Strength and Stretch

great strength work which I really need

Thanks Julia, loved the fusion and the birds singing!

Lovely class. Harder than I was expecting! The bird song was beautiful and really helped in the final resting pose.

Thank you, Julia!

found my evening round for this week's computer-based daily activity ! great!

That was an amazing practice, thank you! I feel every muscle in my body got some attention. Beautiful!

That was an amazing practice, thank you! I feel every muscle in my body got some attention. Beautiful!

I enjoyed this! It was actually more challenging strength-wise than I was expecting after reading the comments. I'll revisit this again for sure.

Learned a new move (eg: Pilates Push-up- eek!) and happy to have those hip opener poses as well as balancing Eagle (one of my favs)- moves helpful for someone who drives/sits a lot. I feel stretched and strengthened- Thank you Julia- nice instruction too.
PS: Absolutely love the birds singing and tweeting in the background- made for a lovely bit of Vitamin N (Nature).

Lovely class, thank you!

Thank you Julia for such a wonderful class, made that much nicer by the joyful bird song throughout!

Absolutely amazing and beautiful practise that provided a wonderful stretch to all parts of the body. After sitting at a desk all day, this practice is something to look forward to. Loved the challenges and felt the body really working! Thank you Julia! This is the first time I've attended your class and it was thoroughly enjoyable. I will return!

More challenging than I expected for such simple moves. Nice workout.

Lovely stretch, just challenging enough.

My whole body was hurting but I wanted to feel stronger. Julia’s practice guided me into a better mind set. She challenged me bit it wasn’t too much. Perfect

Good stretching. Very challenging balance. Not too long but enough to build some heat.

This was not my jam. I’ve never liked Pilates so I think that’s probably the root cause of my disappointment in this session. I felt there was not enough muscle prep for moving into the stretches or the body movements so everything just wound up feeling sudden. Also not intermediate level, more towards the advanced beginner level. I’ve done other Julia videos and liked her yoga a lot, so really I think I’m just not a Pilates person. But I wanted to give this a shot and I’m glad I did…for anyone who doesn’t like Pilates, I’d recommend a different video. If Pilates is your jam, you’ll probably enjoy this one. But it is not particularly difficult, so keep that in mind as well.

This practice felt great on my body after a long day of sitting. A really nice balance of stretching and contracting all those muscles. Thank you!

Thank you very much; so good for my body, loved this class!

Wow, loved this fusion class, thanks Julia!!

Confession time. I get in deep ruts and go to my usual teachers and the classes I know and love. Recently I have been venturing out to other teachers and other types of classes. This class by Julia was a new one and the only time I have gone to Julia for a class. Very glad I did. Just what I needed today. Thanks.

This would have made a MUCH BETTER class in the Power 22 challenge to understand--and be able to approach-Pilates. Julia is a very accessible teacher. Thanks.

A lovely class that is both energizing and relaxing!

I am 9 weeks pregnant and and have been incredibly nauseous and fatigued for about two weeks. This is my first practice since my mini-hiatus and it felt so good to be back on my mat with Julia’s straightforward and careful guidance. “Banana asana” is perfect for my growing belly and baby when some twists just don’t feel right. Thank you Julia for this yummy class!

First class with Julia and first class post-Christmas! What a great mix of stretching and balancing after a week of "shoulders up by my ears" holiday excitement. Feels so good to be back on the mat!

First class with Julia, really liked it, good mixture of stretches and movement; so many good teachers at DYWM !

Tiny movements with so much impact. Love the songs from the birds. Music to my ears. Made the class move so swiftly. Love this. Thank you.

Fun and interesting class, LOVED the birds, what a calming feeling during this class! Thanks so much Julia

Nice class, thank you, and shout out to all the wonderful bird song!

Great pilates yoga mix Thank you!

The birds add a lovely dimension to a great practice. Thank you

Thank you Julia, this was great for working on my balance and hip strength.

Helpful and excellent pacing.

thanks

Lovely class, and lovely to hear all these birds ! Thank you Julia !