Jasmine S.

I am a RYT 200-hr vinyasa flow yoga instructor with many hours of continued education in alignment. 25 hours of prenatal yoga teacher training with fitness and yoga expert, Desi Bartlet. I teach beginner, level 1, level 1-2 and advanced yoga, as well as prenatal and postpartum at Inner Evolution Yoga in Redlands and with private clients. Ages range from young yogis (as young as 4 years old!) to 60+. My training in anatomy and the human body make it easy to modify a yoga practice to fit any age group and any body.

I completed my teacher training at Inner Evolution Yoga with a heavy emphasis on alignment and anatomy to create a safe but very strong practice. I have continued my education in the Smart Flow teachings, created by Annie Carpenter and trained with Desi Bartlet in SmartFlow Prenatal teacher training. I have over 7 years of my own personal experience in all levels of yoga, including ashtanga traditions while living in a Buddhist monastery in Berkeley, CA.

For a healthy client with no injury, we can expect to spend a few minutes in the beginning of our session connecting to the breath. We will set up your ujai practice, which is essential to prevent injury and allow you to go deeper into the postures. Then we will begin to warm up the body with some simple movements, focusing on the breath and bringing awareness to some of the more subtle muscle groups that we will work later in the session. Once warmed up, we will begin to flow. This is where we connect the breath to more advanced movement and postures. About halfway through the session, there will be some static holds in a posture, building strength, endurance, balance, and teaching you to use your breath to find control and stability. Next, we will work on building more strength and flexibility. We work parts of the body that support some of our bigger poses, like scapula push-ups to strengthen the shoulders for handstand. We move to the floor to sit in intense stretches for the hips or hamstrings and before we are done we work on the core, first using movement and then by holding poses. Before we finish, there are various floor postures that loosen the body and counterbalance all the work that was done. Last, we lie in savasana to allow the body some rest and the opportunity to soak in all the benefits of the practice.