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🌊Aqua yoga therapist & teacher | Aqua yoga like no one else | 🫁 Breath first, front and center! You will not simply be hanging out in the pool and stretching.

The 5 Essential Aqua Yoga Moves Digital Course ⬇️
https://stan.store/aquayoga The aquatic yoga experience offered by Dallas Aqua Yoga is unlike any other. You'll realize that the kind of yoga offered here is intelligently engineered and empowers you to discover what makes sense for your body. If something needs to be strengthened or released, you'll be able to adapt your experience and more import

antly, take that insight with you and adjust your activities on land accordingly. And it doesn't matter how old you are - if you accept the fact that you are aging and experiencing the full effect of being upright in the gravitational field every day, then you will be delighted by what being in the water and practicing a curated breath and movement experience will give you. You may actually feel younger, experience less pain, move more freely and naturally stand up and sit with healthy posture without even having to think about it! Visit the website: www.dallasaquayoga.com

07/03/2025

Behind the Scenes 🎬 Sneak Peak

I'm working on my next digital mini course!!!

➡️ Five Spinal Extension Challenges ⬅️

Of course these will be movements adapted to the pool environment! 😁

This course is the next step from the Five Need-to-Know Aquatic Viniyoga Movements digital mini course.

Spinal extension is quite a challenging movement and is something we all need to work on consistently. Going into the water will help this click more readily! And skills you develop in the pool DO transfer to land but you do need to BE INTENTIONAL about cultivating it. 😉

Little reveal: I'm about to turn 45. This week I deadlifted almost 1.5x my bodyweight not once but✌️twice. I definitely needed my posterior chain strength involved to do this and do you think spinal extension exercises had something to do with this? Um, yeah they did!

So I'm very excited to be working on this next digital mini course for you so you can start tapping into your own potential too 💪

Make sure you grab the Five Need-to-Know Aquatic Viniyoga Movements mini course before I release the Five Spinal Extension Challenges.

The Five Need-to-Know Aquatic Viniyoga Movements mini course is currently discounted and the price will go up after I release the next course!!

So I recommend you get it now... because I do work pretty quickly...😉

Get it here discounted here (active link in my bio)
⭐ https://stan.store/aquayoga ⭐

06/25/2025

Hear ye, hear ye! 📣

Newly released - The Five Need-to-Know Aquatic Viniyoga Movements 👀

What is this?!?! 🤔

Hear me out 👐

You could learn to:

⭐Work with your breath in a way that helps build spinal movement intelligence 🧠

⭐Build your capacity to coordinate compound, multi-joint movements with your breath 🫁

⭐Create patterns of movement that support a harmonious blend of stability and mobility throughout the body 🤸🏽‍♀️

By cleverly leveraging off the effects of WATER IMMERSION! 🌊

Seriously 👀

This course is designed for anyone wanting to learn how to move with more steadiness, ease, and body awareness - and a MUST HAVE for teachers of aquatic movement practices. 🌊

It's discounted for a limited time (less than the cost of a drop in for a fitness class ⛹️‍♀️/yoga class🧘‍♀️/CrossFit 🏋️‍♀️class) 😁, and you'll have access to this course whenever you like.

Like - when you're at a pool! 😉

↘️Let's Go!!! ↙️
https://stan.store/aquayoga

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09/19/2024

Tadasana Variation
Axial Extension and Ankle Mobilization

In Viniyoga movements, we begin with the foundational movement of the breath and link it constructively to the movement capacity of the spine. The practitioner needs to be consciously working with the flow of inhale and exhale - inhale is partnered up with chest expansion and exhale is partnered up with abdominal contraction. We recognize the progressive movement of the breath, so as the exhale appears, there is a gradual progressive contraction of the abdomen; as inhale appears, there is a gradual expansion of the chest. In the best case scenario, the consciously guided movement of inhale does not cause the abdomen to immediately release; this provides a great opportunity to create space through the thoracic vertebrae; also the consciously guided movement of exhale does not cause the rib cage to immediately collapse and provides a great opportunity to stabilize the pelvic-lumbar relationship. This “breath-spine partnership” skill is challenging for new practitioners and takes time to build; it is also primarily useful in the context of mobilizing the spine.

Tadasana is a traditional Viniyoga movement that offers the opportunity of creating axial extension through the spine; this occurs by way of the “breath-spine partnership” described above. In this particular variation, the practitioner’s feet are placed on the edge of a pool step so that maximal dorsiflexion of the ankles can occur. The aquatic environment provides additional space through the ankle joint to encourage mobilization.

Shown here:
Lifting heels up with inhale; include turning heels toward each other
Lowering heels down past the step with exhale; include turning heels out to the sides as much as possible.

Therapeutic Viniyoga movements can be constructed to incorporate multiple needs/goals for a client, so that the work is efficient and keeps the client mentally engaged with high levels of coordination. Because breath is embedded in the structural work, breath rhythm can be adapted during the practice to produce salutary physiological changes!

09/12/2024

Dynamic balance training has been the theme for the past several weeks!

Learning how to move smoothly from a stable two foot "position" to a one footed one requires focus and concentration.

Interestingly, practicing things that require focus build focus!

Enjoy ❤️

09/10/2024

Trikonasana Adaptation
Lateral Spinal Flexion and more…

The aquatic environment offers an excellent opportunity to take a deeper dive into spinal movement actions from the Viniyoga tradition. Buoyancy provides an excellent match to the idea of inhaling and lifting the rib cage upward. Hydrostatic pressure facilitates the movement of exhale and also matches Viniyoga’s principle of intentionally contracting the abdomen with the movement of exhalation. These breath partnerships are the foundation for stabilizing and mobilizing the spine!

In this adaptation of trikonasana, lateral spinal flexion is prioritized with actions around the hips supporting the balance necessary to accommodate a laterally flexed spine (occurring through the length of exhale). The knee joint adjusts dynamically as the lateral flexion movement increases on exhale.

Other actions shown in this video include:
*Shoulder movements where big shoulder blade actions to support the trajectory of the arm (reaching upward and forward, reaching downward and back) are encouraged
*Neck movements where using the appropriate muscles to turn the head are engaged
*Ankle movements where dorsiflexion and plantar flexion are explored with the hip in external rotation

Therapeutic Viniyoga movements can be designed to incorporate multiple needs/goals for a client in just a few positions, so that the work is efficient and keeps the client mentally engaged with high levels of coordination.

Interested in the yoga therapy process? Learn more here:
https://www.dallasaquayoga.com/explore/breath-and-movement-therapy/

09/03/2024

INTERESTED IN MORE SEQUENCES??
Check in on our "Stories" to see written sequences! 😀

08/23/2024

Ardha Matsyendrasana Adaptation
Seated twist with tibial rotation

The aquatic environment offers an excellent opportunity to explore spinal movement actions from the Viniyoga tradition more deeply. Buoyancy provides a wonderful match to the idea of inhaling and lifting the rib cage upward. Hydrostatic pressure facilitates the movement of exhale and also matches Viniyoga’s principle of intentionally contracting the abdomen with the movement of exhalation. These breath partnerships are the foundation for stabilizing and mobilizing the spine!

In this adaptation of ardha matsyendrasana, spinal twisting has been linked to the exhale-abdominal contraction partnership. The setup can be classified as a “fixed frame” one, where the pelvis and limbs of the body are positioned to hold the torso in the direction of a twist. Note in the setup that orientation of spinal goals are established first; then the limbs of the body are arranged to support the practitioner’s additional goals/interests. In this case, it was my desire to practice tibial rotation (an important action for healthy knee movement) rather than stretch the hamstrings.

Here are some more ideas regarding this version of ardha matsyendrasana:
- Left leg over right, with right hand tucked under left leg and right hand adding resistance to outer left thigh (press thigh into hand and hand against thigh, rather than just pulling the thigh)
- Left heel anchored down, used as pivot point for tibial rotation; also included ankle eversion with tibial external rotation and blocked supination tendency with tibial internal rotation. Planted the ball of foot and pressed big toe down only after completing tibial internal rotation.

In therapeutic Viniyoga, adaptations are created to serve the needs of the client.

Interested in the yoga therapy process? Learn more here:
https://www.dallasaquayoga.com/explore/breath-and-movement-therapy/

08/01/2024

CAN YOU FLOAT YOUR AIR SQUAT?
Last week students were guided through a sequence that helped them discover their ability to hip hinge, deeply flex knees and manage their ankle mobility all while managing their midline stability in a floating squat! Is aquatic Viniyoga just about stretching? We beg to differ - think of it more as dynamic neuromuscular stabilization - "stretching" movements from this perspective, as they may appear, should be distributed throughout one's body, with an active stable base as the working foundation. The orientation is dynamic stabilization of the spine via the breath!

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07/03/2024

Students attending aquatic Viniyoga last week were guided through the following sequence. It's a great exploration for hip movements. provides a great opportunity for releasing the front hip muscles; paying attention to ankle/foot tracking during that movement is key.

06/19/2024

Sandi is looking for case study candidates who have been living with chronic widespread pain (CWP) or fibromyalgia and who are suffering from migraines, 'fibro-fog’ or cognitive problems (memory and concentration issues).

She is doing this work to fulfill a project requirement for her professional yoga therapy certification. Anyone interested in being a case study client will receive treatment and care toward pain reduction and cognitive ability improvement.

Case study candidates need to be willing to do therapeutic work in recommended warm temperature pool consistently to see results. June/July/August timeframe.

This is a special opportunity to work with an ATRI (Aquatic Therapy and Rehab Institute) Certified Professional (and international educator) who is also highly trained in yoga therapy!

To schedule an appointment to discuss details, you can send a PM!

05/15/2024

Want to break free from the chronic pain cycle?

Whether you are sedentary or active, you may be struggling with an ongoing pain problem that could be addressed through a movement methodology that's unique from many other modalities in its perspective of bringing breath to front and center stage.

I like to describe Viniyoga as a systematic approach to helping an individual achieve greater health and wellness by way of their own breath. As your guide in working with your breath, I can help you discover things you might never have realized that are possible to change, by systematically working with your own breath!

The Viniyoga methodology recognizes your multidimensional complexity - there's more to you than just a structure, than a physiological network, than a thinking and feeling brain. You are greater than the sum of your parts! By way of your own breath, this approach can help you make a positive, curative impact into any of those areas of your being that seem "off", "out of sorts", or just stuck in a cycle of suffering.

The aquatic environment offers a lot of advantages for movement work - less loading on joints, increased circulation, and a much clearer experience of what is going on with your breath.

Interested in a conversation with me about your pain? Wondering if you can experience the Viniyoga approach without having to go into the water?
Schedule here: https://calendar.app.google/BiSEPvrDGJ7zNe7n8

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We provide an educational experience that goes beyond what you would typically get in a fitness class. We want to help you learn how to develop enough self-awareness as you work with your breath, your mind and your body so that you can learn how to “fish for yourself” rather than be dependent upon someone else to give you fish. Your body is unique and your experience within is unique. Who can know it better than you? We’ll give you tools to empower you in your process of self-discovery.

We teach our classes and workshops primarily at AquaFit of Plano. Why? Because AquaFit is one of the few pools in the Dallas metroplex that is classified as a therapeutic pool. It is indoors and open all year round. The pool at the facility is a salt water pool with water temperature kept at 88-89 degrees - a rare find these days! You can learn more about our perspective by visiting www.dallasaquayoga.com and heading over to the Why Aqua Yoga page. Learn about our two different styles of classes on the Class Details page. Does the practice sound appealing but the thought of wearing a swimsuit in public feel daunting? Visit our Water Wear page for a fresh and healthy viewpoint on this topic. We have teacher stories and student stories. And we have pages yet to be filled with interesting information and resources. We've also dropped little Easter eggs of inspiring quotes about water throughout the website. We hope you have fun and feel like you learn something new by just browsing around www.dallasaquayoga.com. Check out our sister website www.anchoredvesselyoga.com