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FlowLIFT sets itself apart from other sculpt classes by using light ankle and hand weights while moving through a series of combinations that target your whole body all at once. The mix of yoga body sculpt sequences will leave you feeling strong, stretched out and with a sense of euphoria unlike any other class. Try […]
A strong backside has more benefits than just looking good in a bikini. Developing strength in the gluteal muscles increases range of motion in the hips and contributes to a stronger core. They also improve posture and spine health because they play a key role in your body’s stabilization system. FlowLIFT is superior to […]
Can you lose weight with yoga sculpt classes? FlowLIFT was inspired by the growing popularity of yoga sculpt. Add weights to yoga and make it a workout? Sure we thought, let’s try it. One thing we found right away is that once you make something a workout class, it’s not yoga anymore. Yoga is a […]
When you think of the word stress, immediately we think of something that needs to be avoided and relieved. However this is not always the case. If you really want your yoga workout to be effective, putting stress on the body is key. What exactly does this mean? Ask yourself one simple question. When you roll […]
What You Can Do To Build Strength and Increase Stamina Our next body sculpting class certification is on July 25th in La Jolla, California with master trainers Magdalena Patterson and Lori Lin. Join us in person or Skype in for the one-day training. We’ve had students join us virtually from all over the world to […]
The FlowLIFT yoga sculpt sequence is made up of five different types of moves. They are sequenced in a very specific way to attain certain goals. Every move requires full body integration that arises from the core muscles in the trunk. Students are brought to their edge through the perfect amount of reps. Just when […]
If exercise were a pharmaceutical, it would be the most sought after medication in the world. Exercising several times per week has proven to prevent the chronic illnesses that Americans are most at risk for. These include heart disease, cancer, chronic lung disease, diabetes and chronic kidney disease. A consistent physical fitness regimen can also […]
Before FlowLIFT we had yoga, pilates, cross-training, running and cycling. Yoga has always been our rock throughout our twenty plus years of practicing and teaching, but as we got into our thirties and forties we had to find other ways to stay lean and strong. Both Amanda and I juggled our time between running our […]
Yoga is fantastical and if everyone did it, the world would be a better place. Weight training is great for many reasons, however it has some drawbacks. When you put yoga and weight training together, the downsides of weight training are nullified and suddenly the perfect workout is born. We know that we didn’t invent […]
How to Make Yoga Workouts Online More Effective Now that we’re all being forced to stay home, yoga workouts online are a plenty. Teachers of all kinds have rushed to Zoom, Instagram and YouTube to get their workouts out into the cyber world. We know firsthand there’s nothing that compares to being in a room […]
FlowLIFT is one of the best online sculpting classes you will find on the world wide web. 2020 has thrown us quite the curve ball with the pandemic. We are being asked to stay at home for the greater good of all. This is a huge lifestyle change for most of us and can be […]
What Exactly Is a Yoga Strength Workout? Don’t you get a workout in all regular yoga class? and do I really need to do more than yoga to burn fat, lean out and be ready for summer? A yoga strength workout can come in many shapes and sizes, with the yoga sculpt class as the […]
Did you know that yoga can be both soothing and invigorating? Some classes are made to relax the nervous system (yin or restorative), while others like ashtanga and vinyasa challenge the physical body and increases cardiovascular fitness. And then there’s our yoga with weights workout, FlowLIFT. We created a yoga workout that sculpts the body […]
Everyone else is doing it. It’s no secret that fusion yoga workouts have HIIT the market like a ton of bricks over the last few years. We’ve seen everyone from Shiva Rae, Sadie Nardini, Core Power, and even kundalini teachers jumping on the fitness bandwagon. America is obsessed with fitness and what better way to […]
Get The Best of Both Worlds FlowLIFT was born in our yoga studio Buddhi Yoga in La Jolla, but this pilates yoga fusion workout is definitely not yoga. The format of the class was taken from the way a sun salute flows: Standing into a forward fold, moving through a vinyasa into down dog and […]
When you attend a FlowLIFT class in person or online, you will see that the teacher is always facing the same way as the students, demonstrating the entire time. The view of the teacher is from behind so that you can copy exactly what they are doing. Occasionally we get students commenting on the lack […]
Magdalena is a mom, yoga teacher, FlowLIFT instructor, wife, workout junky and stylish hottie all rolled up into one. She’s been Teaching FlowLIFT since the beginning and as a master instructor she’s now certifying yoga with weights students in La Jolla, California. We recently sent her a long list of questions so you can also […]
