Strength & Presence

About This Class

This energetic, athletically demanding flow class with Travis Eliot opens in Child's Pose to center the breath and mind before building progressively through multiple rounds of sun salutations with Chaturanga, Cobra, and Up Dog. The mid-section layers in standing balance challenges — including Warrior Three, extended hand-to-big-toe pose, and airplane — alongside crescent lunges, Warrior Two, reverse Warrior, and spread-arm twists. Core work is woven throughout via knee-to-tricep flows in Down Dog, Sunbird, forearm plank with leg lifts, Boat Pose with lowering repetitions, and elbow-balancing Crow. Side plank variations and yogi push-up sets build upper-body and shoulder strength. The class then moves to the floor for Camel, cat-cow, reclined pigeon (thread-the-needle), Plow, shoulder stand, and reclining spinal twists before a restful Shavasana. Travis frames the practice around breath as fuel (Ujjayi throughout), mental steadiness, vitality (Prana Mudra), and using the mat as a place to dissolve stress and reconnect to the authentic self. The overall arc is an elevation of energy followed by a intentional, grounding cool-down.