Yin for Runners

The ability to be in and breathe through discomfort, stronger bones, and deep fascial release are all perks of making yin yoga a regular practice. If you’re a runner, yin is the ideal complement to your weekly interval training and long runs. Not only will it flush out tight areas as you hold postures for up to 5 minutes at a time, but it also builds mental strength and toughness to tackle adversity. This gentle practice will help wring out tension, release your hamstrings, hips, and spine, and nourish your body and soul. 

Vinyasa Flow for Runners

Runners need recovery, mobility, and rest as well as tenacity and power. It’s a continuous dance between strength and ease, push and surrender, finding edges and honoring deeper messages (from within). Linking movement with breath, and targeting the glutes, quads, hamstrings, hip flexors, and calves, this playful flow is a wonderful one to come back to again and again. You will leave feeling stretched out, relaxed, nourished, and open, in both mind and body. 

Breathwork for Runners
The manner in which we breathe has a lot to do with our athletic performance as well as our quality of life. Breathing powerfully, and correctly, impacts every system in the body: cardiovascular, nervous, endocrine, lymph, immune, digestive, and of course, respiratory. Breathing properly can decrease stress and muscle tension, calm our nerves, invite greater clarity and focus, minimize negative and distracting thoughts, reduce fatigue, and increase energy. Annie will guide you through a few different breathing techniques, which you can carry with you into your daily life, bring awareness to while running, and play with post-activity and/or before bed to help enhance your sleep.