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Clear away the dust: In this practice we explore movement through the side seam of our body, as well as spirals - from micro to macro structures. We start on the ground and unfold slowly into a varied flow that moves around the mat and cultivates space and strength. Through breath, movement and a shift in awareness we play with clearing away the dust to attune our perception and receive presence. Please begin this class lying down in a comfortable way.
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.
Body of Water: A slow exploration of the fluid body and the internal patterns of motion that precede our movement through space; cellular breathing, sponging and pulsation. Explore how attuning to this micro flow of motion beneath the surface initiates fluid, strong and soft movement of our whole body. We work with a focus on side seams, outer legs, spirality and figures of eight and close with a lovely rest.
Follow your Gut - Backbend Flow: A practice attuning to our gut intelligence and bringing awareness to the soft support along the front of the spine. We move from the ground into a strong flow working with backbends in a variety of contexts, whilst finding a sweet sense of support, containment and freedom. A good one when you could do with a reminder to follow your gut and trust your instinct.
Heart Attunement: A practice supporting attuning and connecting to the rhythms of presence through embodiment of the lungs and heart. Starts with a supine backbend over blocks which slowly mobilises and frees up space in the arms and upper back before unfolding into a strong practice playing with balance and arm- over -head backbends. Closes with a long rest and one of my favourite poems. This class closes while you are in savasana so you can stay as long as you like. Props: Two Blocks
30 minute circular flow: A short and sweet movement practice moving you around the mat in a creative circular exploration, moving through hip releases, spinal articulations and flowing side plank transitions. A delicious movement snack with plenty of floor work and a brief meditation to close.
Form & Formlessness: A journey into exploring the relationship between form and formlessness through our movement. A flowing practice that weaves hip release work and balances into a creative twisting sequence. Find the feeling of your own unique vibration that brings you home to yourself in a gentle and profound way.
Cultivate Heartfulness: A practice dedicated to cultivating heartfulness. What does it mean to perceive from our heart? How does initiating movement from our heart shift our experience of being? What does it take to re sensitise to a fully feeling heart, and how do we cultivate the strength to do that? In this practice we awaken into the heart and explore our movement from there. A slow meditative start unfolds into a strong, grounded somatic vinyasa that builds our power, resilience and sensitivity.
Inner Ear & Balance: A practice exploring the vestibular mechanism, and how our inner ear relates to our sense of self, organising our relationship to space and ground via balance. We start with sound, and move slowly into a flowing practice that stimulates a heightened awareness of our balance system, weaving backbends into our flow and playing with dynamic standing balances and half moon variations.
Spacious & Connected: A steady and calming practice inspired by my dear teacher Jean Hall. A sequence that invites a sense of returning to centre as we move slowly and steadily from the ground into some standing work with a focus on spaciousness in the hips. Builds into a strong flow of side planks, prone backbends, balancing postures and twists.
Moved from Within: The potential for movement arises in response to containment. As we push up into boundary, tone builds in our body. This inner motion precedes outer movement. In this practice we explore what it feels like to be moved from within, venturing into a varied asana practice that flows from the ground into lunges, half moon, tree variations, and offers the opportunity for inversions if you like. Closes with a deep rest and chanting.
Movement Snack - Foot Flow: A 25 minute flow practice with a focus on waking up and moving from our feet. Short and sweet, we start with some foot activations and then get straight into a balancing flow before bringing it down to the ground for a nice long stretch out of the font of the legs and a little inversion to close.
Slowly open into movement: This practice starts with a grounding awareness practice and stillness, slowly opens into micro movements and then sneaks into a flow that will get you warm, strengthen your legs, and challenge your balance, with a yummy dose of backbends, twists and stretchy lunges in between.
Tend to the Soil: This practice tends to the soil of our being. We slow down, ground, and tend to our feet, and the ground of our awareness. A wonderful practice to gather energy and turn inward after the outwardness of summer, but could be used any time of year that you would like to slow down, tune in, and take stock. We explore though meditation, movement, chanting and journalling. (Note: This was a live Monthly Gathering, and I have my baby with me for parts of the practice so you can hear some of her snuffles at times.)
Build strength with Babe: A practice for days when you feel you have energy and want to build some strength. This practice could be done with babe next to you, and for some portions baby could be in arms. We release through shoulders and wrists, move through springy lunges, squats, warrior two and twists before returning to the ground for a rest and an awareness practice to fill your cup weather you are in savasana, feeding or tending to baby’s needs.
Upper Body - Activate and Release: An hour dedicated to activating, releasing and re-sensitising through our hands, wrists, arms and shoulders. A nourishing practice that offers the fascia of the upper body a variety of movement flavours - tractioning, loading, playing with weight bearing and springiness and will get your heart rate up in moments to refresh and invigorate. Finishes with a delicious half plough exploration to find space through the upper back and side body.
Twisty Spiral Flow: A fun and creative spirally flow that works with twists in a playful way. Woven into the spiral flow we explore backbends and find spacious strength through the side body in preparation for half moon and side plank variations. Specific breath awareness explorations to find fluidity internally that translates into smooth movement articulation. Closes with a relaxation that you are invited to stay in as long as you like.
