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MOON • PREGNANCY

MOON • PREGNANCY

Free Flowing Mama

Enjoy this fluid vinyasa to stretch open your side waist and gently release your hip flexors. Ideal for yogis with an established practice who are in the 2nd-3rd trimester of pregnancy. Tap into your ability to expand from centre through this flow which includes some deep low lunges, fluid movement of the upper limbs to open up the back and side body with some nourishing seated poses to finish. Each asana comes with an essence of support and structure, helping mummy feel grounded and rested.

Please note although this is a pregnancy practice, it’s also the perfect way to unwind from a busy day if you want some movement but nothing too energetic! Your all welcome to give this a go.

Level 1.

For best results play Spotify on a separate device.

Code; ILYM043
Props: 2 blocks
25th March ‘22

MOON, Yin, 45 mins, PregnancyIsabel LankesterMarch 25, 2022MOONComment

MOON • YIN

MOON • YIN

Pocket Yin - Air

Vijnanamaya kosha is the fourth of the five layers, or sheaths, of the body, which are collectively referred to as pancha kosha. Vijnanamaya kosha is the intellect/wisdom/knowledge sheath. Here we take in our Air element in a short sequence of long open holds. This element is one of the most subtle sheaths of the Kosha systems, here we can contemplate Viveka - our keen discernment between what is energising us and nourishing the self v when is destructive and perhaps draining for the self.

Level 1

For best results play Spotify on a separate device.

Code; ILYM041
Props: 1 block & 1 blanket
16th March ‘22

MOON, Yin, 30 minsIsabel LankesterMarch 16, 2022MOONComment

MOON • YIN

MOON • YIN

Pocket Yin - Fire

Working towards the third layer of the kosha system (manomaya), we look at the flames of the mind. Focusing on the more psychological aspects of the practice, noticing how the mind itself moves in multiple directions, from random thoughts to more familiar patterns. Let’s watch where the mind travels to in this slow and nourishing practice. Expect plenty of twists, long holds and a little philosophy to get you thinking!

Level 1

For best results play Spotify on a separate device.

Code; ILYM040
Props: 1 block & 1 thick blanket
15th March ‘22

MOON, Yin, 30 minsIsabel LankesterMarch 15, 2022MOONComment

MOON • YIN

MOON • YIN

Pocket Yin - Water

Our water yin is all about our connection to the second layer of the body (pranamaya kosha) our sense of prana. On a cellular level prana drives all awareness through the body, it stimulates digestion, circulation, respiration and excretion. So you see prana is not just the breath but the electric current causing ALL movement within - it is truly magical and constantly flowing.

Level 1

For best results play Spotify on a separate device.

Code; ILYM039
Props: 2 blocks
2nd March ‘22

MOON, Yin, 30 minsIsabel LankesterMarch 2, 2022MOONComment

MOON • YIN

MOON • YIN

Pocket Yin - Earth

Here is a 30 min practice you can slot in before or after a Sun flow. Our Earthy yin is all about our connection to the physical body and our ability to find home within. He we start at the root of the chakra system, building up from the base of the spine into our central axis. You can do this practice at the end of the day, or right before a stressful event, as this sequence can help you slow down, breathe, think and feel at ease in your physical self.

Level 1

For best results play Spotify on a separate device.

Code; ILYM039
Props: 2 blocks
2nd March ‘22

MOON, Yin, 30 minsIsabel LankesterMarch 2, 2022MOONComment

WATER • SLOW FLOW

WATER • SLOW FLOW

Space

There are certain moments in this life when we all need to slow down and feel the inner beat of our heart. Here we learn to stretch out time, moving slowly, encouraging the limps to lengthen and expand with the motion of our breath. Lets take each moment as they come, calm down our reactions and move quietly. Expect no chaturangas in this water flow, sink into you’re expansion, into you’re surrounding orb of light.

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

Level 1

Code: ILYW027
Props: 2 blocks optional
22nd Feb ‘22

WATER, 30 mins, Level: 1, Slow FlowIsabel LankesterFebruary 22, 2022WATERComment

SUN • VINYASA

SUN • VINYASA

Flying Lift

Start with quiet contemplation. Practice upward abdominal lock (uddiyana bandha) as a way of cultivating core strength! Can we experience this through the transitions from down dog to stepping forward? Enjoy lots of hip and hamstring balances, as we migrate from the front to the back of the mat. Accessing your deep-internal center (aka your core) in a sometimes subtle and sometimes not subtle way. You will do a well-rounded practice, while awakening and connecting deep sensations in your body.

Level 2
For best results play the Spotify list on a separate device.

Code: ILYS037
Props: 2 blocks optional
16th Feb ‘21

SUN, vinyasa, Level: 2, 60 mins, 45 minsIsabel LankesterFebruary 16, 2022SUN

MOON • MEDITATION

MOON • MEDITATION

At Heart

20 mins to come back to your heart, back to your self worth and your perfect wholeness. Here we will sink into grounding breath and visualise the hands pouring love, pouring compassion back into the tender heart. This guided meditation will bring you back home to yourself, back to your innate beauty within. Sit quietly, take it in. This is all the practice you need today.

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

Code: ILYM038
Props: none
8th Feb 2022

MOON, 20 mins, MeditationIsabel LankesterFebruary 8, 2022MOONComment

MOON • SLOW FLOW

MOON • SLOW FLOW

Coiled Seams

A slow, meditative flow which will move you from your waist. Here we allow our mind to rest into the mid section of the body, leaning into the lateral lines of our frame to stretch and unfurl from standing to seated poses. Expect some unusual variations on traditional poses such as anjaneyasana and Utthita Ashwa Sanchalanasana (high lunge).

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

Code: ILYM037
Props: none
31th Jan 2022

MOON, Slow Flow, 15 minsIsabel LankesterJanuary 31, 2022MOONComment

AIR • VINYASA

AIR • VINYASA

Finding Flexion

A soft air practice to gently open up your spine, perfect for those of you a little nervous of ‘overly back-bending’ in a faster vinyasa class. The asana sequence creates elasticity in the frontal hip joint and a deeper awareness through the back body, across and down the spinal column.
Expect slow but powerfully deep work as we stretch and pulsate in Warrior 2 and skandasana. Movements here aim to strengthen the back chain and lengthen with the idea of finding extra space within.

Level 1-2

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

Code: ILYA018
Props: 2 block optional
20th Jan ‘22

Vinyasa, AIR, Back Bending, 30 minsIsabel LankesterJanuary 20, 2022AIRComment

STUDIO TALK

STUDIO TALK

Koshas

A bite size run through of the koshas - the 5 x sheaths of the self. These move from Annamaya (food body) to Pranamaya (breath body) , Manomaya (mind body) into Vijnanamaya (wisdom body) and Anandamaya (bliss). Here we begin to see how the physical informs the more subtle elements which not only make up our own bodies but the entire cosmos. That’s right we are a micro fraction of what is taking place on a macro scale - you tiny speck of star dust!

Code: ILYST007
Props: meditation cushion
14th Jan ‘22

STUDIO TALK, 5 minsIsabel LankesterJanuary 14, 2022MOONComment

SUN • VINYASA

SUN • VINYASA

Sun Dial

Focus on using your navel center in order to establish a central pathway of connection from your core to your 5 limbs (arms, legs and head). Explore contracting and expanding poses to learn to support your limbs from your center, the solar plexus and inner sun dial. Enjoy some core work activating the lower bandhas, creative sun salutations to warm up, then move through standing poses; uttitha hasta padandgustasana, vashistasana and an array of kapotasanas along with vinyasas as your transition.

Level 2
For best results play the Spotify list on a separate device.

Code: ILYS036
Props: 2 blocks optional
4th Jan ‘21

SUN, vinyasa, Level: 2, 60 minsIsabel LankesterJanuary 4, 2022SUN

WATER • VINYASA

WATER • VINYASA

Sweet

A LIVE RECORDING.

A juicy water vinyasa which leans into our inherent beauty. The divine sweetness that we see around is indeed within the roots of the body. Can we begin to feel into these similarities. Allow a sense of trust as we try a little less in this simple vinyasa flow. Here we learn to let go and expand. Let’s radiate from centre into our 5 limbs (arms, legs and head) - mimicking expansive light of beauty and innate wholeness which we are born with. This is a practice you can relax into. Expect some repeated sequences moving from some strong holds into seated stretches.

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

Level 1

Code: ILYW026
Props: 2 blocks optional
22nd Dec ‘21

Vinyasa, WATER, 45 minsIsabel LankesterDecember 22, 2021WATERComment

SUN • VINYASA

SUN • VINYASA

Swing Swing Swing

A subtle, yet warm sun vinyasa flow which works with a multitude of swing like transitions. Expect to lengthen your hamstrings in an array of pyramids and juicy forward folds. Enjoy a lot of the familiar postures from the primary series, but also some new poses and funky transitions which all promote full body flexibility and strength.

Level 1-2
For best results play the Spotify list on a separate device.

Code: ILYS035
Props: 2 blocks optional
15th Dec ‘21

SUN, vinyasa, Level: 1, Level: 2, 20 minsIsabel LankesterDecember 15, 2021SUN

MOON • BREATH

MOON • BREATH

Nadi Shodhana

A 10 min breath practice to purify the nadi/channels of the body. Here we look into Ida and Pingula and how they intersect / flow from one side to the other side of the body. A great breath practice to find focus and alignment of the feminine and masculine energies of the self.

Code: ILYM037
Props: cushion or block to sit on
5th Dec 2020

MOON, 10 mins, BreathIsabel LankesterDecember 5, 2021MOONComment

MOON • SLOW FLOW

MOON • SLOW FLOW

Scrummy

A horizontal flow which focuses on releasing tension through the glutes and opening up around the hip joints. A juicy flow if your low on energy but want to focus a little awareness on the back body.

If you practice vinyasa, ashtanga or dharma yoga where you are relying alot on these areas - this 30 mins practice will act as a little holiday for these super, supportive muscle groups!

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

Code: ILYM036
Props: 1 strap optional
5th Dec 2020

MOON, Slow Flow, 30 minsIsabel LankesterDecember 5, 2021MOONComment

MOON • BREATH

MOON • BREATH

Step Aside

A 10 min breath practice to re-gather yourself and step aside from any anxiety. Here we count the breath, slow and low within the torso to encourage our nervous system to rest and digest.

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

Code: ILYM035
Props: cushion or block to sit on
5th Dec 2020

MOON, 10 minsIsabel LankesterDecember 5, 2021MOONComment

WATER • VINYASA

WATER • VINYASA

Float

Simple and serene this water practice will focus on an array of pyramid poses to stretch your legs and activate a little hip adduction. Let’s play with our sensations of buoyancy and float. Even when we are completely still the bodies vibrational qualities dilate via the heart outwards. Can we sense into our internal float - our capacity to hover from the front all the way to the back body. Eventually can we feel into our heads sinking towards this floating heart? Enjoy the hearts pulsation - it can be felt around the whole circumference of the body as we hold steady and float.

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

Level 1

Code: ILYW025
Props: 2 blocks optional
24th Nov ‘21

Vinyasa, WATER, 30 minsIsabel LankesterNovember 24, 2021WATERComment

MOON • SLOW FLOW

MOON • SLOW FLOW

One Pointed Mind

A slow, meditative flow which contemplates Dhāraṇā and pratyahara; the minds ability to pour our awareness inwards to a central focal point. Patanjali wrote that this is a way of finding the one pointed mind. Nothing in this world can be archived when the mind is busy digesting multiple stimuli. So let’s use this practice to investigate the senses. What sense organ is dominant today, the eyes? The ears? How can we close off our external environment to learn from the internal vibrations? This is a gentle vinyasa practice, simple yet heart opening and fluid. Take your time and drink in this precious moment in time.

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

Code: ILYM034
Props: 1 strap optional
17th Nov 2020

MOON, Slow Flow, 45 minsIsabel LankesterNovember 17, 2021MOONComment

WATER • VINYASA

WATER • VINYASA

Soothing Waters

A gentle, uncomplicated vinyasa flow where we shall move continuously. Starting the practice with some deep hip-openers from the front to the back of the mat, towards a more tradition vinyasa throughout the middle. Learn to engage your adductors as well as your abductors in this slow yet warming flow. Here we release tension in the outer hips and promote self-care. A lovely practise to pair with the STUDIO TALK - ‘VIVEKA”.

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

Level 1-2

Code: ILYW024
Props: 2 blocks optional
11th Nov ‘21

Vinyasa, WATER, 45 minsIsabel LankesterNovember 11, 2021WATERComment