Breathe, Move and Feel Good!
Enjoy 22 minutes of gentle Kripalu Yoga breathing and warm-up exercises.
Use this video to start your day, or your personal yoga practice!
In this video, you are guided through an opening centering, two breathing techniques and seven gentle movement warmups.
Slow and easy is the pace, and the way of Kripalu Yoga!
“Anytime we bring the senses into the experience, we become more present.”
About this workshop
This video takes you through the first half of a Kripalu Yoga session. It includes opening centering, breathing (pranayama), and warm ups (kriya) and reiterates the hallmarks of Kripalu Yoga.
The video is recommended for beginners, those easing back into yoga, or those who just want to slow down and enjoy their yoga practice more.
About Kripalu Yoga
Kripalu Yoga is a type of yoga that emphasizes personal growth and transformation through the practice of yoga. Safety, personal responsibility, and witness of the self without judgment are hallmarks.
It is accessible for all levels (beginners through advanced), where modifications and the use of props help each person find their ideal expression of the poses. While other forms of yoga certainly result in personal growth and transformation, Kripalu Yoga hones this focus in a gentle and accessible way.
Kripalu Yoga is great for those who have not found the right fit in other yoga classes, because classes may be too vigorous, too fast paced or overwhelming.
Whenever I practice Kripalu Yoga, its gentle way feels like home.
How to prepare
Wear loose-fitting, comfortable clothes.
Items to consider having available:
Yoga Mat, Blocks, Cushion and/or Blanket
These props can help support the body in while in the different positions, especially in seated positions.
Don’t have these things? Just make use of something similar that you already have laying around.
Use a firm pillow, a comforter, or a tightly-folded bath towel for a cushion or blanket.
Those should attend who:
Are interested in becoming more peaceful, grounded and embodied.
Desire to have greater understanding of how their life flow fits into something larger.
Are ready to engage in a deeper level of yoga practice and are ready for more tools.
Already have some experience in the practice of yoga.
Want to have your own session?
Individual Virtual Sessions
If you enjoy my teaching style and my approach, and would like to have a personalized, live session, I'm available for individual yoga sessions through Zoom.
Please contact me to schedule your own live, online yoga session.
About the Facilitator
Michael Patrick, LMT, KYT, CPC
As a Licensed Massage Therapist, Kripalu Yoga Teacher, Certified Professional Coach and former Scientist, I bring all the gifts of who I am to my work. Driven by the desire to elevate others, my career initially spanned the biotech industry, interdisciplinary research and laboratory safety. Over the past decade, it evolved to wellness and now I work in my own company, Centered Presence, Ltd. As a presenter, my workshops are characterized by elements of touch, intimacy, authenticity, embodiment, grounding, presence, spiritual practice and cultivation of inner awareness, which result in personal growth and empowered movement forward.