Crista's focus on the heart chakra in this vinyasa yoga leads you through a nicely-paced power flow, full of backbends, side bends, hip openers, forward folds and thigh stretches. Her energy will help you move through the tough times and you'll feel so very good when it's over.
This can either be done as a stand-alone class or as Day 4 of the Daily Dose 30-Day Intermediate Yoga Challenge.
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I like Christa's classes - she makes you work all the way through! This is a great class with sooo much in it. You'll bend, stretch and twist every part of your body and feel great for doing so!
Love this class, deeply insightful to exploring new depths of old poses.
Never a dull moment with Crista! Thanks for the fun-energized practice, you cover a lot of ground in a half hour!
What a delightful flow. I especially enjoyed/needed the smile reminders :) Thanks Crista!
Please stop saying "please" so much. While polite in the beginning, it becomes distracting from the flow of the words and practice. Otherwise, good practice.
Unfortunately I concur. Great practice but the incessant pleases began to grate.
I agree. No need to say please.
im ok with it
I like the "please" and didn't find it distracting in the least. Please keep it in your lovely and positive practice. :-)
I thought the "pleases" were a bit off putting at first too, but now I love her kind and light hearted energy. Don't change a thing <3
Loved it. Perfect! Love the challenges too...
That was a truly amazing heart opener. Wow! Thank you so much. This series is so cool, because every day I am trying new things, and I know that you all put them together and in a certain order with much thought. Feeling my body change and my mind center! Namaste!
Thanks Crista for this nice beginning of the day..
Great class! Next time I will use a double-thick mat since there is quite a bit on the knees.
Lovely class, energetic pacing and really great cueing. The lion's breath sequencing was brilliant, got my mind off what I was doing and had me laughing through all of it. Left the mat feeling much more open and smiling. Thanks for sharing your positive spirit.
Great little class!!! It left me feeling very energized! Thank you, Crista! I will be downloading this one for sure!
Lovely class from Crista as always. Fast paced and challenging but I always felt supported by Crista's words, encouragement and modifications.
Thank you, broke my heart open with a release of emotion.
1/4/21 Delicious, slow opening for hips and heart. Just what I needed on this day when a gloomy, dark mood has taken up residence; I feel softer and less tense. Crista's words at the close of class resonated deeply. Thank you.
Great practice thank you. Challenging which is what we need sometimes.
Oh, thank you Christa! That’s one of my favorite’s now!
A lovely heart opening practice that will make you feel really good at the end.
Crista is such a great teacher and I love Lion's Breathe. :)
Beginners can do this practice with modifications.
Krista’s classes always challenge me and they always make me smile. Thank you so much. You are a lovely teacher.
This class flew by and is both relaxing and uplifting. Thank you Crista!
8/15/19. As much a hip opener/hip flexor stretch for me as it was a heart opener. Intense sensations at times, but an overall juicy and relaxing/releasing practice. Modifications offered for many of the poses. Feels good! Thank you
Bless you Crista! Such a beautiful class
Whenever I'm struggling with motivation, I always find myself turning towards one of Christa's classes. This one was a new find for me today, and exactly what I needed. Christa, thank you for being such a pleasure to take a class from! It didn't even feel like 30 minutes went by!
I am echoing others, but we can all use more positive comments. You brightened my day with this practice. I feel physically and emotionally more open. I love how you incorporate lion's breath, which makes me forget the belly work and lightens my emotional load. Your smile and your cheerful, encouraging spirit are always the best parts of your classes. Thank you for being you!
Thank you so much Christa. I can't believe how much it helped not only my body but my soul as well - this class is a blessing for the heart.
Thank you, Crista, that was just gorgeous. My heart needed some opening - perfect!
Namaste.
Wow, that was great, challenging, intensive. Thankyou Christa
Excellent heart opener feeling free to flow with power and grace. Thank you for the happy, positive energy, Christa! So much pressure and stress was relieved. ahh!
Thanks Crista for another invigorating class. Love Crista's energy.
Such pure loving energy, Crista is one of my favorites!
Wow! Great class. Exhilarating and stretchy. Not taxing. Thank you.
I can't stop smiling after this class! Thanks Crista!
<3 <3 <3 :D
Wow! Great class!
Loved Crista's gentle, playful, heart-opening, AND strengthening class. Just perfect for a phase of chest cold healing - from the Heart.
Will do more of the Lion's breaths too - nice bonus.
So good to be able to do Yoga from home, to support healing naturally and safely!
I have been ill and unable to come to the mat for a week. My first day back, yesterday, was emotionally and physically difficult. Today, this class helped me come to a place of peace with my healing and even allowed me to see that I'm not as far off track as I thought. I needed this gentle and loving class as reminder of where my true strength lies. Thank you, Crista.
I love the energy and challenge in this class! The heart openers are especially deep, and I love how Christa guides the breathing so consistently. Her reminders to smile are great, too! :)
Lovely class with unexpected power moves and sequences.
Really enjoyed this class, what an exhilarated sense of peace I'm feeling now.
Also a big fan of lion's breath, first time and hooked. Crista you are a wonderful teacher, thank you for sharing!
A positive and fun challenging yoga session. Crista guided a focused breathing and feeling good throughout the practice!
great class. The continual cutting out and pausing of video was very distracting
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Exactly what I needed today. Excellent reminders about facing the world with open and accepting hearts. Thank you so much.
Thank you Crista for the heart-opening practice, just what was needed at the end of the day! Also, your cues/instructions were clear and so happy that there wasn't any cheesy music!
Fantastic class :) really enjoyed every bit!