Marichyasana I: Strength and Stretch

i did some x country skiing yesterday...happenstance this was perfect. tx

This is one of my favorite go-to classes. Thanks so much.

Great class. Thank you very much

Fabulous total body fabulous. Thanks

So perfect! Eased all my back and hip tension. thank you David!

It's probably been years since my back felt so good! Thank you!!!

Returning to this challenge and finding it so good and refreshing. This class is definitely a winner for opening up and feeling calm. As always, thank you David :-)

What a blessing you are to this world David thank you

Thank you for your guidance David! My body was able to do things that typically are hard to achieve. This was great! Gentle and effective on preparing the muscles for the work. Namaste!

Nice one and saved in my practice studio.

Namaste David! your guidance is so great! feeling very grateful! Thanks!
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What a fantastic class! I feel like I have stretched and nourished every single muscle in my body! You are an amazing teacher David! Thank you!

What a fantastic class! I feel like I have stretched and nourished every single muscle in my body! You are an amazing teacher David! Thank you!

What a fantastic class! I feel like I have attached and nourished every single muscle in my body! You are an amazing teacher David! Thank you!

Thank you so much for this class.

Love love this stretchy class David. thank you so much!

Thank you David. I am getting back into yoga during my stress leave. This class was gentle but still builds strength while making me feel stable and safe :)

Thank you so much for this class. I have been healing from a groin pull and this is my first class back. Going to do it again and again. Cheers, Judee

That was so subtly hard. I never do long classes but for some reason, I couldn't stop. Now, I fee l great. Thanks David!

Thank you. I so appreciate dywm! I will subscribe, though your free classes arepretty great. Want to support you. Cheers,

Thank you! Wonderfully delicious. My entire body feels great.

Re previous comments: maybe the volume issue has been corrected; I did not notice any issues with the audio level.

what a great total body stretch - hard but manageable. looking forward to this Challenge.

Great class to come back to after a hetic summer of shift work. Really needed those deep stretches to start softening the muscles again. Thanks David for your clear instruction and great pace.

I found this site during the UK's first (!) lockdown, and love it so much I bought a subscription! Uk is now in its 2nd lockdown and, as usual for me now, I am turning to DYWM. This session was excellent. Deep stretches of hips, back, sides, shoulders - you are such a good teacher David, as you explain things at the right time , and in simple , clear terms. I feel very safe with you and your team. I have an old skiing injury affecting my left hip / groin and find yoga is really helping me improve my strength and flexibility in these areas. Many thanks!

I really enjoyed this class. Really clear and complete instructions. Great stretching. I didn't have any problems with the audio.
Thank you.

I did really enjoy this class. I noticed, as many others have commented that David is very hard to hear at points throughout the class.
I did start this class previously as this challenge is labeled beginner, and found that I didn't feel it was beginner at all and had to return to it after 2 other
beginner challenges. I would still suggest it is beyond beginner and perhaps should be moved to a beginner intermediate class but perhaps it's just me
and where I am today. Feel great after doing it and thank you!

What a soft, deep opening of the shoulders and hips!

I really enjoyed this class. Great for strength of shoulders. I appreciate specially all the clues that David is giving, to ensure each limb and muscle is taking the correct position. My lower back has always been a weak point , yet I can do this class without any discomfort.

I really like this class and have taken it before. Tonight I had a lot of trouble with the audio. Even with my volume up to 100%, David's voice kept fading out and I could barely hear/not hear about a quarter of what he said in the class. Tested my computer with other videos and I think there's a problem with the DYWM site/video.

Loved this class and will repeat it before moving forward for added strength.

Did this class for the first time yesterday and love it! Great for runners releasing tight shoulders, hips, legs, and lower back - wow! Excited to try Marichyasana II tomorrow after a run today. Thanks, David for a super class!

Thank you, David, for this beautiful class and the clear and simple guidance. I was previously doing more sporty yoga routines and rushing through the poses, but I was looking now for more meditative ones, and I'm so so glad that I found this website as it has both, and meditation sessions too. The beginner videos are a lovely chance to really get the basics of the poses, very gently, while not feeling like beginner sessions at all... It's exactly what I was hoping to find somewhere... All the best wishes to you and the other teachers :)

From the Netherlands I want to thank you David for this excellent yoga class for beginners. I'm 67 years old and working as an artist. Being flexible and healthy is a must for persones of my age. I'm very gratefull for this opportunity to practice at home with you as an excellent teacher.

I came back tonight after an 4 week absence. Yoga just makes me feel better, great class. Love this website.

Awesome class and great guidence, thank you David. I felt so loose and flexible afterwards. Only one small annoyance was the low volume at certain points made following a little difficult. I always have volume full on but at times in this class it was hard to hear you. Other thank that, totally fab!

David,
Once again a big thank you for this great practice! I was able to really stretch my shoulders together in a way I hadn’t done in a while! The whole class was excellent and your pace and nuances made all the difference in making this such a mind body connection! Namaste Amigo! Luz

Absolutely awesome session! Can’t believe how small adjustments and muscle movements can alter the state of our bodies. You are so intuitive and clear in your instructions David. So glad I found you and this website!

Such a wonderful, soft practice for the lower back and shoulders. This wil make you feel calmer and softer at the end. Will do this one again and plan to have my husband do this practice. Thank you, David!!!!

First time taking this particular class. David, you never cease to amaze me. Your gentle persuasion guides me to places I didn't think I could go. I will be 70 later this year and I realize that your yoga classes are absolutely essential for me. I see so many of my older family members who have not continued to stretch and strengthen and how it is sadly leading to pain and dysfunction. Whenever I complete one of your classes I realize how much I need to continue my practice. Everything seems brighter and more positive. I have taken yoga classes from various places in the past but never have I received the full benefit that your classes provide. It is a total mind, body, spirit experience like no other. Thank you from the bottom of my heart.

I love other of David's classes but this one frustrated me. I couldn't hear many of the prompts and would need to come out of the poses to follow. It was also a little too mellow for me. I like a little more yang or I will take a yin class. Still, love the site. Thanks!

also thought I would do 1/2 of it...but continued as Davis pace is so comfortable , he intensely but slowly gets into the yoga postures .
He is total clarity and I like how he will hold the posture . So endurance is present too.

I was unmotivated recently and knew I had to let this cold dark weather fade away and take better care.
So happy I made myself do this today. Perfect.
As my husband says, do it and you'll never be sorry afterwards! So true :)

Great class thank you ! Felt really tired at the start and wasn’t looking forward to a longer class but time just flew by and I feel energised again

Oh, yeah. Spot on! I really enjoy David’s compulsiveness with the details. It makes a huge difference to be reminded everytime “tuck your tail bone in”.

David's classes continue to inspire me! He takes us through a series of gentle movements that actually require one to use a lot of strength (or as much strength as we can). I originally skipped this class because I thought is was an hour of marichyasana 1. This class has a wonderful full warm up that leads to the pose!

not sure about this practice..I am a little confused...when he says inhale and exhale seems off from my moves. oh well, always tomorrow.

Great walk thru hip opening routine!

It was a fantastic class; the best way to go back to the mat. Thank you!