Flow Hood River: Yoga Move Connect

12/21/2025

The research is clear — connection makes us stronger. 💪🏽

From better consistency to lower stress, group exercise isn’t just about movement; it’s about belonging.

✨ Read the full blog on the Flow website: Why Group Exercise Works Better — and Feels Better:

flowhoodriver.com/theflowjournal

12/15/2025

You don’t have to do it alone. In fact, the science says you shouldn’t. 💛

Explore the research behind why group exercise leads to better health, happiness, and consistency.

📖 Read the full article:

https://www.flowhoodriver.com/theflowjournal

12/07/2025

What do YOU want from your asana practice? Balance? Strength? Flexibility? or Mobility? We love offering classes with OPTIONS - so YOU get to choose. Read this latest blog by Stephanie Adams Ruff to learn more: https://www.sayfyoga.com/post/sayf-yoga-building-strength-stability-and-sustainable-mobility

12/01/2025

Stillness is Strength.

Join us for a restorative day of Yin Yoga with Gail Lordi (E-RYT 500, LMT, YACEP, SAYF)—a teacher whose years living in Japan studying Shiatsu and energy medicine continue to shape her deeply grounded, therapeutic approach.

🌙 Yin Yoga Workshop (Students)
12:30 – 2:30 pm | $45 early / $55 regular

📚 Yin Yoga Teacher Training (Teachers/Trainees)
12:30 – 7:00 pm | 6.5 CE Hours (Yoga Alliance) | $120 early / $140 regular

Experience how stillness restores balance, clarity, and connection—both in your body and your teaching.

✨ Spaces are limited—reserve your spot today at the link in Bio, Events Calendar page.



11/30/2025

Every time, I’m amazed. These retreats impact people in ways none of us expect—deeper conversations, bigger breakthroughs, softer hearts. And so much joy. Grateful to witness it all. 🤍✨

11/29/2025

✨ Did you know your yoga practice can be the key to unlocking a truly restorative night's sleep? 💤

It's time to stop counting sheep and start incorporating powerful, gentle movements into your evening routine. In Steph's latest blog post explore:

- How certain poses calm the autonomic nervous system.
- The breathing techniques that signal your body it's time to rest.
- Simple sequences to prepare you for a deep, peaceful sleep.

😴 Wake up feeling refreshed and recharged!

👀 Learn more on the Flow Blog: Yoga for Better Sleep at flowhoodriver.com/the-flow-journal

11/22/2025

Pura vida, a phrase rooted in Costa Rican culture, translates to “pure life,” but its meaning reaches far beyond the literal. It reflects a way of living that values presence, gratitude, simplicity, and connection with the natural world.

This philosophy aligns beautifully with the essence of yoga, which invites practitioners to return to the present moment, release what no longer serves them, and cultivate a deep sense of inner peace. Just as pura vida encourages a relaxed, appreciative approach to everyday life, yoga helps us soften into ourselves through breath, movement, and mindful awareness.

This spirit of ease and openness naturally supports radiance—the inner glow that arises when prana, or life-force energy, flows freely. Radiance is not about perfection or performance; it is the organic brightness that emerges when we feel aligned, grounded, and connected. Pura vida nurtures that same luminous quality by inviting us to slow down, savor simplicity, and recognize the beauty in each moment.

Together, yoga and pura vida create a pathway toward experiencing life—and ourselves—with more joy, spaciousness, and authentic light.

11/22/2025

Gratitude Flow with Gail Lordi
Thanksgiving Day Special Class
9:30-10:40 am

Dynamic Vinyasa infused
with Deep, Sacred Thanks

Join Gail for a heartfelt Thanksgiving morning practice that celebrates movement, breath, and gratitude. This dynamic vinyasa flow will awaken strength, open the heart, and invite deep appreciation for the sacredness of life’s simple gifts.

Root into presence, rise through intention, and return to stillness with a spirit of connection and gratitude. All levels welcome.

11/19/2025

✨ Did you know your yoga practice can re-train your body to sleep better? 💤 Try this 15min sequence to calm your autonomic nervous system and fully prepare you for a restful night's sleep.

1. Begin with ujjayi breathing — diaphragmatic nasal breathing that emphasizes the exhale.
2. Supported Reclined Butterfly (Supta Baddha Konasana) – 3 minutes, maintaining nasal breathing throughout.
3. Gentle Twist – 5 breaths per side.
4. Legs-Up-the-Wall (Viparita Karani) – 3–5 minutes.
5. Vishama Vritti Pranayama – Exhale 6, Inhale 4 for 3 minutes.
6. Savasana or Yoga Nidra – 5–20 minutes.

👀Learn more on the Flow Blog: Yoga for Better Sleep at flowhoodriver.com/the-flow-journal

11/16/2025

Strong looks different at every age — but it always starts with showing up.

Strength45 is our 45-minute, joint-friendly, community-powered workout that blends metabolic conditioning, progressive overload, and smart rest (RBIT) for real results.Never too early, never too late — your strongest years are ahead.

👀 Read our latest blog post to learn more:
flowhoodriver.com/the-flow-journal

💪 Book Strength 45 class:
flowyoga.karmasoft.io/schedule

11/08/2025

When we awaken the bandhas—the subtle inner engagements that connect our biomechanics and energy—the body begins to organize itself through sacred energy flow.

If you’ve ever wondered why some poses feel like a struggle while others feel alive and easeful, it might not be your flexibility or strength—it might be your bandhas.

Strength becomes effortless. Movement becomes meditation.

Stephanie Adams Ruff writee about this transformation in her latest article: 👉 Bandhas & Kinetic Chains: Tapping into Sacred Energy Flow to Revolutionize Your Practice

It’s for anyone ready to move from mechanical alignment to embodied awareness.
✨ Read it here:

The True Meaning of BandhaThe Sanskrit word bandha is often translated as “lock” or “energetic seal,” but it also means bond, connect, unite, combine, join. In this sense, the bandhas are not rigid locks—they are conscious engagements that connect the body’s energetic and anatomical inte...