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Isabel Lankester Yoga

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 • SLOW FLOW

MOON • SLOW FLOW

Bolster Love

Find a time to nestle up to your bolster. As we move throughout our day, we may have a tendency to brace ourselves against the grain. Allow yourself to experience an internal ease and sense of experimental wonderment in a yin like sequence which is full of twists and gentle supported back bends.

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

Code: ILYM013
Props: 1 bolster
22nd Dec 2020

MOON, 45 mins, Slow FlowIsabel LankesterDecember 22, 2020MOONComment

SUN • POWER YOGA

SUN • POWER YOGA

Flow State

A strong vinyasa working through a powerful and creative standing sequence. Our awareness is incredibly skilled at taking in the outside world, communicating, processing information but how can we use this body of energy to gaze within? How does our awareness of inner flow reflect back into manifest reality? This little powerhouse class is full of twists, inversions and reoccurring wild things! A flow to get you out of your head and into your body.
(A vigorous practise, not for the faint hearted!)

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

Code: ILYS019
Props: 1 block optional
16th Dec 2020

SUN, 60 mins, Power YogaIsabel LankesterDecember 16, 2020SUN

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.

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

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.

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

Code: ILYA008
Props: NA
17th Nov 2020

Vinyasa, AIR, Back BendingIsabel LankesterNovember 17, 2020AIRComment

WATER • Dubai Part 2

WATER • Dubai Part 2

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.

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

Code: ILYW010
Props: Blocks Optional
10th Nov 2020

Vinyasa, 45 mins, WATERIsabel LankesterNovember 10, 2020WATERComment

MOON • Dubai Part 1

MOON • Dubai Part 1

Resilience

1/4 part series filmed in Dubai starting with this grounding moon practice, to firstly acknowledge any resistance you might be feeling. Look at how the breath, limbs and fibers of our skin eco a strength and ability to re-calibrate, finding natures balance. Can these physical movements be mimicked in our thoughts? This is a mandala style flow, starting in standing, steady and nourishing, concluded with a short guided meditation.

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

Code: ILYM012
Props: Blocks Optional
3rd Nov 2020

MOON, Vinyasa, 45 minsIsabel LankesterNovember 3, 2020MOONComment

WATER • VINYASA

WATER • VINYASA

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).

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

Code: ILYW009
Props: none necessary
23rd Oct 2020

Vinyasa, WATER, 70 minsIsabel LankesterOctober 23, 2020WATERComment

SUN • TUTORIAL

SUN • TUTORIAL

Crow Tutorial

This practice will teach you the main actions of Bakasana (crow pose) and guide you into this arm balance with smart, effective and accessible poses and props. Build strength in your core, shoulders and upper back as you learn to safely access this foundational arm balance.

Code: ILYST017
Props: blocks, 1 x strap, wall space
17th Oct 2020

SUN, Tutorial, 10 minsIsabel LankesterOctober 17, 2020SUNComment

SUN • TUTORIAL

SUN • TUTORIAL

Pincha Tutorial

This tutorial looks at Pincha Mayurasana (feathered peacock) in detail along with some alignment tips that are often overlooked. Begin to engage with your inner plumb line, through shoulder-opening, core stability, and the fun use of props. Learn to balance by creating enough space in your shoulders and hamstrings to enter the pose, while avoiding the more common collapse in the lower back.

Code: ILYST016
Props: blocks, 1 x strap, wall space
17th Oct 2020

SUN, 15 mins, TutorialIsabel LankesterOctober 17, 2020SUNComment

MOON • VINYASA

MOON • VINYASA

Outer Seams

Play with a combination of soft stretches to unravel the lines of your outer seams. This fluid vinyasa is based within the Moon series due to its steady pace, curious balances and vata-grounding experience. Gain more range of motion in twists and side bends by expanding your diaphragm and organs from lifting the ribs and lungs. This practise is for all levels with an open mind! Expect unusual transitions into 3-leg down dog and fallen star. You will feel adequately worked, yet grounded and refreshed.

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

Code: ILYM011
Props: 2 blocks optional
12th Oct 2020

MOON, 60 mins, VinyasaIsabel LankesterOctober 12, 2020MOONComment

SUN • TUTORIAL

SUN • TUTORIAL

Chaturanga Checkup

This tutorial looks at chaturanga dandasana (high plank to low plank to up dog) in detail along with some alignment tips that are often overlooked. This is an important foundational posture for a vinyasa student and therefore an important tutorial to look at from time to time.

Code: ILYST15
Props: None necessary
12th Oct 2020

SUN, 15 mins, TutorialIsabel LankesterOctober 12, 2020SUNComment

SUN • POWER YOGA

SUN • POWER YOGA

Joyous

A dynamic power vinyasa flow based on the concept of inner JOY. No matter how strong our practise, how dynamic joy/bliss/ananda is inherent to us. Flow in a variety of creative new ways in a short amount of time, including malasana to ustrasana flows, anjaneyasana to ardha hanumanasana, and hip extensions to funky transitions into headstand. You'll build strength, create more joint mobility, and challenge your mind all at the same time.- FIND JOY

Reading taken from the lovely Sally Kemptons book - ‘ Meditation for the love of it’

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

Code: ILYS014
Props: Optional 1 block
4th Oct 2020

SUN, 60 mins, Power YogaIsabel LankesterOctober 4, 2020SUNComment

WATER • VINYASA

WATER • VINYASA

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.

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

Code: ILYW008
Props: none necessary
4th Oct 2020

Vinyasa, WATER, 35 minsIsabel LankesterOctober 4, 2020WATERComment

AIR • VINYASA

AIR • VINYASA

Hands On Heart Open

The hands really do have healing powers, from our sense of touch, warmth, sending vibrations of compassion without words. This vinyasa uses the tenderness of the hands to invoke softness via the crown of the head down into the heart centre. Expect strong backbends with options to modify with the use of a strap. This is a dynamic vinyasa, suitable for all levels with an emphasis on moving pass the ego into love itself -
‘make way for yourself inside yourself’ - RUMI

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

Code: ILYA007
Props: 1 strap , 1 block optional
27th Sept 2020

Vinyasa, AIR, Back BendingIsabel LankesterSeptember 27, 2020AIRComment

MOON • YIN

MOON • YIN

Soft Yin

A soft yin sequence, looking into the hips and gentle twists. If you've never practiced Yin before, this class will introduce you to the benefits of cultivating stillness and softness. Build the foundation of your Yin practice as you're guided through a relaxing sequence with ample instruction to draw awareness to safe stretching. While Yin classes often hold poses up to ten minutes, this introductory practice will ease you in with shorter holds.

Code: ILYM009
Props: 1 bolster/cushion, 1 blanket, 1 block
20th Sept 2020

MOON, Yin Yoga, 55 minsIsabel LankesterSeptember 20, 2020MOONComment

WATER • VINYASA

WATER • VINYASA

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.

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

Code: ILYW007
Props: 1 block
9th Sept 2020

Vinyasa, 60 mins, WATERIsabel LankesterSeptember 9, 2020WATERComment