The Yoga Podclass

Your body has been trying to tell you something. Are you listening?
Class begins at 4:40.
David guides you through a 33-minute vinyasa class that treats your practice as self-study, not self-improvement.
You'll move through sun salutations, warrior variations, hip openers, and twists with longer holds that ask: what story have you been telling about your body? Is it true? Is it kind? Is it even yours?
This class isn't about pushing through. It's about turning inward with curiosity instead of judgment. Your body is the narrator. Your practice is where you learn to listen.
No props required.
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Santosha is usually translated as contentment. It's usually misunderstood as feeling good.
This week, Kyle and David talk through what contentment actually looks like when life is hard — how grief and gratitude can exist in the same moment, why "I'll be content when..." is a trap, and what it means to bring your whole self to the mat when your whole self isn't doing great.
They get into the physical side too: the duality inside poses like Warrior II and revolved triangle, why softening into a twist gets you deeper than forcing it, and what half pigeon reveals about your relationship to discomfort.
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This week Kyle explores santosha, the yogic practice of contentment, not as settling or going quiet, but as the willingness to stop fighting the truth of where you are long enough to actually feel it.
Class starts at 6:20
The inspiration came from grief. After losing his dog Lucy, Kyle found himself cleaning the house, crying, and unexpectedly feeling genuine gratitude at the same time. He kept waiting for one feeling to cancel the other out. It never did. That's the teaching.
In class, you'll work with the tension between effort and ease, discomfort and stillness, holding on and letting go. Santosha doesn't ask you to feel one thing. It asks you to be honest about what's actually true right now.
What to expect: a moderately active slow flow with longer holds, crescent lunge, warrior two, extended side angle, camel, and a surrender series to close. All levels welcome. No screen required.
Next week, Kyle and David take this conversation off the mat.

Joy is easy to miss. Not because it isn't there, but because we're usually moving too fast to catch it. The good stuff tends to pass right by while we're focused on what's wrong, what's next, or what still needs fixing.
In this episode, Kyle and David explore what it actually means to find joy in the small things — on and off the mat. They talk about why it's easier to feel the hard moments than to let the good ones land, what it looks like to hold grief and gratitude at the same time, and why joy might already be showing up in your life even when it doesn't feel that way.
Plus: Kyle reflects on practicing without practicing, David shares what's been lighting up his teaching lately, and they read a poem that started it all, Joy Comes Back by Donna Ashworth.
This week's cue: Breathe in the basic. Simmer in the simple.
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What if joy isn't something you chase, but something you learn to notice?
Class begins at 4:40
David guides you through a vinyasa flow (no chaturangas) built around a simple but powerful shift in attention: finding joy in the small things. Through standing poses, warriors, and grounded floor work, you'll practice redirecting your focus from what's hard to what's working. The strength in your legs. The freedom in your breath. The gift of a body that can move.
Off the mat, the same practice applies. Joy isn't fireworks. It's the light through the trees, the first sip of coffee, the quiet moments you almost missed. The more you train the muscle of noticing, the more often it shows up.
Class closes with "Joy Comes Back" by Donna Ashworth, one of David's favorite poems, and the perfect landing for this practice.
No chaturangas. No props required.
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