Online Yoga School

Background

For context, I think it's important to establish the background.  It's November 2025 and I am preparing for gratitude season.  Every year, we have a giant gratitude sale and it's my way of showing gratitude to our students and the yoga community at large.  I usually record several free yoga classes that I share, themed around gratitude.  It's my way of giving back and celebrating this sacred practice and all of those who enjoy yoga. 

Gratitude Theme

There are so many ways that a gratitude themed yoga class can look.  This year, I decided to look at gratitude through the lens of evolution.  It isn't about having gratitude for our circumstances.  If that's the case, gratitude leaves the minute our circumstances go the wrong way.  It's about having gratitude in spite of our circumstances.  The intention for this class was to reflect on how far we've come, what we've been through and how we've grown.  The idea is that we tap into gratitude for our own journey and the growth it's brought. 

Our Crew

Vanessa, part of our teaching staff, was there with her daughter, Ana.  My daughters were coming from Philadelphia to help out, and they brought thier boyfriends with them.  I was teaching, and my husband was taking the class.  This was our crew:

Behind The Scenes

Vanessa got some really nice BTS clips to give you an idea of what our preparation looked like. 

We set up 2 cameras and an iphone.  My daughter Khloe is an influencer and has a new camera that we were excited to use.  But with our SD card, we couldn't record in 4G.  We set that camera up to record the students.  We used my old faithful camera to record me teaching.  And we had the iphone as a backup.  

The Space

My space is set up mostly for yoga therapy clients (private sessions).  It can also be used for intimate workshops or small trainings.  Twice a week I have small classes, and I teach prenatal and kids yoga here.

It's long and narrow, not ideal for large classes and definitely not ideal for filming videos.  In modern times, expectations are all about the aesthetics.  There are so many beautiful places that we see on social media, and filming our real life yoga video in a 500 sq ft space with ceiling itles and fluorescent lights feels counterintuitive.  Yet this is who I am, this is where I teach and this is real. And I love it.

The Gratitude Flow Yoga Class Experience

The class was about 50 minutes.  About energy in the room was incredible, and I was excited to capture that  on our video and share it with the community.  When we make these videos, every person in our international community is on my mind, in my heart and part of the intention.  The goal is that when people watch the video at home, they feel like they're here with us.  

About midway through the class, I heard a little double beep sound.  My daughter Khloe got off of her mat and walked to her camera.  I knew something was wrong, but I kept moving.  I reasoned that we had 3 cameras going, so we were fine if one went out. I didn't want to break the energy momentum and stop the flow for a camera issue.

A few minutes later, it happened again.  I noticed that Khloe took the iphone and changed its perspective to capture the students.  

We kept moving through our backbending flow, lots of heart openers, peaking in wild thing. The class ended as beautifully as it began and we walked to a local coffee shop.