I have got some knots in my system and I’m using this practice to untangle them and feel a little more free from the bull shit. We will practice not taking the bait from our inner critic—which is going to prove to be a necessary and frequent practice in our lives— and ponder a question I learned from Otis’s preschool. We start kneeling and bring in your upper back with eagle arms and spinal undulation, then change levels and take that into standing exploration. There are 4 pilates songs that heat you up, bring strength to your center, and awareness of how your spine wants to move. We have a building pattern for our yoga portion that will tangle and untangle you over and over again. I got a lot of love for this class teaching it in person this week and did it almost daily myself. I’ll be using ankle and wrist weights, and a kettlebell for squats if my back says yes to that. As always, you don’t need to add anything unless you want to!