Yoga with Melissa

Dr. Melissa West
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Yoga with Melissa

Yoga videos and Yoga Membership Site with Dr. Melissa West. Canadas 1 FREE One Hour Weekly Online Yoga Show. Yoga videos and yoga downloads.

  1. 4 OCT · VIDEO

    Yoga Nidra for Depression | Navigate Your Nervous System Series #4 | YWM 707

    Yoga Nidra for Depression | Navigate Your Nervous System Series #4 | YWM 707 Navigate Your Nervous System Cheat Sheet https://melissawest.com/navigate/   Welcome to the second month of our Navigate Your Nervous System Series. This is the fourth class in the series.   This Yoga Nidra for Depression is a compassionate practice designed to support those navigating the weight of depression by fostering gentle connection, self-compassion, and a sense of safety. Drawing from the teachings of Deb Dana and Polyvagal Theory, this guided journey helps you tune into your body’s natural intelligence, acknowledging the protective role of the nervous system.  Through mindful awareness, you will be invited to explore the dorsal vagal response, which can manifest as disconnection or numbness, and gradually shift toward states of connection and ease. With each step, you'll be guided to honor your body’s responses with kindness, without rushing or forcing change. In this practice, we use tools like mindful breathing, awareness of opposites, and a compassionate body scan to gently reconnect with yourself. As you move through the practice, you will be invited to hold space for yourself with compassion, curiosity and non-judgment. The practice encourages a deep sense of self-compassion, allowing you to return from the experience with a renewed sense of connection and safety, both within your body and in your external world. Navigate Your Nervous System Cheat Sheet https://melissawest.com/navigate/   Playlist for the Navigate Your Nervous System Series: CLICK HERE

    33 min

  2. 21 SEPT · VIDEO

    12 Yoga Poses for Positive STRESS Response | Navigate Your Nervous System Series #3 | YWM 706

    12 Yoga Poses for Positive STRESS Response | Navigate Your Nervous System Series #3 | YWM 706 Navigate Your Nervous System Cheat Sheet https://melissawest.com/navigate/   In the third class of the navigating your nervous system series, we will explore sympathetic activation. Over the last two weeks we have explored the “negative” sides of the “fight and flight” responses of your sympathetic activation. However, in this class we will explore how sympathetic activation can often be employed for positive outcomes in our bodies and throughout our day.  In this class, we explore the concept of navigating the nervous system through mindful movement and breath, embracing the sympathetic nervous system’s activation as a natural and necessary part of life. Stress, when managed with care, can become a source of growth, learning, and resilience. By working through postures that activate and release stress, we practice balancing sympathetic arousal with relaxation, recognizing that stress signals engagement in meaningful aspects of our lives. Throughout this practice, we cultivate compassion, allowing ourselves to move through stress with kindness and a deeper understanding of its role in our personal evolution. 12 Yoga Poses for Positive Stress Response Sequence * Spinal Warm Up * Kapalabhati Breath * Frog Pose * Lunge * Pyramid * Knocking on the Door of Life * Knocking on Meridians * Breath of Joy * Uttanasana * Camel * Child's Pose * Reclined Twist Props Needed: Yoga blocks, bolster, meditation cushion  Go to https://melissawest.com/navigate/   to download your Navigate Your Nervous System Cheat sheet

    39 min

  3. 13 SEPT · VIDEO

    Yin Yoga to Release Anger & Frustration | Navigate Your Nervous System Series #2 | YWM 705

    Yin Yoga to Release Anger & Frustration | Navigate Your Nervous System Series #2 | YWM 705 Navigate Your Nervous System Cheat Sheet https://melissawest.com/navigate/   Get My Yin Yoga Book Here https://melissawest.com/book/  Welcome back to the Navigate Your Nervous System Series! This will run through September & October here on YouTube and in our membership community. This week, we will continue exploring your Flight Response of your nervous system, with anger, frustration and irritation.  Physiological responses of your nervous system under threat “fit in, fawn, fight, flight and freeze” have corresponding emotions and behaviors  Your Sympathetic Nervous system fight response begins with irritation, moves to frustration, then anger, then rage as the threat or perceived threat escalates  Anger, frustration, irritation and resentment are the emotions associated with the liver organ system and wood element season. Throughout this class I will guide you into yin yoga postures and teachings about anger and the nervous system from my book, Five Element Yin Yoga.  Our members will get and an elevated, deep dive into a PREMIUM ELITE TIER where they navigate fitting in responses of the vagus nerve in September. This week they will receive teachings on boundaries and a yoga class on having Strong and Flexible Boundaries.  Props: Blocks, Blanket, My book  Poem: A Great Wild Goodness by Annie Lighthart  Go to https://melissawest.com/navigate/   to download your Navigate Your Nervous System Cheat sheet  Get My Yin Yoga Book Here https://melissawest.com/book/

    1 h

  4. 10 SEPT · VIDEO

    Yoga for Anxiety | Navigate Your Nervous System Series #1 | YWM 704

    Yoga for Anxiety | Navigate Your Nervous System Series #1 | YWM 704 Navigate Your Nervous System Cheat Sheet https://melissawest.com/navigate/  Welcome to the Navigate Your Nervous System Series! This will run through September & October here on YouTube and in our membership community. We will begin by exploring the Flight Response of your nervous system with Anxiety.  This class has several nervous-system sensitive tools to bring to the yoga class from grounding, resourcing, orienting, sounding, breathing, self-contact, and as always trauma informed cueing.  This class combines the best of classic hatha yoga along with some qigong inspired flows.  I have a gift for you - a Navigate Your Nervous System PDF download - today we will be going through the Flight Response in the Sympathetic Nervous System - September on YouTube we will focus on Sympathetic Nervous System  Our members will get and an elevated, deep dive into a PREMIUM ELITE TIER where they navigate fitting in responses of the vagus nerve.  Go to melissawest.com/navigate to download your Navigate Your Nervous System Cheat sheet  Props Needed: Yoga Strap, yoga blocks,  Poem: Primary Wonder by Denise Levertov

    43 min

  5. 23 AGO · VIDEO

    Yoga Nidra for Deep Sleep | Rest & Reset Series # 6| YWM 703

    Revive & Thrive Incubator http://bit.ly/ywmmembership Get My Yin Yoga Book Here https://melissawest.com/book/ 1:1 Abundance Code Readings https://melissawest.com/abundance/ In this Yoga Nidra for sleep session, inspired by modern sleep science and ancient yogic wisdom, we will explore the essential, non-negotiable nature of sleep as described in Matthew Walker’s book, "Why We Sleep." Sleep is crucial for the daytime functioning of our brains and bodies, but in today's fast-paced world, we find ourselves not just physically tired, but also mentally and emotionally exhausted. Our nervous systems are overworked, and our spirits are in dire need of regeneration. This Yoga Nidra session will guide you into a deep, restorative sleep by addressing not only the physical need for rest but also the mental, emotional, and spiritual exhaustion that many of us face. As yogis, we recognize that sleep transcends the material world. Our physical bodies are just one aspect of our sleeping experience. In this Yoga Nidra practice, we will step into a realm where our energy bodies, mental bodies, emotional bodies, and intuitive and imaginative capacities are also nurtured and restored. By allowing total relaxation to permeate all dimensions of our being, Yoga Nidra offers a profound level of rest and recuperation. This multidimensional rest is what makes Yoga Nidra so effective in enhancing our sleep quality. Join me, Melissa West, as we journey together into a state of complete relaxation, allowing every aspect of our being to be rejuvenated and restored. There will be no close-out in this yoga nidra so you can drift off into deep sleep. As always, there will be an audio download of this yoga nidra for members in our membership community.

    34 min

  6. 16 AGO · VIDEO

    Yin Yoga for Kidney Meridian | Rest & Reset Series #5 | YWM #702

    Yin Yoga for Kidney Meridian | Rest & Reset Series #5 | YWM #702 Revive & Thrive Incubator http://bit.ly/ywmmembership  Get My Yin Yoga Book Here https://melissawest.com/book/  1:1 Abundance Code Readings https://melissawest.com/abundance/  The kidneys are the essence of your energy body, serving as the root of your life force and the reservoir of your deepest nourishment. By pulling and pressurizing the tissues of the kidney meridians in our yin yoga practice, we gather all the scattered energy and draw it inward to connect with our true nature. This practice allows us to slow down, breathe into our lower back and kidneys, and cultivate the deep, quiet pool of energy in our lower dantien. This is a practice of rest and deep renewal. Our practice honors the softer edges, nurturing ourselves for authentic healing and rejuvenation. In this yin yoga class, we will use our breath and visualization to gather and direct the flow of qi in our bodies. The principles of yin guide us to find a balance between comfort and challenge, fostering change and ease simultaneously. The kidneys, work overtime when we are stressed, pushing on even when we are exhausted. By cultivating an appropriate rhythm and living in balance, we can rebuild our vital life force. This class allows us to pause, move qi into the bones and deeper connective tissues, and create space for energy and inspiration to emerge within us. Through stillness and softening, we support our kidney meridians, recharging our energy. Yin Yoga for Kidney Meridian Sequence  * Centering  * Child’s Pose  * Butterfly  * Dragonfly * Reclined Twist * Savasana  Poem: Self-Care by James Crews

    48 min

  7. 2 AGO · VIDEO

    Nervous System Yin Yoga | Release Stress, Tension & Anxiety | Rest & Reset Series #4| YWM 701

    In this Nervous System Yin Yoga class, part 4 of our Rest & Reset Series, you'll embark on a transformative journey designed to release stress, tension, and anxiety. By focusing on the Bladder Meridian, which runs along either side of your spine and down the backs of your legs, we will pull and pressurize the tissues to affect your nervous system. This practice will release stress, tension and anxiety as it helps to relieve muscle tension, improve the flow of qi, and stimulate your parasympathetic nervous system. You will learn to activate your parasympathetic nervous system, which is essential for rest and recovery, allowing you to move away from the constant state of fight-or-flight that depletes your energy and leaves you feeling exhausted. Pulling and pressurizing the tissues along the Bladder Meridian releases emotional tension. By the end of this session, you will feel a deep sense of calm and relaxation, ready to face life with renewed energy. Join me, Melissa West, for this soothing yin yoga practice with a special focus on restoring balance and harmony in your nervous system. Nervous System Yin Yoga Sequence: Toe Stand Hand to Big Toe Pose Half Happy Baby Pose Reclined Twist Half Dragonfly Savasana Poem: In the Flow by Rosemerry Wahtola Trommer Props Needed: BLocks, Bolster, Blanket, strap Revive & Thrive Incubator http://bit.ly/ywmmembership  Get My Yin Yoga Book Here https://melissawest.com/book/  1:1 Abundance Code Readings https://melissawest.com/abundance/

    51 min

  8. 19 JUL · VIDEO

    Restorative Yoga to Replenish Energy Reserves | Rest & Reset Series # 3 | YWM 700

    Restorative Yoga to Replenish Energy Reserves | Rest & Reset Series # 3 | YWM 700  Revive & Thrive Incubator http://bit.ly/ywmmembership  1:1 Abundance Code Readings https://melissawest.com/abundance/  Welcome to a very special milestone, my dear Yoga with Melissa YouTube Yoga Community! This is the 700th episode of Yoga with Melissa, and I am so grateful to have you all with me on this daily yoga journey. To celebrate, I have a special class, designed to deeply replenish your energy reserves. In this restorative yoga class, we will embrace the art of restoring our energy with LONG holds—700 seconds per pose, which is about 11.5 minutes each. These extended holds are a tribute to our 700th episode, symbolizing not only the depth and longevity of our practice together over the last 15 years, but also the potential of restorative yoga to replenish our energy reserves.  What to Expect: Deep Relaxation: Each pose will be held for 700 seconds, allowing you to sink deeply into relaxation and truly let go. These long holds will help activate your parasympathetic nervous system, promoting profound rest and recovery. Energy Replenishment: Through these restorative poses, we'll focus on gently opening the body and encouraging the free flow of energy. This practice is designed to help you recharge your energy reserves, leaving you feeling refreshed and rejuvenated. Stillness & Silence: The extended time in each pose will give you the space to cultivate quiet and peace, creating a parasympathetic nervous system state that supports both rest and renewal. Let’s honor this incredible journey together with a practice that embodies the essence of restorative yoga—long, luxurious holds that allow you to reset and recharge deeply.  Thank you for being part of this yoga with Melissayoutube community, and here’s to many more episodes of yoga nidra, restorative yoga, yin yoga, hatha yoga and qigong yoga flows. Join me for this special class, and let’s celebrate the 700th episode of Yoga with Melissa in the most relaxing and rejuvenating way possible. Yours in Yoga, Melissa Restorative Yoga to Replenish Energy Reserves Sequence:  Restorative Locust Pose  Restorative Child’s Pose  Restorative Twist  Restorative Fish  Savasana    Poem: Of Goodness by Mary Oliver    Props Bolster, Blocks, Blankets, Eye Pillow

    54 min
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  • Creador
    Dr. Melissa West
  • Años de actividad
    2009 - 2024
  • Episodios
    101
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