Power Yoga

Twist to Aline

With Dan Ward

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  • Active
  • 33 min
  • Flow
  • 4.8 out of 5

About This Class

Dan Ward leads this dynamic 33-minute flow through a carefully sequenced journey of twisting and alignment work. The class opens on the back with breath awareness and a pelvic release, then moves into supine hamstring stretches with a lateral rolling component. Seated Sukhasana and Sufi circles warm up the spine before a Virasana-based reclined quad and hip sequence. The standing flow includes chair pose with spinal twists, crescent lunge, Ardha Hanuman (half splits), Parsvottanasana (pyramid pose), and Parivrtta Trikonasana (twisting triangle) on both sides. A vinyasa thread — plank, Chaturanga, cobra or upward dog, downward dog — links the standing sequences. The class closes with pigeon pose, a supine bridge variation, and a long Savasana with arms in cactus. Dan consistently cues breath, skin awareness in hand holds, and functional alignment over depth, making this class well-suited for those dealing with tight hamstrings, hip tightness, back stiffness, or desk-related posture issues. Props such as blocks are mentioned as tools for accessing the right work, not for going deeper.

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  • Patrick Hoenner

    perfect class to end a day before going to bed. Thank u very much

  • lagbaken

    Ohms, singing bowl and pigeon pose all in one short sweet practice, Lovely.

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  • Mone

    This is EXACTLY what I need this early morning. It’s like Dan always knows.

  • Michele

    Deep and grounding. Thank for this gift today. Amazing class. This is one I will come back again and again. Wow

  • Ashley Kellersohn

  • Myra Model

    just the right pace for a morning practice. Dan is very good.

  • Julie Tan

  • Kristen

  • Joseph

    Your practice was wonderful, Dan; I was left with a sweet yogic buzz. Thank you for your gentle Spirit. Namaste

  • Jill

    I absolutely LOVE Dan’s slower more meditative classes!! They really fill the need for me!! More please! 🙂

  • mcutillo

    Synonymous with gluteal strength amidst the scent of roses

  • Debra

    Great class for a tired body! Thank you

  • jmkwyo

    Incredibly gentle class, I wouldn’t classify this as power yoga or a dynamic flow. moving beyond that it was a great gentle stretching class.

  • Aviva

  • Gregg Kanter

  • Kate Tucker

    Wow that felt so amazing! Dan you have a gift. I didn’t want vigorous today, I wanted deep. This was it. Great stretches, twists and ahhhh. Thank you!!

  • Gloria

    I loved the slow, deliberate movement through a nice variety of twists. Everything felt touched without the threat of my tweaking something which I have to watch out for when a twist is thrown into a more active practice.

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