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Soothe your Nerves: In this practice we tend to our nervous system by working directly with he nerves, using a range of different pathways of release and containment. We begin with a basic orientation and grounding, and chant to call in the Goddess as our capacity to navigate challenge and move through density towards spaciousness and wisdom. We then open into some somatic floor work gently open into a nerve flossing sequence before finding rest. The chant at the end of this class class was cut off due to some tech issues, so I have added the Goddess chant for Durga in the recommended videos below for you to close your practice if you wish.
Embodied Voice: A variety of movement explorations to support free expression of our voice. A great practice to ground and settle agitated energy, and often helpful in processing stagnation/frustration. We move and sound and then rest into quiet, before closing with some chanting together.
Rest & Digest: A practice gently supporting digestion. We move in a way that supports down regulation of the nervous system and brings about gentle movement to the gut tube. Could be helpful in the digestion of food, experience, emotions… we move and flow slowly, rest in our breath, and have a little meditation to close.
Restorative somatic flow: A restorative practice that includes gentle somatic movement explorations and meditative awareness practice. 45 minutes of floor based slow flow starting with supported childs pose before moving into a variety of movements through the whole body and closing with rest for as long as you like. Props: You will need a bolster or firm pillow, ideally two blocks and a blanket or two.
Wanna practice but just so tired: A slow floor based practice to support you when you are tired. Starts with a chest opener on blocks to invigorate and massage the upper back, moves into some breath awareness to rest and open the lungs, and closes with a twist and childs pose. Short, sweet, potent. Could be lovely to unwind before bed or to release after a long day at the computer or feeding a baby etc. A class for all and appropriate post natal practice. Props: 2 blocks
Into post partum: A practice to honour your transition into post partum. This class can be done with your baby, and includes chanting, gentle movement, and awareness practices to facilitate presence even when attention may be oriented outwardly towards babe. You can do this class 6-8 weeks post partum or once you have had the go ahead from your midwife or doctor. Enjoy :)
Cosy & Quiet pregnancy practice: A very gentle and restful practice for days when you want to rest a lot and move a little. Stays close to the ground and I recommend gathering cosy things - blankets, rugs, bolsters, warm clothes etc to make this moment of your day massively nurturing and cosy.
Neck and shoulder release to wake up or wind down: Roll out of bed and onto your mat with this practice that will slowly transition you from stillness into movement with a focus on releasing and finding space through neck and shoulders. Can also be wonderful as a pre bed practice to slow down and settle before sleep.
Pregnancy practice to settle and ground: A slow and steady practice that supports settling, grounding and moving in a steady way through a whole body sequence to find release and space. This practice can be especially helpful if you are currently experiencing anxiety or agitation. Move from the ground into a hands and knees sequence and come up to standing for some side body release work before returning to the ground to close with relaxation and sound.
Bond with Babe: A practice to bond with your babe as you move, breathe and rest together. We start slowly meditative movement and sound, and unfurl into a gentle flow that stays close to the ground but brings movement through the whole body. Finishes with a long relaxation and chanting practice. A lovely way to bond with your baby as you practice.
Balm for your hips: Nourishment to release hips that feel sore or tight. This class starts with micro movements in the hip joints and slowly plays with mainly floor based explorations to coax movement and space through the tissues while finding the sweet spot between healthy constraint and flexibility. Could be a great practice after a long day of sitting or standing, after a run or if you are feeling a little stagnant through your hips. Props: a yoga strap or tie.
Restful movement, stillness and chanting: This nourishing class will offer you a gentle movement practice to release and unhold especially through your neck, shoulders and jaw, before moving into some stillness with restorative postures and opening into a chanting practice to close. Super soothing and settling for your nervous system to rest into. Enjoy.
Floor based hip & upper back release: Find the ground and stay there for a little while. This class is perfect for when you are tired but you still want to move. A relaxing floor based flow that starts with stillness, opens into micro movements to nourish and hydrate the tissues and progresses into a flow that will support releasing through your hips and upper back as you offer your whole system an opportunity to settle and recalibrate. A good one for grounding, to down regulate before bed after a long day, or to release sore or tired legs & hips.
Moving meditation - a floor based flow: a nurturing, somatic, floor based class. Woven throughout is an awareness practice that can be particularly helpful for working with strong emotions, supporting us to go underneath the story/thinking and into the sensory, to hold space for ourselves to process, digest, and come back to presence.
Self practice enquiry - Hyoid & Backbends: The hyoid bone has a subtle but profound effect on instigating front body support in back bending. This relationship goes right back to our infant development and movement patterns. In this class I share a few ways to explore this relationship. Awareness of the hyoid can profoundly change our experience of spinal extension, in my experience offering much more of a sense of ease, space and support as we backbend.
Actively do Nothing: A 10 minute reset for when you need to just stop and lay on the ground. Whether you are exhausted or agitated, this practice will give you a chance to rest into the steadiness of the ground beneath you and of your breath within you. A short and sweet moment of nourishing rest.
Being with & Processing Anger: If you are feeling angry, this practice will give you some tools to work with seeing, being with and processing the emotion in your body. When we get into the raw sensory experience of emotion (energy in motion), it can give the emotion some space to be fully acknowledged and worked through. We will sit with it, get granular about finding where it lives in our body and will move, shake and use breath work to allow some pathways for the anger to move through.
Self Practice Enquiry - Xyphoid and Tailbone: A short class introducing a movement enquiry for you to then explore in your own practice and/or teaching. We explore the relationship between two small bones, the xyphoid and the tailbone. I find this exploration so rich, and it can really support us to cultivate a wonderful middle ground between space and containment through the torso as we move and breathe. Enjoy!
