Class at Well Bath
Gentle Luna Flow
The softer side of Mirella's schedule
You settle onto the mat. Mirella slows the room to a pace the day rarely allows. Gentle Luna Flow is the counterpart to Mirella's Sol Power class. Slower, softer, held-shape work for the body that needs restoration rather than exertion.
The class is less about linking movement to breath through continuous flow, and more about arriving in each shape and letting it work. Mirella draws on the same lineage as Sol Power — Ashtanga-qualified, deepened through study in India — but shifts the register. The sun becomes the moon.
Suitable for people at any level, and often the right choice for a Thursday morning after a heavy week. Thursdays 9:45 to 10:45.
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Duration
60 minutes
Price
See the booking page for current pricing.
What people bring
Presentations commonly worked with
Gentle Luna sits at the softer end of the schedule. What people arrive with is often a body that wants to be held rather than pushed.
- A heavy working week that has left the body braced
- Chronic low-grade tightness that a stronger class aggravates
- Return to yoga after illness or injury
- First yoga class for people who have felt studios were too fast
- Anxiety that responds better to slow shapes than to flow
- Sleep that has been shallow and would welcome a slower morning
- Pregnancy or post-partum recovery (with medical clearance)
This is a general yoga class, not a therapeutic session. If you are working with a specific diagnosis, mention it on arrival so Mirella can suggest adaptations. For dedicated one-to-one work, look at Yoga Therapy with Jane.
What a session is like
From arrival to the last breath in the room
The class runs sixty minutes on Thursday mornings. This is how the hour unfolds.
- 01
Arrival
Front door, tea in the foyer, into the studio for nine forty-five. Take your time getting to your mat.
- 02
Opening
A longer seated opening than Sol Power. A few rounds of gentle breath, an intention if that fits the day.
- 03
Slow warm-up
Cat-cow, gentle joint mobility, one or two soft sun salutations to bring the body online without shocking it.
- 04
Held shapes
Standing and seated postures held for several breaths each. Mirella cues alignment carefully and gives you time inside each shape.
- 05
Floor sequence
Forward folds, twists, hip openers, a bridge or supported shoulder stand. Everything unhurried and softened.
- 06
Long rest
A generous savasana, longer than Sol Power's. The body has been unwound rather than worked, so it takes the rest deeply.
Weighing it up
Gentle Luna versus Yin
Two of the softer classes on the schedule. This is what changes between them.
| Gentle Luna Flow | Yin (Joe or Lauren) | |
|---|---|---|
| Position | Standing and seated shapes. | Almost entirely floor-based. |
| Hold length | Several breaths per shape. | Three to five minutes per shape. |
| Movement | Some flow, some rest. | Almost no flow. Long stillness. |
| Register | Restorative — softened active movement. | Contemplative — deep held stillness. |
| Best if you | Want to move but softly. | Want to stop moving and be still. |
Both belong in a well-rounded week if you have room for them.
What the evidence says
Research and clinical literature
Slower-paced yoga has strong evidence for sleep, mood, and nervous-system regulation.
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Slow-paced yoga practices produce measurable increases in parasympathetic activity and reductions in cortisol across controlled trials.
Frontiers in Human Neuroscience · Zaccaro et al. · 2018
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Regular gentle yoga practice is associated with improvements in sleep quality and reductions in insomnia severity in adult populations.
Journal of Clinical Sleep Medicine · Buffart et al. · 2019
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Held-shape yoga is a safe and effective intervention for mild-to-moderate anxiety symptoms across multiple randomised studies.
Depression and Anxiety · reviews · 2020
Questions people ask
Before you book
Is this a beginner class? +
Is it too slow if I am used to Sol Power? +
Can I use my class pass? +
Who is teaching if Mirella is away? +
I have back pain. Should I come? +
What do I wear? +
Do I need a mat? +
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Book Gentle Luna Flow
Booking runs on Acuity, direct link below. If you are not sure whether gentle luna flow is the right fit, reach out and we will help you find the right first door into the sanctuary.
Prefer to talk it through first? Call Joe on 07986 380327 · Joe will get back to you within 24 hours.
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