Hatha Yoga › Petra Coveney
Hatha Yoga is the name given to all physical yoga postures and breathing techniques to prepare the body for meditation. However, hatha yoga is commonly known for yoga with an emphasis on steadiness, so expect more static poses and longer yoga pose holds. The slower pace of Hatha classes makes it suitable for beginners, however it also provides a focus for more advanced practitioners and the possibility to explore the merging of breath, mind and body. Hatha Yoga provides the basis for many other forms of yoga including ashtanga yoga, vinyasa yoga, power yoga, yin yoga and restorative yoga. You may wish to follow your practice with yoga nidra, meditation or relaxation.
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55:30Menopause Masterclass
Feeling like an exhausted, hot and sweaty mess? This one is for you! Explore yoga tools to soothe menopause rage, cool hot flushes, calm anxiety & overwhelm, ease insomnia and alleviate fatigue. A gentle yoga evening sequence that includes breathwork, meditation and tailored restorative yoga poses. You may need a bolster, blocks, blanket (or whatever you have to hand). Recorded 02/11/25.
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42:43Hatha Yoga for Strength (5)
Start the day with an energising Hatha yoga class. Great for helping us stay strong as we move through the years. You may wish to practice with hand weights. Recorded 27/10/25.
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37:46Hatha Yoga for Strength (4)
This class will explore the use of hand weights in our home practice - which may help to reduce the risk of developing osteopenia/osteoporosis. Working with weights can increase core abdominal, pelvic floor and general muscle engagement, plus improve posture and balance to reduce the risk of falls that could lead to bone fractures. If you don't have weights, two tins of beans will do just as well! A strap and two blocks may also be useful. Recorded 20/10/25.
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41:19Hatha Yoga for Strength (3)
An enlivening Hatha yoga class with movements to tone the pelvic floor, core, legs & glutes and spinal extension, culminating in Warrior 3. Designed to build muscle strength, boost brain and heart health and help us stay strong as we move through the years. A strap and blocks may be helpful. Recorded 13/10/25.
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40:47Hatha Yoga for Strength (2)
The second class of this series. Start the week with an energising Hatha yoga class designed to build bone and muscle strength while also boosting brain and heart health. Improve strength as we move through the years. 2 bricks, a cushion and a blanket may be helpful. Recorded 06/10/25.
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38:41Hatha Yoga for Strength (1)
An energising Hatha yoga class designed to build bone and muscle strength while also boosting brain and heart health. This is a gentle but effective full body strength-building class with plenty of adaptations for different levels. Explore standing and ground-based postures as well as longer holds. A brilliant class if you are working to maintain or increase strength through menopause or at any stage in life. A block or cushion is recommended. Recorded 29/09/25.
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26:23Calming Anxiety and Overwhelm
Low oestrogen affects ability to produce the hormones that make us feel happy and calm, and causes low brain energy that affect our mental focus, memory and make us feel overwhelm. Join Petra for this simple class to calm anxiety and overwhelm. It includes gentle movement to improve vagal nerve tone, Ocean breath with sound to soothe your nervous system, a restorative Supported Child’s pose with the option to ‘retreat from the world,’ and two breathing and meditation practices: Mind Meets The Breath and Ladder Breath.
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17:49Awakening to Yourself
Oestrogen is an anti-inflammatory, so your perimenopausal symptoms can include sore joints and muscle stiffness, especially around the hips, shoulders, wrists and ankles. Join Petra for this simple morning class with somatic movement to help you limber up, lubricate joints and set a positive intention for your day ahead. You can even practice this class in bed.
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21:47Strength and Empowerment
Join Petra for this energising Hatha class designed to build bone and muscle strength while also boosting your brain and heart health. This short sequence includes modifications for osteopenia and lower back pain as well as frozen shoulders, which are common menopause symptoms of low oestrogen.
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30:07Cooling Hot Flashes
Hot flashes are not just physical sensations of heat - they start in your brain. Low oestrogen can make your internal temperature gauge over-sensitive to small changes causing either hot flashes or cold chills. These symptoms can also be triggered by stressful thoughts, and if you feel embarrassed by your hot flash, this stressful feeling can make the flashes hotter and last longer. Join Petra for this class to both cool your body and calm your mind. She shows you two simple cooling breath techniques and subtle versions you can practice in public. This is followed by her Hot Flash Wave guided visualisation, Ocean breath and a restorative supported reclined cobbler pose to release heat and relax.
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50:03Menopause Yoga: Befriending Your Body
A soothing and calming yoga class to cool hot flushes and help you surrender to the natural process of change associated with the perimenopause and menopause. Expect hip opening stretches and simple somatic movements through the spine which lead to a restorative yoga practice, followed by a deep relaxation, a guided meditation and a mantra. This class is taught wholly on the floor and is very gentle and grounding. It is designed to help you befriend your body with kindness and self-compassion at a time when your body is transforming and can feel out of your control. You will need a yoga mat, a strap or belt, 1 bolster and 2 cushions (or household equivalents), and 2 blocks (or thick books). NB - Modifications: take extra care with hip and knee injuries. Osteoporosis: avoid flexion rounding your back in forward folds; keep your spine straight. Trauma: please note that hip opening poses and stretches across the chest can release tension but may also trigger trauma. Follow your own breathing pace, pause the practice when needed and find a comfortable resting pose.
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44:07Menopause Yoga for Strength
A gently strengthening yoga class to re-energise and empower by building strong bones. This dynamic hatha yoga class with poses that are held for 10 rounds of breath helps build bone mineral density and muscle mass, and raise the heart rate. This class has been designed to help prevent sarcopenia (muscle loss) and cardiovascular disease, which can develop post-menopause. Expect a range of simple heart-lifting backbends to energise, breath work, a restorative yoga pose, relaxation practice and seated meditation. You will need a strap or belt, 2 bolsters, a cushion, a blanket, and 2 blocks. NB - Osteoporosis: avoid flexion rounding your back in forward folds; keep your spine straight. If you have previously experienced panic attacks, avoid holding your breath and instead follow your own breathing pace.
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