I Heart Backbends - Shorter Class

Love, Love this class. Thank you very much!

Such a wonderful powerful practice👌👏😇💕thanks a lot!! I am so grateful to do yoga with you crista 🙏

What an incredible class. It was challenging but so engaging and mindful that you didn't focus on that. I feel nourished! Thank you. Namaste.

What a big, beautiful breath of a class. Thank you!

Awesome yoga, thank you for the amazing time! I loved the "tickle-tickle" :). The equipment says strap needed but there was no strap instruction in the video. Thank you Crista!

Great class. Love her creative flows.

Fun and energizing class. The verbal instructions are so good that I don't need to look at the screen, thank you. This helps me focus and hold my poses steadier.

great class, the sequence of poses leading you up to wheel are different and flow well together. I love her kind voice and gentle spirit. Def a keeper

I love this class. At the end of it, I manage to do a three-legged wheel. And the class is very relaxing and well-paced. Thank you, Christa! I love your classes! <3

probably one of my favorites, crista does such a good job of challenging the entire body even while focusing on one pose. appreciate the advanced variations on traditional and common poses.

Loved this -- plain and simply wonderful, and exactly what I needed. Thank you, Christa <3 20

Beautiful!!!! And so fun! This will be another one of my favorites. Crista's energy is contagious :) I found myself smiling throughout the practice even during the challenging poses. That's the way yoga is supposed to be! I feel open and rinsed and happy!

Challenging class. Not a fan of some of the utterances which is why I gave it a 4.

Nice class. I was surprised how much I was able to do of this advanced class. Good instruction!

Wow...my whole body feels like a warm noodle in the most awesome way. The peak poses in this practice are inspiring and something to work towards. Loved this, made me feel confident.

This class is perfect in every way.

Whew - advanced for sure - but Crista's sweet voice makes you forget. Love her style and the backbends were a creative mix of moves - love the mantra and those HAH breaths!

Thank you Crista! I enjoyed all the twists and sweet poses and that makes me feel awesome afterwards :)

A nice challenge with lots of back bends

Excellent last long class. Challenging but accessible. Thanks!

well, this might be my new favorite class. Challenging for tight hamstrings, but not overly so. Accessible for wrist injuries with the opportunity to test out what works for you. Tons of fun twists and playful poses that aren't in many other classes! This one got my heart humping and blood flowing and helped me explore new poses and get deeper into familiar ones. Great practice!

A wonderful and accessible challenge to get outside of the box!

Wow, that was awesome Crista! However I will have to revisit this class often to work up to that peak pose, that fun one to say! Namaste!

Like most of Crista's longer classes, this one is filled with challenging poses and lots of fun. I was a little sore the next day, but in a way that left me feeling very accomplished!

Crista always knows how to make practice fun!

It was a lovely class! It was fun with some good challenges spread throughout. I was able to follow instructions pretty well without looking at the screen for most of it. After doing it once, I don't think I will have to look at the screen again.

love the back bends

Challenging! I had to look at the screen a lot more than usual and could have used clearer instructions at some points- of course this was partly just the nature of doing a class with a lot of unfamiliar postures. Fun to be had if you can keep up... putting it on my "someday" list

Loved this, although I’m a long way from full wheel!

Wow! I will repeat this class. Thankyou!

Lovely class. Wonderful pace for this challenge to keep the flow smooth. Clear instructions made this advanced class accessible. With no judgement as I kept to a bridge instead of full wheel, the minor modifications made me feel great after completing this class.

Thank you!

Thank you! Amazing class, my spine feels restored!

This was my favourite class of the challenge yet. I had to modify some of the poses after irritating my shoulder while shovelling, but Christa offers lots of options for the more difficult poses. Challenging and joyful.

I wasn't sure if I'd have to skip lots with a sometimes cranky lower back but this class warms you up really well and Crista's cues made me feel safe and supported throughout.

Quite a tough one! Thanks.

some challenging poses and movement in this class - wonderful 1 hour - went by quickly with all the variety

I feel great after doing this practice. I was tired and a bit daunted at the thought of doing backbends before I started but Crista gave good instruction as to modifications. Thank you!

I'm normally not a big fan of backbends but this class made me change my mind!

This was an amazing, intense, all-opening class. She lead so well, ensuring my body was protected from harm but still pushed to success! So amazing. There were some insane poses!

A good long class with lots of deep stretches - pigeon was so luscious! My favorite part: "If you can't reach your foot today, you're still a good person."
I laughed aloud a few times today. Exactly the encouragement I need when trying a class where some of the poses are still out of reach!

Definitely an advanced class - which I would've skipped right past if it wasn't for the challenge. But I was happy to see that I could do many of the poses and stretches, especially with Christa's suggested modifications when needed. Namaste!

awesome

fabulous. reached every tight spot and a little sweat too

Another great class with Crista, for whatever reason I hadn't done many of her classes before. But thanks to this challenge I have been exposed to her wonderful attitude and energy and this has made her one of my favorite teachers!

This class was challenging, but in a way that felt doable. The placement of wheel in the class was perfect for me and my arms didn't feel to tired to support me.

Crista’s teaching has grown on me, great class.

MOST challenging course of the Intermediate Challenge yet! As usual, though, Crista gives quality modifications and options of pose expressions that suit a lot of types. She's the best!

I am so glad I started this yoga challenge and have stuck with it. The changes I am seeing in my practice are so amazing. I procrastinated today in doing this class when I saw the Advanced label, but Crista is an amazing teacher and with her expert guidance I completed this whole class and I'm so happy. I'm thankful for this website every day. It has changed my life. <3

A bit of a challenge for some poses for me as this is an advanced course and is quite long, but remains fun and refreshing. Always a Joy to do a practice with Crista.