Linnea Ahlgren

For when you are feeling the onset of a cold, in times of seasonal change, or better yet — as true ‘health’ care, before you even begin to feel sluggish. Begin by slowing down with mellow hip openers, and then gradually turn yourself upside down with grounding inversions, no jumps involved.

Alternate nostril breathing, or nadi shodana, is an effective way to even out the flow of energy in the body and between the two halves of the brain, bringing clarity, balance and a sense of wholeness back when we are feeling fragmented.

A class for those who, like me, do not find splits the most natural thing in the world. Open your hamstrings and your hips to ease towards wherever your edge may be at the moment, embodying the courageous leap of faith across the ocean, by the monkey god who gave the posture its name.

Practice grounding inversions to retain a sense of lightness and clarity throughout the challenges of your day, whatever they may be.

Backbends feel challenging to many of us as they require us to move in the direction of the unknown, to where our gaze does not reach. Become comfortable with not knowing what’s around the corner, and safely ease into slightly deeper backbends by opening the front of the body. 

The element of ether carries sound and connects us to speaking our truth. A short practice for when you are feeling somehow unable to communicate, be that through speech, writing or other forms of expression. 

Have about an hour and you want a well-balanced practice with sun salutations, standing postures, balances, backbends, forward folds, hip openers and inversions? The Jivamukti Yoga Spiritual Warrior sequence is a complete practice for when you don’t have 90 minutes to spend on the mat because, well, life…

A short practice for when you feel your creative energy is stagnant, connecting you to the element of water and allowing you to connect to the current of inspiration that is always present beneath it all.

Remember walking into your first yoga class and wondering why everyone sounded like Darth Vader? Ujjayi, or “the victorious breath” serves many purposes in yoga asana practice, as well as being a powerful breathing practice of its own. In this short tutorial, learn the basic techniques for regulating your breath, allowing your time on the mat to develop into a moving mediation, with your breath reigning victorious over the chatter of the mind. 

Too many thoughts and worries and too much information can make us feel heavy and cloud our minds. This is a short sequence devoted to the element of air to invigorate and en-lighten us.

Ever feel tight around the shoulders, neck and jaw? Join the club of the 21st, gadget-centric century. When not released, tension in these areas can create pressure on nerves with numbness in the arms and headaches as a result. This class can be taken both as regular maintenance, and when you are feeling stiff from too much time in front of a screen.