Relax, Restore, Reconnect Sunday Series with Somatic and Restorative Yoga.

Mixture of gentle and slow movements to create more awareness in the body, and allow deep relaxations during few Restorative poses supported by your yoga props.

Somatic yoga helps to retrain the brain and nervous system to let go of bad habits with using slow and gentle movements. Restorative yoga is all about 100% comfort in your body and allowing yourself to let go and surrender.

Allow yourself, allow your body and mind to completely relax and experience a sense of equilibrium with this 75mins yoga practice. Perfect ending to the weekend.

No experience needed. All welcome.

Yoga props needed: ( email me for alternative if you haven't got those below )
your yoga mat, a yoga bolster, 2-3 blankets, 2 yoga blocks, 2 cushions. Also, an eye pillow or small scarf for covering your eyes in Savasana.

Activate the centre of vitality by working on building a core strength.

Building stability and core strength, we will focus on combination of 4 core groups - posterior, anterior, lateral, and rotational core stability asanas throughout the whole month of March.
By focusing on each group, will give you more awareness, create more stability and support which helps towards more advanced poses.

Great energy and mood boost for the week ahead.

Props you might need:
2 yoga blocks
yoga strap
resistant band belt

Moving through flow sequences to bring more heat, energy and strength in the overall body and prepare the body to a peak pose - Bakasana.

Warming up and focusing mainly on the upper body strength, anterior core muscles engagement, hip flexibility, the inner thighs muscles.

Each week throughout March, we will be experimenting with crow pose - Bakasana family. Crow pose, baby crow, side crow, flying crow, etc...

In case you ask:
"What if I fall? Oh but my darling. What if you fly? " - Eric Hanson

Useful props for a support:
2 yoga blocks ( the same sizes )
a cushion

This class is Alignment based class.

Mixture between standing and seated poses with a focus on Spine elongation. Activating muscles around the spine, visualising the space and length in the spine, bring awareness to the entire body space to create strong, supple spine.

Apart from focusing on spine elongation, in March month, will we be working towards a peak pose - Natarajasana - Lord of the Dance pose. Poses opening the shoulders, strengthening hip flexors, gluteals, improving balance by activating abdominal core muscles adding focus and concentration while balancing.

To develop stability, resilience and focus in your body and mind. To listen and responds to the subtle shifts of your body.

Suitable for all levels.

Prepare:
2 yoga blocks
yoga strap
a chair

Vinyasa flow class to embodying Prana Vayus - energetic components. The 5 Vayus of prana have subtle yet distinct energetic qualities with their specific functions and directions of flow.

Throughout March including 1st April, in this 5-week journey, we will cultivate these Vayus by simple bringing focus and awareness to them and, how to use yoga practice to embody the Vayus both, on the mat and off the mat.

Prana - life force - the breath - the essential energy of life. Bringing awareness to your breath, the most important aspect in yoga practice. When we understand better these 5 currents of vital force ( prana ) and harmony with each other, we are able to experience life with more clarity and understanding.

Some yoga experience would be useful.

Useful props:
2 blocks
a cushion
a bolster

Yin Yoga is opposite your Yang dynamic practice.

Yin practice is a slow paced, therapeutic style of yoga. Yin poses are more passive, floor based seated or lying down, targeting connective tissue like fascia, ligaments, joints and bones. Normally, we would hold between 3-5mins in each pose, giving you a space turn inwards and tune into both your mind and the physical sensations of the body.

There are pathways of Qi - energy that run through our bodies. By stretching and deepening into poses, we are opening any blockages and help to restore the healthy flow of Qi in the body.

Mainly focusing on hips, lower back, pelvis.

This sort of yoga style benefits for all. Those who need to balance intense exercise, busy lifestyles, sitting at the desk all day. Also, for those dealing with injuries or chronic conditions.

Yin Yoga also offers wonderful emotional and mental health benefits.

Recommended yoga props:
* a cushion
* 2x blocks
* a yoga bolster - if haven't got one, prepare 2x extra cushions
* a blanket