Big Cat – Animal Style

About This Class

This Big Cat – Animal Style class with Terry Kvasnik is a uniquely playful, movement-exploration session built around feline locomotion patterns. The class opens with gentle joint circles (neck, shoulders, hips, knees) before moving into a series of animal-inspired movement sequences performed primarily on the floor and in deep squat positions. Highlights include the "catwalk" (contralateral crawling with knee-to-elbow touches), the "sitting cat" / "cat squat" (a deep squat that opens ankles and hips), the "curious cat" (a forward reach and push-up crawl variation done in multiple progressions), the "cat roll" (side-to-side rolling and full spinal rolls with core control), the "scaredy cat" / "cat jump" (explosive four-limb push-up hops building to all-four jumps), and the "cat pounce" (a full-body explosive lunge-jump sequence). Throughout, Terry consistently cues core engagement (drawing the navel to spine), mindful breathing, and working within one's own range. The class closes with a deeply restorative side-lying stretch sequence — reaching arm and leg in opposite directions — followed by a brief savasana-style body scan with breath awareness and a grounding closing bow. The tone is warm, encouraging, and anti-perfectionist, framing movement as joyful play rather than performance.