This pause in our lives is pushing me towards radical adaptability – so yes to online classes!

Dear friends,

These are unprecedented times filled with uncertainty and fear.  We have never seen anything like this, and our entire world is changing so rapidly it’s hard to keep up.  We are all experiencing a forced pause in our normal routines, and after a few days of freaking out I am now seeing this as an opportunity (and necessity) for radical adaptation and creativity!

I do hope that you and your loved ones are healthy and staying home in these coming weeks.  Since this seems to be a critical time in halting this virus’s exponential growth, I cannot in good conscience hold public classes for at least one week, through March 23.  I will be reevaluating everything daily, and hopefully we can resume classes in our sweet practice space at the Church very soon!I do hope that you and your loved ones are healthy and staying home in these coming weeks.  Since this seems to be a critical time in halting this virus’s exponential growth, I cannot in good conscience hold public classes for at least one week, through March 23.  I will be reevaluating everything daily, and hopefully we can resume classes in our sweet practice space at the Church very soon!

After being out of town the last 4 days (mostly without internet access), I am catching up with the reality of this situation and the full impact it is having on everyone.  My plan is to hold online classes using Zoom, and I will be hosting my first online classes live on Tuesday at 4 pm and Wednesday at 10:30 am.

You MUST preregister for these classes by emailing me at least 30 minutes before the start of class (the earlier the better!) so that I can send you the Zoom link that allows you to join the meeting.  I will be recording these classes too, so if you are unable to attend live please contact me.

Once you have received the link, please click on it or visit https://zoom.us/join to enter the meeting id.  If you have not used Zoom before, allow 5 to 10 minutes before the class starts to download the necessary app or extension.  All you need is a phone or laptop with a camera so I can see you while you practice and deliver the personal guidance you are accustomed to and deserve!  Yoga equipment can easily be improvised at home with rolled blankets or firm pillows for bolsters, any kind of belt or scarf for a yoga belt, thick books for yoga blocks, and any floor surface – you don’t even need a yoga mat if you have a carpeted floor!

I will be sending another email with a schedule of more classes and further instructions as soon as possible!  The class times will be similar to what we have been doing, but not necessarily the exact same.  Please know that your punch card continues to be valid, and I will freeze or extend any monthly packages or other cards if you find the online format isn’t your thing.  If you attend the class online, I will record it as a punch.

Please feel free to reach out if you have any questions or suggestions.  We are in this together!  Bear with me in these first few classes since it will be a learning experience for us all.  If anything goes wrong or you have trouble with the technology, I will credit the class back to you.

Sending you all peace, hope, and wellness!
Michelle

We, the members of Hyper Extenders Anonymous, do solemnly swear to never do the following SI joint destroying, hamstring shredding, and lumbar compressing actions:

Fold forward with a flat back, stretch our hamstrings, blossom our buttocks, lift our knee caps, adjust our sitting bones, or move the flesh of our buttocks back and apart.  We promise to cease and desist from such activities, and also to never instruct or facilitate those activities in others.

We will refrain from performing standing poses or arm balances on other people’s spines or thighs during such forward flexions including:  baddha konasana, upavistha konasana, and pascimottanasana.

Through acknowledgement, apology, and humor we will liberate ourselves and our students from any negative emotions or memories associated with the above actions, such as shame, guilt, trauma, regret, self-hatred in all its forms, and internal conflict. We will instead see this as part of our evolution, and an asset to our further teaching and understanding. 

For here and ever after, we promise to: 

Flex our spines, fold at our groins, improve our ankle mobility, and to allow a spiraling rotation of our femur heads in the hip sockets.

Michelle Anderson, Residing President and Founder

Conceived Thursday, January 16, 2020 with Francisco Kaiut at The Concept Teacher Training in Boulder, CO