Journal
Here you'll find writing on mindfulness, neuroscience, mental health, physical wellbeing, and yoga.
These topics often overlap: attention, behaviour and embodiment are all part of the same ecosystem of experience, and the aim here is to explore those connections in a thoughtful and practical way. Some posts draw from research, others from lived experience and teaching. The intention is to share ideas that are useful, considered, and occasionally a bit different from what is typically said.
March 3, 2026
Karen opens this gentle, therapeutic class with a calm intention: to free up stagnant energy from the day and settle the body toward restful sleep. The […]
March 2, 2026
Karen opens with a steady, spacious start on the mat, easing into breathwork, gentle waves through the body, and a clear focus on releasing tension as […]
March 2, 2026
Karen opens this Monday class with a calming arrival practice, using steady breath, shoulder and pelvis releases, and plenty of simple movement to ease into the […]
March 1, 2026
Karen opens with a reminder to make the practice truly yours, then builds the class from gentle breath-led floor work into bridge variations, banded glute work, […]
March 1, 2026
Chris opens this gentle class with a thoughtful reminder that breath is your best teacher, then keeps returning to that calming, steady rhythm as you move […]
February 28, 2026
Chris opens with a reminder that nothing is mandatory, inviting you to choose the options that fit your body and energy today. This class builds functional […]
February 27, 2026
This class adapts traditional yoga techniques to support those that are healing from injury, managing stress and chronic conditions, or just looking for a gentle movement […]
February 25, 2026
Karen starts with steady breathwork and gentle mobility before moving into a prop-rich, full-body class built around resistance bands and a little light chair work. Expect […]
February 12, 2026
Chris guides a steady, beginner-friendly Hatha practice that explores movement through breath, careful alignment, and a lot of thoughtful twisting. The class then moves into balance […]
February 11, 2026
Karen starts this class with slow, full diaphragmatic breathing and an reclined warm-up before moving into a prop-supported strengthening flow. We work with resistance bands, a […]
February 10, 2026
This class explores Warrior 3 from lots of angles — on the back, in standing balances, in lunges, and even with a little lizard and pigeon […]
February 9, 2026
Karen opens with a mini-lesson on diaphragmatic breathing and uses it as the thread through the whole class, pairing steady breath with gentle spinal movement, grounded […]
February 8, 2026
Karen starts this class by settling you into a supported recline to make diaphragmatic breathing feel a little more accessible, then builds gradually into gentle hip […]
February 7, 2026
Karen starts by letting you know this class will use resistance bands, then keeps the pace slow and steady with a full-body focus. Expect a mix […]
February 6, 2026
Karen opens this therapeutic class with diaphragmatic breathing and an invitation to soften tension around the belly, jaw, and shoulders before moving into gentle floor work. […]
February 2, 2026
This class blends steady, beginner-friendly strength work with calm breath and lots of smart prop support. Karen uses resistance bands, a block, and a chair to […]
January 31, 2026
This beginner-friendly active aging class starts gently on the floor with breath-led easing into the hips and low back, then builds through joint-freeing movement, strap work, […]
January 26, 2026
This moderately paced class starts with a calming breathing exercise and gradually builds into a hip-focused practice with extra attention on strengthening and stretching the hip […]
January 25, 2026
Karen opens with a slow, settling breath and a gentle reminder that there’s no rush in this class — you’re encouraged to begin as you are, […]
January 19, 2026
Karen opens this class by settling attention on the breath, then builds a steady Hatha practice with clear alignment cues. Expect standing postures like lunges, warrior […]