Single Focus

About This Class

This vigorous, long-format flow class opens with five minutes of inversions (Down Dog, Uttanasana, or handstand) to reverse circulation and "recharge," before settling into Ujjayi breath and sankalpa (intention). The bulk of the class is built on layered Surya Namaskar A cycles, progressively adding Utkatasana, Warrior One, and increasingly complex standing-balance sequences on each side: twisting half-moon, standing splits, Warrior Three, Parsvottanasana, Parivrtta Trikonasana, and Anjaneyasana with a bound backbend. Deep lizard-style hip-opener sequences on both sides include a thigh stretch with quad bind, and a hip-external-rotation variation targeting the gluteus minimus and medius. Arm-balance work includes Malasana transitions into Bakasana, Parsva Bakasana, and play with Kukutasana, Tolasana, Lolasana, and Urdhva Sukhasana, often seeded through half- and full-lotus wraps in Dandasana with the three Bandhas and Jalandhara Bandha lock fully engaged. The class closes with Salamba Sarvangasana (shoulder stand), Halasana, Karnapidasana, a supine twist, and Savasana. Throughout, the instructor weaves philosophical cues around "the razor's edge," non-bullying effort, and single-pointed focus, making this as much a mindfulness practice as a physical one.