Ganesh, Obstacles and Inner Strength

Ganesh is the lord of beginnings and overcoming obstacles.
Tell Story of how he got his elephant head...
+he is the scribe that writes with his tusks
+he dances over a rat representing obstacles...can we view our
obstacles as rats (our fear is internal)
=use visualization to shift perception of obstacles
=use visualization to see past obstacles as doorways to your present success
=use visualization to empower yourself in a difficult pose, hold the
image of the elephant in mind to gain its strength

Cat/Cow - raise your elephant trunk up (make your obstacle like a rat
and dance over it)
SN - LL - life tusks up - iguana (iguanas eat rats)
SN - Pvakon - WII - Rev
SN - HL - twist

WLFB - Trikon - AC
Demo - Elephant with Blocks
Self - Setubanda Sarvangasana (urdhva prep)
Partner - Urdhva Dhanurasana holding ankles - strength of elephant visualization

Uttanasana - Downdog - Core work knee to nose
Navasana
Eye of the Needle - difficulty was doorway to another experience
Savasana