Snake – Animal Style

About This Class

Snake – Animal Style is a uniquely imaginative movement class built around the archetype of the snake: an animal defined by its intimate connection to the earth and the seamless articulation of its spine. The practice opens with gentle head and knee circles before moving into a signature vocabulary of instructor-coined sequences — the Snake Wave, Side Snake Lunge, Side Sweep, and Cobra Wave — each designed to mobilize the spine across multiple planes. Standing work explores thoracic rotation, lateral bending, arm twisting at varying heights, and back-bend reaches, with deliberate cues to anchor the hips and lower back while freeing the upper spine and shoulders. A wide-stance side lunge section offers three height levels (standing, mid-squat, deep lunge), developing both lateral flexibility and core engagement. Floor work transitions into prone spinal sweeps, lateral body rolls, and a flowing cobra-to-child's-pose wave sequence that trains the spine in rare posterior and lateral articulation patterns. Throughout, the instructor foregrounds a philosophy of self-compassion, breath awareness, and working within a comfortable range rather than pushing for achievement. The class closes with seated twisting and lateral bends. The overall experience is meditative and exploratory, aimed at anyone seeking to improve spinal mobility, release held tension, and develop a more fluid relationship with movement.