Body of Work~An Ever Changing Field of Potential

Sail Away, Hilary Lindsay

Become more aware of your habits and potential through conscious movement and deliberate breath. Discover that your mind is the arbiter of choice over habit. Take hold of that which is accidental and make it intentional. That is the power of yoga.

These are a few of my student’s favorite experiences

Seasoned Warriors

Here is an opportunity for students who’ve spent time on their mats and in their bodies to enjoy the luxury of sharpening their awareness in a measured but strong yoga class.  Butt kickin’ baby boomers; here’s a place to call home. This class brings strength and softness in yoga together in a deliberate manner that appeals to people of any age who have active lives and curious minds.

Yoga Deconstructed

“Hilary has the unique ability to explain and teach body mechanics so that even beginners can begin to make positive changes.” – Sharon Tibbits, physiotherapist, St. Thomas Hospital A portal for people who have not done Yoga to learn techniques and philosophy. It is also an opportunity for more experienced students to refine their poses is a less challenging forum. All level students are welcome to experience Active Yoga for the first time or as if it is the first time.

Active Yoga

“When Hilary Lindsay enters the room, a distinctive energy fills the room. Smiles all around. A definite camaraderie has been established and a kind of communal bond settles into the air.”
 – Martin Brady, Nashville Scene

 

A challenging athletic class that builds strength, stamina and flexibility – a strong physical practice with attention to detail. This is excellent for the student who wants to enjoy yoga in a powerful, expressive way. Non-yoga students with confidence in their ability to perform a weight bearing cardiovascular workout will enjoy this approach to yoga

Involution Revolution

A method to move deeply into the subtle body in a powerful way.  The student is asked to use the breath to initiate the energy of the spine to intentionally weave between effort and surrender.  The limbs are engaged as an extension of the spinal flow.  The body and breath will break old patterns as the student finds strength and space in a yoga practice that takes familiar poses off the grid. Asana is composed as the framework for energy. Students are enabled to navigate their inner landscapes. Then they perceive themselves as powerful forms moving with grace and awareness.

Pathways to the Spine

My latest creation was inspired by an experience in neuro kinetic therapy while working with an Osteopath in Southern California.

Therapy bands and MELT rollers are employed to assist the yoga student in a progressive understanding of what they recognize as “core work”. The bands are used to enable students to connect the upper and lower areas of the spine by engaging the limbs with resistance. The roller is a vehicle to access and restore the nervous system.

Bodymind Workout

“I’m in better shape than when I was running 8 to 12 miles a day. I feel beautiful, taller, more defined, energized and emotionally open from this class.” – Sharon Gilchrist, musician / singer Whether it’s taught as a mentally challenging fast paced dance class based on yoga technique and footwork or a physically challenging controlled yoga ballet, the Bodymind Workout teaches us that we are powerful, intelligent beings. This class is an innovative, energizing approach to dance based yoga and yoga based dance.

Maybelline, Hilary Lindsay