There is very little in this world that will inspire me to get out of bed at four thirty in the morning, but the promise of yoga at the top of London's Sky Garden was one of them.
So on Wednesday I was out of the flat a little after 5am and on my way to Bank. Dressed head to toe in Aerie workout gear (my favourite) and with my new LuluLemon Yoga Mat in tow, Verity and I arrived at the Walkie Talkie just after 6am, and headed thirty-five floors up to the Sky Garden.
Now, this wasn't my first trip to the Sky Garden, but the last time I went it was the middle of the day and it was fairly overcast. In all honesty, we couldn't have asked for better weather this week. We watched in awe as the sun rose above the skyline, warming the skyscrapers with hues of orange and pink. Watching the city wake up from the 35th floor was like a 'pinch me' moment, I was honestly just in awe of how lucky I am to live in such an incredible part of the world.
All of a sudden, six thirty was upon us and our class started. Run by the fantastic Issy Scobie of Flex London, the class is an hour of Vinyasa Flow Yoga - perfect for getting the blood pumping ready for the day ahead. I'll be honest here and admit that Vinyasa Yoga isn't normally my thing, I'm more of a Hatha/Ashtanga Yoga kinda gal, but I absolutely LOVED Issy's style of teaching. She encouraged us to go at the pace of our breath, and to really listen to what our bodies were telling us, which I loved. She finished the class with a great Savasana, where she spoke about intention, and really motivated me for the rest of the week. I'll definitely be keeping an eye out for more of Issy's classes - she was amazing!
This was my first outing with my brand new LuluLemon mat and I have to say, it totally changed my practice for the better. I'm going to be including this in a little lifestyle favourites round up on YouTube Channel this week, so stay tuned for that!
After the class, Verity and I grabbed a smoothie and a quick bite to eat at the cafe, I was honestly really surprised at how reasonable the food was, our smoothies were £3.50 each which seemed really cheap! They were super tasty and really invigorating after the class!
We sat in the window watching the world go by until Verity had to go to work!
If you're a fan of yoga I'd definitely recommend checking out the classes at the Sky Garden, it was such a great experience!
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