Let's work on ankle mobility. This means developing the capacity to point and flex your foot well throughout a variety of yoga asana. I've decided it's much more exciting if we say this is backbending for your feet. We'll work some strength and mobility drills, go through a well-rounded flow, and backbend the WHOLE body, including the feet along the way. I teach with a block, brick, and a strap, but you can make do without them. (60 Minutes/All Levels)

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Here are my favourite wrist mobilisers and strengtheners to help you get ready for your vinyasa practice and to develop the skilfulness necessary to sustain your practice in the long term. Grab something to sit on, a blanket, and a block or brick. (20 Minutes/All Levels)

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Develop your skills in pendant pose and jump back and thru transitions with this strong but accessible flow focused on core. We will begin with breath awareness, move through a flow, and then drill some arm balance and transitional movements with a blanket. This live class was recorded at Yoga on the Lane in London.

(60 Minutes/All Levels)

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This is a straight forward practice to develop Eka Pada Galavasana, commonly referred to as ‘Flying Pigeon Pose.' We will do a bit of hip warm-up, the shape on our back, a little flow, and then use bricks to help us fold into it, and then take them away and see how we go. Remember the stages of the pose are (see photos below):

1. Raise heel off floor
2. Raise bottom foot up, heel to bum
3. Lift bottom knee away from body and back
4. Straighten bottom leg away – balancing reach of leg back with reach of chest forward

You will need two bricks, although you can practise without them. (30 minutes/Intermediate)

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This full-length flow recorded live in London will focus on the side body and deep core. We will begin by mobilising the shoulders and hips, moving through sun salutes, and then use standing poses, side planks, crow pose, backbends, twists, folds, and side stretches to dive deep in. You can use a block and a brick but you don't need it necessarily. (60 Minutes/All Levels)

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A no-nonsense complete flow recorded live. We will do a bit of everything! Enjoy hip and shoulder stretches, sun salutations, core work, arm balances, inversion prep, held inversions, backbends, supine forward folds, and breathwork. It's helpful to have a block, brick, bolster and blanket, but not required. (75 Minutes/All Levels)

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Summon the inner power of your core and hip flexors to help you fold, sustain postures, and backbend with strength. In addition, get bonus front hip-opening by engaging your back body (glutes!). Enjoy this full length and well rounded live class culminating in dancer pose and revolved and bound half-moon. We will finish with a front hip release. You need a block brick and bolster. (60 Minutes/All Levels)

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This full-length live class continues with our theme of working the strength and mobility of the hips. We will go through an all-around flow culminating in some arm balances. Along the way, we will sneak in some new ways to strengthen the hip muscles. You need a block and a brick. (60 Minutes/All Levels)

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Here's a progression into visvamitrasana. We will do some mobilisation, a bit of flow, and then explore the pose in a couple different ways with some propping to make it a bit more accessible. You will need a brick. Photos of propping below. (30 Minutes/Advanced)

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Learn to use the power of your legs more effectively in all asana in this full-length live class. We will focus mostly on the inner thighs through our flow and standing poses. We shake things up with some super strengthening blanket slides, a variation on eagle pose (see below for photo), and a lovely restorative release (see photo). At the end we'll learn control as we challenge our flexibility. You'll need a block, brick, blanket, bolster, and strap although you can improvise with whatever you have at home. (60 minutes/All Levels)

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