Gosh Benjamin,  You are an old friend to me.  I wish I could hang out with you. Love love love...superb class as always!

Fantastic!   Shared many pieces today.   Loved it, especially the SAW variations, the elevated corkscrew w bent legs, torso extension w salute hand and the grande finale - standing twist.  Thank you thank you

Back feels great but I would have preferred less reliance on the dowels as I don’t have these at home....felt I was at a disadvantage not having them to assist...

Thanks so much, everyone! Kerry — you can do the entire class without the dowels. When available, they can help you get more activation and range of motion, but the class doesn't rely on them. Let us know specifically where you felt at a disadvantage and I'll give you a workaround!

Thanks Benjamin Degenhardt 

Kerry - gotcha. Yes, the action of the arms pulling overhead is a great way to get the upper body and back to assist in the movement. I believe hand weights can help, I’ve been pulling my Mat up against coffee table legs or a heavy enough chair I can pull on without moving (extraordinary times and like you I don’t have the proper equipment at hand... just avoid crashing into it with your legs). Another thing you can try is to grab the sides of your Mat (arms down or overhead) and actively “pulling it apart”. Hope this helps - let me know!

Thanks I’ll give that a try! 

I always love Benjamin's classes!  This one offers a nice twist (pardon the pun) to the classical work.  Thank you!

Excellent class!!! Love all the rotation excercises.

Thank you Benjamin 🌸🙏🏻🍀