Yoga Girl Maryhome practice http://yogagirlmary.com a suburban yogini, mother, wife, friend, daughter, human... Thu, 29 Jul 2010 04:01:29 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0 Hmmm. Monkeys? http://yogagirlmary.com/yoga/yoga-class-sequence/hmmm http://yogagirlmary.com/yoga/yoga-class-sequence/hmmm#comments Sun, 04 May 2008 02:39:07 +0000 mary http://yogagirlmary.com/?p=45
  • Practice. At home.
    • ]]>     This week has been…a little crazy. I have neglected posting class sequences! I’ve been having a few “vatta” moments, as one of my friends likes to call it ;) , which has resulted in poor time management and feelings of being a bit ungrounded. Argh.

    I would like to take a moment here to encourage you to comment on these posts or talk to me about how your practice is going (either in class or at home). Is there a pose you find yourself resisting? Does the breath elude you? How about your favorite pose(s) – is it/are they being included and explored in class? Are your hamstrings screaming so loudly that you can’t begin to find a place of balance somewhere? From the depths of my heart, I can personally answer “yes” to each of these questions!

    Over the past week, I’ve been going back to my library of yoga books and revisiting the well-worn stuff that’s there. I laughed out loud when I reread Rodney Yee’s words, “Enjoy your monkey mind.” A truer statement has rarely been uttered. Our minds leap about, curious about everything, stop to enjoy something, then freak out and move on. Why do we fight that? Why do we consider that so wrong? It is something to enjoy, don’t you think? It’s what connects us to reality by being simple, playful, and less judgmental.

    So go monkey around. And remember the old German saying: The higher a monkey climbs, the more you see of its behind. (I’m not quite sure what that means, but it made me laugh.)

    Related posts:

    1. Practice. At home.

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  • Hip/Shoulder Opening Sequence.
  • Power Yoga. April 17th.
  • Power Yoga. April 24th.
    • ]]>     Below is the Power Yoga class sequence from 4/10/08 (a modified level 2 practice). The sequencing in this class is credited to Elsie Escobar, an Anusara teacher in AZ who publishes “live and unplugged” classes via podcasts. I will be posting thumbnail pictures of poses in future sequences for your reference. Enjoy!

    Sukhasana: prepare for practice and chanting

    Surya Namaskar A: 5x
    Vinyasa to Virabhadrasana I, alternate bowing with hands clasped behind back: 3x each side
    Vinyasa to Utthita Parsvokonasana, alternate with Virabhadrasana II: 3x each side
    Vinyasa to extended runner’s lunge with forearms to floor
    Vinyasa to crescent, then revolved crescent twist
    Vinyasa to Utthita Trikonasana, then Ardha Chandrasana, then extended runner’s lunge with open twist

    Balasana (child’s pose)
    Ardha Bekhasana (half frog)
    Dhanurasana (bow pose)
    Balasana (child’s pose)

    Bridge pose: 2x
    Hug knees in
    Happy Baby
    Cross legs, reclined twist to each side

    Savasana

    Related posts:

    1. Hip/Shoulder Opening Sequence.
    2. Power Yoga. April 17th.
    3. Power Yoga. April 24th.

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