Essential Yoga Twists – Weekly Advanced Class 440

This 35-minute class is dedicated entirely to the practice of yoga twists, giving you the opportunity to explore this important group of poses as the central focus of the sequence. While twists are often included as complementary poses within broader classes, this session allows you to spend more time refining technique, understanding key actions, and experiencing their unique benefits.

The class features essential seated twists including Bharadvajasana, Ardha Matsyendrasana, and Marichyasana III, along with preparatory standing twists and a therapeutic chair variation to help establish healthy movement patterns. Particular attention is given to alignment, the coordinated action of the pelvis, abdomen, rib cage, and shoulders, and the techniques that help optimise spinal rotation.

Twisting poses can help maintain and improve the spine’s ability to rotate, one of its fundamental movement functions. By encouraging balanced mobility through the vertebral column and surrounding tissues, they can help reduce feelings of stiffness, improve postural awareness, and promote a greater sense of ease and freedom in the back. Suitable for a wide range of experience levels, this class is ideal for anyone wanting to experience the back-releasing effects of twists while developing a deeper understanding of this essential category of yoga poses.