Focused Body Areas

If you have a particular ache or pain, tension or tightness in any area of your body, check out these targeted classes designed to work into these specific areas. Find your body part of choice and lean in!

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  • Wrist Release

    If you spend a lot of your day tapping away at a computer or texting a lot- perhaps in postures that are not so ergonomic for your hands or wrists- then let me help you release some of the compression and tightness that can gather in this fragile joint. We'll work not just the wrists, but into th...

  • Playful Balances

    In this class, we will work through a standing sequence designed to help stabilise the hips and help improve your balance. The blocks will also be used to create an extra level of challenge with your balancing poses.
    Props Required: 2 blocks

  • Back Bending Work

    In this class, we are going to explore the back in a little more depth. Our backs can oftentimes be stiff and rigid from long periods of time spent in seated positions, so by utilising gentle back bending poses, we can gain more suppleness, elasticity and strength through the spine. This will ult...

  • Spotlight On The Hips

    This sequence shines a light on and around the hip joint and is designed so that the same sequence is performed three ways; starting in a supine position, then in a seated position and finally in a standing position. We'll be creating openings through this large joint and working into the muscula...

  • Fly Eagle Fly!

    Welcome to the majestic eagle, Garuda. Garuda is a legendary bird or bird-like creature in Hindu culture. He is the vehicle mount for the Hindu god Vishnu, a protector of Dharma and is described as the king of birds. In our yoga practice, Garudâsana is a pose that works primarily into the shoulde...

  • Hipster Help

    Focusing on the release and opening of the hips, we'll spend the majority of this class working into the largest joint of the human body in a myriad of different ways. Strap yourself in and get ready to get your hipster on!
    Props Required: 1 block

  • Menstrual Relief

    This is a class designed for women who are on their bleed time and are needing a gentler practice to help them honour the rhythms and cycles of their body. We'll take it easy, so you can really slow down, reflect and go inwards. Feel free to use blankets and cushions to help your body feel more s...

  • Shoulder & Lower Back Slow Yin Flow

    We'll spend the majority of this class on our bellies and backs aiming to work into the shoulder joint and lower back specifically. Come join me if you're in need of some stiff shoulder release and/or lower back pain relief.

  • The Piriformis

    Do you suffer from sciatica or lower back pain? If so, come join me in this class which is focused on stretching the Piriformis muscle, a small muscle situated deep within the glute typically responsible for discomfort in these areas. Let's look at 4 poses you can do anytime to help relieve these...

  • Utkatâsana Bonanza

    Utkatâsana or chair pose is the focus of this class which is designed to powerfully strengthen the muscles of the arms and legs as well as stimulating the diaphragm and heart.
    It is a strengthening and heat-building âsana that brings all parts of your body together utilising your determination an...

  • Love Your Shoulders

    This is a great class to do when your shoulders are feeling tight, restricted or tense. Grab a couple of blocks for support and ease your way into each of the positions, incrementally creating a little more depth and intensity as required. Listen for cues from the body, honour them and breathe de...

  • Hip & Groin Workout

    Tightness in the hips and groins can be just as much a physical muscular tightness due to sitting for extended periods of time or being overly static, as it can be about any resistance we may feel toward change. The hips can hold and store a lot of information about what may be occurring in your ...

  • Shoulder Flossing

    With the primary focus of this class on the shoulders, we'll work through a series of poses that will work into the shoulder heads, shoulder blades and arms while also building strength and releasing tightness in and around this joint.
    Props Required: 2 blocks, 1 strap

  • Core Values

    Here we go! A short, sweet (and maybe a little sour) class based on your core. The poses here are designed to activate, engage and strengthen your abdominal muscles so you can improve your posture and ease lower back pain.

    Props Required: 2 blocks

  • Quick Core Practice

    A quick class to awaken and enliven your core. Build resilience by strengthening the abdominal muscles with these postures and see your lower back discomfort release and ease.

  • Down To Your Very Core

    Working the core is always fun! Well, maybe not fun, but building core strength does have a lot of benefits, including helping to decrease back pain and improving posture.
    We'll find some fun ways of using blocks to incorporate into the core work, so you'll leave the class feeling stronger and mo...

  • Hip & Shoulder Goodness

    This class focuses primarily on the working the hips and shoulders, so if you're tight in either of these important joints, grab your mat, settle in and let's get started. Enjoy the ride!

    Props Required: 2 blocks

  • Hip & Shoulder Focus

    In this class, we'll focus on opening the hips and shoulders so you can improve blood circulation and prana (vital energy) to these important joints.

    No props required

  • Concentrate On Core & Obliques

    This class packs a punch with focus on core work and the obliques. So get ready to work that side body!

    Props Required: 2 blocks

  • Funky Hip & Shoulder Mobility Practice

    Hands up if you have tight hips and tense shoulders?
    This practice looks exclusively at creating more mobility through both of these joints to help increase movement and decrease pain or discomfort.

    Props Required: 2 blocks

  • Spacious Hips

    In this class, we'll focus on creating space around the hip, by slowly opening, stretching and building strength in this large joint. If your hips are tight and tense, then buckle up and come along on this hip journey to explore what can be released and set free.

    Props Required: 2 blocks

  • Dual Joint Hip-Shoulder Practice

    From supine poses through to seated and standing postures, this all round hip and shoulder class is ideal if you're feeling any tightness or restriction in these two pivotal joints. Liberate your shoulders and hips to discover more freedom and range of motion, and less contraction and tension.

    P...

  • Shoulder Mobility Practice

    Stiff, tight shoulders? Then this class is a perfect fit for you.
    Let's loosen rigidity, build strength and find spaciousness in this joint. With greater ease of motion, the shoulder muscles will be able to glide from one movement to the next without any discomfort or tension. Repeat these exerci...

  • Wide Open

    What happens when your body begins to open?
    This class looks at hip and shoulder openings to release general tightness and contraction around these two fundamental joints. The body will then feel more spacious and easeful, not just physically, but also within the heart and mind. Feel into how you...