With Maider Arrausi.
Hours of sitting can be bad for the hips and shoulders: lose mobility, lose appetite for movement. During this class, Maider will guide you through a sequence that minimises the use of the hands to promote mobility of the shoulders and hips.
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Pilates with a Twist – 30 mins
With Maider Arrausi.
This is a twisty Pilates class, using twists to lengthen and strengthen the spine. Maider will take you through a short but rewarding class: great to practice if you feel a little low in energy and motivation.
Yoga for Hip Mobility – 45 mins
With Maider Arrausi.
This practice has an emphasis on the hips. It’s vital that we keep our hip joints mobile: hours of sitting, particularly as cold weather sets in, sinks into our body.
Maider will guide through an invigorating practice, to keep your bones warm during the darker days. This is a challenging and accessible flow for all levels.
Pilates for Mobility – 30 mins
With Maider Arrausi.
This class has a focus on mobilising the spine and hips, taught in a flow style to make the practice interesting. Maider will guide you with detail, finding depth and connection in the simple and not-so-simple Pilates exercises.
Fire Flow – Twists – 40 mins
With Maider Arrausi.
Twists in elemental yoga are related to fire, an element that’s always in motion. In many ways – both literal and figurative – fire gives us mobility, power, warmth, transformation and light. Maider will guide you through a twisty sequence to ignite the fire within, build up some heat and maybe nourish your inner creativity and inspiration.
Pilates for Back Strength and Good Posture – 30 mins
With Maider Arrausi.
After a day of sitting or standing, this class is a good reset to strengthen the muscles on the back and bring us back to a good posture. Maider will guide you through a simple practice that can help you set up healthier movement patterns while sitting, standing or moving through your daily activities.
Balancing Flow – 45 mins
With Maider Arrausi.
Balancing poses help to improve steadiness in the ankle joints, strengthen the core and legs, and enhance focus. They also help bring attention to the present moment, giving us direct feedback when we are not fully present.
During this class, Maider will guide your approach to a number of balancing poses, giving easier and more challenging variations.
Summer Pilates – 30 mins
With Maider Arrausi.
A light-hearted and flowy practice to keep your spine mobile, your core active and your energy boosted. Maider will guide you through a sequence that you can keep coming back to; the simple movements become interesting when done with detail. There will be options to stay at a level that you can control, or you can progress to more intermediate exercises.
Pilates Beginners Course – Part 3 : Foundations for a Mat Class – 30 mins
With Maider Arrausi. Part 3 : Foundations for a Mat Class
Understanding the Pilates principles in Part 1 and the body alignment principles in Part 2 will help you perform the foundational mat exercises. Maider will break down in this class some of the fundamental mat exercises. These exercises are simple but intricate, and they are key to performing more complex exercises.
An Intro to Our Pilates Beginners Course
With Maider Arrausi.
Welcome to our Pilates beginners course, perfect if you are new to Pilates or perhaps would like to dive deeper into the practice. This is a series of 4 short classes that will give you the building blocks of Pilates. We recommend starting with Part 1 and moving through the series, whether its once a day or once a week until Part 4 which is a complete Pilates Flow class.
Pilates Beginners Course – Part 4 : Fundamental Mat Class – 30 mins
With Maider Arrausi. Part 4 : Fundamental Mat Class Flow
This short mat flow brings together the learning from each class in this series. The pace of the class is slow and detailed.
Pilates Beginners Course – Part 2 : Neutral Spine, Core and Body Alignment – 30 mins
With Maider Arrausi. Part 2 : Neutral Spine, Core and Body Alignment
Pilates should improve awareness of body alignment. This class is dedicated to exploring the neutral pelvis and how the body aligns around the position of the pelvis. Building on the learning from the previous class, you will be introduced to the connection of breath and core.
Pilates Beginners Course – Part 1 : Pilates Key Principles and Breathing – 30 mins
With Maider Arrausi. Part 1 : Pilates Key Principles and Breathing.
During this class Maider will guide you through the principles that make Pilates not just an exercise but a mind–body practice. You will be introduced to how breathing is fundamental to the practice, in getting greater benefit from the Pilates exercises.
Slow and Controlled Flow – 45 mins
With Maider Arrausi.
The intention of this class is to slow down, feel and connect. Maider will guide you through a slow-paced yet strong practice, for you to savour the energy of mindful transitions and explore the strength that resides in controlled movements.
After Work Reset Flow | Mat Pilates – 30 mins
With Maider Arrausi.
This is the perfect class to reset your spine and shoulders after a day of sitting or standing. Maider will guide you through a mindful yet rewarding session, with focused attention on breathing and concentration.
Twisty Flow to Bird of Paradise (Svarga Dvijasana) – 45 mins
With Maider Arrausi.
Twists have the quality of being calming and yet energising; they activate the digestive system and restore the natural range of motion to the spine.
In this twisty flow, Maider will guide you through a variety of deep twisting asanas and lead you to a peak pose, Bird of Paradise, with lots of options to deconstruct it. This practice will activate the fire within and bring a calming quality to the mind.
Rotation and Core | Mat Pilates – 30 mins
With Maider Arrausi.
Rotation is a very important aspect of our Pilates practice, because it creates awareness of the deep muscles that hug and support the spine. Rotation exercises are ideal in compensating imbalances created by our everyday activities.
Maider has adapted some reformer Pilates exercises to help you create a strong connection to your core, and spinal flexors and rotators.
Pilates for Hips and Balance – 30 mins
With Maider Arrausi.
This is a fresh and dynamic class, with a focus on hip strength and balance. The exercises are linked in a flow to make the practice fun and enjoyable.
The mind and entire body will benefit from moving and breathing with attention.
Mandala Flow to Bird of Paradise (Svarga Dvijasana) – 45 mins
With Maider Arrausi.
Mandala flows are creative and beautiful; they challenge concentration and trust by moving in 360 degrees around the mat. In this energising and accessible flow, Maider will deconstruct birds of paradise, giving lots of variations. Bird of paradise is a standing-balance pose that is believed to build confidence, boost energy and fight fatigue.
Core explore Pilates with a Twist – 30 mins
With Maider Arrausi
This class is designed to help you find your core. Maider will guide you through a fluid and dynamic practice, with attention to detail along with the basic Pilates principles.
The intention of the class is to get you connect, through a number of different approaches, to your core.
Journey to Dancer Pose – 45 mins
With Maider Arrausi
Inspired by the unweaving energy of spring, this uplifting flow combines upper body extension and lower body strength. The balance between both elements will create a good foundation for Dancer’s Pose, Natajarasana. This pose is believed to improve digestion, strengthen the spine and develop leg strength and flexibility.
Feel Good Pilates – 30 mins
With Maider Arrausi
This grounding Pilates class has the intention of leaving you focused and connected. The practice starts on the ground and builds up intensity as it expands to the core, arms and legs. Includes : Bridge, Core Strength, Twists
Dynamic Flow Side Bends – 45 mins
With Maider Arrausi.
Side bends are beneficial in many ways, and they feel great; they help in stretching shoulders and arms, bringing mobility to the spine and increasing lung capacity. This class focuses on lengthening and strengthening the side body. Includes : Side bends, hip opening, Tree pose, Standing poses, Side Plank.
Uplifting Flow Upper Body – 45 mins
With Maider Arrausi
This yoga flow focuses on upper body opening poses, linking together breath and movement in a rhythmic flow to leave you grounded and uplifted. Includes : Chair, Lunge, Warrior 2, Peaceful Warror, Triangle, Pigeon
Creative Full Body Pilates – 30 mins
With Maider Arrausi
In this full body flow-style Pilates class, we will explore classical Pilates exercises and combine them in a modern style, strengthening the full body from the legs, core and arms.
