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  • Stress Management with Dave

    Learn how your nervous system creates stress and gain insights to support you in creating a healthy work/life balance.

    This video discusses ways you can "thrive rather than survive" the stress of our modern life by learning tools and routines you can effectively implement and add into your day.

  • Anti-Anxiety 12 Minute Humming Chant with Michele

    This wonderful Om-based breath chant connects us with the feelings we associate with tension or anxiety and brings us into relationship with it via the power of sound of OM and visualisation.

    Perform this breathing exercise lying down and get as comfortable as you can. It can be useful to play s...

  • Chi's Chi and Prana release

    An uplifting 13 minute practise to refresh the energetic fields the body, move stagnant energy, awaken our flow, increase prana/chi and release tension. A great tool to use throughout the day, or add to the start of your yoga practise to connect with breath and full body feeling.

  • Making meaning of anxiety and depression - Sophie

    In this video you will get a deeper understanding of what anxiety and depression are, what causes them and how you can attend to and make meaning of the symptom. I will share metaphors and nervous system information to give a holistic description of these conditions and invite you to take what re...

  • 10 sleep tips with Dave Gibson - 15 mins

    Discover all the top sleep hacks which will enable you to get a perfect night’s sleep. From morning routines, what to eat and the best tips for your evening routine. You will be able to see where small changes will reap huge rewards in both your quantity and quality of sleep.

  • Top to Toe Stretch with Michele in Spain

    A relaxing stretch with a punch. Work from feet, through spine, shoulders, hips, legs and up into your neck. Some leg and spine strengtheners add some spice to this floor based deep stretch sequence. Leave feeling stretched out and with a calmer, more open outlook!

    Bring: a brick if your knees ...

  • The Inner Critic with Zoe Clews 4 mns

    From childhood, we absorb everything in our environment – including the beliefs, emotions, and even the unspoken traumas of those around us. For many, this creates a harsh "inner critic," rooted in the dysfunction of early experiences. Reclaim your peace and step into a healthier, more authentic ...

  • IN the WILD with Tuuli in Tuscany

    A 28 minute blend of Wild and IN poses - repetitive movements based on the breath to open the body, followed by deep slow stretches.

    Suitable for all levels.
    A block can be useful if you are feeling a bit stiff or have knee issues.

  • Morning Rites with Michele

    A short refreshing morning ritual loosely inspired by the Tibetan Rites and our own WILD class. Morning Rites harks back to ancient times in a modern and fresh approach and delivers flexibility and a feeling of openness.

    We flush the body with oxygen through Fire Breath, stimula...

  • Boundaries with Zoe Clews

  • De-stress and refresh with Chi - 19 mins

    Physical, emotional and mental releases will leave you energised and feeling bright and full of vitality. Gentle flowing movements and energy awareness open the body and energetic channels, remove stagnation and deliver a sense of openness and well-being.

  • Part 1 - Nervous system regualtion with Sophie

    Part 1 of a 3 part series.
    Learning to listen to our bodies and regulate our breath can take us on a deeper journey into ourselves and into our healing path.
    Practise conscious connected breathwork. Using awareness of the breath we will consider how to down regulate and calm ourselves or up regu...

  • Part 2 - 10 somatic exercises and tips - Sophie

    Sophie will guide you through 5 physical exercises to manage stress and anxiety followed by 5 practical tips to manage these feelings.
    If you feel jittery, anxious or tense in the body these Somatic exercises are helpful tools to release this energy.
    Notice the glimmer, the positives, from these ...

  • Part 3 - Fight or Flight - Sophie

    How to discharge the Fight or Fight energy through Somatic practises to lower cortisol and return us to feeling grounded and embodied.

    Tensing and relaxing the muscles via these exercises will discharge the Fight or Flight energy, so we no longer feel the need to discharge the energy in the world.

  • Vagus nerve health - Dave Gibson

    There are a lot of hacks out there for the all important Vagus nerve. Dave explains the importance of keeping the vagus nerve healthy and the surprising top tip for achieving this.

  • Complete Leg Stretching with Michele in Tuscany

    A warm up prepares legs, hips and spine for gradually deepening stretches. Standing warrior poses, slow drills and hip and leg stretching poses will being balance, freedom and openness to all the leg, glute and hip muscles. A must for runners, yogis or anyone wanting to improve their yoga, genera...

  • Relax for better sleep - Michele

    Proven poses to calm and relax the body and mind. Gentle stretches and simple inversions to increase circulation to the head, neck and spine and calm the mind, reduce cortisol and anxiety. Slow holds to centre the mind on the sensations of the body and breath. A useful tool to release the day.

    A...

  • The Mechanics of Breath Retention with Michele in Tuscany

    A relaxing, breathing exercise to connect us with the reception/release energetics of breath. Learn how to place the 3 retention locks and how to feel the breath with the whole body.
    Always ensure you are comfortable, do not strain or hold the breath longer than is comfortable.

    What you will ne...

  • Fight, flight, freeze and fawn - 4 nervouse system defences with Zoe Clews

    When triggered, we often fall into one of four physiological defence mechanisms: fight, flight, freeze, or fawn. Each response plays out differently, from anger and impulsivity to avoidance or people-pleasing. In this video, Zoe explains how these reactions operate and why the mantra "before you ...

  • Neck, Shoulder and Upper Back Release with Michele

    Michele will take you through a series of stretches to lengthen, open and release tension in your neck, shoulders, trapezius, deltoids and spine.

    The mainly floor based sequence will take you through poses that deliver traction and circulation to the spine and neck. Breath based...

  • IN 30 Group Class with Michele in Tuscany

    A short version of our usual 75 minute class here we focus on legs, hips and spine. IN 30 in a Tuscan forest with a group of yogis. We first warm up in a whole body routine, then progress more and more deeply INwards. We finish with deep restorative relaxation.

  • Nervous system reset - Michele 9 mins

    5 Somatic exercises to reset your nervous system and quieten the mind. Useful tools when feeling stressed.
    Perform these exercises lying down ideally. Michele is upright for easier viewing.

  • De-stress, Calm and Sleep with Michele

    A short yoga sequence and breathing exercise to quieten the mind and stretch the body, with specific emphasis on poses that calm the nervous system and stimulate the "feel good" and sleep-wake cycle hormones.

    Hands to Feet Pose, Prasarita Pose, Standing Separate Leg Head to Knee Pose all stretc...

  • The conscious and subconscious mind with Zoe Clews

    Learn how your conscious mind handles logical thinking and decision-making, while your subconscious shapes your habits, beliefs, and emotional responses. Zoe explains how understanding this dynamic can unlock your potential and help you reprogram limiting patterns for a more empowered life.

  • IN and WILD 22 minute Mash Up with Michele in Tuscany

    Start with poses from our Wild Class and finish with poses from IN (with a few surprises.)

    Work legs, back, arms, breath, stamina and raise your heart rate. Then stretch, release tight muscles and fascia in spine, hips, arms, legs, hands, shoulders and chest and release your breath.

  • Back and Neck S.O.S with Michele

    Release, stretch, strengthen and lengthen your entire back, neck, and shoulders.

    This 20 minute reset for achy and stiff lower and upper backs, tight necks and locked up shoulders will not just leave you with more freedom and space, but also bring more stability to your core an...

  • Yoga Nidra with Michele in Italy 17 mins

    This Nidra takes you through a journey that will deepen your relaxation and connect you deeply with your body, breath, feelings and deepest life intentions.

    Relax to the sound of the Nidra instruction with the sounds of cicadas in the forest setting.

  • Short Flow Sequence with Michele in Tuscany

    A great whole body workout suitable for all levels. Down Dog is a user friendly way to get strong, while also being in a relaxing inversion that lengthens spine, neck, hips and hamstrings. Perform leg stretches, hips, psoas, glutes and groin. Get strong and loose.

  • Upper Body Opening with Chi

    An invigorating yet releasing blend of yoga, qui gong, deep breathing and stretches.

    Chi will lead you through both standing and floor poses to open up the upper body, chest, lungs, ribcage, heart and throat. You will finish feeling expanded and relaxed. This 50 minute class en...

  • Uplift and Relax with Michele in Italy

    The one where Michele gets mauled by feral cat Grey Boy. Twice. 11 minutes of mood boosting opening poses and breath work, followed by ten minutes of affirmations and a deep guided relaxation. Guaranteed to leave you feeling renewed both mentally and physically. Extra cat-attack giggle factor inc...