By Melissa | Tuesday, March 21, 2023
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Slow yet challenging meditative flow.

By Sarah Ethier-Sawyer | Sunday, June 12, 2016
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I didn t enjoy this class. The flow itself is interesting, but the teacher speaks reeeeeaaaaaally slowly which makes it hard to accord your breath to the instructions. The instructions are really vague, as the teacher seldom names the poses (for example, saying "reach forward" instead of "come into humble warrior" or something). I m a relatively experienced praticionner and I had to look up at the screen constantly.

By Cheryl | Sunday, February 15, 2015
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Monica offers a Shiva Rea like class that is a perfect blend of hard work and delicious opening. I love that this class is more of a led practice than instructive. It is perfect for advanced beginners and above. You will feel amazing afterward!

By Christina | Sunday, February 9, 2014
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The class itself was nice, but I will probably not do this flow again because everything is "slooooooooowly oooooooooopen uuuup and boooooooow over the leeeeeft leg. Innnnnnnnnnnhaaaaaaaaale." After 50 minutes I was focusing too much on how slowly she talked that I lost my zen and decided it wasn t worth muscling through the rest of class.

It bothered me. It won t bother others. The instruction was simply too slow and too vague for me to finish the last 15 minutes. The poses themselves are very all-levels and I think anyone from beginner to advanced would benefit from the flow.

By vanita17 | Saturday, February 8, 2014
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I love the slow, steady 3x pose flow. It was rhythmic and graceful. Perfect for my Sunday morning begin the day opener. Good instruction. Will do this class again.

By Tvrdy | Saturday, January 4, 2014
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This is a nice flow, but I suggest you watch it once before doing it because the verbal instructions are incredibly vague. She says things like "come forward," but does not say how or to where, for example and there are many others. In addition, several times she says Warrior 3 when she means Warrior 1. If I do this flow a few times - and I might - I will know what s coming and the poor instructions will not be so distracting. This is not for a beginner who is looking for help with correct alignment. There is absolutely none.

By Leila | Saturday, December 14, 2013
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I liked the pace of this class its nice slow flow. The transitions between postures however I often found awkward and the verbal guidance much too limited, meaning that I had to look up a lot to see what the instructor meant. In many cases this could have easily been avoided by a brief explanation of what you are expected to do, i.e. instead of just come up , briefly saying how to come up.
Although I am sure it would be easier to follow a second time around I am not sure if I ll be doing this class again. As it is called Open Heart Flow I expected much more chest expansions and heart opening poses. All in all this is not my preferred type of yoga, but maybe those who know and enjoy Shiva Rea s style of teaching will be able to appreciate it more.

By Sarah Holley | Sunday, November 3, 2013
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Really liked the flows but found it hard to follow her instructions. Will do again and am sure will be easier.

By Amberleac | Sunday, October 27, 2013
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Nice class. A bit above my ability level, but I am building my yoga practice and need to move out of my comfort zone to do that. This class does that without pushing me so far that I would injure myself. I felt really good afterward, physically and mentally.

By Jessica | Saturday, September 14, 2013
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THE most dynamic practice I ve found on YDL. Shiva s influence is apparent. Love everything about this class. Monica s instruction and voice are perfect. Loved the reading at the end. More please!

By E | Monday, September 2, 2013
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Wonderful. Complete. Peaceful. I am in love with this day. Thank you.

By Laurie Quercioli | Tuesday, August 27, 2013
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Woohoo!!! Now I can take you on my business trips and have a wonderful class! Please let me know when the next one is available so that I can have a collection of your classes to keep with me wherever I go.

Awesome instructor...if you ever head to Crested Butte Colorado make sure to take a live class with Monica in her hip mountain studio on Main Street.

By EllieC | Friday, August 9, 2013
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Wonderful, rhythmic, slow practice. Great heart-opener poses. Very relaxing and enjoyable. Namaste.