Align with Jessica

01/08/2026

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Thoughtful, accessible Iyengar Yoga that adapts to your body—not the other way around. Learn how precise alignment, props, and clear instruction support strength, mobility, and confidence over time.

01/07/2026

2026 Align with Jessica | Iyengar Yoga starts January 12th at the Saltair Community Centre.

Limited Annual Passes. 8 Class Flex Passes. Upcoming Workshops.

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01/01/2026

New years portal 2026

12/30/2025

Adho Mukha Svanasana
(Downward-Facing Dog)

• Lengthens the spine and decompresses the vertebrae
• Strengthens and stabilizes the shoulders, arms, and wrists
• Re educates healthy action in the feet and legs
• Improves circulation through a gentle inversion
• Calms the nervous system while building alertness
• Relieves fatigue and supports mental clarity
• Creates an intelligent bridge between effort and rest
• Prepares the body for standing poses, backbends, and inversions

A pose we return to again and again not to push but to listen 💚🐕💚

12/27/2025

Wise words from B. K. S. Iyengar.

12/26/2025

Upaviṣṭha Konāsana in Śīrṣāsana — Benefits

Physical & Structural
• Opens the inner groins and adductors while the spine remains decompressed
• Lengthens hamstrings without loading the lumbar spine
• Improves pelvic mobility and leg articulation in inversion
• Strengthens shoulders, arms, and upper back
• Refines balance and postural intelligence in Śīrṣāsana

Neurological & Nervous System
• Calms the nervous system while sustaining alertness
• Reduces habitual gripping in the lower back and pelvis
• Supports steadiness, focus, and clarity in inverted states

Circulatory & Energetic
• Enhances circulation to the brain
• Encourages even distribution of effort between upper and lower body
• Balances grounding and uplift—apāna and prāṇa working together

Psychological & Practice-Based
• Builds confidence and ease in inversion practice
• Cultivates patience, containment, and refined awareness
• Encourages spaciousness without force

Practicing on Christmas Day as a quiet return to balance, clarity, and inner support.

12/25/2025

✨ Merry Christmas from Align with Jessica ✨

This season, I’m feeling deeply grateful.
Grateful for this community, for your presence, your curiosity, and your willingness to feel, and meet yourselves on the mat with honesty and care.

Yoga, for me, is not just a practice. It’s a way of remembering what truly matters: connection, steadiness, and the quiet strength that lives within each of us. In practices like Sirsasana, we experience this so clearly. Turning ourselves upside down, whether in a classic variation or other safe alternatives, we reset the nervous system, awaken clarity, and tap into a deep well of energy and inner power. It reminds us that when we shift our perspective, something profound can move within us.

May this Christmas bring you moments of rest, warmth, and simple joy. May you feel supported, held, and aligned in body, mind, and heart. 🤍

With love and gratitude,
Jessica ✨🕯️

12/25/2025

12/23/2025

The Skin: Regulator & Gateway to Yogic Awareness

The skin is not passive.
It is active, intelligent, and communicative — both physically and inwardly.

1️⃣ The Skin as a Thermostat
• Absorbs and releases heat
• Maintains even body temperature
• Supports balance and stability in practice

2️⃣ The Skin as an Eliminator
• Assists in removing organic and inorganic salts
• Supports internal cleanliness and vitality

3️⃣ The Skin as Perception
The skin is a sense organ of awareness, not just sensation.
It links movement to consciousness.

Iyengar Yoga teaches:
✔ Keep continuous communication
✔ Between skin movement and inner awareness
✔ Throughout the entire practice

🧩 Think of the skin as a living feedback system — constantly informing, adjusting, and refining awareness.

👉 Reflect & Comment:
• Do you feel your skin participating in your practice?
• Which pose makes you most aware of the skin’s intelligence?

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Inspired by Yogacharya B.K.S. Iyengar

12/22/2025

Sarvangasana. Shoulder stand. Christmas variation. With a dash of tease.

12/19/2025

Every asana is a situation, an arrangement of the body that asks for sthira and sukha, steadiness and ease. From here we pe*****te from the periphery towards the core of being.

In Anantasana, exploring freedom in the intercostals and diaphragm in ‘s Zoom class, my dog added an unplanned condition to the situation: face licking. 🐾

So what to do when the situation changes?
Inhale.
Exhale.

Yoga doesn’t ask for perfect conditions. It asks for presence within whatever arises. Sometimes the practice deepens precisely because the situation does 🙂 💚



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12/17/2025

✨ Closing 2025 with Gratitude. Entering 2026 with Depth, Devotion & Expansion. ✨

As 2025 comes to a close, I’m feeling immense gratitude for this community and for the depth of practice we continue to cultivate together.

This year has been about listening and allowing yoga to be a living, responsive practice, one that supports healing, clarity, and resilience through all seasons of life.

🌿 Looking ahead to 2026, I’m excited to deepen what’s already here:
• Seasonal workshops to inspire, refine, and sharpen practice (stay tuned for details)
• Continued study through my attendance at Practice as Therapy, informing how I teach with care, precision, and therapeutic insight
• Thoughtfully sequenced Iyengar-based classes supporting alignment, nervous system health, and longevity
• A strong emphasis on yoga as a sustainable, embodied practice for real bodies

🤍 I’ll also continue offering:
• Private classes (one-on-one)
• Couples or partner sessions, tailored to shared goals, injuries, or life stages

✨ A reminder: There is a current discount available now through January on 8-Class Passes and Annual Passes—a beautiful time to recommit or begin again.

🔗 Practise with me in 2026. Classes in my home studio in and at the resume being Jan 12 2026. All are welcome. Join us!

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