On the Mat: My Personal Practice

I always have an excuse not to show up to practice. I am tired, I don't want to move, I am stressed, I have other things on my mind. The excuses go on and on. I often let the excuses override the benefits of a simple sequence. A sequence that is designed for the relief of my everyday life from working to teaching to the administrative aspects of my business (the sitting), to the super-hard two-hour workouts of lifting weights and Muay-Thai. I rely on my body to do everything.

When I first started my yoga practice; I was learning all the cool shapes that I wanted to get my body into and going to class with my siblings/best friends was often more of a social gathering. When I became a teacher -yoga became my livelihood and competition with myself and others about who can do what. (don’t get me wrong I still can bust it open if need be; it requires more warm-up now.) I feel like a healthy competition with others in the space is needed for inspiration and motivation that is why I love group classes because I feed off the energy in the adrenaline.

During covid, my yoga studio closed and I decide to move back to Miami and well my practice has become simple! At the moment, I have found that in simplicity lies insight and ultimately the question I had been avoiding for years. 



What does my body need? 


We often avoided giving our body what it needs because intuitively we know that we are not listening. to our basic needs. We are moving from a space of this what I want my body to do, rather than letting this practice is to be a meeting with self.



  1. Meditation

  2. Cat/Cows

  3. Downward facing dog

  4. Crescent lunge

  5. Low lunge twist

  6. Wide Foward Fold

  7. Skandasna

  8. Upperward facing dog

  9. Forward Fold with interlace hands

  10. Triangle

  11. The WALL is my assistant!

  12. Shoulders aligned with the wall

  13. Savasana with legs up against the way

  14. Just showing up with the intention I am going to create a flow that works and is designed for my body and what it needs!


3 times hold each pose for about 1 minute to 3 minutes and create your FLOW! 



I currently teach group class via zoom with HealHaus 

Tuesday's 7:30 pm followed by Reiki and Meditation 8:45 pm

Sunday's 8:30 am followed by Reiki and Meditation 9:45 am 
Saturday in-person class at arashirobjj 1731 North Miami Ave 11:30 am



I am available for private sessions via Zoom and in-person must be located in Miami, Florida. 




NY Yoga + Life HEALING ISSUE x Denisse Monge

Love and Healing by Denisse Monge.
This whole being a human is a risk. We are all so fragile and yet so strong. I love that saying that there are two certainties in life death and taxes. I would respectfully like to add one more - the third certainty in life is that we will get hurt.
Getting hurt is part of the human experience. When our soul chose our heart it took the biggest risk on this earth and that is coming here. The risk of loving ourselves through all of the hurt. Traumas, joy, grief, depression, and excitement. If you are reading this- I can almost guarantee you that you have been hurt and I can guarantee you that you can also heal. Whether the pain is physical or emotional - you are so strong yet so fragile. Loving and healing are two of the biggest risk we can take daily.
Bring your hands to your heart and whisper to your heart - I love you, I'll take care of you and I'll protect you. Loving ourselves is often not taught to us. Mostly because love doesn’t have a definition and love is not a noun or just a word. Love is ACTION. “love is a mix of various ingredients- care, affection, recognition, respect, commitment and trust, honesty and communication.” - bell hooks
All these ingredients that form love are action -base. To love ourselves through our human experiences is healing.
Take your journal or phone out and write. For today, I will care for myself. For today I will show myself affection. For today, I will give myself the recognition I deserve. For today, I will be respectful towards myself. For today, I will commit to myself. For today, I will trust myself. For today, I will honest with myself. For today, I will communicate with myself. Slowly and daily, we learn how to love ourselves, and through this kindness and love, we heal. Heal our pain, our worries, our sadness, and our experiences.
Healing requires love and a love that no other can give you, your love. Healing requires courage and no one can give you, your courage. Healing requires your heart and no one can give you, your heart.
This beautiful life is yours. Love yourself and heal the wounds that life brings. Remember this- you are so strong and yet so fragile and then again so is life.

Brian Monge | Movement Artist

My brother Brian Monge is a beautiful movement artist based in Miami,FL.
IG: brianxmonge

What the Chakra? ❤️💛💚💙💜Root Chakra

What is a Chakra? Why do we need to know the Chakra System?

During this series, “What is a Chakra? “ My intention behind this new series is to provide educational self-healing tools.

Chakra Discussion / Root Chakra Meditation

What the Chakra? Is designed to explore discussion/meditation/movement of our chakra system.
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What is a Chakra? An energy center within different areas of our body. We call into balance the energy within our bodies, mind, heart, and spirit. .
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Mūladhāra (Root Chakra.) Element: Earth 🌍
Sense: Smell
Sound: Lam
The right to be here!
This chakra explores our survival needs and the question this chakra pose is “Do I Belong Here? .
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When out of balance? We might feel disconnected,restless, depressed.
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When in balance? We might feel motivated,connected and procreative. .
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Affirmations for Root Chakra
I am here.
I am safe.
I am connected to my body.
I trust divine Mother Earth. .

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Root Chakra - One -Hour-Flow beginner-friendly. Sliding scale $11-$22- registration- link in bio.
Register via Website.. . You are invited to a Zoom meeting. When: May 8, 2020 01:00 PM Eastern Time (US and Canada) Register in advance for this meeting: https://us02web.zoom.us/meeting/register/tZ0kfu-spzIrH9L_fOaW5mJw9hR1PXlbsCFJ After registering, you will receive a confirmation email containing information about joining the meeting.
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p.s. - if you are an essential worker during this time- all my classes are on me.-thank you .
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Root Chakra Beginner Friendly Flow