Attention to our gaze and how that effects our mind state along with focus on hips, hamstrings and adductors. This class contains the bound angle pose, reclined big toe pose, serpent pose, open angle pose and head of the knee pose. (For the Sanskrit names see the comment on the post in the Members Forum).

Standing poses and abdominals. Some focus on lengthening the claves and achilles. Triangle pose (Trikonasana), lateral angle pose (Parsvakonasana), half moon pose (Ardha Chandrasana). Reclined big toe pose 1 & 2 (Supta Padangusthasana I & II) with a focus on abdominal action. Spinal rolling and bridge pose (Setu Bandha).

Sequence for ANXIETY taken from BKS Iyengar's book "Yoga The Path to Holistic Health". It includes a few standing poses, supported dog pose, headstand, a couple of supported backbends and forward bends, bridge pose and legs up the wall (Viparita Karani).

This practice includes lunging poses, warrior pose one and quad stretching poses as a lead up to backbends. We have fun with bent arm plank to upward dog pose using four different hand positions (bolster under the thighs and bricks under the shoulders). Camel pose and upward facing bow pose are also featured.

Forward bending class with a focus on defining a deep hip flexion. We use the chair to bring awareness to the hip flexion and work on Uttanasana (intense stretch pose) and progressively toward Krounchasana (heron pose) either sitting on the chair or from Virasana (hero pose).

An inversions class, including handstand prep, headstand, a supported back bend through the chair along with shoulder stand. Whilst in shoulder stand we practice taking the legs back to the wall and stepping down onto bricks for Setu Bandha Sarvangasana (bridge pose).

Pranayama class - breathing practices. Prana = life force and Yama = restraint. Reclined Ujjayi (I & IV) steady normal breathing and long slow deep breaths (both inhalation & exhalation). Antara Kumbhaka (holding the breath in) and Bahya Kumbhaka (holding the breath out). Sitting Ujjayi (V & VIII) steady normal breathing and long slow deep breaths (both inhalation & exhalation). Bhramari (bumble bee breath) and Shanmuki Mudra (a hand gesture to close the ears, eyes and mouth). Nadi Shodana (alternate nostril breathing) with Pranayama Mudra (hand gesture).

Forward bend class. We start with a couple of standing forward bends then move onto a number of seated forward bends with a repetition of Paschimottanasana (intense stretch to the back of the body pose) in between each pose. See the Members Group post for the names of the poses we practice (both in English and Sanskrit).

Here we practice some standing poses: Warrior 1 to side intense stretch pose repetitions (Virabhadrasana I to Parsvottanasana). Fierce pose to intense stretch pose (Utkatasna to Uttanasana). Along with work on warrior 3 (Virabhadrasana III). A fun challenging class :)

Progression to Urdhva Dhanurasana (upward facing bow pose). We start with some lunging poses along with Virabhadrasana I (warrior pose 1), then we head to Dhanurasana (bow pose) and Ustrasana (camel pose) before going over the chair in order to lift from the chair into Urdhva Dhanurasana. For those who are keen we then lift form the floor into that pose.

A strong focus on shoulders for the first half of the class, including dog pose, forearm prep and headstand, along with numerous other positions / poses to promote shoulder mobility. We move onto some standing work including hand to big toe pose and finish sitting in bound angle pose with the back against the wall.

Lengthening the hamstrings and adductors along with opening the hips. We start in reclined bound angle pose and progress to reclined big toe pose then Anantasana (serpent pose or sleeping Vishnu pose). We make our way to Gomukhasana (cow face pose) then Paschimottanasana (intense stretch to the back of the body pose aka seated forward bend).

With a strong focus on hip flexion we explore Akunchanasana (squeezing pose) whilst standing and then kneeling. We challenge the strength of our hip flexors in numerous poses including the seated "jumping" in and out of Upavistha Konasana (the open angle pose).

Sequence for MEMORY IMPAIRMENT - taken from BKS Iyengar's "Path to Holistic Health". We start with forward bends and progress to a supported backbend along with headstand and shoulder-stand.

A strong focus on abdominals. Includes Reclined big toe pose with the pelvis on a brick, variations of the full boat pose, half boat pose as well as double big toe pose. Don't do this class if menstruating.

We use the chair for neck support as we turn the head in Trikonasana, Parsvakonasana & Ardha Chandrasana. And we continue using the chair for Parsva & Parivrtta Upavistha Konasana along with Chatush Padasana. We could call this a chair focused class.

Exploring the use of props for downward facing dog pose, headstand, plough pose, shoulder stand and bridge pose.

A slow paced class with a focus on opening the back of the hips (gluteal muscles). Includes, simple crossed legs, cow face pose, a variation of reclined big toe pose 3 and one legged King pigeon pose prep.