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.)
Sneak to Peak: A guided creative flow that starts on the ground but sneaks into a peak sequence rather swiftly, giving you a whole body dynamic practice in 35 minutes. Explorative core work, balances, delicious wiggles to release through upper back and side body, and an opportunity to invert if you want it before closing with a forward fold, a rest, and sound. Enjoy!
Strong & Springy: A varied, whole body movement practice with a focus on cultivating springy strength. We start with a brief breath awareness practice, tune up through the hands and wrists and then get to a strong flow that incorporates side plank variations, twisted arm balances, hand stand hops and other movement patterns that will get your heart rate up, challenge your balance and build strength. We close with plough variations, bridge, and seated forward folds. A good one for when you need to move in a steady yet dynamic way.
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.
Attune to Inner Rythms: This practice invites a tuning into the multiplicity of inner rhythms that oscillate and bubble beneath the surface. We work with movement and stillness with a particular focus on opening strength and steadiness through the feet in balancing postures. Find a sense of containment and space through the ribs in a variety of contexts and explore crow pose, half moon, side bends and forward folds, with seated hip releases to settle into stillness before we rest and chant. Less instructions and more quiet time here. Enjoy!
Integrating Flow - Vyana Vayu: A practice that explores a sense of integration and wholeness via the energetic flow known as vyana vayu. This is said to be the subtle movement of prana through our system that organises and connects, and can be sensed most clearly via the vascular system, the flow of our blood. This practice focuses on finding a sense of balance, and begins on the ground with supported bridge variations, supine tree pose and builds towards a strong and steady flow that cultivates a felt sense of continuity and inner spaciousness. Options to play with a variety of balancing postures including tree, half moon, standing splits and handstand should that tickle your fancy. Opens and closes with mantra and stillness. Enjoy!
Core Explore: A movement practice exploring the feeling of whole body core, the integration of our limbs to our centre and the movement principle of navel radiation. Starts with a brief seated breath awareness practice and moves into a flowing and playful sequence to find strength, buoyancy, coherence and integration through the whole body.
Spiral Flow - udana vayu: Exploring the spiral flow of energy in the body known as Udana Vayu, through the spiralling emergence, growth and articulation of our limbs. Udana vayu is said to also spiral up into our organs of perception, and thus connect the inner with the outer world. The practice starts slowly with a restorative posture while we cultivate awareness of Udana’s pathways and moves steadily into a flow practice with hip and shoulder explorations as preparations for inversion practice towards the end.
Radial Flow - Samana Vayu: Exploring the integration of the downward and the upward flows of energy on the body that give rise to the radial flow, and support coordination between our centre and our limbs. Begins with a somatic meditation practice that we then build our movement from, and progresses into a strong and fluid vinyasa practice to support a sense of integration, strength and cohesiveness through our whole body.
Upward Flow - prana vayu: A class exploring the upward flow of energy that is offered referred to as prana vayu. An exploration of how downward becomes the upward movement, a somatic exploration of ascending energy through touch, movement, breath, bandha and imagination. We start slow and subtle and move into a flow to explore how we can find harmonious movement and tone in the body-mind as we lean into ground force reaction/levity/that which ascends.
Downward Flow - apana vayu: A class exploring the downward flow of energy in our body, otherwise known as apana vayu. This class supports slowness, and will massively allow your nervous system to down regulate and sink into rest and digest mode. We start slowly with some somatic meditation, continue into a long floor based hip release sequence and eventually find our way into some more dynamic movements to find strength and support in the legs and hips which will also support our sense of connection to ground. Ends with a yummy rest and some chanting. Enjoy :)
Hippy Flow: A varied practice with a focus on finding space and support through the hips. We start on the ground with supported bridge variations and supine tree balances, then move into a flowing practice to find strength, support, and balance as we move. Props: block
40 Minute balancing flow: A quiet start laying on the front of our body to support us to ground before unfolding slowly into a flowing practice that plays with weight shift, balance and space. Well rounded and perfect for bringing some movement and presence into your day.
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.
Unfurl into spring: A practice to support our unfurling into spring, tending to the transition from the curled up-ness of winter into the expansiveness of lighter days. We move slowly and steadily, attuning and processing, and making our way into a softly strong, heart centred flow practice. Embodied philosophy explorations woven throughout as we play with spinal extension in a variety of contexts, dolphin and forearm balance variations and half moon.
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.
Movement that Nourishes: This gentle practice is all about finding a sense of balanced tone through our whole body as we move, to access movement that is truly nourishing, hydrating and integrated. We explore the integration of the vertical axis with the horizontal axis and start small, close to the ground and quiet with legs up the wall variations, before moving into yummy, flowy, stretchy explorations in a variety of contexts. This class is great for when you want something restorative and nurturing but also need to move.
25 minute movement snack: a practice that gets going straight away and brings some movement into your day. Use 2 blocks to create asymmetry and challenge balance, and play with movements that encourage us to find a sense of balanced whole body tone as we move between ground and space. Gets your circulation going and moves through the whole body to revitalise and refresh through motion.
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.
