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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
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.
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.
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.
Practicing Stillness: A restorative/yin practice to support the possibility of fully resting into stillness. We move through fully supported front body openers, side body releases, pigeon pose, wide legged forward fold and sit at the end. It is a nourishing practice that supports an exploration of rest, stillness and awareness.
Honouring our tiredness: Sometimes all we really need to do is honour the fact that we are really tired. In this class we spend 15 minutes simply resting in 4 restorative postures, and work with breath and visualisations to honour and release fatigue. Props: Bolster or two sleeping pillows, a blanket or two and possibly a block will come in handy if you have one available.
Floor based flow: A supportive and somatic floor based practice to wiggle and roll on the ground moving though spinal rotations, shoulder release, playing with weight shift, free form flow and fully unholding into the support of the ground. Nurturing, gentle and powerful. Just over 35 minutes running time.
Downward facing savasana: A guided rest practice exploring downward facing savasana. Soften your skin and ease into the support of earth beneath and space above; relish and replenish. Can be used as a practice on it’s own, or before or after another shorter class when you want some extra quiet rest. You can do this without props, but if you have the following they can be wonderful additions: A bolster or two (or 3 sleeping pillows), a yoga block (or rolled up towel), a blanket or two, and an eye pillow (or rolled up hand towel)
Flow & Restore: Start slowly, enjoy rolling movements on the ground, sneak into a little flow and settle into some restorative postures to close. A go to fave when I need to move, rest and replenish in equal measure. Props: 2 Blankets and a bolster or two sleeping pillows/ large cushion.
Winter Solstice - a personal retreat for your nervous system: A 2 hour deep reset for your nervous system. This is a solstice practice but you can use it any time of year when you need support in slowing down and receiving the nourishment of stillness. We use a wide variety of practices to ease into stillness, beginning with sound, a little bit of movement to shake things up in order to settle into a floor based somatic flow focused on finding space around the ribs and spine, and finally dropping into longer held restorative postures, a mini sound bath and chanting to close. Treat Yourself! Props: Bolster or two pillows, yoga block if you have, 3 blankets, chair or wall.
Time to rest: Rest into the medicine of stillness as we move through postures that support relaxation into quiet, and gently revitalise from the inside out. We will work with awareness cultivation as a way to navigate the sometimes challenging mental aspect of stillness practices. We will use two blankets, a bolster (or a couple of pillows) and a chair.
