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Difficulty & Intensity Guide

This comprehensive guide will help you find which series is right for you

Difficulty Levels

Difficulty refers to the level of skill and technique called for in a class.

Introductory

Introductory classes are designed for those who have never taken a yoga or fitness class before.

As a step below the beginner level, introductory classes move at a slow pace, take time to break down each pose and exercise, and are shorter in length to help you build endurance as you create a new movement routine. These classes are generally bodyweight only and contain modifications to help you feel safe and supported.

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Beginner

Beginner classes are geared toward those who have very little exposure to yoga or fitness.

These classes offer many modifications and detailed instructions on fundamental poses and exercises. Beginner classes are perfect for someone who is looking to start a regular yoga practice or fitness routine, though they’re also suitable for all levels to practice and brush up on the basics with alignment and form. You can also find mindfulness and wellness in this category.

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Moderate

As the next step up from beginner classes, moderate classes include higher-level modifications and less detailed instruction than you would find in a beginner class.

Moderate classes are well-suited for those who have previous yoga and fitness experience and a basic understanding of poses, exercises, and class structure. This is an excellent choice if you’re trying to maintain consistency in your routine and increase your strength, skills, and flexibility with a class geared toward all levels.

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Intermediate

Looking for a challenge? Intermediate classes tend to weave in more challenging poses and high-intensity exercises at a faster pace.

These classes will help build your strength, deepen your flexibility, and enhance your body awareness. For yoga classes, you can expect creative transitions, options for arm balances and inversions, and workout-inspired flows. For fitness classes, expect heavier weights, a higher sweat factor, and a quick pace that challenges your strength and cardio endurance.

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Advanced

These classes offer the perfect opportunity to explore your potential beyond what you’ll find in typical all-levels studio classes.

Advanced classes are designed for those with a strong and consistent yoga and fitness routine. Expect advanced-level inversions, arm balances, and backbends; challenging peak pose variations; deep flexibility; strength work; and tricky transitions. You’ll find your edge while exploring a greater level of strength, control, and skill work.

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Introductory

Introductory classes are designed for those who have never taken a yoga or fitness class before.

As a step below the beginner level, introductory classes move at a slow pace, take time to break down each pose and exercise, and are shorter in length to help you build endurance as you create a new movement routine. These classes are generally bodyweight only and contain modifications to help you feel safe and supported.

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Beginner

Beginner classes are geared toward those who have very little exposure to yoga or fitness.

These classes offer many modifications and detailed instructions on fundamental poses and exercises. Beginner classes are perfect for someone who is looking to start a regular yoga practice or fitness routine, though they’re also suitable for all levels to practice and brush up on the basics with alignment and form. You can also find mindfulness and wellness in this category.

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Moderate

As the next step up from beginner classes, moderate classes include higher-level modifications and less detailed instruction than you would find in a beginner class.

Moderate classes are well-suited for those who have previous yoga and fitness experience and a basic understanding of poses, exercises, and class structure. This is an excellent choice if you’re trying to maintain consistency in your routine and increase your strength, skills, and flexibility with a class geared toward all levels.

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Intermediate

Looking for a challenge? Intermediate classes tend to weave in more challenging poses and high-intensity exercises at a faster pace.

These classes will help build your strength, deepen your flexibility, and enhance your body awareness. For yoga classes, you can expect creative transitions, options for arm balances and inversions, and workout-inspired flows. For fitness classes, expect heavier weights, a higher sweat factor, and a quick pace that challenges your strength and cardio endurance.

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Advanced

These classes offer the perfect opportunity to explore your potential beyond what you’ll find in typical all-levels studio classes.

Advanced classes are designed for those with a strong and consistent yoga and fitness routine. Expect advanced-level inversions, arm balances, and backbends; challenging peak pose variations; deep flexibility; strength work; and tricky transitions. You’ll find your edge while exploring a greater level of strength, control, and skill work.

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Intensity Levels

Intensity is not the same as difficulty; it refers to the amount of exertion that a workout requires.

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Level 1
Ideal for those looking for a slower-paced, chill, or more restorative style of class. You’ll leave feeling calm, relaxed, and at ease.
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Level 2
Great for those who want to move at a slow to moderate pace. Classes within this level vary from feel-good flows to entry-level strength training. You’ll feel comfortably challenged and explore a more dynamic range of movement.
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Level 3
This is the best option for those looking to amp up the sweat factor. You’ll get your heart rate up, test your endurance, and challenge your limits with faster-paced movement and exercises.
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Level 4
These classes are designed to test your limits to the max. You’ll move at a fast pace to push yourself to your peak, increase your heart rate, and accelerate your breathing. Prepare to discover untapped levels of strength and endurance.
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Level 1
Ideal for those looking for a slower-paced, chill, or more restorative style of class. You’ll leave feeling calm, relaxed, and at ease.
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Level 2
Great for those who want to move at a slow to moderate pace. Classes within this level vary from feel-good flows to entry-level strength training. You’ll feel comfortably challenged and explore a more dynamic range of movement.
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Level 3
This is the best option for those looking to amp up the sweat factor. You’ll get your heart rate up, test your endurance, and challenge your limits with faster-paced movement and exercises.
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Level 4
These classes are designed to test your limits to the max. You’ll move at a fast pace to push yourself to your peak, increase your heart rate, and accelerate your breathing. Prepare to discover untapped levels of strength and endurance.
Intensity Levels

Intensity is not the same as difficulty; it refers to the amount of exertion that a workout requires.

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Level 1
Ideal for those looking for a slower-paced, chill, or more restorative style of class. You’ll leave feeling calm, relaxed, and at ease.
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Level 2
Great for those who want to move at a slow to moderate pace. Classes within this level vary from feel-good flows to entry-level strength training. You’ll feel comfortably challenged and explore a more dynamic range of movement.
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Level 3
This is the best option for those looking to amp up the sweat factor. You’ll get your heart rate up, test your endurance, and challenge your limits with faster-paced movement and exercises.
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Level 4
These classes are designed to test your limits to the max. You’ll move at a fast pace to push yourself to your peak, increase your heart rate, and accelerate your breathing. Prepare to discover untapped levels of strength and endurance.
Intensity 1—Outlined Copy Created with Sketch.
Level 1
Ideal for those looking for a slower-paced, chill, or more restorative style of class. You’ll leave feeling calm, relaxed, and at ease.
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Level 2
Great for those who want to move at a slow to moderate pace. Classes within this level vary from feel-good flows to entry-level strength training. You’ll feel comfortably challenged and explore a more dynamic range of movement.
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Level 3
This is the best option for those looking to amp up the sweat factor. You’ll get your heart rate up, test your endurance, and challenge your limits with faster-paced movement and exercises.
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Level 4
These classes are designed to test your limits to the max. You’ll move at a fast pace to push yourself to your peak, increase your heart rate, and accelerate your breathing. Prepare to discover untapped levels of strength and endurance.

Series

Deepen Your Backbends
Instructor: Kayla Nielsen

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Description

This series is a physical and energetic exploration of the backbending practice. You’ll tap into your heart space and explore the emotions that arise while deepening your flexibility in six peak backbends: Wild Thing, Camel, King Pigeon, Wheel, King Dancer, and Bow. Each peak pose features a drill class and a full-length flow, and there are two meditations to help you tune into your emotions. With backbending, it’s important to meet yourself where you are each time you step on the mat. Resolve to show up in a gentle way and be patient with yourself as your journey unfolds.

In this series, you will:
- Deepen your flexibility in six backbending yoga poses
- Strengthen your upper body and improve your posture
- Release tension, stagnant energy, and stored emotions

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Kayla Nielsen

Kayla Nielsen is a yoga teacher, humanitarian, and entrepreneur who is dedicated to serving people, animals, and the planet through environmental service.
As a daughter of a yoga teacher, Kayla began learning yoga asana as a child, and has continued forward with the physical practice for the last 21 years. In that time, yoga expanded beyond just physical into a mental, spiritual, and holistic approach to life both on and off of the mat.

She has accumulated over 1,000 hours of training from a variety of schools, styles, and methodologies around the world including: Baptiste Vinyasa, Hatha, Yin, Budokan, Ayurveda, Traditional Chinese Medicine, Reiki, and Yogic Philosophy.

Kayla has crafted a unique style pulling bits and pieces from her continuous study and life evolution.
In the last decade, Kayla has spent most of her time living out of a backpack bouncing around all of Asia, Africa, parts of Europe and Australia. She runs her own retreat business, GLOW Yoga Retreats, where she leads international events across the globe.

After teaching in countless countries, at countless retreat centers, and incredible locations- she knew one day she’d have her own space in a quiet slice of paradise.
In 2019, Kayla and her wife found the perfect place, and started planting roots in Northern Nicaragua to make that dream into a reality by building their own little oasis otherwise known as Still Salty Escape.

Still Salty Escape is a barefoot hospitality space on a mission to protect the environment, cultivate community & reconnect with nature through wellbeing, exploration & service. In addition to Still Salty Escape, they also run The Salty Farm, which is the only fully organic farm in the region. Still Salty Escape and The Salty Farm provide jobs to locals, and also give back to those in need through food, education, and empowerment. A portion of Still Salty Escape’s revenue is used implement environmental protection projects within the community like reducing single use plastic, beach clean ups, solar use, and agriculture.

Currently, Kayla and her wife split their time between Southern Florida and Northern Nicargua with their fur babies.

STYLE

Skills
Backbends

TOTAL CLASSES

15 Classes

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instructor Instructor profile

Kayla Nielsen

Kayla Nielsen is a yoga teacher, humanitarian, and entrepreneur who is dedicated to serving people, animals, and the planet through environmental service.
As a daughter of a yoga teacher, Kayla began learning yoga asana as a child, and has continued forward with the physical practice for the last 21 years. In that time, yoga expanded beyond just physical into a mental, spiritual, and holistic approach to life both on and off of the mat.

She has accumulated over 1,000 hours of training from a variety of schools, styles, and methodologies around the world including: Baptiste Vinyasa, Hatha, Yin, Budokan, Ayurveda, Traditional Chinese Medicine, Reiki, and Yogic Philosophy.

Kayla has crafted a unique style pulling bits and pieces from her continuous study and life evolution.
In the last decade, Kayla has spent most of her time living out of a backpack bouncing around all of Asia, Africa, parts of Europe and Australia. She runs her own retreat business, GLOW Yoga Retreats, where she leads international events across the globe.

After teaching in countless countries, at countless retreat centers, and incredible locations- she knew one day she’d have her own space in a quiet slice of paradise.
In 2019, Kayla and her wife found the perfect place, and started planting roots in Northern Nicaragua to make that dream into a reality by building their own little oasis otherwise known as Still Salty Escape.

Still Salty Escape is a barefoot hospitality space on a mission to protect the environment, cultivate community & reconnect with nature through wellbeing, exploration & service. In addition to Still Salty Escape, they also run The Salty Farm, which is the only fully organic farm in the region. Still Salty Escape and The Salty Farm provide jobs to locals, and also give back to those in need through food, education, and empowerment. A portion of Still Salty Escape’s revenue is used implement environmental protection projects within the community like reducing single use plastic, beach clean ups, solar use, and agriculture.

Currently, Kayla and her wife split their time between Southern Florida and Northern Nicargua with their fur babies.