Mike's Yoga Podcast

A meditative session of asana with pranayamic breathing. You need to be familiar with the poses before this session - if you're a complete beginner, go to one of my other sessions. We worked through a minimal sequence of long-held poses, including trikonasana and adhu mukha svanasana, a m virasana, janu sirsasana, viloma pranayama 1 in swatikasana, viloma 2 in supta baddhakonasana, viparita karanhi, sirvasana. √

A deeply energising session of leg stretches that help elevate your spirits. We worked through trikonasana, parsvottanasana, uttanasana, supta baddha konasana, half bekhasana, parsva swastikasana, viparita karahni, sirvasana.

A sequence of simple yoga poses that explores the concept of lighter extension, coming from an effort to take your foot off the gas a little - not becoming jelly-like, but finding a space that draws us towards effortless effort. We worked through a range of limbering poses, then paryankasana variation, rajakapotasana, supta baddha konasana, setubandha, sirvasana.    As with all online recorded sessions, you practice these sessions at your own risk. If you have any health conditions or injuries, you should consult your GP before commencing any programme of exercise.    These sessions are taught to a group who are well practised in the basics of the asanas, so we don't cover the real basics of each pose. If you haven't practised yoga before in the past, these sessions might not be for you.   Injuries and health conditions do not exclude you from practising yoga, but it's advisable to attend live sessions so that whoever is teaching you can accommodate your specific [requirements. If you would like to join in with our morning and afternoon classes, check out the details at MikesYogaPodcast.com.  

A deeply calming session of forward bends that bring a genuine tranquility to body and mind. We worked through baddangulyasana, padangusthasana, padahastasana, malasana, marichyasana 3, supta baddhakonasana, sirvasana. As with all online recorded sessions, you practice these sessions at your own risk. If you have any health conditions or injuries, you should consult your GP before commencing any programme of exercise.    These sessions are taught to a group who are well practised in the basics of the asanas, so we don't cover the real basics of each pose. If you haven't practised yoga before in the past, these sessions might not be for you.  Injuries and health conditions do not exclude you from practising yoga, but it's advisable to attend live sessions so that whoever is teaching you can accommodate your specific [requirements. If you would like to join in with our morning and afternoon classes, check out the details at OnlineYogaWithMike.co.uk

A deeply energising session exploring the breath - drawing the energy of the breath into the skin and into the limbs. A series of long-held asanas. We worked through vrksasana, trikonasana, uttanasana, supta baddha konasana, supta padanguthasana 1 & 2, a m virasana, parva swastikasana, viparita karanhi, sirvasana. As with all online recorded sessions, you practice these sessions at your own risk. If you have any health conditions or injuries, you should consult your GP before commencing any programme of exercise.    These sessions are taught to a group who are well practised in the basics of the asanas, so we don't cover the real basics of each pose. If you haven't practised yoga before in the past, these sessions might not be for you.   Injuries and health conditions do not exclude you from practising yoga, but it's advisable to attend live sessions so that whoever is teaching you can accommodate your specific [requirements. If you would like to join in with our morning and afternoon classes, check out the details at MikesYogaPodcast.com. 

A calming session of poses that fill you with positive energy for your day. We worked through gomukhasana, baddangulyasana, trikonasana, a m svanasana, a m virasana, janu sirsasana, supta baddhakonasana, yin frog pose, bhujangasana, a m virasana, parsva swastikasana, sirvasana. 

A calming session of standing and seated forward bends to bring quietness to the mind while promoting liver and kidney function.

This energising session incorporates lots of forward bending for improved liver and kidney function. Be aware that forward bending can be detrimental for some back problems, especially middle and upper back issues. However, you can still benefit from these poses at the intermediate stage. We worked through trikonasana, prasarita padottanasana, paschimottanasana, janu sirsasana, bhardvajasana 1, viparita karanhi, and sirvasana. √

This session brings together the actions of the week to release the spine, but not without a bit of focused concentration on the legs and the front chest. Through uttanasana, we aimed to bring length into the front chest. Then into parsvottanasana, we moved into the pose incrementally - stopping when things were going wrong, and developing an awareness of how to correct them. We then worked through baddangulyasana, prasarita padottanasana, urdhva hastasana, a m svanasana, a m virasana, parsva swastikasana, supta baddhakonasana, and finishing with a restorative surfboard pose. 

This deeply energising session explores the power of the breath to still the mind and bring lightness to yogasana. We worked through trikonasana, paschima namaskarasana, parvottanasana, baddangulyasana, a m svanasana, supta baddhakonasana, breathing with the bandhas, parsva swastikasana, setubandha, sirvasana.