Every month, Cecily leads a live Monthly Movement Practice in The Detour community platform. She kicked that series off with this class, deconstructing Triangle Pose through the lens of isolation, activation, and integration. According to those in attendance, "this practice felt like the good old...

How many downward facing dogs do we do in yoga classes?! Let's take a bit more time exploring the components of downdog before we practice the pose. During this class we'll prepare our shoulder girdle, practice moving our pelvis, and mobilize our ankles to support us on our journey toward downwar...

This class focuses on preparing your body for the pose, ensuring that your wrists and shoulders are engaged and warmed up, exploring your rotational core, opening the hamstrings and hips in preparation. You will then be taken through the pose step by step, so even if you have never practiced eigh...

We'll prepare for triangle with hip, pelvis and core activations and then tinker with triangle pose in this practice. You may wish to have two yoga blocks and access to a wall for class.

Use a "Strength Ladder" approach to make push-ups more accessible. We'll address common areas of tightness like the thoracic spine and shoulder before moving into loaded bodyweight movements. The "work" in this class targets small, often neglected muscles. We move through ranges of motion that wi...

During this practice we'll explore variations of bridge pose and boat pose - alternating between the two for a simple yet fun challenge. You will want a yoga block or squish ball for class. A dumbbell is optional if you want to experiment with external load.

Explore the idea of grounding and coming back to your own centre before you begin to practice this single leg balance exploration. The class builds up to an exploration of tree pose with different options given before ending as it began with a grounding and centering meditation technique.

This practice is inspired by my strength training, using unloaded variations of some of my favourite strength practices to prepare you for some more traditional yoga shapes. You will need a black and potentially a wall for additional balance support.

Using a strap and block we take a brief sojourn down the road of an old fav - bird of paradise.

En esta clase exploraremos llegar a una plancha lateral pasito a pasito, teniendo diferentes opciones para tu cuerpo y tomandonos el tiempo para estar, saborear y explorar las diferentes progresiones.

In this class we will explore getting to a side plank step by step, having different options f...

You'll need a dowel or strap. journey towards crescent lunge - Detour style!

Build the components in this short, to-the-point and playful exploration of wheel pose. This class will come in handy when you're pressed for time, but want to explore deep backends.

Following the isolate-activate-integrate recipe, we'll prepare our ankles, knees and hips for the shin box get up and play with some dynamic balance moves. You'll want at least two yoga blocks for this session, as well as an extra layer of padding if your shins and knees are sensitive to hard sur...

Hand-balancing shenanigans can be challenging but also lighthearted and fun. In this practice, we explore working with our centre of gravity in avian shapes and eventually have a little play with peacock pose

Wake up your shoulders in all directions as we explore different entries into wild thing. 1 block is optional

Inspired by Trina Altman's sneaky strength yoga challenge, we'll flow towards an unbound version of Bird of Paradise pose - grab a brick and a wall if you find balance challenging!

Grab a couple of bricks and a wall space for a practice dedicated to learning how our feet inform our hips.

I've always been a bit scared of lotus pose. During this class I show you how to approach the pose sensibly and I give you some tips which will help you to determine whether you are ready for the full version of the posture.

We find strength with a responsive and reflexive core, in this class we focus on wrists, shoulders, spine and play with some movement in plank.

Have 1-2 blocks close by as we explore reaching length through your body and taking up space. Challenge your balance and find stability between movements.

This practice will bring awareness to your feet, ankles and knees as we build toward squatting through a full range of motion. We'll focus on core stability along with hamstring engagement to produce activation that will transform your squat and have you looking for opportunities to practice this...

The step through, from downward dog to a lunge, is a very common movement in Vinyasa-style practices. Often times we might swing the foot forward a little to get it a bit further between the hands. But not today we don't ;)

Esta clase sera un viaje desde el centro hacia la periferia, conectando con los músculos mas profundos de tu core, utilizando la postura del barco como ancla para movernos mas dinamicamente desde la estabilidad.

This class will be a journey from the center to the periphery, connecting with the ...

Adults don’t spend much time on our bellies, extending our backs and floating our limbs, but babies sure do. What can we learn from tummy time? Short, sweet, and steady, this practice offers lots of prep for easeful prone back extension to get you ready for Bow, as well as Camel and Bridge. A bla...