Class Overview:

Duration- One hour and twenty minutes. The class will begin with slow and gentle joint and muscle release exercises. We will then rediscover our deepest core muscles through breath and imagery, gradually increasing the intensity of each pose, allowing each student to work as their body needs. We will then move through some back work exercises and into standing yoga poses. And then once our cores are awake, our hips and shoulder girdle open and available, we will massage our fluid spines through a brief guided improvisation. Finally Pippa will lead the class in a very, very simple playful dance sequence to leave us feeling light and lively. Upon request Pippa can also add a more specific guided physical character improvisation for those that wish to remain and play more!

Instructor:

Pippa is a Toronto based actor, choreographer, pilates and movement teacher. She studied Theatre at the National Theatre school, contemporary dance in various studios in Montreal and Mat Pilates technique with Body Harmonics. She has performed in theatres throughout the country and currently appears in several Netflix series and films. She has choreographed for Stratford, The Grand Theatre and for her own company Petit Jeu. For over twenty years she trained aspiring professional actors at TMU and taught her own form of pilates/yoga flow in studios throughout Toronto. Most recently she has been teaching private clients in her own home studio “ The Breathing Space”. She is passionate about inspiring students of all ages to discover the inner landscape of their bodies through breath and imagery, that they may develop a strong articulate core, a free fluid spine and greater pleasure and freedom with every movement.