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Don't try hard.

Try easy.

--Dave Farmar

VINYASA & RESTORATIVE YOGA

Powerflow Yoga

Verizon Health & Wellness Center (full time Verizon employees)

  • Sunrise Flow - Wednesdays 6:45am (60 minutes)

  • Sunrise Flow - Thursdays at 6:30am (60 minutes)

  • Open Mat Time - Thursdays at 7:30am (30 minutes)

  • Midday Flow - Fridays at 12pm (40 minutes)

  • Private Sessions for individuals and small groups - available upon request

What students are saying:

“Good, clear instructions and guidance. Time flew by. Great sweat.”

“Perfect amount of time and temperature. The instructor made no one feel like a rookie!”

“The instructor was great and provided demonstrations of each of the movements. It was definitely challenging for a newbie…but felt so great afterwards. I would definitely like to give this class a try again!”

📿• Monday {visualization} meditation • white light 💡• Take a comfortable seat, establish your breath and clear the mind. • Now, begin to visualize a glowing sphere of light forming at the base of the spine. With each inhale the sphere expands, glowing brighter. The light travels up the spine, vertebra by vertebra. It saturates and shines into each facet of the spine. Continue to breathe this healing light-- see it fill the lower back, the middle back, between the shoulder blades to the upper back, the cervical spine and the headspace. Flood the headspace with healing light. See the light shine through the crown of the head. Saturate the present moment with this healing light. Stay here, with your light, for as long as you like. • 🙏🏼 #bemindful #meditate #mindfulness #breathe #intention #focus #mindset #calm #pranayama #light #visualization #visualiz #soothe #equanimity #yoga #yogi #practice #quiet #onehungryyogi #December #yogaintheworldengagement
🍎 • Romanesco • This member of the Brassica family grows in a naturally occurring fractal. Fractals are geometric figures or curves that repeat themselves at progressively smaller and smaller scale. Each piece maintains the same form as the whole creating logarithmic Fibonacci spirals. • Romanesco is hearty and loaded with Vitamins C and K. It’s rich in fiber, protective carotenoids and phytochemicals that may protect against molecular degeneration. The iron and folate in romanesco are known to boost red blood cell production and aid in reproductive health. • Here we have steamed Romanesco, cut into florets to show its fascinating fractals. 🥦Delicious pickled in an Italian seasoned balsamic brine or added to a curry. • 🙏🏼 • #eatrealfood #bemindful #onehungryyogi #nourish #nutrition #dietetics #eat #food #intuitiveeating #cruciferous #romanesco #cauliflower #roast #bonappetit #onehungryyogi
📿 • Monday {pranayama} meditation • Ujjayi, "victorious", breath can be energizing and relaxing. When applied to our physical practice ujjayi warms the body from the inside out. • Inviting your focus to the breath can serve as a tool to maintain attention during practice. • “In the Yoga Sutra, Patanjali suggests that the breath should be both dirga (long) and suksma (smooth). The sound of ujjayi is created by gently constricting the throat to create some resistance to the passage of air.” Gently pull the breath in on inhalation and gently push the breath out on exhalation against this resistance. This lends an “oceanic sound” to the breath 🌊 • note: there are no formal contraindications for this breath but if you are congested it may be difficult to maintain. • 🙏🏼 #bemindful #meditate #mindfulness #breathe #intention #focus #mindset #calm #pranayama #equanimity #yoga #yogi #practice #quiet #onehungryyogi #autumn #december #ujjayi #meditatedaily #gowithin #stillness #mindandbody #yogapractice #wellness #yogaintheworldengagement
🍎• Miso Soup • many clients of mine ask if I do meal prep. No. I do not normally meal prep for clients because I want for them to learn how to cook food for the day/week without relying on me. I offer to go grocery shopping together and batch cook a bunch of items to get them started. Alas, Soup Saturday!, an example of the above. My client enjoys a good bowl of soup, so we chose an easy recipe, miso soup, and got to work. We met at the grocery store, shopped together, and cooked up a collection of eats at home. All in 2 hours! We made a base of miso soup with tofu, mushroom and green onion. When served, we added bean sprouts and nori. The final product is like a warm, light, brothy salad, perfect for cold months. Now, they’ve got a pot full of the remaining miso base waiting to becoming another meal. They can add more vegetables for volume, quick-cooking soba noodles for starch, or an extra helping of broth for a light yet warming meal. • DM me if you’re interested in a Shop & Prep Session. We’ll pick your favorite meals, make them healthier, and get you set up for the week ahead! •🙏🏼• #eatrealfood #bemindful #onehungryyogi #nourish #nutrition #dietetics #eat #food #intuitiveeating #misosoup #soup #soupsaturday #bonappetit #onehungryyogi
📿• Monday {welcoming} meditation • December is here and with the start of a new month comes the opportunity to practice being open minded. • We’ve entered the final month of the calendar year. This time of year can look like a yin yang of emotions: bright light holiday cheer, family and friend gatherings, uplifting music and tradition, but also maybe dreaded, stressful end of year deadlines, financial pressures, lonliness. As yogis we practice facing both the light and the dark in life. It is humbling to lean into challenges; it offers us a new perspective and appreciation for the great gifts in life. • Here is your meditation nugget: this month, each time you are feeling the weight of life’s challenges, acknowledge it. Then, bring to mind one bright light of the season that can balance the darkness. • Take a few moments at the end of each day to do so. As you snuggle into bed, before you set to sleep, reflect momentarily on a challenge. Then, invite the light of a joyous moment of the season to find balance, and end your day on a bright note. ✨ #intention #focus #mindset #calm #pranayama #equanimity #yoga #yogi #practice #quiet #onehungryyogi #autumn #december #yinyang #metta #meditatedaily #gowithin #stillness #mindandbody #yogapractice #wellness #wellandgood #yogaintheworldengagement
Asana • SUKHASANA • Easy Pose, a meditative seat, palms turned down. A gesture of closure, turning the palms face down during meditation can ground and root the body. This subtle shift in body language makes us more grounded. The mind responds in kind. • At the end of the month you may be seeking closure and farewell, complete your practice in a seated position with the palms turned down to seal the month to a close. Acknowledge the cyclical nature of time as you bid farewell to November and prepare to welcome a new month. • #yoga #asana #sukhasana #mudra #meditate #quiet #stillness #easypose #yogapractice #yogaalignment #pranayama #breathe #movingmeditation #onehungryyogi #nutrition #wellness #dietitian #namaste #yogaintheworldengagement
🍎 • Golden Turmeric Tea • This mug of @pukkaherbsus tea is lifted by lemon, aromatic cardamom and enriched with organic green tea. 💛 The yellow pigments are known as curcuminoids. Turmeric root is brimming with essential oils knowns as tumerones. Curcuminoids + turmerones work together as powerful antioxidants. 💛 Let’s talk benefits • inhibits inflammatory pathways thus benefiting the musculoskeletal and digestive systems. • works magic upon pain receptors, soothing chest and abdominal pain, frozen shoulder and menstrual cramping. • aids circulation, improving blood flow to the heart and reducing the risk of plaque build up in the arteries. • improves blood flow through the liver, improving the efficacy of detoxification. • In the digestive system, turmeric helps balance levels of bacteria, supporting a healthy digestive environment. 🙏🏼☕️ • #eatrealfood #bemindful #onehungryyogi #nourish #nutrition #dietetics #eat #food #intuitiveeating #pukkatea #turmeric #turmericroot #goldentea #tea #cozy #yogaintheworldengagement
📿• Monday {reflection} meditation • reflect on learnings from this month and set the stage for the next chapter • Find a comfortable seat. Close the eyes, take three cleansing breaths: inhale fully through the nose, sigh the exhale out of your mouth. Seal the lips and begin to breathe through your nose, taking a few rounds of breath to settle. • Call to mind 1 accomplishment from November. Spend 10 breathes honing in on that accomplishment. • Call to mind 1 challenge that presented itself this November. Spend 10 breathes reflecting on that challenge and how you have grown. • Call to mind 1 goal for the month ahead. Spend 10 breathes illustrating that goal with as much detail as you can, setting the stage to manifest that goal into your everyday life. • Celebrate the positives of your past, embrace the growth opportunities presented by the challenges you’ve faced and be receptive to the fortunes of the future. • 🙏🏼 #bemindful #meditate #mindfulness #breathe #intention #focus #mindset #calm #pranayama #letgo #release #visualization #visualize #soothe #equanimity #yoga #yogi #practice #quiet #onehungryyogi #autumn #November