- Mellow
- 56 min
- Gentle
- 5.0 out of 5
About This Class
This approachable 56-minute gentle yoga class with Dan Ward invites students to transition from the busyness of daily life into a spacious, mindful movement experience. Beginning supine, Dan introduces ujjayi-style nasal breathing as a feedback tool before moving through a progression of floor-based hip openers — butterfly, external and internal rotation, happy baby variations, and supine twists with stacked knees. A seated block-supported section builds in cross-legged sitting, hip raises, and eagle arms, followed by all-fours shoulder circles exploring elevation, depression, protraction, and retraction. Standing-kneeling low lunges with a side-body stretch and revolving variation target the hips, quads, and thoracic spine. The class closes with supine block-supported chest and hip work, a second round of happy baby, and an extended Savasana with a reflective meditation on embodiment. Throughout, Dan emphasizes breath awareness, self-exploration, gradual range-of-motion build, and enjoyment — explicitly noting that sharp joint pain is a signal to back off, and offering multiple prop and modification options for sensitive knees, wrists, feet, and hips.
Comments
14Kate Tucker
Super super mellow and restorative. A bit like moving Yin. Was good and more meditative. Thank you Dan!
Angela
Dan has a natural goodness and sweet sense of humor that complements this gentle practice so well. If you’re looking for a way to connect with your breath and inhabit every cell of your body, he and Melissa have it all figured out. ?
michelleja2727
Such a lovely slow flow, especially when feeling fragile or achy … Just what was needed today! Thanks Dan and Melissa!
Judit
Thank you for this great restorative class. Dan’s teaching is so mindful and taking care of everything
mcutillo
Love you both so much
Mo
Very, very gentle, and just what I needed while nursing a shoulder injury. Thank you for this different, fun practice.
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Andrea
Very very mindful! I loved it.
constance
Thoroughly enjoyable and just a big fat AHHHHHH! A morning spa routine for my body and soul. Love your sweet nature Dan, it’s a balm when practicing.
Chigusa
Love extended side angle practice on the knees! I really felt inner upper tights. Thank you.
Jennifer
Thank you, Dan. I’m full of such gratitude that I have the opportunity to learn from you and practice with you. I always feel better after taking your classes. Namaste.
Andria
Lovely, mellow and soft. Thank you.
wolftread
Sweet class for me and my Ma….thanks so much!
Joseph
Thank you, Dan and Melissa, your gentle practice was a Perfect gift to myself, after last night “breaking” a 4-day water fast. Dan, I appreciate your recognitions of manifestations of chronic injuries and subtle sensations that might become aware to each of us. I am thankful for your life’s philosophies. Namaste
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