Sarah Lucy Yoga

Benefits of Warrior 3 (Virabhadrasana III):
🧡​Builds Lower-Body Strength: Your standing leg carries your entire body weight. This deeply strengthens your ankles, calves, quadriceps, and glutes.
🧡​Lights Up Your Deep Core: To stop yourself from toppling over, your entire core—front, back, and sides—has to recruit at its full circumference to stabilize you.
​🧡Improves Posture & Balance: Reaching your torso forward while extending your leg back acts like a seesaw. It forces your back muscles to work against gravity, promoting a healthier, taller spine.
🧡​Sharpens Your Mental Focus: Balance poses train the brain to stay anchored in the present moment. If your mind wanders, you wobble!

​Quick Tips to Perfect Your Form:
💛​Keep those hips square: It’s tempting to let the hip of your lifted leg twist open to the side. Keep your back toes pointed straight down at the mat to keep your pelvis level.
💛​Micro-bend the standing knee: Don't lock it out! Keeping a tiny, soft bend protects your joint and actually helps activate the surrounding muscles for better stability.
💛​Use props if you need them: Rest your hands on blocks or use a wall for support to focus on lengthening your spine first.
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Group yoga classes this Saturday 18 July MoreYoga Lewisham:
🔹️09:00 Morning Flow
🔹️10:10 Ashtanga
🔹️11:20 Vinyasa Flow
🔹️12:30 Flow to Restore
🔹️Private classes also available - just get in touch to arrange.

☕️Date for the diary: We have the next MoreYoga social on Saturday 01.08.26. Join us for tea/coffee after the last MoreYoga Lewisham class (13:30)

Ever feel like you’re carrying the weight of the world in your shoulders and hips? Enter Gomukhasana (Cow Face Pose) - the ultimate deep release for both upper and lower body tightness.
​It might look like a simple seated twist of limbs, but this pose is a powerhouse for opening up the chest, stretching the shoulders, and releasing deep tension in the outer hips. It’s the perfect antidote to long hours spent sitting at a desk or scrolling on your phone! 📱💻
​ Why Your Body Will Thank You:
💚​Deep Shoulder Opener: Expands the chest and enhances shoulder mobility.
🩷​Hip Decompression: Targets the glutes and deep hip rotators.
💜​Improves Posture: Encourages a tall, neutral spine and counteracts slouching.
💙​Calms the Mind: Holding this pose encourages deep, mindful breathing and centers your focus.

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London yoga classes this Saturday 11 July MoreYoga Lewisham:
🔹️09:00 Morning Flow
🔹️10:10 Ashtanga
🔹️11:20 Vinyasa Flow
🔹️12:30 Flow to Restore
🔹️Private classes also available - just get in touch to arrange.

☕️Date for the diary: We have the next MoreYoga social on Saturday 11.07.26. Join us for tea/coffee after the last MoreYoga Lewisham class (13:30)

Sunshine for the MoreYoga community social today! ☀️
Hope to see you for the next event on Saturday 1 August (1:45pm)

Find your power in Goddess Pose (Utkata Konasana)!
If you’re looking for a posture that builds fire in the body while grounding your energy, this is it. Goddess Pose is so much more than just a deep squat - it’s a full-body experience that honors your strength and resilience.
Here is why you should roll out your mat and sink into this powerful shape.
The Benefits include:
💚Fierce Lower-Body Strength: It intensely fires up your quads, glutes, calves, and inner thighs.
💚Deep Hip Opening: Sinking into your hips helps release built-up tension and improves flexibility in the pelvic region.
💚Core & Posture Check: Keeping your spine tall and chest open requires a subtle, stabilizing core engagement, helping you walk taller off the mat.
💚Energy & Focus: It stimulates circulation, warms up the entire body, and challenges your mental focus to stay calm in the heat of the pose.
💡 Quick Alignment Tips:
1️⃣Turn your toes out at roughly a 45-degree angle.
2️⃣Track your knees directly over your toes (don't let them cave inward!).
3️⃣Tuck your tailbone slightly to keep your spine long, and relax your shoulders.
4️⃣Bring your arms to "cactus" shape to open your chest, or hands to your heart space.
5️⃣Take a deep breath in, sink a little lower, and tap into that inner strength.

Group yoga classes this Saturday 4 July:
🔹️09:00 morningflow MoreYoga Lewisham
🔹️10:10 Ashtanga MoreYoga
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🔹️11:20 Vinyasa MoreYoga Lewisham
🔹️12:30 Flow to Restore MoreYoga
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🔹️Private classes as per booking

☕️We also have the MoreYoga social this Saturday 04.07.26. Join us for tea/coffee after the last MoreYoga Lewisham class (13:30)

Twisted lunge challenges us to find two things simultaneously: strong, unshakeable roots in the legs, and a soft, receptive heart space as we rotate.
​It’s easy to focus solely on how deep the twist goes, but the real magic happens in the breath. Can you find expansion in the chest even when the body is compressed?
​Next time you practice this shape, try focusing less on the destination of the twist and more on the quality of your breath along the way.
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London yoga classes this Saturday 27 June:
🔹️09:00 morningflow MoreYoga Lewisham
🔹️10:10 Ashtanga MoreYoga
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🔹️11:20 Vinyasa MoreYoga Lewisham
🔹️12:30 Flow to Restore MoreYoga
Lewisham
🔹️Private classes as per booking

☕️Date for the diary: We have the next MoreYoga social on Saturday 04.07.26. Join us for tea/coffee after the last MoreYoga Lewisham class (13:30)