Hatha Yoga › Improvers › Lucy McCarthy
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32:36Elemental Flow: Root Down Gently
The First of Lucy's 5 elements series. This yoga class will connect you to the earth with gentle, slow and steady movements and a focus on grounding, slowing down and getting present. Perfect for when you’re feeling a bit overwhelmed, or you just need help to calm. This class starts with a long breath-work relaxation, then works gently on the hips to release feelings of business and stress. You will need a tennis-size ball and you might need a block.
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26:27Rise and Shine
A perfect practice to start your day with. To put a spring in your step and brightness into the body. Great for days when you're feeling sluggish and need a kick start to your day in a gentle way. This class ends with a lovely long savasana so you're rested and ready for the day.
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19:32(6) Insight & Intuition: The 3rd Eye Chakra
A meditative class to awaken the higher mind, quieten the internal chatter and stimulate your intuitive abilities. Starting with quieting eye movements, and then with gentle poses with a block to rest on your third eye chakra. Suitable for doing before bed, or in the morning, enabling you to act with insight and intuition throughout the day. You will need a block and an eye mask.
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27:46(5) Clarity & Expression: The Throat Chakra
A sequence with lots of neck, shoulder and throat opening to ignite your communication skills and ease of self expression.
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34:55(4) Awaken And Illuminate: The Heart Chakra
A heart, shoulder and chest opening practice to awaken you to your highest potential. With plenty of arm, wrist and shoulder stretches, side body opening and heart opening through backbends, this class is invigorating and gently energising as you open to love!
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22:13(3) The Solar Chakra: Empower and Transform
Upbeat and uplifting flow sequence with lots of juicy core work to boost your inner strength and internal power. A practice to empower you, and a perfect class to get you moving into your inner and outer strength - great for mornings.
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32:02(2) Fluidity & Release: The Sacral Chakra
A super fluid flow sequence low to the earth to open you into your innate creativity and find ease in your body. Deep, hip openers reign supreme in this short but deep hip opening class.
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31:20(1) The Root Chakra: Ground & Anchor
A nourishing & grounding flow using standing and balancing poses to get connected to the earth and ignite your sense of stability and presence. Great for getting you grounded at the beginning of the day!
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02:51Vinyasa SOS: Improvers
A short vinyasa SOS lesson teaching those who have mastered a 'level 1 vinyasa' how to take it to the next level with integrity and alignment.
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23:10Quiet Mind, Deep Surrender
A meditative, peace-inducing practice to calm the busy mind and drop deeply into the body. Perfect for when there is inner chaos and a tired body. With a focus on breath-work, there are some standing poses to help harmonise body and breath and create an inner calm. A great class for before bedtime or towards the end of the day to start a peaceful evening. You will need a block & eye-bag.
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27:32Wakey Wakey Sleepy Head
A practice to invigorate, stimulate and awaken. An uplifting and energising practice for when you are feeling drowsy or after a restless nights sleep.
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16:15Detox, Breathe And Energise
A breath-work (pranayama) and twisting class designed to get sluggish digestive systems working. Great to help detox, or eliminate stagnant energy as well as for improving the circulation, this class is great for simple explanations of breath-work techniques. Perfect for after travel or for during a cleansing/detox programme.
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47:46Grounding Flow for Hips
A sweet grounding practice, fantastic for when you need to get some balance in your life. You will need a bolster for supported savasana.
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24:24Healthy Morning Hatha
A steady, calm but strengthening class with a focus on standing poses and keeping fluidity through the movements. This class is perfect if you have shoulder or wrist issues and you want to keep your fluid practice going, but with no vinyasa. Feel grounded and steady in this beautiful, mindful movement practice.
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09:20Autumn Mornings
A short, sweet, easy class to get your body moving and energised in the mornings as the weather turns cooler. Thanks to Asquith Clothing for their clothing inspiration.
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17:04Radiance 3: The Heart
A gentle, heart opening class starting with a supported chest opener. Feel a luminous energy, soften your heart and open your chest ready to be radiant in the world. These exercises are brilliant for opening the upper back and shoulders if you've had a deckbound day too, and great for increasing happiness. You will need a bolster and two blocks.
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17:44Radiance 2: Kick Ass Core
The second class in Lucy's series to help you feel radiant, inside and out. This class will help you shine from your very centre. A punchy, ab oriented sequence to get your digestive system stoked, so you are feeling radiant from your very core. Starting with breathing exercises to get your internal fire going, class moves onto some abs work and finishing with twists. Enjoy your new found radiance!
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20:38Yoga for Cyclists: Hamstrings
Lucy gives us some wonderful simple stretches for the backs of the legs, hamstrings, hips, shoulders and lower back - areas which can tighten up with a lot of cycling. With stretched muscles, you'll find you can go so much further...Try these stretches if you're a regular cyclist, if you're preparing for a cycling holiday or after a big ride. Props: Strap or belt.
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