Plank Pose
Come into Plank Pose with your hands shoulder-width apart, arms straight, feet hip-width apart, and your heels, ankles, butt, spine, shoulders, neck, and head in one diagonal line. Bend your elbows to lower your body, keeping your elbows hugged into your ribs. Try holding each position (with straight arms and with elbows bend) for 5 seconds and repeat coming up and down for about 12 times. You’ll also feel this in your abs as well as the whole body. Keep focused on your abs so you can keep the entire body in one strong line.
Horse Stance
Stand with your legs wide apart, toes turned out and the inner arches of your feet lifted. Bend your knees and see that they are over the toes, curl your tailbone under. Bring your hands to your thighs. Inhale deeply and, as you exhale, lift your heels of the floor. Inhale, and slowly place the heels back to the floor. Repeat 12 times, making sure that you keep your hips as low as is possible.
High Lunge
From Plank Pose, lift you hips and, with an inhalation, step your right foot forward. Step forward far enough so that your knee can form a right angle. Simultaneously, firm the left thigh and push it up toward the ceiling, holding the left knee straight. Lengthen your torso to the ceiling. Hold for 30 seconds then change the legs; repeat 5 times.
Cross Body Crunch
Lie flat on your back and bend your knees to bring the shins parallel to the floor lifting your feet. Place your hands loosely behind your head. Now curl up and bring your right elbow and shoulder across your body to the left knee while stretching the right leg away from your torso. Exhale as you perform this movement. Try to bring your shoulder up toward your knee rather than just your elbow and remember that the key is to contract the abs as you perform the movement. Continue alternating legs and shoulders for at least 25 repetitions.
Cross Back Workout
Come onto all fours with your wrists underneath your shoulders and your knees underneath your hips. Lift your right arm out in front of you whilst stabilizing your body with your back and abs, then lift your left leg up behind you. Hold for 5 seconds and then change the arm and the leg. Repeat at least 12 times.

Yoga Sessions

With over 15 years experience, Sybille provides specialist yoga sessions for busy professionals.

Sybille is an experienced teacher, primarily based at the Light Centre Monument, and has adapted and combined a number of styles from within Hatha and Iyengar yoga to create her own individual style of teaching.

As a degree educated Naturopath, Sybille’s understanding of the interrelation of stressors on the body allow for a holistic and integrated approach throughout her yoga sessions.

Taking into consideration your goals, strengths and weaknesses, 1:1 yoga sessions with Sybille are of particular benefit to those suffering from chronic conditions, recent injuries and ailments, clients with new circumstances (i.e. antenatal or postnatal yoga) or for those who simply wish to enhance their flexibility, core strength, posture and wellbeing.

Description for Sybille’s yoga classes:

Sybille’s teaching is clear and thorough with routines carefully crafted to develop strength and flexibility. The underlying theme is to return movement and fluidity to bodies which may perhaps spend too long in sitting postures.

You will learn precision and subtlety in your asana through a practice which is progressive, safe and orderly. In addition to asana practice, Sybille’s classes include hands-on adjustments, breath awareness, meditation and deep relaxation. The teaching and the postures are adjusted to meet the conditions and needs of each student.

Yoga Sessions

Description for Sybille’s yoga classes:

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