Ojai Ya Doing?

About This Class

Filmed outdoors in Ojai, California, this upbeat 11-minute standing flow skips traditional floor-based Chaturangas entirely, making it accessible and joint-friendly while still delivering meaningful movement. Desiree guides students through a progressive sequence that begins with grounded chair-style squats to activate the glutes and core, moves into overhead side-body stretches with a gentle spinal twist, then transitions into a supported backbend, a standing twist/open-hip fold, and alternating crescent lunges with tea-kettle tilts and low-lunge hamstring pulses. The sequence culminates in a Warrior Two to extended side angle and finishes with a mindful standing roll-up. Throughout, Desiree emphasizes neuromuscular engagement — cuing glute activation, inner-thigh recruitment, and abdominal support — and uses vivid imagery (holding a box, parachuting down, going skiing) to help students feel the muscular intent behind each shape. Blocks are offered as an option for the lunge and side-angle variations.