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MOON • PRANAYAMA

MOON • PRANAYAMA

Breath Release

Here we connect with our breath, learn to bend your field of awareness back into centre. An invigorating practice, and a personal favourite to shift my mood or energy. A short, box breath exercise followed by some gentle breath retention in between breaths make for a quick, effective and potent practice.
Lets take in what we desire and release what is not serving us through the power of prana.

Level 1

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Code; ILYM026
Props: 1 block optional / meditation cushion
26nd April ‘21

MOON, Vinyasa, 15 minsIsabel LankesterApril 26, 2021MOONComment

AIR • VINYASA

AIR • VINYASA

Suspension

A gentle, quiet practise looking into spiralic movements within static poses. Use this time to switch off, with little instruction, and plenty of time to rest in between each flow. Sometimes the simpler really is the better. A soft, embodied class - perfect if your running a little low on steam or just want a short stretch.

Level 1

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Code: ILYA013
Props: NA
23rd April ‘21

Vinyasa, AIR, Back Bending, 20 minsIsabel LankesterApril 24, 2021AIRComment

MOON • VINYASA

MOON • VINYASA

Wholeness

A slow, heart felt moon practise, encouraging the self to sink into inherent wholeness.
Can you feel into the roots of the Earth, how the stability of the body echos her density? How we feel lighter, happier with the sun against our skin, lungs billowing with breath? This simple flow is perfect if you need a wind down, its low impact and full of gentle twists and forward folds. Readings taken from Radical Wholeness by Philip Shepherd

Level 1

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Code; ILYM025
Props: 1 block optional
22nd April ‘21

MOON, Vinyasa, 50 minsIsabel LankesterApril 22, 2021MOONComment

AIR • VINYASA

AIR • VINYASA

Imperfectly Perfect - Dharma

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.

Level 2-3

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Code: ILYA012
Props: 2 blocks optional
16th April ‘21

Vinyasa, AIR, Back Bending, 60 minsIsabel LankesterApril 16, 2021AIRComment

WATER • VINYASA

WATER • VINYASA

Into Splits

Here we dive into the hip flexors and hamstrings. Looking at a variety of entry points into splits with the combination of internal v external rotation of the upper thigh muscles. Bring as much support as you need to finish and pause the final stages of the practise in Hanumanasana (full grounded splits). This class is for everyone and should be seen as a progression, with patience and softness learn to sit with internal resistance for this mighty peak pose!

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Code: ILYW015
Props: 2 x blocks and a bolster/big cushion optional
13th April ‘21

Vinyasa, WATER, 30 mins, 35 minsIsabel LankesterApril 13, 2021WATERComment

SUN • VINYASA

SUN • VINYASA

True Alignment

A short vinyasa practise which plays between squaring the pelvis v opening up the hip joint. Find a balance between aligning the body, and the physical self with the alignment of your thoughts and emotions. This is true Satya in action. Be prepared to move swiftly and dynamically in this creative and heart warming sequence.

Level 1-2
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Code: ILYS024
Props: 2 blocks optional
11th April ‘21

SUN, 30 mins, VinyasaIsabel LankesterApril 11, 2021SUN

MOON • VINYASA

MOON • VINYASA

Without Labels

A slow and nourishing practicing, for when your feeling heavy, when you need to stay close to gravities pull. This grounding practise looks at 'prediscursive reality' - a concept from the Recognition Sutras from Chis Wallis. Learn to flow without the need to label, can we remove hierarchical poses, find a lighter practise, free yourself. How much energy goes into our minds endless chitter chatter, can we just suspend story telling and feel when if there right underneath it all? A practise full of side stretches, trikonasanas and deep folds, perfect for when you need a stretch and a nudge away that loud ego.

Level 1-2

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Code; ILYM023
Props: 1 block
17th March ‘21

MOON, Vinyasa, 30 minsIsabel LankesterMarch 17, 2021MOONComment

WATER • VINYASA

WATER • VINYASA

Keep Flowing

A 60 mins meditation in movement, a practise that just keeps flowing along a slight variation on a similar sequence. Playful, steady and quietly challenging. Learn to fall in love with side plank variations and garudasana in this watery practise which helps the mind sink into a state of flow. Although suitable for all levels there are some quirky entries stepping/floating forward to the top of the mat but as usual so many options to either step back or turn into a human rocket !

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Code: ILYW014
Props: 2 x blocks optional
7th March ‘21

Vinyasa, WATER, 60 minsIsabel LankesterMarch 11, 2021WATERComment

MOON • VINYASA

MOON • VINYASA

Spirals

This little vinyasa flow is perfect if your short of time. A class full of twists and turns sure to lift your mood and set you up for the day.
This vinyasa concentrates on the spiralic movement of the bones, focusing on the mobility of the spine and strong foundation of our feet to hold us to the earth. A playful practise suitable for ALL, learn to let go of traditional asana and float up through the spine.
Level 1

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Code; ILYM022
Props: NA
21st Feb ‘21

MOON, Vinyasa, 20 minsSarah JeffsMarch 9, 2021MOONComment

AIR • VINYASA

AIR • VINYASA

Bow and Arrow

A continuous flow class with a focus on backbends. This is a stimulating energizing class to get you going with less instruction and plenty of variations of heart openers to delve into. Work into strengthening the glutes, and hamstrings before reaching strong backbend variations such as Natarajasana and Ustrasana. This class is designed to be an advanced practice so there is not a lot of instruction, mostly just a condensed advanced flow in just 50 mins. (Feel free to add your own LONG savasana to finish, you would have earned it!)
Level 3

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Code: ILYA011
Props: 1 strap
26th Feb ‘21

Vinyasa, AIR, Back Bending, 50 minsIsabel LankesterFebruary 26, 2021AIRComment

MOON • VINYASA

MOON • VINYASA

Short Stretch

The little vinyasa flow is perfect if your short of time and just want to wake up everything. Work from seated twists into some supported hip openers that wake up the hamstrings and lengthen the calf muscles. To finish this practise end back into seated with kapotasana and some attention into deep lateral lines.
Level 1

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Code; ILYM020
Props: NA
21st Feb ‘21

MOON, Vinyasa, 20 minsSarah JeffsFebruary 21, 2021MOONComment

WATER • VINYASA

WATER • VINYASA

Setting Resonance

Soak in this simple and stretchy, creative flow, as you meander from the front to the back of the mat. Experientially visualise the body as a bell - ‘ its intelligence hums as the energies of the whole to which it belongs course through it’ - Philip Shepard. A bell can only resonate when there is space within and surrounding it - so how can we lean into this expansion? Can we use practise to release tension and holding patterns that choke space within? Can we notice forgotten areas and dilate intelligence to make space? This is a yummy flow for all levels, includes a cheeky handstand, some funky variations into side plank and strengthening options via Trikonasana and Warrior 3. A little bit of everything.

For best results play the Spotify list on a separate device.

Code: ILYW013
Props: 2 x blocks optional
15th Feb ‘21

Vinyasa, WATER, 45 minsIsabel LankesterFebruary 15, 2021WATERComment

MOON • YIN

MOON • YIN

Hands to Hold

A nourishing vinyasa flow followed by a twisty yin practise to finish. Enjoy this accessible and stretch flow which moves through some nonlinear side body stretches, hip openers and gentle backbends. Here we look at how our hands hold the body, the ribs, the back of the skull and finally the heart. There is a sensitivity to be felt, a closeness of physical touch reminding us that we are indeed a part of Earth, rooted by touch and gravity's gentle pull.

Code; ILYM019
Props: Optional blanket, cushion or bolster
10th Feb ‘21

MOON, 75 mins, Vinyasa, YinSarah JeffsFebruary 10, 2021MOONComment

WATER • VINYASA

WATER • VINYASA

Body of Water

Our bodies are made up of 70% water, we are buoyant beings sitting in between the earth and sky above. This challenging class plays with all 4 elements in a bid to show just how asymmetrical, light (and sometimes messy) we really are! A fun practise looking at strong postures such as vashistasana, galavasana and bakasana. Find deep hip openers, arm balances and hamstring stretches as you move from standing poses, to seated poses around the mat within the same sequence.
Here we disrupt the status quo of directionality, delving into creative movements to find inner stability.
Suitable for strong and explorative practitioners.

For best results play the Spotify list on a separate device.

Code: ILYW012
Props: 2 x blocks optional
20th Jan 2021

Vinyasa, WATER, 45 minsIsabel LankesterJanuary 20, 2021WATERComment

AIR • VINYASA

AIR • VINYASA

Lean Back

Enjoy the support of your spine as your heart rests back into it all. This is a powerful air flow designed to cultivate a sense of release into upper chest and encourage strength down the whole spinal column. Feel into your beating heart as it vibrates outwards into poses and shifts back into your spine. A challenging class that plays with weight shifts, funky balances and variations into kapotasana. Good for days when you need to explore your mat, up, down and around in a creative sequence to get your heart pounding.

For best results play the Spotify list on a separate device.

Code: ILYA010
Props: 2 blocks + 1 cushion optional
13th Jan 2021

Vinyasa, AIR, Back Bending, 55 minsIsabel LankesterJanuary 13, 2021AIRComment

AIR • VINYASA

AIR • VINYASA

Quiet Emotion

Within us all is a quiet pool of calm joy. Here we dance through a variety of backbends to strengthen the core and open up the shoulders. A practise to invite an elevated emotion to shift our perspective into our future thoughts. This uncomplicated standing sequence finishes with a seated meditation to contemplate the fullness of our hearts. Expect some peak poses such Visvamitrasana and a variation on Urdhva Dhanurasana.

For best results play the Spotify list on a separate device.

Code: ILYA009
Props: NA
6th Jan 2021

Vinyasa, AIR, Back Bending, 60 minsIsabel LankesterJanuary 6, 2021AIRComment

WATER • VINYASA

WATER • VINYASA

Easeful Ocean

The mind and our ground of awareness are intimately connected, one acting as a mirror to the other. This class explores how the integration of form, time and space (mental constructs) can widen our perspective on the mat. Can we use the mind as a path into awareness? Welcome to a steady vinyasa, inspired by Christopher Wallis’s Recognition Sutras.

For best results play the Spotify list on a separate device.

Code: ILYW011
Props: 1 Block and 1 Cushion Optional
30th Dec 2020

Vinyasa, WATER, 75 minsIsabel LankesterDecember 30, 2020WATERComment

MOON • VINYASA

MOON • VINYASA

Grazing Past

A slow moving flow is here to help you re think the transition of limps into familiar poses. Let this practice instigate a lovely sensation of sensitivity - especially through the hands. Sequences gradually getting longer and more fluid to create a dance like flow that opens your shoulders and hips. Your peak pose is the classic half moon. This really is for all levels looking to calm the nervous system and return home to the self.

For best results play the Spotify list on a separate device.

Code: ILYM013
Props: 2 blocks optional
9th Dec 2020

MOON, 60 mins, VinyasaIsabel LankesterDecember 9, 2020MOONComment

SUN • Dubai Part 4

SUN • Dubai Part 4

Vitality

Part 4 of ILY Dubai - a journey through the elements. Expect a playful and warm sun flow inspired by mandala vinyasa, beginning in standing and finishing with a short meditational practise.

There is a quiet drum within us all, a rhythm, a pulse of vitality that connects us to everything else - Spanda. Learn to connect with your inner vibration with a combination of continuous movements and deep deliberate pauses.

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Code: ILYS018
Props: NA
25th Nov 2020

Vinyasa, Back Bending, SUNIsabel LankesterNovember 26, 2020SUNComment

AIR • Dubai Part 3

AIR • Dubai Part 3

Expansion

3/4 part series filmed in Dubai. Notice how the fullness of breath echoes into the expansion of the limbs, from bones, tissues, muscles, to the skin and beyond. As we move into the final part of the series we begin to build more heat and vigour into the flows. This is an open heart practice, looking at scorpion tails, strong breath work and a mandala inspired vinyasa.

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Code: ILYA008
Props: NA
17th Nov 2020

Vinyasa, AIR, Back BendingIsabel LankesterNovember 17, 2020AIRComment