Gentle Start & Twists of All Kind

About This Class

This wide-ranging flow class centers on twists of every variety — from gentle seated side-bends and prayer twists in low lunge, to standing twisting triangle, knee-to-elbow core twists in Down Dog, and chair-pose prayer twists — framed as detoxifying and wringing out the internal organs. The class opens with a grounded seated warm-up and progresses through cat-cow, cobra series, and Down Dog before building into a methodical dancing warrior Vinyasa (Warrior One, Warrior Two, Reverse Warrior, Side Angle) first at a held pace and then flowed. The sequence continues with Half Moon, half-chair, and a Half Wrap variation, then moves into twisting triangle on both sides followed by a wide-legged forward fold. Deep hip openers — frog pose and pigeon — form the floor-based heart of the cool-down, followed by bridge or wheel backbends, happy baby, Baddha Konasana, Paschimottanasana, optional shoulder stand or headstand, fish pose, and supine twists before Savasana. Throughout, the instructor weaves themes of adaptability, self-compassion, conscious choice, and letting go, making the class as much a mindfulness practice as a physical one.