A practice to honour Imbolc and the full moon that invites you to reflect and embody the flow of soma, the rejuvenating nectar synonymous with the moon.
Move through 45 minutes of Prana Flow jala/water element pathways to tune in to the auspicious and instinctual currents of your body and mind, and by embodying the water element bring fluidity, openness and natural flow to stiffness and restrictive thought patterns.
A classical Imbolc tradition was to visit streams and rivers to feel the purification and nourishment of sacred water for seed intentions to grow with the rising sunlight.
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A 50 minute practice to catch the auspicious energy around the new moon, the first (at time of recording) of the new year. You are invited to begin seated with pranayama, mudra, invocation and reflection.
But if you feel you need to move first before coming to a seat, go to the around 18 minute mark and enjoy clearing the path for the cycle ahead and honouring the moon in movement meditation guided through rounds of Chandra namaskar. You can then come back to the beginning for the seated meditation if that is a better flow for you.
A practice for any new moon or beginning to feel your way into the pathways of your inner wisdom to guide and support you off for the living yoga off the mat.
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A 35 minute practice invoking balanced fire to not only help you focus and discern the path ahead of any new cycle - new year, new day, new moon, solstice, equinox, birthday, sunrise - but also to connect with your innate inner light and joy.
A predominantly standing asana practice (good if you need to stay off your wrists or not apply weight to upper body) which takes you through standing grounding and intention setting; clarifying rounds of the Himalayan-rooted practice of Ha Kriya; core cultivation on the earth; and strengthening warrior sequences to invite coolness in the fires of life.
Enjoy this practice at the beginning of any new cycle or when you want to brighten your inner fire, cleanse your lens and melt tension.
This practice can follow the previous surya namaskar practice for Makar Sankranthi.
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A 30 minute classical surya namaskar practice to honour Makar Sankranthi on 14th Jan, the point in the Vedic calendar when the sun is seen to begin its uttarayana northward movement, and heralding the beginning of the rising light cycle in the Northern hemisphere.
Begin with nadi shodhana/alternate nostril breathing pranayama and seated dedication before moving through several rounds of classical surya namaskar with invitation to circulate the solar bija (seed) mantras HRAM. HRIM, HRUM, HRAIM, HRAUM, HRAHA.
Enjoy this practice anytime to want to inspire humble confidence, clear any stuck feelings in body and mind and honour your life force.
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A practice to help you ease into the New Year in the most natural way by syncing with the sun and cultivating positivity and humble confidence for the new cycle.
This 30 minute Prana Flow practice guides you through an adapted surya namaskar flow to embody the movement and rhythmic/circadian influence of the sun.
Follow this practice with me in a circle/mandala or enjoy on a single direction as suits your space.
Here is the playlist to enjoy while you practice.
A recording of a live practice at the winter solstice which takes you on a lunar path through all the elements to help you align with nature and catch the energy to pause and reflect on a all that has been and cast a soft gaze on what you would like to come into your life.
A 60 minute Prana Flow practice to enjoy in this moment and anytime to wish to go on a journey inward beginning with the earth element and travelling through the other four elements with fire and light at the centre.
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A 25 minute practice aimed at helping you feel strength and joy even in the greatest intensity that can come at this time of year as solar darkness and festivities peak.
Kindle agni - the fire element - to transform heavy feelings, and transmute other signs of excess fire (like anger) into the fire element’s highest form of joy.
Seal in the balanced fire in with the steadiness and strength of the earth element in this time-short friendly Prana flow practice.
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.
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A 35 minute “sacred training” practice - ideally enjoyed in the morning - to help you to feel alive, connected and resilient through rhythmic earth-focused movement and kindling your inner fire.
This predominantly pranam practice also includes some rounds of a yoga kriya called agni sar which helps to stoke your digestive fire and bring ease to elimination. It should ideally be practiced on an empty stomach and should be avoided if you are pregnant.
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.
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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.
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A 60 minute fire and earth embodiment practice to catch and honour the energy of Samhain (pronounced Sau-ihn) - the cross-quarter festival in the Celtic wheel - that celebrates both your ancestors & the living.
At the heart of what is more widely known as Hallowe’en Samhain is seen as the most important point in the Celtic wheel as it marks the Gaelic new year. A time when bonfires are lit to allow for the release from the last cycles (solar, lunar and or ancestral) before the new year begins.
During this practice we honour and embody the earth, our roots and ancestors and you are invited to bring anything to the symbolic agni/fire namaskar for the purpose of transformation or transmutation for positive change in your life and for future generations.
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