Absolution Flow: A Call To Arms

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Mark Morford

Behold this giddy, delightful and VERY shoulder/arm/chest intensive practice, core stable and alignment precise. That’s right! It’s all manner of chaturangas, double dips, planks and half-handstands and pincha mayurasanas, moves both familiar and, perhaps, not so much. Prediction: You will love it, even when you hate it.

And why? For the sake of real stability, of course. For the sake of true strength – not just bulk muscle or brute force, but functional, useful upper-body energy that can reach and rotate, lift and hold with dexterity and ease, and not get hurt.

Be careful with this one. Do what you can. Do not overdo it. Ignore your ego. Build up to it. Try a few, then try again. Come back to what didn’t seem remotely possible, and try it again. And then again.

Reminder: Upper body strength is NOT about the ability to hoist heavy things or grunt through a pile of dumb pushups. It’s about a particularly confident, poised flavor of grace and physical integrity. It’s for holding up the weight of the world, and then dancing.

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Adv. Intermediate

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Block, Strap

rating Rating: 4.82
based on 19 reviews

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Average Rating:4.82 rating based on 19 reviews

By Rhonda | Sunday, April 3, 2022
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By D | Monday, January 10, 2022
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YOU WILL NEED A BLOCK, STRAP, AND ACCESS TO A WALL YOU CAN PUT YOUR FEET ON. I wish that had been mentioned at the top of the class, I had to pause and scramble. This class has so much potential, if it were just a little more varied. It s basically 15 minutes of stretching, 20 minutes of repetitive plank, chaturanga, dolphin, and 10 minutes of stretching. Just spreading out the activity so the lows weren t so low and the highs weren t so high (10 chaturangas in a row at one point). It seemed more like a very light 25 minute class separated by 20 minutes of intense repetition. Likes: when the instructor was encouraging and that he counts breaths to let you know how long you hold the pose. Dislikes: sometimes he gets distracted by talking and "hold for 5" turns into "hold for 9" as well as negative/sarcastic comments like "now do a thousand" / "hold for an hour" which I found distracting.

By lisanapoli | Tuesday, September 7, 2021
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Mark is a super teacher and this class flew by even though it was challenging.

By Laurab1 | Thursday, January 7, 2021
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That was one intense shoulder session, will definitely be doing that one again

By Lisa J | Tuesday, October 13, 2020
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My shoulders and upper back were killing me this morning and Mark managed to help me work it out with this class! Be sure you re in a room where you can do some wall exercises (I was in one that did not have a free wall to do stretches on), as the class starts out with these. And, if you don t like chatarungas, beware - there are quite a few in this class (but your shoulders will thank you when you re done)!

By Rebecca | Saturday, October 10, 2020
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By Gillian | Saturday, May 16, 2020
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Love the single armed scorpion! Such wonderful isolation!

By Diane | Friday, December 6, 2019
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Wow! I definitely have some work to do! Challenging work to strengthen my upper body. Will return to this often to build my strength and agility. I feel very energized also!

By Diane | Wednesday, December 4, 2019
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Wow! I definitely have some work to do! Challenging work to strengthen my upper body. Will return to this often to build my strength and agility. I feel very energized also!

By Mitch | Monday, October 28, 2019
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Excellent class for shoulders, fantastic, challenging poses, amazing shoulder work, highly recommend

By surfsidesuz | Friday, April 20, 2018
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Great shoulder stretch and wonderfully challenging poses for arms & shoulders. Thank you!

By Susan | Thursday, March 29, 2018
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Awesome, challenging, opening, surrendering!! Thank you Mark and Yogadownload:) Namaste

By shirleygoodman | Wednesday, January 31, 2018
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Great shoulder openings. I feel like my posture is so improved. Lots of Chatarungas too, thanks Mark!

By tribalamber@gmail.com | Saturday, January 27, 2018
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Thank you for this Mark! This is an awesome shoulder strengthening and stretching class! I feel infinitely more open in my upper body after this even after all of the chaturanga pushups!

By Gardengirl | Saturday, January 13, 2018
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Good shoulder stretching and lots of chaturangas!

By bobbya | Friday, January 5, 2018
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Whoa, this practice is very challenging! It’s like -20 degrees outside, but I’m sweating. Definitely felt my heart rate going up in the middle of this practice, not because it’s moving fast, but because it really focused on the shoulders arms and chest. Love this!

By Meghanmyersyeah | Tuesday, December 26, 2017
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This class was great - my shoulders feel soft and open. There are a few warriors and chair poses, so it felt like a full-body practice, even though the focus was definitely on the shoulders.

By RouxChris | Tuesday, December 26, 2017
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WOW!! That was amazing. I highly recommend.

By ReginaKat | Monday, December 25, 2017
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As someone with injuries from too much time hunched on the bike and in front of a computer, this type of class was exactly what I needed to focus on. I certainly have room for improvement, and yet I felt encouraged and supported throughout the entire class. Thank you.

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