Easter

Centering
Focus - open heart (review from last week), start to work with skull
loop a little (revisit next week in Matsyasana)

Surya Namaskar x3 (locust, flying cobra, dhanurasana)
Handstand prep at the wall (hop like a bunny)
Handstand in L at the wall (lift your rabbit ears up one at a time)
Partner opening heart in dolphin
Dolphin pressing head into block for headstand prep
Pincha Mayurasana with block at the wall
Headstand for those its appropriate for

Thigh Stretch at the wall (goddess Ostra?, Anglo Saxon Goddess of the
Dawn and Love).
Hanumanasana to Iguana and bow forward at the wall
Urdhava Dhanurasana holding partners ankles
Urdhava Dhanurasana with palms on the wall
Urdhava Dhanurasana with toes on the wall (level 2 step up, level 3
over to Uttanasana)

Partner stretch spa dog
Bridge, Shoulderstand
Seated in Circle - Ohm Meditation

Hanuman: The Diving Supporting Us

Theme: Hanuman
Action: Heart Opening

Talked about divine manifesting as Hanuman, a supporting character. Hanuman forgets divinity until he is reminded of his power, much like us in our yoga practice. The divine is never not supporting us, referencing invocation.

Surya Namaskar x4
Handstand Prep
Handstand at wall
Dolphin, partner opening heart
Pincha Mayurasana

WLFB - Trikonasana - Pvakon - Ardha Chandrasana
Iguana
Pigeon
Hanumanasana

WLFB
Navasana
Sivasana

Shiva Nataraja

Shiva's dance of bliss, ring of fire around him is Shakti, the universe as manifest energy. He dances blissfully through all adversity and difficulty. Shakti is the universe in motion, wild and dynamic. Shiva is the universe in balance, poised, and peaceful.

Surya Namaskar x3 - focus on opening to grace, finding the bliss in the fire
Practice Kicking up to handstand
Handstand
Pincha Mayurasana
dolpin partner pose with knees in back of partners heart
spadog
Thigh Stretch at the Wall...shoulder stretch at the wall

Vasisthasana/Wild Thing
Virasana
Virasana bowing forward
Natarajasana with Partner, then Urdhva demo

Setubanda Sarvangasana
Urdhva Dhanurasana x3
Uttanasana

Brahama, Vishnu, and Shiva

One year anniversary of my first class taught, so revisiting the theme of Brahma, Vishnu, and Shiva

Story of how what we want to create in our lives and what we want to preserve are sometimes apparently in opposition to one another. When we bring the heat and fire of our breath and practice we can mold the two together, forging a stronger self. The story of Brahma and Vishnu also reminds us that even gods are not all powerful. Only Shiva who realizes that he is one with all things and thus cannot be better than
others (as he is in essence contained and embodied in all things) has the power to manifest immeasurable power as the pillar of fire.

Heating Warrior Breath

Child’s pose (knees/quads) – Downdog (hips) – Uttanasna (calves/thighs) – Volcano (side stretch)
Surya Namaskar (lift leg open hips, step to HL, Pvakon, Trikon, AC) press into friends palm for Pvakon
Surya Namaskar (lift leg open hips, step to War I, Pvottanasana, PTrik, PAC) support friends in Pvottan
Surya Namaskar (lift leg open hips, step to LL twist, HL,
Warrior III, Standing Splits) support friends in Warrior III
Star (hold), Padottanasana, forward bend

Volcano - half moon - bend back and bow forward
Vrksasana (supporting friends) Padangusthasana lift leg in front and hold 30 seconds, then out to side
Handstand with friends
Spa Dog

Hanumanasana, press into friends foot then pigeon
Firelog - Nadi Shodana
Supta Padangustasana
Eye of Needle
Happy Baby