Cultivate your Strength!

About This Class

This class is a carefully sequenced, full-body flow designed around a central backbending arc. Rudy opens with extended child's pose and breathwork to settle the mind, then moves through forward folds, cat-cow, and foundational downward-facing dog work with precise hand and shoulder-blade cues. The standing sequence progresses through multiple rounds of chair pose, warriors one and two, deep lunges with twists, extended side angle, revolved triangle, half split, and crescent lunge — each pose framed as preparation for the backbend peak. Shoulder-opening drills (arm-behind-back stretches, eagle arms, elbow-clasp overhead) are woven throughout to free the shoulders for deeper spinal extension. Balancing work includes eagle pose held for a full minute, figure-four chair balance, and optional flying pigeon/crow. The peak sequence delivers two rounds each of camel (Ustrasana), bridge, and Urdhva Dhanurasana (upward-facing bow), with optional single-leg variations. The class closes with supine core work (boat-like double-leg hold), happy baby, reclined pigeon, supine twists, and a guided Savasana. Rudy's coaching consistently emphasizes quality of breath, muscular integration over passive flexibility, and finding power in simplicity.