Yoga Podclass
30-Min Vinyasa | Active Surrender: Shoulder Focus
What to Expect
David guides you through a 35-minute shoulder-focused vinyasa built around Ishvara Pranidhana — the last of the Niyamas, translated as surrender. This isn't a passive class. It's an invitation to find strength and softness at the same time. Anatomically, the sequence targets shoulder flexion, extension, and range of motion throughout. You'll move through Cat/Cow, Thread the Needle, Prone Wing Pose, Sun A with Standing Half Moon, a full warrior series with Reverse Warrior self-assists, Extended Side Angle with half bind, Star and Horse Pose with Eagle Arms, Bound Locust, Floor Bow, Seated Forward Fold, Bridge, Supine Figure Four, and a closing twist into Savasana. The invitation: Think of a palm tree in a storm — it survives not because it's rigid, but because it's rooted deeply enough to bend. That's the practice today. Strong foundation. Genuine softness. Effort without force.
Off the Mat
There's a version of surrender most of us learned that looks like giving up — throwing your hands up and deciding nothing matters. That's not what this class is about. The harder version is showing up fully to what's actually in front of you: the situation as it is, not as you wish it were. Putting in real effort while releasing your grip on how it has to turn out. David brings this from his own life, not as a tidy lesson but as something he's actively working through. That's what makes it worth sitting with off the mat — not as philosophy, but as a practice you can actually use.