Catch Up Classes

Duration: 19 minutes

Emphasis: This gentle sequence is designed to stretch out and mobilise your whole body and help you keep your practice going over the Christmas break. You'll do twists, backbends and forward bends in various poses.

Props: You might want a blanket under your knees.

Mat direction: Short edge of the mat facing the screen.

Duration: 1hr 15 minutes

Emphasis: This week's class starts with a seated warm-up then the standing sequence features a Mandala Flow, taking you round your mat in a circle so you repeat each pose twice. The seated poses work on stretching your legs and mobilising your hips. A long relaxation rounds off your practice.

Props required: Blocks, bricks and a blanket.

Mat direction: Short edge of the mat facing the screen.

Duration: 1hr 15 minutes

Emphasis: This week's class features some Chair Yoga. After a warm-up sequence of spinal rotations in Child's Pose (Balasana) followed by the same movements in a lunge, you'll move to the chair for some standing and seated hip-opening poses and more twists.

Props required: A chair, blocks, bricks and a blanket.

Mat direction: Short edge of the mat facing the screen.

Duration: 1hr 15 minutes

Emphasis: The flow part of the class takes you from Warrior 2 (Virabhadrasana II) into High Lunge (Alanasana) and back again so there's a bit of a balance challenge, then some single leg lifts will strengthen the back of the thighs and the buttocks, and then you'll move into Eagle Pose (Garudasana). The seated sequence takes you through some hip opening twists and forward bends. There's an option to do Bow Pose (Dhanurasana), and then Pigeon Pose (Raj Kapotasana) and Malasana (Garland Pose) finish the class.

Props required: Blocks, bricks, belt and blanket.

Mat direction: Short edge of the mat facing the screen.

Duration: 1hr 15 minutes

Emphasis: It's another hip-opening class! There's a seated warm-up, the usual Sun Salutations, and then a sequence featuring Half-Moon Pose (Ardha Chandrasana) and Revolved Half-Moon Pose (Parivrtta Ardha Chandrasana) plus Malasana (Garland Pose). Then there are a few poses using the wall for support. A supine sequence finishes the class.

Props required: A wall and the usual blocks, bricks, belt and blanket.

Mat direction: Short edge of the mat facing the screen.

Duration: 1 hr 13 minutes

Emphasis: In this class you'll be strengthening and stretching all around the hips including the glutes (buttocks) and the hamstrings (back of thighs). After warming-up, there are two Sun Salutation sequences in this class - the first features kneeling lunges and the second repeats similar movements but in standing poses. A seated sequence comes next, also focussing on the hips plus stretching the backs of your legs, followed by Savasana and a short meditation.

Props required: Two blocks, 2 bricks, a yoga belt plus a blanket for your knees and/or for Savasana.

Mat direction: Short edge of the mat facing the screen.

Duration: 1hr 14 minutes

Emphasis: In this first class of the new half-term we start with a standing warm-up followed by some slow Sun Salutations. The next two sequences feature poses that will strengthen the muscles around your hips, get the hip joints moving and also stretch the muscles around your hips. Moving to the floor there's a focus on strengthening the outer hips with some leg raises, the buttocks/back of the hips in Bridge Pose (Setu Bandhasana) and also the front of the hips in Boat Pose (Navasana). The final sequence stretches everything out leaving you relaxed and ready for Savasana.

Props required: You might need a blanket for your knees/hips.

Mat direction: Short edge of the mat facing the screen.

Duration: 1 hr 16 minutes

Emphasis: The focus of this class is to stretch the legs. There are also some twists and some squats. After the usual appropriate warm-up the Sun Salutation sequences include Garland Pose (Malasana), Chair Pose (Utkatasana), Revolved Chair Pose (Parivrtta Utkatasana), Revolved Standing Forward Fold variation (Parivrtta Uttanasana). The seated poses are all variations of Wide Angle Seated Forward Bend (Upavista Konasana).

Props required: Two blocks and a blanket.

Mat direction: Short edge of the mat facing the screen.

Duration: 1 hr 17 minutes

Emphasis: After a seated, kneeling and standing warm-up which focusses on opening the shoulders, there are the usual slow Sun Salutations to get you ready for the standing sequences. These feature Warrior 2 Pose (Virabhadrasana II), Side Angle Pose (Utthita Parsvakonasana) and Reverse Warrior Pose (Viparita Virabhadrasana) plus Tree Pose (Vrksasana). The seated sequence includes Head To Knee Pose (Janu Sirsasana) and Bound Angle Pose (Baddha Konasana) and the supine poses have some Bridge Pose (Setu Bhandasana) variations, Supine Tree Pose (Supta Vrksasana) and a Reclined Twist. .

Props required: A blanket to sit on or put under your knees if required.

Mat direction: Short edge of the mat facing the screen would probably work best.

Duration: 1hr 15 minutes

Emphasis: We begin the first class of the new half-term with a gentle top to toe warm-up and the usual slow Sun Salutations. The next round features some Chair Pose (Utkatasana), Warrior 1 (Virabhadrasana I) and a standing balance and the following round builds on that, adding in a Pyramind Pose (Parsvottanasana) variation and a Warrior 3 (Virabhadrasana III) variation. The seated section and the supine section of the class feature some gentle twists and hip openers, before you relax in Savasana.

Props required: A blanket.

Mat direction: Short edge of the mat facing the screen.