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Episode 133: Mandala binds from Mel Bennardo on Vimeo.

Vinyasa - Mandala binds - 06 Feb 2021
A flow focusing on opening up across the shoulders and chest by playing with half and full binds.

Episode 134: Self love from Mel Bennardo on Vimeo.

Vinyasa - Self love - 13 Feb 2021
A flow focused around expressing love. Some work within self love, creating space around the heart and warming through the hips and inner thighs.

Episode 135: Playful mandala from Mel Bennardo on Vimeo.

Vinyasa - Playful mandala - 27 Feb 2021
A playful mandala flow that focuses on smiling through those challenges and building fun strength.

Episode 130: Open chest from Mel Bennardo on Vimeo.

Vinyasa - Open chest - 25 January 2021
A slow and juicy flow focusing on opening the front body and spinal movement.

Episode 131: Strength of water from Mel Bennardo on Vimeo.

Vinyasa - Strength of water - 30 Jan 2021
A slow, strong and vibrant flow that encourages you to use the metaphor of being like water. Fluid, strong, supple, calm at times and rushing and aggressive. A vinyasa flow focused on bringing all these characteristics together.

Episode 132: Twists from Mel Bennardo on Vimeo.

Vinyasa - Twists - 01 Feb 2021
A slow and strong flow that focuses on twisting the body and gaining some space through the spine.

Episode 127: Mandala leg fun from Mel Bennardo on Vimeo.

Vinyasa - Mandala legs - 11 January 2021
A fun flow using the mandala technique of rotating around your mat but focused on both stretching and strengthening of the legs to feel stronger and more stable in your feet.

Episode 128: Mandala side body from Mel Bennardo on Vimeo.

Vinyasa - Mandala side body - 18 Jan 2021
A juicy side body mandala flow that anatomically looks to strengthen and lengthen the sides of our body but at the same time bringing our attention and awareness to how light and soft our breath can be as we move.

Episode 129: Strength and Resilience from Mel Bennardo on Vimeo.

Vinyasa - Mandala - Strength and Resilience - 23 Jan 2021
A strong slow and juicy practice that moves us briefly around the mat but focusing on strength in our centre and grounding and emphasising the feelings of strength and resilience.

Episode 124: Fluid twists from Mel Bennardo on Vimeo.

Vinyasa - Fluid twists - 30th November 2020
A regularly moving session where instead of pushing or getting too deeply in to twists we move through them and flow fluidly.

Episode 125: Inner Thighs from Mel Bennardo on Vimeo.

Vinyasa - Inner Thighs - 02 December 2020
A slow and strong vinyasa flow that focuses on flexibility and playfulness in the inner thighs

Episode 126: Fun Mandala Flow from Mel Bennardo on Vimeo.

Vinyasa - Fun Mandala Flow - 09 December 2020
A fun mandala flow that encourages you to move through various parts of the body. A way to stay lighthearted and have fun with your movement practice.

Episode 121: Inner and outer thighs fun from Mel Bennardo on Vimeo.

Vinyasa - Inner and outer thighs fun - 18 November 2020
A slow and strong practice with attention focused around the inner and outer thighs. Take your time and move with your breath.

Episode 122: Spacious heart from Mel Bennardo on Vimeo.

Vinyasa - Spacious heart - 23 November 2020
A slow and soft vinyasa flow that focuses on creating space in your heart space. Chest opening and back bending for those wanting more of an anatomical explanation

Episode 123: Hamstrings from Mel Bennardo on Vimeo.

Vinyasa - Hamstrings - 25 November 2020
A slow but strong flow that encourages strength and flexibility in the back of the legs.

Episode 118: Grounding from Mel Bennardo on Vimeo.

Vinyasa - Grounding - 04 November 2020
A strong and slow flow that focuses on getting us grounded and centred in a time of lots of change and unrest. Legs will be feeling the love today!

Episode 119: Half mandala - Strong arms from Mel Bennardo on Vimeo.

Vinyasa - Half mandala - Strong arms - 11 November 2020
A fun flow focused on strengthening in to the arms and shoulders. Playing with the concept of mandala, moving around the mat in a half circle.

Episode 120: Thighs and legs from Mel Bennardo on Vimeo.

Vinyasa - Thighs and legs - 16 November 2020
A vinyasa flow focused on the upper thighs where they connect in directly to the pelvis. Working with circles and balances to encourage new sensations!

Episode 115: Hip fun from Mel Bennardo on Vimeo.

Ebb and Flow - Mandala Hips - 16 October 2020
A fiery and fun flow that encourages us to rotate around the mat with a focus on the inner thigh and hips area.

Episode 116: Heart space from Mel Bennardo on Vimeo.

Vinyasa - Heart space - 28 Oct 2020
A vinyasa flow encouraging more space across the chest with some fun core and leg strengthening work mixed in

Episode 117: Mandala side body from Mel Bennardo on Vimeo.

Vinyasa - Mandala side body - 02 November 2020
A fun and lighthearted practice that encourages length along both sides of the body as well as activating in to the core. Mandala style so we'll be rotating around the mat.

Episode 112: Mandala Legs from Mel Bennardo on Vimeo.

Vinyasa - Mandala Legs - 12 October 2020
A mandala style flow where we rotate around the mat but encouraging some strength in to the legs so we can feel more stable and grounded on our 2 feet.

Episode 113: Lead with the Heart from Mel Bennardo on Vimeo.

Ebb and Flow - Lead with the Heart - 09 Oct 2020
A juicy and slow mandala style flow where we focus on leading with our heart. Making our heart shine forward both physically in our practice and literally in life

Episode 114: Twisty Twists from Mel Bennardo on Vimeo.

Vinyasa - Twisty Twists - 19 October 2020
A slow and juicy flow that encourages us to twist the body wringing out any stuck and stale parts in the body.

Episode 109: Hips on fire from Mel Bennardo on Vimeo.

Vinyasa - Mandala Hips - 30 September 2020
A mandala flow where we move around our mat focused on creating some heat and movement in to the inner thighs and around the hips.

Episode 110: Fluid spine from Mel Bennardo on Vimeo.

Vinyasa - Mandala fluid spine - 05 October 2020
A slow and strong flow that uses the mandala style of rotating around the mat to encourage a fluidity in the spine that will also encourage more mobility.

Episode 111: Grounded legs from Mel Bennardo on Vimeo.

Vinyasa - Grounded legs - 07 October 2020
A slow and strong flow that focuses on grounding in the legs and anything connected to the ground. Expect to feel some interesting sensations in those legs!

Episode 106: Open heart, strong legs from Mel Bennardo on Vimeo.

Vinyasa - Open heart, strong legs - 23 September 2020
A fun filled class that encourages you to keep and build strength in your legs while also leading with your heart and opening your chest.

Episode 107: Mandala chest from Mel Bennardo on Vimeo.

Vinyasa - Mandala chest - 28 September 2020
A slow and strong flow that encourages an opening across the chest and moving around the mat in our mandala flow.

Episode 108: Softness in Twists from Mel Bennardo on Vimeo.

Gentle Flow - Softness in Twists - 27 September 2020
A soft and slow flow that encourages you to release and soften in to your twists.

Episode 103: Centred letting go from Mel Bennardo on Vimeo.

Vinyasa - Mandala hips and core - 22 September 2020
A mandala themed class where we rotate around our mat. Focused anatomically on hips and core work but with the aim of releasing and letting go of tension in to the hips while also building strength and bringing us back to our centre.

Episode 104: Soft release from Mel Bennardo on Vimeo.

Gentle Flow - Soft release - 19 September 2020
A very soft and gentle flow where we look at releasing by softening. We'll start with some myofascial release so make sure you have a tennis ball or any other type of ball to use !

Episode 105: Left and Right from Mel Bennardo on Vimeo.

Gentle Flow - Left and Right - 20 September 2020
A soft and gentle flow that encourages us to isolate the right and left sides to find a better connection when we bring the two together.

Episode 100: Open heart, strong legs from Mel Bennardo on Vimeo.

Vinyasa - Open heart, strong legs - 09 September 2020
A slightly sweaty practice where our focus is opening across the chest while working with strength in to the legs.

Episode 101: Side body lengthening from Mel Bennardo on Vimeo.

Vinyasa - Side body - 16 September 2020
A slow flow that looks at the side body and trying to encourage more space along both sides of our body.

Episode 102: Twisted Backbends from Mel Bennardo on Vimeo.

Vinyasa - Twisted backbends - 21 September 2020
A strong and slow flow that combines twists and backbends together in one session creating a release through the spine in two different directions.

Episode 97: Eagle Arms from Mel Bennardo on Vimeo.

Vinyasa - Mandala - Eagle Arms - 08 September 2020
Moving around the mat with our mandala practice but with a focus on using the eagle arms to explore space in the upper body.

Episode 98: Juicy Backbends from Mel Bennardo on Vimeo.

Vinyasa - Juicy Backbends - 07 September 2020
A strong and juicy flow that focuses on backbends and moving through the spine. This flow will be a good one if you feel the need to move more into both the back body and opening up across the front of the body.

Episode 99: Sweaty circles from Mel Bennardo on Vimeo.

Vinyasa - Mandala - Sweaty circles - 14 September 2020
We focus on the rotation around the mat with our mandala flow and work more on strength, slow, steadiness and building a bit of heat in the body, and perhaps some sweat.

Episode 94: Sun salutations Galore from Mel Bennardo on Vimeo.

Vinyasa - Sun Salutation Galore - Legs - 01 September 2020

A slightly faster flow than usual playing with shorter sun salutations but more of them. Building on each with each round. Focus is all on the legs so lots of standing poses.

Episode 95: Twisted balance from Mel Bennardo on Vimeo.

Vinyasa - Twisted balance - 02 September 2020
Looking at a flow that is centered around cross lateral movement that encourages a balance across the two halves of our body as well as the balance between masculine and feminine energies in our bodies.

Episode 96: Hamstrings and Strap from Mel Bennardo on Vimeo.

Gentle Flow - Hamstrings and Strap - 05 September 2020
A soft gentle flow that uses a strap to get in to the hamstrings and back of the legs a bit deeper.

Episode 91: Twisted Yin Flow from Mel Bennardo on Vimeo.

Gentle - Twisted Yin Flow - 29 August 2020
A soft and gentle flow where we focus on twists while pausing and perhaps holding the poses for a bit longer. Finding how the pause can cause an increase in sensation.

Episode 92: Hips from Mel Bennardo on Vimeo.

Gentle Flow - Hips - 30 August 2020
A soft and gentle flow working in to the inner hip area. Working with softness and stretching rather than pushing, forcing or building strength.

Episode 93: Hip hip hips from Mel Bennardo on Vimeo.

Vinyasa - Mandala Hips - 31 August 2020
A mandala style flow that moves us around the mat with a focus on the hips. Finding an opening while also working strength by holding the poses and moving more slowly.

Episode 88: Standing Balances from Mel Bennardo on Vimeo.

Vinyasa - Standing Balances - 24 August 2020
A slow and strong flow that allows the legs to get quite a bit of action taking us through various standing balances. Be prepared to fall over and have a block to hand!

Episode 89: Fiery twists from Mel Bennardo on Vimeo.

Vinyasa - Twists - 25 August 2020
Some fiery twists to build some heat and sweat. The twists encourage the body to build some heat and allow us to play with some more familiar poses in new ways.

Episode 90: Outer hips and shoulders from Mel Bennardo on Vimeo.

Vinyasa - Outer hips and shoulders - 26 August 2020
A softer and slower flow that focuses on moving in to the outer hips and the shoulders. Can be a particularly tight space for some.

Episode 85: Upper chest and hips from Mel Bennardo on Vimeo.

Vinyasa - Mandala - upper chest and hips - 19 August 2020
A stronger flow that combines a focus on both the upper chest and the hips. Working with a mandala flow where we rotate around the mat and back again.

Episode 86: Leading with the Heart from Mel Bennardo on Vimeo.

Gentle Flow - Leading with the Heart - 22 August 2020
A soft and gentle flow that encourages movement from the heart space. From an anatomical perspective we allow more back bend and chest stretch.

Episode 87: Soft Centred from Mel Bennardo on Vimeo.

Gentle Flow - Soft Centred - 23 August 2020
A very soft and gentle flow that tries to encourage us to move away from the limit of our movement and find that soft centre part where we can still move but not push the body too far.

Episode 82: Grounded Heart from Mel Bennardo on Vimeo.

Vinyasa - Mandala - Heart and Legs - 10 August 2020
A slow and strong flow that combines work into both the legs and the upper chest and heart space. This flow is a mandala style flow which encourages us to turn to face the back of the mat as well as to the front.

Episode 83: Strong arms from Mel Bennardo on Vimeo.

Vinyasa - Strong arms - 11 August 2020
A slow but stronger flow focusing on the strength in the arms. More movement across the chest and shoulders while encouraging the arms to work a little more than usual.

Episode 84: Side Bends and Twists from Mel Bennardo on Vimeo.

Vinyasa - Side Bends and Twists - 13 August 2020
A stronger flow that helps to find space in the side of the body so that we can have more space to twist.

Episode 79: Chest and Hips from Mel Bennardo on Vimeo.

Vinyasa - Chest and Hips - 06 August 2020
Bringing together two different parts of the body, chest and hips. We will work together with binds of the arms to encourage the chest to open.

Episode 80: Outer Hips and Balance from Mel Bennardo on Vimeo.

Gentle Flow - Outer hips and balance - 08 August 2020
A softer and more gentle flow that has a focus on the outer part of the legs and hips and playing with balance and the grounding in to the feet.

Episode 81: Mandala Hamstrings from Mel Bennardo on Vimeo.

Vinyasa - Mandala Hamstrings - 17 August 2020
A slightly slower and stronger flow that allows you to move around the mat with the mandala flow. Focus is on the hamstrings and legs.

Episode 76: Constant Movement from Mel Bennardo on Vimeo.

Gentle Flow - Constant Movement - 02 August 2020
A slow and steady flow focused on constantly moving the body. Working with constant but slow and gentle movements.

Episode 77: Resistance and Resilience from Mel Bennardo on Vimeo.

Vinyasa - Resistance and Resilience - 03 Aug 2020
A slightly stronger and different focus for this practice than usual, trying to see the point when resistance tries to force us to back away or move on to something different. This practice is as much a matter of introspection as we will be starting with some strong abs work.

Episode 78: Shoulders and Legs from Mel Bennardo on Vimeo.

Vinyasa - Shoulders and Legs - 04 August 2020
A dual focused class that allows the shoulders and legs to work together. Working our way towards a full eagle pose and using this space we have created effectively.

Episode 73: Upper Chest and Shoulders from Mel Bennardo on Vimeo.

Vinyasa - Upper Chest and Shoulders - 30 July 2020
A slow but strong flow that encourages both flexibility and strength in to the shoulders and upper chest. We start with some juicy abs and glutes work but our focus here is on the upper spine.

Episode 74: Slow Outer Hips from Mel Bennardo on Vimeo.

Vinyasa - Slow Outer Hips - 29 July 2020
A nice slow flow working in to the outer edges of the hips. Working those hips in a strong and slow flow.

Episode 75: Gentle Twist from Mel Bennardo on Vimeo.

Vinyasa - Gentle Twist - 01 Aug 2020
A soft and gentle flow that works through the spine and twisting. Encouraging length and space but in a more natural and easeful way than forcing too deeply

Episode 70: Full Body Gentle Flow from Mel Bennardo on Vimeo.

Vinyasa - Gentle Flow Full Body - 26 July 2020
A full body much slower paced class. Still working with a flow concept but taking it to spaces where the body can move in a more mobility and stretch focused way rather than strength. Perfect for beginners as well as those that want to take it a little bit easier.

Episode 71: Legs Fun from Mel Bennardo on Vimeo.

Vinyasa - Mandala/Budokon - Legs - 27 July 2020
A lovely, slightly stronger flow that brings together three different styles of yoga. Vinyasa, tying the movement to the breath, Mandala where we move around the mat and finally Budokon which introduces martial arts and fuses it with yoga. Focus is entirely on the legs and how to play with them and strengthen them while also stretching them.

Episode 72: Side Bending from Mel Bennardo on Vimeo.

Vinyasa - Side Bending - 28 July 2020
A lovely flow that encourages you to work on lengthening down the side body on both sides. A bit of play with rotating to the side of your mat and back again but opening up as much space along both sides as possible.

Episode 67: Hips from Mel Bennardo on Vimeo.

Vinyasa - Hips - 21 July 2020
A slow but steady flow that focuses all around the hips. Working both strength and flexibility in an area we are often most reluctant to work in to.

Episode 68: Mandala Upper chest from Mel Bennardo on Vimeo.

Vinyasa - Mandala Upper chest - 23 July 2020
A playful and circular vinyasa practice which takes you from the front to the back of the mat and back again. This session is all focused on opening the upper chest and gaining a little bit more space in the front body for the breath.

Episode 69: Full Body Gentle Flow from Mel Bennardo on Vimeo.

Gentle Flow - Full Body - 25 July 2020
A lovely slow paced class that focuses more on the feeling of stretch to help the body recover from the stronger classes. We will work with lots of different areas to give this class a more generalised feel.

Episode 61: Gentle Flow - Full Body from Mel Bennardo on Vimeo.

Vinyasa - Gentle Flow - Full Body - 19 July 2020
A slow flow focused on releasing across your entire body.

Episode 62: Mandala balance from Mel Bennardo on Vimeo.

Vinyasa - Mandala balance - 20 July 2020
A vinyasa flow that moves around the mat in a circular motion and focused on testing and challenging your balance.

Episode 58: Mandala Hamstrings from Mel Bennardo on Vimeo.

Vinyasa - Mandala Hamstrings - 14 July 2020
A circular flow around the mat focused on working the back of your thighs

Episode 59: Rocket Flow from Mel Bennardo on Vimeo.

Vinyasa - Rocket Flow - 15 July 2020
A different to the usual type of flow. Stronger, slightly faster and repetitive! Shoot to the moon and back

Episode 60: Upper chest from Mel Bennardo on Vimeo.

Vinyasa - Upper chest - 16 July 2020
A flow focused on opening up your upper chest.

Episode 55: Gormukhasana and Balance from Mel Bennardo on Vimeo.

Vinyasa - Gormukhasana and Balance - 09 July 2020
A flow playing with balance and the infamous Gormukhasana pose!

Episode 56: Shoulder Strengthen from Mel Bennardo on Vimeo.

Vinyasa - Shoulder Strengthen - 11 July 2020
A flow focused on strengthening your shoulders

Episode 57: Ball Myofascia Flow from Mel Bennardo on Vimeo.

Vinyasa - Gentle Flow - Ball Myofascia Flow - 12 July 2020
A slow flow where we use any type of ball to release more deeply into our muscles

Episode 52: Hips and shoulders from Mel Bennardo on Vimeo.

Vinyasa - Hips and shoulders - 05 July 2020
A vinyasa flow focused on your hips and shoulders: opening, stretching and strengthening.

Episode 53: Glutes and Hamstrings from Mel Bennardo on Vimeo.

Vinyasa - Glutes and Hamstrings - 06 July 2020
A vinyasa flow focused on your butt (glutes) and the back of your thighs. Often tight in many people that causes lower back pain.

Episode 54: Twists and Side Planks from Mel Bennardo on Vimeo.

Vinyasa - Twists and Side Planks - 08 July 2020
A stronger flow to wring out the body and work on strength using side planks

Episode 49: Twists and legs from Mel Bennardo on Vimeo.

Vinyasa - Twists and legs - 30 June 2020
A flow focused all on twisting out of the body and your lower body.

Episode 50: Backbends from Mel Bennardo on Vimeo.

Vinyasa - Backbends - 02 July 2020
A vinyasa flow all focused on backbending - or chest opening depending on your point of view!

Episode 51: Hips and Side Stretches from Mel Bennardo on Vimeo.

Vinyasa - Hips and Side Stretches - 04 July 2020
A focus on the side of the body, lengthening and stretching.

Episode 46: Pulses and Deep Muscles from Mel Bennardo on Vimeo.

Vinyasa - Pulses and Deep Muscles - 27 June 2020
A slower with small, strong movements to worker deeper into the body.

Episode 47: Slow Flow Legs from Mel Bennardo on Vimeo.

Vinyasa - Slow Flow Legs - 28 June 2020
A slow paced class with a focus on the lower half of your body

Episode 48: Quads and Hamstrings from Mel Bennardo on Vimeo.

Vinyasa - Quads and Hamstrings - 29 June 2020
A vinyasa flow focused on the upper part of your thighs.

Episode 43: Core and Hip flexors from Mel Bennardo on Vimeo.

Vinyasa - Core and Hip flexors - 24 June 2020
A flow that encourages more work in to the centre of your body, your core while combining it with attention in to the hip flexor spaces.

Episode 44: Core and legs from Mel Bennardo on Vimeo.

Vinyasa - Core and legs - 25 June 2020
A strong focus working with your centre or "core" and into the bottom half of your body.

Episode 45: Stronger flow from Mel Bennardo on Vimeo.

Vinyasa - Strong Flow - 27 June 2020
A challenging and strong flow to play around with

Episode 40: Leg circles and arms from Mel Bennardo on Vimeo.

Vinyasa - Leg circles and arms - 17 June 2020
Creating movements that encourage the deeper leg muscles to work harder. We play with leg circles and circles in the arms in many different forms to find more deep work.

Episode 41: Strong spine from Mel Bennardo on Vimeo.

Vinyasa - Strong spine - 20 June 2020
A strong flow where we will work to build more strength in to our spine instead of just flexibility.

Episode 42: Gentle Flow - Chest from Mel Bennardo on Vimeo.

Vinyasa - Gentle Flow - Chest - 23 June 2020
A soft flow that allows the chest to look at more space and opening. Working through lunge variations as well as pigeon variations that encourage more back bending.

Episode 37: Strong Flow - Outer Hips from Mel Bennardo on Vimeo.

Vinyasa - Strong Flow - Outer Hips - 14 June 2020
A stronger than usual flow that gives more attention to the outer hips. Creating space down the side of the body as well as the outer legs.

Episode 38: Hips from Mel Bennardo on Vimeo.

Vinyasa - Hips - 15 June 2020
A flow that plays with lots of hip focused variations. Playing with frog pose and pigeon but in a fun and lighthearted way.

Episode 39: Spinal rolls from Mel Bennardo on Vimeo.

Vinyasa - Spinal rolls - 16 June 2020
Allowing a the spine to move through rolls that allows each vertebrae to create a spacious and softness to the spine.

Episode 34: Shoulders and Hamstrings from Mel Bennardo on Vimeo.

Vinyasa - Shoulders and Hamstrings - 09 June 2020
A slow flow that works stronger in to the shoulders and the hamstrings to encourage mobility but also strength today.

Episode 35: Legs and Side body from Mel Bennardo on Vimeo.

Vinyasa - Legs and Side body - 11 June 2020
A strong flow encouraging strength in to the legs as well as finding space and length along the side of the body.

Episode 36: Gentle Flow Chest from Mel Bennardo on Vimeo.

Vinyasa - Gentle Flow Chest - 13 June 2020
A softer flow that has a focus on the upper chest and an opening across the front of the body. Creating space in the heart while stretching the back body.

Episode 31: Hips from Mel Bennardo on Vimeo.

Vinyasa - Hips - 04 June 2020
A strong flow that creates some extra sensation in to the inner hip space. We work with some lizard pose variations as well as playing with the hips moving forward and back between plank and downward dog.

Episode 32: Pulses and Outer hips from Mel Bennardo on Vimeo.

Vinyasa - Pulses and Outer hips - 06 June 2020
Using small pulsing type moves that encourage a deeper muscular action. Also stronger work in to the outer hips for space.

Episode 33: Gentle Flow Hips from Mel Bennardo on Vimeo.

Vinyasa - Gentle Flow Hips - 08 June 2020
A slow and softer flow that gives more attention to the inner hips to soften and stretch in a gentler fashion.

Episode 28: Soft and Slow Flow from Mel Bennardo on Vimeo.

Vinyasa - Soft and slow flow - 30 May 2020
A soft and slow flow that allows the body to move in a more fluid and mobility focused way. Allowing the body to experience the movements and appreciate each one.

Episode 29: Compassion (upper chest) from Mel Bennardo on Vimeo.

Vinyasa - Compassion (upper chest) - 2 June 2020
A flow that focuses on the upper chest and encouraging more compassion. Being compassionate with your body to send more compassion to the world.

Episode 30: Shoulders from Mel Bennardo on Vimeo.

Vinyasa - Shoulders - 03 June 2020
A slow and strong flow that encourages some extra mobility in the shoulder area. Especially trying to gain movement in to any sticky parts

Episode 25: Legs and Hips from Mel Bennardo on Vimeo.

Vinyasa - Legs and hips - 24 May 2020
A flow that combines work in to the legs and the hips, specifically the various parts of the hips that do the most work day to day.

Episode 26: Hips from Mel Bennardo on Vimeo.

Vinyasa - Hips - 27 May 2020
A flow focused on the hips, specifically the hip flexors and front of the legs. Fun with some strength.

Episode 27: Twists and Twisted Half Moon from Mel Bennardo on Vimeo.

Vinyasa - Twists and twisted half moon - 28 May 2020
A strong and juicy flow that encourages some fire in the body through twists. Specifically working our way towards a twisted variation of the half moon pose.

Episode 22: Shoulders and Camel from Mel Bennardo on Vimeo.

Vinyasa - Shoulders and Camel - 19 May 2020
A fun flow that focuses on mobility of the shoulders and playful variations of camel pose. A pose focused around the spine and opening across the chest.

Episode 23: Shoulders and Micro Movements from Mel Bennardo on Vimeo.

Vinyasa - Gentle Flow - Shoulders and micro movements - 16 May 2020
A flow focused on the smaller movements in the body to get in to the deeper supporting muscles. Working in smaller and slower ways but perhaps a slightly tougher flow.

Episode 24: Upper Back from Mel Bennardo on Vimeo.

Vinyasa - Upper back - 20 May 2020
A flow that allows you to get more attention in to the upper back but also about working side opening so the upper back is moving side to side rather than forward and backwards.

Episode 19: Gentle Mobility Flow from Mel Bennardo on Vimeo.

Vinyasa - Gentle Flow - 14 May 2020
A softer and slower flow focusing on mobility of the joints, working with as many of the body parts as possible. Keeping it soft and moving with body awareness.

Episode 20: Leg Muscles, No Hands! from Mel Bennardo on Vimeo.

Vinyasa - Leg Muscles, no hands - 17 May 2020
A fun and playful flow that might seem a bit stronger but encourages us to focus on using the muscles designed for certain movements without using the hands as an assist. Specifically trying to play with the legs moving without the hands helping.

Episode 21: Hips and Back from Mel Bennardo on Vimeo.

Vinyasa - Hips and Back - 18 May 2020
A juicy flow that combines a focus on two different parts of the body, the hips and the back. Working to open the chest and the hips in a way that will allow one to benefit the other.

Episode 16: Legs from Mel Bennardo on Vimeo.

Vinyasa - Legs - 10 May 2020
A juicy and fun flow bringing together lots of elements but especially focused on legs. Working to keep them healthy in both a fun and sweaty way.

Episode 17: Strong Side Bending from Mel Bennardo on Vimeo.

Vinyasa - Strong side bending - 12 May 2020
A stronger flow that plays with lengthening and strengthening along the side of the body. Keep a playful mind and use any adjustments you feel you need.

Episode 18: Cross Lateral Flow from Mel Bennardo on Vimeo.

Vinyasa - Strong cross lateral work - 13 May 2020
A slightly stronger flow that works across the body in a cross lateral way. Think left arm to right side and right arm to left. Help to build heat and fire in the body as you move.

Episode 13: Backbends from Mel Bennardo on Vimeo.

Vinyasa - Backbends - 06 May 2020
A lovely flow focused on creating more space along the spine in our backbends. Working through multiple variations that allow you the option to take it softer or work deeper if you need to.

Episode 14: Side Bends from Mel Bennardo on Vimeo.

Vinyasa - Side Bends - 07 May 2020
A flow focused around opening down the side body creating space and more opportunity for more breath. Length and strengthening down the side body is the aim here.

Episode 15: Upper back and Chest from Mel Bennardo on Vimeo.

Vinyasa - Upper back and chest - 09 May 2020
A flow with a focus on all of the upper part of the torso. Creating space, length while also working strength and flexibility. The space traditionally focused on helping us to breath deeper, bigger breaths.

Episode 10: Abs and Legs from Mel Bennardo on Vimeo.

Vinyasa - Abs and Legs - 30 April 2020
A lovely flow focused on movements that tie your breath to the movements but with a focus on working in to the abdominal area and the legs. Working between both strength and flexibility to allow these two spaces to feel worked but also more spacious.

Episode 11: Gentle Spinal Rolls from Mel Bennardo on Vimeo.

Vinyasa - Gentle spinal rolls - 02 May 2020
A slower paced class where we work more in to the fluidity of the spine and lovely circular movements of the arms. Working in to a way that we can open more space and stretch these space. Great class for beginners and those experienced yogis who want something a bit different.

Episode 12: Twists from Mel Bennardo on Vimeo.

Vinyasa - Twists - 03 May 2020
A slightly stronger flow focused around twisting in the body to build some heat. Some playfulness but lots of options and adjustments should you need them.

Episode 7: Gentle Flow from Mel Bennardo on Vimeo.

Gentle Flow - 25 April 2020
A softer flow perfect for beginners or those that just need to slow down for a session. Much more around flexibility and slow breath work than around the strength of some classes.

Episode 8: Upper Back and Chest from Mel Bennardo on Vimeo.

Vinyasa - Upper Back and Chest - 27 April 2020
A flow that allows you to focus your attention on your upper back and chest offering more space for breath and allowing some freedom of movement in the upper body.

Episode 9: Twists from Mel Bennardo on Vimeo.

Vinyasa - Twists - 29 April 2020
A flow all focused around the twists in the body. Finding ways to incorporate them in to the movements of the class and wringing out the spine to allow more space and freedom in the spine.

Episode 4: Twists from Mel Bennardo on Vimeo.

Vinyasa - Twists - 22 April 2020
A vinyasa flow focused around twists. Working through the spine to create more freedom and space while allowing the breath to stay calm.

Episode 5: Shoulders and Glutes from Mel Bennardo on Vimeo.

Vinyasa - Shoulders and Glutes - 23 April 2020
A vinyasa flow tying movement to breath with a strong focus on moving in to the shoulders and glutes. A space for you to explore how the shoulders and glutes feel and how to play with movements focused around those spaces.

Episode 6: Warrior 3 Hops from Mel Bennardo on Vimeo.

Vinyasa - Warrior 3 Hops - 25 April 2020
A strong, slow flow with a play hopping back and forth in to the posture commonly known as warrior 3. Will work the legs and encourage a playful attitude.

Episode 1: Legs and Balance from Mel Bennardo on Vimeo.

Vinyasa - Legs and Balance - 19 April 2020
A playful exploration in to leg strength and balancing on these incredible legs. Seeing how we can play with the work we do with our legs and how we can use them with our balances

Episode 2: Shoulders from Mel Bennardo on Vimeo.

Vinyasa - Shoulders - 21 April 2020
A slow but strong class looking at working in to the shoulder region of the body. An exploration in to mobility, strength and flexibility of this space.

Episode 3: Shoulders and Hips from Mel Bennardo on Vimeo.

Vinyasa - Shoulders and Hips - 22 April 2020
A vinyasa flow tying breath to movement and focusing on working in to the shoulders and hips. Two areas that are notoriously tighter for most of us.