Backbending From The Base: Intermediate Class
This class is a shortened, intermediate version of Fiji's advanced class, Backbending From The Base. Fiji moves you gradually into deeper back bends, opening up the spine with care and attention to alignment.
Comments
Great energizing class for early in the day. Challenging and invigorating. I also really like Fiji's voice and her ability to give instructions clearly and succinctly.
Didn't want to do a long class as I kept putting off a yoga session today until kind of late. This had just a tad of a challenge, which I was looking for, at a perfect pace, I thought. I liked the music (which is absent from a couple of other classes with Fiji I've done) and Fiji's voice over offering context and meaning of back bending in one's everyday life. Everyone likes different things--can't please everyone all of the time. This is my favorite class so far, kind of artful in the intro and throughout somehow--love the tone/mood.
I felt SO good by the final backbend (wheel) and more open and flexible in that position than I have been in a while. I only wished I could stay in the pose longer!
Fiji is impressive as she goes through the poses. But I find her flows (this and others) too fast with some extra chatting that gets me lost between poses. In general, I find classes where the host speaks along while doing the poses (as opposed to off voice added to the video) easier to follow.