Enjoyment is a very valid reason to practice yoga. Sometimes we place the benefits of our practice in the future, just out of reach of our present awareness. Today, let's grab the fruit of our practice and gobble it up right now. The mat can be an excellent place to practice learning what we want in the moment and making choices that personalize our experience and prioritize what serves us. Props: blanket

By establishing a strong, nourishing breathing practice at the start of class, we cultivate the tool that supports us as we engage with slow, focused, and longer-held postures which challenge our strength. Reclined, we explore movements that support the low back then transition to the aforementioned strength-based poses, make some time for hamstring stretching, a low lunge balance exercise for the sacroiliac joint, and a reclined figure-4 with a surprise twist (spoiler: there's stretch AND strength involved). Round out your practice with a final relaxation. Props: 1 blanket, 2 blocks