Taylor Harkness

Taylor Harkness

After years of seeing the world through a paramedic’s eyes, Taylor found his way to yoga and a passion for public health and social issues. Now a yoga teacher, nurse, and soon-to-be primary care provider, Taylor Harkness is your go-to vinyasa and restorative yoga teacher on Gaia.

His friendly, energetic, and personable teaching style is supported with his medical background for a strong foundation in anatomy, and his love of helping people de-stress and find healthy lifestyle choices.

Taylor’s vinyasa classes use movement as expression to promote energy and invigoration. His restorative practices invite an unwinding from the stressors and pressures built up from modern, daily life. Taylor sees yoga as a great tool:

“[Yoga] allows us a foundation upon which to build some other healthy lifestyle habits and routines. I have used simple yoga techniques to relax the shoulders of stressed out office workers, to expand the lung capacity of post-surgical patients, to calm nervous children, and to nudge fellow co-workers toward better eating habits. For me, yoga is just a practice of awareness, and once we're present in the moment, we can make better decisions.”

Off the mat you can find Taylor studying, rock climbing, attending medical trainings, or spending time with his husband and dogs.

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A sleepy sequence to slowly unwind your body and prepare for rest. Begin with slow, restorative movements then soften into a guided relaxation that’s sure to encourage some zz’s. Option to practice in bed or on the ground with any available props.
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Office life making you feel slouchy? Strengthen and stretch all of the parts of the body that help us to stay upright and mobile with good posture. Come back to this class any time you want a posture reset.
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Play with interesting techniques to create strength and space into your hips, lower legs, and feet. Start at the wall to get into the hips and hamstrings, then move onto your mat for an accessible flow.
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A quick and accessible practice for men to loosen up the upper body. Great for those with tight shoulders, chest, and upper back muscles.
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Use the softer side of your practice to boost creativity and productivity. Cozy up with your props and sink into long holds to release your low back, hips, and shoulders.
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Treat your low back to some focused care. Gently warm up the muscles of the back, mindfully flow with some strengthening postures, then come back down to rest.
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A challenging and fun reset for your entire body. Warm-up with breath-to-movement before playing with standing balance postures, arm balance options, and twists. Close with juicy stretches before a relaxing savasana.
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Transition into downtime and relaxation after coming off of your shift. Designed for healthcare workers, but available to all who need a post-work debrief, explore fluid and gentle movements in standing and seated postures. Focus on resetting your system and feel grounded in your body.
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Use this class to build strength in your core, legs, and low back to power through your day with energy. Build a sweat as you flow through a brisk sequence sprinkled with steady holds. Come back to this practice anytime for a boost!
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Strengthen and stabilize all of the muscles around your knees and ankles to support your hikes. Use this practice for daily knee self-care so you can continue to hit the trails with energy and ease.
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Explore a few helpful techniques to help you get into this big, and often intimidating arm balance. Flow through a quick warm-up for the hamstrings, shoulders, and core, then move to the wall to play with handstand.
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Strengthen and tone your legs with this intense, heat-building practice. Expect standing balance postures, drills, and squat variations in this efficient workout-style practice.
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The psoas muscles are deep hip flexors that are active in nearly every core movement but also tighten up easily from daily life. This practice is a combination of education of the psoas anatomy and then a movement practice to strengthen and stretch this region.
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Tight hips holding you back at the crag? Use this practice regularly to work into the lower body and help smooth out your climbing. Includes targeted movements for the outer hips, hip flexors, hamstrings, and inner leg line.
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A class designed to give your tired back a break. Gently move and stretch this all-too-often stiff region in the body by work all areas surrounding the low back.
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An accessible, anytime practice for your digestive health. Practice gentle twists, knee hugs, massage and belly rolls to stimulate and soothe.
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Clear your mind while moving through all the areas of the body that tend to get stiff from hours of sitting and studying. Enjoy some fluid stretches before returning to your studies.
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Specifically designed for runners, this effective practice dives right into stretching the feet and shins - and can feel intense . Great for before or after your run!