Hip and Shoulder Openers

My back feels great as well do my hamstrings and shoulders

Class has a really nice pace & flow with a couple options for challengin...

Class has a really nice pace & flow with a couple options for challenging poses, but overall a very approachable class

What a wonderful, deep, practice that incorporated some of my most favor...

What a wonderful, deep, practice that incorporated some of my most favorite poses. My back and hips just feel incredible!

It's been a long time since I've done a practice that focused so much on...

It's been a long time since I've done a practice that focused so much on opening the shoulders. Very nice!

deep binding poses, deep twists. This practice is guru level not only fo...

deep binding poses, deep twists. This practice is guru level not only for the poses, but the challenge to remain deep and listening to the inner guru. Thanks Neesha, just what I needed!

slow shoulder and hip opening with increasing depth

even though this is slowly paced, the class goes quickly with some cuing...

even though this is slowly paced, the class goes quickly with some cuing for deepening the poses, but not too much chatter. Shoulder and hips feel warm and open.

Just the right balance of challenging and accessible to make me feel str...

Just the right balance of challenging and accessible to make me feel strong and capable.

Neesha, Thank you! My guru was talking to me throughout this practice.

this really helped my tired and strained shoulders feel light and open a...

this really helped my tired and strained shoulders feel light and open again. thanks neesha~

Excellent shoulder and hip openers. Neesha gives spot-on cues. Challengi...

Excellent shoulder and hip openers. Neesha gives spot-on cues. Challenging, yet still very relaxing!

I fell on my shoulder this summer and have issues that make it difficult...

I fell on my shoulder this summer and have issues that make it difficult to fully open it. These poses could be modified enough to perform on both sides - and I loved the Bird of Paradise and Elephant poses, which I had never seen before. Fantastic! Thanks so much, as always, for Yoga Today and for Neesha and our other wonderful teachers Adi and Sarah!

i loved this class! challenging and wonderful!

Great to see the internal guru and wisdom resides within. Thank you Nees...

Great to see the internal guru and wisdom resides within. Thank you Neesha and the team of yogatoday <3 love you all

Typical energizing and fun Neesha class. Glad to see Bird of Paradise an...

Typical energizing and fun Neesha class. Glad to see Bird of Paradise and a bunch of binds. Really wish she gave more instruction on alignment for squatting into bhujapidasana(--? arm balance with legs crossed in front of the body). I wasn't sure exactly how to move into the pose so I fell onto my butt. Oh well. The sound of the brook is really loud in the background so you'll feel like you're there. Oh also substituted some psoas-stretchin lunges at the end in place of the uttanasana. SO many standing fwd bends in this one and not enough counter poses for me.

Having recently begun to understand the deep connection between my hips/...

Having recently begun to understand the deep connection between my hips/pelvis and shoulders, this class was perfect for opening both areas and validating what I am learning about my body. This is the first time ever that I've been able to reach my fingers behind me in a bound pose. Fun to progress and I loved the soothing sound of the water throughout the class.

after a particularly long and tiring day at work yesterday, this felt am...

after a particularly long and tiring day at work yesterday, this felt amazing. the hip openers were gentle but deep, and the shoulder openers were super energizing. this might be one of my favorite classes! thank you neesha! the beautiful scenery was also an added bonus =)

i never thought i could even come close to a pose like that - great warm...

i never thought i could even come close to a pose like that - great warm up!

Ahh... This class really gets into the hips and shoulders in a deeper wa...

Ahh... This class really gets into the hips and shoulders in a deeper way than I expected. My hamstrings, hips, shoulders and chest feel great!

Deep wonderful poses, stretching and loosening up your body. ^_^

This class had several binding poses which had my chest saying ah and my...

This class had several binding poses which had my chest saying ah and my legs shaking. The sequence of poses really flowed making it enjoyable. Overall great class.

with great shoulder openers-subtly leading to deep binding. Babblng broo...

with great shoulder openers-subtly leading to deep binding. Babblng brook adds fun!

Nice progression. Not extremely challenging, but fairly. I will come bac...

Nice progression. Not extremely challenging, but fairly. I will come back to it.

I feel so open after this class!

I thought the guro rating was a joke as the class seemed fairly simple b...

I thought the guro rating was a joke as the class seemed fairly simple but Neesha was just warming up. the class was nicely paced with some really great binds and even a bird of paradise. I feel wondeful.

nice class with neesha. great instruction on coming into the core which ...

nice class with neesha. great instruction on coming into the core which helped me maximize the openess in my poses. good mix of flowing and holding the poses. while poses were not held long enough for discomfort, they were held long enough to fully experience them. thanks!