gentle yoga

In my hatha classes I incorporate some elements found in traditional hatha yoga with enquiry-based movement encouraging you to find a way to move that feels intuitive and natural to you. We’ll do gentle warms ups, asana (yoga poses) with different options and modifications, and breathing and mindfulness practises to encourage softness and strength in our bodies and to gently anchor ourselves in the present moment, fostering calmness of mind.

I very much encourage the use of modifications and props so that each individual can find a version of a pose that works for them (or sit it out entirely if that’s what feels best) and occasionally I’ll offer a more physically challenging pose for those who would like to have a go. I don’t give strict alignment cues and instead I aim to give you the space to explore your relationship with your body and, as Scaravelli-inspired yoga teacher Sandra Sabatini puts it, to explore the relationship with our three ever present friends the ground beneath us, the space around us and the breath.