Mandi Garrison

Spring awakening video collection

I don’t know about you, but when the days get longer and my body starts to awaken, I naturally add more yoga practices to my routine to keep the energy flowing. If you’re looking for some ideas of what to practice on a daily basis, I’ve created a video collection of classes to awaken your energy, open the heart, cultiva...

Remember who you are (30-minute version)

Come back home to your body with familiar energetic practices and flow that will bring mind/body/heart/spirit back into union and remembering. Begin with half sun salutations and a warm-up flow with dynamic low lunge, cat/cow, sun breaths, and forward folds. Then flow into more poses like dynamic warrior 2, triangle, optional...

Remember who you are

Come back home to your body with familiar energetic practices and flow that will bring mind/body/heart/spirit back into union and remembering. The practice begins with a brief dharma talk, card reading, a passage by Mark Nepo, centering with breath, and chanting of the mantra: Lokah Samastah Sukhino Bhavantu. Then tune into t...

Coupon codes for Tier 3 members **Save this post**

To attend any weekly live class for free, use coupon code PATREONFREE

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Coupon codes and class updates **Save this post**

Happy Jupiter day! I mentioned before that I'll be making a few minor (incremental) changes to improve class functionality, and as part of that, I will be increasing the cost of live weekly classes for anyone outside of Patreon. Nothing changes for members, but there is a new coupon code. I'll list all of the basic coupon cod...

Spring awakening playlist

A meditative playlist to spread your wings and fly. ❤️ The direct link is available at https://open.spotify.com/playlist/6T8jVV6BSq0ZgBnoxbMcqD?si=xG8XJtxbR4WHYPbMmWC_Gw. 

Sacred balance

A practice that includes balanced breathing and heart connection to access a deep meditative state. Breath practices include sama vritti (equal breathing) and nadi shodhana (alternate nostril breathing).

A door opens

Welcome in spring and the new astrological year with a yin practice to help you adjust, adapt, and open new energetic pathways. Begin on your back with happy baby and butterfly to awaken legs and hips. Come to sit with hip circles, straddle fold, and square pose. Then open the heart meridians in a child’s pose variation and...

Time to fly

This practice offers a deep spring cleaning for the hips and hamstrings, plus strength-building postures for balance and taking flight. Begin with a moving meditation and chanting of the bliss mantra: Om Shrim Anandaye Namaha. Then warm up in cat cow, start slow with seated hip and hamstring stretches, and then move into a kn...

Light of the sun

A meditation practice using diaphragmatic breath to awaken your solar center and cleanse the body for spring. This practice also includes gentle arm movements to warm up and a chanting of a Shakti bliss mantra: Om Shrim Anandaye Namaha.

Readjust and replenish

Daylight savings have you feeling groggy? This practice supports restful healing of the body’s internal cleansing systems — particularly the liver and gall bladder — so that your body can rejuvenate like it would during a peaceful night’s sleep. Begin with a meditation and basic pranayam, and then get comfortable in a...

Tower Hill classes posted for April!

*corrected link*

(For local patrons) I’m letting you know first. Register via https://purchase.towerhillbg.org/calendar.aspx.

Tuesday night is all-levels gentle to moderate flow

Wednesday afternoon is gentle/restorative ...

Kapha-balancing flow (30-minute version)

Generate some heat and move the body to create more warmth and fluidity during kapha season. This flow includes half sun salutations with chair pose, low lunge with arm movements, cat/cow, downward dog, plank, sphinx, seated twists, seated tree, tabletop twists, and dynamic lunge. Finish in a relaxing shavasana to release all...

Kapha-balancing flow

Generate some heat and move the body to create more warmth and fluidity during kapha season. We begin with a seated meditation with mudra and spinal movements, then warm up in knee-down vinyasas, standing joint exercises, and half salutations with chair pose. The flow includes low lunge with arm movements, cat/cow, downward d...

Releasing the knots

“Breathing is the flow of the divine,
Where the rhythms of life turn into each other—
The eternal exchange.” 

—The Radiance Sutras  

Practice a brief mudra exercise and seated spinal movements before enjoying a breath awareness meditation. Smooth out the mental tension and be at peace. 2022-03-11 20:22:14 +0000 UTC View Post

Cosmic Priestess Mystery School Courses

*With corrected link*

Hi everyone!

I have some fun changes coming this spring, and one of them is a new course offering called Cosmic Priestess Mystery School. These will be bite-sized, one-hour classes to learn about different spiritual and mystical practices, divination, crystals, astrology, using your intuitive...

Intuitive release

Using body awareness and your intuition, allow your practice to be a space of deep inner listening and empowerment. Every pose includes a body scan and self-guided adjustments; the sequence includes knees-to-chest, happy baby, butterfly, dragon lunge, half straddle, and twists. Make this time a sacred space of emotional and p...

Free your energy (30-minute version)

This playful and intuitive flow is designed to unwind tension and free your energy. Let yourself get loose and maybe a little bit silly with half sun salutation and chair flows, yogi squat, dragon lunges, kneeling wild thing, seated spinal flexing for the upper back, downward dog, warrior 2, low lunge with arm movements, and ...

Free your energy

This playful and intuitive flow is designed to unwind tension and free your energy. Let yourself get loose and maybe a little bit silly with intuitive warm-ups, half sun salutation and chair flows, yogi squat, dragon lunges, kneeling wild thing, seated spinal flexing for the upper back, downward dog, warrior 2, low lunge with...

Reminder! Introduction to Crystal Healing course tomorrow morning

I’m so excited for this fun course tomorrow on one of my favorite subjects! In this educational course, you will learn:

• Crystal healing basics, including how crystals are structured and generate energy
• How to incorporate crystals in your spiritual practices
• How to choose crystals based on energ...
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Body scan meditation

A guided meditation and relaxation to cultivate body awareness and quiet the mind. This can be done sitting or reclined.

Online library reminder

Hi everyone! Just a reminder that the password “patreonsangha” will give you access to the online library (www.mandigarrison.com/library). This is the link that I put in my weekly newsletters and is a members-only benefit. I recommend writing it down and saving it for easy access.

Hope you’re having a great new mo...

Playlist: Winter’s last breath

This is my latest playlist, which I have been listening to every day. It’s a mix of acoustic and orchestra vibes — perfect to integrate the last days of winter. I hope you enjoy! The Spotify link is http...

Connect with the earth

This slow-paced and healing practice keeps you close to the earth for connection, self-reflection, and awareness. Begin on the back with breath, stillness, and gentle hip openers. Then connect with your belly in crocodile, enjoy some long holds in pigeon, and shorter pauses in child’s pose. There is plenty of time for medit...

***corrected link*** Candlelight Restorative and Crystal Healing for the Equinox Full Moon

(Apologies for sending so many link corrections lately, there’s a bug in the app that I’m sure will be fixed soon.)

Hi everyone! Heads up on the upcoming full moon class in March. The date is Friday, March 18 at 6 p.m. This restorative class will include some crystal healing techniques and crystal manifestation tips...

Guided relaxation for the earth star chakra (10 minutes)

This guided relaxation will allow you to receive healing from the earth and connect to the energies of gratitude and trust. Get comfortable and prepare to relax. <3

Take it slow

There are days we move the energy, and there are days we spend time with it. This is a practice to spend time with your body and energy in a way that supports reconnection, strength, and grounding. Move slowly through postures such as downward dog, cat/cow, mountain, low lunge, child’s pose, and sphinx to activate your musc...

Breathe, relax, feel, watch, allow, and GROUND

This practice begins with a traditional BRFWA guided meditation, followed by a grounding mudra that will help you heal and connect to the earth.  

Affirmation: I am choosing to see my challenges as my highest good.

Library edits, request for info

Hi everyone! I hope you’re having a relaxing snow day. :) Just to let you know, I’ve reached the limit on my online library (www.mandigarrison.com/library), which is 250 videos. In order to upload new videos, I’ve deleted a few old ones (just from the library, they still exist here), and will plan to build an archive of...

Your true nature

As nature slowly awakens from its winter slumber, let this practice facilitate your own awakening, with gentle and slow-paced stretching to release winter creakiness and tight muscles. We begin with a meditation and channeled guidance, then a long hold in a caterpillar forward fold, supported bridge stretches and realignment,...