Hey friends, a viewer requested a yin yoga class for the quads! This is a 40 minute practice that will deeply open up the front of the thighs from the hip flexors all the way down to the knee. Did you like this class? Let me know by leaving a comment below! 🌸 Instagram: bit.ly/ywkinsta 💎 FREE 7 Day Yin Yoga Immersion 💎 bit.ly/yinimmersion 😍 ONLINE YIN YOGA TEACHER TRAINING 😍 Get certified to teach! ❤️ bit.ly/yinytt ❤️ Join my YWK Student Community on Facebook! bit.ly/ywkfbgroup
Thanks that was great ,! I enjoy your yoga classes , being a cyclist it helps a lot , I need to purchase some blocks did not ha e them for today’s class
I've been reading that if you have tight quads and weak/loose psoas, you might be doing more harm by stretching the psoas. Is there anything in this video I should avoid if I don't want to hurt the psoas that way?
Yes! First time practicing with you and I will be back. (I've been a regular with Adriene and Five Parks Yoga for a few years.) How I found you : "yin" + "intermediate" + "glutes" and within the results, there were lots of 25-30 minute and 120-125 minute classes. 40 was just right. Good following, cool location shoot = let's do this! Thanks for helping me balance my limber hamstrings with concrete block quads. - New fan in an LA backyard. P.S. Subscribed!
I appreciate that you do a full length of savasana in your videos. Most youtube instructors cut it early, telling the viewers to continue their savasana at home. However my youtube is set to play the next video automatically and it always disturbs my rest by having to quickly pause the video or search for the remote. Thanks for including the FULL practice in your videos.
That hero pose tip (blanket over the back of the knees) is a life saver. It's usually really painful for me to hold that pose for a long period of time. With the blanket it just felt super cosy 🥰
I have cried ( almost lol) yelled out loud in the lizard pose one side until I could hold the foot..... Wooow hurt so good . Love you Kassandra, you are. Life changer, saver - mean it. Love everything about your approach to yin yoga and your beautiful soul..... Blessings
Incredible class. I really enjoyed the reminder at the appropriate time, to be at a 4/5 intensity. It’s easy for body weight to make lizardXquad to make it a 10 instantaneously, but using core to pull back a little (and then relaxing core) really helped. Also I love the sound of Costa Rica in this series. I think you should collect birdsong and layer that as your background music ALL the time!!!! Love, Emily
Thanks for this lovely class, Kassandra! I was deep in my reclined hero pose when my cat snuck up behind me and meowed loudly into my ear. He must have heard the birds!
LOVE this class for the thighs, it made me feel so spacious and open afterwards. Kassandra. I love you. You have such amazing classes. By far my favorite online instructor! Thank you so much! You inspire me to teach great classes as well
Second time for day4! ;) Never regrets. Done this morning with real birds singing at home mixing with your beautiful background. I am more calm and open now. I am blessed! Thank you! 🙏❤️
I really enjoyed this one. The quad stretch felt really good after waking up sore from my leg workout yesterday. The birds in the background helped me feel calm and relaxed. Thank you!
THANK YOU! THANK YOU! THANK YOU! These poses helped me so much after my 2 hr flight turned into 4+ hours. 4 hours is my absolute limit and breaking point for sitting. Bless you. ❤️
I'm already a big fan of your yin classes but this was awesome. Recently hit the gym and my legs have been ravaged but thanks to this practice, I feel rejuvenated and relaxed. Thank you, Kassandra. Much love from South Africa
Just finished this practice and my legs feel so light and I dont't feel discomfort and tightness in my quads anymore. Also my knees aren't cracking when i flex my legs . Thank u so much!
Thank you so much for sharing all of this with us! Yin Yoga has literally saved my body, and I’m so pleased to find a youtube channel that is focused on it.-Namaste
Hi kassandra, just want say you are amazing...I first started doing yin with your videos found at random and have since been hooked and that’s been a few weeks already. I use to do this in classes but your videos have helped me tremendously in developing a home practice. Your voice, pacing and background music are what draws me to your channel a\videos and of course all the poses. Thank you for spreading the beautiful practice of yoga with the world. Nameste. Keep up the good work!!
Wow! Thank you so much. I just started doing Barre and after finishing this video I realized I don’t stretch my quads and hips enough afterwards I could live in these poses. Love it. ❤️❤️
Beautiful workout and stretch in a deliberate well paced manner especially for myself as an endurance cyclist whose body is stiff, rigid and rehabbing from a serious back injury nearly a year ago. I am seeking to attain flexibility first while strengthening my core. Further to gain more stability in my lower back around the L-3 so I can sustain long rides of 50-150 miles this summer. LMK if you come up with more cyclist specific yoga sessions, that would be AWESOME!! Thank you Much.
Love all your classes Kassandra! Thank You! So glad I found your online channel. I love slower flows. Could you do a class focussing on increasing flexibility in the adductors and opening up the psoas muscles? I always thought it was my quads that were super tight but in actual fact it's my adductors and psoas muscles that are tight and impacting on other areas of my practice. Just a thought! Thanks! xxx
I'm so glad that I found this! I have been doing your yin classes for some time and am only realizing now how I've neglected my quads. These are very challenging poses! I find it hard to relax into lizard pose in yin style. Any tips there? Thanks!
When you are at work and you wanna do this practice right now.... pfft... On the playlist for tonight! Finally got to it... bliss!! I like thinking like a hammock two anchor points (hand-foot bind) then just relax everything in between... added to my weekly playlist.
Namaste, thanks so much for this video! You are an excellent teacher. This sequence helped me release a great deal of emotions stored in my legs. It is a great relief ! Love and light from India to you ❣️
Kassandra, thank you for this class. It's my first yin yoga practice, and I liked it! Thank you for sharing with us. If I could make one suggestion for improvement, I'd say that when you let your viewers know how to use props in various poses, stop saying, "I won't be needing them." It sounds a bit arrogant, and could discourage your viewers who actually do need props not to use them. Other than that, this was a great class. I LOVED the natural tropical soundtrack and back-drop. Well-done!
WOW! what a GORGEOUS location! I love your yin yoga classes and now in this setting it is that much more appreciated:-) hopefully we get a few more classes filmed in this beautiful location!
Thanks SO much for this lovely practice,made even more soothing by the beautiful birdsong!Congratulations on your Yin Yoga book...I REALLY hope it's available in Kindle format VERY soon!..
Use like a ton of props. A chair/couch behind ur back. Elavate urself with a block. I found it really difficult at first as well, but doing a very simple version of this is making me feel so damn good.
Preordered your book, looking forward to reading it. I can't do the first posture on my stomach because I get cramp in my hamstring, so I need to do it on my side. Great practice for me though because I do have tight quads and it band, I love my massage but hate it when she does my thighs, ouch! Much love, namaste 🙏 💖 💖 💖 💖
Hey friends, a viewer requested a yin yoga class for the quads! This is a 40 minute practice that will deeply open up the front of the thighs from the hip flexors all the way down to the knee. Did you like this class? Let me know by leaving a comment below!
🌸 Instagram: bit.ly/ywkinsta
💎 FREE 7 Day Yin Yoga Immersion 💎 bit.ly/yinimmersion
😍 ONLINE YIN YOGA TEACHER TRAINING 😍 Get certified to teach! ❤️ bit.ly/yinytt
❤️ Join my YWK Student Community on Facebook! bit.ly/ywkfbgroup
Thanks that was great ,! I enjoy your yoga classes , being a cyclist it helps a lot , I need to purchase some blocks did not ha e them for today’s class
I've been reading that if you have tight quads and weak/loose psoas, you might be doing more harm by stretching the psoas. Is there anything in this video I should avoid if I don't want to hurt the psoas that way?
Yes! First time practicing with you and I will be back. (I've been a regular with Adriene and Five Parks Yoga for a few years.) How I found you : "yin" + "intermediate" + "glutes" and within the results, there were lots of 25-30 minute and 120-125 minute classes. 40 was just right. Good following, cool location shoot = let's do this! Thanks for helping me balance my limber hamstrings with concrete block quads. - New fan in an LA backyard. P.S. Subscribed!
Amazing class! Thank you
I appreciate that you do a full length of savasana in your videos. Most youtube instructors cut it early, telling the viewers to continue their savasana at home. However my youtube is set to play the next video automatically and it always disturbs my rest by having to quickly pause the video or search for the remote. Thanks for including the FULL practice in your videos.
I found these poses challenging compared to most yin yoga, but a great relief after overworking legs with squats, lunges, and/or plyo!
I did not know I needed this, but my quads are so thankful now. And the birds singing in the background! Pure bliss.
I love this practice and have done it twice now. But once you hear the birds are on a loop you can't unhear it. :)
That hero pose tip (blanket over the back of the knees) is a life saver. It's usually really painful for me to hold that pose for a long period of time. With the blanket it just felt super cosy 🥰
what a wonderful practice! loved the sound of the birds singing!
Thanks!
I absolutely loved the background noises, no need for any music when you have birds. Wonderful class.
I have cried ( almost lol) yelled out loud in the lizard pose one side until I could hold the foot..... Wooow hurt so good . Love you Kassandra, you are. Life changer, saver - mean it. Love everything about your approach to yin yoga and your beautiful soul..... Blessings
Incredible class. I really enjoyed the reminder at the appropriate time, to be at a 4/5 intensity. It’s easy for body weight to make lizardXquad to make it a 10 instantaneously, but using core to pull back a little (and then relaxing core) really helped.
Also I love the sound of Costa Rica in this series. I think you should collect birdsong and layer that as your background music ALL the time!!!!
Love, Emily
Awesome! Would love more quad strengthening and lengthening classes!
It was challenging in a good way. That just means I need to revisit this class often.
In 6 years of yoga I experienced the most relaxing savasana after those intense opening postures. I almost dozed off to sleep!
Beautiful. I loved the sound of the birds as well
Thank you for the yoga practice. The birds were lovely. I found the poses extremely difficult so I simply modified in order to finish.
Brilliant practice! The birds 🐦 in the background took me away from my NYC apt and landed me on my mat right there with you! Thank you 🙏
Wow this was amazing. I scrolled back farther in your yin list than usual. This was a golden oldie!
That was the nicest backdrop and best soundtrack yet!!!
This was amazing - especially that last stretch just BURNS my outer hips/legs so much, and feels really relieved afterwards, like it's alive again.
Thanks for this lovely class, Kassandra! I was deep in my reclined hero pose when my cat snuck up behind me and meowed loudly into my ear. He must have heard the birds!
This was SO lovely! Even more so with the sounds of the birds in the background. What a beautiful place! 😍
🥰Loved this...just diagnosed with a femoral nerve damage. Dr said yoga was ok as long as no pain. Perfect stretch with my tight quad.
LOVE this class for the thighs, it made me feel so spacious and open afterwards. Kassandra. I love you. You have such amazing classes. By far my favorite online instructor! Thank you so much! You inspire me to teach great classes as well
Some of these poses I simply could not do. Thanks for your teaching
Second time for day4! ;) Never regrets. Done this morning with real birds singing at home mixing with your beautiful background. I am more calm and open now. I am blessed! Thank you! 🙏❤️
thank you Cassandra, this is so fantastic and I love the bird songs. what a beautiful space to practice!
Girl. You just helped me give life back to my legs. Thank you so much. Keep it up you make a difference!
Aaah the last pose felt divine
This is wonderful. The birds chirping in the background are so amazing!
I really enjoyed this one. The quad stretch felt really good after waking up sore from my leg workout yesterday. The birds in the background helped me feel calm and relaxed. Thank you!
THANK YOU! THANK YOU! THANK YOU! These poses helped me so much after my 2 hr flight turned into 4+ hours.
4 hours is my absolute limit and breaking point for sitting. Bless you. ❤️
the bird sounds are lovely! thank you
Loving lizard and the quad stretch
Skiid for 3 hours today so this was so helpful!! Thank u again Kassandra. I watch your channel everyday
Thanks so much for this focused and targeted class. Hip flexors and quads are my biggest challenge. I'll be returning to this practice often!
I'm already a big fan of your yin classes but this was awesome. Recently hit the gym and my legs have been ravaged but thanks to this practice, I feel rejuvenated and relaxed. Thank you, Kassandra. Much love from South Africa
Wowzers that was hard, but good to do, as I do have an hip issue, so feels good to give it a good stretch, thank you, namaste
YEAH! I am going to your Costa Rica retreat in Nov 2019-!!! SO EXCITED! can hardly wait:-) Thank you Kassandra for hosting such a retreat!
Just finished this practice and my legs feel so light and I dont't feel discomfort and tightness in my quads anymore. Also my knees aren't cracking when i flex my legs . Thank u so much!
You are always awesome. I always go back to you when I need to relieve my aches and rest
Intense poses but wonderful! Loved the background sounds of the birds ❤️ Namaste xo
I loved this yin class! And the birds chirping in the background made me feel like I was in the jungle!
Super fabulous and challenging!
Loved this practice and I especially loved the birds chirping in the background!
Thanks Todd!
Thank you so much for sharing all of this with us! Yin Yoga has literally saved my body, and I’m so pleased to find a youtube channel that is focused on it.-Namaste
Just what I needed this morning in 2022. Another great workout!
Hi kassandra, just want say you are amazing...I first started doing yin with your videos found at random and have since been hooked and that’s been a few weeks already. I use to do this in classes but your videos have helped me tremendously in developing a home practice. Your voice, pacing and background music are what draws me to your channel a\videos and of course all the poses. Thank you for spreading the beautiful practice of yoga with the world. Nameste. Keep up the good work!!
Wow! Thank you so much. I just started doing Barre and after finishing this video I realized I don’t stretch my quads and hips enough afterwards
I could live in these poses. Love it. ❤️❤️
You have become my fave yin yoga instructor! Thank you for doing these videos. Extremely beneficial!!!
So happy for a quads class :)))))))))) and extra bonus with the sweet birdies in the background. Thank you SO much!
Thanks and namaste, lovely class !
Exactly what I needed after riding my bike to work all week. Thank you.
Nice garden. This workout is perfect when you have done a lot of planks. Opens up all the front muscles. Thx a lot!
Loved the class!
Beautiful workout and stretch in a deliberate well paced manner especially for myself as an endurance cyclist whose body is stiff, rigid and rehabbing from a serious back injury nearly a year ago. I am seeking to attain flexibility first while strengthening my core. Further to gain more stability in my lower back around the L-3 so I can sustain long rides of 50-150 miles this summer. LMK if you come up with more cyclist specific yoga sessions, that would be AWESOME!! Thank you Much.
I wish I could like this video more than once. Thank you!
this is the 4th time I did this, finding new perspectives and benefits every time.
That felt AMAZING on some seriously sore quads, thank you. Loved the bird song in the video too.
Love all your classes Kassandra! Thank You! So glad I found your online channel. I love slower flows. Could you do a class focussing on increasing flexibility in the adductors and opening up the psoas muscles? I always thought it was my quads that were super tight but in actual fact it's my adductors and psoas muscles that are tight and impacting on other areas of my practice. Just a thought! Thanks! xxx
This was very challenging and one I will return to again. Thank you.
I'm so glad that I found this! I have been doing your yin classes for some time and am only realizing now how I've neglected my quads. These are very challenging poses! I find it hard to relax into lizard pose in yin style. Any tips there? Thanks!
When you are at work and you wanna do this practice right now.... pfft... On the playlist for tonight! Finally got to it... bliss!! I like thinking like a hammock two anchor points (hand-foot bind) then just relax everything in between... added to my weekly playlist.
Enjoy :)
really enjoy your classes. so different from my current practice. thank you
Namaste, thanks so much for this video! You are an excellent teacher. This sequence helped me release a great deal of emotions stored in my legs. It is a great relief !
Love and light from India to you ❣️
That was such a beautiful practice, thank you Kassandra!
Thanks again Kassandra fo another great session! Please give Cleo a cuddle for me! She is too cute! 🙏🏾💕🤗
This is an amazing practice and does wonders for my body, especially the psoas...thank you!
Could also post a sequence on strengthening waist and lower back muscles.thanks
Love your teaching style and ALL your videos!
Just what I needed after leg day yesterday. Thank you Kassandra
You're welcome!
Just what I needed after a gruelling leg workout
This was lovely, Kassandra. Thank you so much!
An intense but enjoyable practice - loved that last stretch!! Thank you!
Thanks Lisa :)
Love the birds in the background - so relaxing.
yes yes yes! Thank you
Kassandra, thank you for this class. It's my first yin yoga practice, and I liked it! Thank you for sharing with us.
If I could make one suggestion for improvement, I'd say that when you let your viewers know how to use props in various poses, stop saying, "I won't be needing them." It sounds a bit arrogant, and could discourage your viewers who actually do need props not to use them.
Other than that, this was a great class. I LOVED the natural tropical soundtrack and back-drop. Well-done!
Since I need to work on my hips and thighs I found this yoga practice beneficial. Thanks I subscribed.
WOW! what a GORGEOUS location! I love your yin yoga classes and now in this setting it is that much more appreciated:-) hopefully we get a few more classes filmed in this beautiful location!
Yes I was thankfully able to film a few classes here :)
I super appreciated Oming together
Thank you Kassandra
Loved it!
Thanks SO much for this lovely practice,made even more soothing by the beautiful birdsong!Congratulations on your Yin Yoga book...I REALLY hope it's available in Kindle format VERY soon!..
Yes it absolutely will be! It should be available on the release date, Dec 12th in North America :)
FABULOUS!That's my Christmas present to myself sorted!
Beautiful and challenging class, thank you Kassandra! 😊
Beautiful, especially loved that last pose, helped me stretch out an area of my spine that is tender. Very helpful!
Of all the poses, reclined hero is one I can only hold for like a minute. I'll keep trying 🙏
Use like a ton of props. A chair/couch behind ur back. Elavate urself with a block. I found it really difficult at first as well, but doing a very simple version of this is making me feel so damn good.
@@estonianjesus8142 Thank you!
Kassandra thank you I needed some grounding today.
Thank you so much. Challenging, but deeply delicious! And that birdsong is just so relaxing.
Tough for me in most parts but really helpful thank you Cassandra ☮️❤️
thank you this is soo relaxing.
can you please make a separate tutorial on lizard pose?
That was so nice!
Thank you!
process thanks kassandra for this chaka practice
Preordered your book, looking forward to reading it. I can't do the first posture on my stomach because I get cramp in my hamstring, so I need to do it on my side. Great practice for me though because I do have tight quads and it band, I love my massage but hate it when she does my thighs, ouch! Much love, namaste 🙏 💖 💖 💖 💖
Fabulous class, just what I needed.
Allan Leahy thanks for watching Allan!
THIS was so lovely! What a lovely background music. Thank you LOVE.
Awesome top notch class with perfect cueing, again...
Thank you so much Kassandra I'm always following your channel and enjoying yoga everday with you
Thank you!!
The quad stretch laying backwards was impossible with both legs so I did one a a time and hopefully will work towards both at the same time
Thank you 🙏