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Rebalance Revolution
- 46 min
Equipment Needed
Class Focus: Full Body Flexibility, Lateral Lines, Spiral Lines
This Myofascial Integrated Stretching class provides a thorough full-body stretch, targeting all myofascial meridians while prioritizing fascial health and mobility. The class begins with a warm-up designed to enhance fascial glide and pliability, setting the foundation for deeper static stretches. Following the warm-up, the focus shifts to improving fascial plasticity, particularly through exercises that engage the spiral and lateral lines. Emphasis is placed on the obliques, with movements performed both contralaterally and ipsilaterally to foster a greater range of motion between these synergystic lines. This approach not only increases functional flexibility but also promotes a harmonious tensile balance of myofascia throughout the body.
Myofascial Integrated Stretching (MIS) is an innovative approach to increasing range of motion, promoting healthy joint function and myofascial health. It is grounded in current scientific knowledge of flexibility and the myofascial system. MIS prioritizes safe and effective stretching techniques while promoting a holistic understanding of the body’s physiology. In MIS, posture holds are intentionally shorter, optimizing time for maximum increases in flexibility. Discomfort is minimized, and attention is given to respecting the body’s signals. Proper muscle warm-up is crucial, enhancing muscle glide, stretching gains, and injury prevention. MIS utilizes passive and active stretching methods for a comprehensive approach to myofascial wellness. MIS sequences target the entire body, promoting balanced myofascial stretching. Techniques such as gentle bouncing, oscillating movements, and targeted tuning poses enhance fascial pliability. MIS recognizes the value of monoarticular (focused on one joint) and polyarticular (involving multiple joints) stretches, offering a balanced approach to flexibility.
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Boundless Motion
- 60 min
Equipment Needed
Class Focus: Full Body Flexibility, Lateral Lines, Functional Lines
This Myofascial Integrated Stretching class provides a thorough full-body stretch, targeting all myofascial meridians while prioritizing fascial health and mobility. The class begins with a warm-up designed to enhance fascial glide and pliability, setting the foundation for deeper static stretches. Following the warm-up, the focus shifts to improving fascial plasticity, particularly through exercises that engage the spiral and lateral lines. Emphasis is placed on the obliques, with movements performed both contralaterally and ipsilaterally to foster a greater range of motion between these synergystic lines. This approach not only increases functional flexibility but also promotes a harmonious tensile balance of myofascia throughout the body.
Myofascial Integrated Stretching (MIS) is an innovative approach to increasing range of motion, promoting healthy joint function and myofascial health. It is grounded in current scientific knowledge of flexibility and the myofascial system. MIS prioritizes safe and effective stretching techniques while promoting a holistic understanding of the body’s physiology. In MIS, posture holds are intentionally shorter, optimizing time for maximum increases in flexibility. Discomfort is minimized, and attention is given to respecting the body’s signals. Proper muscle warm-up is crucial, enhancing muscle glide, stretching gains, and injury prevention. MIS utilizes passive and active stretching methods for a comprehensive approach to myofascial wellness. MIS sequences target the entire body, promoting balanced myofascial stretching. Techniques such as gentle bouncing, oscillating movements, and targeted tuning poses enhance fascial pliability. MIS recognizes the value of monoarticular (focused on one joint) and polyarticular (involving multiple joints) stretches, offering a balanced approach to flexibility.
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Slow Release
- 59 min
Equipment Needed
- Yoga mat
- Blocks
Class Focus: Full Body Flexibility, Arm Lines, Functional Lines, Shoulder Openers, Hip Openers
This all levels MIS class begins with a full body warm-up, moving primarily through the properties of elasticity and viscoelasticiy to create glide and promote healthy stretching. This class focuses a little more into the functional line and arm lines. We explore more hip openers and shoulder openers in this class while also working through full body flexibility. This class can be repeated daily or cycled with other MIS classes.
Myofascial Integrated Stretching (MIS) is an innovative approach to increasing range of motion, promoting healthy joint function and myofascial health. It is grounded in current scientific knowledge of flexibility and the myofascial system. MIS prioritizes safe and effective stretching techniques while promoting a holistic understanding of the body’s physiology. In MIS, posture holds are intentionally shorter, optimizing time for maximum increases in flexibility. Discomfort is minimized, and attention is given to respecting the body’s signals. Proper muscle warm-up is crucial, enhancing muscle glide, stretching gains, and injury prevention. MIS utilizes passive and active stretching methods for a comprehensive approach to myofascial wellness. MIS sequences target the entire body, promoting balanced myofascial stretching. Techniques such as gentle bouncing, oscillating movements, and targeted tuning poses enhance fascial pliability. MIS recognizes the value of monoarticular (focused on one joint) and polyarticular (involving multiple joints) stretches, offering a balanced approach to flexibility.
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Mobility Bliss
- 60 min
Equipment Needed
Class Focus: Full Body Flexibility, Functional Lines, Hip Openers, Mobility
This all levels MIS class begins with a full body warm-up, moving primarily through the properties of elasticity and viscoelasticiy to create glide and promote healthy stretching. This class focuses a little more into the functional line with a strong emphasis on mobility. We explore more hip openers and active, full range movements while also working through full body flexibility. This class can be repeated daily or cycled with other MIS classes.
Myofascial Integrated Stretching (MIS) is an innovative approach to increasing range of motion, promoting healthy joint function and myofascial health. It is grounded in current scientific knowledge of flexibility and the myofascial system. MIS prioritizes safe and effective stretching techniques while promoting a holistic understanding of the body’s physiology. In MIS, posture holds are intentionally shorter, optimizing time for maximum increases in flexibility. Discomfort is minimized, and attention is given to respecting the body’s signals. Proper muscle warm-up is crucial, enhancing muscle glide, stretching gains, and injury prevention. MIS utilizes passive and active stretching methods for a comprehensive approach to myofascial wellness. MIS sequences target the entire body, promoting balanced myofascial stretching. Techniques such as gentle bouncing, oscillating movements, and targeted tuning poses enhance fascial pliability. MIS recognizes the value of monoarticular (focused on one joint) and polyarticular (involving multiple joints) stretches, offering a balanced approach to flexibility.
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Lunar Pulse
- 56 min
Equipment Needed
Class Focus: Full Body Flexibility, Arm Lines, Functional Lines
This Myofascial Integrated Stretching class is designed to enhance full-body flexibility, with a specific focus on opening up the shoulders through the arm lines and deepening hip mobility via the functional lines. We will explore a series of unique movements that investigate how the pelvis interacts with the femur head, utilizing a combination of posterior and anterior pelvic tilts, external rotation, and abduction. These movements are aimed at discovering new stretches and expanding the range of motion in the hips. The class offers a comprehensive approach to stretching that not only targets major muscle groups but also addresses the intricate connections between them, facilitating greater mobility and functional flexibility across the body. This class can be repeated daily or cycled with other MIS classes as and used as an addition to any MIA yoga class.
Myofascial Integrated Stretching (MIS) is an innovative approach to increasing range of motion, promoting healthy joint function and myofascial health. It is grounded in current scientific knowledge of flexibility and the myofascial system. MIS prioritizes safe and effective stretching techniques while promoting a holistic understanding of the body’s physiology. In MIS, posture holds are intentionally shorter, optimizing time for maximum increases in flexibility. Discomfort is minimized, and attention is given to respecting the body’s signals. Proper muscle warm-up is crucial, enhancing muscle glide, stretching gains, and injury prevention. MIS utilizes passive and active stretching methods for a comprehensive approach to myofascial wellness. MIS sequences target the entire body, promoting balanced myofascial stretching. Techniques such as gentle bouncing, oscillating movements, and targeted tuning poses enhance fascial pliability. MIS recognizes the value of monoarticular (focused on one joint) and polyarticular (involving multiple joints) stretches, offering a balanced approach to flexibility.
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Buddha | Genesis
- 35 min
Equipment Needed
Class Focus: Superficial Front Line, Superficial Back Line, Arm Lines, Forward Folds, Back Bends, Shoulder Mobility, Shoulder Mobility, Baby Crow Pose
This MIA Level 1 Yoga Class focuses on enhancing shoulder mobility through fluid rotational movements, while promoting forward folding and backbending to create a smooth continuous flow.
The Superficial Front Line (SFL) is a continuous myofascial connection that spans the entire front side of the body, extending from the tops of the toes, running up the front of the legs, along the torso, and ultimately reaching around to the sides of the skull. In terms of posture, the primary role of the SFL is to maintain balance in conjunction with the Superficial Back Line (SBL) and to facilitate the elevation of the pelvis, rib cage, neck, and head. In terms of movement, the SFL is responsible for creating flexion in the upper body and hip region, causing a forward bending motion, as well as promoting the extension of the leg at the knee joint and the bending of the foot in a direction toward the nose, a movement known as dorsiflexion.
The Superficial Back Line (SBL) is a continuous tensile myofascial structure that originates at the underside of the foot and extends along the entire back side of the body, continuing up and over the head, ending at the forehead. The primary function of SBL is to promote extension in the body. It plays a crucial role in erecting and maintaining an upright posture. It provides essential strength for overall bodily support while posturally counterbalancing the superficial front line. This myofascial connection essentially acts as a structural support system, contributing to the body’s ability to stand tall and maintain an upright position.
The Arm Lines (AL) denote four distinct myofascial meridians that traverse from the axial skeleton through various planes within the shoulder, extending along all sides of the arm and reaching the hand. These lines feature a network of cross-over structures facilitating the high mobility of the arms, whereas the legs prioritize stability. The terminology of these arm lines derives from their intersections with the shoulder. They seamlessly integrate with other fascial lines throughout the body, enabling the arms to perform various movements, including pushing, pulling, rotations, and intricate manipulations, essential for executing advanced movements with precision and coordination.
Note: Please consult your healthcare provider before starting any new exercise program, especially if you have any pre-existing medical conditions or injuries. Listen to your body throughout the practice and modify poses to ensure a safe and enjoyable experience.
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Enigma | Genesis
- 31 min
Equipment Needed
Class Focus: Spiral Line, Lateral Line, Side Bends, Twists, Abdominal Obliques
This level 1 MIA yoga class focuses on twists and side bends through the spiral and lateral lines. These two lines share many of the same muscles and fascial connections, but in different lines of tensions. Either ipsalateral (same side) tension for the lateral line, or contralateral (moving from one side to the other) for the spiral line. The tension of the lines in the legs also change based on the direction we apply tension. This class focuses on increasing movement and glide as well as strength and function through these two synergistic lines.
The Spiral Line is a myofascial structure that forms a continuous loop encircling the body in two opposing circles, one on each side. It originates from the sides of the back of the head, crosses the thoracic spine to the opposite shoulder, encircles the chest, crosses the navel, and descends to the hip. From there, it follows a path down the front thigh, looping around the outer edge of the foot before ascending along the outer thigh to the rear of the ischium, where it merges into the erector spinae fascia. This double-looped structure provides essential stability to the body in all planes, connecting the foot with the pelvis and playing a crucial role in postural regulation and balance during various movements and influencing knee alignment during activities like walking.
The Lateral Line is a myofascial structure that outlines both sides of the body, extending from the center of the foot outward and along the outer aspect of the leg and thigh. It traverses the sides of the torso in a zigzag pattern to connect near the ear. The primary role of the lateral line in posture is to maintain balance between the front and rear of the body and between the left and right sides. It also plays a critical role in regulating forces transmitted from other myofascial structures, such as the superficial front and back lines, the arm lines, and the spiral line. The lateral line contributes to stabilizing the torso with the legs and assists in coordinating movements. Additionally, it facilitates side bending, raises the hips, and counteracts rotations and flexions on the opposite side, contributing to overall body stability and controlled movement.
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Hurricane | Genesis
- 33 min
Equipment Needed
- Yoga mat
- Blocks
Class Focus: Deep front line, Psoas, Hip flexors, Adductors, TVA, Tibialis Posterior, Balance, Stability
This Level 1 Myofascial Integrated Alignment yoga class focuses on the deep front line, working with key stabilizing muscles like the psoas, hip flexors, rectus femoris, and adductors. We use blocks throughout the sequence to target the deeper core muscles, such as the transverse abdominis, and muscles in the lower leg, like the tibialis posterior. By engaging these deeper layers, this class supports balance and stability, enhancing overall alignment and strength.
The Deep Front line serves as the body’s myofascial “core,” and supports and stabilizes the body’s structure. Starting from the feet with the short toe flexors, it ascends through the tibialis anterior along the shin, includes deeper thigh muscles like the adductors and the psoas, and incorporates the pelvic floor and diaphragm. It continues up to the neck’s deep cervical flexors. Essential for maintaining posture and balance, the DFL is integral to core stability, efficient movement, and integrating the body’s parts, which is especially beneficial in practices like yoga for improving stability and reducing injury risk.
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Phosphorus | Genesis
- 33 min
Equipment Needed
Class Focus: Functional Line, Hip Mobility, Hip Flexors
This Level 1 MIA yoga class focuses heavily on hip mobility as we work through passive and active stretches, articular leg rotations, internal and external rotation to increase strength, function, and range of motion. We combine these movements with asymmetrical lunges, active twist, and contralateral activation of the pectoralis major and latissimus dorsi muscles.
The functional lines consist of three myofascial meridians originating from the arm lines and extending across the torso towards the opposite outer side of the pelvis and legs. This creates an X-shaped pattern on both the front and back of the body as well as extending down the lateral sides of the body to the inside of the knee. The primary muscles in this group significantly affect hip mobility, contralateral stabilization, counterbalancing, or generating power from the opposite side, such as throwing a ball or a tennis player’s backhand stroke.�
Note: Please consult your healthcare provider before starting any new exercise program, especially if you have any pre-existing medical conditions or injuries. Listen to your body throughout the practice and modify poses to ensure a safe and enjoyable experience.
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Unfolding | Genesis
- 31 min
Equipment Needed
Class Focus: Superficial Front Line, Superficial Back Line, Forward folds, backbends, Camel pose, Rabbit pose, deep spinal flexion and extension.
This level 1 MIA yoga class focuses on the superficial front line and back line. We explore deep spinal flexion through postures like rabbit pose, countered with spinal extension, utilizing postures such as camel pose. Through our warm-up, we explore moving between these shapes, migrating back and forth to create more spinal pliability and balance opposing tensions. Our heat building sequence is dynamic and pulls us through many different orientations on the mat, adding a fun and unique flow into the sequence, as well as getting to play around with crow pose and possible transitions into chaturanga, which we’ll build upon in our Nexus and Apex level classes.
The Superficial Front Line (SFL) is a continuous myofascial connection that spans the entire front side of the body, extending from the tops of the toes, running up the front of the legs, along the torso, and ultimately reaching around to the sides of the skull. In terms of posture, the primary role of the SFL is to maintain balance in conjunction with the Superficial Back Line (SBL) and to facilitate the elevation of the pelvis, rib cage, neck, and head. In terms of movement, the SFL is responsible for creating flexion in the upper body and hip region, causing a forward bending motion, as well as promoting the extension of the leg at the knee joint and the bending of the foot in a direction toward the nose, a movement known as dorsiflexion.
The Superficial Back Line (SBL) is a continuous tensile myofascial structure that originates at the underside of the foot and extends along the entire back side of the body, continuing up and over the head, ending at the forehead. The primary function of SBL is to promote extension in the body. It plays a crucial role in erecting and maintaining an upright posture. It provides essential strength for overall bodily support while posturally counterbalancing the superficial front line. This myofascial connection essentially acts as a structural support system, contributing to the body’s ability to stand tall and maintain an upright position.
Note: Please consult your healthcare provider before starting any new exercise program, especially if you have any pre-existing medical conditions or injuries. Listen to your body throughout the practice and modify poses to ensure a safe and enjoyable experience.
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Back Strength | Genesis
- 28 min
Equipment Needed
Class focus: Superficial Back Line, Posterior Kinetic Chain, Erector Spinae Muscles, Gluteus Maximus, Hamstrings, Gastrocnemious, Soleus
This Level 1 strength class targets the superficial backline, emphasizing muscles crucial for spinal extension, hip extension, knee flexion, and plantar flexion. Recognizing the importance of the superficial backline as a line of tension, the class also incorporates exercises for the posterior kinetic chain, including the glutes, to ensure comprehensive strength development. The focus extends to strengthening the hamstrings in both their extended and contracted states, highlighting their role in postural stability and countering the common yoga emphasis on flexibility. This approach integrates myofascial principles to maintain muscle and fascia continuity, ensuring a cohesive workout.
The Superficial Back Line (SBL) is a continuous tensile myofascial structure that originates at the underside of the foot and extends along the entire back side of the body, continuing up and over the head, ending at the forehead. The primary function of SBL is to promote extension in the body. It plays a crucial role in erecting and maintaining an upright posture. It provides essential strength for overall bodily support while posturally counterbalancing the superficial front line. This myofascial connection essentially acts as a structural support system, contributing to the body’s ability to stand tall and maintain an upright position.
Lateral Strength | Genesis
- 26 min
Equipment Needed
Class focus: Lateral Line, external/internal obliques, TFL, Glutes, abductor muscles
This level 1 strength class focuses primarily on the muscles of the lateral line, which are mostly strengthened through ipsilateral side contractions. We progress through dynamic contractions and static holds, which will help us strengthen both our slow and fast twitch muscle fibers (type 1 and type 2a/2b). We work deep to strengthen the internal and external obliques, which are vital muscles for supporting posture, alleviating lower back pain, and foundational for balance postures, both inverted and normal. This class is challenging in both pace and endurance. Do your best to follow along with my count. If you are struggling to keep up, please pause, res,t and resume when you feel strong enough to finish the exercise.
The Lateral Line is a myofascial structure that outlines both sides of the body, extending from the center of the foot outward and along the outer aspect of the leg and thigh. It traverses the sides of the torso in a zigzag pattern to connect near the ear. The primary role of the lateral line in posture is to maintain balance between the front and rear of the body and between the left and right sides. It also plays a critical role in regulating forces transmitted from other myofascial structures, such as the superficial front and back lines, the arm lines, and the spiral line. The lateral line contributes to stabilizing the torso with the legs and assists in coordinating movements. Additionally, it facilitates side bending, raises the hips, and counteracts rotations and flexions on the opposite side, contributing to overall body stability and controlled movement.
Athletic Breath Expansion
- 20 min
Equipment Needed
- Yoga mat
- Meditation Cushion (optional)
- Chair (optional)
This Level 1 athletic breathing sequence is designed to boost lung capacity, respiratory strength, dexterity, and CO2 tolerance, ultimately enhancing VO2 Max and athletic performance. We begin with viloma 1—an interrupted inhalation technique that improves the flexibility and control of our diaphragm and respiratory muscles. This is followed by a lung expansion breath (an extra inhale on top of a full inhalation) that expands the chest and hyperinflates the alveoli to increase lung volume. Next, we incorporate rapid breathing exercises that intensify with each round to build endurance. We use breath holds to counterbalance the CO2 loss from hyperventilation. The session culminates with exercises to heighten CO2 tolerance: Vishama Vritti, which extends the breath cycle to gradually elevate CO2 levels, and a series of three inner retention breath holds, starting at one minute and extending up to one minute and thirty seconds. If you find the holds challenging, you may take one or two short breaths for relief. If necessary, exhale, inhale, and continue. Regular practice will quickly improve your CO2 tolerance. I recommend practicing daily until the breath holds become manageable, at which point advancing to the next level is encouraged.
Breath Sequence:
Warm Up | Viloma 1 with lung expansion and gradually increasing hold times.Â
Heat Building | Breath of Fire, increasing in duration per round with gradually increasing hold times.Â
Vitalizing | Vishama Vritti 4:16:8:4 < 6:24:12:6
Cool Down | Breath Retention 1:00 < 1:30
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Functional Strength | Genesis
- 30 min
Equipment Needed
Class focus: Functional Line, Pectoralis Major, Rectus Abdominus, Quadraceps, Gluteus Major
This Level 1 strength class focuses in on the muscles of the functional line and their supporting synergistic muscles. We emphasize full-body dynamic movements, particularly contralateral actions, which leverage larger muscles such as the glutes, pectoralis major, and quadreceps for power generation. By adjusting hand position and push direction, we target different aspects of the pectoralis major, exploiting its multidirectional muscle fibers for strength building. Similar methods are applied to the gluteus muscles, utilizing various leg and hip orientations alongside slow and dynamic movements to target both type 1 and type 2 muscle fibers. Movement and strength generated through the core is achieved through contralateral contractions, minimizing twisting to maximize strain on the rectus abdominis muscles rather than dispersing effort to the obliques like we would do for the spiral line. This classis demanding. Give your best effort to keep up with my pace. If you find it difficult to complete the reps, feel free to take breaks, rest, and continue once you feel capable enough to complete the exercise.
The Functional Lines consist of three myofascial meridians originating from the arm lines and extending across the torso towards the opposite outer side of the pelvis and legs, creating an X-shaped pattern on both the front and back of the body as well as extending down the lateral sides of the body to the inside of the knee. The primary muscles in this group significantly affect hip mobility, contralateral stabilization, counterbalancing, or generating power from the opposite side, such as throwing a ball or a tennis player’s backhand stroke.
Spiral Strength | Genesis
- 31 min
Equipment Needed
Class focus: Spiral Line, Serratus anterior, Rhomboids, Obliques, Erector Spinae
This level 1 strength class centers on the muscles of the spiral line and their synergistic support structures. Our primary objective is to strengthen the rotational muscles spanning the upper and lower body, with particular attention to the serratus anterior and rhomboid muscles. These muscles play pivotal roles in stabilizing the shoulder blades at the scapulothoracic joint during protraction and retraction, which is crucial for static scapular positioning in activities such as arm balances and handstands.
We engage the erector spinae muscle through rotational spinal extension, alternating with activating the internal and external obliques through opposing rotational spinal flexion or rotational axial extension. This dual approach enhances overall body stability and postural equilibrium.
Expect a challenging session; endeavor to maintain pace with the prescribed repetitions. Rest as necessary and resume when sufficiently recovered.
The Spiral Line is a myofascial structure that forms a continuous loop encircling the body in two opposing circles, one on each side. It originates from the sides of the back of the head, crosses the thoracic spine to the opposite shoulder, encircles the chest, crosses the navel, and descends to the hip. From there, it follows a path down the front thigh, looping around the outer edge of the foot before ascending along the outer thigh to the rear of the ischium, where it merges into the erector spinae fascia. This double-looped structure provides essential stability to the body in all planes, connecting the foot with the pelvis and playing a crucial role in postural regulation and balance during various movements and influencing knee alignment during activities like walking.
Rebalance Revolution
- 46 min
Equipment Needed
Class Focus: Full Body Flexibility, Lateral Lines, Spiral Lines
This Myofascial Integrated Stretching class provides a thorough full-body stretch, targeting all myofascial meridians while prioritizing fascial health and mobility. The class begins with a warm-up designed to enhance fascial glide and pliability, setting the foundation for deeper static stretches. Following the warm-up, the focus shifts to improving fascial plasticity, particularly through exercises that engage the spiral and lateral lines. Emphasis is placed on the obliques, with movements performed both contralaterally and ipsilaterally to foster a greater range of motion between these synergystic lines. This approach not only increases functional flexibility but also promotes a harmonious tensile balance of myofascia throughout the body.
Myofascial Integrated Stretching (MIS) is an innovative approach to increasing range of motion, promoting healthy joint function and myofascial health. It is grounded in current scientific knowledge of flexibility and the myofascial system. MIS prioritizes safe and effective stretching techniques while promoting a holistic understanding of the body’s physiology. In MIS, posture holds are intentionally shorter, optimizing time for maximum increases in flexibility. Discomfort is minimized, and attention is given to respecting the body’s signals. Proper muscle warm-up is crucial, enhancing muscle glide, stretching gains, and injury prevention. MIS utilizes passive and active stretching methods for a comprehensive approach to myofascial wellness. MIS sequences target the entire body, promoting balanced myofascial stretching. Techniques such as gentle bouncing, oscillating movements, and targeted tuning poses enhance fascial pliability. MIS recognizes the value of monoarticular (focused on one joint) and polyarticular (involving multiple joints) stretches, offering a balanced approach to flexibility.
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Boundless Motion
- 60 min
Equipment Needed
Class Focus: Full Body Flexibility, Lateral Lines, Functional Lines
This Myofascial Integrated Stretching class provides a thorough full-body stretch, targeting all myofascial meridians while prioritizing fascial health and mobility. The class begins with a warm-up designed to enhance fascial glide and pliability, setting the foundation for deeper static stretches. Following the warm-up, the focus shifts to improving fascial plasticity, particularly through exercises that engage the spiral and lateral lines. Emphasis is placed on the obliques, with movements performed both contralaterally and ipsilaterally to foster a greater range of motion between these synergystic lines. This approach not only increases functional flexibility but also promotes a harmonious tensile balance of myofascia throughout the body.
Myofascial Integrated Stretching (MIS) is an innovative approach to increasing range of motion, promoting healthy joint function and myofascial health. It is grounded in current scientific knowledge of flexibility and the myofascial system. MIS prioritizes safe and effective stretching techniques while promoting a holistic understanding of the body’s physiology. In MIS, posture holds are intentionally shorter, optimizing time for maximum increases in flexibility. Discomfort is minimized, and attention is given to respecting the body’s signals. Proper muscle warm-up is crucial, enhancing muscle glide, stretching gains, and injury prevention. MIS utilizes passive and active stretching methods for a comprehensive approach to myofascial wellness. MIS sequences target the entire body, promoting balanced myofascial stretching. Techniques such as gentle bouncing, oscillating movements, and targeted tuning poses enhance fascial pliability. MIS recognizes the value of monoarticular (focused on one joint) and polyarticular (involving multiple joints) stretches, offering a balanced approach to flexibility.
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Slow Release
- 59 min
Equipment Needed
- Yoga mat
- Blocks
Class Focus: Full Body Flexibility, Arm Lines, Functional Lines, Shoulder Openers, Hip Openers
This all levels MIS class begins with a full body warm-up, moving primarily through the properties of elasticity and viscoelasticiy to create glide and promote healthy stretching. This class focuses a little more into the functional line and arm lines. We explore more hip openers and shoulder openers in this class while also working through full body flexibility. This class can be repeated daily or cycled with other MIS classes.
Myofascial Integrated Stretching (MIS) is an innovative approach to increasing range of motion, promoting healthy joint function and myofascial health. It is grounded in current scientific knowledge of flexibility and the myofascial system. MIS prioritizes safe and effective stretching techniques while promoting a holistic understanding of the body’s physiology. In MIS, posture holds are intentionally shorter, optimizing time for maximum increases in flexibility. Discomfort is minimized, and attention is given to respecting the body’s signals. Proper muscle warm-up is crucial, enhancing muscle glide, stretching gains, and injury prevention. MIS utilizes passive and active stretching methods for a comprehensive approach to myofascial wellness. MIS sequences target the entire body, promoting balanced myofascial stretching. Techniques such as gentle bouncing, oscillating movements, and targeted tuning poses enhance fascial pliability. MIS recognizes the value of monoarticular (focused on one joint) and polyarticular (involving multiple joints) stretches, offering a balanced approach to flexibility.
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Mobility Bliss
- 60 min
Equipment Needed
Class Focus: Full Body Flexibility, Functional Lines, Hip Openers, Mobility
This all levels MIS class begins with a full body warm-up, moving primarily through the properties of elasticity and viscoelasticiy to create glide and promote healthy stretching. This class focuses a little more into the functional line with a strong emphasis on mobility. We explore more hip openers and active, full range movements while also working through full body flexibility. This class can be repeated daily or cycled with other MIS classes.
Myofascial Integrated Stretching (MIS) is an innovative approach to increasing range of motion, promoting healthy joint function and myofascial health. It is grounded in current scientific knowledge of flexibility and the myofascial system. MIS prioritizes safe and effective stretching techniques while promoting a holistic understanding of the body’s physiology. In MIS, posture holds are intentionally shorter, optimizing time for maximum increases in flexibility. Discomfort is minimized, and attention is given to respecting the body’s signals. Proper muscle warm-up is crucial, enhancing muscle glide, stretching gains, and injury prevention. MIS utilizes passive and active stretching methods for a comprehensive approach to myofascial wellness. MIS sequences target the entire body, promoting balanced myofascial stretching. Techniques such as gentle bouncing, oscillating movements, and targeted tuning poses enhance fascial pliability. MIS recognizes the value of monoarticular (focused on one joint) and polyarticular (involving multiple joints) stretches, offering a balanced approach to flexibility.
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Lunar Pulse
- 56 min
Equipment Needed
Class Focus: Full Body Flexibility, Arm Lines, Functional Lines
This Myofascial Integrated Stretching class is designed to enhance full-body flexibility, with a specific focus on opening up the shoulders through the arm lines and deepening hip mobility via the functional lines. We will explore a series of unique movements that investigate how the pelvis interacts with the femur head, utilizing a combination of posterior and anterior pelvic tilts, external rotation, and abduction. These movements are aimed at discovering new stretches and expanding the range of motion in the hips. The class offers a comprehensive approach to stretching that not only targets major muscle groups but also addresses the intricate connections between them, facilitating greater mobility and functional flexibility across the body. This class can be repeated daily or cycled with other MIS classes as and used as an addition to any MIA yoga class.
Myofascial Integrated Stretching (MIS) is an innovative approach to increasing range of motion, promoting healthy joint function and myofascial health. It is grounded in current scientific knowledge of flexibility and the myofascial system. MIS prioritizes safe and effective stretching techniques while promoting a holistic understanding of the body’s physiology. In MIS, posture holds are intentionally shorter, optimizing time for maximum increases in flexibility. Discomfort is minimized, and attention is given to respecting the body’s signals. Proper muscle warm-up is crucial, enhancing muscle glide, stretching gains, and injury prevention. MIS utilizes passive and active stretching methods for a comprehensive approach to myofascial wellness. MIS sequences target the entire body, promoting balanced myofascial stretching. Techniques such as gentle bouncing, oscillating movements, and targeted tuning poses enhance fascial pliability. MIS recognizes the value of monoarticular (focused on one joint) and polyarticular (involving multiple joints) stretches, offering a balanced approach to flexibility.
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Shapeshifter | Genesis
- 31 min
Equipment Needed
Class Focus: Spiral line, twist, eagle variations, core, obliques.
This MIA Level 1 yoga class focuses on strong unassisted twist to increase rotational strength through use of the oblique muscles. We add in different eagle pose variations in the legs and arms to to lengthen the spiral line while engaging the adducutors and lengthening the TFL and ITB as well as opening the rhomboids, respectively. We also add in some fun with rotational movements to carry us around the mat!
The Spiral Line is a myofascial structure that forms a continuous loop encircling the body in two opposing circles, one on each side. It originates from the sides of the back of the head, crosses the thoracic spine to the opposite shoulder, encircles the chest, crosses the navel, and descends to the hip. From there, it follows a path down the front thigh, looping around the outer edge of the foot before ascending along the outer thigh to the rear of the ischium, where it merges into the erector spinae fascia. This double-looped structure provides essential stability to the body in all planes, connecting the foot with the pelvis and playing a crucial role in postural regulation and balance during various movements and influencing knee alignment during activities like walking.
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Ember | Genesis
- 34 min
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- Yoga mat
- Strap
Class Focus: Deep Front Line, Adductors, Psoas, Hip Mobility, Goddess
This level 1 MIA yoga class takes a deep dive into the deep front line and hip mobility. We focus on opening the adductors and psoas through poses like goddess and deep lunges. We add some side bends into the mix to lengthen the quadratus lumboreum muscles which neighbors our psoas muscles. Adding movement through splits, adduction and side bends creates glide between the muscle and helps increase range of motion in all these synergistic areas. This class brings some fun challenge with binds and balance poses.
The Deep Front line is a complex myofascial structure that serves as the body’s myofascial “core,” starting from under the foot, traveling up the back leg, passing behind the knee, and continuing through the inner thigh, then branching into the hip, pelvis, and lumbar vertebrae. It extends through the chest, branching into the thoracic viscera, and reaches the base of the skull. Unlike a simple line, it’s three-dimensional and envelops stabilizing leg muscles, influences the hip joint and walking rhythm, bridges the neuromotor chassis and chest cavity organs, and provides counterbalance in the neck for posture and alignment.
Note: Please consult your healthcare provider before starting any new exercise program, especially if you have any pre-existing medical conditions or injuries. Listen to your body throughout the practice and modify poses to ensure a safe and enjoyable experience.
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Voltage | Genesis
- 32 min
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Class Focus: Functional Line, Pectoralis Major, Latisimus Dorsi, Quadriceps, Core, Dynamic Transitions,Â
This Level 1 Myofascial Integrated Alignment yoga class explores the three functional lines—front, back, and ipsilateral—focusing on their dynamic, strength, and mobility functions. In this class, we dive into hip mobility, controlled transitions, and upper body strength, along with targeted core, glute, and quad work. Through contralateral rotational movements, we strengthen the large muscles that define these functional lines, enhancing your ability to move with power and control.
The Functional Lines consists of three distinct components: the front, back, and ipsilateral lines, each supporting different aspects of movement. The front functional line links the chest’s pectoralis major across the body to the opposite hip’s adductors, facilitating forward and cross-body actions. The back functional line connects the latissimus dorsi on one side, across the lower back through the thoracolumbar fascia, to the opposite side’s gluteus maximus and hamstring, aiding in backward and lifting movements. The ipsilateral line runs along the same side from the shoulder to the hip, crucial for lateral movements and enhancing stability during side-bending or twisting. Together, these lines enable a comprehensive range of dynamic movements and stability across various planes of motion.
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Obsidian | Genesis
- 32 min
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Class Focus: Lateral Line, Side Bends, Sundial Pose (Suryayantrasana)
This MIA Level 1 yoga class focuses on side-bending through monoarticular and polyarticular movements that engage and lengthen the intercostal muscles and lateral obliques to increase lateral flexion and side-to-side balance. We incorporate Ganesha mudra, a hand gesture that facilitates internal rotation when the arm is in upward flexion to help ‘detune’ the latissimus dorsi muscle, allowing for precise targeting of the deeper intercostal muscles within the Lateral Line, aiding with deeper side bends and postural balance.
The lateral line is a myofascial structure that outlines both sides of the body, extending from the center of the foot outward and along the outer aspect of the leg and thigh. It traverses the sides of the torso in a zigzag pattern to connect near the ear. The primary role of the lateral line in posture is to maintain balance between the front and rear of the body and between the left and right sides. It also plays a critical role in regulating forces transmitted from other myofascial structures, such as the superficial front and back lines, the arm lines, and the spiral line. The lateral line contributes to stabilizing the torso with the legs and assists in coordinating movements. Additionally, it facilitates side bending, raises the hips, and counteracts rotations and flexions on the opposite side, contributing to overall body stability and controlled movement.
Note: Please consult your healthcare provider before starting any new exercise program, especially if you have any pre-existing medical conditions or injuries. Listen to your body throughout the practice and modify poses to ensure a safe and enjoyable experience.
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Phantom | Genesis
- 33 min
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Class Focus: Superficial Front Line, Superficial Back Line, segmented spinal movements, core stability, upper body strength, hamstrings, balance postures.
This Level 1 Myofascial Integrated Alignment Yoga class focuses on building core stability and enhancing upper body strength, utilizing exercises that engage both the Superficial Front Line and Superficial Back Line. We will practice forward folds and back bends, emphasizing segmented spinal movements to improve flexibility and control. The class also concentrates on stretching the hamstrings and strengthening the quadriceps, which are essential for balance and effective in facilitating fluid transitions. Core engagement is a central aspect of the class, helping to stabilize and support the body throughout various poses. This class focuses on basic balance postures, making it ideal for beginners seeking to develop foundational strength and flexibility.
The Superficial Front Line (SFL) is a continuous myofascial connection that spans the entire front side of the body, extending from the tops of the toes, running up the front of the legs, along the torso, and ultimately reaching around to the sides of the skull. In terms of posture, the primary role of the SFL is to maintain balance in conjunction with the Superficial Back Line (SBL) and to facilitate the elevation of the pelvis, rib cage, neck, and head. In terms of movement, the SFL is responsible for creating flexion in the upper body and hip region, causing a forward bending motion, as well as promoting the extension of the leg at the knee joint and the bending of the foot in a direction toward the nose, a movement known as dorsiflexion.
The Superficial Back Line (SBL) is a continuous tensile myofascial structure that originates at the underside of the foot and extends along the entire back side of the body, continuing up and over the head, ending at the forehead. The primary function of SBL is to promote extension in the body. It plays a crucial role in erecting and maintaining an upright posture. It provides essential strength for overall bodily support while posturally counterbalancing the superficial front line. This myofascial connection essentially acts as a structural support system, contributing to the body’s ability to stand tall and maintain an upright position.
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