Awesome class! Wade spices things up with a class that focuses on core strength, specifically working the abdominal muscles–all of them! You’ll find: the usual warm-ups (Sunny A and B), poses to stretch and strengthen the back and twist the spine, poses that stretch the shoulders if you pay attention to the subtle technical details that Wade points out, a really hard abdominal series, some inversions that continue to utilize core strength (like Feather of the Peacock and Headstand, and Wheel (that’s an inversion too, right?) and finally some twists to wrap it up. A fantastic class to get you ready for whatever sport you might be enjoying or just everyday life, since core strength is essential in just about everything from good posture to performance. As Wade reminds you at the beginning…remember the breath, let it be your guide.
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I found this class while searching for core focused session at the site. This one is at a moderate pace but the leg holds are long and sweat inducing on a cool 60 degree summer morning.
First 70 minutes:
- child pose, cat/cow
- 5 salutation A
- 4 salutation B
- 3 additional sun salutations that progressively adds a new pose – warrior 2, dancing warrior and extended side angle.
- horse riding pose for about 60-75 sec (feels like a lifetime)
- a fairly long sequence of core exercises which feels quite nice after the tiring leg workout and includes tulasana, and side angle
The last twenty minutes are some of the fun stuff:
- Couple of bakasanas
- Bhujapidasana (I am almost sure)
- Pincha Mayurasana (plenty time to set yourself up e.g. to go to the wall)
- Head stand
- Bridge pose, half wheel and full wheel