35mins

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

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60mins

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

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45mins

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.

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

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45mins

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.

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

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75mins

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.

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

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45mins

Expression

2/4 part series filmed in Dubai moving into ability to express our feelings. How can our hidden emotions be channeled into the language of physical movements? From bouncing, flying, gliding to swinging, hanging and opening. We have become experts at keeping it all in, but how can we just let it out on our mat? Here is an opportunity to flow with an open mind, where the outside can truly mirror our inner voice. Expect a strong standing sequence with a short guided meditation to finish.

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Code: ILYW010
Props: Blocks Optional
10th Nov 2020

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70mins

Prana Apana

A flow which builds slowly into a heated practise of figure of four & eagle (Garudasana) pose. This practise nearly went into the Sun series but due to its strong focus on opening the hips and ladder sequencing this definitely belongs in the Water! Learn to breathe with your full lung capacity as we touch upon Prana Vayu (our upward breath/lifeforce) and Apana Vayu (our downward breath). No matter how compressed the limbs or how challenging the balance find your focus in breathe and drishti (gaze point).

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Code: ILYW009
Props: none necessary
23rd Oct 2020

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35mins

Seaweeding

A vinyasa to help you unwind and uncoil your body. Looking loosely at traditional postures as a means to ground the lower body. Your quest in this continuously moving flow is to look within, to know yourself, to see that you are connected and there is no separation. Expect a fluid like standing sequence, with an emphasis on strong holds and agile movements of the upper body.

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Code: ILYW008
Props: none necessary
4th Oct 2020

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60mins

Inhale Intent

A ladder flow which is deceivingly warm! This practise looks at how our intention can be attached to our inhalation. How our feelings and quality of thought at the start of practise can drive our focus throughout.

The majority of this class is a standing sequence, with an emphasis on hip openers and challenging twists.

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Code: ILYW007
Props: 1 block
9th Sept 2020

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70mins

Binding Waterfalls

A well rounded, strong vinyasa. This is a watery, fluid mandala like yoga class, where you'll move from the back to the front of the mat - building your flow with a focus on the hips. Includes advanced level options of handstand & strong variations into utthita parsvakonasana (extended side angle). If your new to binding a strap would be handy here! This creative sequence is sure to test your balance as you look into passive versus active alignments - (a surprisingly sweaty one! Please take child pose whenever you need to ;)

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Code: ILYW006
Props: 1 x belt, 2 x blocks optional
22nd Aug 2020

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75mins

Karmic Coils

Looking at the body as a compressed coil, ready to spring into action at any moment. This strong layered practise continually works through ‘figure four’ hip openers, following our own intuition to balance in-between flexion with extension. Prepare to move dynamically, with the inclusion of inversions, asymmetrical balances and lateral stretches. This is a lovely opportunity to study the after affects, the imprint (samskara) off strong physical action (karma).

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Code: ILYW005
Props: none required
20th July 2020

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