Elena Cheung
3 Seasons
Elena is a Seattle-based movement specialist, certified Yoga Medicine Therapeutic Specialist, and yoga teacher whose mission is to empower individuals in their movement practice. She's studied anatomy and the biomechanics of yoga under internationally acclaimed teachers such as Tiffany Cruikshank, Richelle Ricard, and Jules Mitchell in an endeavor to understand the intricate beauty of the human body. Her classes combine a healthy dose of intricate details, playfulness, and the balancing of effort and ease. Her aim is to create a diverse and inclusive community through authentic connection, engagement, and collaboration where yoga meets the modern, digital world. When not in the studio or doing yoga-related stuff, Elena enjoys long walks with her dogs, time with loved ones, terrible reality TV, and cooking really, really delicious tonkatsu curry.
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30 min Therapeutic Yoga w/ Elena - Knee & Ankle TLC - 5/15/23
Episode 1
Got tight ankles? Got stiff knees?! Join Elena for a targeted class on knee & ankle health. This practice uses a combination of rhythmic movement and long holds to give your legs some love. Recommended props: 1 block & something to sit on.
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30 min Therapeutic Yoga w/ Elena- Gentle Hip Release - 5/6/23
Episode 2
Release deeply stored tension in the hips with this practice focused on subtle movements of the pelvis. Recommended props: 1 block.
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30 min Therapeutic Yoga w/ Elena - Shoulder TLC -
Episode 3
Give love to achy/sore shoulders with this gentle, rhythmic class. Recommended props: 1 towel/blanket, 1 block.
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30 min Therapeutic Yoga w/ Elena - Spine TLC - 5/1/23
Episode 4
Spine feeling cranky? Take time out of your day to give your whole spine some love, whether it's your low, mid or upper back that needs TLC. Recommended prop: 1 block.
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30 min Therapeutic Yoga with Elena - Mobilize Your Ribcage
Episode 5
Ribcage & thoracic spine mobilization is key to creating ease and relieving discomfort in the rest of the body. Recommended props: 1 blanket, 1 block.
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30 min Therapeutic Yoga with Elena - Happy Hips
Episode 6
Give love & TLC to your hips and legs in this lower-body, beginner-friendly class. This class gives some extra attention to the rotational capabilities of our hips and ends with a few minutes of mindful breathwork. Recommended props: one blanket/towel.
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30 min Therapeutic Yoga with Elena - Low Back Love
Episode 7
This beginner-friendly therapeutic yoga class utilizes slow and gentle movement to give your low back some TLC. Recommended props: blanket.
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30 min Therapeutic Yoga w/ Elena - Subtle Core & Spine - 5/2/23
Episode 8
Explore the intricate relationship between core & spine (and spine health!) in this mindfully taught therapeutics class. Recommended props: 1 blanket, 1 block.
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45 min Therapeutic Yoga Full Body Unwind: Elena
Episode 9
Tap into your body's resiliency and healing through a slow, grounded practice incorporating gentle movement and restorative postures. Recommended props: 1 bolster, 2 blocks, 1 blanket.
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45 min Therapeutic Yoga w/ Elena - Full Body Reset - 5/18/23
Episode 10
Hit reset on your nervous system and watch its profound calming effects on your muscles and joints. Recommended props: 1 chair, 2 blocks, 1 blanket.
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30 min Therapeutic Yoga w/ Elena - Click Here If You Sit A Lot - 6/12/23
Episode 11
This therapeutics class is focused on unwinding tension in the hips and low back from sitting! Whether you sit at a desk, drive a lot, are a self-described couch potato (or just a regular potato), this class is for you. Be sure to save it for later! Recommended props: 1 chair, 2 balls, 1 block.
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40 min Therapeutic Yoga w/ Elena - Mindful Shoulder Stability - 6/15/23
Episode 12
This therapeutic practice offers a thoughtful exploration into shoulder stability through plank and side-plank with a healthy dose of options for loading the wrists. Recommended props: 1 chair, 1 blanket. Optional: Wall, 2 blocks.
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30 min Therapeutic Yoga w/ Elena - Intrinsic Core - 6/17/23
Episode 13
Find your subtle, deep connection to your core and its relationship cross-body through this mindful class. You'll explore mindfully progressing core work supine, prone, and in tabletop position. Recommended props: 2 blocks, 1 blanket.
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45 min Therapeutic Yoga w/ Elena - Happy, Healthy Shoulders - 6/21/23
Episode 14
This class focuses on reducing chronic tension in the shoulders & neck using mindful movement. Practice starts off with upper trap, shoulder blade stabilizer, and pec releases using various myofascial release tools, moves through shoulder-specific movements, full-body integration, and ends with s...
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45 min Therapeutic Yoga w/ Elena - Low Back Resiliency - 6/28/23
Episode 15
Ease tension and build resiliency in your lower back with this gentle, mindful practice. This class uses self-myofascial release, movement for the low back and hips, and gentle, mindful engagement in variations of prone backbends. Recommended props: 2 balls, 1 block, 1 blanket, something to sit on.
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45 min Therapeutic Yoga w/ Elena - Hip & Hamstring Connection - 6/29/23
Episode 16
Release tension & build resiliency in your hips and hamstrings with this mindful therapeutics class. This practice includes sciatic nerve flossing, passive stretching for the legs, and a few rounds of active work in chair, and of course, self-myofascial release! Recommended props: 1 strap, 1 ball...
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45 min Therapeutic Yoga w/ Elena - Spirals for Joint Health - 7/1/23
Episode 17
Join Elena in systematically bringing circulation, blood flow, and movement into the joints from head to toe. This practice taps into the unique need of our joints to spiral and move. We make our way from neck circles down to ankle circles in a slow, controlled, and thoughtful manner. Excellent p...
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45 min Therapeutic w/ Elena - Neck and Upper Trap Release - 7/6/23
Episode 18
Join Elena in this practice designed to release tension and give freedom into your neck and upper traps / shoulders. Class starts with gentle movement to bring circulation and tone, followed by self-myofascial release on the tissues. Recommended props: 1 strap, 2 balls, 1 block, 1 chair.
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45 min Therapeutic Yoga w/ Elena - 07/04/2023
Episode 19
Reduce tension and fatigue, address specific issues with Elena
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30 min Therapeutic Yoga w/ Elena - 06/19/2023
Episode 20
06/19/2023
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30 min Therapeutic Yoga w/ Elena - 05/10/2023
Episode 21
05/10/2023
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45 min Therapeutics w/ Elena - Shoulders & Spine TLC 7/13/23
Episode 22
Explore the relationship between shoulders & spine and how the health of one directly impacts the other. This class focuses on easing tension individually, followed by full-body movement to integrate. Recommended props: 1 foam roller, 1 ball, 1 strap, something to sit on.
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45 min Therapeutics w/ Elena - Side body / Side door 7/15/23
Episode 23
This practice focuses on opening up and bringing awareness to the sides of your body though gentle, mindful explorations through side bends, hip openers, and shoulder openers. This is a great one if you tend to carry chronic tension in the low back, knees, or neck. Recommended props: 1 ball, 1 bl...
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45 min Therapeutic Yoga w/ Elena - Full Body for Your Low Back 7/18/23
Episode 24
Did you know your low back is a part of your full spine? Did you know your full spine is a part of your whole body? Did you know that nothing in our bodies exists in a vacuum? Join Elena in this practice designed to relieve low back discomfort in the long term through mindful awareness and moveme...