Lucy McCarthy
Lucy accidentally came across yoga way back when she was an actress on tour around India, doing a Shakespeare play. She thought, I'm in India, I should probably try this yoga thing. From the first morning on a rooftop with a little yogi called Prakash who spoke little English, she was hooked. To her surprise she kept going back morning after morning. What she loved most was the clarity and calm in her mind after class and how light and bright her body felt. Since that day she has continued to follow her passion finding her teachers along the path and immersing herself deeply in all things yoga. She hopes to impart some of the ease of mind, body and breath that yoga gives her everyday to her students. Lucy teaches mindful, heart felt Vinyasa flow, as well as Yoga Nidra, restorative and pregnancy yoga and is deeply affected by her meditation practice.
When you have tried a few online classes, why not check out Lucy's retreats with Destination Yoga?
Champion of Change Podcast with Lucy
In this conversation Lucy we delve into the koshas. What are the koshas? How do they help us to understand our yoga journey? Lucy discusses, in her characteristically accessible and down to earth way, what the ancient yogic philosophical concept of the koshas are and how relevant they are to each and every one of us in our journey to find happiness and health.
Lucy in the blog
How to live harmoniously: The Five Elements | Lucy McCarthy
Breath and yoga for beginners | Lucy McCarthy
Lucy McCarthy Recommends
Live Online Yoga Retreat with MFML
Join our Movement For Modern Life Winter Yoga Retreat!
Yoga to support life’s cycles | Lucy McCarthy
Explore philosophy in teaching: suggestions for yoga teachers | Lucy McCarthy
Yoga Philosophy in Daily Life: a starter’s guide | Lucy McCarthy
The Koshas: encasements to the soul | Lucy McCarthy
Summer Reading | Book Recommendations
Courses with Lucy
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30 Day Beginner Yoga Challenge
30 Steps
Beginners or returners! Get started now and begin reaping the benefits of daily yoga.
Spring Into Action: Feisty Option
7 Steps
Put a little pizazz into your routine with inversions and balances to enhance your vitality.
The Sleep Challenge
16 Steps
Because there is nothing better than a good night’s rest: yoga, aromatherapy, breath work and more.
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Build Courage and Resilience
15 Steps
Strong yoga and deep relaxation for when life is tough.
Sharpen Your Mind
12 Steps
Practices to improve your focus and concentration and enhance your study breaks with yoga.
Postnatal Practices
26 Steps
Gentle postnatal yoga classes to help you re-connect with yourself and connect with your baby
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Happy Hour Yoga
21 Steps
Transition mindfully from your working day into the evening.
Travel Unravel
7 Steps
Classes to support you to travel mindfully and arrive at your destination calm and centred.
Start to Flow with Vinyasa Yoga
17 Steps
Develop your understanding of Vinyasa Yoga and start to flow with this 17-day course.
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Just Add Yoga
16 Steps
Adding yoga to your life can help your strength, flexibility, endurance, relaxation and levels of joy.
The Five Elements
10 Steps
Join Lucy McCarthy to flow, move, breathe and a little bit of yoga philosophy.
Yoga to Heal Heartache
21 Steps
Ease the pain of heartbreak and find equilibrium again through the practice of yoga.
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Build Your Flow
30 Steps
A 30-day course to deepen your Vinyasa Flow.
Yoga for Athletes
24 Steps
Yoga classes to support your favourite athletic activities.
Yoga At Your Desk
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New Mums
14 Steps
Feel-good Yoga for new mums.
Perform at your Best
11 Steps
A course to help you prepare for a big event - sessions with Lucy McCarthy & Robin Watkins - Davis
Women's Wellbeing
28 Steps
Learn about the inner seasons of your menstrual cycle and explore each season through classes, yoga nidra and other supportive practices.
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Flow towards Freedom
5 Steps
Lucy McCarthy explores how we can live more joyfully by experiencing every part of our experience using the koshas as an anchor. Seven classes exploring our experience.
Time to Breathe
21 Steps
Classes to support key workers who are overstretched. Short classes to practice any time and anywhere.
Yoga Gently
25 Steps
Gentle yoga classes which are perfect if you are less mobile, recovering from illness or injury, are older or new to yoga.
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Home Yoga Retreat
10 Steps
A home yoga retreat: perfect when you are unable to attend a retreat in person.
Home Yoga Retreat 2
10 Steps
Our second home retreat exploring the joy of being present right here, right now.
Home Pregnancy Retreat
7 Steps
Join Lucy McCarthy & Katarina Rayburn for a Home Yoga Retreat specially for pregnant women.
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Home Postnatal Retreat
7 Steps
A home retreat for post natal women to do with and without their baby
The Strength Challenge
28 Steps
Classes to help you to build strength and apply your strength to more challenging yoga poses.
Outdoor Yoga
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Ancient Wisdom for Modern Life 1
32 Steps
This course introduces Patanjali's eight-limbed path.
Energise
30 Steps
Short classes all under 45 minutes to energise.
Calm
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Work Break
28 Steps
30 classes under 30 minutes to help you refresh during the working day.
Before Bed
30 Steps
Shorter classes perfect to get you ready for a good night's sleep.
Staycation with MFML
31 Steps
Online yoga, barre and somatic movement classes to make the most of your staycation.
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Small Steps to Change: Autumn/Winter
28 Steps
Classes of 30 minutes and under to develop a sustainable yoga practice for life. It's the smallest steps that can lead to the greatest transformations.
Yoga for Beginners
16 Steps
A four week progressive yoga course for beginners or those wanting to review basics.
ReWild Yourself
35 Steps
Step by step this course helps to uncover who we are and rediscover our true, wild, nature, through movement and meditation classes.
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Travel Unwind Summer Sessions
15 Steps
Summertime travels are fabulous, but travel can cause it’s own stresses and strains, and we all know that sometimes it can feel like it takes a week to just start to wind-down from our pressured, modern lives.
Exploring the Chakras
14 Steps
+ A series of vinyasa yoga and Yoga Nidra classes with Lucy McCarthyIf you’re like me, and quite down to earth, not very hippie, the mention of Chakras may bring shudders down your spine.Hold that thought. Remember, that like umbrellas, minds only work when they’re open.I think about Chakras as a useful archetype to think about different physical [...]
Yoga for Skiing
6 Steps
Get strong ready for the ski season and stretch it out post-ski with our yoga for skiing series with Lucy McCarthy.
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21 Days of Morning Yoga Classes
21 Steps
It takes 21 days to form a habit! This course of morning yoga classes are all under 30 minutes, some are only 10 minutes, so you don't need to take long to completely change your whole day.
New Year Yoga Challenge
30 Steps
(Re)commit to doing yoga every day! Take small steps to our 2025 intention of yoga every day with under 30-minutes of yoga each day. Try different styles, different classes, all world-class teachers.
Springtime 30 Day Yoga Challenge
30 Steps
MFML's Springtime 30-Day Yoga Challenge: Taking Small Steps to a Healthy, Happy and Sustainable Life
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30-day Ultimate Relaxation Course
30 Steps
30-Day Ultimate Relaxation Yoga Course for Sink Into the Floor Relaxation + Welcome to Movement for Modern Life: bringing world class teachers into your home with online yoga, meditation and movement classes I’ve been so grateful to be able to choose from so many neck & shoulder stretching videos, lots of gentle practices and wonderful, soothin [...]
Micro Stretches
30 Steps
30-day under 10 minutes micro stretches course to feel good and boost mobility + Welcome to Movement for Modern Life: bringing world class teachers into your home with online yoga, meditation and movement classes Love MFML! It has a large variety of videos and a nice way to search for the perfect class to fit your time and desired yoga type. Althoug [...]
Get Back Into Yoga
14 Steps
Get Back to Your Mat + If your yoga practice has lapsed, or you’ve never been able to build yoga into your daily routine, when is the best time to get back to the mat? Now. Maybe you have fallen out of your usual routines your body and mind will benefit from getting back to a movement practice but it can be hard to make yoga a habit. We understand; we [...]
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Christmas Yoga Course
25 Steps
25 days of Yoga to ease frazzled nerves around Christmas time and help you to enjoy and stay healthy throughout the holiday season.
Begin (again) Challenge!
30 Steps
This challenge is about (re)committing to your yoga practice. It might be that you are starting from the beginning OR beginning again, either way this course offers the best foundations to start or refresh your practice.
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