Service with a Smile

About This Class

Desiree Crossman leads a playful, approachable flow built around a single joyful theme: holding a genuine smile through every pose. Starting at the top of the mat, the class moves through standing chest openers, forward folds with halfway lifts, chair pose variations, and low-lunge sequences on both sides — all linked by classic vinyasa transitions (high plank, low plank, upward-facing dog, downward-facing dog). Highlights include twisted crescent lunges with optional binds, wild thing to open the shoulder and pelvic girdle, dolphin pose, sphinx and baby cobra for gentle backbending, boat pose for core engagement, and a wide-legged forward fold cool-down. The class wraps with a sumo-stance side-bend sequence before returning to standing with hands at heart center. Throughout, Desiree weaves in gratitude cues — reminding practitioners that simply being physically able to show up on the mat is a gift — making this session equally suited to lifting mood and shaking off stiffness as it is to building a basic flow practice.