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Create a Free AccountEstablishing Core Strength I
Beginner II
This class is meant to be a part of a series that you can see in our program Establish Your Core Stability and Strength and on our Yoga for Beginners page. After you have learned how to breathe and engage your core and stretch your body while your core is engaged, now David teaches you how to strengthen your core. Core strength will not only make you stronger and protect your spine, it will make you feel taller and lighter in your everyday life.
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Loved this one
Great class, I def need to work on my core. Thanks!
I didn’t manage to complete all the poses but did what I could and still enjoyed it as a challenging practice after a few quieter days within the 30 day challenge.
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Challenging but very helpful core work. Thank you.
Great class,challenging but so worth it.
I happened to do this on a Monday AM. Great way to start the week!
Very challenging. But it never fails to amaze me how good I feel after these challenging classes. Thank you, David.
Challenging, but definitely worth it! I feel much more stable.
Very helpful and clear instruction. These foundational classes are so transformative!
Fabulous as always David. I love this series. It is kind of blowing my mind how engaged every muscle is in every pose. I was never taught this way before.
Great workout!! Bit challenging for me
wow that was challenging
I appreciate all David’s classes because David actually makes me understand how to do yoga. Enjoyed this one also!
Thank you truly enjoyed that class
I appreciated the focus on the psoas. I always suspected these were weak and I was right. Definitely a class I’ll need to return to often. Thanks again, David, for another great class!
It was a bit beginner for me but good to go back to th foundations nevertheless!
Wow. Very powerful class.
Thank you :)
hurts so good
Wow!!! fantastic and challenging to slow down. Thank you!!
Really enjoyed this class and the connection to the core
Ouch!
I love the reminder of the importance of keep using our core!
I found the music to be very soothing.
Challenging class, my core needs it. Thank you for all the tweeks
Excellent Class. Thanks for the long and very restful shivasana at the end!
Feel the burn! This class was a great core workout!
Every time I do one of David's videos I feel so much better... This one was no exception
Not my favorite. Some of the moves at the beginning were too hard without being warmed up.
This one was a challenge for me. I not have great or even good core muscles yet, but I'm working on it. Over all, a great class. Thank you David.
Great for the lower back
It took me all day to convince myself to do this class, but I'm glad I did. I will have to make sure to go back through all the foundational stuff when I get done with the challenge! It is both challenging, in that it feels like a worthwhile workout, and it helps me with posture in my everyday life. I have been noticing that with each one of these I learn a new way to carry myself throughout the day.
I had one question, When I was doing the leg lifts, I felt the groin muscles, but not the lower back, I was also having a hard time understanding what you meant with clenching the waist(?), would those two things be connected?
Thank you, David!
Great to hear that! To answer your question, the groin is where you want to feel the working muscle when doing a leg lift (it's actually the psoas). It's good that you don't feel the lower back, since it's a sign that you are using your core well. Clenching the waist means to cinch the muscles in around the waist, like a corset (squeezing in on all sides). Does that make sense?
Okay, I think I had just misunderstood, then! I'm glad I only feel it in my psoas! Yes, that makes sense. I was just practicing it while I was typing this. Thank you!
Awesome class
Not my favorite - too hard on the back because my core muscles aren't great. Loved the twist at the end!
Thank you for this class.
Challenging (it looks so easy!) but very rewarding.
Perfect class, thank you!
So glad the challenge forces me to do these foundation classes to understand proper form and alignment.
Good class! I appreciated the progression with the legs. Thank you!
Nice practice
David explains everything so well you can feel your muscles working, and my core is definitely activated now.
Great. Strengthen unused muscles. a bit challenging in a good way. Thanks
Very nice core class. Wonderful instruction
Wonderful foundational class!
Great class, love David's pace and style
Subtle but powerful practice. Focusing on muscle engagement and connections adds another dimension and awareness to the movement.
bookmarked this one. thank you
good morning, core!