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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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...
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Wake-Up Stretch on Your Bed
Your yoga practice isn't confined to your space on your mat - you can add a little movement into all aspects of your day, including when you first get out of bed. Take 15 minutes to stretch and gently move your body after your night's sleep.
Props required: Your bed.
Mat direction: N/A.
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Toe-to-Top Chair Yoga
This class would be perfect if you're recovering from illness or injury, or are just tired but want to move a little. Starting at the feet you'll move up the body gently mobilising the joints and stretching the muscles.
Props required: If possible a hard floor that your blanket (or towel) will s...
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A Sequence for Spinal Mobility
This class focusses on helping to keep your spine mobile so that you can comfortably do all the things you need to do in your life. There's a standing warm-up followed by the same movements repeated in Goddess Pose (Utkata Konasana). The seated sequence continues to move the spine into forward be...
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Seated Ankle Mobility Exercises
Improve your ankle mobility with this sequence that's all done seated on a chair.
Props needed: A chair, two bricks or blocks and 2 small items such as hand-weights, tennis balls, small water bottles or even 2 pairs of socks that have been paired up into a ball shape.
Mat direction: n/a.
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No-Hands Flow
In this flow class you'll only be putting weight into your hands in one optional Downward Facing Dog (Adho Mukha Svanasana) so it's a good practice to do if your wrists are sore and/or you're not weight-bearing on your hands at the moment. There are lots of standing poses, then there's a sequence...
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A Short Class to Stretch Feet, Legs and Arms
In this short class you'll start either kneeling in Thunderbolt Pose (Vajrasana) or, if your knees prefer, in upright kneeling. In this position you'll explore the arm positions that appear in the standing sequence. Next comes a short sequence which will stretch your feet and your legs. The stand...
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Gentle Prone Backbends
This gentle class invites you to try some backbends lying on your front. Perfect for when you're feeling tired or a bit under the weather but still want to move and stretch. Expect Sphynx Pose (Salamba Bhujangasana, the thigh-stretching Half Frog Pose (Ardha Bekhasana), Locust Pose (Salabhasana),...
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Sun Salutations on a Chair
If you have a leg/knee/ankle/foot injury, recovering from an illness, feeling a little tired or under the weather, or even if you're taking a break at your desk, this flow will take you through the movements of a Sun Salutation but all seated on a chair.
Props required: A sturdy chair, two block...
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Shoulder Mobility for Gomukhasana
This practice focuses on preparing the shoulders for Cow-Faced Pose (Gomukhasana). You'll warm-up with some mobility exercises - some using a belt - and then move into a standing sequence that includes Pyramid Pose (Parsvottanasana), Wide Legged Forward Bend Twist (Parivrtta Prasarita Padottanasa...
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Short Sequence For When You Have No Space To Practise
Inspired by a stay in a hotel where there wasn't room to unroll my mat, in this sequence you'll stay in one spot and take up very little space. It's a good morning stretch and mobility practice and you can adapt it and use it if you're ever in a similar place where you don't have much room.
Pro...
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General Slow Flow Class
This Slow Flow class features a seated and hands-and-knees warm-up, and a Sun Salutation sequence that includes Crescent Moon Pose (Anjaneyasana) with variation, Warrior 2 Pose (Virabhadrasana II), Reverse Warrior (Viparita Virabhadrasana) and Revolved Side Angle Pose (Parivrtta Parsvakonasana). ...
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A Sequence With Straight Arms and Legs
This short class takes you through a variety of poses with the emphasis on having straight arms and straight legs. That being said, you'll start in upright kneeling with a gentle Camel Pose (Ustrasana) and then take a variation of Thread The Needle Pose (Parsva Balasana Variation), Gate Pose (Par...
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Bridge Pose Flow
This Vinyasa Flow class takes you through repetitive sequences featuring Candle Pose (Prapidasana), variations of Both Big Toe Pose (Ubhayya Padanghustasana), variations of Bridge Pose (Setu Bandhasana) and Boat Pose (Navasana). These poses get progressively more challenging with each round but y...
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Knee-Friendly Flow
If you find kneeling a challenge then why not try this variation on a vinyasa flow class? There's no kneeling and even dropping to your knees from Downward Facing Dog (Adho Mukha Svanasana) to Sphynx Pose (Salamba Bhujangasana) can be adapted. Expect the familiar poses that you find in a flow cla...
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Vinyasa Flow for Shoulders and Chest
In this flow class there's a focus on retracting the shoulder blades. This action of pulling them in towards the spine will not only help with shoulder blade mobility but also have the action of stretching the chest area too. Expect poses such as Humble Warrior Pose (Baddha Virabhadrasana), Snake...
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Quick 'Wake Up And Go' Class
This class can be used as a warm-up before the rest of your practice or a little bit of energetic movement for the joints and muscles at the beginning of the day or if you've been sitting for a long time and just need to get everything going again. It's quick, simple and I hope you'll feel lighte...
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Exercises To Help Keep Your Knees Strong and Healthy
I had a request for some exercises that would help to keep the knees strong and mobile, so here are some poses and movements that will help to support them. Useful if you have an injury or knee issue already but also good for preventative use. Please Note: if you do have a problem with your knees...
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Gentle Backbends Sequence
After a seated and kneeling warm up to prepare your back, you'll do a slow sequence that features Sphynx Pose (Salamba Bhujangasana), Locust Pose (Salabhasana), Crescent Moon Pose (Anjaneyasana) and Melting Heart Pose (Anahatasana). The next round deepens the poses. Coming down to the floor you'l...
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All-round Vinyasa Flow Class
Enjoy this flow class which, after a warm-up, offers two sequences - one kneeling and one standing - with similar movements. You'll do a spinal rotation, an upward stretch, a balancing pose, a forward bend and a side bend. Some supine stretches and a relaxing Savasana complete the practice.
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Side-bending Sequence
This class focusses on side bends which will help to mobilise the spine, engage the oblique abdominal muscles and improve the range of movement of the shoulders. You'll start with a seated sequence and then repeat the movements in kneeling in Gate Pose (Parighasana) and then standing in Alanasana...
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Iyengar-style Standing Poses At The Wall
This class is all about checking your alignment in some of the standing poses. Using a wall to lean against, you'll use it not only to help you balance but also as a reference point to help you line your body up. You'll get a really good stretch and probably realise that you can go deeper into th...