Yoga Sesh
A library of Yoga & Mindfulness practices guided by me — Caitlin Rose Kenney! Enjoy Yin, Regenerating, Flow and Meditation. Classes are accessible, creative and clearly instructed. I love supporting people who are navigating thresholds — from creative sabbaticals, to fertility journeys, periods of healing, navigating cancer and transitions into a new season of life. Tell me about your journey, leave a review or write a private note at caitlinrosekenney.com/contact Caitlin Rose Kenney/Yoga Sesh is not liable for injuries that result from practicing along with this Podcast. Take great care.
Tue, December 03, 2024
Yoga Sesh Transition
I have an update for you. I am changing the way I am hosting Yoga Sesh and I am going to bring new content to the podcast! Please be patient, it may take a little while for me to move through this transition. THE BIG THING YOU NEED TO KNOW IS THAT THE PRIMARY WAY TO LISTEN TO YOGA SESH MOVING FORWARD WILL BE ON SPOTIFY. I am not sure if it's going to exist on other platforms and I hope we don't lose each other! RIGHT NOW, FOLLOW YOGA SESH PODCAST ON SPOTIFY. You will see the usual content there and hopefully it will remain available as long as I don't have a tech glitch. If you want to reach out to me go to CAITLINROSEKENNEY.COM and send me a message from the contact page. You can also find more offerings and content on my website. I am so grateful that you practice with me and I love the comments you've shared with me over the years. I hope to continue offering Yoga classes in this format, it's my favorite way to practice when I am traveling or don't have time to commute to a Yoga studio. Sending love to you during this time of transition, Caitlin Rose.
Thu, December 22, 2022
Meditation: Mindfulness of Light
A guided meditation cultivating mindfulness of light. 12-minutes with a short intro and outro. Revisit often.
Sat, February 05, 2022
Yin: Low Back Support Wall Class
Low back discomfort is common. This Yin Yoga practice supports low back health with a wall sequence designed to release tension in various areas of the body that interlock with the lower back. This class can help you prevent low back injuries and may soothe mild discomfort. If you have pain or an injury, consult a physical therapist or doctor before practicing yoga. This practice is accessible and truly all levels. All you need is an open wall space. If you have yoga blocks or a couple of throw blankets, I will make a few optional prop suggestions throughout the practice. Moves & poses to know: Legs up the wall, Dragonfly at the wall, Figure 4 at the Wall, Figure 4 Twist, Sphinx with knees up the wall and Child's Pose. Visit www.caitlinrosekenney.com to learn about LIVE Virtual Classes, Yoga Teacher Training and more.
Tue, November 23, 2021
Yin: Folded Wing with Poetry
This simple and sweet Yoga Sesh is one Yin Yoga pose, Folded Wing on both sides. Caitlin Rose reads her poem "Cosmos" while you settle into this potent pose. Props: none Visit www.caitlinrosekenney.com to learn about LIVE Virtual Classes, Yin Yoga Training and more.
Thu, October 21, 2021
Regenerating: Strengthening Foundations
Classic yoga poses in a slow, strengthening sequence and a 5-minute meditation. Caitlin Rose guides you into traditional shapes and offers helpful modifications and variations. Return to this class to develop a skillful physical and seated meditation practice. Props: 2 blocks Shapes: Reclined Figure 4, Downward Dog (Adho Mukha Svanasana), Chair Pose (Utkatasana), Drinking Bird, Warrior 1 (Virabhadrasana 1), Pyramid Pose (Parsvottanasana), Forearm Plank, Sphinx, Warrior 2 (Virabhadrasana 2), Extended Side Angle (Parsvakonasana), Forearm Side Plank, Seal Pose, Child's Pose (Balasana), Boat Pose (Navasana), Reverse Table Top, Head to Knee Pose (Janu Sirsasana) and Savasana. Visit www.caitlinrosekenney.com for more Yoga & Mindfulness
Sun, August 01, 2021
Thoughts, thanks and support
Caitlin Rose says hello to share some thoughts, thank yous and ask for your support. Yoga Sesh Podcast is made possible by donations and your show of support. To donate to Yoga Sesh Podcast go to www.caitlinrosekenney.com/yogasesh-podcast I love hearing from you! Drop me a note at caitlinrosekenney.com/contact or on Instagram @caitlinrosekenney
Fri, July 30, 2021
Yin: Digestive Practice
Yoga combined with the wisdom of Chinese Meridian Philosophy to promote healthy digestion. Calming shapes support your Spleen and Stomach meridians and awaken your senses. Props: Several pillows (or yoga bolsters) and blocks. Shapes: Reclined Butterfly, Pigeon, Seated Twist, Half Butterfly Stomach Meridian Variation, Saddle and Legs Up the Wall. Visit www.caitlinrosekenney.com for more Yoga & Mindfulness
Mon, May 31, 2021
Yin Yoga — Discernment Short Practice
This practice is designed to bring you back into your body so that you can recalibrate your inner compass and allocate your energy wisely. Caitlin Rose weaves Chinese Meridian Theory into this practice by illuminating a simple map of the Gallbladder Meridian. The Gallbladder, according to Chinese Medicine, is responsible for your discernment. Take this practice whenever you need to step away from distractions and come back to your inner knowing. Props: Grab several pillows (or yoga bolsters) and blocks. Moves & poses to know: Banana, Pigeon Pose or Deer Pose, Seated Twist, Dragonfly, Sphinx, Child's Pose and reclined Butterfly. Visit www.caitlinrosekenney.com to learn about LIVE Virtual Classes, Yoga Teacher Training and more.
Mon, May 31, 2021
Yin Yoga — Discernment Long Practice
This practice is designed to bring you back into your body so that you can recalibrate your inner compass and allocate your energy wisely. Caitlin Rose weaves Chinese Meridian Theory into this practice by illuminating a simple map of the Gallbladder Meridian. The Gallbladder, according to Chinese Medicine, is responsible for your discernment, which includes how and with whom you spend your time with. Take this practice whenever you need to step away from distractions and come back to your inner knowing. Props: Grab several pillows (or yoga bolsters) and blocks. Moves & poses to know: Banana, Pigeon Pose or Deer Pose, Seated Twist, Dragonfly, Sphinx, Child's Pose, Shoelace with side bend and neck release and reclined Butterfly. Visit www.caitlinrosekenney.com to learn about LIVE Virtual Classes, Yoga Teacher Training and more.
Tue, February 23, 2021
Yin Yoga: Low Back Support Wall Practice
Low back pain and discomfort is so common, so I made a series of Yin Yoga practices to support low back health. This is the first class of three Yin Yoga sequences designed to release tension in various areas of the body that interlock with the lower back. This practice is accessible and truly all levels. All you need is an open wall space. If you have yoga blocks or a couple of throw blankets, I will make a few optional prop suggestions throughout the practice. Moves & poses to know: Legs up the wall, Dragonfly at the wall, Figure 4 at the Wall, Figure 4 Twist, Sphinx with knees up the wall and Child's Pose. Visit www.caitlinrosekenney.com to learn about LIVE Virtual Classes, Yoga Teacher Training and more.
Fri, January 15, 2021
2021 Hello
A reflective and honest hello from Caitlin Rose at the beginning of 2021. This humble podcast is created and produced entirely by Caitlin Rose herself and is a labor of love. Your donations, no matter the amount, support the production of Yoga Sesh Podcast and are significant. To make a donation go to https://www.caitlinrosekenney.com/yogasesh-podcast Caitlin Rose offers live virtual yoga classes every week https://www.caitlinrosekenney.com/schedule and seasonal attunement virtual workshops five times a year https://www.caitlinrosekenney.com/virtual-workshops Her foundational virtual course in YIN YOGA: ELEMENTAL & NATURAL REALITY STUDIES combines practical curriculum with nourishing self-inquiry. Attend to your physical vitality, psycho-emotional wellbeing and the precious journey of your soul. Through a combination of practice, lecture and self-reflection you will discover the profound benefits of Yin Yoga. Learn more https://www.caitlinrosekenney.com/yin-yoga-training
Fri, January 15, 2021
Regenerative Yoga: Exhaustion & Resilience
Let us "Dwell with reverence before our exhaustion and our resilience... ponder how we want to live..." This quote from Krista Tippet is the inspiration for this slow and deep practice. To read the entire quote and wise words of Krista go here https://engage.onbeing.org/20201215_the_pause_m Steep in poses that regenerate your exhausted and resilient body. This class opens with psoas release and carefully attends to the body in unique and gratifying variations of Extended Side Angle, Eagle, Warrior 3, Child's Pose and more. Suggested props: 2 blocks Moves & poses to know: Some of the poses and flows in this sequence are modern, hybrid and on the frontier of yoga so they are not Google-able (crazy!). Look at my Instagram post on February 12th, 2021 to get a glimpse of them. Visit www.caitlinrosekenney.com to learn about LIVE Virtual Classes, Yoga Teacher Training and more.
Thu, October 08, 2020
Regenerative Flow: IT Band
This Yoga Sesh sequence I have wanted to record for you for a long time and when I got a request for stretching the IT Band it motivated me to get this class up and available on the podcast. There are poses and flows in this practice that I fell in love with when I was teaching at a Katonah Yoga inspired studio. These poses and the "Water Salutations" involve weaving and crossing your legs which creates a beautiful balance challenge and activates both sides of your brain. (I first learned these salutations under the name "Waterfall Salutation" from Katonah Yoga and I updated my language for it because I resonate more with referring to the Element of Water itself and the deep knowing it invokes within us). In addition to IT band stretches, expect hamstring openers and working with the outer hips. This practice does have a peak pose that you may want to look up and get a visual on before you hit play called Krounchasana or Heron Pose. We will do both Heron Pose and Revolved Heron :) Suggested props: 1-2 blocks Moves & poses to know: Some of the poses and flows in this sequence are modern, hybrid and on the frontier of yoga so they are not Google-able (crazy!). Look at my Instagram post on October 10th, 2020 to get a glimpse of them. The most important poses to reference are Krounchasana (Heron Pose) and Parivrtta Krounchasana (Revolved Heron Pose). Visit www.caitlinrosekenney.com to learn about LIVE Virtual Classes, Yoga Teacher Training and more.
Thu, July 02, 2020
*sigh* Heartfelt hello & updates from Caitlin Rose
I've been thinking about my podcast listeners a lot lately and how much I would like to know your name and see your face. COVID-19 has shown me how much I value connection with the people taking my yoga classes. I am inviting you to say hello by dropping me a note or taking one of my live virtual yoga classes. I am also keen to share with you that my Yin Yoga Training is now two parts and Part 1 is VIRTUAL which means anyone in the world can take it. So, please reach out to me! Contact me and learn about live virtual classes and Yin Yoga Training at www.caitlinrosekenney.com. I am also on Instagram @caitlinrosekenney I would love to know who you are, how you found Yoga Sesh podcast, what your experience is with it and anything else you want to share with me. With love, Caitlin Rose PS: If you haven't practiced Vin-Yin: Inner Archaeology MUSIC mixed by @disconektar a.k.a. Taylor Phinney it is incredible. I am so grateful for this unexpected gift from Taylor.
Mon, June 29, 2020
Yin Yoga: Clarifying Practice
Caitlin Rose opens this Yoga Sesh with an ask for connection, she wants to know who is practicing with this podcast :) You can find her on Instagram @cailtinrosekenney or write her a note via the Contact page on www.caitlinrosekenney.com. She is now leading weekly LIVE virtual yoga classes and would be delighted for podcast listeners to join. Here are the details: www.caitlinrosekenney.com/live-classes. This practice is a full-body Yin Yoga sesh designed to clean and clear the major meridians (energetic channels) in your body. The theme is about the element of Fire, which is associated with the season of Summer. Fire deconstructs what was previously built, separates or unblends that which was glued together and clears the landscape for something new to grow. As you do this practice, notice what around you or within you is in a phase of destruction, alchemy or searing clarity? This is the Fire element at work in your life. You can also take this class online with video: https://vimeo.com/432362538 This Yoga Sesh was recorded at home and you may hear mild background noise in the audio. Let these sounds blend with the noises around you as you practice developing your capacity for presence while returning to the sensations in your body over and over again. Suggested props: a bolster or pillows, yoga blocks, blankets Moves & poses to know (Yin Yoga names): Dangling, Squat, Supine Twist, Half Butterfly, Saddle, Dragonfly, Reclined Butterfly with your hands under your bum, Child's Pose with one arm threaded under and Supported Fish Pose. Visit www.caitlinrosekenney.com to learn about LIVE Virtual Classes, Yoga Teacher Training and more.
Thu, June 04, 2020
Yin Yoga & Breathwork For Lungs
This simple and spacious Yoga Sesh offers Yin Yoga poses and breathwork to support your lungs. Caitlin Rose prompts you to take Child's Pose with one arm threaded under (both sides), Supported Fish Pose and the Full Yogic Breath. Enjoy peace and quiet as you expand the tissues around your lungs and practice breathing fully. This Yoga Sesh was recorded at home and Caitlin Rose is practicing while she guides you. You may hear mild background noise in the audio, please let this blend with the noises around you as you practice developing your capacity for presence, alertness and calm all at once. Suggested props: a bolster/pillow/meditation cushion Moves & poses to know: Child's Pose with one arm threaded under, Supported Fish Pose and Full Yogic Breath. Visit www.caitlinrosekenney.com to learn about LIVE Virtual Classes, Yoga Teacher Training and more.
Fri, May 22, 2020
Vin-Yin: Inner Archaeology MUSIC mixed by @disconektar a.k.a. Taylor Phinney
This generous Yoga Sesh has been seriously upgraded with MUSIC mixed by DiscoNektar a.k.a. Taylor Phinney. You will love the musical alchemy as you go on an archaeological dig into your inner landscape and re-remember that you have the desire and capacity for both inner connection and connection with the outer world. Suggested props: 1-2 blocks and a bolster A note from Taylor and track list below! This is a Yoga class from @yoga-sesh with a mix of songs recorded to flow with the class. As a boulder native, I have spent the last couple of years attending Caitlin’s classes at the Yoga Pod or The Little Yoga Studio. Since I was racing bikes professionally, I would spend half of the year traveling in Europe, basing myself in Spain. I could never find the same yoga vibe as we have in Colorado so I became very grateful to have Yoga Sesh podcasts in my living room. At the beginning of March I came over to Europe for what was meant to be a 3 week vacation to visit with my girlfriend before she starts her cycling season (she also races, I just retired). Two weeks in we were forced into lockdown with nowhere to go. We spent 7 weeks inside our apartment unable to leave the house for any physical exercise, only to get groceries or go to pharmacy. I spent this time doing Yoga Sesh podcasts and learning more about a music program I use called Ableton. I had always used the program to make my own music but never to mix tracks from other artists. In this time I learned to mix and hosted some very small isolation dance parties. This episode of Yoga Sesh, Inner Archaeology, is one of my favorite flows and I noticed that at the beginning of the class there is some background audio from a class next door that doesn’t quite fit. I thought it would be informative to learn how to remove that background audio while still keeping the audio of the voice in tact. Since I took most of the low end out of the audio to get rid of the background noise, I thought music could create a nice foundation--I started playing tracks to the flow since I had taken the class many times and felt like I had a good grasp of what kind of music could accompany Caitlin's guidance. I had a lot of fun with it and reached out to CRK to see if she would be into it. I was nervous at first because her flows are like works of art in themselves and I wanted to do them justice. She ended up liking it and with some more little tweaks here it is :) TRACKLIST: [Song - Artist (Album)] Garden - Nicolas Jaar (Cenizas) Unblocked - DjRum (Portrait with Firewood) The Traitor - Menahan Street Band (Make The Road By Walking) Transcendence - Thievery Corporation (Sounds From the Thievery Hi-Fi) Tzantza - Nicola Cruz (Cantos de Vision) Little Raver - Superpitcher (The Golden Ravedays 1) All Around Me (RSS Disco’s All Over You Mix) - Johannes Klingebiel Sonnenblut Am Platz De Perlen - Durerstuben (Met Chin In Moo’s Eak) Most Pretty Girls Have Pretty Ugly Feet - HNNY Avril 14th - Aphex Twin (Drukqs) Galerie - A Wing
Fri, April 17, 2020
Regenerative Yoga: Low Back Relief
Yoga practice with Caitlin Rose Kenney: be prepared to hold poses and feel a slow burn of strength and opening in this class! Caitlin Rose focuses on poses that release the psoas and lengthen the inner thighs to relieve the low back. If you've been sitting, running, hiking, cycling or traveling lately this class is for you! Suggested props: a block or bolster can be used to support seated postures and Yin Yoga poses. Moves & poses to know: Temple Pose, Cow-Cat Spinal Movement, Low Lunge (back knee down), Prasarita Padottanasana, Mandukasana, High Lunge, Revolved Lunge, Ardha Hanumanasana, Skandasana, Lizard Lunge with Thigh Stretch, Super Wide-Knee Child's Pose, Virasana (Rock Pose in Yin Yoga), Neck Release, Butterfly (Yin Yoga), Nadi Shodhana Pranayama, Matsyasana (Fish Pose) and Savasana. Visit www.caitlinrosekenney.com to learn about LIVE Virtual Classes, Yoga Teacher Training and more.
Thu, March 19, 2020
Horizon Meditation
Caitlin Rose's Horizon Meditation is an exploration of infinite space and the stabilizing form of your body. The horizon represents that which is boundless, hopeful and spacious. Your body, containing your personality and experience, represents that which is uniquely defined in this moment. Together the horizon and your body form a yin and yang partnership: a balanced whole that holds both your connection to spirit and your soul. Caitlin begins with 5 minute talk on this yin and yang philosophy and then guides you into a 10 minute meditation. Visit www.caitlinrosekenney.com to learn about LIVE Virtual Classes, Yoga Teacher Training and more.
Thu, March 12, 2020
Vin-Yin: Tension Release
Yoga practice with Caitlin Rose Kenney: A thorough and juicy Vin-Yin practice that releases your hips, low back and upper body tension. Beginning on your back, the class progresses into standing poses that both release and strengthen your lower body. You will attend to all angles of your hips, spinal twists, hamstring stretches and core work. Tension release in your shoulders and neck is found through a challenging and fun variation "Funky Dolphin" followed by a sweet release in Sleeping Pigeon with a shoulder variation. Final integration is achieved in Bridge Pose and Savasana. Suggested props: 2 blocks Moves & poses to know: Half Happy Baby, Supine Twist, Reclined Pigeon (Figure Four Pose), Shoulder Flossing, Wide "Lizard" Lunge, Malasana (Garland Pose), Pasasana (Noose Pose) with prayer hands, Reclined Mandukasana (Reclined Frog) crunches, Parsvakonasana (Extended Side Angle) with Half Bind, Prasarita Padottanasana (Wide Leg Forward Fold), Funky Dolphin, Sleeping Pigeon with shoulder release, Ardha Matsyendrasana (Seated Twist), Setu Bandhasana (Bridge Pose) and Savasana. Visit www.caitlinrosekenney.com to learn about LIVE Virtual Classes, Yoga Teacher Training and more.
Thu, December 05, 2019
Vin-Yin: Inner Archaeology
Yoga practice with Caitlin Rose Kenney: This generous Yoga Sesh is an invitation to take an archaeological dig into your own inner landscape and re-remember that you have the desire and capacity for both inner connection and connection with the outer world. The class begins with breath awareness and slowly intensifies into a Vinyasa Flow sequence that will open your hamstrings and ease you into external hip rotation. The last 20 minutes are dedicated to yin postures so that you can sink into meditative depth and your own rich interior. Suggested props: 1-2 blocks and a bolster Moves & poses to know: Reclined Pigeon (Figure Four Pose), Malasana, Virabhadrasana 1 (Warrior 1), Parsvottanasana (Pyramid Pose), Standing Figure Four, Parsvakonasana (Extended Side Angle), Virabhadrasana 3 (Warrior 3) with airplane arms, Revolved Standing Figure Four, Half Dragonfly (a Yin Yoga pose), Saddle (a Yin Yoga pose) and Legs Up the Wall. Visit www.caitlinrosekenney.com to learn about LIVE Virtual Classes, Yoga Teacher Training and more.
Thu, December 05, 2019
Thank You
Thank you so much for your donations to Yoga Sesh Podcast! Your support directly funded the registration of my yoga school with the Yoga Alliance. The School of Regenerative Yoga offers a 200-hour Yin Yoga Teacher Training in Sri Lanka March 28th - April 24th, 2020. Go to www.caitlinrosekenney.com to learn more about this program and other classes, events and conversations.
Sat, October 12, 2019
Support the Work
Support the Work — I am adding more content to Yoga Sesh Podcast and need your help. Please consider making a one-time donation of $15 to support free yoga classes available to practice anywhere in the world. Up until now, Yoga Sesh Podcast has been completely self-funded. I want to add more content, including guided meditations, and need your support. If you’ve enjoyed Yoga Sesh Podcast, please show your support with a donation. To donate, go to www.caitlinrosekenney.com or @caitlinrosekenney on Instagram. I am so grateful and can’t wait to give you more yoga practices! Love, CRK
Sat, October 12, 2019
Vinyasa Flow: Connectivity
Yoga practice with Caitlin Rose Kenney: Inspired by her time spent with honeybees and the sacred geometry embedded into hive-life this live-recorded Vinyasa Flow class opens with a meditation practice that connects the right and left sides of the brain. This is a rich practice titrating between intuitive movement patterns and sequences that intelligently prepare you for the peak posture Sun Dial Pose. Suggested props: 1-2 blocks and a strap Moves & poses to know: Skandasana (Side Lunge), Dolphin Pose, Virabhadrasana 2 (Warrior 2), Parsvakonasana (Extended Side Angle Pose), Vrksasana (Tree Pose), Janu Sirsasana (Head to Knee Pose), Surya Yantrasana (Sun Dial Pose). Visit www.caitlinrosekenney.com to learn about LIVE Virtual Classes, Yoga Teacher Training and more.
Fri, April 12, 2019
Yin: Release & Renew
Yoga practice with Caitlin Rose Kenney: This nourishing Yin practice will encourage you to release stale energy and renew every layer of your being. Caitlin Rose shares insights from Chinese Meridian Theory about how a Yin Yoga practice can support your organs and takes you on a restoring journey through poses that attend to both your liver and your kidneys. Suggested props: 2 blocks, a blanket unfolded across your mat and a bolster Moves & poses to know: Constructive Rest, Supine Twist, Sphinx, Seal, Embryo, Dragonfly, Broken Wing and Pigeon. Visit www.caitlinrosekenney.com to learn about LIVE Virtual Classes, Yoga Teacher Training and more.
Sun, April 15, 2018
Yin: Liver Support
Yoga practice with Caitlin Rose Kenney: This short yoga sesh dives right into a Yin Yoga practice designed to support the Liver. Caitlin Rose guides you skillfully into each Yin Yoga pose and offers insights on the organ of the Liver, the Liver Meridian Line according to Chinese Meridian Theory and how to support your Liver through yoga poses, visualizations and breath-work. As a compliment to this Yin practice, try taking Vinyasa Flow for Liver Support before or after this class! Beginning prone on your mat you will move into several yin poses and hold each for approximately 5 minutes each. Suggested props: 2 Blocks and 1 Bolster Moves & poses to know: Sphinx Pose, Child's Pose, Shoelace Pose (also called Gomukhasana), Straddle Pose (also called Upavischta Konasana and Dragonfly Pose) and Reclined Butterfly (also called Supta Baddha Konasana) Visit www.caitlinrosekenney.com to learn about LIVE Virtual Classes, Yoga Teacher Training and more.
Mon, October 02, 2017
Vinyasa Flow: Liver Support
Yoga practice with Caitlin Rose Kenney: Support your liver, an organ deeply intertwined with your ability to detox and digest, with this short (30 minute) Vinyasa Flow practice. To stimulate the liver, Caitlin Rose has carefully chosen postures that target the liver and the meridian line of the liver. Using the map of Chinese Meridian theory, Caitlin Rose crafts potent yoga classes aimed at restoring and rebalancing your organs. According to Chinese Medicine, your liver is the organ responsible for your inner world and when you are in a state of dissonance, confusion, or hurt — emotions of irritation, anger, and resistance present themselves. Through turning inwards and doing practices to support the liver (like this yoga class) those feelings of aggravation can be transmuted into compassion for self and others. The class opens with a wide-knee Child's Pose to help you drop-in to your practice and then moves into a heat building sequence that includes twists, core strengthening and hip openers. This session winds-down with a long Pigeon Pose and you have the option to take Savasana to close your practice or switch Yoga Sesh Podcast episodes and go to the Yin Yoga Liver Support Sesh to compliment the dynamic practice you just finished. Suggested props: 2 Blocks Moves & poses to know: Down dog with Figure Four Legs, Chair Pose (Utkatasana), Warrior 1 (Virabhadrasana 1), 1/2 Splits (Ardha Hanumanasana) with IT Band Stretch, Down Dog with Twist, Eagle Leg Crunches, & Pigeon Pose. Visit www.caitlinrosekenney.com to learn about LIVE Virtual Classes, Yoga Teacher Training and more.
Fri, April 14, 2017
Vinyasa Flow: Heart Meridian & Lower Body Strength
Yoga practice with Caitlin Rose Kenney: This yoga class was designed with caregivers in mind and is a powerful practice for all practitioners. The sequence weaves wrist and shoulder openers for mobility in the upper body with long holds in standing poses for strength in the lower body. The variations offered for the hands and shoulders stimulate a branch of the heart meridian that runs from the heart to the hands. This pathway must be open and clear for the intentions in your heart to translate to the work you do with your hands. Whether you are a doctor, therapist, parent, healer, or an artist, you want this pathway to be clear so that your love, creativity, and wisdom is felt by the people you share your life with. The class opens with variations to stretch the wrists and inner arms, moves into a graceful Warrior 2 flow to warm the body, then progresses into longer holds in standing poses, and culminates in Pigeon Pose variations. Throughout this practice I encourage you to take “knees, chest and chin” to lower down from plank to your mat so that you can stay grounded, harness your energy, and give back to yourself. Note: this practice was designed to work easily for pregnant women who are experienced yogis. If you are pregnant in your second or third trimester, modify your vinyasa (knees, chest and chin) to table top with Cat-Cow, Camel Pose variations, Anahatasana, or go straight from Plank to Upward Facing Dog. Enjoy! Suggested props: 1 Block Moves & poses to know: Chair Pose (Utkatasana), Triangle Pose (Trikonasana), Knees-Chest-Chin, Extended Side Angle Pose (Parsvakonasana), Pigeon Pose, & Bridge Pose Visit www.caitlinrosekenney.com to learn about LIVE Virtual Classes, Yoga Teacher Training and more.
Tue, February 28, 2017
A Small Request from Yoga Sesh Founder Caitlin Rose Kenney
You can make a difference in people's lives by taking small actions. Caitlin Rose Kenney humbly asks you to support her podcast by reviewing it on iTunes Podcasts and sharing it with others. Writing a review is easy and will take you less than 10 minutes (instructions below). Please share the podcast in any way that feels right for you and if you use social media tag @caitlinrosekenney on Instagram or refer people to her website www.caitlinrosekenney.com. Thank you <3 Launch Apple's Podcast app. Tap the Search tab. Enter the name of the podcast you want to rate or review. Tap the blue Search key at the bottom right. Tap the album art for the podcast. Tap the Reviews tab. Tap Write a Review at the bottom.
Mon, February 06, 2017
Joint Release
Yoga practice with Caitlin Rose Kenney: This short practice features a joint release series that will help you feel healthy and mobile in your body. This daily practice is beneficial to people during all phases of life and will prepare you for whatever your day holds whether that is sitting in meetings or training for a triathlon. This standing sequence will work sequentially through the major joints in your body from your feet to your neck. Joint release exercises increase synovial fluid in the joint sites and improve circulation. Enjoy! Suggested props: 1 Block (not required) Moves & poses to know: Leg swings, Ummies (hip circles), and Standing Cat-Cow Visit www.caitlinrosekenney.com to learn about LIVE Virtual Classes, Yoga Teacher Training and more.
Tue, December 06, 2016
Yin: Daily Practice
Yoga practice with Caitlin Rose Kenney: This short (44 minutes) Yin Yoga class is the perfect practice to incorporate into your daily routine or after a long day of work or travel. Yin Yoga is a slow practice of mostly seated and reclined postures that you hold for several minutes to promote joint health and long-term shifts in your physical patterning. Yin Yoga is an excellent bridge to seated meditation as it encourages you to practice stillness, awareness of mind and body, and focus on your breathing. In this practice you will begin with Quarter Dog Pose to encourage mobility in your shoulders and enhance your posture. You then move onto your back for poses that target your digestive system, spine, and hips. The poses in this sequence are truly poses you should do every day! Suggested props: Block/Bolster/Blanket & a open wall space Moves & poses to know: Quarter Dog Pose, Wind Removing Pose, Supine Twist & Reclined Pigeon. Visit www.caitlinrosekenney.com to learn about LIVE Virtual Classes, Yoga Teacher Training and more.
Sat, October 22, 2016
Vin-Yin: Good Sleep
Yoga practice with Caitlin Rose Kenney: This restorative class is designed to prepare you for a good night's sleep through breathing techniques and quieting yoga poses. Enjoy this practice after a long day's work, before dinner, or when you need recovery and replenishment. The practice opens with alternate nostril breathing, eases into gentle movement followed by poses to focus your energy, and is completed by long holds in calming asanas. Suggested props: 1 Block & Blanket Moves & poses to know: Alternate Nostril Breathing (Nadi Shodhana Pranayama), Cat-Cow (Bidalasana), Extended Wing, Locust Pose (Salabhasana), Sleeping Pigeon (Eka Pada Kapotasana variation), Supported Bridge (Setu Bhandasana) & Reclined Butterfly (Supta Baddha Konasana) Visit www.caitlinrosekenney.com to learn about LIVE Virtual Classes, Yoga Teacher Training and more.
Wed, October 12, 2016
Vinyasa Flow: Grounding Practice
Yoga practice with Caitlin Rose Kenney: Are you in a time of transition? If so, this short class (38 minutes) is what you need! Connect with the steadiness deep inside of you as you move through supine poses, breath-to-movement flow, core awareness and grounding standing poses. The calming forward folds and detoxifying twists in this sequence will help you reconnect with yourself and shed the layers that you no longer need. Suggested props: Strap and 2 blocks Moves & poses to know: Supine Hand-to- Big-Toe Pose (Supta Padangustasana), Side Plank Variation with Hand Behind Head, Breathing Pigeon (Supine Figure Four), Tibetan Firing Squad Pose, and Supta Baddha Konasana with Self Recharge Hands. Visit www.caitlinrosekenney.com to learn about LIVE Virtual Classes, Yoga Teacher Training and more.
Tue, October 11, 2016
Vinyasa Flow: Reawaken Your Spine
Yoga practice with Caitlin Rose Kenney: In this short class (36 minutes) reawaken the mobility in your spine and reenergize for the rest of your day. You will move your spine in all seven directions and take several supported backbend variations. Backbends are crucial if you seek to find balance in your body and your spirit. Think about how many things you do that collapse your chest...texting, driving, sitting in chairs, typing. Your spine will thank you for doing this YogaSesh. Suggested props: 2 blocks Moves and poses to know: High "Crescent" Lunge Zests, Forearm Side Plank Variation with Hand Behind Head, Radha Krishna Asana, Half Frog (Ardha Bhekasana)& Camel (Ustrasana) Variation with Hand Behind Head. Visit www.caitlinrosekenney.com to learn about LIVE Virtual Classes, Yoga Teacher Training and more.
Wed, September 21, 2016
Vin-Yin: Healthy Balance
Yoga practice with Caitlin Rose Kenney: This hour-long class encourages you to find balance in your body and nervous system through breath work, Vinyasa Flow (40 minutes) and restorative postures (20 minutes). This sequence is great for athletic recovery and well-rounded fitness. The practice begins with Sama Vritti (Equal Breathing) and eases into a Vinyasa Flow practice to awaken, strengthen and stretch the whole body. Peak postures include balancing backbend postures like Ardha Chandra Chapasana (Half Moon Pose with Chapasana Variation) and Adho Mukha Dhanurasana (Downward Facing Bow Pose). The last part of the practice is a sweet series of Yin Yoga postures designed to open the outer hips. Recommended props: Strap, 1-2 Blocks, Blanket (if hamstrings are tighter) Moves and poses to know: Sama Vritti Pranayama, Supta Utthita Hasta Padangustasana, Ardha Chandra Chapasana, Saddle Pose, Adho Mukha Dhanurasana, Tarasana, Supta Gomukhasana. Visit www.caitlinrosekenney.com to learn about LIVE Virtual Classes, Yoga Teacher Training and more.
Mon, September 12, 2016
Vinyasa Flow: Stress Relief
Yoga practice with Caitlin Rose Kenney: This 42-minute class is designed to open your hips with poses that relieve stress and anxiety. Through both dynamic breath-to-movement waves and static holds you will find healthy stretches for your outer hips and inner legs. This sequence will take you from grounded poses to balancing poses and back home again to Savasana. Recommended props: 1 block Moves and poses to know: Breathing Pigeon (Supine Figure Four), Skandasana (Side Lunge), Plank Variation "Knee Dips", Extended Side Angle Variation "Hover Elbow", Half Chair Pose (Parsva Utkatasana) & Ummies (Hip Circles). Visit www.caitlinrosekenney.com to learn about LIVE Virtual Classes, Yoga Teacher Training and more.
Sun, September 11, 2016
Vinyasa Flow: Uplifting Backbends
Yoga practice with Caitlin Rose Kenney: This hour-long solar practice works towards Upward Facing Bow Pose (Urdvha Dhanurasana). The class opens with a gentle joint release in the shoulders and unfolds into a nicely passed vinyasa flow. Enjoy uplifting yoga poses that emphasize strengthening the back, stretching the side bodies and finding shoulder mobility. This practice will leave you feeling energized and ready for the rest of your day! Recommended props: 1-2 blocks Poses to know: Anahatasana, Camel Variation with Hand Behind Head, Supported Fish and Upward Facing Bow Visit www.caitlinrosekenney.com to learn about LIVE Virtual Classes, Yoga Teacher Training and more.
Thu, September 08, 2016
Vinyasa Flow: Fitness & Flexibility
Yoga practice with Caitlin Rose Kenney: Inspired by a visit to the Cadaver Lab, Caitlin Rose takes you through a sequence designed to strengthen an under-used muscle — your gluteus minimus! This alignment-focused 42-minutes class is great for newer yogis and experienced yogis that appreciate technical instruction. Highlights include booty work, hamstring opening and poses to release your psoas. Recommended props: 2 blocks Moves and poses to know: Constructive Rest, Booty Work and Full Splits (Hanumanasana), & Acid Cat (a creative take on the traditional Cat-Cow flow that I learned from my teacher Gina Caputo). Visit www.caitlinrosekenney.com to learn about LIVE Virtual Classes, Yoga Teacher Training and more.
Sun, September 04, 2016
Vinyasa Flow: Athletic Recovery
Yoga practice with Caitlin Rose Kenney: This 65-minute class was designed for a friend who loves the outdoors and needed to balance his active lifestyle of climbing, hiking and gardening. In this slow-paced practice you will stretch your hamstrings, do balancing poses and take twists to keep your spine healthy and mobile. The journey begins with a gentle joint release practice called "Leg Swings", peaks in a standing balance pose, and closes with a grounding supine sequence. Recommended props: 1-2 blocks Moves and poses to know: Leg Swings, Utthita Hasta Padangusthasana (Extended Hand-to-Big-Toe Pose), Tibetan Firing Squad Pose. Visit www.caitlinrosekenney.com to learn about LIVE Virtual Classes, Yoga Teacher Training and more.
Thu, August 25, 2016
Vin-Yin: Neck & Shoulder Relief
Yoga practice with Caitlin Rose Kenney: As a former ballet dancer, Caitlin Rose knew exactly what her friend, who's a professional dancer, meant when she requested a yoga sesh focused on relieving the neck and shoulders. Dancers aren’t the only ones who carry chronic tension in the neck and shoulder area. Due to the frequent use of technology and tension patterns created when driving cars, the neck and shoulders get rigid. This 52-minute practice is designed to bring mobility and ease back into the neck and shoulders by titrating between dynamic strengthening and softening. Caitlin Rose opens the practice with a simple joint lease series that begins in the hands and works systematically into the shoulders. She then guides you through Sun Salutations and then targets the neck and shoulders with poses that alternate between heating and releasing. The class winds down with outer hip stretches and supported inversions. Recommended props: 1 block and an open wall. Practicing outside? A big tree trunk will work too ;) Moves and poses to know: "Shoulder Clock" at a Wall, Surya Namaskara A, Virasana with Ushas Mudra, Anahatasana (Puppy Dog Pose), Forearm Plank, Dolphin Pose, Neck Release, Gomukasana (Cow Face) Legs, Garudasana (Eagle) Arms, Supported Setu Bandhasana (Bridge Pose) & Viparita Karani on a block (“Block Stand”). Visit www.caitlinrosekenney.com to learn about LIVE Virtual Classes, Yoga Teacher Training and more.
Tue, August 23, 2016
Vinyasa Flow: Effort & Ease
Yoga practice with Caitlin Rose Kenney: This 70-minute yoga sesh is the perfect balance of effort and ease! Recorded in Cairns, Australia, in the extraordinary rainforest, Caitlin Rose talks about invoking ease to find deep hip openers. The class opens with a breath-to-movement flow lengthening your hamstrings and softening the back of your hips. As the class progresses, you will activate your core and strengthen your legs in warrior poses. For all of your effort, you will also find serenity in poses that release the hips and culminate in a relaxing sequence that brings you towards Supine Eka Pada Sirsasana (Reclined Foot Behind the Head Pose). Don't let the peak pose scare you away, you will enjoy this class regardless of whether you can put your foot behind your head! Recommended props: 1 block & 1 bolster Moves and poses to know: Malasana, Eagle Crunches, Humble Warrior, Head to Ankle Prep, Breathing Pigeon, 1/2 Happy Baby, Eka Pada Sirsasana. Visit www.caitlinrosekenney.com to learn about LIVE Virtual Classes, Yoga Teacher Training and more.
Thu, June 09, 2016
Vinyasa Flow: Fortify & Radiate
Yoga practice with Caitlin Rose Kenney: This 50-minute class was co-created by Caitlin Rose and the 200-hour teachers in training at the Colorado School of Yoga. It's a dynamic solar class that intelligently prepares all planes of the body for Side Plank (Vaschistasana). You will fortify your core, legs, and arms in order to radiate like you never have before in Side Plank. Expect planks and lunges with a sprinkle of hip-opening and hamstring lengtheners. Recommended props: 1 block Moves and poses to know: Lounge Lunge, Jiva Squats, Side Plank (Vaschistasana), and Bharadvaja’s Twist. Visit www.caitlinrosekenney.com to learn about LIVE Virtual Classes, Yoga Teacher Training and more.
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