Steph Schwartz

Steph Schwartz

Steph’s power as a teacher resides in her ability to weave yogic storytelling into feel-good flows that unlock hearts and inspire souls. With 10+ years of teaching experience, Steph draws heavily from the devotional qualities of Bhakti yoga combined with the fluid and physical aspects of vinyasa. Steph masterfully translates yogic philosophy through mantra (chanting) and is deeply connected to her kirtan community. She also knows how to move with heat-building mandala flows woven with humor and compassion to maintain presence. Practitioners can expect concise alignment cues delivered with a poetic understanding of the human body and its superhuman capabilities. Her path to yoga started off the mat and on the road as an ultra marathon runner, where she found yoga as an injury prevention tool and mental stamina practice to help her go the distance. Steph is also a skydiving enthusiast, certified BASE flyer, and dog parent to Boogie and Diggit. Discover more about Steph: https://www.mandalamonkey.com/.

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Yoga Every Day: The Beginner Series
Become more comfortable with downward facing dog, a cornerstone pose found in many vinyasa and hatha yoga practices. Learn how to protect your shoulders and wrists as you access length in your spine and hamstrings.
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Yoga Every Day: The Beginner Series
Explore the warrior I family of poses, otherwise known as “closed pelvis” standing poses. This family of poses includes lunge, warrior I, crescent lunge, half splits, and humble warrior. These postures develop strength, tone, and stability in the pelvis while bringing awareness and strength to the feet, legs, and knees.
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Yoga Every Day: The Beginner Series
Learn proper alignment for the traditional sun salutation sequence step-by-step for a safe and effective practice.
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Yoga Every Day
Use the concept of svadhyaya (self-study) to build a deeper awareness of self. Move through the body while withdrawing the senses.
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Yoga Every Day
Explore how blocks can help you get deeper into your twists while tuning into the idea of self-care. Chant: Om Shanti Shanti Shanti Om.
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Yoga Every Day
A practice centered around the heart-opening balance pose called baby dancer’s pose, a posture inspired by the cosmically dancing form of Lord Shiva, Nataraja. Baby dancer’s posture asks for a still point of focus and detachment from the outcome of the posture.
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Yoga Every Day
After a busy day, sometimes you just need to stay on the ground. Through seated twists and folds, we’ll unwind with the earth’s support beneath us.
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Yoga Every Day
Practicing gratitude has the ability to shift our perspective and experience. Cultivate gratitude for yourself and the world around you through forward folds and heart-openers such as camel pose (ustrasana).
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Yoga Every Day
Revitalize your hody and spirit with twists to get your juices flowing.
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Yoga Every Day
The body knows only how to exist in the present moment. Practice the art of staying present in slow movement with this gentle flow full of backbends and heart-openings postures.
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Yoga Every Day
Often an open mind and an open heart go hand in hand. Play with criss-crossing limbs in poses through this practice including cow face pose (gomukhasana) and dancing Krishna to stimulate the interconnection between body and mind.
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Yoga Every Day
Invoke the energy of Ganesha, the remover of obstacles, to connect to your core and while you play in balancing poses.
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Yoga Every Day
Use the support of the earth beneath you to stretch your hips and hamstrings and put your mind to rest. This class is practiced on the floor for additional connection.
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Yoga Every Day
Health is not just your exercise or diet, but also what you think and how you speak. Cleanse your body and mind with twists, breath work, and a clearing intention.
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Yoga Every Day
Embody the strength and stability of the warrior in this fast-paced flow as you move toward half moon pose.
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Yoga Every Day
Invite peace through stretching the hips, opening the heart, and chanting the mantra 'Om Shanti Om' (May You Bring Peace).
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Yoga Every Day
Develop the strength of your center with this core-centric class. Explore a variety of core postures to strength in both the physical and emotional body.
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Yoga Every Day
Through embodying a heart opening posture like wild thing (camatkarasana), we can learn to extend loving kindness to ourselves and to others.