Sneak into a deep hip practice: We all have a unique ‘bony signature’ that gives us a particular amount of constraint and space. This class explores that range, with a particular focus on external rotation required to move into crossed legs, pigeon, figure of four and options to explore lotus (or not). Starts slow and sneaks into a varied and strong full body flow, with a hippy arm balance exploration and a wonderful, spacious seated sequence before closing with a long rest and a brief meditation. Woven throughout we play with an awareness practice exploring ‘spaces in between’; small windows that can offer a sense of the vast underlying ground of being that all experience arises from, is sustained within, and returns to.
Nurturing & Strong: Moves slowly and steadily from the ground into a satisfying flow practice exploring the relationship between our skin and nervous system, and how our hips articulate as we flow our way towards a spacious axis and half moon pose. A yummy chilled start that sneaks into a stronger practice by the end.
Levity through the axis: Finding levity through out axis in rotation via a small bone called the ethmoid that lives in the front portion of our skull. A total game changer! We play with a strong twist sequence that leads us in the direction of side crow whilst deepening our relationship to a spacious axis.
Shoulders, neck & upper back release: A sweet slinky flow to release shoulders, wrists, upper back and neck. Props needed: 2 blocks or 2 rolled up towels.
Strong & Fluid: A strong sequence for when you are up for a challenge with less instruction and more flow. A fluid exploration of arm balances, side planks, handstands, backbends and some yummy side bode releases to close. You might want to do a little more of a warm up before you start to play with this one. Just over 30 minutes :) Have fun!
20 minute all rounder: A full practice in 23 minutes for you here! Chant, breathe, move and a little micro meditation to close. Perfect for those days when you want a little bit of everything but you also only have 20 minutes. The movement is an all round full body slinky flows of spinal explorations, neck releases, lunges, hip openers and flowing twists to finish with a short and sweet rest at the end. Enjoy!
Density & Space: An exploration of the sensation of weight bearing into non weight bearing, and how this can open into a felt experience of the relationship between space and density. Yoga philosophy teaches us that we exist as part of a space/density continuum and this class is a strong and playful exploration of the relationship between the two. We play with asymmetrical shapes, arms balances, movement around the mat, momentum and a variety of movement possibilities before resting into seated side body openers and a long rest, with chanting to close.
Arms & Hands Exploration: Our feet are designed for weight bearing, and our hands are designed for mobility. Yet in yoga movement we seem to be very curious about making our hands into feet! This class is a deep dive into carrying weight through our hands, particularly when our arms go overhead in postures like downward facing dog, handstand and wheel. We harness the natural spirality of our design to move in a way that optimises weight bearing. This is an important class for wrist health and solid groundwork for inversions.
Unfurl: 10 minutes of restorative before unfurling into a steady flow that moves from the ground into standing with twists and triangle variations, and builds some heat as we challenge balance and proprioception in down dog explorations. Settle into stillness with seated forward folds at the end followed by a delicious rest and a little bit of chanting to close. Props: Bolster, block, blanket, strap if you have, you can improvise or do without as well.
Full body tune up: My current go to faves for a full body wiggle! Low impact and yet strong and satisfying, fully following what feels delicious. Ongoing, fluid motion in lots of different directions and with tons of variety. Starts with an upper back and side body release over a bolster and opens into a full body wiggle that cultivates a sense of inner coherence, continuity and presence. Yum.
Rest into Flow: Pure nurturance. This class starts off with some restorative postures and then sneaks into a delicious, well rounded movement practice. It is one of my absolute favourites: slow, steady, utter nourishment for your nervous system, delicious movement explorations and really honing our capacity to attune to presence. Props: Anything resembling a bolster, blocks, strap, blankets - get it all! I do give options for no props so don’t let a lack of props hold you back! I highly recommend practicing using the suggested playlist below.
Fluid Nourishment: A class for when you need to be completely nourished by your movement, this fluid, yummy flow will help you to remember your innate creativity, and will bring you into a place where you can rest and refuel in stillness at the end. A highly nourishing practice.
Yummy shoulder & spine release: One of my favourite ways to release my shoulders and upper back. We will work from a cross legged seat for a section of this practice, if you are uncomfortable sitting on the ground, you can also change this to sitting on a chair and working with a table in front of you, or you can elevate your seat with a block or firm cushion. Props: A few blocks or books.
Multi Dimensional & Omni Directional: An explorative movement experience looking at the multi dimensionality and omni directionality of how we are built and how we can move! Starts slow and unfolds into a playful and challenging flow to keep your tissues intrigued and curiosity sparked!
Wake up and flow: A varied full body flow that gets everything moving and ready for the day ahead. Move from the ground into standing warrior sequences, twists, side body openers and a lovely rest at the end. A delicious, simple and steady practice to get you embodied and clear for the day ahead. 37 Minutes.
20 Minute movement snack: Let your mind rest as you attune to movement, sensations and presence. Revitalise your whole body with neck, shoulder and spine releases, a little bit of flow, a little bit of strength, some forward folds and a micro meditation to close.
Follow your feet: A varied practice that explores and wakes up the antennae for movement that are your trotters! Move into a footworky fun and creative flow and play with inversions at the end if you like to see how your feet play a big part in getting upside down. Treat your feet to attention, nourishment and challenge and feel the ripple affect through your whole body as you practice.
Hand balance flow: A short, strong, varied practice with less instruction and more flow. Explore weight shift in side to side plank variations, play with crow pose, handstands and some stretchy standing flows before closing with some hip strengtheners and releases. Check out the suggested follow on practices to build this into a longer, fuller practice.
Hands Free Flow: Find your flow without any weight bearing through the wrists. Move through fluid seated and standing sequences, play with some backbend variations and challenge yourself with a few sneaky balance transitions.
Journey to Handstand - Legs: A practice designed to help you develop strength and awareness in your legs to help navigate standing on your hands. You can do this class with or without doing handstands, there are only a few in there at the end, but if you are wanting to build a handstand practice, the legs are a good place to start! We start slow and build into a challenging practice, exploring some familiar postures in new ways, and close with a floor sequence, a yummy rest and some chanting.
