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Isabel Lankester Yoga

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 • YIN

MOON • YIN

Attachments

Take a brief break to stop the monkey mind in its tracks. Here we sink into the present moment, relieving stress by nourishing the water element and kidneys. You'll practice long holds, in order to ease stress and tension of the attachment, ego mind. A great practice anytime you need to relax, recharge and soak into source.

Level 1

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Code; ILYM024
Props: 1 block + 1 blanket
31st March ‘21

MOON, 45 mins, YinIsabel LankesterMarch 31, 2021MOONComment

SUN • POWER YOGA

SUN • POWER YOGA

Permanence

There is something within us that is unchanged throughout time. Sometimes called Atman, consciousness, the Self. Can you feel it? Can you sense into a space of calm and stretch out that feeling as we journey through the practise? Here is a very twisty power flow, expect some funky binds, strong holds and of course a cheeky inversion! Reading from the Living Gita by Swami Satchidananda Saraswati.

Level 2-3
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Code: ILYS023
Props: 2 blocks
25th March ‘21

SUN, Power Yoga, 60 minsIsabel LankesterMarch 25, 2021SUN

SUN • POWER YOGA

SUN • POWER YOGA

Fiery Reflections

A practise looking at; ‘sakti-sankoca’ a concept written by Ksmaraja, from the Recognition Sutras text. Can we move dynamically and still learn to slow down our thoughts? Can we begin to feel into our base line, energetic vibration pouring out of us as we practise, as we move, play and breathe? This is a strong vinyasa flow, short and sweet, working into vashistsana, forearm plank and dolphin. It’s sure to warm you up in no time! Become energy sensitive in this flow, learn to move past physical into your heart centre, there is a secondary line of awareness ready to be discovered - go ahead and explore it here!

Level 1-2
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Code: ILYS022
Props: NA
20th March ‘21

SUN, Power Yoga, 30 minsIsabel LankesterMarch 20, 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 • MEDITATION

MOON • MEDITATION

Finding Centre

A gentle meditation which looks at finding your centre, following Ksemaraja’s sutra ‘The joy of Awareness is discovered through the expansion of the Centre’. Can you feel into your middle? The shape, form and movement of it as you sit quietly and breath towards it. Rest in the simplicity of your inner axis, where-ever that might be today.

Code; ILYM021
Props: Optional blanket/cushion to sit on
26th Feb ‘21

Meditation, MOON, 15 minsSarah JeffsFebruary 26, 2021MOONComment

SUN • POWER YOGA

SUN • POWER YOGA

Into Axis

What does your centre mean to you? What does it look like, feel like, sound like? Here we work into a fiery vinyasa flow designed to wake up your back chain and abdominals through a collection of passive and active holds.

A practise inspired by Ksmaraja’s 17th Sutra; ‘The joy of awareness is discovered through the expansion of the centre. The blessed Goddess who is simply Awareness is called the ‘centre’ because she continuously exists as the most intimate core of all, and because it is impossible that anything could exist separately from that ground’ - Recognition Sutras.

Enjoy the gentle pull and push of limps coming into the central axis of the body, this can be felt even in stillness.
Level 2-3
For best results play the Spotify list on a separate device.

Code: ILYS021
Props: Blocks optional
22nd Feb 2021

SUN, Power Yoga, 75 minsIsabel LankesterFebruary 24, 2021SUN

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.

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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

MOON • MEDITATION

MOON • MEDITATION

Maya Meditation Series
#3 Power of Action

Part 3/3 of the Maya Meditation series. This guided practise looks into impurity of action: karma-mala. Like the other impurities, this consists of cognitive error whereby some actions are categorically labelled as good and others as bad. Have you ever done that in your practise? i.e labelled child-pose as weak/ bad? Inversions as good? This guided time on your mat will allow a little thinking time. Help us see that no single action is either always beneficial or always harmful in every circumstance?
Readings based on The Recognition Sutras from Christopher Wallis.

Code; ILYM018
Props: Optional blanket/cushion to sit on
30th Jan 21

Meditation, MOON, 15 minsSarah JeffsJanuary 30, 2021MOONComment

MOON • MEDITATION

MOON • MEDITATION

Maya Meditation Series
#2 Power of Knowing

Part 2/3 of the Maya Meditation series. This guided practise looks into the impurity of differentiation mayiya-mala - do ever just feel like you just don’t know enough? Constantly up and down with emotions of comparison? Here we sit in our completeness of knowledge, trust that our innate wisdom will be called upon when we need it most. Readings based on The Recognition Sutras from Christopher Wallis.

Code; ILYM017
Props: Optional blanket/cushion to sit on
30th Jan 21

Meditation, MOON, 10 minsSarah JeffsJanuary 30, 2021MOONComment

MOON • MEDITATION

MOON • MEDITATION

Maya Meditation Series
#1 Power of Will

Part 1/3 of the Maya Meditation series. This guided practise looks into the impurity of individuality, when we feel full and complete the will flows from the inside outward but when anava-maya takes hold we move into contraction, feeling separate & alone. This short practise helps us sit with our sense of oneness to the outside, encourages our ability to share, to be spontaneous in every form of our being. Can you feel it in the lightness of your breath? As your thoughts wash in and out? Here we sit in our fullness.

Code; ILYM016
Props: Optional blanket/cushion to sit on
30th Jan 21

Meditation, MOON, 15 minsSarah JeffsJanuary 30, 2021MOONComment

SUN • POWER YOGA

SUN • POWER YOGA

Vibrations

Learn to lean into your own vibration of extension and flexion, expansion and contraction. Here we see our own body as a mirror of the great pulsation which echoes around the cosmos. This is fiery and continuous sun flow, which plays into multiple trikonasana’s, pistol handstands and leg stretches. Can we watch the inner play of spanda - how does the regularity of drawing in and out help us see our capacity to change, turn direction and transform as truly unlimited beings.

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

Code: ILYS020
Props: Blocks optional
27th Jan 2021

SUN, 50 mins, Power YogaIsabel LankesterJanuary 27, 2021SUN

MOON • MEDITATION

MOON • MEDITATION

Growing Awareness

A guided meditation to help us move past our heads, into the finer lines of the body. Here we can drop into your whole self. Recognize your own being, your breath, body, thoughts, as well as the sounds and sensations around you help you relax into your own fullness of presence. (Inspiration from The Recognition Sutras by Christopher Wallis.)

Code; ILYM015
Props: Optional blanket/cushion to sit on
21st Jan ‘21

Meditation, MOON, 15 minsSarah JeffsJanuary 21, 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