Catch Up Classes

Duration: 1hr 12 minutes

Emphasis: The usual format of a seated and kneeling warm-up plus a slow Sun Salutation gets you ready for a steady all-round sequence that includes Goddess Pose (Utkata Konasana), Candle Pose (Prapidasana), Both Big Toe Pose (Ubbhaya Padangusthasana), Sage Twist (Bharadvajasana), Crescent Moon Pose (Anjaneyasana) and Lizard Pose (Uttan Pristhasana). A seated sequence in Wide Legged Seated Forward Fold (Upavistha Konasana) and Supine Leg Stretches 1, 2 and 3 (Supta Padangusthasana) follows and leads you into Savasana. (

Props required: A blanket to kneel on if required and a yoga belt.

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

Duration: 1hr 15 minutes

Emphasis: This class focusses on rolling the shoulders back and clasping the hands behind you which stretches the arms and chest area and invites the shoulderblades to retract (squeeze in towards each other). You'll do this movement in the standing sequence in Warrior 1 (Virabhadrasana I), and in Snake Pose (Sarpasana) and Camel Pose (Ustrasana). There are also some leg stretching poses included too.

Props required: A blanket, a block and a belt.

Mat direction: Short side of the mat facing the screen for the Sun Salutations then you might prefer to turn it the other way for the seated poses.

Duration: 1hr 15 minutes

Emphasis: We begin our new half-term of classes with some slow sequences that get the whole body moving. The class follows the usual format of a seated warm-up and a gentle Sun Salutation so you notice how things feel, followed by two progressive sequences that include lots of familiar standing poses. Then there's a seated sequence that uses blocks and bricks to sit on in some variations of Garland Pose (Malasana) and Half Hero Pose (Ardha Virasana). The supine poses include Bridge Pose (Setu Bandhasana) and a good stretch out in a twist and Supine Bound Angle Pose (Supta Baddha Konasana).

Props required: A blanket, two blocks and two bricks.

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

Duration: 18 minutes

Emphasis: This short 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 (High Lunge). Finally, there's a supine sequence before relaxing in Savasana.

Props needed: A blanket to kneel on.

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