Flow and Go Yoga

You’ve done it! You’ve taken the plunge and I’m so proud of you for choosing yourself, your health, and your well-being!! But now what? How do you optimize your at-home yoga practice?  The good news is there are several ways! The premise behind Flow and Go Yoga is to make it easy and accessible for you to show up, rock out a flow, and be consistent with it. Life is hard enough. Fitting a quick yoga flow into your day shouldn’t be one of those things. Our flows are all 20 minutes which is something you can do daily (or at least most days) and we offer more live times than any other yoga platform to help you stay consistent and accountable!  Without further ado, here’s how to get the most out of Flow and Go Yoga: #1. Use Yoga Props I can’t say this enough: Use Props! In fact, just have them handy! You don’t need to have fancy ones but here’s what we recommend: Yoga Blocks (2) - You can use a couple of sturdy, hardcover books instead and in cases where you just want to bring the...

I used to struggle with using props. It was so important to me to be able to "do" yoga that I resisted any help what-so-ever, including those little foam or cork blocks.  In reality, props actually support our practice more than I ever would have given them credit for doing. They help us fos on where we intend to grow and allow us to get the most out of each pose. This of course, helps us tune into our bodies even more.  In a lot of poses, there's a point where we start to strain. For example, in this half split without blocks, I'm rounding through my back which means my hip flexors are more slack.  Now add blocks under my hands and bring the ground up higher. I can actually lengthen my spine and engage the hip flexors. It also deepens the stretch in the back of my hamstrings and calves.  When I first started practicing yoga, I didn't realize that straining was our body's way of saying "no" and asking for help. It's important to listen and to sup...