Power Yoga

A Practice of Gratitude

With Monica Shao

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  • Active
  • 46 min
  • Flow
  • 4.2 out of 5

About This Class

This 46-minute gratitude-themed flow begins supine with slow breathwork and progressive hip-opening warm-ups — including half happy baby, figure-four, and windshield-wiper twists — before transitioning through downward dog, crescent pose, standing splits, and balancing sequences. Core heat is cultivated through single-leg lowering, boat pose with twists, and chair pose. The class then winds down with dynamic supine thoracic rotations (open-book stretches) on both sides, concluding in a full Savasana. The instructor consistently cues breath synchronization, mindful self-adjustment, and a sense of gratitude and presence throughout, making this an ideal practice for anyone seeking to decompress, release tension in the hips and back, and reconnect mind and body.

Comments

  • Teresa

    Perfect to ease my way back into yoga after many weeks of absence.

  • Bob Mainguy

    Great, but should be listed as a mellow class. Other way, as usual, Monica is wonderful!

  • Accountonline

    too slow for the description and how this class is classified

  • ANDREA MAYORGA

    Such a great mix of stabilizing poses and mindfulness and strengthening! Love it thanks Monica!

  • Heidi

    Monica’s voice is so incredibly soothing, relaxing, and nurturing! A blend of gentle, mindful slow-flow mixed with moments of intensity. If you’re looking to tend to your body and decompress – this is definitely the right class!

  • Jörg

  • Carolyn

    Thank you, Monica for another wonderful class: simultaneously mellow and intense; gentle and powerful—Nomaste

  • Dirk

  • Katherine

  • sethgreinerpt

    Perfect blend of dynamic flexibility strength and relaxation

  • joannareidart

    Gentle overall, but with challenging core work. The gratitude reminders are lovely.

  • JB1BP

  • Trevor

    Phenomenal Class… Monica seems like she’s one of the first to start catering specific things to those watching at home (longer outros with options to stay lying down etc.) It’s much appreciated. On top of that her voice and attitude are smooth as silk and totally uplifting respectively! Huge fan of this class and all your classes generally.

  • nicole ketchem

  • Aviva

  • Baldomero

    Amazing class! Amazing teacher!

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