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Shiva shambo - new part added: Shiva Shambho - a classic! Naming shiva as all that is, and using the mantra as the sonic form of the deity, so that we might use the practice of chanting the name to recognise that shiva is also our essential nature. Shambho - the auspicious one. The first part is a classic meldoy, part two I added on, enjoy finding your own voice with it! :)
Muscle Power! : An exploration of musculature! How do muscles express themselves as ‘individual’ muscles as well as integrate through a broader network of a whole ‘musle body’? What does this mean for accessing power, vitality, strength AND our ability to release and rest? This practice helps us find whole body integration as we move, and builds from flowy floor sequences into a strong, invigorating practice, integrating philosophical contemplation and closing with a rest and one of my fave chants.
Radha ramana haribol: I love this one so much. It's a call to Radha, the embodiment of love and devotion and consort to Krishna - the embodiment of all that is, the enchanter of the senses. Maha mantra woven within also. A joyous all rounder! Haribol = hari (god) bol (sing) ie: I love to sing the names of god! Ramana refers to ‘the one who delights’ Radha - in other words - Krishna!
Spring loading: A fun and varied practice designed to hep us cultivate the spring in our step! Begins with a settling mini meditation and sneaks into an increasingly dynamic flow weaving balancing, strength, bounce and sensitivity into the mix. A good one to energise and shake. it. out!
In the round: A practice that supports our discovery of circles within circles within circles as we breathe, move, and rest. We all begin in the round, and from that place weave ourselves into being through a process of differentiation and densification. In our yoga postures, how can we connect with the space around us to find ourselves once again in the round, with all the support that that might over as we move and rest?
Multidimensional Power: A practice that explores building strength through multidimensional movement, exploring ways of distributing weight and integrating forces to access power, and working with balance and unusual ground prints to access strength that is also spongy and resilient. Enjoy! Props: 2 blocks
Move it: A feel good flow that gets you moving in all directions with a few different movement languages to explore as a way to use movement to wake up and magnify sensory feedback of self. A good one to clear the slate, like a giant yawn with multidimensional movement explorations. Enjoy!
Spacious, strong, grounded: this practice is a slow steady sequence that weaves twists through various postures, with slightly longer holds designed to invite a settling down. We explore the integration of downward and upward flows of energy, and how their meeting invites a sense of space, coherence and groundedness.
Ground: A practice that focuses on downwardness, settling agitation and grounding through finding strength in our lower limbs. An opportunity to invite doing to rest into being. Builds from a gentle floor based beginning into a spicier balance sequence to finish and comes back to the ground for a rest, and a chant. Props: Two blocks
Spine release: A short and sweet practice to release your spine, find a sense of space through the axis and simply move. Starts with supported bridge before moving into a flow that sprinkles rotations, side bends and an opportunity for playing with hand balancing towards the end to shake things up.
Continuity Flow: Continuing to explore the continuity between our feet and our core as we re-animate our peripheral intelligence. We explore how when the periphery is wakeful and participating, the ‘core’ at the centre doesn’t have to overwork. We play with different movement qualities and balance. Waking up our feet changes everything about the way we move. Enjoy exploring how!
Our core begins in our feet: A practice exploring the idea of ‘whole body core’ using our feet as a gateway to explore integrated movement dynamics. We look at how our belly can stay soft and responsive in its strength, with a particular focus on a facial organ called the mesentery: a key part of our gut brain that gives a sense of how we feel about what we are digesting (food, information, experience etc). Waking up our feet really does change everything about the way we move. Enjoy!
Front & Back body integration for inversions: In this practice we explore the integration of the front and the back body from the perspective of two pairs of bones. The sternum and xyphoid at the front, and the sacrum and tail bone at the back. We explore the tail bone/xyphoid rhythm, and how attuning to their relationship we can find a sense of spacious support, which we then explore through inversions (dolphin/forearm balance). There aren’t that many inversions in the practice, but this enquiry really supports finding balance in inversions which you can take into your own explorations.
Soft Power: A practice exploring the gentle undulation of the central spine as a barometer through which we can measure accessing our power and strength whilst maintaining spaciousness at the centre. A flow that begins slowly with a long supported bridge and builds into a strong flow with options for balancing (on one foot/in an arm balances) and attuning to the ongoing fluid movement at the centre to support us in our understanding of stillness.
