Yoga Flow - Intermediate/Dynamic

Feel the qualities of Spring with this class designed to move you from contraction into expansion. Starting with resting with the breath, gently opening up the body through repetitional movements to a more dynamic standing sequence to promote a sense of optimism and confidence to step into Spring with.

Loosening the spine, freeing the shoulders and working into the hips in today's flow. With an emphasis on mobilising the upper body and strengthening the lower body. You can grab a yoga block or a couple of cushions for props in case you need them for squat pose. Enjoy!

A 40 minute flow to release tension, open up your joints and stretch and lengthen your muscles. A spring clean for your body and mind. Feeling renewed and energised for springtime.

As we move into the cooler months its important to keep our inner fire burning, gently stoking the flames to keep us warm, motivated, gently energised and awake. Working the legs and the core in this session feeling our inner strength as we move in and out of poses. Enjoy!

Ps there was ladybird infestation whilst filming this session, they kept landing on me so apologies for any twitching or sudden jerky movements, they were not intentional!! ;-)

Working progressively and dynamically into the hips today to improve mobility and openness. Targeting the muscles of the thighs, outer hips, buttocks and as always the core muscles in our balance Garudasana - Eagle pose and Eagle Warrior.

Build a little more strength and improve mobility with this special resistance band yoga class. Start with a yellow band and work up to a red one. Making sure your movements are smooth, slow and steady. Never work into any sharp pain or discomfort. The benefits of using Resistance bands in your practice are:

* The bands provide feedback to your joints through the full motion of an exercise. This allows for increased stability of the joint through muscular activation.

* Strengthens the stabilising muscles of the body

* Increases our propriorception

* Improves joint mobility

30 mins flow and glow with the backdrop of the park and along to natures own playlist - enjoy!

Strengthening and lengthening the side body in todays session whilst also woking the core. Exploring a sequence leading to Patita Tarasana Fallen Star Pose making sure wrists and shoulders always feel supported in this sequence and in your side planks. Modify as instructed if it feels too strong or if there is any discomfort in these joints.

To celebrate Earth day we got outside and practised under the trees, in the dappled sunlight and gently flowed using the ground to support us, as it always does unconditionally. If you can, practice this outdoors on a sunny day and reconnect with Mother Earth taking time to appreciate the gifts that she provides.

A yoga 'work out' for those days when you just need to spark your fire, feel more energised and more alive. Building functional strength and stamina as we take our joints through their full range and working dynamically in and out of poses. Working sensitively with your body, recruiting the muscles required as per instructions, finding your comfortable alignment first, and go to the depth in poses where its feels enough of a challenge but not uncomfortable or painful. Enjoy the burn!
Lets dynamically stretch the muscles, move the joints, get warm and build some motivation for our day! Hips, spine, shoulders love to move in all different ways; we'll explore that here. Warming up for one of my balance sequences!!
Finding stability and focus in our body and mind through movement and balance. This strengthening sequence offers support to both your pelvis and spine.
If our core is strong and responsive its helps our pelvis and lower back to be aligned in their most natural position. In this short session will focus on the transverse adominis, the deeper lying core muscles and the erector spinae the spinal extensor muscles both of which help to stabilise the lower back. We will also work a series of muscles known as Multifidus in our 2 rounds of birddogs today, which are attached to the spinal column, and whilst its one of the smallest muscles it is also one of the most powerful muscles that gives support to your spine. Ready to build some heat??
Building up strength in the legs and core with some plank variations and lunge positions today. Energising and empowering you for your day.
A short powerful flow to motivate and energise you in your actions today. Preparing the body towards the arm balance Parsva Bakasana Side crow pose. Offering you stage by stage development into the pose. Listen to body as you work through the stages, stay present and aware in order to take appropriate action where needed whether thats to progress to lift the body into the balance or to step back and rest.
A steady stabilising flow, strengthening the spine, glutes, core, hips and legs building towards the peak pose of Archers Bow Balance. Which requires steadiness and focus.
Exploring the principles of forward folding poses and the quality of langhana energy (calming quieting energy) that forward folds evoke in the body and mind.
45 minute yoga flow session waking up the spine and refreshing the nervous system.
An energising flow where we'll be rotating (twisting) and laterally flexing, (side-bending) the spine to awaken the upper body. Starting with our passive yoga losing tension from the body and mind and becoming grounded & present before we start to move and flow with fluidity.

Press the reset button with this short fresh sequence diving into the hips, opening the shoulders and freeing the spine. Feel fresh, awake and ready for your day, week or month ahead. Enjoy folks!

A short 15 minute sequence to say good morning to your body through dynamic stretching and opening movements. Including a progressive hamstring stretch called Sprinters pose into a modified triangle with rotation to mobilise your thoracic spine. Feel ready for your day!
The gyms maybe shut but it doesn't stop us staying strong! Using body weight in this sequence to build core, shoulder, chest, arms, glutes and leg strength. Pretty much the whole body working here. A continuous sequence where we will hold 7 poses up to a minute each (do what you can, take rest when you need to). Variation on planks, locust, boat pose. NB Its tough so one to repeat again and again to build your strength and stamina. So set your own timer and work up to a minute over time check your progress. If you can only hold for a 10 seconds with a good intelligent alignment at first thats great stay with that or move in and out of the pose with awareness to build it up. Always make sure wrists and, shoulders and lower back feel stable and supported, never stay in any pain/discomfort (that is the body telling you it needs something different or rest). Sensations in joint should always feel soft not sharp. Muscles may feel the burn and It may feel like 7 minutes to hell not heaven at first ;-) but work with it and notice the transformation!
A session to reset the pelvis and lower spine by both strengthening the stabilising muscles e.g. core and stretching the mobilising muscles e.g psoas that influence a tilt of the pelvis and therefore lower the back stability. Please work mindfully and listen to your body throughout the practice. Go very gently if you have lower back issues, but working though this session with awareness of your body and keeping the correct muscles switched on will help. In the back extensions (legs out long) make sure you press through the pelvis as instructed and really engage the gluteal muscles and try turning your toes out and heels in for more gluteal activation. Coming out of any pose if your lower back feels any discomfort. Are you ready to re- energise?!
Stronger session into core, shoulders and the hips building strength and stamina. Make some space today for your practice either side of your mat for some nice core variations and hip/leg movements.
A slow and calming flow starting on the ground with some subtle movement and stretches and then making our way up to standing for Vedic breathing, a technique that helps to increase our lung capacity and soothes and quietens the mind. Concluding the practice with some spinal release movements and some nice forward folds to inspire relaxation.
A 'windy' recording of a live park yoga session - using rolling and rotations to inspire fluidity and flow in our body helping us move more easily and flow with the winds of change we are faced with at present. Leading to the peak pose of Garudasana Warrior Pose (Eagle warrior) finding strength, poise and stability to flow with more ease through these turbulent times. NB Unfortunately the sound is poor during the relaxation because the winds get even stronger! So feel free to pause the video there and take a few quiet moments in Shavasana to feel the echoes of your practice or choose another meditation from the library.
Exploring Inversions in this class today starting with a brief introduction to their numerous benefits, what happens in the body as we take the head lower than the heart and important things to consider. Preparing the main areas of the body such as wrists, neck and shoulders which will do more weight bearing as we begin to move. Working through a series of milder inversions to explore this new base and how it feels to turn upside progressing to more intermediate inverted poses if it feels ok in the body. PLEASE NOTE the following counter indications, where you should not take full inversions such as shoulderstand/headstand or stay in milder inversions for long periods of time: Heart Issues HBP Neck injuries Eye issues eg glaucoma or detached retina Pregnancy
Learn how to prepare and fine tune your spinal muscles to be able to practice towards more deeper backbends (extension of the spine later on in the class. Starting very gently & keeping your cobras low but becoming aware of the muscles of your back body engaging to support and create the length in your front body.
Working through 4 different yoga salutations today: Xandra namaskar, Surya Namaskar A and B the sun salutations and then finishing with the cooler moon salutation, Chandra Namaskar to finish. Observe your energy and your felt sense as you transition through the different movement sequences and always take a moment to reflect after each one to feel the effects in your body and mind.
Rise and Shine 40 minute flow to awaken, re-energise and feel ready for the rest of the day.
Building strength and resilience in mind and body in this powerful flow. Warming up the core, flowing through sun salutations and working through a warrior flow to feel the qualities of the warrior - fearlessness, courage and inner strength.
A short fluid flow session to ground you in the present moment. Working into the hips, spine, core and legs through a grounding floor sequence and standing warrior flow. You'll twist, sidebend, and stand strong in your warriors.
Lengthen out with this post run stretchy flow session lengthening the spine, hamstrings, quads, hip flexors and gluteal muscles. Suitable for after other forms of exercise also.
When our load or vulnerabilities increase our resources need to increase also, to enable us to stay grounded, safe and energised. Using this practice to consider how much support are you offering yourself right now. Finding the appropriate support in your practice today but using this self enquiry on a deeper level to consider how supportive are you of yourself off your mat. Are you on your own side often? Is your inner dialogue one of love, trust and compassion? Are you getting the support you need from yourself or others in order to be the best version of yourself?
Moving the body through a series of forward folds today towards our peak pose 'Parsvottonasana' Intense Side stretch or 'Flank' pose. Which opens the hamstrings and strengthens the spine. You can use a yoga block or a hardback book to support you in this peak pose today.
Connecting more deeply with yourself and with the world around us. We begin by lying down connecting deeply with the body through subtle mindful movements and then we explore with our bodies with more expressive and flowing movements to connect with the moment.
A 40 minute flow class, an express session great for the morning or lunch break to freshen up your day. Includes Kapalabhati Pranyamana or fire breathing also known as skull shining breath to warm and energise you. This is where we alternate between explosive exhales from the contraction of the belly and passive inhales. Very good for cleansing the lungs, improving respiration and strengthening the diaprgam and toning abdominal muscles.
An outside energising flow to awaken your spirit and refresh your mind. Working up towards Goddess pose variations a grounding, powerful lower body strengthener. And then quietening into Pose of Tranquility as we come down to earth.
Flowing in to crow balance through gates pose and kneeling lunge twisting triangles.
A flow class designed to strengthen and open the hips. Both of which are needed to support healthy functioning hips.

An energising yoga flow to find focus and direction. Can we create space in our body and presence in our mind to help focus on the opportunities available to us at this time e.g. the pace of life slowing down, being kinder to the environment, spending quality time with a loved one, reflecting on how we want to live and be as we come out the other side. Focusing on the positives will help us get through.

Energising flow for the morning or a lunch break to work through the whole body warming up all the systems and a finding presence of mind.
A flowing yoga class heating the body for backbends which open the hearts space encouraging the heart qualities of love, kindness and compassion to more easily flow. Backbends are energising, uplifting and strengthening for the back body. Take care to move into them gently with awareness and ease off if any compression is felt in the spine. So we compassionately back bending.

We need balance in our life and can only find balance if we are grounded and centred. Its important to find supportive and nourishing practices such as yoga and breath work to bring us back to our centre to find stability and balance in our life. Use this practice to bring yourself back into connection with your body and mind. Get grounded here and now.

Ease of being starts from within, this yoga class will help you unwind, release any tension you are holding onto and find some ease in this anxious time we find ourselves in. Rest whenever you need to, listen to your body and make sure your breath is always smooth and effortless as you practice.

Using the practice today to turn towards that which you are grateful for. Creating space in body and mind to reflect on the abundance in your life and away from what you lack or can't do or achieve right now.