Twist, Flow & Hip Stretches

About This Class

This expansive evening flow class with Travis Eliot opens in Child's Pose with an emphasis on breath awareness and mental focus before building momentum through a warm-up series of tabletop, sunbird, cobra variations, and downward dog. The standing sequence features Warrior One, Warrior Two, Reverse Warrior, Side Angle, Triangle, and Twisting Triangle, layered with Warrior Three airplane balance, Half Moon, and Twisting Half Moon for a comprehensive challenge of strength, balance, and concentration. Twists are a central theme throughout — chair twist, lunging prayer twist, twisting cobra, and twisting triangle all appear in multiple rounds — framed as purifying for the organs and spine. Hip opening deepens with low lunge hip flexor work, classical pigeon pose on both sides, Malasana yoga squat, and a reclined bound angle. The class also incorporates side plank, half bow, sphinx-based core work, Navasana with oblique twists, plow pose, and shoulder stand. A structured pranayama segment (box-style breathing with held inhales and exhales) precedes reclining spinal twists and Savasana. Travis weaves consistent mindfulness cues throughout, framing the practice as a moving meditation and an antidote to stress and mental busyness.