I am passionate about uplifting my students and creating space for them to discharge and reset. My aim is to help students tune into themselves and to cultivate greater awareness of their themselves on and off the mat. I love to move freely and creatively and challenge students physically. I teach a strong practice but it still has grace and is set at a mindful pace. I aim to create a safe space so students can let go of their stuff, connect to their breath and to ‘just be’ with themselves. My intention is for students to leave feeling uplifted, grounded and more present.

Jessica Wood

Demos

Have fun with this. Remind yourself to be playful. Arm balances take time to get but with practice it will come, and when it does it's SO rewarding. If you have any questions message me! Enjoy x

Crow Tutorial

Playful vinyasa classes that I demo throughout. An invitation to explore things you might not do in an open level class. (I will be developing this section later on this year. I am focusing on shorter flows at the moment as you have the live recordings if you wish to practice 60 & 70 minute classes. Enjoy!)

Dynamic Vinyasa 60 & 70 Min : Pre-recorded Classes

We bring awareness to the energy of our heart, our Anahata Chakra, and the positive and elevated emotions it manifests. Helping us drop out of our analytical mind and attune to the expansive and creative energy of the heart. The flow is strong with a focus on opening up the side body and around the heart. Expect to move dynamically with lots of options to invert. Head to my Spotify Jessica Baccanello (under my married name) to flow to music - Playlist :  'YW Vinyasa 75 - Vibrant'.

Dynamic 60 : Attune To Your Heart

Yin & Restorative yoga to help unwind the nervous system and to connect to self.

Yin & Restorative : 20, 30 & 45 minute practices

A fairly dynamic yin practice as we work into the quads, hip flexors and outer hips. Turning our attention internally as we observe the symphony of sensations happening within. Head to my Spotify Jessica Baccanello (under my married name) for the playlist 'YW Yin Play on Shuffle'

Yin 60 : Dynamic Yin

A restorative practice to help your nervous system to let go and unwind. Until you do these practices it’s hard to know what it’s like to really let go and expel excess energy. It’s extremely nourishing for our modern day nervous systems that very much need this. This practice is a gift to your nervous system and great to do if you’re struggling to slow down or let go of something. Head to my Spotify Jessica Baccanello (under my married name) for the playlist 'YW Yin (Play on Shuffle).'

Restorative 40 : Deep Release

A moment to tune in. It feels so good to be slow and bring our full awareness to the moment at hand; to all sensations, pulsing, life it's self. As we follow the breath and shift our awareness around the body this practice will help you step back from your thoughts and to shift your perspective. We move through some hip stretches, side body stretch and forwards folds. Head to my Spotify Jessica Baccanello (under my married name) for the playlist 'YW Yin Play on Shuffle'

Yin 30 : Tuning in

We begin this practice in dangle inviting the mind to soften and surrender. We draw our awareness to the body, sensation and the present moment. As we move through child’s pose, reclaimed twist, butterfly, dragonfly and yin inversions we invite a spherical awareness (Samanta) of the entire moment at hand. As always yin is an opportunity to be slow and to soothe our nervous system. I teach my yin classes with a meditative focus so it can be great to do before a meditation or after a practice if you don’t feel like meditating. Head to my Spotify Jessica Baccanello (under my married name) for the playlist 'YW Yin Play on Shuffle'

Yin 45 : Spherical Awareness

A mindful and restorative practice to help you release from your day and discharge your nervous system. We surrender the mind and attune to the vibration and subtle sensations in the body. When we move slowly and bring our awareness to our internal make up we start to quieten the noise in and around us and strengthen our ability to be in the moment at hand. Move as slowly as you like, the slower the better! We start on our back in a reclined twist, move to child’s pose, legs up the wall, snail and finish with Savasana. Feel free to take a much longer Savasana than offered. A short but effective practice. Head to my Spotify Jessica Baccanello (under my married name) for the playlist 'YW Yin Play on Shuffle'

Restorative 20 : Evening Bliss

With our fast pace lives we often over look the space between. It’s easier for us to focus on manifested reality rather than the invisible. This is an opportunity to slow down and observe the space between each breath and attune to this magnetic place. As you step away from this practice see if you can begin to observe the space between two trees, two people, you and your friend, between your thoughts, between two magnets and the list goes on… over time this place becomes very dynamic. We focus on opening through the thoracic with fish pose and melting heart pose and lengthening through the side body with twist. This is a lovely restorative yin practice great for anytime of day. Head to my Spotify Jessica Baccanello (under my married name) for the playlist 'YW Yin Play on Shuffle'

Yin 45 : The In-between

A range of flow practices from vinyasa, mandala, ladder flows, slow flow and power yoga.

Vinyasa : 20, 30 & 45 minute practices

This is a continuous flow; one movement, one breath. We start in a rag doll sensing into self and surrendering to the shape. We move mindfully around the mat connecting to the fullness of our breath. Notice how you’re breathing, how you’re moving and see if you can find an even rhythm that suits you. A short creative practice but affective.

Mandala 20 : Drop In

A steady flow giving you time to really enjoy the stretch, as we work through spine articulation and hamstring openings. We attune to Samana Vayu a current of energy that moves from our centre out into our limbs. When we move with awareness of the Vayu’s it’s a way to cultivate a more subtle and refined awareness. We finish with an inversion, headstand or legs in the air (depending on what your body needs), before Savasana. To flow to music head to  my Spotify Jessica Baccanello (under my married name).

Vinyasa 30 : Shape Shift

A continuous flow opening the shoulders and upper back, as we attune to the stillness of the mind, and invite our awareness to penetrate the body. We begin with full body arm circles, puppy pose and dancing cobra to lubricate the shoulders and upper back. Most of the practice is standing as we flow through high lunges, low lunges, wild things, humble warrior and standing splits. There are options to play with forearm balance and handstand if you’re in the mood for balancing. We complete the practice with bridge and / or full wheel. To flow to music head to my Spotify Jessica Baccanello (under married name). Enjoy! x

Vinyasa 45 : Essence Within

We move fairly quickly in this practice starting with 5 Sun Salute A’s followed by 3 B’s. The familiarity of the sun salutes help us to focus the mind and refine our awareness. We move through a short standing sequence to follow and finish with a very short meditation. If you’re feeling quite energised and want to boost your energy and invigorate the mind this practice will do that!

20 Power : Invigorate

A strong  practice that will invigorate you and boost your day. We start standing encouraging a full body breath that we come back to throughout. We move through a variation of sun salutes to warm up the body followed by a sequence with a fair amount of twists. We play with bunny hops and dolphin / Pincha. A great practice to do anytime of day.

Vinyasa 30 : Boost Your Day

A powerful flow with a focus on the core. We invite humour into the mind to keep it light, to keep it joyful. Sometimes things can get a little too serious when working the core! There are no inversions or over complicated poses. It’s an open level practice but not suitable for beginners.

Power 45: Core Flow

A fluid moving practice unwinding the body as we move through twists, body waves and open through the chest. We drop our awareness into the heart space and invite heart felt emotions of love, joy and abundance into the body. This is a lovely gentle sequence with lots of stretching and moving to help our nervous system unwind and be nourished. The practice is dynamic at times but there are no chataurangas or inversions.

Flow 30 : Unwinding

Expect a dynamic vinyasa flow with a focus on opening and mobilising the shoulders. We work with some functional range condition to help the shoulders feel lighter and more free. We open up through the pecks, under the shoulder blades and side body with different arm variations. Most of the flow is standing including lunges, humble warrior, eagle pose and triangle. We also work with belly backbends mainly bow pose, Dhanurasana. This practice is great for shoulders that suffer from being at a desk a lot. My shoulders love this practice I can do it over and over again.

Vinyasa 30 : Shoulder Tune Up

A dynamic vinyasa practice with a focus on opening the quads and hip flexor muscles. Both very important muscles groups to work into as many of us suffer from shortened hip flexors due to sitting down a lot. It’s also a great practice for those that cycle and run a lot. Expect lots of quad stretching, active and passive hip flexor stretching and dynamic standing poses. We end the practice with saddle pose so you may want to prop yourself up with pillows, a bloster or blocks.

Vinyasa 30 : Quads & Hip Flexors

If you haven’t got much time and maybe feeling a little low on energy but you want to tune in and connect this is the perfect practice. This flow will help to up lift your energy as you move through body waves, hip circles, gentle twits and a series of standing poses. There are no Chaturangas or vinyasas unless you wish to add them. This practice will fill you up and nourish you.

Flow 20 : Nourishing Flow

A strong open level flow that works into the entire body with a focus on opening up the quads, thoracic spine and hip flexors. I love to do this practice in the morning as it ticks all the boxes and invigorates the mind and body. The flow warms up the body well with twists, deep lunges and backbends so you can finish the practice with full wheel, if you wish.

Vinyasa 30 : Wake Up Flow

A challenging flow that gets you moving right away. Expect lots of plank variations, pistol squats, boat pose (Navasana) and arm balancing options. If you need a speedy reset in your day it will get your heart pumping and blood circulating helping you feel refreshed. If you have the time do a 10 minute meditation following this practice.

Power 20 : Reset

We move around the mat in a mandala style 3 times building the flow each time. As you become familiar with where the practice is going see if you can tune into a more meditative state and loose yourself in the flow. The main focus is to lengthen and strengthen the hamstrings. The hamstrings are a big muscle group and can be challenging to work into so keep the breath moving freely and acknowledge your internal dialogue. We start the practice on our back with a reclined hamstring stretch, which is then replicated in the standing sequence. This is an intermediate class with no inversions but you could add them if you wish e.g. standing splits to handstand. Head to my Spotify Jessica Baccanello (under my married name) to flow to music - Playlist : 'YW Vinyasa 60 - Finding Flow'.

Mandala 45 : Find Your Flow

A dynamic open level flow with options to play if you wish. We begin by aligning our attention to the body and the breath; infusing positivity into the moment and inviting a letting go of anything that's not sitting right with us. We move at a steady pace through twists and lunges to begin with to warm up the body, followed by a series of standing poses. Expect to play with a variety of one legged balancing poses including standing splits, standing pigeon pose and half moon. As you move through the various balancing poses notice how the mind focuses and drops in automatically. This is a short practice but a great one to recalibrate.

Vinyasa 45 : Uplift From Within

A variety of different meditation & breath techniques to explore - ranging from 5mins - 20 minutes.

Meditation & Breath : 5 - 20 min practices

This practice is very freeing as we're sensing into our subtle body. Sitting with and observing sensation. This awakening presence within is the  manifestation of Shakti. We begin by quietening the mind and then expanding our awareness to the entire body letting our inner sensation guide us deeper. If you're called to sit longer then 20 minutes please do so! Some days we are.

Meditation Part 1 : Sensing In

A great entry point into mindfulness and meditation practices. We bring our awareness to the breath in this practice and invite a counting of the breath. We watch where our mind takes us and gently draw our attention back to the breath and/or counting throughout. When I first started meditating I did this practice for a good few years gradually increasing the time I sat. It's a great practice to begin with and will give you a strong foundation to build on.

Meditation : A Great First Practice

This meditation broadens our perspective and helps us live more vibrantly in the space that surrounds us. We begin by attuning to our body and our internal rhythm. We invite our awareness to expand away from the body into the space around us and beyond. Seeing how far our awareness take us whilst simultaneously holding our internal vibration. This is one of my favourite meditations to do.

Meditation 20 : Expansive Awareness

With our fast pace lives we often over look the space between. It’s easier for us to focus on manifested reality rather than the invisible. In this practice we bring our awareness to the space between each breath and attune to this magnetic place. As you step away from this practice see if you can begin to observe the space between two trees, two people, you and your friend, between your thoughts, between your legs and the list goes on…  over time this place becomes very dynamic.

Meditation 15 : The Space Between

This is a great practice if you want to clear your head and focus your mind. You could do this before a meditation practice or in-between emails to help gain clarity and perspective. We work with a 4 count box breath.

Breath 5 min : 4 Count Breath

I have labelled this a breath practice but it’s also a meditation technique. The intention of the practice is to help you tune into the expansiveness of your awareness. We bring our attention to a centre point in the body and slowly invite our breath to expand out from this place beyond the body. We work with visualisation and sensing into the vastness that we’re apart of. I love doing this practice. It helps me shift my perspective from a narrow focus to a broader and more inclusive perspective.

Breath 10 min : Expansive Breath

A perfect practice to do in preparation for meditation or if you’re struggling to focus and you need to reset. It will get you out of your thinking mind and into your body. We move through slow and steady breaths to begin with followed by a 3 part breath. The practice should help to calm and sooth the nervous system. It's a short but effective practice. I love to do this practice before my asana.

Breath 8 min : Calm & Centring Breathing

An incredibly positive mediation that shifts your awareness into your body and on the breath. This practice infuses positivity into the body and mind and encourages a letting go. It will help uplift you in your day as you shift your focus to the moment at hand. (The res is slightly low in this video but the sound quality is good).

Meditation 10 min : Uplifting Meditation

A meditation to help you harness the skill in watching your thoughts and allowing them to float by. So often in our life we cling to narratives and allow them to replay over and over. We use the analogy of the sky and clouds to help you let go of thoughts, to find greater space between the thoughts and become more aware of the tone of your mind. This practice should help you feel more spacious in the mind and less bogged down by internal chatter.

Meditation 15 min : Sky Meditation

If you're looking to indulge in you're practice here's a series of 2 hour workshops. ***Workshops are recordings of live classes. I don't demo for the entire class and I might address people in the class.

Workshops

A 2 hour Yin & Nidra workshop. The first 1.5 hours we move through yin poses and the last 30 minutes Nidra. You could take this as two separate classes. Head to my Spotify Jessica Baccanello (under my married name) for the playlist -  'YW Yin & Nidra Workshop'.

Yin & Nidra Workshop

Great for those that are newer to yoga or just starting out. There's a 4 week course in this series, which you can do consecutively. Or you can choose to do the classes randomly. Great classes to build your confidence and to develop your practice. ***All these classes are recordings of live classes. I don't demo for the entire class and I might address people in the class.

Foundation & Level 1

Level 1 :

A full body practice moving through twists, standing poses and belly backbends. Set at a steady and mindful pace we flow through warrior 2,  reverse warrior, humble warrior, triangle pose building to half moon pose - a one legged standing balance. We finish with bow pose (Dhanuarasana) a backbend. Enjoy!  x

Level 1 : Connecting To Self

We acknowledge the stillness within and connect back to this place throughout the practice. The flow is set to a steady as we move through a series of standing poses. We play with dolphin, which is the prep for forearm balance.

Level 1 : Back To Centre

A continuous flow working into various balancing poses including half moon, warrior 3 and tree pose. A great practice to cultivate resilience and to connect to your inner stillness.

Level 1 : Cultivate Awareness

A well-rounded class with a focus on opening the hamstrings. There is also a fair amount of twisting which always feels great in the body. Enjoy!

Level 1 : More Flow

A steady flow that builds nicely. We work in to eagle pose so balancing on one leg. We also play with crow pose and we breakdown dolphin.

Level 1 : Steady Flow

We start in child's pose lengthening the breath. We move through Sura C's to warm up the body. Expect to flow through a series of standing poses at steady pace. This is great class for building your practice and to find your flow. Head to my Spotify Jessica Baccanello (under my married name) for the playlist -  'YW Vinyasa 60 -Attune ''. ***This is a recording of a live class so at times I might address people in the session. Enjoy! x

Level 1 : Build Your Flow

Last of the beginners 4 week course. Unfortunately the sound quality isn't great at points but I wanted to upload it to complete the course. It's a great class and pulls everything together you have learnt and introduces a few more poses.

Beginners : Session 4

This session includes more standing balancing poses. We breakdown chatauranga and work into upwards dog. We end with a short meditation. Expect a slow class with lots of instructions and demos.

Beginners : Session 3

In this session we start on our back attuning to our breath. We build the practice from child's pose and cat cow to Sura Namaskar A's and a variation of Sura B's. The practice has a bit more of a flow than session 1 and you'll learn some new poses.

Beginners Course : Session 2

We work through 50 minutes of physical practice starting on our back, building up to Sun Salute C's, standing poses and then some seated poses. Expect the practice to be slow with lots of instructions guiding you into poses. We finish with a 5 minute guided meditation.

Beginners Course : Session 1

The first part of the class we move through a flowing vinyasa to stretch out the entire body before we drop into 30/35 minutes of yin yoga and ending with Savasana. ***All these classes are recordings of live classes. I don't demo for the entire class and I might address people in the class.

Flow & Yin : 75 minutes

We work with flexi and extending the spine mainly with some rotation as well. The class is themed around the first 3 Koshas  - physical body (Ananamaya), subtle body (Pranamaya) and mind body (Manomaya), which I discuss at the beginning of the class and come back to throughout. The yin is fairly restorative again with a focus on flexi and extending the spine. To practice to music head to my Spotify Jessica Baccanello (under my married name) and listen to 'YW Flow & Yin Layers'. Enjoy! x

Flow & Yin : Layers

We attune to the mysticism of our breath, the energy that gives us life. We flow through a creative sequence focusing on the outer hips but also undulating through the entire body. Enjoy loosing yourself in the ebb and flow of the breath and the ebb and flow of the physical practice. If you wish to practice to music head to my Spotify Jessica Baccanello (under my married name) and listen to 'YW Flow & Yin - Samanta'. Enjoy! x

Flow & Yin : Ebb & Flow

We invite a sensitive awareness to the entire moment, being present without judgement but with curiosity. We begin with alternate nostril breath to focus the mind and invite balance between the right and left hemisphere of our body. We flow through a sequence that invites a sense of spaciousness into the thoracic spine. In the yin we tune into our inner pulse letting sensation guide our awareness as we work through backbends and quad openings. Head to my Spotify Jessica Baccanello (under my married name) for the playlist - 'YW Flow & Yin - Samanta'.

Flow & Yin : Sensitivity

Life requires so much effort. We put effort into everything and there's not much surrender. The yoga practice is a play between effort and surrender as we make effort to focus the mind and attune to the breath and then surrender into a pose. This practice will nourish you from the inside out as we surrender into our flowing sequence and then surrender even more in the yin. We move creatively around the mat in a mandala style twice. I would do this practice if I wanted to find some flow but was feeling low in energy and needed to fill up my cup. Surrendering is a hugely positive thing to do as it requires acceptance. When we can accept all sort of magic can happen. Head to my Spotify Jessica Baccanello (under my married name) for the playlist - 'YW Flow & Yin - Vast'.

Flow & Yin 75 : Effort & Surrender

A yummy flowing sequence working into the hips and standing balancing poses. We acknowledge the vibrancy of our bodies and the glowing light within. We tune into the pulse of the body and our aliveness as we flow and move creatively. This practice will uplift you from within and at the same time nourish your soul. In the yin we work with backbends and quad openings bringing the attention to the front part of our body and our heart space. Head to my Spotify Jessica Baccanello (under my married name) for the playlist -  'YW Flow & Yin - Still Point''. ***This is a recording of a live class so at times I might address people in the session. Enjoy! x

Flow & Yin 75 : Vibrancy

We begin by acknowledging the still point inside of us. It's this place we're trying to get more familiar with in our practice and harness the ability to be in for longer periods of time. We move through a creative practice around the mat to begin with. Give yourself permission to be slow. We finish with 30 minutes of yin working through some forwards folds. Head to my Spotify Jessica Baccanello (under my married name) for the playlist -  'YW Flow & Yin - Still Point''. ***This is a recording of a live class so at times I might address people in the session. Enjoy! x

Flow & Yin 75 : Still Point

We begin in a seated meditation following the breath up and down the spine, attuning to our energy body and connection to source. We come back to this connection throughout the practice. As we begin to move we open up side body in several different variations. The practice builds into a standing sequence including tree pose, triangle and half moon. There is an option for handstand play but only if you’re feeling up for it. The Yin practice begins with lizard pose, which can be pretty challenging as its a strong Yin Pose. It’s interesting to see where your mind takes you and what challenges crop up. We continue to connect to source and acknowledge the matrix we’re apart of. ***This is a recording of a live class so at times I might address people in the session. Enjoy! x

Flow & Yin 75 : Connect To Source

Throughout the day we can develop quite a narrow focus as we concentrate on specific things and have repetitive conversations or scenarios. This practice helps us to surrender our day and shift our awareness to have a broader perspective. This can help to relax the mind, allow our day to process and filter through. We build on a sequence for the yang part of the practice with a focus on opening hips and hamstrings. As always there's lots of spine articulation, which invites a sense of fluidity, grace and ease. We finish the yang part of the practice with Camel and then move into 30 minutes of yin. In the yin we continue to work with expanding our awareness along with some breath practices whilst we work into the hips and quads. Head to my Spotify Jessica Baccanello (under my married name) to flow to music - Playlist :  'YW Flow & Yin - Vast''. ***This is a recording of a live class so at times I might address people in the session. Enjoy! x

Flow & Yin 75 : Expanding

Starting on our back we tune into the immensity of what we are apart of and invite a sense of awe and wonder in our practice. The practice builds into a graceful and stead flow. We work with lots of spinal waves, low lunges, high lunges and standing balancing poses. We finish with 25 minutes of yin where we work with some mindful breath practices to help us drop deeper into ourself and the moment at hand. Head to my Spotify Jessica Baccanello (under my married name) for the playlist -  'YW Flow & Yin - Samanta''. ***This is a recording of a live class so at times I might address people in the session. Enjoy! x

Flow & Yin 75 : Immensity

We start on the belly to invite the mind and body to completely surrender from the day. Expect a super flowy practice that articulates through the spine as we flow through child's pose, downwards dog, upwards dog, and builds up to standing poses. This practice will help you step back from the analytical mind as we draw our attention to sensation in the body and the expansiveness of our energy body. Head to my Spotify Jessica Baccanello (under my married name) for the playlist -  'YW Flow & Yin - Elevate''. ***This is a recording of a live class so at times I might address people in the session. Enjoy! x

Flow & Yin : Surrender To The Now

We begin with ‘mental rehearsal’ a visualisation technique to help elevate our emotional state from within. The flow part of this practice focuses on opening the hips, quads and works through some backbends finishing with Camal (Ustrasana). The yin part of the practice includes some forwards folds and twisting to counter act the back bending and to turn our attention inwards after the invigorating flow. Head to my Spotify Jessica Baccanello (under my married name) for the playlist -  'YW Flow & Yin - Elevate''. ***This is a recording of a live class so at times I might address people in the session. Enjoy! x

Flow & Yin 75 : Elevate Your Being

Creative and flowing vinyasa classes that will leave you feeling invigorated and uplifted. Expect to be challenged but to move with grace around the mat at a steady pace.***All these classes are recordings of live classes. I don't demo for the entire class and I might address people in the class.

Dynamic Vinyasa : 60 & 75 min Practices

A free flowing dynamic class building to a funky forearm balance. We focus on Annamaya Kosha the physical body, our entry point to our inward journey. We begin the flow with one movement one breath finding a meditative rhythm. We move through a series of standing poses with a fair amount of twisting. A strong class but as always you can tone it up or down. Head to my Spotify Jessica Baccanello, under my married name, and flow to 'YW Vinyasa 60 : Finding Flow'. Enjoy! x

Dynamic 60 : Funky Balance

This practice is themed around the first 3 Koshas - Annamaya (physical body), Pranamaya (subtle body) and Manomaya (mind-body), which I discuss at the beginning of the practice and come back to throughout. We flow in a mandala style 3 times around the mat, each time building the flow and sensing into the different layers of self.  A challenging sequence, set at a mindful pace that will built heat in the body and leave with a great awareness of self. To flow to music head to my Spotify under my married name (Jessica Baccanello) and select 'YW Vinyasa 75 : Awaken'. Enjoy! x

Dynamic 70 : Layers

We begin by sensing in to self and elevating our state of being through intention setting. We warm up the body with Sura A and Sura C variations of low lunge and high lunge whilst opening through the chest and shoulders. We flow through a standing sequence with twists, standing balances and wild things (Camatkarasana) linking throughout. We play with handstands, forearm balance and finish with full wheel. A challenging practice but accessible, and can be easily toned down if you miss options to invert. To flow to music head to my Spotify Jessica Baccanello (under my married named) and select ‘YW Vinyasa 60 : Vibrant'.

Dynamic 60 : Sensing In

We bring our awareness to the original stillness of the mind, witnessing our thoughts rise and dissolve. Coming back to this place and connecting to our centre is so important for a sense of belonging. We begin with Sun A's & B's to attune to the breath and focus our awareness. The flow evolves into a rhythmically and creative practice with an emphasis on opening the thorasic spine. We finish with dancers pose (Natarajasana), pigeon with options to backbend and full wheel (Dhanaurasana). If you wish to flow to music head to  my Spotify Jessica Baccanello (under my married name) playlist 'YW Vinyasa 60 : Vibrant'. Enjoy! x

Dynamic 60 : Connect To Self

If you need to reconnect to your body and ignite that inner flame this practice will help you get there. We start by shaking the arms, shaking out negative and stagnate energy and then attune to the aliveness of the sensation. As we move through a strong flow, at a steady pace, we continue to acknowledge our vibrancy and aliveness - awakening our awareness to our incredibly intelligent bodies. We move through crescent moon Sura B’s with a focused Drishti (gaze) and then flow creatively working through deep lunges, twists, standing balances,  Prasarita Padottanasana (wide leg forward fold) and finishing with splits and Vasisthasana (side plank). We also play with handstands and forearm balances for those that would like too. Head to my Spotify Jessica Baccanello (under my married named) ‘YW Vinyasa 75: Radiate’.

Dynamic 75 : Awaken

In this practice we contemplate our wholeness; acknowledging that we are not lacking anything and underneath the flux of life we are ok. The focus of this practice is to open through the pecks and chest. We move around the mat in a mandala style to begin with to warm up the body. We continue to flow through a series of standing poses including humble warrior, bound half moon and a variation of revolved half moon to open through the peck area. There are options to play with forearm balance, handstands and kundinyasa   if that is your thing. We finish with a full wheel to complete the practice. We move through a full spectrum of poses in this strong and dynamic flow. Head to my Spotify Jessica Baccanello (under my married name) to flow to music - Playlist : 'YW Vinyasa 75 - Flow'. Enjoy!

Dynamic 70 : Wholeness

A ladder style vinyasa flow working the entire body with a focus on balancing in standing poses and getting upside down. I am interested in the mind body connection and looking at ways to raise our vibration and to shift energy that is not serving us. In this practice I invite you to contemplate (briefly) the person you want to be in your day and the energy you want to emanate. This is a really powerful and simple practice to help bring awareness to habits we may not want to embody and to help harness the energy we want to cultivate. This hour practice should help elevate your energy as we move through a dynamic flow, set at a mindful pace with lots of deep stretching. Head to my Spotify Jessica Baccanello (under my married name) to flow to music - Playlist : 'YW Vinyasa 60 - See The Good.

Dynamic 60 : Harness Your Energy

A creative and challenging flow with moments of introspection scattered throughout. We begin in a seated meditation attuning to the still point in side of us. The point that is there before our thoughts and after our thoughts; the blank canvas that resides in each and everyone of us. We acknowledge the 4 attitudes that Patanjali suggests in the Yoga Sutras to help tame judgemental and critical thought. An intermediate (but open level) playful and challenging flow with lots of standing balances finishing with a bound revolved half moon. Inversions and arm balances are scattered throughout if you wish to take them.  As always you can fire it up or tone it down depending on your energy levels. Head to my Spotify Jessica Baccanello (under my married name) to flow to music - Playlist : 'YW Vinyasa 75 - Grounding. ***This is a recording of a live class so at times I might address people in the session. Enjoy! x

Dynamic 75 : See The Good

We take time to attune to the subtleties in our body. What can you notice about your internal make up? About your internal rhythm? We simultaneously invite our awareness to expand out from the body; holding the entire moment in our awareness. We wriggle around to begin the practice, waking up the body and ironing out the creases. Expect a mindful and creative flow set at a steady pace. We move through Sura A's to warm up the body and low lunge (Anjanyasana), wild thing and high lunge as our Sura B variations. We build the practice from here working into warrior 3, humble worrier, side plank variations building to bound half moon. This is an open level class and suitable for everyone. You can fire up this practice as you wish taking every option to invert and working with one legged planks etc. You will feel like you have worked but it's not a crazy strong practice.

Head to my Spotify Jessica Baccanello (under my married name) to flow to music - Playlist :  'YW Vinyasa 60 - Finding Flow'. ***This is a recording of a live class so at times I might address people in the session. Enjoy! x

Dynamic 60 : Attune to the Subtleties

You’ll need a strap for this class as we begin on our back with reclaiming hand-to-toe pose (Supta Padangusthasana). The flow is focused on opening up through the backs of the legs. We move through Sura A to warm up the body and attune to the breath, followed by 3 rounds of a mandala flow (moving around the mat). We build the flow each time; as the movement becomes more familiar you’ll begin to find a greater mediative state. There are opportunities to invert if you wish to take your practice there but it isn’t the main focus. The practice is themed around a remembering of the matrix we are apart of. The flow of opposites and how we are not separate from our environment. Head to Jessica Baccanello on Spotify for music. 

Head to my Spotify Jessica Baccanello (under my married name) to flow to music - Playlist :  'YW Vinyasa 75 - Magnetism'.
***This is a recording of a live class so at times I might address people in the session. Enjoy! x

Dynamic 75 : Remembering

We start with a simple breath practice to attune to the subtle sensations in the body. We move at a steady and mindful pace working the entire body. If you're feeling up for it there are options to make the practice more firey  with three legged plank, dolphin and handstand hops. We finish with bridge and full wheel. This is a great practice if you want a bit everything and you're not too sure what your energy levels are like; taking and leaving options as you wish.

Head to my Spotify Jessica Baccanello (under my married name) to flow to music - Playlist :  'YW Vinyasa 60 : Mystery'. ***This is a recording of a live class so at times I might address people in the session. Enjoy! x

Dynamic 60 : Full Body Tune Up

A fun dynamic flow with a focus on hips & hamstrings. We move through Sura A’s to warm up the body and Sura B variations of low lunge, high lunge and wild thing. We finish with splits and an option to backbend (everything is of course optional) to leave you feeling invigorated. The practice is layered with a sense of positivity as we invite a positive and uplifting breath, we encourage a letting go of labels and roles.
Head to my Spotify Jessica Baccanello (under my married name) to flow to music - Playlist :  'YW Vinyasa 60 : Finding Flow'. ***This is a recording of a live class so at times I might address people in the session. Enjoy! x

Dynamic 60 : Feel Good Flow

The focus of this practice physically is to open the hips. We start with some FRC (functional range conditioning) and then move into our flow. The practice buildings as you move around the mat in a mandala style working deep into the hips and towards the peak pose Flying Pigeon. We finish with a little bit of yin and then Savasana. 

On a philosophical level we bring awareness to the  space between our breaths - Prakasa. Once you begin to acknowledge the space between two breaths, two people, two trees etc, it becomes this dynamic and magnetic place to hold your awareness. Play with this in your day. 

Head to my Spotify Jessica Baccanello (under my married name) to flow to music - Playlist :  'YW Vinyasa 60 : Mystery'. ***This is a recording of a live class so at times I might address people in the session. Enjoy! x

Dynamic 60 : The Space Between

This is a strong flow that will get you moving and build heat in your body. We start in child's pose inviting the mind and body to soften and surrender to the present moment. From child's pose we move through Sun Salute C's to warm up the body and then build the practice from here; working into quads, upper back and hamstrings. Options to invert for those that wish to get upside down or you can stay in forwards folds tuning inwards.
Head to my Spotify Jessica Baccanello (under my married name) to flow to music - Playlist :  'YW Vinyasa 60 : Attune''. ***This is a recording of a live class so at times I might address people in the session. Enjoy! x

Dynamic 60 : Surrender

This is a 70 minute Dynamic Vinyasa practice that will invigorate your entire body and elevate your emotional state from within. 

Expect to move around the mat in a mandala style working the entire body. The practice has a back bend focus - we move through twists to warm up the side body, take time opening the quads and strengthen our legs through standing poses. We play with Pinch Mayurasana (forearm balance) and handstands for those that wish to invert; finishing with bridge and full wheel.
Head to my Spotify Jessica Baccanello (under my married name) to flow to music - Playlist :  'YW Vinyasa 75 : Presence''. ***This is a recording of a live class so at times I might address people in the session. Enjoy! x

Dynamic 75 : Elevate From Within

You can find here recordings of my live pregnancy classes that run every Sunday evening and a pre-recorded series themed around 4 Hindu Goddesses.

Pregnancy Yoga

A flowing class opening up the side body, shoulders and getting movement into the hips. As always we flow through sun salute variations with pelvic floor exercises and then flow through standing poses including with an option humble warrior. If you'd like to flow to music head to my Spotify Jessica Baccanello (under my married name) and play 'YW Flow & Yin See Layers'. Enjoy! x

Pregnancy Yoga : Uplift

We discuss prana (our life force, the energy within us) and how in our practice we are shifting prana around the body. With this awareness we open up the chest and shoulders and we move through our flow. As always we flow through sun salute variations with pelvic floor exercises and then flow through standing poses including tree so might want to be near a wall. If you'd like to flow to music head to my Spotify Jessica Baccanello (under my married name) and play 'YW Vinyasa 60 'See The Good'. Enjoy! x

Pregnancy Yoga : Revitalise

We begin by checking in with self and attuning to the moment. Inviting in love and appreciation for our body and ourselves. We work with body circles, cat cow and lengthen through the side body. We continue finding space in the side body and spine as we move through standing poses. As always move intuitively with your body today. Each day is different especially when pregnant. If you wish to move to music head to my Spotify Jessica Baccanello (under my married name) and flow to 'YW Vinyasa : Vibrant'. Enjoy ! x

Pregnancy Yoga : Appreciation

We discuss surrendering and letting go. Labour and birth is the ultimate surrendering; to the process, to the moment, too the now. What does it feel like to embody the feeling of surrender? Can we get the words 'I surrender' past the brain stem into the body so it becomes an embodied felt sensation. If you wish to move to music head to my Spotify Jessica Baccanello (under my married name) and flow to 'YW Flow & Yin Samanta'. Enjoy !

Pregnancy Yoga : Surrendering

At the beginning of this practice I share tips on dealing with thoughts that aren't serving us. How to begin to rewire our brain and flip our thoughts. As you begin to move through this flow move intuitive with your body today. Everyday is different so honour sensation and energy levels today. If you wish to move to music head to my Spotify Jessica Baccanello (under my married name) and flow to 'YW Flow & Yin Vast'. Enjoy ! x

Pregnancy : Rewiring

In this session we give recognition to the wisdom that already resides inside of us.

Playlist for the session - https://open.spotify.com/playlist/3lh7QzMz8E6b3DJez9Kuxt?si=-o2tIjkFQFuFWq2zNmQaSw

Goddess Series : Session 5 Inner Teacher

This session is themed around the Goddess Lakshmi. Lakshmi is the Goddess of knowledge abundance and prosperity. When we tune into the energy of abundance we are no longer in fear and scarcity. When we're in abundance we can trust more and when we  trust more we can surrender to the process.
Playlist for the session - https://open.spotify.com/playlist/4sASCAhjhm11HPBaPzumj2?si=EMnT7o4zT7WL6Qh4SkI49w

Goddess Series : Session 4 Lakshmi

This session is themed around the Goddess Saraswati. Saraswati is the Goddess of knowledge and communication. She encourages us to get knowledgable about the process. Knowledge is empowering as with greater knowledge we can communicate better and are less afraid.

Playlist for the session - https://open.spotify.com/playlist/6Xmf8knYlskgrQARMSXpPi?si=Mqjeh7CeQq6T0d4f3p37cg

Goddess Series : Session 3 Saraswati

This session is themed around the Goddess Durga. Durga is the protective mother of the universe. She is the fearless hearted warrior Goddess. She is the protector of all things good and harmonious in the world. She helps us be courageous and step in to our truth but with compassionate eyes and a warm heart.
Playlist for the session - https://open.spotify.com/playlist/3oyQFyUP5ihOZTEw3XHgpv?si=NGG_ByVNTQaUCFZsPn55Zg

Goddess Series : Session 2 Durga

This session is themed around the Goddess Kali. Kali is the dark Goddess mother, a warrior and ruler of time -  past, present and future. She is no bullshit and helps us cuts through negative chatter and land us in the present moment. So when our internal dialogue takes over we can tune into our inner Kali to cut the cord and be in the now. We use affirmations and mudras to harness our inner Kali.

Playlist for the session - https://open.spotify.com/playlist/1kFZsTNfaoPAl3nrOyeqOW?si=PoKIA50ESyKMhrEyuwGaLA

Goddess Series : Session 1 Kali

A short intro about why  I am passionate about sharing this course and what you can expect. 

*Pregnancy yoga is not about over exerting the body. It's about moving intelligently to help keep tweaks at bay and to keep the body happy. You will 100% feel like you have moved and some of you may find that some of the flows gets the heart rate up; especially if you're in the third trimester. My intention however isn't to create a vinyasa flow workout. It's a nourishing and well thought out practice for everyone to enjoy during pregnancy. Each session starts with a short meditation, some breath work and then we move into the flow, ending with a short visualisation. I am especially interested in the mind and elevating our thoughts. The mind body connection is so strong and what we think hugely affects the out come.

Goddess Series : Intro

Mindful Sonder is the conscious awareness that we all have, and all are, living our own personal truths. Working the mind, body and spirit, I take a holistic approach to wellbeing, which manifests itself for me in three areas: Life Coaching, Nutrition and Yoga.

Mindful Sonder

Mariel Witmond-Bateman

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This past year has been challenging us to FEEL, because it is only through feeling (the good, the bad, and everything in between), and through connecting with ourselves, that we can return home to ourselves - to our truths, to our magnificence, to our wholeness. This 30 Day Challenge has been designed to help you on your journey back to yourself, through coaching, meditation, breathwork and movement.

30 Day Home to Wholeness Challenge

Values help us to create the kind of future we would like to experience and determine how we show up in life. “Values” as a word often gets thrown around, but many of us rarely stop to ask what this means to us and how it might impact our lives. This video is all about uncovering your values and creating a values statement to keep you accountable to the kind of person you want to be and life you want to be living!

Day 1 - Values

Wrist exercises help to keep the wrists flexible and strong, and help our range of motion while preventing stress injuries. Without the right mobility and strength our wrists become vulnerable and are often the first to become sore when starting our yoga journey. In this video, I will show you both how to strengthen and stretch this part of the body - with exercises that you can do before your yoga practice and after!

Day 2 - Wrist Exercises

Today's class is about our core, but not just the physical core - our inner core as well, representing our center of vitality; our power and passion. Our core is the location of manipura chakra and uddiyana bandha (abdominal lock), and represents the seat of power in the body! In this video, I  will take you through both the core's anatomical and metaphysical importance as I guide you through some of my favourite fiery core exercises - tapping into that fire from the inside out!

Day 3 - Core/Inner Fire

Knowing our purpose and having meaning in our lives also gives us a sense of place, which in turn gives us a sense of belonging - something I spent most of my life searching for. If you, like me, have struggled for years to know what you wanted to do with your life, I hope that this video will serve as a conversation starter that takes some of the stress out of a heavy theme!

Day 4 - Purpose

In this video, I will talk you through prana (life force) and help you better understand pranayama (breath) such as yoga's ujjayi breath. I will also share with you my favourite breathing technique for stressful situations - box breathing (please avoid the breath holds if you are pregnant!)!

Day 5 - Introduction to Breath, Ujjayi and Box Breat

Asking for help can be hard and sometimes leaning on support in our practice can be too. There is so much about our practice that mirrors our lives. We are hardwired to want to do things on our own. We tend to fear being seen as weak, needy or not enough on our own. Being able to ask for help, to lean on others, requires vulnerability - which is essential in human connection. It is recognising the strength in vulnerability and confidence needed in order to not associate help with something negative. In this video we use a wall for support to help improve our practice.

Day 6 - Wall Drills/ Leaning into Support

Time to sit back and relax as I guide you through a 10 minute meditation on truths we all need to spend more time acknowledging and accepting. Allow yourself to simply be, as you tune in to my words allowing anything that resonates to remain with your sub conscience.

Day 7 - I Know This Much Is True Meditation

Before we go into practices for setting up our goals for success, we need to spend a bit of time looking deeper into what our goals really are. Keeping in mind that there are varying degrees of goals - from type and long term ones to daily ones - we will start by defining our goals and then going deeper into how we achieve them!

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