Detour Spotlight classes highlight specific areas of the body in a way that provides targeted work while also teaching you something about how certain joints/muscles work together to create strength and mobility in your favourite postures and movements. Some classes may spotlight the upper body, lower body, or the infamous “core”, while in others we might take a look at something more specific like the hamstrings, TFL (tensor fascia latae) or TVA (transverse abdominis).
If you spend a lot of time on your feet, in shoes, or are an avid runner this is the practice you need to have in regular rotation. Explore everything from toe extension to ankle dorsiflexion, moving your feet through both passive and active work. This class ticks all the boxes when it comes to i...
Explore your active and passive hip range of motion with this simple floor based practice that you can do any time of day. If you like to run or find yourself sitting a lot throughout your day, give this one a try!
Separating the effort and position of a joint action can sometimes highlight better the different ways we can employ movements. This practice does that with shoulder flexion, which is one of the primary efforts of something like crow pose - which we have a little play with at the end. It's just a...
Mixing up full spinal mobility with core control to really feel it through your middle!
Shoulder focus with some cheeky lower body activation in there! You'll need a strap or something similar.
Let's release some of that shoulder tension - bring a block with you!
This class will guide you through some moves that will challenge your stability and your core. Be sure to have one block handy because we’ll be using it. I invite you to have fun, just like I did when I burst into laughter because I couldn’t talk and keep the core engaged at the same time. If thi...
Let’s unpack 90/90 mobility work and get in touch with some true hip range of motion. Having a block and chair nearby will be helpful.
Detour flow, with emphasis on upper back and shoulders. Have a blanket or bolster on hand as well as one block.
A fan-favourite class from our original platform that uses mindful repetition to zero-in thoracic mobility. This class will have you feeling good and breathing even better. A cushion or bolster along with a block would be helpful.
Squat time! This will be a lower body strength practice. Have a block on-hand and a heavier hand weight or kettle bell if you have one (20lbs used here). Get ready for some work!
Time to get connected to the “engine room” of the body - our glutes! A source of power, stability and drive...grab a block.
The perfect 30 minute wake up for your body and mind mobilising and moving the torso in all directions.
This practice preps a few key components for walking. If you ever feel a bit yuck after walking or you get a sore back from walking up a hill, this practice has something to offer you. Do it before you go for a walk and you'll likely feel better during and after your walk.
Boost your confidence in chaturanga and "flow" style classes by improving your shoulder stability and strength. You will need yoga blocks, a resistance band, and/or a dumbbell for this practice. This is not a yoga class.
Un delicioso mix de automasaje, ejercicios de movilidad y fuerza para darle al cuello la nutrición que necesita en estos tiempos digitales. Un cuello fuerte y movil nos permite tener control de la cabeza y por lo tanto un sistema vestibular (balance y equilibrio) saludable. Necesitaras dos peloti...
One of our most needed movements is internal rotation at the hip -because it's not so an action we frequently train in many movement styles. Part of the benefit here though is that working on IR of the hip often produces downstream benefits to the other movement capabilities of
the hip too.
As well as moving your spine in all directions to improve mobility, we'll work through some lower body control work to test and develop your strength and stability. No props required unless you usually like to add blocks to your practice.
We could all use a little more durability of our necks. We often keep them moving in pretty straight lines - so this practice will take you out of that and into movements we don't often do - and it'll put them against gravity for load. Dosing this videos a couple of times a week is just what the...
Awaken your hamstrings with this class designed to bring more awareness and strength to the back of your legs. Working with different variations of a "Good Morning" you will find strength and stability in the legs as we explore a detoured version of a single leg balance pose.
Using various techniques, we’ll work to strengthen our hamstrings as well as testing balance and proprioception. Get ready to feel the burn! Grab a block to increase the challenge.
The hamstrings won't be allowed to escape the work here - where sometimes we might find other areas of our body trying to help out a lot, this time we're going to take our sweet time and use our dedicated attention to really hone in on these hammies. Also, afterwards, let's talk about that standi...
You'll need a ball (tennis ball sized) for this. Within this little package there are a few progressions you can test out. This movement bite takes you through some activities that really highlight the TVA, external and internal obliques, as well as other elements of our core subsystems. This is ...
Our feet and ankles do so much for us and they're so commonly trapped in foot-coffins (ie shoes). Break the chains and work on the mobility and function of your foundation - the ankles and feet. Keep an eye out for some fun at the end. A lot of this work really helps to keep the plantar connectiv...
