Such a great short igniting of energy and sweat! Bouncy is so great for maintaining bone density, and getting to do it in a joyful space is lovely.

So glad to catch a weekday Live class today! The burn and fire is REAL; following Marnie’s guidance about form is helpful (my goal is a more bent/lower front leg next time). I used my usual 5 lb. handweights which were doable; we are spending some of the time holding our weights and other times arm dancing that engage our back muscles. I used ankle weights and highly recommend for increased burn (it’s ok to have ankle weights on from the start even though we do some wake-and-shakes/bounces), and while I didn’t have time to grab my gliders during the livestream I plan to have them ready for when I return to this class. There is a series in the first half of class where our leg glides from extended to our side to behind us in a curtsy lunge, then the series ends with an incremental back leg slow slide to front leg’s heel. We are all standing until cool down stretches. The class was fire-y glutes, stretch and fire on the legs, back muscles engaged, arms worked, brought warmth and sweat, and some “woo hoo”s along with curse words to carry me through. I have M/BODY Hum Bum a few hours later (my bum is humming- especially gluteus medius and up to the hips into lower back). ❤️‍🔥

I revisited this one with ankle weights for funsies and it added to the burn from the warmup onward. Great class- that few minutes on our knees, tucked position with torso crunching inward yet spine straight and the lean back is a silent killer! So many moves are simple, sometimes even small, but my oh my are they effective.

I revisited this class this morning - WITH 3 lb. ankle weights - and there was no way to be anywhere but in the moment as it took my whole focus. Loved it! If you need a pep talk in general, or to psych yourself up to strap on some ankle weights for this class, go to the ending meditation for the best pep talk of all you can do.

Thank you for getting the playback in the catalog so quickly as I missed the live but was able to get to the mat a few hours later. This no equipment class flows the sweat and stretch moments so beautifully and lovingly for our bodies. We warm into this slowly and the moments of sweat are not frenetic but quick and the moves are not incredibly large or chaotic but my goodness I was sweating and breathing deeply. These classes feel like the ebb and flow of ocean waves to me. 

Comments before me are spot on- this was a cool twist of a Healing Hips class in that it is more active and we are not holding as long but flowing with a faster pace and Marnie reminds in the class (and comments here reiterate) the pause and rewind buttons are there for a reason, and to linger in certain stretches for longer if your body calls you to it. We stay low for most of class either in wide second plié, lunge position, or down on our knees. Engaged, activated, and felt much calmer than my headspace when I started class. When I revisit I will definitely use the pause/rewind where I need to.

Francesca Tiganis I was thinking about ankle weights! I felt the muscle activation without any, but was bravely curious. Sounds like you rocked that add-on 😊

Emily that’s great!

Lovely as-is when you just need some gentle stretch to help you return to yourself when feeling tense or emotional. Grounding and short enough to find the time even when life is “life-ing”.

If anyone needs form guidance about the ball under the back extended leg while in lunge position, check out class /551 at minute mark 54:16 as Marnie demonstrates clarification on position and form.