Calm the mind, dissolve walls around your heart, and nourish your precious body in this sublimely relaxing yoga class. Coaxed by Seán’s soothing voice, you will be guided into simple, gentle stretches to awaken the fertile energy of spring in your being. Focusing on the melting tension through wave-like spinal movement, you’ll practice twists, hip openers, cobra, spinal rolls, downward dog, standing forward and side bends, cleansing breath, and bridge pose. The class also includes guided meditations focusing on awaking creativity, intuition, and gratitude.
PROPS: Blanket and block (optional)
LEVEL: All Levels
LENGTH: 1 hour, 30 minutes
STYLE: Serenity yoga
With his rich imagery and soothing voice, Seán guides you on a tranquil
journey through reclining, seated and standing poses to gently create physical,
mental and emotional flexibility. After an opening meditation on the breath,
and powerful relaxation excercises, you are invited to set your intention for
your practice - internally saying "namaste" to your own spirit, to chosen loved
ones, and to strangers. Then you are led through a gentle series of reclining
poses on your back to free the spine, open up fresh space in your joints, as
well as tone and energize the sides of your body. Move to seated postures
to continue to melt tension from your waistline and sides, ring out resistance
in your spine and stimulate energy in the legs. Between stages of rest in
child's pose, melt tension in the spine and hips with gentle flows from your hands
and knees. Then continue to awaken prana in the legs and hips with a series
of more challenging crescent lunges. Rise to standing for some deeper forward
bends, twists and side stretches. Return full circle to reclining on your back
for closing twists and be coaxed into a state of blissful peace for the final
phase of deep relaxation. The session concludes with a mantra prayer sung
by Seán and a chant for peace, "Om Shanti, Shanti, Shanti". This class puts
a strong emphasis on side stretches, forward bending and twists.
This deliciously relaxing class begins with deep, sensual
connection and meditation on the purifying life force of the breath. Seán then
sets the mood for the class by singing an original lullaby with the mantra "Om
Namashivaya" accompanied by the Indian organ, the harmonium. The class
progresses with reclining and seated poses to awaken flexibility in the legs
and release tension in the back, including gentle forward bends and twists.
Stress in the shoulders is melted with a series of calming standing poses.
Other explorations include lunges, cat/cow rolls, downward facing dog,
soothing neck stretches, and a peaceful round of alternate nostril breathing.
The session concludes with bridge poses, bound angle pose, and a guided
self-massage, followed by a closing relaxation period accompanied by a
reprise of Seán's lullaby.
This class focuses on working with gentle flows as well as sustained poses
for cultivating subtler awareness and opening to the wisdom of the inner
teacher. Inspiration for the class comes from Rumi's poem "I Have Such A
Teacher", translated by Coleman Barks, which Seán reads throughout the
class. Poses explored incude child, downward dog, forward bends, side
stretches, triangle, warrior two, reclining twists and butterfly. The theme of
the class is about lovingly emptying ourselves so we can be filled up with
the beauty of the Universe. Seán also sings a lullaby invoking Shiva, the
spirit of transformation, during the final relaxation period.
This hour-long class is a shorter version of Serenity yoga for your busy schedule. You begin the class by lying down and being led through an opening meditation to center your awareness. Then explore a series of hip-openers to dissolve tension in your legs and hips, reclining and seated. Move through a selection of standing postures to tone the legs, loosen the shoulders and bring suppleness to the back. And then surrender into tranquility with a closing period of rest and relaxation.
