Yoga

That Honors Your Changing Body, Mind, and Life

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Classes that combine light movement (asana), breath (prana), and relaxation to support pregnancy and postpartum with:

Safe, gentle poses to ease common discomforts
Breathing techniques to prepare for your baby’s birth and reconnect with the body
Guided meditations to reduce anxiety and connect with your baby
Connecting with your community

Available in small group sessions in person and online in Colorado Springs. Bring a friend! Classes are more fun with more of us!

Yoga Pricing & Schedule

Payment for classes is now tiered! Pay what you can:
– Tier 1 – $30
– Tier 2 – $20 (use coupon code YOGATIER2)
– Tier 3 – $10 (use coupon code YOGATIER3)
If financial restraints bar you from attending any classes, please reach out to me so we can make something work!

Must book in advance – Mondays @ 5pm
Location: Little Blooming Warriors Headquarters
1826 E Platte Ave #117, Colorado Springs, CO 80909

Connect with your baby and community! Specific to pregnant individuals, these classes focus on connecting with others to receive and offer support as well as movement and breathwork safe for pregnancy. Classes are followed with a support savasana and guided meditation.

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This class is reserved for students at any stage of their pregnancy (first, second, third trimester). These sessions focus on connecting with other pregnant people to receive support as well as movement and breathwork safe for pregnancy, followed by a supported savasana.

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Must book in advance – Fridays @ 10am
Location: Little Blooming Warriors Headquarters
1826 E Platte Ave #117, Colorado Springs, CO 80909

For any kind of care giver and baby dyad. This class focuses on bonding with your kiddo (newborn to 2 years), gentle stretches, and some strengthening. The flow of this class will be flexible depending on the needs of families.

One payment is for both caregiver and baby.
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Must book in advance – Thursdays @ 11 am
Location: Little Blooming Warriors Headquarters
1826 E Platte Ave #117, Colorado Springs, CO 80909

Tailored to those who have recently given birth, but inclusive of those of us who are further away and those of us who have not given birth but are going through the postpartum period as well! The classes are for those cleared for exercise as we begin to reengage the core, gently stretch to counter common postpartum posture, tightness, and weakness, and to chat with one another about our experiences.

If you don’t have childcare, bring your baby along! If you’re not ready to exercise, come for the breath and guided meditation at the end!
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Although pregnant people have been practicing yoga for thousands of years, after it was brought to the United States, many people took precautionary measures, barring the perinatal population from attending classes. And while it is absolutely true that the perinatal body has some limitations and specific needs, it is also absolutely true that pregnant and postpartum bodies are 100% capable of a healthy yoga practice!

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Often times, the way we have adapted yoga in the west might not be safe for the pregnant body, or the perinatal body, but this is a very niche interpretation of yoga, and is not rooted in yoga, ancient science, and not supported by much more than the Western ego.

Geeta Iyengar, the daughter of B.K.S Iyengar (the creator of Iyengar yoga), was her father’s right hand man in helping Iyengar Yoga gain in popularity and advance. She later went on to be considered the “mother of prenatal yoga,” quite literally writing the book on how to safely implement yoga into the perinatal body, often using herself and her own body for demonstrations and photos to show how to safely adapt or develop a class to your body

Today, studios and individuals all over the world practice yoga safely during the perinatal period of their lives. While much of the United States focuses on an aesthetic yoga practice, Arlee’s classes focus on observation of the self, connecting the mind and body, and really tuning into your needs. Arlee’s classes will always

Have a safe temperature for practicing
Have asana (movement) safe for the pregnant and perinatal body. Modifications are encouraged
Encourage students to listen to their bodies and stray from the sequences if something else feels right for you

Yes! Ayurveda is often called the sister science to yoga, and it is just that! Ayu translates from Sanskrit to English as “life” and veda translates to “science” or “the study of.” Therefor, we can conclude that Ayurveda is the study of life. Yoga, on the other hand, translates from Sanskrit to English as “yoke” to symbolizes oneness, peace, and harmony. Both practices work to take care of the body, the mind, and the world around.

While Ayurveda is often assumed to be spices and herbs or a diet, and this is true that Ayurveda consists of this, Ayurveda is so much more than that; this is why we weave it into our yoga and other areas of life!

Ayurveda has a way of explaining in literal or energetic terms what is going on, and has approaches to better help, or even heal individuals.

It is a form of lifestyle medicine and treatments to take care of the body. There are Ayurvedic coaches, counselors, practitioners, and even doctors! In India, Ayurvedic doctors are college educated individuals who are able to treat patients and even perform minor surgeries.

Once considered a pseudoscience, the western-based scientific method is being used to test and understand Ayurvedic concepts and western science is even pulling from Ayurvedic concepts and treatments to advance allopathic medicine.

Throughout my work, whether it is yoga, my doula work, or just speaking with others, I often incorporate Ayurvedic concepts such as the doshas into my teachings or explanations.

In Ayurveda there are 3 doshas, each made up with two elements: Kapha (earth and water), Pitta (fire and water), and Vata (air and ether). This is why we weave Ayurveda concepts into our yoga practice. Ayurveda has a way of explaining in literal or energetic terms what is going on, and has approaches to better help, or even heal individuals.

All of us and are made up of a unique combination of the three doshas. While we have our constitution from birth, there are external influences such as age, stages of life, our routine, even the atmosphere around us. When we are in harmony with ourselves and our surroundings, our doshas are more-well balanced than at times where there is disharmony. Ultimately, by incorporating Ayurvedic concepts into our lives, we can aim to be tridoshic. Some of this might sound a little-too-woo, but it can be very literal too! If you are living somewhere like Colorado where it is high and dry, you might find yourself needing more water and stability: the Kapha dosha. If you find yourself really constipated, you might find that you have too much earth in your body, so you want to incorporate the fire of pitta to get your bodily systems moving and grooving! Ayurveda and yoga are ultimately about understanding the self and improving your health; which is why I incorporate it into my work.

During pregnancy, our body has a buildup of Kapha energy, we have entered the kapha time of our lives. This is where we learn to go a little more with the flow, we start nesting and building a safe space for our family, and we take a little bit of time to physically and metaphorically slow down.

It is excellent to nurture this time as it can be so beautiful and short lived, but excess kapha can cause exhaustion, slow moving stools, increased nausea, and cause you to feel full often. Kapha is the heaviest of the doshas. So to balance it, we bring in lift, light, warmth, and so on. Once the baby is born, though, the Kapha leaves the body with the baby and placenta, and we become prone to Vata imbalances (to much air, too much ether). A Vata imbalance can be characterized by anxiety, sleep loss, feeling cold, cool, clammy, forgetfulness, missing meals… you get the picture.

Whether you want to give a nod to the terms of an Ayurvedic practice or not, the perinatal period is such a sensitive period in our lives, and we deserve to honor and nourish it as best as we can. Sometimes we feel fully capable of doing this on our own, but sometimes even just the presence of community is what we need!

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