Power Up
A power yoga flow which works from the front to the back of the mat. This is a strong ashtanga/vinyasa inspired flow. We shall learn about the flexibility and active strength of our hip adductors and hip abductors. What helps you draw in versus extending out from the hip line. A practice for students who already have a strong practise. (Prepare to flow!)
Level 2-3
Props: 2 blocks optional
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Air Mandala
Moving 360 degrees around our mats, breathing and flowing through poses and inversions that open our shoulders, hip flexors and quads; and strengthen our back body allowing us to go deeper and more safely into backbends and heart openers; activating Anahata chakra, our heart centre.
Level 2-3
Props: 2 blocks optional
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I for My
A power yoga flow which looks at Patanjali’s yoga sutra on ‘the cause of avoidable pain’… the difference between the seer (purusha) and the seen (prakriti). Patanjali cleverly identifies how we can get confused between the ever changing self - and that which never changes (atman/purusha). An interesting phycological concept on how we tend to use the word ‘i’ as in ‘I am this, I am that’ versus ‘my body does this’, ‘my body does that’. A new interesting thread to lead you through this potent and heart warming vinyasa.
Level 2-3
Props: 2 blocks optional
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Atman
A well rounded vinyasa practise which toys with our understanding of Ego. What is really talking the lead in your practise, the ego or your innate state? Can we promote the part of us which is joyful, which is not performing in practice to the forefront of our decisions on (and off the mat). Here we work with opening the heart space in some fun yet challenging transitions. An open level class - take it easy here, its OK to do a little less today.
Vinyasa Flow
Levels 1-2
Props: 2 blocks optional
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Earth Mandala
Moving 360 degrees around our mats, focusing on lengthening our hamstrings, creating space, enabling us to fold deeper and fly higher, working with arm balances and inversions. This grounding yet invigorating practice will activate Muladhara chakra, our root source of stability.
Level 2-3
Props: 2 blocks optional
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the Self (with a capital S)
Let’s discuss the self v the ego self. Can we slow down the practice in this vinyasa to watch the ego within, the part of us that overly pushes, that is impatient and does not serve the great wholeness of the human consciousness. Lets watch the interplay between these two parts with compassion and understanding - remembering that when we catch our ego, we are seeing the light of our ground of awareness, our glowing Atman.
Vinyasa Flow
Levels 1-2
Props: 2 blocks optional
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Water Mandala
Moving 360degrees around our mats, flowing and breathing; playfully finding space in our hips and moving deeper into our groin, working with inversions and arm balances; activating Svadhisthana chakra, our source of creativity and fluidity.
Level 2-3
Props: 2 blocks optional
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