Less is More
Connect with your innate sense of ease with this steady vinyasa practice. Can we notice a sense of wanting more and more on our mats? How day to day consumerism is perhaps seeping into our practise? Here we drive our senses against the grain. Moving slower, with a long warm-up to open the shoulders, wrists, elbows, hips, feet and ankles. Then find space in a bound reverse warrior, shivas twists and some fun transitions into ardha chandrasana (half moon pose).
Vinyasa Flow
Levels 1-2
Props: 2 blocks optional
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Home coming
A light and playful vinyasa flow working into some unusual variations of reverse warrior and dekasana (W3). Starting with a heart opening lunges, followed by spring hops from malasana and a strong yet light vinyasa to work into our legs and core abdominals. Prepare the get into the shoulders as we approach funky forearm stand and a short seated flow to round off the practise.
Vinyasa Flow
Levels 1-2
Props: 2 blocks optional
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Clearing Space
Let’s go back to the root of yoga, what does yoga mean; ‘chitta vritti nirodha’ - which is translated as ‘The calming of mental fluctuations’. We can’t help but have busy, distracted minds but here in this 45 min flow we’ll use this time to remove a few waves from the mental lake of our mind.
Space to move, space to think, clear the dust, to see ourselves more clearly, more truly as the kind, free thinking beings that we are! This is a strong and powerful short flow. Prepare to jump, rotate and have fun in this playful and dynamic vinyasa.
Levels 2-3
Props: 2 blocks optional
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Compassionate Self
Learn to approach every pose, every breath, thought, word with love as we sink into this Anahata practise. A strong yet mindful vinyasa flow which floats from standing to seated, embraced in affection and understanding for our busy, ruminating minds. The principles of your practice are accessible and designed to guide you towards right action. Enjoy an all around flow of standing poses like warrior 3 for asymmetrical balance, locust pose for back strengthening, half moon for side opening and warrior flows for strength and patience. Walk away with a new perspective after this nourishing and dance like flow.
Vinyasa Flow
Levels 1-2
Props: 2 blocks optional
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Pause, Flow, Repeat
The body is always in a state of flux, arising , maintaining and then dissolving back into balance. Here we focus our intentions on the pause at the very top of our inhales. The majority of practise faces the front of the mat in this creative yet exuberant vinyasa flow, full of inversions and strong traditional standing postures. A perfect practise if you’re short of time but want to create a little fire.
Levels 2-3
Props: 2 blocks optional
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Just In Time
Spend a little moment pondering over the concept of time in this energising and powerful vinyasa flow. Bryon Katie a beautiful Author of ‘The Mind at Home with Itself’ gives a lovely analogy of time as it moves past the body like the wake of a ship. How pain or discomfort are always in a process of finishing but joy and love are always head of us - ‘eventually though practise, you no longer impose your thinking onto reality, and can experience everything as it really is: pure grace’. This vinyasa toys this this notion and works into a multitude of quad stretches, deep hip holds and funky binds.
Levels 2-3
Props: 2 blocks optional + 1 strap
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Common Thread
Here we relay on the anchor of breath to ground this nourishing and creative vinyasa flow. This vinyasa looks into a little bit of everything from back bends, twists and lots and lots of standing splits! The peak pose is a deceivingly ‘simple’ toppling tree and bird of paradise. (A favourite if the hamstrings are steady and strong.) Enjoy moving to the front to the back of the mat in this mandala inspired, uncomplicated flow. A great choice if your hamstrings need a little love!
Vinyasa Flow
Levels 1-2
Props: 2 blocks optional
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Todays Centre
Enjoy this full body awakening - which is sure to make 45 mins feel like 90 in this warm and dynamic power flow. Here we move from our centre, anchor the breath into a calm rhythmic pattern to dance between pose to pose. Learn to couple asana (poses) with the joyous breath to create a stable but graceful practise. Here we ask where is the centre? This can change from day to day - practise to practise, so where do you feel it in right now? Let’s explore together!
NB please do add extra time for a longer savasana at the end!
Levels 2-3
Props: 2 blocks optional
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True or False
Are minds are so busy! Can we really control it all? Here we ask the question, is it true? Do be believe each thought? Maybe we need to stop trying so hard to control the world around us and instead ask the question - can I be absolutely sure these thoughts are worthy and correct? Definitely a practise to ponder. Here we move through an array of strong standing poses - reflecting some rocket and ashtanga style vinyasa flow. Readings/thoughts taken from ‘A Mind at Home with Itself’ by Byron Katie.
Vinyasa Flow
Levels 1-2
Props: 2 blocks optional
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