Yoga Sequencing - Why I Plan My Whole Week on a Sunday...

BREATHE. FOCUS. BE. - it's the heart of every class I teach. But for a long time, it wasn't quite the heart of how I planned them.

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Part of the joy I find in teaching comes from sequencing my classes. I'm a meticulous planner. Thinking about my students, about how their movement patterns fit within each pose and flow. For years, all of that detail lived in notebooks. So many notebooks. So many, in fact, that I could never find a class I wanted to revisit - and yet, with the pile ever growing, I couldn't bring myself to throw a single one away. They were a precious part of my teaching, even in their chaos.

Was all that meticulous detail actually done in good time, though? Honestly, no. I've been known to still be planning right up until I'm leaving the house to teach. Sometimes even as people are walking into the room, furiously scribbling last-minute changes. It worked, in that the classes happened, but it didn't leave me feeling calm or ready. And if I'm not calm and ready, it's harder to bring that energy into the room with you.

A little while ago, I changed how I plan. Now I sit down once a week. Usually a quiet Sunday afternoon, and map out every class ahead of time, all in one sitting.

It's made a real difference

Not just to my week, but to your classes too. When I've already made the decisions calmly, with space to think, I get to arrive and simply teach - fully present, not half-planning in my head while you're settling onto your mats.

There's a nice rhythm to it as well. Planning the whole week together means each class can build on the last: a grounding Monday flow setting the tone for a deeper stretch that evening in the Men's class, before building toward a more challenging flow for my very dedicated Tuesday morning group.

A little tool that helps

I have quite an organised, logical side to my brain, so I built myself somewhere proper to do this planning - a real yoga sequencing tool for building and adapting my sequences, and importantly - a home away from notebooks for my sequences, somewhere I can return to, adapt, and build on them, rather than starting from a blank page every time. It's called Sequence/OS, and it's simply the tool I use every Sunday to plan the classes you come to.

If you've ever noticed some weeks of classes feel a little more connected than others, that's usually why. A calm hour on a Sunday goes a long way.

See you on the mat. 🧘