Course Category: Build

Ready to dance?

This Build: Dancer series focuses on the single-leg balancing pose, Natarajasana. Dancer’s Pose improves balance and concentration while also strengthening the feet, ankles, legs, core, back, and arms. Each class will work on opening the chest, abdomen, hip flexors, and shoulders while also strengthening the body to transition through movement while balancing on a single leg. You may want blocks for this series, and having a chair at the top of the mat may assist you in your peak pose. Let’s Dance, Peakers!

Props: blocks, chair
Class Length: 30 minutes

Get ready to Half Moon!

This Build: Half Moon series focuses on the single-leg balancing pose Ardha Chandrasana or Half Moon. This series will strengthen the whole body, especially the legs, ankles, and feet, while improving focus, core stability, and balance. Each class will work on strengthening the lower body, improving single-leg balance, and opening up the chest and upper back.

Props: blocks, wall, or chair
Class Length: 30 minutes

Hey Peakers, let’s get Wild!

In this series of four sessions, we will build to Wild Thing and explore some of its variations. Wild Thing is a backbend that opens up your chest and shoulders while stretching out the front of your thighs and hip flexors. Each class will stretch your back, shoulders, hips, and hamstrings and also strengthen your legs, arms, shoulders, and core. You may want blocks to assist you in this series, and we recommend avoiding it if you have carpal tunnel syndrome or rotator-cuff injuries.

Props: blocks, blanket
Class Length: 30 minutes

Welcome to Build: Warrior 3!

In this series of four sessions, we will build to the Warrior 3 pose, explore some of its variations, and work on various ways of flowing into and out of the pose.

Warrior 3 is a balancing pose that helps create stability in the whole body and strengthens the feet, ankles, legs, back, and abdominal muscles. Each class will fire up your core and legs, work on single-leg balancing, and stretch and strengthen your lower back.

Let’s hit your Peak, Warrior Peakers!

Props: blocks, wall or chair
Class Length: 30 minutes

Welcome to the Build module!

This section features series that build toward a peak posture. Each series is dedicated to a challenging pose and each class is sequenced to prepare the body to get there. We will warm up the body and build your skills to try the peak pose, variations of it, and different ways to get into and out of it.

These are all-levels classes full of options so you can feel supported and confident in your peak postures. Each series does progress, so start with Session 1 and go from there.

Let’s get building!

Props: blocks, wall or chair for support
Class Length: 30 minutes