OPEN VINYASA
OPEN VINYASA

60mins

Dharma Day

A full heart flow which touches upon the concept of dharma. Living with purpose and duty not just to ourselves but for the greater good. Readings taken from The Living Gita, by Sri Swami Satchidananda - ‘it is better to do your own dharma (calling) even imperfectly than someone else’s dharma perfectly’. Consider this verse in this mandala inspired practise. Who are you living for? Who do you practise for? Have you ever really had the time to think about it. Here we take a look as a variety of backbends, side stretches and asymmetrical binds in a playful yet challenging vinyasa flow.

Vinyasa Flow

Levels 1-2

Props: 1 block optional

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60 mins, VINYASA, AprilIsabel LankesterLIVE
POWER YOGA
POWER YOGA

60mins

A little Truth

Power Yoga

Here we look into the concept of ‘Alignment’, not just in our physical self but how our thoughts, words and actions can find a common ground. This is living in Satya, true in mind, body and soul. Work through a multitude of twists and strong backbends during this power flow. Here we test the ego as we constantly ask the question ‘how do I feel’ and ‘how are my actions aligning with my innate feeling’? Be prepared to sweat and flow constantly from pose to pose. This practise has a little bit of everything. ENJOY!

Levels 2-3

Props: 1/2 blocks optional

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60 mins, POWER YOGA, AprilIsabel LankesterLIVE
OPEN VINYASA
OPEN VINYASA

60mins

Feeling Airy

A creative vinyasa flow, full of shoulder openers and twists. Here we visit a multitude of heart openers from natarajasana to grounded dancer - a personal favourite! The poses have been picked to help you to dive deeper into your heart, body and perspective. Touch upon all major muscle groups with a focus on letting go perfection, welcoming you home to your whole-self. Strong but airy, light with a sense of firm foundation.

Vinyasa Flow

Levels 1-2

Props: 1 block optional

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60 mins, VINYASA, AprilIsabel LankesterLIVE
OPEN VINYASA
OPEN VINYASA

60mins

Splits

A yummy splits flow, divided into seated and standing poses that circulate around the mat. A practise to really open up the hamstrings and hips, looking closely at hanumanasana and visvamitrasana. A quietly strong vinyasa, with a sprinkling of hand balances. Here we touch upon the presence of tension within the body. We all require a certain level of tension to move however more often than not, we are over tense. Can we move with a quiet calm at all times, balancing just enough effort in our practise. Sthira Sukham Asanam.

Vinyasa Flow

Levels 1-2

Props: 1 block optional

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60 mins, VINYASA, AprilIsabel LankesterLIVE
POWER YOGA
POWER YOGA

60mins

Fig 4.

Power Yoga

A warm rocket vinyasa flow, working from figure of 4 through a creative sequence to you peak pose Galavasana! I playful practise full of twists, deep forward folds and juicy hip openers. Prepare to build a little heat and work into some challenging down dog binds! Here is an agglomeration of last months philosophy, moving with innate wisdom, quietening down the ego and turning towards intuition. All three topics are intertwined, all three linked to our expressions on and off the mat!

Levels 2-3

Props: 1 block optional for half moon

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60 mins, POWER YOGA, MarchIsabel LankesterLIVE
OPEN VINYASA
OPEN VINYASA

60mins

Intuition

Take the pressure off yourself and move with intuition during this free flowing and quietly challenging vinyasa practise.
These creative movements will journey from the front to the back of the mat, here we shall work into some strong shoulder openers and some juicy binds to get your heart going.

Vinyasa Flow

Levels 1-2

Props: 1 block optional

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60 mins, VINYASA, MarchIsabel LankesterLIVE
POWER YOGA
POWER YOGA

60mins

Hara

Power Yoga

A warm rocket vinyasa flow, looking at how we can move from the belly - sharing some thoughtful words from Philip Sheppard who wrote Radical Wholeness. This practise will move you from the front to the back of the mat, looking into deep forward folds, shoulder openers, all with an intention to lead from our stomach. In Japan the word for belly is ‘Hara’, instead of our westernized approach of moving from the top down, this vinyasa plays with a more wholesome approach of moving from the abdomen. A strong practise which includes inversions and other arm balances.

Levels 2-3

Props: 1 block optional for half moon

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60 mins, POWER YOGA, MarchIsabel LankesterLIVE
POWER YOGA
POWER YOGA

60mins

Felt Experience

Power Yoga

A warm ashtanga vinyasa inspired flow, looking at how we can experience our practise without our need to constantly label and judge the poses as good or bad. Can we just flow with less emphasis on our inner dialogue of running commentary? Inspired by Chriss Wallis’s Recognition sutras. This practise looks into a little bit of everything, high to low, fast to slow. Enjoy this warm replay.

Levels 2-3

Props: 1 block optional

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60 mins, POWER YOGA, MarchIsabel LankesterLIVE
OPEN VINYASA
OPEN VINYASA

60mins

Rebound

A creative vinyasa, which looks into how the mind can rebound back into our centre. We all have our own way of rebounding back - to refill our cup. But can we do this while exerting ourselves in our practise? Here we move though a dance like flow, moving from Warrior 3 into Warrior 1 whilst working through some side strengthening poses and asymmetrical lines.

Vinyasa Flow

Levels 1-2

Props: 1 block optional

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60 mins, VINYASA, MarchIsabel LankesterLIVE
DYNAMIC FLOW
DYNAMIC FLOW

60mins

Just Enough

Dynamic Vinyasa

Can we move with just enough effort. Can we watch as we arrive into a pose, feel the sensation of being held and then ride the wave as parts dissolve away. This is a dynamic practise looking at a variety of twist to wake up the heart. Looking at a creative variation on sun B’s, a playful transition into Prasarita and strong split legs into pincha. A fun, warming practise to wake up your soul and feel into our ground of awareness - with just. enough. effort. A test of staying calm in the eye of the pose!

Levels 2-3

Props: 1 block optional

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60 mins, February, Dynamic YogaIsabel LankesterLIVE
OPEN VINYASA
OPEN VINYASA

60mins

Ripples

Vinyasa Flow

Can we feel the ripple effects from the body into the mind and back again? Everything is so intimately connected, each breath, each step having a knock on effect across our being and beyond. We have become to so a-tuned in westernized culture to divide up the body but this flow looks at how we move as one unit, how one factional part effects the whole. This is a creative vinyasa flow, suitable for all levels, looking into lengthening our bone structure and widening out perspective as we float from one pose into the next.

Levels 1-2

Props: 1 block optional

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60 mins, February, VINYASAIsabel LankesterLIVE
DYNAMIC FLOW
DYNAMIC FLOW

60mins

Truth Feels

Dynamic Flow

Looking at our thoughts as feeling not as ultimate truth. This is a strong, fiery flow looking at back bends, open twists and a strong variations in standing splits. Here we draw our awareness to our thoughts, so much of yogi philosophy points towards the words ‘you are not your mind’ but how can we channel this into practise? How often do we begin a thought with ‘i am’? How can we move into neutrality, a calm state so we can begin to decipher what is real and true against what is emotional and reactive. This is a warm practise.

Level 2-3

Props: 1 block optional

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60 mins, February, Dynamic YogaIsabel LankesterLIVE
VINYASA FLOW
VINYASA FLOW

60mins

Central Line

Vinyasa Flow

When you think of your centre, where is your awareness channelled to? What does it feel like? Look like? A line, a dot, an organ? What happens when we flow from centre? This is a fun vinyasa practise which play into variations of Sun B - to activate your abdominal walls and back chain. Poses here move past passive anchoring into more active holds. Expect some funky variations in down dog and navasana, a flow to open your hips and the lateral lines of the body.

Level 1-2

Props: 1 block optional

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60 mins, February, VINYASAIsabel LankesterLIVE
DYNAMIC FLOW
DYNAMIC FLOW

60mins

Body as a Bell

Dynamic Flow

This is a playful practise, expect to build heat as you flow through surya namaskar A and creative B variations. Philip Shepherd (who wrote Radical Wholeness) describes the body as a bell. Can we increase space within and surrounding us? So we can vibrate at a higher frequency and sense more clearly? The more we expand and flex the more we can feel into our resonance, our vibration which connects us to the world passing through us. Yogis should expect a lot of movement, a lot of sweat and more importantly, a lot of fun. Handstand option is given, but of course is completely optional. Enjoy my fellow yogis!

Level 1-2

Props: 1 block optional

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60 mins, February, Dynamic YogaIsabel LankesterLIVE
DYNAMIC FLOW
DYNAMIC FLOW

60mins

Internal Environment

Dynamic Flow

A playful, nourishing practise full of twists, frog hops and some yummy binds. This class gazes into our internal environment, increasing our panoramic view of our whole self. We are so culturally a-tuned to moving from the mind outwards, but how can we contemplate our inner wisdom, listen and feel from the inside out. Enjoy, this is a fun practise suitable for all levels.

Level 1-2

Props: 2 blocks and a blanket for savasana optional

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60 mins, February, Dynamic YogaIsabel LankesterLIVE
OPEN VINYASA
OPEN VINYASA

90mins

Fullest expanse

Vinyasa Flow

A dynamic practise which helps us see our filed of awareness as continually expanding, into our larger Self with a capital S!
A playful vinyasa practise full of twists, turns with a little bit of everything to get you warm and fully nourished.

Level 1-2

Props: 2 blocks and a blanket for savasana optional

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90 mins, VINYASA, JANUARYIsabel LankesterLIVE
DYNAMIC FLOW
DYNAMIC FLOW

60mins

Lightening

Dynamic VInyasa

A strong flow which plays with the concept of Tejas - our inner lightening. Looking at multiple twists, dynamic transitions and plenty of opportunities to invert. How can we feel into our own internal fire? How can we see that our practise is a reflection of our own internal glow, our capacity to lean into strength and vitality.

Level 2

Props: 2 blocks and a blanket for savasana optional

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60 mins, Dynamic Yoga, JANUARYIsabel LankesterLIVE
LEVEL 1 VINYASA
LEVEL 1 VINYASA

45mins

Atha to Begin

Where to begin? If it’s your first yoga class you can start here, following some words from Donnah Fari ‘Bringing Yoga to Life’ . Here we touch upon setting intensions and how to commit oneself to a regular practise. Here we flow through a creative sequence, slow, nourishing and mindful. Enjoy this simple sequence, perfect if you’re a little short of time but need a little stretch.

Level 1

Props: NA

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45 mins, LEVEL 1, JANUARYIsabel LankesterLIVE
DYNAMIC FLOW
DYNAMIC FLOW

60mins

Start Stuff

A strong vinyasa flow - not for the faint hearted. Looking a strong twisted binds, plenty of inversions & funky entries into standing splits! A strong vinyasa always challenges our internal gaze. Can we use the power of awareness to reflect into our centre? Can we trust that no matter the choice of pose - we are enough. Prepare to build heat here!

Level 2

Props: 2 blocks optional

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60 mins, Dynamic Yoga, JANUARYIsabel LankesterLIVE