Thanks, Kate ! Always makes me smile to see your name and happy feet pop up. ; ) Enjoy.

Probably my favorite practice of them all, and one that is sustaining me through this very challenging time. Thank you so much.

Thank you, Kelly . This practice is my backbone, throughline... essence. Hence the name. ; ) I'm so glad it speaks to you. I hope you and yours are safe and well. 

I love that I can still find whole series on Yoga Anytime that I somehow missed before! Thank you Rosemary, I always love practising with you. It was so nice to have shoulderstand in this class. I would love to hear your thoughts on this. I really love to practice shoulderstand without any props but I know this is often discouraged. Without props I feel light and clear and open, and properly balanced. With blankets I feel wobbly and scrunchy and just...floofy. (I’m making up a word, but hopefully you can get my meaning)! I have practised for 20 years and learnt shoulderstand without props. My practice was then sporadic for about 15 years, and when I properly came back to daily practice, props seemed like the only way to practice, at least in classes. I realise it might be difficult for you to ‘advise’ but I would just welcome your thoughts.

Thank you, Ali ! So glad you found this series. This practice is one of my all time faves! Your question regarding shoulder stand is an important one. I think you and I experience it much the same way. I learned it without props (Ashtanga style) and feel better in it without blankets. However, some teachers I highly respect basically forbid it without props. I have been doing the pose consistently for over 20 years without props and have no ill-affect, but I do advise students to work with blankets and see how it feels in their bodies. Ultimately, I think we choose based on how we feel... yes? Be well. 

Thank you so much for your considered response. I love that the culture of yoga has changed. I really appreciate that we are invited to listen to our own intuition for what our individual bodies feel for at this particular time. I have found a whole world has opened up internally that I was unaware of when there was more teacher instructional language. I really appreciate the invitational cues I hear here.

I whole heartedly agree, Ali . Ultimately, that ability to tune in and listen to our own internal wisdom feels like one of the most essential aspects of the practice. Enjoy. 

Beautiful energy all rounded sequence. Thank you from UK 🙏🏻

Thanks, Ioana ! And hello to the UK. Such a joy to have you with us. 

Great class! Thank you!