Darren Rhodes
Darren Rhodes has been the director of YogaOasis in Tucson, Arizona since 1999. He is the founder of YogaHour—an accessible, inexpensive, expertly-taught flow yoga class that offers clear and specific
alignment instructions for each pose. He is the author and model of the Yoga Resource Practice Manual eBook featuring photographs of Darren in 400 yoga poses with instructions. Yoga Journal named him one of the "21 Talented Young Teachers Shaping the Future of Yoga."
Darren, while known for his ability to perform all yoga postures, is dedicated to making yoga accessible. Darren's classes are innovative and authentic, focusing on making the doable difficult and the difficult doable. Join Darren on YogaGlo for a fun and challenging class!
Darren lives in Tucson, Arizona with his wife Bronwin and son Dagda. He offers YogaHour Teacher Trainings and workshops nationally and
internationally. You can find Darren's teaching schedule and his books, CDs, and posters at www.yogaoasis.com.
www.yogaoasis.com
Most Recent Classes
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Darren Rhodes | Dec 03 2013
Strong & Serene - This short and sweet standing oriented sequence will leave you feeling strong and serene. This class also stretches and strengthens the sp...more
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Darren Rhodes | Nov 19 2013
Protect Your Practice - The best way to protect your practice: practice! The best way to protect yourself in your practice: skillful means. Get both in th...more
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Darren Rhodes | Nov 05 2013
Release Quad Tension - If you store stress and tension in your quads this sequence will serve you. One Hero pose after another will stretch away stress and...more
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Darren Rhodes | Oct 22 2013
Allow Yoga to Meet You Where You Are - Capitulate, no. Compensate, yes. It takes patience & skill to not force flexibility. When you allow yoga to meet...more
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Darren Rhodes | Oct 08 2013
Sunset Sequence to Relax & Unwind - This sunset sequence will help you unwind and wind-down your day. Relax into the hip openers, forward folds, and twi...more
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Darren Rhodes | Sep 24 2013
Turn Down the Volume on Stress - Practice can be like noise canceling headphones for our internal noise. Turn down the volume of your stress levels by am...more
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Darren Rhodes | Sep 10 2013
Tight Hip Flexors Tutorial - Do you have tight hip flexers? This tutorial will give you the key alignment instructions you can use for many poses that bo...more
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Darren Rhodes | Aug 13 2013
Sun Slow Flow - This class breaks down the poses in Surya Namaskar A and B, then moves you through them in a continuous slo-flo.
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Darren Rhodes | Jul 30 2013
Peripheral Backbends - Practice peripheral backbends. This unorthodox sequence focuses on supine backbends, which will leave you feeling calm and relaxed.
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Darren Rhodes | Jul 16 2013
Deep Sleep & Surya Sweet Dreams - This bedtime sequence will promote stress reduction, deep sleep, and surya sweet dreams. Includes openers for your hip...more
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Darren Rhodes | Jul 02 2013
Kali Crazy - A little bit Kali, a little bit Kali Crazy, which might just be the perfect posture fit for you. An advanced practice for level 3 students. This...more
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Darren Rhodes | Jun 18 2013
Calm Your Nervous System - Turn inward via forward folds and twists to calm your nervous system. This practice pinnacles in yogi dandasana (foot to armpit...more
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Darren Rhodes | Jun 04 2013
Hip Flexor Love - Take the hell out of Hatha when it comes to your hip flexors. Darren shows how to avoid over stretching or straining your hip flexors in v...more
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Darren Rhodes | May 23 2013
Recover Faster - Improve your recovery time, sleep and circulation with this all around gentle post-bike ride class.
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Darren Rhodes | May 21 2013
Lotus Practice - I'm in lotus, now what? Twist, forward fold, hand balance, and back bend in lotus.
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Darren Rhodes | May 20 2013
Strong & Open Knees and Low Backs for Cyclists - Yoga will help you gain strength and flexibility, assets you will need for long hours on the bike. ...more
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Darren Rhodes | May 18 2013
Use the Ride to Your Advantage - If you're looking for long term flexibility, practing yoga while you're still warm from the bike ride is the way to go. ...more
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Darren Rhodes | May 15 2013
Melt Your Quads and Psoas - The front lower body (your quads and psoas) traditionally gets worked the hardest on the bike. This foundational practice goes...more