- Active
- 58 min
- Flow
- 4.9 out of 5
About This Class
This "Front to Back" class with Daniel Head is a masterclass in contrast: the entire first half is a methodical, non-flowing warm-up of single-leg forward folds, low cobra, locust, power lunges, dragon, and deep lizard holds, punctuated by deliberate rest and surrender moments. Only around the 30-minute mark does the instructor introduce a flowing vinyasa sequence layering chair pose, crescent, standing splits, warrior three, figure-four chair, and bird of paradise, before moving into wrapped side angles, triangle, and standing straddle folds. The back half includes pigeon pose on both sides as recovery anchors between dynamic bursts. The class closes with dolphin, a seated wide-leg forward fold, supine twists, and a five-minute Savasana. Throughout, Daniel emphasizes a continuous, deep, nasal ujjayi-style breath as the primary tool for managing both the physical intensity and the mental stillness required by the long holds. The oscillation between effort and release is the central teaching, making this class particularly valuable for building functional hip, hamstring, and glute flexibility alongside real lower-body strength.
Comments
43jabend
absolutely hated it. chaotic sequence, poor queuing, disappointing..
Lynn
I love Daniel’s enthusiastic instruction in all of his classes! This class is especially sweet, so very mindful and creative, I loved every second. How the heck did 1 hour fly by? I’m walking on clouds the rest of the day????
lagbaken
This is one of my favorites, also. Strong but releasing. If you’re feeling a little unbalanced, this is a nice remedy.
BDKP
SK
Loved this practice, loved yin and yang – perfectly balanced. Daniel definitely got a little excited in his delivery -but that could have been the energy of the inperson class. – Great great great practice and sequence.
patriciatschopp1
Great Yang Yin thank you so much Daniel
kristan.billing
Loved everything about this class. Great contrast between surrender and push, felt great
Kate Sidorovich
Great flow. Somewhat spoiled by yelling and unnecessary repetitive comments by the instructor.
Luke Steele
Grace
Loved this combination of slow then flow. I am so grateful for this experience.
John Stracks
That was a great, robust, powerful class. Thanks Dan!
Ron Dudding
Great class. The only negative is there is bit too much talking. If I holding a pose for an extended period of time I should be focused on my breath not tuning out the instructor.
Rachel
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Elizabeth
great strength, great stretch, thank you!
Sandy Larkin
Challenging class for me this am, exactly what I needed. Thank you!
susanna
sebaynard
Caterina
Very nice class, and a little different – it won me over. There were many changes of pace, which makes it super interesting. Long poses for the first half (which we don’t see a lot, so it was a very interesting experience), and a more dynamic, fast second half – for which I found my body surprisingly warm and supple! The first half really did its magic. Nice alternation of strength & relaxation. Namaste.
Kell Armstrong
Great class when I didn’t know what I needed..I refer to those classes as run, run stop. flows…my fave….. Also anyone else note that the “inhales” sounded like “in hell” during the intense bits??? haha 😀 Thanks Daniel.
tipilivin
what a gem of a way to invest an hours..great class…thanks so much
Mike Letendre
Valentina
Beautiful class! Thanx, I did enjoy It!
Laura
Joseph
Daniel, your practice, which my visiting daughter, Maria, and I shared, was phenomenal and fun-filled- thank you deeply.
Yulia
Strong & creative – love this class. Thank you!
ScottyP
Holy moly! This is the first class I rated 5-stars since the site relaunched, and I lost my old favorites. I loved everything about it. The passive long pauses interspersed with quite an intense active, if brief-ish flow, Daniel’s relatively reticent and carefully chosen minimalist instruction, his empathetic pants — everything! Bravo, man!
Josie
I love the strength & surrender!
jennoblensb
Great practice. The blend of yang and yin(ish) was welcome and I, now, feel balanced as promised!
Debra
Most of the class was fantastic, but one part of the flow went a little too fast for me. My mind couldn’t keep up with the instructions.
dmotr
Mark Thomas Abrahamson
The mix of long holds and flow was perfect.
Carter
kimberly emerson
LOVE!
vedk
Interesting mix.
Nancy
Kate Tucker
Strong, slow, sweet. Strong, slow, sweet. Such a great practice and a lot of unique transitions. Really like this one. Good Hatha type practice. Thank you Daniel!
ckohlhaupt
Love this class and David‘s guidance. Thank you. You have such an amazing voice, David!
ccnicely
I Really enjoyed the intensity and repetition in Daniel’s speech when it came to the flows. You really made me give it my all! Such a balanced class.
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Erin.Delaune
Member
Daniel, thank you very much. Your practices are always special gifts, regardless of their levels of challenge. I enjoyed your insight that, at some point, we would discover our boundaries within our esthetic ranges of motion. How well I have learned that reality, within my 15 years of yoga practice. Happy New Year!
esuggs92
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