Core Strength › Lucy McCarthy
It is crucial that you keep centred and strong in your yoga practice. Flexibility without strength coming from a powerful centre of integrity is really only half the story. Make sure that every practice, and everything you do in life comes from a position of strength, power and a strong sense of you. You’ll be much less prone to injury.
With a powerful, strong centre you will be able to access stability and strength in every area of your life.
With these daily yoga practices - plus tips and information about the importance of a powerful center for creating stability in every area of your life - you'll notice your body, your practice, and your sense of moving throughout your life from a position of strength and courage.
Have fun, enjoy that beautiful burn, feel the strength and power. Oh, and did we mention that your abs may start to look pretty hot too.
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44:27Forrest Yoga for Building Inner Strength (1)
Forrest yoga class which focuses on cultivating deep core strength - not just physical power, but the strength to stay present with effort. Through intelligent sequencing and sustained holds, explore what it means to support ourselves from the inside out, both on and off the mat. Expect core-centric work, standing strength poses, and standing balances poses with core awareness. It would help to have two blocks and a strap/belt. Recorded 12/01/26.
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43:00Philosophical Roots of Yoga Week 3: Vinyasa Yoga Flow for Inner Fire & Transformation
Build inner strength and focus to support personal growth. Core work and dynamic flows to build heat, breath of fire to energise, and longer holds to cultivate discipline, ending with meditation on transformation. Recorded 18/08/25.
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43:13Forrest Series - Week 2: Forrest Yoga to Ignite the Core, Feel the Fire
Build heat and strength through the use of Forrest abs and hip openers to access stored emotion and fire up the internal power centre. Shoulder openers begin to prepare for deeper weight bearing in coming sessions. Recorded 14/07/25.
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42:31Forrest Series - Week 1: Introduction to Forrest Yoga
Learn the foundations of Forrest yoga, including the signature Ujjayi breath, the power of active feet and deep core work to tap into inner strength. Powerful techniques to tackle sticky parts of the body such as neck tension. Slow pacing to support nervous system regulation, inner listening and the power to lean into intensity. Recorded 07/07/25.
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45:00Vinyasa Flow for Core Strength
Ignite your inner strength with this core-focused Vinyasa flow. Through dynamic movement, intentional breath, and deep core engagement, we’ll build stability, fire up our centre, and tap into a sense of inner power and potency. Expect a strong, flowing practice that leaves you feeling grounded, energised, and connected to your core. Recorded 17/02/25
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45:00REPLAY - Vinyasa Flow for Side Body
This class will guide you through various side bending poses, designed to open up your side body, enhance flexibility, and promote better breathing. Strengthen and lengthen your side muscles, creating space and mobility for a more balanced practice.
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45:00Lucy McCarthy - Vinyasa Flow for Core Stability
This class with Lucy is focused on core stability and building strength. Having a strong core helps to improve posture, stability and balance. With Lucy, you'll be developing core stability through different variations of plank pose.
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45:00Flow to Quiet the Mind
A balance focused flow, with poses to build strength in the legs, and provide mental balance, helping us to slow down, focus and quiet the mind.
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45:32REPLAY - Morning Vinyasa Yoga to Improve Posture & strengthen the Core
In this all-levels morning Vinyasa class, the focus is on core strength. Start the day with mindful movement, and expect arm balances to focus on building strength and stability in the centre of the body. This class is part 3 of a 5-part online series of live classes with Lucy McCarthy.
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56:50Wake Up Body and Mind
This uplifting vinyasa yoga class takes us on a stimulating journey to Natarajasana, Royal Dancer. This standing balancing backbend peak invites a deep awakening in mind, body and spirit. This class builds steadily and progressively leading to a feeling of exaltation and expansion. Feel invigorated, ready for your day in this comprehensive, well rounded practice. You will need a block and a strap.
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19:24Vinyasa Energy Boost
Get energised and feel revitalised - even in a short time. Perfect for building heat in the winter, or whenever you're in need of some inner fire. This short, punchy vinyasa practice will give our whole being a big energy boost. Starting with Kapalabhati, to build heat, then building heat through the core, opening the spine with twists and build to a sweet lunge backbend.
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30:05Everyday Essentials
This vinyasa yoga class is a real 101 of the essential yoga poses for a healthy, balanced, daily yoga practice. This class has the main staples in a balanced yoga practice. This class opens the spine in all the different directions, perfect for essential, daily health and wellbeing. Explore the full range of motion from side bending to twists, backbends to forward bends. This class may leave you feeling strong, open and uplifted. You will need a block.
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