“In November, the earth is growing quiet. It is making its bed, a winter bed for flowers and small creatures. The bed is white and silent, and much life can hide beneath its blankets.”
― Cynthia Rylant

Hello!

As we head into Thanksgiving time, which I know can be a season of contention for some, I do hope that you take some time for yourself; to ground, and to find joy in this moment in time.

That might be easier said than done. There is a lot of struggle right now in the world (maybe there always is) and sometimes we can feel guilty for having the things that we have while others have to beg, scrounge, and kill for basic necessities.

But I don't think that we should feel guilty, personally. I think those that are struggling wish that they weren't (obviously) and that if they had good food, a stable roof, and safety that they would be taking advantage of it.

So, what good does it actually do for us to go without, or to punish ourselves? That's a legitimate question, so if you have an answer, please reply. I know that I go through moments of guilt, but they don't last and then I feel guilty for not feeling guilty and the cycle continues.

As we say in yoga..well there are a few things we say in yoga that might be relevant actually. But one is that we can't give from an empty cup. But also that we do not dim our own candle by lighting another. If possible, it is always best to share when we can. But I don't think that it hurts anyone to find joy and gratitude for your own life either. In fact, gratitude for your life is of the utmost importance, not just around this time of year.

Gratitude is what can turn a mundane life into an extraordinary one. It is what can make life bearable for those who have nothing. Gratitude to exist, to be alive, to maybe be with loved ones, or to be loved.

Maybe I'm rambling a little bit today, but I appreciate you being here, I appreciate you practicing with me, and I appreciate this wonderful opportunity I have to share these classes with you.
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Today's class should fill your empty cup. It is grounding, slow, nourishing, and oh so important before the craziness that surrounds this holiday season. Let me know what you think in the comments!

Enjoy!

​Sat Nam ❤️
Dylan

“Who we are is the result of how we live and act on a daily basis. Our daily actions reflect our prime values and motivations.” ― David Frawley

Hi there!

The next two classes we have coming out are classes designed specifically to balance Pitta dosha in the body, that may be caused by food choices, by the season (summer can be tough on Pitta people), or by life stressors.

According to Ayurveda, Pitta is the transformative, alchemic energy in the body. It is made up of the elements of fire with a little bit of water, and thus is hot, fluid, sharp, penetrating, and light.

We need this Dosha, or bodily humor, to assimilate our food, to see, to regulate our body temperature. But when it is thrown out of balance, like can easily be done during the summer (Pitta season), you can suffer from rashes, acne, indigestion, and anything else relating to excess heat in the body.

Today's vinyasa flow is designed to balance the pitta in the body, which is especially useful during the summer months, but can (and maybe should) be practiced often by those with naturally high Pitta.

The seat of pitta is in the small intestine, where transformation of food takes place, but it also resides within the blood and the liver, so in today's flow we move in ways that support clear blood flow and massage the organs of the digestive tracts through prone backbends.

It's a bit longer, but it also includes a lovely long savasana at the end to ground and center.

Practice this class often, especially in the summer months, but also if you're a naturally high pitta person. You can find out by taking my Dosha Quiz HERE!​

​Sat Nam ❤️
Dylan

It is exercise alone that supports the spirits, and keeps the mind in vigor.
– Cicero

Good morning!

I've been working on a little offer I'm creating (check it out here!) and I've been thinking about why it is that we do the things we do. Why it is that we stop on our mat everyday, or why we make the food choices that we make, or why we believe the things that we believe about ourselves.

A lot of it, I've noticed, come back to what it is that we feel that we need, or that we value.

I started practicing yoga, not because I wanted to connect with my body or my spirituality, or get grounded, or be able to do a handstand.

I started yoga because I wanted my belly to be flatter because I believed that would make me more attractive aka more lovable.

Nowadays, the goal for most women (at least the ones I see online) isn't to get as skinny as possible (like it used to be back in the early 2000s) now it's to grow a peachy booty and build some muscle.

So people hit the gym to achieve that look.

I'm not here to say that any of this is good or bad. I'm here to simply ask...what are you here for?

Why do you get on your mat? Why are you trying to lose weight? Why are you trying to build a body you love?

Because it's all valid, and it's all good because at the end of the day the important thing is that you're paying attention.

You're trying to do what is right for your body and your health, regardless of the reason behind it. Those reasons change over time, as your body changes, and your life situation changes, etc.

Now that all that's out of the way, I do have a new class for you.

And it's a bit different, because it isn't focusing on building the peach like most classes do, focusing on the gluteus maximus.

No, this one focuses on the smaller muscles of the side hip that I bet you didn't even know you had!

Or they will feel like they didn't know they existed after this class. Oh such a lovely burn.

Enjoy! Build a body you love! And join our free FB community to share your wins and challenges and find the support you need to keep on keeping on.

As always, I'm grateful for your trust in me and this practice we share.

​Sat Nam ❤️
Dylan

“All that is important is this one moment in movement. Make the moment important, vital, and worth living. Do not let it slip away unnoticed and unused.” ― Martha Graham

I love a class that covers it all, don't you?

It's actually what brought me to this style of yoga in the first place. I wanted to lose weight. I don't even think I considered going to a gym...and I found quick fusion yoga classes (like this week's ​free class​) online and dedicated myself wholeheartedly to the practice.

And it worked! Daily practices like this one are truly enough to cover all of the bases of your workout routine.

You don't need to run endlessly on the treadmill or drag yourself through another session on the stationary bike. (it sounds dreadful to be honest)

Add cardio, add strength building, add functional movements to your yoga routine and you really have it all.

And if you haven't realized, that's what I try to do for you here. These classes changed my life (and my body).

My dearest hope is that they do the same for you, and that you have fun doing them.

Please, let me know that you're practicing with me by sharing when you do on ​Instagram​ if you have one, or by commenting on ​YouTube​!

As always, I'm grateful for your trust in me and this practice we share.

​Sat Nam ❤️
Dylan

“When health is absent, wisdom cannot reveal itself, art cannot manifest, strength cannot fight, wealth becomes useless, and intelligence cannot be applied.” ― Herophilus

Happy Tuesday, dear one!

June is upon us, even if it doesn't feel like it here, and we want to be healthy (wealthy and wise) this summer season, no?

​Today's ​free class​ is here to help with at least part of that desire.

We focus on postures that stretch and engage with the lymphatic system, which is an integral part of our immune system.

In this way, we support the body's natural systems, while feeling good in the process.

This class is a bit longer than we normally have over here at Yoga Infusion, but I think it's worth it for the extra time we get to experience all the lengthening and stretching in the body.

As always, enjoy! And let me know how it goes!

​Sat Nam ❤️
Dylan

“Once we believe in ourselves, we can risk curiosity, wonder, spontaneous delight, or any experience that reveals the human spirit” ― E.E. Cummings

Recently, a student of mine requested that I help them build up the strength to hop, with confidence, to the front of the mat. You know, we do that sometimes in classes. And of course, I said yes! I love requests!

So I started designing classes that would help you develop the strength to get that hop forward. And who knows! If handstands are your thing, this might help with that too!

Anyway, this class promises to build up some strength, and that's one of the main reasons we're here right?

​To build up strength and confidence in this here body glove that we have the absolute honor of inhabiting during this lifetime.

And if you're not feeling altogether grateful for your body, I feel you. I know how hard it can be sometimes.

But at the end of it all, just remember, whenever possible choose kindness. (pst, it's always possible).

And that even on the "bad" days, you still show up. You still do what needs to be done. And you always have the opportunity to give yourself a little love and a little grace.

Choose that love and grace today. And fun. And I'll see you on the mat. You've got this!

Sat Nam ❤️
Dylan

“Trees are poems that the earth writes upon the sky.” ― Khalil Gibran

If you're able to, I highly recommend doing this class outside.

If the weather is decent, enjoy it for me would you! (It wont be here. My computer just told me that it's going to be nearing a record low for this time of the year, which I think is just rude but my partner is quite jazzed about).

Not only will you get to enjoy the sun on your skin and vitamin D in your system, but you will also be able to draw up that much more earth energy by physically connecting with the earth.

Earthing, or grounding, is something that is being extensively studied at the moment, and there is a growing amount of evidence that supports the physiological benefits of spending time touching the earth. These benefits include reduced inflammation, improved circadian rhythm, reduced pain, and a shift into the parasympathetic nervous system.

And being that this class was filmed on Earth Day, and focuses primarily on the parts of the body related to the earth element, what better way to practice than ON the Earth?

But if not, inside is fine. I wont be practicing in cold weather outside, let me tell you. There are always other opportunities!

Where ever you practice, enjoy, and let me know how it goes for you! Tag me  @yoga.infusion 

​Sat Nam ❤️
Dylan

the body contains
our past emotions

healing work
creates space
for the release
of what we felt
long ago

-yung pueblo

It's not the amount of time that we take when we're working on ourselves that matters most.

It's really quality over quantity in this situation.

And I assume, here, that you are, in fact, working on yourself.

Otherwise, why are you here?

That's our purpose, after all. I think anyway.

Our purpose is to strive to become the best version of ourselves.

But how can we do that without reflection; without wading through the parts of us that are heavy, or dark, or hold us back in some way.

We have to cleanse those murky waters.

That's one of the reasons we do yoga, is it not?

Yes, we get to move the body, but we also get to experience release, letting go, and finding the breath.

It's a reintroduction, almost.

It's a gift.

To spend time with yourself, on your mat, whether that be for 20 minutes of 75.

Quality over quantity.

So today's class is a short one.

Designed for mornings, lunch breaks, or any of the other in between times.

Let me know how it goes!

​Sat Nam ❤️
Dylan

“Releasing the need to be perfect is what paradoxically often leads to perfection.” ― James Morcan

Good morning, dearest friend, and happy New Class Tuesday!

I'm going to make this one short, since I was just in your inbox a couple of days ago with the new calendar!

I'm just here to remind you that you are amazing.

You are doing enough.

You're kicking ass at this whole life thing.

And I'm glad you're here practicing yoga with me.

Now check out this fabulous new class  and have a great day!

Sat Nam,
Dylan

"​Love and compassion are necessities, not luxuries. Without them, humanity cannot survive.”
– Dalai Lama

Good morning!

It has been a long time since I've filmed a wrist-free (or wrist-lite) class because, honestly, I haven't been having any wrist pain!

The OG wrist-free classes were filmed because I had some pain in my wrist/thumb and couldn't put too much weight on my hand, but wanted to work out anyway.

It's been many years since I had to deal with that.

BUT, I have quite a few students on YouTube that found this channel through my wrist free classes, so I thought I'd bring it back!

Well, wrist-lite, anyway.

And what I mean by that is that there are some postures where you will need to put some weight on your hand (or don't! Skip it if it doesn't work for you) but no harsh flexion of the wrist and no planks on the hands!

As always, though, make the class your own. Listen to your body. Do what feels good. Skip anything that hurts.

And enjoy!

And then, go outside and enjoy the day because SPRING HAS SPRUNG!

What is your favorite part about Spring? I would love to know! Comment below and share your story :)

Sat Nam,
Dylan