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movement + food + a light heart = the best medicine
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Hasta Vinyasa

Simple but effective, this sequence will open the shoulders and chest!

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Hip Strengthening Flow

A flow designed for strength and flexibility in the hips, with a little prep for tripod headstand in the mix!

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Happy Hips

A Flow & Hold® practice that moves from child's pose to malasanas to baby crow and back again.

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Moving From Within

Wake up the spine with this tiny movement that can be done nearly anywhere.

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Crow Play

Play with squat and blocks to grow stronger in your crow!

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Padmasana or Lotus Pose

Asana Breakdowns

Find useful tips, information, and variations on a number of yoga postures, and maybe even discover a few new-to-you ways to practice!

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Flow & Hold® Yoga

Flow & Hold® Yoga

From upbeat vinyasa flow to finding ease in longer-held asana, a full-length Flow & Hold class will leave you feeling quieted yet invigorated.

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Standing Balance Flow

Short Flows

For days when you are short on time, or when you just need to work out the kinks by getting the body warm and moving.

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Neti

Morning Routines: Neti

Nasya

Morning Routine: Nasya

Nauli

Morning Routine: Nauli

Hasta Vinyasa

This sequence of hand and arm movements looks simple, but it provides great opening in […]

Body Yantra: ASIS + Sacrum

This meditation provides a framework for you to relax your body through the visualization of […]

Sitali

While sitali is the perfect breath to learn for summer, it is also handy any […]

Hip Strengthening Flow with Lunge & Pyramid

This flow is designed to bring both strength and flexibility to the hips and legs, […]

Sun Salutation A

Sun Salutation A

In this video Courtney breaks down two of the key poses in Sun Salutation A […]

Spot Breathing

Spot Breathing

Spot breathing is one of the most powerful pranayama or yoga practices I’ve discovered. From […]

Extended Triangle

Extended Triangle

This version of triangle pose, or trikonasana, extends the top arm overhead instead of reaching […]

Bedtime Wind Down

Bedtime Wind Down

Ready to wind down for bed? In this video Courtney shares her personal practice she […]

A Gentle Sun Salutation: For Beginners or A Relaxed Practice

A Gentle Sun Salutation

This sun salutation moves slowly through the motions, with the option to use blocks, so […]

Hip Opening Tree Flow

Hip Opening Tree Flow

This fun flow created for a private client challenges your balance while alternating between adding […]

Happy Hips

Happy Hips: from Child’s Pose to Garland

In this practice, Courtney starts with child’s pose and continues throughout to work the hips […]

Warm Hips Flow

Warm Hips, a Balanced Flow

A flow that moves through a number of balances, strengthening and warming the hips. Give […]

Crow

Crow Play

In this video, Courtney takes you through a variety of steps to help you build […]

Balance & Twist with Heart

This twisting, balancing flow is a litmus test. Each wobble and shift is a chance […]

Camel

Finding Staying Power in Camel

Often yogis go too far too fast in Camel, making it uncomfortable and hard to […]

Moving From Within

Moving From Within

Learn how to move from your deep set muscles taking you deeper into your asanas […]

Setting the Mat for Relaxation

Setting the Mat for Relaxation

Courtney takes you through a variety of setups in this video for when you plan […]

Balance & Twist: No Dog Flow

Balance & Twist: A No Dog Flow

This seemingly simple yet challenging flow will test your balance and bring great insight into […]

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The Om Fairy studio is located inside of Dimensions in Health on the border of Campbell & Willow Glen, CA. Plenty of parking is available behind the building, just off of Grace Avenue.



1836 Hamilton Ave, San Jose, CA 95125
Phone: (408) 634-6233
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n o u r i s h m e n t . . Everything we take in, f n o u r i s h m e n t
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Everything we take in, from our food to the sunshine on our skin, the cool air and the beauty of nature, to the thrills we get from adventuring or watching an action-packed movie affects us.
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This week I was feeling called to nourish myself. Summer-like weather has me shaking off the instinct to hibernate, and I decided to play with the fresh veggies from Spade & Plow, making a beet & cara cara orange carpaccio with pea shoot pistou and a crispy-skinned king salmon seasoned with with caraway and coriander.
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Luckily I had sprung for some fresh flowers this week, so I pulled together quite the beautiful tablescape for my late lunch, and just like that, I was enjoying all of the aliveness around me. Singing birds, blooms, fresh produce & fish, sunshine & warmth.
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Treat yourself. You are worth it.
Lemon olive oil poached halibut over a bed of wilt Lemon olive oil poached halibut over a bed of wilted spinach, bok choy, and shitakes, topped with sunflower sprouts and togarashi.
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I ♥️ being inspired.
Penne in an andouille cream sauce with spring garl Penne in an andouille cream sauce with spring garlic & fava bean leaves and a walnut gremolata. 
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Thanks to @spadeandplow for the inspiration and amazing, fun produce to provide the inspo, @thecheeseshop1 for the young gruyere to provide that extra bit of creaminess, and @joycewinecompany for the perfect pairing with their Submarine Canyon chardonnay.
Beach reads. . . . Rest, stimulation, inspiration, Beach reads.
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Rest, stimulation, inspiration, more rest. Nature, nurture, nature and a dose of that vitamin D. 🌞 Times of stress call for going in, exploring the shadows and darkness, seeing what lies within, which I've always been good at. The reemergence, however, has always been a boomerang for me. You've wallowed enough; time to get back to work. Try to make up for lost time. Guilty for taking the time and making the time.
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When I teach asana, I always stress to release slowly, to not let the body boomerang back to it's previous shape. In engaging the muscle to stay as The hand, gravity, the prop releases, we build strength in our flexibility, strength at the end range. As within so without, right? To slowly emerge from rest, introspection, and nurturing, we build strength, finding our way back with more ease, instead of knee-jerk-return from busybuzzybizzydizzy to collapsing into "rest".
When your donut matches your yoga leggings 😍 . When your donut matches your yoga leggings 😍
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Thanks @dutchdoordonuts for the yummy haskap berry glaze (and even more so for the pistachio cardamom!) and @purushapeople for making the comfiest, coziest forest fiber leggings to teach in and then lounge around in on this sunny Sunday! 🌞
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#yogaanddonuts #sundayfunday #fairyland #yogalife #itsallaboutbalance #noms
Stop, pause, rest. . 🍂🍃🍂 It's that time o Stop, pause, rest.
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It's that time of year to snuggle into your nest. Take some time to rest. Pause and reflect. It's time to do doing and just BE.
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And in that being, see who you are right now. 
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Happy Thanksgiving. May you find plenty of time to just be this weekend and this season.
You are now entering... You are now entering...
Still the best way to work the nighttime kinks out Still the best way to work the nighttime kinks out.

#wakeup #getmoving #rollwithit #iwokeuplikethis
Even when you're in the middle of the storm, there Even when you're in the middle of the storm, there is light somewhere.
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You just have to take a step back to see the whole picture.
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#summertime #takeabreath #stepback #rainstorm #sunshine  #tennessee #lakelife #seethewholepicture
🥑🍓🤤 . Togarashi avocado toast & strawberr 🥑🍓🤤
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Togarashi avocado toast & strawberry beet mylk = brunch of champions!
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#nom #avotoast #spiceuplife #plantbased #foodismedicine
Moments from fairy land. Moments from fairy land.
It's amazing the difference a few miles makes here It's amazing the difference a few miles makes here. Cool and overcast by the sea, and 10° warmer with bright, blue sun in the valley.
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