A 50 minute practice that aims to help you connect with the elements that can most stabilise and soothe us in times of great change and disturbance, which can be felt more in autumn and during eclipses.
The earth and water elements are key to balancing the effects of an excess of Vata Dosha's dominant space and air qualities that rise in autumn.
The energy of eclipses through their placement in Rahu & Ketu's shadow planet space also brings potentially erratic and sudden changes, adding more Vata into the mix. And if you are being heavily influenced by Saturn Vata pacification is key.
This practice guides you through some of the simplest movements of yoga, beginning with pranams in both standing and prostration form.
You will then move through rounds of an earth embodiment Prana Flow sequence that evolves into a lunar pathway of the water element to seal in a sense of being able to flow in your life from a grounded place.
Here is a soundscape to enjoy while you practice.
A 40 minute practice to help you (in the words of Bruce Lee) “be like water moving through cracks, adjusting to the objects” and find your instinctual flow to navigate obstacles and frustrations presented by a combustible cosmic climate.
You will be guided through Soma namaskar to invite the flow of Soma’s life-giving nectar to free your spine and cleanse and purify inner pathways in a soothing way.
These hip and heart opener movements are interspersed with space and time on the earth to be moved from within and express your inner rhythm and flow.
You will be invited to rise and move like water in a way that gets into the tight spots of tension, conditioning and resistance in body and mind.
Here is a soundscape to enjoy while you practice (hit play about halfway through first track).
A 45 minute heart centred practice with pauses on the earth for reflection for when you want to lean into the qualities of love and courage.
In Ayurveda, both rasas (meaning emotion, taste, juice) of love and courage are connected with Kapha dosha with its qualities of water and earth. Qualities that help balance excess Pitta (fire aka inflammation & frustration) and Vata (space & air aka restlessness & anxiety) that can rise in intense times.
Kapha in excess gathers around the heart space and is the dominant dosha in late winter/spring.
So we’re invited to bring attention to keeping your heart space open and receptive at this time of year, especially to receiving your own heart wisdom to love and live your life with courage and freedom.
Here is a soundscape to enjoy while you practice.
A ritual practice to help you feel both the abundance in your life and the support of sustaining power around you that in the Indian tradition is associated with Goddess Lakshmi.
This 45 minute practice leads you in a mandala - honouring that indigenous wisdom of the wholeness and protection of the circle to regenerate and honour the cycles of life.
Enjoy simple grounding movement in 8 directions as you receive and circulate gratitude for the qualities and support of Ashta Lakshmi - 8 aspects of Lakshmi - so often associated with abundance but so much more.
Beginning facing East feel a receiving and circulation of wisdom then nourishment, primordial creation, equanimity, strength, victory, prosperity and pure heartedness.
This is a practice designed to support you in dark days and in dark times to regenerate when agitation (Vata) is predominant.
Please respect the roots of this practice I received from my teacher Shiva Rea from her Satguru Mata Amritanandamayi (Amma).
Here is a soundscape for you to play while you practice
A Chandra namaskar mandala practice to help you slow down as the sun’s light wanes and pacify Vata dosha which runs in excess for us all during autumn and early winter, especially after an intense eclipse season.
Vata dosha governs our nervous system and this practice invites you to embrace the power of lunar pathways to be soothed and regenerated.
Enjoy the additional grounding pauses in this adapted Prana Flow Chandra namaskar to connect more deeply with your soul’s calling and innate wisdom.
Feel how syncing with the earth and cosmic rhythms helps you gain more perspective on life in the now and for the path ahead.
Here is a soundscape to enjoy while you practice
A 70 minute practice to connect to your muladhara - root support - subtle energies associated with the earth element to help cultivate steadiness and presence in times of change while simultaneously honouring your lineage during Ancestor Fortnight.
Heading deeper into autumn (and eclipse season energies) the counsel from Ayurveda is to balance Vata dosha’s space & air qualities and also embrace nature’s invitation to let the leaves fall and dissolve conditioning and or patterns which no longer serve you.
Move through rounds of Prana Flow bhumi (living earth) and muladhara chakra namaskars towards deeper and gradual hip opening and attention to the base of your spine to feel more grounded and released from anxiety, mistrust and fear.
Here is a playlist to enjoy while you practice
A 40 minute practice to invite the flow of love to where it is most needed.
A fluid heart-opening moon & water-element inspired Prana Flow practice ideal for a Friday - Shukravar - a day to invoke love and compassion and when you may feel especially ready for some non-verbal connection to our heart and spirit.
Also ideal in the summer months to enjoy healing and release in the micro moments through movement meditation.
Here is a playlist to enjoy while you practice
A 35 minute practice to help you to connect to the grounding and presence of the earth element and the brightness and power to transform of the fire element.
Enjoy this lunar fire practice as the busy-ness picks up in the approach of the last full moon of the year and at any time to feel you would benefit from tending to your inner fire in a more grounded, lunar way.
Here is a playlist to enjoy while you practice.
A 50 minute practice to help you caress the seasonal stresses and anything else going on in your life that needs some love and compassion.
Embody the water element in a lunar bhava/feeling state to bring softness and gentle opening to any places of tension and stiffness. Enjoy invitations to instinctual movement and time marinading in hip and heart opening forward folds on the earth.
Here is a playlist to enjoy while you practice.
A 50 minute lunar practice to help you to balance and build stores of your immunity (ojas in Ayurveda) to any static or agitation on the surface of your body or mind.
Feel grounded and soothed by rhythmic Prana Flow namaskar waves during this hip and heart opening flow aimed at helping you feel more connected to the earth, your Self and those around you.
Here is a playlist to enjoy while you practice
A lunar practice to help you draw upon all the elements of earth, water, fire, air and space to help you navigate and harness the energies of the full moon and total eclipse juncture.
This c. 50 minute practice guides you through Prana Flow lunar namaskars of each of the elements in a mandala and invites you to reflect on how their qualities are present within you and how they can help you navigate life, especially in trying times.
Here is a playlist to enjoy while you practice
A 30 minute practice to support a surrendering to what is and embodying the spirit of autumn’s natural progress towards letting go and to help you navigate any unexpected change during eclipse season.
Rounds of rhythmic Prana Flow pranams and gentle backbends aim to take you to a place of peace and absorption in a steady flow of lunar movement meditation.
This practice aims to support you and bring you back to the present moment any time you feel agitation or anxiety and or feeling pulled too far into the future or feel stuck in the past.
Here is a playlist to enjoy while you practice.
Catch the nourishment and regeneration of the first full moon of autumn to balance the season’s rising Vata dosha.
This 50 minute lunar practice takes you through rounds of a heart opening and extra grounding Chandra Namaskar towards longer marinations in hip opening asana to catch the subtlety of Vata energy to go deeper towards your inner bliss.
Here is a playlist to enjoy while you practice
A just less than 40 minute practice to cultivate earth and water element qualities to help you smoothly and steadily shift into new seasonal rhythms with grace and wisdom.
Enjoy three different namaskar sequences designed to help you both catch the energy of the full harvest moon and invite instinctual movement and a sense of freedom in your creative impulses that you can draw upon to balance resistance and fear in times of change.
Here is a playlist to enjoy while you practice
A roughly 15 minute practice to help you cultivate regeneration & wisdom especially in the heat and when time and space is limited (perhaps on holidays when surrounded by others).
Enjoy earth and water lunar pathways in this Prana Flow chandra namaskar towards a mantra meditation/yoga nidra ending.
Here is a playlist to enjoy while you practice.
A practice aimed at helping you feel grounded when time is short and or you are on holiday/travelling/not at home.
A little less than 20 mins of Prana Flow prostrations in a mandala to help you feel settled in your space and come home to yourself wherever you may be.
Here is a playlist to enjoy while you practice
(This practice can naturally flow into the next Regeneration practice or be enjoyed on its own)
70 minute Prana Flow Soma & Chandra namaskar practice to imbibe the full moon’s regenerating & cooling qualities and to help you balance any intensity or sudden change associated with total eclipses.
Here is a playlist to enjoy while you move through this practice
Catch the energy of the waxing moon and sun in this practice aimed at cultivating strength, stability and presence during the spring eclipse season.
A grounding hip opening and earth bonding Prana Flow 70 min practice that embodies the earth to help stay rooted in all times of change or in the liminal space/juncture energy that can come with eclipses.
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An earth and fire embodying practice to catch the energy of Beltane - meaning “good fire” - and stay grounded during this eclipse season.
This 60 minute practices aims to create a steady base from which to navigate change in the fires or challenges of life, and to remind you of the potentiality of joy in transformation and rebirth
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This practice ends with Brahmari - bee’s breath - pranayama, which you can explore on its own in an earlier video should you wish.
Imbibe the regenerative and soothing qualities of the full moon in this 30 minute soma-infused flow. Perfect for cleansing the day and easing your body, mind and spirit before heading to dreamland.
Here is a playlist to enjoy with this practice or anytime.
Om Shrim Somaye Namaha
A 30 minute morning practice aimed at cultivating strength and steadiness for the day ahead.
A practice to help you settle in to the New Year.
Embody the earth element emphasising the earth-connected muladhara chakra through hip opening vinyasa and and grounding asana to build strength and stability.
Ayurveda counsels to be mindful you are still in winter at the New Year and to take your time getting settled.
Here is a Spotify playlist to enjoy while you practice or anytime.
Navigate your way through Mercury retrograde and any other period of life dissonance and distraction with this mandala practice that takes refuge in the steadiness and wholeness of the earth element and muladhara chakra.
Here is a playlist to enjoy while you move should you wish - contains tracks with mantras circulated during practice
On any full moon, dive into a meditative lunar flow embodying the water element and soma - the cooling nectar synonymous with the moon - and listen within to your inner wisdom.
Here is a link to a Spotify playlist to enjoy while you practice
Enjoy a Prana Flow jala/water inspired practice to invite fluidity into body and mind, help cool intensity and navigate change by embracing the natural flow who you are without inhibition.
Enjoy this 40 minute practice - especially at the new and full moon - to harness the healing and cooling benefits of the moon’s energy.
This classical 14 pose namaskar is a go-to in Ayurveda for pacifying excess pitta dosha’s fiery tendencies and to settle an excess vata restless body and mind.
Sync with the full moon’s divine feminine, rejuvenating & cooling energy through this lunar flow
Here is a link to a Spotify playlist to enjoy while you practice should you wish
Embody the earth and water elements on both physical and subtle levels to connect with your earth body and your sense of Self via the muladhara (root) and svadhisthana (sacral) chakras.
Here is a link to a Spotify playlist to enjoy while you practice should you wish
Connect with a 360 degree sense of the physical and subtle aspects of earth energy through breath, movement and mantra
Here is a link to a Spotify playlist to enjoy while you practice should you wish
