Level 2

Too many thoughts and worries and too much information can make us feel heavy and cloud our minds. This is a short sequence devoted to the element of air, to invigorate and en-lighten us.

The flow opens the chest and the shoulders. Level 2, with a block.

Ever feel tight around the shoulders, neck and jaw? Join the club of the gadget-centric 21st century.

This class can be taken both as regular maintenance and when you feel stiff from too much time in front of a screen. It opens the chest and the shoulders. Level 2, with two blocks.

A short sequence dedicated to the element of earth. With so much information floating around, we can begin to feel scattered and unbalanced, and find it hard to focus. Connecting to the earth element helps us regain stability and a sense of center.

Balance work, with a stretch for the hamstrings and the side body. Level 2, with two blocks.

We can often feel lethargic after we over-indulge, be that in food, sleep or technology. This is a short practice to connect with the element of fire, stoke the inner Agni, the digestive fire of the yoga tradition, and reclaim your energy when you feel sluggish.

Twenty minutes for the back and the side body. Level 2, no props needed.

Practise grounding inversions to keep a sense of lightness and clarity through the challenges of your day, whatever they may be.

Fifteen minutes of Hatha at level 2, so some yoga experience helps. Have a block nearby.

Today is day one of our strength yoga challenge, and we start with a first yoga workout for the arms and the core.

Experiment and modify to fit where your body is today. Remember that you have three more weeks ahead of you, so use your body in a smart way. You can do this, and we are together all the way through. Level 2, no props needed.

In this workout, we continue to explore different ways to play with Chaturanga Dandasana (Four-Limbed Staff Pose). Have fun working out with yoga postures such as Navasana (Boat Pose) and Chaturanga, flowing through vinyasas.

Fifteen minutes for the arms and the core. Level 2, no props needed.

This workout lets you use your strength in a different way. Compression is a great way to work out without using your arms all that much.

Get ready to feel your quads like never before, and find a break by working on your core. Level 2, with two blocks.

This yoga workout mixes up the last three days. Feel your arms, legs and core, and finish your week feeling strong.

Repetition and practice make your body stronger, so let's practise what we have done during the week. Level 2, with two blocks.

This is a full body workout. Get ready to fire up new parts of your body.

Move from Dolphin Pose to Chaturanga, through lunge pulses, and finish by using your towel to strengthen your hamstrings. Level 2.

Day two of the second week. Action from the first minute, as we warm up the body with five vinyasas before moving on to pike slides to get the core burning.

Fifteen minutes for the abdomen and the arms. Level 2, with a towel.

Keep your towel close, because this workout fires up your triceps. Move through squats and vinyasas, and finish by sliding on your towel to target the triceps and the shoulders.

Fifteen minutes for the arms, the legs and the core. Level 2.

No need to do anything else. Slide it all together into one full body workout. We bring back the sliding drills from the last three days. This will be intense, but so worth it.

Fifteen minutes for the core, the arms and the hamstrings. Level 2, with a towel.

This week is all about bringing plank into our workouts to build strength in the arms and the core. Get ready to develop a love-hate relationship with it.

Plank is a beginner's best friend: it is the best preparation for more challenging arm balances. Level 2, with a block.

We move our plank to the side with some side plank dips. They strengthen the obliques, the muscles along the sides of your waist, as well as the entire core. Then get ready for more core and arms.

Level 2, no props needed.

Planks can be a lot of fun. We bring in some movement, switching from side to side and up and down to strengthen the entire core.

Then we move into Bakasana (Crow Pose) walks, and Navasana to Ardha Navasana (Boat to Half Boat). Level 2, no props needed.

A fully planked workout to fire up your body. We bring in drills from the past days and finish with a forearm hold. This will be intense but short. You can do this.

Ten minutes for the core, the arms and the side body. Level 2, with a block.

The last week is here, and we put it all together in our last four workouts. Your body will remember these drills, so notice if they feel any different this time.

Yoga push-ups and bicycles are on the menu today. We start in Downward-Facing Dog. Level 2, with a blanket.

Dolphin Pose to Four-Limbed Staff Pose, side plank dips and hamstring slides, anyone? This is a full body workout that puts your arms to the test.

Shoulders, core and side body get their share before we strengthen the hamstrings to finish. Level 2, with a blanket.

In this workout you work with push-ups, planks and a core exercise that may look easy but will get you sweating.

We are almost at the end of this challenge. Stay strong and enjoy it. Level 2, with a block.

Welcome to the last workout. Get ready to have fun and work hard.

Plank slides to forearm plank, Paripurna Navasana (Boat Pose) and, to make it even better, some more core to finish the challenge. Good job. You did it. Level 2, with a blanket.