Align, Stabilize and Stretch

Thank you for your calm spirit with teaching. I enjoyed this class.

I do feel rejuvenated. Good for body and soul. Thanks, David.

Great class!

Thank you, David. This was glorious and exactly what my mind and body needed.

Great stretches, thanks David.

Awesome. I work with some stiffness in my lower back and hips and this class puts together all the most helpful, deep, thorough, gentle stretches to nourish this part of my body. It's not an exercise practice it's a stretch practice and something I want to add to my routine several times a week. This is a gem. Thank you.

Thank you! I loved the stretches, reminders to balance effort and release & to protect the low back, savasana, and questions. Very considerate. Namaste

Really enjoyed this session. Great clear instruction. I now feel taller and better aligned :-)

wonderful class. not only great stretches delivered in an easy manner, but also super peaceful! thanks from a new subscriber but keen yoga student a long time ago.

Thanks for the great stretches David.

wonderful intense yet calming stretch exercise. Feel so aligned afterwards , Thank you

I felt so aligned and in tune with the solidness of my body after this class. Thank you for a great session, I feel so strong and good after!

Just finished all the sessions of the "Yoga for absolute beginners" series. Going in, I was curious, but rather sceptic, about yoga. I enjoyed almost all of the classes immensely. I'd often feel lazy and really have to pushing myself to do it, but I'd always end up feeling so much better afterwards. This class was particularly wonderful.
It's fascinating how you can change a sensation so fundamentally just by shifting your focus to a particular aspect of it - for me, that was often the case when David reminds us to "lengthen" the whole body instead of stretching just an individual body part.

Needless to say, I just subscribed as a member. This is some wonderful content, available for free, and I am glad to support it.

David is amazing at using words to explain how to move the body. Really remarkable! The only place my body got lost was warrior pose.

That was Excellent I’m looking forward to more videos of her progress with this wonderful beginners series

Wow, that was difficult but great workout. Using muscles we have forgotten about. Wondering why you clapped your hands David. Were you trying to get someones attention? LOL

Some wonderful streches for the legs and hips. David's calm instruction all the way through. I really enjoyed this one.

Wow this one was tough! I think I have really tight hamstrings and I can't bend my torso much while keeping my spine straight so a lot of the motions were really difficult for me, especially those with the strap and stretches where I have to keep my legs straight while moving my torso around. Despite that, I feel much better physically; I noticed when I was sitting in shavasana at the end I was very angry at myself for not being able to do the motions, so I really was able to calmly note that rather than further berate myself.

This is one of my all time favorite classes. Everything about it is perfect, other than an editing error at 44:35. I do not know if you can still go back an fix it, but that would be fantastic as the error is rather jarring. Thank you for all you do.

Beautiful and deeply healing. I am rehabbing a hip injury during the Corona virus. Since I cannot see my PT, this is a great way to keep healing my hip. Thank you David!

Such thanks!
The incredibly clear
And stable guidance
Is so healing;
A deep release
Peace
And open space
Connecting with consciousness
In shavasana
The tears stream down to ears
Opening to
Whole being
Glowing

Wow, I really loved this class! Thank you David! I am doing the "Establish Your Core Stability and Strength" program, and I've really been loving it so far. I was able to get into the present moment in this class, as David gently moved us into the poses slowly, deliberately and precisely. I so appreciate taking the time to experience each nuance of the practice. This is the type of yoga I love most, and I thank DYWM for making these classes available.

This class is so subtlety amazing - really allows for space and time to notice what the body is doing and needing. Many thanks~

A wonderful, calming class that works out the “kinks” after a long work week. David’s voice is also calming and his instructions are thorough.

I agree with so many of the people who left comments. David, you calm me, center me and leave me with a positive, nurturing outlook for the remainder of the day. Thank you.

I had to return to more gentle classes. I was doing the 30 day empower yourself challenge and had to tap out at class 9. I have an old sprained ankle so I wasn't feeling good in the knee, back, and hips area at all for a few days after that. Im not giving up though! Your website gives us hurt folk several options to fit our needs. This is still the greatest discovery, thank you so much for what you do!!!

I just love David's calm voice and precise instruction. This class was great. Relaxing and energizing at the same time. My body and mind feel so good!

The feeling I had at the end of this class was so wonderful. A true buzzing feeling throughout my whole body, a calm and quiet mind. Really great attention to the lower body and alignment. Needed this and enjoyed it so much. Thank you.

Such a lovely class. I am trying to get back into my yoga routine and this was a perfect way to re-awaken the body. Thank you David!

Thanks for this one. Will bookmark this one.

I typically enjoy more of a flow/vinyasa practice but was looking for a good stretch to help my soar back and body. I’m going through a loss and major life changes and needed a practice where I could care for my aching body and relax. This was it! I feel less tense after this. Thank you, David!

I came back to the 30 day challenge after a 2 week hiatus, filled with hard physical and emotional work and not enough sleep. This was an excellent class to come back to, as now I feel renewed and energized. Namaste.

I am amazed these classes on this challenge are excellent. Struggling with a few things but wonderful to feel the stretching and no doubt in time when I repeat all of these challenges they will become easier and maybe my body will accept them more. Thank you again for such clear instruction!!!

You did it again, David! This class is nurturing and so mindful. I love the combination of lower and upper body release. The standing section was so precise. This class and your words brought me to a higher level of respect and care for my body. Thank you so very much!

Thank you for a gentle awakening after a fitful sleep. Beautiful.

Thank you for another wonderful class. Loved the deep breathing and stretches. Will revisit this practice in the future!

Thank you for this class. I am taking the 30 day challenge, cherry picking each class based on what I feel my body needs for that day. This class is perfect for a rainy day on the island;) It's going to end up being a 60 day challenge because I want to do every class listed! Great teachers. Best. Yoga. Site. Ever.

LOOOOOVEEEEEE it <3

I did this class the morning after a race (cycling), and it took me from stiff and sore to limber and relaxed. Thank you

absolutely loved the pace of this class and what it offered me in view of yet another groin strain filtering into my lower back and top of my hip. I'm hoping to move on to a similarly paced class but one which offers more asanas progressing into the warriors, triangles, simple balances and some more floor-based asanas, so that I could get a full body work-out for about 90 minutes. Ron Stewart's classes come close, but he moves a little too quickly. Any other recommendations would be welcome. It would motivate me to become a subscriber, if I could find what i'm looking for. Namaste and in gratitude for this wonderful site and the motivation behind it.

I was looking for a yoga class for stretching and found what i was looking for!
Awesome, my back feels much looser.
Looking forward to look into other classes

David, this was a phenomenal class. I feel strong, balanced, loose and alive. Bless you for your creativity and loving energy. Thank you.

David, I have scoliosis in my lower back and your classes, such as this one, have made such a difference in lessening my lower back pain by helping me stretch those stiff areas such as hips, quads and back muscles. And your voice and clear commands are the best! Thank you!

I was reluctant to do any of this teacher's classes - not sure why - but this was such a good long stretch - loved it. It put me into a great trance. Thanks!