Practice

Dru yoga is based on soft, flowing movements, controlled breathing and visualisation. Now one of the largest yoga teacher training schools in the UK, it is both a graceful and potent form of stress relief.

Child's Pose (or Balasana) is perhaps the best all-round relaxation asana - a versatile, centering pose that can be done as a stand-alone posture at the beginning or end of the class, or as a resting posture in between more dynamic asanas.

Standing forward bend (or Uttanasana) is one of the most important standing postures. It is strengthening, calming and invigorating all at once - and can be practised as a resting pose between a dynamic sequence, or as a stand-alone asana.

They say you shouldn't have favourites, but many people chose this asana as theirs: Downward Facing Dog (Adho Mukha Svanasana). 

Sarah Powers' teaching draws on an inspirational blend of yin, yang and Buddhist teachings. Lucia Cockcroft caught up with her after a workshop at London's Triyoga.