Flowing with Grace

Theme: Flowing with Grace

-Anusara means flowing with grace, or following your heart.
-Open to grace and all the other alignment principles will follow.
-On the mat we want to open our hearts to accept the possibility in each pose.
-We will skillfully engage the principles in our alignment of the poses.
-Fill up with the breath and soften the outer body.
-When we swim against the current life it hard, so when we do align with the current our life becomes easeful.
-The currents of grace are never not supporting us, Nishprapanchaya Shantaya, they are always present and full of peace.
-First open to grace, see what's possible, now engage the principles.
-Turn your heart up to the sky...inhale and expand your inner light, exhale soften outer body.

Invocation
Centering – visualize difficult situation or person and see how stepping into grace could help you more easefully respond to them in a skillful way. More gracefully accepting criticism or opposition without attachment to whether your situation is true, false, good or bad.
Demo Chaturanga Vinyasa

Chaturanga Vinyasa - otg
Utkatasana/HL
Trikonasana - me
Privrtta Trikonasnana
Parsvakonasana - is/os
Padottanasana
Pasrvottansana

Utthita Hasta Padangusthasana - leg up/side/out oe
Utkatasana/HL
Bakasana
HL (tune into the high lunge...fully engage all the principles on both sides)
Pidgeon
Bakasana
Dandasana

Paschimottanasana - FB
Purvottanasana - upward plank
Janu Sirsasana
Tolasana - scale (lie back to savasana)
Closing (reading from Daily Love):

Live your Truth!

The greatest "sin" in the world is to pretend to be someone you're not in order to please another person.

Have the courage to be you, no matter what. If you ruffle someone's feathers their reaction is not your business. All you can do is be the amazing, one of a kind human being that you are.

But remember, this is a two-way street so chances are you'll get your feathers ruffled, too. Have the self-esteem to be you and at the same time allow others to be themselves.

This doesn't mean that you have to always agree with what others do; moreover, it means being able to hold a space of acceptance that allows you to be just as you are and others to be just as they are even if you hold opposing views.

In this way you will come into harmony with the variety of whole and happily join the dance of creation.

Concerns/Successes: Some students had flexibility and knee issues so I gave them variations and worked a little more with them to ensure proper foundation. I received positive feedback so I feel like they were able to get a little more out of the practice. Good feedback in general.