Monday, September 26, 2011

Compassion - Balanced Action (Inner/Outer Spiral)

Tadasana w/ Block
SNA w/ Block
SN HL - Pvak - Warrior II - cobra
SN LL - iguana - shalabasana
SN pigeon - dhanurasana

Utkatasana/Vrksasana - inner spiral first by self then with partner
Natarajasana w/ strap + partner
Setubanda Sarvangasana w/block
Urdhva Dhanurasana w/block

WLFB - pvottanasana both sides
Supta Padangusthasana
Eye of the Needle
Savasana

Monday, September 19, 2011

Muscle Energy - Hugging In to Expand Muscles on the Loom of Creation

Muscle Energy hugs in to protect the body like armor
2. An engaged muscle is safe to stretch
3. Tantra means to weave like fabric on the loom, like the muscles on
the bone, like the Kula or community of the heart

SNA - engaging ME throughout the sequence - low cobra
SN - pvakon - warrior II - rev warrior - dhanurasana hug into midline
SN - lunge/twist - quad stretch - iguana - shalabhasana
SN - low lunge - twist - lift back leg - dhanurasana roll over onto each side
Utkatasana - Squat in Malasana, Bakasana prep (full expression, level 2)

Partner pose - Vrksasana hands clasped
Partner pose - Padangusthasana - leg forward then to the side
Demo Wall pose - Shoulder stretch and thigh stretch at the wall

Gomukhasana - class requested hip opener
Engage all muscles hug into the midline before final relaxation
Savasana

Monday, September 12, 2011

First Ayuh Yoga Class (Patriot Day, 2011) Open To Grace

Get a strap and a block

Shoulder stretches with strap in Tadasana
Surya Namaskar A - Straight Arms, low cobra
Surya Namaskar B - Bent Arms, drunken cobra
SN Virabhadrasana II - Pvakonasana - Trikonasana - Wide Armed Cobra
SN (Dolphin Bunny hop both sides) Virabhadrasana I - Parsvottanasana -
Parivrtta Trikonasana - Dhanurasana

Partner - Bhujangasana - opening the heart
Partner - Pincha Mayurasana
Demo - Ustrasana
Setubhanda Sarvangasana
Urdhva Dhanursana - lift leg one at a time

Iguana - Pigeon - Hanumanasana
Gomukhasana - disco dance around - uttanasana
Malasana - roll onto back - cooling breath
Setubhanda sarvangasana supported on block
Savasana