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Revealing your perfection!
Samasthiti (equal standing pose), chanting
Surya Namaskar A, x3
Utkatasana (awkward chair, arms forward, legs 90 degree)
Surya Namaskar B, right side. Add the following standing poses, one vinyasa at a time:
- Warrior I
- Warrior II
- Extended Side Angle
- Reverse Warrior
- Triangle
Balasana (child’s pose)
Repeat all on left side.
Vinyasa (plank, chaturanga, up dog, down dog)
Vashistasana (side arm [...]
“We should all do what, in the long run, gives us joy, even if it is only picking grapes or sorting the laundry.” EB White
Class sequence:
Sukhasana (easy pose/cross-legged sitting pose)
Down Dog (focus on shoulder work)
Lunge, then straighten front leg (each side)
Vinyasa (Plank, Chaturanga, Cobra)
Lunge, then take the ear to the front ankle by bowing
Triangle, [...]
Engaging the core from the back body, class sequence (see Hillary Rubin’s Podcast #51 for more of this theme):
Sukhasana – prep for practice and chanting
Sun Salutations A – 3x; on third refine Down Dog
Forward Bend work with blocks to find Mulabandha
Vinyasa to Crescent, arms scissored, both sides
Vinyasa to Forward Bend, then Warrior III w/ hands [...]
Check out http://hillarysyogapractice.wordpress.com/, Podcast #59, for the full practice and thumbnails of poses. In our class, we did the following:
Sukhasana
Table
Down Dog
Straight Leg Lunge with twist
Vinyasa (Plank, Chatarunga, Cobra)
Crescent with right foot forward, press clasped hands to ceiling with palms facing up
Vinyasa
Crescent with left foot forward, hands clasped behind the back
One legged Down Dog
Forward Bend
L-Pose at [...]