Transforming Fear into Courage and Self-Confidence

Time @ the end spent on hand/head/forearm stands

A good practice for my weak arms. I liked the flow and the challenges. T...

A good practice for my weak arms. I liked the flow and the challenges. The visualisation was too short to really work with but I will use it again in my own pace.

This is one I could do every other day! Very aerobic and positive. You...

This is one I could do every other day! Very aerobic and positive. You can adapt it to your skill level and grow through it. For inversions, you start with the preliminaries, then one day you move to the wall, then one day you don't need the wall. This series would work for anyone, even a beginner, who practices prudence.

This class starts with some slow sun salutations and works up into some ...

This class starts with some slow sun salutations and works up into some inversions (handstand, headstand, and forearm balance). At the end I felt very energized and ready to conquer the world!

Thank you!

Found this vid quite a challenege but at the end of it I was so very hap...

Found this vid quite a challenege but at the end of it I was so very happy that I made it! I did have to rest a few times in child's pose as i just could not keep up and I am no where near doing a hand stand and not sure I ever will but the workout from this video was wonderful!

I've been trying to do handstands in my practice for a couple months now...

I've been trying to do handstands in my practice for a couple months now and this class was a great warm-up (mentally and physically) for really going for it. Narrated very well so I felt like I didn't have to watch the video too closely and could focus on the movement.

Great class. Thank you.

Thanks Sarah.

I loved this one. Great series of poses, warmed me up, challenged me, go...

I loved this one. Great series of poses, warmed me up, challenged me, got the circulation going. Love it.

This class is just great to challenge fears and also get rid of nerves b...

This class is just great to challenge fears and also get rid of nerves before a performance. As a musician I find this very useful since it both focuses on the breath and gives you the visualization exercise in the end which is truly helpful for performance anxiety. Also, working on energizing sun salutes are great to take off that excessive edge that can come a few days before a performance. It transforms that energy into physical strength instead of tensing you up. The sequence of hand/elbow/head stands is also great to push you to see that trying out things that might be scary won't kill you - just like performing on stage. I really loved this class and I will get back to it again!

Sarah you and the whole yogatoday team are amazing! Thank you !!!

Great visualization at the end after some heat :)

This was just the class I needed today, as I face a new challenge (and f...

This was just the class I needed today, as I face a new challenge (and fear) in my life. I have also been in a yoga rut and this class really challenged me physically and was fun. I love the visualization activity at the end. Thank you, Sarah!

This is definitely a guru level class, considering there are advanced po...

This is definitely a guru level class, considering there are advanced postures and very little offerings of modifications. This is a vinyasa style class, moving through sun salutes A & B, vasistasana (side plank), eagle pose, warrior II, reverse warrior, side angle pose, head to knee pose, inversions (head and hand), and back bends (camel, upward bow). This class is definitely warming and a bit challenging, but if you're not used to taking yoga classes, take a gentle approach! Well done Sarah. the hour flies by. Namaste!

This class was wonderful. It challenged me and helped me realize that i ...

This class was wonderful. It challenged me and helped me realize that i can do more than I think. I had never tried forearm stand and I didn't think I could do it. It is energizing and calming. Ilove yoga today

Thank you

The vid. does lag at the 25 min. mark, I just continued with the flow an...

The vid. does lag at the 25 min. mark, I just continued with the flow and after a few seconds it started again. Other than that great class! Sarah is one of my favorite teachers, and she does a great job of guiding us thru this wonderful practice.

Video gagged at 25 minutes. Who ever you are using for tech, they are do...

Video gagged at 25 minutes. Who ever you are using for tech, they are doing you a disservice. The codecs gag consistently, it will turn off subscribers rather quickly, Better to chop videos into parts 1, 2, and 3 and have them load in sequence, than one straight shot that gags.

Thank you so much. Great great!! I found this class is helping me in tim...

Thank you so much. Great great!! I found this class is helping me in times where I have to make big decisions.

Not for beginners. The camera work was kind of terrible, though.

This video keeps crashing at around 25 minutes and I don't know why. Is ...

This video keeps crashing at around 25 minutes and I don't know why. Is anyone else having this problem?

This is a fantastic class: it's quick-moving and encourages a strong, st...

This is a fantastic class: it's quick-moving and encourages a strong, stable approach that focuses on the intention of courage. Plenty of sun salutes to begin with, then a good blend of balancing, standing and inverted postures. Finishes with an awesome guided visualisation. Beautiful stuff -- thanks, Sarah!

When this class was offered free before, I could not do it at all. Today...

When this class was offered free before, I could not do it at all. Today, I could do most of it -- with effort. Namaste

Fantastic and challenging sequence followed by a strong visualization te...

Fantastic and challenging sequence followed by a strong visualization technique. Very well balanced episode. Thank you!

This is my first time on the site today and I really enjoyed it!

I"m sure the video is great, but I can never seem to get anything to loa...

I"m sure the video is great, but I can never seem to get anything to load from this site

This is my first time on the site and this video was just what I needed!...

This is my first time on the site and this video was just what I needed! I usually do shorter, more basic sequences on my own at home but felt like I needed more of a challenge today. This video was perfect. I managed my first full-fledged handstand and could see improvement in my headstand, too. However I refrained from dropping into wheel pose because it seems like you really *do* need a helping hand if you're trying that for the first time. This is definitely a class for more experienced students. Beautiful view of the Tetons, too. I grew up looking at those mountains but haven't seen them in years. Very refreshing class on many, many different levels for me. Thank you so much Sarah!

Thank-you Sarah - you have been a part of my day for 5 years!

Great class! Energising and a nice level of challenge. Will definitely d...

Great class! Energising and a nice level of challenge. Will definitely do this one again :-)

Liked the premise of this class, and enjoyed the poses selected to embra...

Liked the premise of this class, and enjoyed the poses selected to embrace and challenge fear.

Emerged in serenity, surrounded by chaos. This exercise is perfect to fi...

Emerged in serenity, surrounded by chaos. This exercise is perfect to find the strength to reach an inner balance within. Appreciate the free lesson.

I have been off for a bit because of moving and injury, so this was a bi...

I have been off for a bit because of moving and injury, so this was a bit of a challenge. I did what I could, actually got farther in some of the inversions than I have in the past. Tried floating and took child's as necessary. Kicked my but and worth the effort!

Not for beginners, but I adjusted the class a little bit for me as I am ...

Not for beginners, but I adjusted the class a little bit for me as I am intermediate.

You guys never cease to amaze me. Thank you for this energizing awesome ...

You guys never cease to amaze me. Thank you for this energizing awesome practice! I got over my fear of "floating" into plank & kicking into handstand...buzzing all over with good energy :)

magnificent even for a newbie like me

Really enjoyed every bit of it. I feel so charged up with energy that i...

Really enjoyed every bit of it. I feel so charged up with energy that is beyond just the physical aspect

Be Brave, go for it, but always honor your own level of commitment, Than...

Be Brave, go for it, but always honor your own level of commitment, Thanks for such a great class!

I enjoyed the challenges, though I often stayed with earlier stages of p...

I enjoyed the challenges, though I often stayed with earlier stages of postures when I couldn't find full expression, I was still excited by the potential to be braver, get stronger. The class entirely shifted my energy, and I thought the visualisation was great. Thank you very much!

Sarah, this is a wonderful class.It should be noted that those who say t...

Sarah, this is a wonderful class.It should be noted that those who say this is a 'strong' class, Sarah said at the beginning you do not have to complete all the poses, take a childs pose at any time. For me it challenged my ability and made me face some of my asana fears, giving me new energy and condifence. Thank you.

Such and inspiring class. LOOK Forward face that which is not real ( fea...

Such and inspiring class. LOOK Forward face that which is not real ( fear ). Love the meditation at the end. Shanti

This class is powerfull in both: body and mind. The asanas support the m...

This class is powerfull in both: body and mind. The asanas support the mechanism of success in overcomming fear connected with the confrontation of something new and challanging and lead into power of strenght. I love the visualisation part - a confrontation with your 'choice' of fear in the safe place of you mat. Thank you!

I couldn't make it through this class at all. I have a lot of experience...

I couldn't make it through this class at all. I have a lot of experience with yoga, but hadn't been practicing for several months. I thought I'd try some beginner classes to get back in shape. The beginning was OK, but the inversions and wheel pose are not beginner poses and I think someone could get hurt trying to do this class.

Gave up a third of the way through - above my level. It seems as though ...

Gave up a third of the way through - above my level. It seems as though many agree, perhaps it should be changed to yogis.

Was able to achieve a few moves that I never tried before. Thanks for t...

Was able to achieve a few moves that I never tried before. Thanks for the inspiration.

this is yogi.. and a pretty challenging yogi at that. It was nice to pl...

this is yogi.. and a pretty challenging yogi at that. It was nice to play around with some inversions that I'm not used to trying though.

This class really helped me worked through my current fear. An hour late...

This class really helped me worked through my current fear. An hour later, I feel like I can conquer the fear and rage I was feeling. Amazing!

I was sweating during this class, in part because physically working thr...

I was sweating during this class, in part because physically working through all the chaturangas was hard but also because my fears were confronted. Headstand and shoulder stand do make me feel very afraid. This class makes you appreciate your fears.

i finally managed to do the head stand, and the poses are great. very re...

i finally managed to do the head stand, and the poses are great. very recomnded

I am getting better at certain poses, but am not feeling confident enoug...

I am getting better at certain poses, but am not feeling confident enough yet for handstands. That's the only thing I didn't do fully, but the rest of the class was great and my whole body feels good!

It is a chaleenging class but it really allows to concentrate on asanas ...

It is a chaleenging class but it really allows to concentrate on asanas and breath. I have had a really hard time recently missing my good firend who is away travelling and this class helped me to reconnect with my inner hapiness. Thank you Sarah

the description says it's beginner level, or novice, but with a practice...

the description says it's beginner level, or novice, but with a practice including handstands, forearmstands and headstands I'd say it's more guru. Good class!

This practice is definitely harder than a lot of the other novice practi...

This practice is definitely harder than a lot of the other novice practices that I have done but it is completely worth it. I ended up in child's pose several times but by the end of the practice I felt amazing and more at peace and energized than I have been in a long time.

Beautifull class, it's challenging...but really made me look inside to r...

Beautifull class, it's challenging...but really made me look inside to recognize and embrace the courage lying within myself. I even started crying at the end like a small child haha, the cleansing worked at a deeper lever than I expected. Thanks Sarah!

Excellent! Loved the poses in this classes, and also really enjoyed the ...

Excellent! Loved the poses in this classes, and also really enjoyed the extended savasana. One of my favorites!

Although the class was a bit advanced for me, it did help me to stare fe...

Although the class was a bit advanced for me, it did help me to stare fear in the face and recognize it and work to overcome it. I had never done a donkey kick before and just working on that was enough for me today. Strangely, I even started crying at that point... I appreciated that there were two different levels of yoginis with Sarah. Dare I consider the potential I have?

I really enjoyed this class. I had been having stress/panic attacks all ...

I really enjoyed this class. I had been having stress/panic attacks all day, and after I did this class with Sarah I felt 100% better. It is a challenge at times, but well worth it.

Challenging!! :)