A course perfect for anyone looking to build up strength and mobility in their body as they also build a strong, sweet and stable connection with themselves.
A yoga practice encapsulates so many things, and perhaps most notably it helps us come into our own bodies. You may think you have never left your body (you haven’t), but we don’t always have a consistent feeling of safety, connection and grounding in our own physicality. This is something that Yoga can bring you. How do we build connection? By spending the time to get to know ourselves - in this case via moving our bodies and paying attention to our breath.
Yoga is a strength-based practice. It excels at using your body weight to make you stronger and increase muscle tone. Unlike other modalities like weight training that isolates movements, yoga is a whole-body workout. It builds the type of strength you can use in your everyday activities.
This 6 week course plans to build from the ground up; building strength, sweat and space - giving us a perfect platform to dive deep into the practice.
The course will be structured around different areas of the body week by week. Each session will begin with a brief catch up followed by a meditation practice and a gentle warm up. We will then work through a vinyasa flow targeting each area; building strength, increasing mobility by mobilising your joints and heading towards that sweet spot in the middle - stability.
WEEK ONE: Legs
Arguably our most used body part! We’ll look at all manner of standing poses and transitions. Stability starts with a steady connection to the earth. A really grounding flow to kick off our time together.
WEEK TWO: Hips
Our hips suffer in our modern lives due to all the sitting we do in our day to day lives. They seize up and also grip when we’re emotional. A large amount of back pain comes from tight hips so this will be a class where hopefully we’ll all find some release.
WEEK THREE: Core
Our center. Where nearly all movements originate from and all movements will benefit from a strong connection here! We’ll focus on how we can recruit and engage our core to keep us standing confident and steady.
WEEK FOUR: Back
Backbends and heart openers. A wonderful counter to our working from home posture. Getting our shoulders back, releasing across the chest and also learning how to keep this active and supported in our bodies.
WEEK FIVE: Upper body
In yoga postures we spend a lot of time balancing our weight between our upper and lower body (think Downwards Facing Dog). Learning how to support ourselves through variations of Vinyasas and Sun salutations and exploring the places a strong upper body can take us.
WEEK SIX: Full body focus!
Exactly what it says on the tin. Flowing together, putting all the accrued learning, strength and mobility from the course into practice and moving in an embodied way.
The course is open to those new to yoga as well as seasoned yogi’s.
“Start from where you are – not where you wish you were. The work you’re doing becomes your path.” Ram Dass
These sessions are each 60mins in length and the course is priced at £85 for 6 weeks.
Please bring your own mat if you have one.