Mobility
These classes will help you improve and maintain your full range of motion in your joints and muscles so you feel more comfortable in your everyday life, and in your yoga practice. They include dynamic stretching, ie. not holding the pose for too long but instead repeating it more than once.
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Quick Flow For When You Don't Have Much Time
An all-round flow with lots of standing postures which will strengthen and stretch your legs and move your shoulders through their range of movement. There are some forward bends, gentle backbends and side stretches, all done in quick succession to give you a complete full-body class in under 20 ...
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Morning Wake-Up Flow 1
This short class is ideal to practise first thing in the morning. We'll gently move the joints and stretch the muscles to warm-up then pick up the pace for a round of Sun Salutations that include Reverse Warrior Pose (Viparita Virabhadrasana), Triangle Pose (Uttitha Trikonasana) and Warrior 2 Pos...
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Short,Gentle Sequence on a Chair
In this short and gentle sequence you'll be seated on a chair to stretch the front, back and sides of your body, take a twisting pose, bring mobility to your feet and ankles and take a variation of Chair Pose (Utkatasana).
Props needed: A chair.
Mat direction: n/a
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Chair Yoga For Mobility
Move your body in these gentle and repetitive movements to help increase both the range of movement and the ease of movement in your joints.
Props needed: A chair.
Mat direction: Long edge of the mat facing the screen.
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Gentle Sequence on a Chair
Sometimes you need a little gentle movement to oil the joints and stretch the muscles. This seated class will release tension and tightness and is perfect for days when you're busy working or not feeling 100%.
Props needed: A chair and possibly a blanket to sit on.
Mat direction: N/A
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Legs, Hips and Core Strengthening Sequence
After warming up with Sun Salutations we move into a sequence that will strengthen your legs with Chair Pose (Utkatasana), a repetitive challenging transition from Standing Single Leg Balance (Tadasana Pavanmuktasana) to High Lunge Pose (Alanasana), strengthen your core with the balancing and Pla...
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Movement and Breath Together
In this short practice you'll raise and lower the arms - movement in time with the breath, breath in time with the movement. Rhythmic and relaxing, this practice will help to calm the nervous system, focus the mind, stretch the ribcage and promote shoulder mobility.
Props needed: A block/blanket...
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Top To Toe Chair Class
After warming up we'll move slowly down through the body with poses to help bring mobility to the neck, shoulders, chest, back, hips, legs and feet.
Props needed: A chair and a belt.
Mat direction: n/a.
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Hip Mobility Class Using a Chair
You'll begin sitting on the chair for a gentle, repetetive warm-up for shoulders, arms, spine and hips and then come to standing for some variations of classic poses such as Warrior 1 (Virabhadrasana I), Warrior 2 (Virabhadrasana II), Reverse Warrior (Viparita Virabhadrasana) and Pyramid Pose (Pa...
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Hip Mobility Flow
This class is all about the hips - you'll start sitting down for some warming up, moving the legs from internal rotation and external rotation and having a bit of fun moving up and down the mat. You'll then move into the sequences which include Balancing Table Pose (sometimes known as Balancing C...
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Cats, Cows, Twists and Hip Stretches
5 sequences, each featuring flexion and extension of the spine, a twist and a hip stretch. Starting with a gentle seated hollowing and rounding of the back, you'll then move into a 'figure 4' hip opener which turns into a twist. The sequence on hands and knees includes Cat Pose (Marjaryasana), Co...
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Mobility Practice On A Chair
Find yourself a sturdy chair and sit down for this class that has a focus on mobility. Expect gentle twists, side bends, hip circles, shoulder work and a nice stretch out. Useful for when you're feeling tired or have an injury, this class will help to loosen you up and move almost all of your bod...
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Short Chair Class
Take just 20 minutes to bring a little movement to your body. Especially good if you're tired, you've been sitting at a desk for hours and need a break or if you've only got 20 minutes for your practice. You'll do a little bit of everything - strengthening for your legs, mobility for your spine, ...
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Wide Legged Forward Bend Hatha Sequence
The poses in this class will stretch your legs and your spine. Starting in Tabletop Pose (Bharmanasana), you'll mobilise the spine before moving into Downward Facing Dog (Adho Mukha Swanasana). A variation of Thread the Needle Pose with one leg extended straight (Urdhva Mukha Pasasana variation) ...
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Lunge and Twist
This class takes you through various lunges such as Crescent Moon Pose (Anjaneyasana), Warrior 1 Pose (Virabhadrasana I) and Lizard Pose (Uttan Pristhasana). After each of these is a variation with a twist, followed by a Downward Facing Dog (Adho Mukha Svanasana). You'll be stretching the hips, t...
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A Sequence to Stretch the Sides of Your Body
In this class you'll stretch the sides of the body as you raise the arms above your head. Expect a supine warm-up and a seated sequence followed by a standing sequence. Then it's back to the floor for some more seated stretches plus a little bit of core work.
Props needed: A blanket to kneel on ...
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Camels and Pyramids
This class features, yes you've guessed it, Camel Pose (Ustrasana) and Pyramid Pose (Parsvottanasana). There's a warm-up, a slow Sun Salutation A, then the next two rounds feature, Camel Pose, Cat Pose (Marjaryasana) and a Pyramid Pose variation. A supine sequence will stretch you out before Sava...
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Cats, Dogs, Pigeons and Other Animals
In this mostly floor-based class we do some of the poses with animal names. Expect spinal mobility in Cow Pose (Bitilasana), Cat Pose (Marjareyasana) and Puppy Pose aka Half-Dog Pose (Uttana Shishosana), hip opening in Lizard Pose (Uttan Pristhasana) and Pigeon Pose (Eka Pada Rajkapotasana), some...
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Kneeling Sequence with Twists
This sequence takes you through a selection of mostly kneeling poses, including Camel Pose variations (Ustrasana), Balancing Table Pose (Dandayamana Bharmanasana), Gate Pose (Parighasana) and Half Side Arm Balance (Ardha Vasisthasana). There are some seated side stretches before coming to lie on ...
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Quick Standing Pose Flow
Here's a very short flow class for you to do over the festive season when inertia has set in and you know you need to get off the sofa and move your body. This repetitive sequence will get your circulation going, fire up your muscles and move your joints. There's no need to get your yoga clothes ...
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Sun Salutation Building Up To Surya Namaskar C
This class is all about Sun Salutations. They're done at a slow and steady pace and are a great way to move your joints, get your heart rate up, your circulation going and use lots of your muscles. You'll start with just the Forward Fold (Uttanasana) and then repeat it adding in the lunge (Ashwa ...
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Hip Stretch Flow
You'll get all the benefits and structure of a full class but in less than half the time with this one! There's a seated sequence and a slow Sun Salutation to warm you up then three Sun Salutations that include Half Chair Pose (Ardha Utkatasana), Pigeon Pose (Eka Pada Rajkapotasana) (with option ...
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Standing Pose Sequence
This short class moves you through classic standing poses such as Warrior 2 Pose (Virabhadrasana II), Chair Pose (Utkatasana), Warrior 1 Pose (Virabhadrasana II), Side Angle Pose (Utthita Parsvakonasana) and Triangle Pose (Trikonasana), interspersed with the four variations of Wide Legged Forward...
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Steady Grounding Flow
Expect 6 rounds of Sun Salutations (Surya Namaskar A) in this Vinayasa Flow class that has a focus on rooting down into the ground for stability and steadiness. Starting with a modified round, you'll then have the option to add in Plank Pose (Phalakasana) and Cobra Pose (Bhujangasana) in the next...