Challenge Your Body: A Beginner's Level II Class

This class really helped to build strength in the arms. This is one of my favs and saved in my Practice Studio. I really love how the Practice Studio works. I can save classes in my own way fitting my own needs, whether its because of an injury or just because I love a particular teacher. This new website is excellent.

Fantastic Class

I'm not a flow yoga gal but this video helped me understand it and appreciate it better without wanting to stop. Thanks for mixing poses with sun salutations. I feel so much better in my body!

I love it when you tell us what we'll be doing next. Thanks David, you rock

Your the best David! When this whole COVID lockdown is over, it would be great to meet you at a yoga retreat someday. Maybe down at Mar de Jade, Mexico, partnering up with In Bloom Yoga or another DYWM teacher.

This is something I really needed. Thank you. I love the pace, the calm, the way it moves from one pose to the next.

Such a wonderful class to start the day with. Thank you David

What a wonderful class. I loved the standing work, the back bends and the shoulder openings, also the outdoor setting. Thank you David I am sure I will take this again. James

Great class. Perfect after a few hours of drawing.

Great class if you are looking to do teacher training or become more proficient at yoga.

Hi David,

It has taken me nearly 3 months of daily work to get to the point where I felt strong enough to attempt this class, and it was an amazing experience now that I have done it. I have learned so much from you, ever since I first found that video of yoga for anxiety and depression which you made, and which I have gone through during tough times. Today, I feel a wonderful sense of accomplishment and I just wanted to say... thank you. The relaxation at the end of this class, in particular, was beautiful. You have such a gentle, calming voice. This class is amazing.

-Albert

We have been doing this practice at about once a week in our rotation for several years. We find it to be excellent! Though we have found others we like, none as much as this one. We would like recommendations for others of similar style, length and difficulty.

For different reasons I've been away from yoga for a couple of months. This class was perfect as a way back in. Slow pace and David's reassuring voice helped in waking up the body. Thank you!

Thank you, David This is a very well-rounded class, a good workout. I loved specially the insistence on working shoulders and arms without straining them.

I learn or relearn something new every time I come back to this class. This time it was the reminder to keep the arch of the back foot lifted in warrior pose and its variations, and also the way David bends his knees before stepping forward or back with one foot, which gives a little bounce that adds grace to the movement. Thank you.

All the sun salutes start with the left leg. Is that right?

Absolutely wonderful practice for a beginner looking to challenge a little further.

I have been doing this practice once a week for several years. It is my favorite of many yoga videos I use regularly. It is the right, pace the right length and the right advanced beginner difficulty. As I am in my late sixties, I will not be doing the intermediate or more difficult poses. So I appreciate finding the more challenging sequences that stay within my range. Thank you, David!

What a wonderful evening practice, thank you David, I am smiling

Love this class because it hits various areas. It is probably one of my favorites. The closing meditation is also great.

I had technical problems with this video too. It stopped right before the 16-min mark and then the next time it froze, the whole browser window froze. (In Chrome). So far, all the other videos have played fine in this browser.

I kept trying to watch the video but some milky way commercial kept playing over the audio of the video and it was very stressful. I tried to close all my windows and reopen the video but had the same problem. Same commercial playing over and over as I tried to do the video. So I only made it for 18 minutes when i know I could have done the whole thing.

Looking forward to practicing this on my own with the intention written at the end of this practice and mindfully returning to this intention every time i lift my hands to my heart in Anjali Mudra throughout the practice. Lov ed the flute and drums at the end of the practice. Thank you David.

I live in rural Australia and don't have good access to internet. I buy the classes that I really like so that I can do them anytime. For some reason this video (and a couple of others that I've encountered) don't seem to have an option to purchase and download. Can anybody help??

After doing this "Level II" class I think I might be closer to an intermediate student that I originally thought. This was a good class, a good total-body practice, with slow flows and uncomplicated moves. But it still shows lunges with one knee firmly planted on the floor (I opted to raise my knee). Eagle pose is probably the most challenging pose in the class. If you are a true beginner, this might be a challenge. If not, it's still a good stretch, a notch past gentle.

a great practice to challenge yourself a little bit, a great instructor

I am beginning to practice yoga again after a few months and this was a nice class for me. Thank you, David!

Great simple yet semi-challenging flow, and I love the shoulder work at the end. David guides the best savasanas, he gets me to such a wonderful place of relaxation that I have such a hard time achieving on my own!

I'm getting back to yoga after a break. My body is not a supple as it once was. I'm not a beginner but I sure am rusty. This is a good class to get my muscles moving, my mind clear. Thank you David! I enjoy all your classes and meditations.

Thanks David I love your practice

The music, the flow, his calming voice, smooth transitions......I LOVED this practice. Thank you David.

Thanks for the class David. This class, while it wasn't the kind of challenging that makes me curse under my breath or make grunting sounds, was warming for my body, which I liked. It felt very safe and the pace included lots of repetition to make sure the body was warmed up. It seemed to pass more quickly than some of the other classes I've tried here.

great one :)

great work out, really enjoy this style

I enjoyed the slow pace and clear instructions David was giving. I felt really relaxed with the deep stretches!!!!

Even though I now have a standup desk for working on the computer, I still find that my shoulders are hunching up and get tense. This is great for sorting them out. Namaste from the UK.

Great upper and lower body stretches. Thank you!

I've been sick with a cold for some time and this class was the perfect recovery comeback for me. Nice, clear and deep.

Great! - easy to follow pace and clear instructions made this a very enjoyable class.
Thank you!

Thank you for this class-just what I needed:))

I've been away from yoga for many months now. And I'm not ready to go back to classes. This was the perfect reminder of how good yoga feels. Not easy, not hard, just right. Thank you David. Namaste.

Thank you for this class. The pace is really calming and the poses left me feeling really relaxed.

We really enjoyed this practice and we will do it again. We found the background distracting and we would prefer softer, natural sounds.

I had a great time this morning practicing with this course in the morning. Nice warm-up, right length for every sequence, calm voice and lovely atmosphere in the middle of the park. I'm keen on trying the next class.

I don't feel like I'm doing the cross legged stretch correctly. Can someone step-by-step explain it, along with what I should be doing with my belly button, spine and tailbone? That stretch helps me the most, but I feel like I'm not stretching right.