Sensation-based means we build the workout around what you can actually feel — because sensation is the signal that tells your body, “this is enough to adapt.”

A simple example: in a strength workout, I don’t always tell you to do “10 reps.” I’ll often coach you to keep going until you feel a specific sensation, like your muscles getting warm, heavy, and challenged, while you can still keep good form and steady breath. Why? Because 10 squats can feel like nothing for one person and super spicy for another. Sensation lets the dose match the body, so you’re getting the stimulus you need without forcing a one-size-fits-all number.

Both. It’s structured because I have an exercise science background and I build sessions with intention —sequencing, progression, and a clear training effect.

It’s intuitive because your experience matters. You’re not here to override your body and “get through it.” You’re learning how to listen while you move: when to push, when to pause, when to choose a different option, when to back off, and when to go for it. Structure guides the session. Sensation guides the dosage.

Yes, but I’m careful with the word “beginner,” because it means something different for everyone.

Here’s what’s true: you can start exactly where you are. Home workouts are powerful for that reason. You can press pause. You can take longer rest. You can skip what doesn’t feel right. You can repeat a session until it feels like yours. The goal isn’t to “keep up.” It’s to build consistency and confidence through repeatable, doable work.

Yes but probably not in the way you’ve been taught to think about it.

A lot of nervous system or “hormone-friendly” movement gets translated as only calm, only gentle, only still. And that does matter. Rest, softness, slowing down — those are real parts of healing.

But they’re not the whole story.

Your nervous system also needs aliveness. Joy. Rhythm. Music that wakes something up in you. The feeling of your muscles working. A little heat. A little sweat. A reminder of your own strength. That’s part of regulation too.

I’m not suggesting you power through 60 or 90 minutes. Stay in sensation for five minutes. 10 minutes. Whatever you can hold. The point is not pushing or overdoing, it’s staying in conversation with your body instead of avoiding sensation altogether.

If you’re in a healing season, I’m gently asking you not to retreat only into stillness. Your body doesn’t just want to be calmed. It wants to feel alive again.

Yes. And I want to say this personally, because it matters.

Over the last few years, I’ve lived in my body at different shapes and sizes, including a season where I was carrying an extra 70 pounds. Trying to do “normal” workouts in that body was humbling in the best way. Moves that felt straightforward before suddenly felt crowded, pinchy, awkward, or just plain uncomfortable. It made something crystal clear: the same exercise can feel completely different in a different body.

So I don’t teach from the fantasy that one “perfect” workout will feel good for everyone. I teach from lived experience and a lot of respect for real bodies.

This is movement designed to be adaptable.

Some may be appropriate, but pregnancy and postpartum are individual. If you’re prenatal or postnatal, get clearance from your healthcare provider, choose lower-intensity options, and pay attention to core pressure, breath, and stability. If anything creates pain, heaviness, doming, or pelvic pressure — skip it and scale back.

Because this is video-based, I can’t promise a workout is universally safe for every injury or condition. On occasion I’ll offer options, but the method also asks you to take responsibility for your range of motion and your intensity.

If you’re dealing with something specific: prioritize pain-free range, reduce impact, slow it down, take extra rest, and choose versions that keep you stable and supported. If you’re unsure what’s appropriate for your situation, reach out before you start.

Some sessions include optional impact, but it’s never the only way to do the workout. You’ll always have a lower-impact path.

Most classes are 30–60 minutes. Occasionally you’ll see longer sessions, and some collectives include shorter options. Often times if I design a collective with 30 minute sessions, I do so with the idea that some of you LOVE to stack. So two, 30-minute sessions can be stacked for the ultimate power hour.

It depends on your season of life. I’m a fan of moving your body daily in some form… walking, stretching, lymphatic work, light mobility.

For structured sessions like these, aim for consistency over intensity. Your body isn’t looking for the perfect protocol. It’s looking for consistent sensation — done often enough to create change, and gently enough to recover.

Yes. Often times the creative process of designing your workouts STARTS with an epic playlist. So, almost all sessions are music-driven… built to the beat, with really good playlists. Rhythm is part of the method.

Enough space to roll out a yoga mat and move comfortably around it. If you are kneeling on all fours in the center of your yoga mat, can you comfortably extend one leg out to the side? Can you sweep it behind you? Can you take a few steps off the mat in all directions? If so, you’re good. If not, still doable… but lookout for kicking furniture, plants and people. ;-)

It depends on the collective. Some are mostly body-based, some use more “home gym” tools.

In general, the most common options are: a mat, light-to-medium dumbbells, resistance bands, a heavier set of weights, yoga blocks, sliders, a Pilates ball. And plenty of sessions use no equipment at all.