Power Yoga

Slow Burn

With Monica Shao

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  • Mellow
  • 45 min
  • Flow
  • 4.9 out of 5

About This Class

This approachable flow class opens with child's pose and breath awareness before moving through a warming sequence of downward facing dog, plank, and cobra/locust variations to activate the back body. Standing sequences include runner's lunge twists, Warrior One with a shoulder-opening bind, pyramid pose, standing splits, and crescent pose with a twist — all performed on both sides with careful attention to alignment and breath synchronization. The class then transitions through chair pose into boat pose (Navasana) with lateral core work, before descending to the floor for butterfly, happy baby, wide-legged straddle, happy cow (figure-four), eagle-legged supine spinal twist, and finally Savasana. Throughout, the instructor frames the practice as a way to create space, release tension, reduce stress, and cultivate full-body awareness. Modifications and prop options (blocks, fists, bent knees) are consistently offered, making the class inclusive of varying ability levels.

Comments

  • Simona Roscher

    Eine wunderbare Stunde.

  • Amy Chase

  • Rachel

  • hilary Roebuck

    perfect class for a returning yogi, thanks

  • Valentina

    Amazing class & amazing teacher! Monica, I do like you!

  • mcutillo

    Monica Shao beautiful human inside and out THANK YOU and THANK HEAVENS for YOU

  • tipilivin

    perfect for today!thank u

  • Kell Armstrong

  • darareid00

  • Pamela

  • Donna Litwin

    Great practice. Just enough flow to get you moving without moving too fast.

  • godfreyrobyn

  • Cydney

    Great class! I loved the cues!

  • ruthie.winig

    This was everything I needed today!!! Monica nailed it – touching all the spaces in the shoulders, back, hips, hamstrings— for anyone with low back, tight hamstrings and tight shoulders – reach for this one. The 40 minutes flies by and the ending with happy cow and reclined eagle twist is like the first sip of coffee in the morning — SOOOO GOOD!

  • Millie

    Excellent sequence! Thank you.

  • JessicaMSwartz

    Perfect for a Friday night after a long week at work.

  • Janepark

    Marvelous

  • Gregg Kanter

  • justine89

    great class! thank you, monica! you always do a great job of building the poses from the ground up and also the timing is spot on to build a slow burn. creative finishing poses.

  • Carter

  • Kate Tucker

    Ahh another really nice practice from Monica! Love the slow pace, the bit of challenge and super mellowness. Thank you!

  • Andrea

  • Emily

    I did not have the sound issue noted in the above review

  • Yulia

    I like this gentle class. Unfortunately there is no sound after 30’40” (((

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