Monday, December 27, 2010

Saturday Yoga Class at Austin Yoga with Stacey and Anne

Hi All,

Just wanted to let you know that Stacey and I will be co-teaching the Saturday
class. Stacey plans to go up for her Intro I assessment in the near future. I'm really excited about working with her as it offers the opportunity for an ongoing class in the Saturday noon time slot. The Dates are now correct thanks to Peggy and Devon for checking.

Here's the schedule as we know it through May.




Jan 8, 2011

Using the Ropes - Anne



Jan 15

Forward Bends Stacey



Jan 22

No class Sharon Conry and Peggy Kelley workshop.



January 29

Working toward Maha Mudra and Pranayama Anne



Feb 5

Standing Poses and Backbends anne



Feb 12

Forward Bends Anne



Feb 19

Backbends Stacey



Feb 26

Inversions Anne



March 5

Standing Poses Stacey



March 12

Forward Bends Anne



March 19

No class

Theresa Rowland and Devon dederich workshop



March 26

Backbends Stacey



April 2

Standing Poses and armbalances Anne



April 9

Forward Bends and Twists Anne



April 16

No Class Mary Obendorfer Workshop at CSS



April 23

Backbends Anne



April 30

TBA Stacey





May 7

Standing Poses and Inversions Anne



May 14

Forward Bends and Twists Stacey



May 21

Backbends Anne



May 28

Inversions Anne

Twisting Workshop with Gillian Jan 29 2-4

Hi All, Gillian's back teaching.

Put this one on your calendar's.

You are invited to twist with me January 29th, 2-4pm at Castle Hill Fitness.

The workshop will focus on the importance of keeping your spine flexible so that we can feel young inside and out.

sign-up at www.castlehillfitness.com

Hope to see you there! Please pass along to anyone you think may be interested.

Best,
Gillian Barksdale

Tuesday, December 21, 2010

Advanced Practice Schedule for the Spring

Hi All, These are the practice dates and locations for Jan 7-27 as best as I can predict them at this point.

January 7 11 backbends for 2011
January 14 no practice Anne and Devon in Dallas for workshop.
January 21. Anne will lead a short inversion practice at CSS. 4:30 5:30 so people can attend workshop at AYS.
January 28 Practice at CSS Topic TBA

February 4 Practice at CSS Topic TBA
February 11 Practice at Anne's house email her at AnneBowery@yahoo.com for directions

February 18 No Practice Anne and Devon in Dallas for workshop.
February 25 Practice at Clear Spring.

march 4 Devon will lead practice at Clear Spring.
march 11 Possible practice at Anne's will let you know.
March 18. Anne will lead a short inversion practice 4:30-5:30 so people can attend workshop at AYS.

March 25 No practice Anne and Devon at workshop.

April 1 Practice at Clear Spring
April 8 Practice at Clear SPring
April 15 No practice mary obendorfer workshop at CSSS
April 22 Devon will lead practice at CSS
April 29 No practice, Anne and Devon at workshop

May 6th No practice Anne and Devon at Workshop.
May 13 Practice at Clear Spring
May 20 Practice at Clear Spring.
May 27th Practice at Anne's house.

Advanced Practice this Friday 11-1

Hi All, Friday Advanced Practice will be at CASTLE HILL FITNESS this week at a different time, 11-1 to accommodate various holiday events. Christina Sell will lead a fun filled backbend practice, at least I think it will be backbends.

Devon will lead practice at the regular time New Years Eve Day next week and she will also lead a ...

SPECIAL NEW YEAR'S DAY CLASS: Saturday, January 1st, 10am-noon, 108 Surya Namaskar to dedicate ourselves to the new year, 2011.

Practice January 7th will be 11 backbends for 2011.

Wednesday, December 15, 2010

Backbends and twists

Courtesy of Devon

BB’s and Twists Dec. 17; probably 2.5 hour practice
AMS
AMVrks
Pincha Mayurasana
Sirsasana and variations

Parsvakonasana
Virabhadrasana I
Parivrtta parsvakona
[alternating twists with backbends from the following lists]
Supta virasana flat+ w/
block under tailbone
Ekapada supta virasana
Bhekasana
Matsyasana, chest on
Block+ tailbone on
Block + free
Urdhva mukha
svanasana, various
ways + free
Ustrasana
Urdhva Dhanurasana on
Chair + over horse or
stool, + free
Dwi pada viparita
dandasana on chair +
on blocks +on floor +
with belt
Dropover practice

[open twists]
Sukhasana /padmasana
twisting
Bharadvajasana I
Bharadvajasana II
Ardha matsyendrasana
II

[closed twists]
Marichyasana III
Marichyasana IV
Ardha matsyendrasana I
Ardha matsyendrasana III
Pasasana at wall or free

[AMS, Parsva uttanasana, AMVirasana, etc., cool down]

Halasana legs on chair
Sarvangasana and variations
Halasana on chair again
Savasana

Friday, December 10, 2010

Backbends again this weekend

Actually, we are doing backbends through the first of the year. Christina has been away and I depend a lot on her for my deep backbend practice.

This one is from a Patrica Walden Workshop at the Abbey last April. Thanks to Randy Just and Susan Goulet for the excellent notes.

Sunday
Asana should reflect the source of your being
Feel the inhale moving from the core to the surface and watch how the exhale returns to the source
Adho Mukha Virasana
Adho mukha svanasana
• hands at the wall
• heels at the wall
• hands up on tall blocks at the wall to ground the heels and bring mental stability
• eka Pada

Ardha Adho Mukha Vrksasana
• take the abdomen to the spine
Adho Mukha Vrksasana
• go up with each leg but balance and come down with both legs
• go up and down lightly
Adho Mukha svanasana eke pada
Uttanasana standing on a chair
Sirsasana
• went up she thought the feet looked dead
• we came down and belted big toes together
• lift the whole body up with the toes
• Virasana
o Take the thighs back and the lumbar extends up
o Point toes down
o Don’t let the lumbar collapse
o Come down and take strap off
• Parivrtta Eka Pada
o Learn to find the rhythm of bringing the leg back the appropriate amounts.
o If the front leg crosses the middle line there will be a constriction in the perineum
o When you come up lift from the outer hips
o See that the eyes are not projected forward variations sometimes
Adho Mukha Vrksasana
• Come down with both legs and touch the floor by the hands

Paryankasana with a brick and two belts
• One belt on the thighs the other on the upper arms at the oxiput
• Set up close enough to the wall so you can extend the arms to the wall and just barely touch the wall
• Brick under chest
Urdhva Dhanurasana x5
• Lay down and without lifting the buttock lift the spine up into the body
• Come up into the legs with the knees beyond the ankles
• Lift the heels up and keep them up to lift the scapula up higher then bring the heels down without dropping the buttock
• Coordinate the actions stay with one action until it leads to the next be methodical read 1-17


Urdhva Dhanurasana
• Come to the crown of your head – to lift the shelve of the shoulder
• To get the back ribs to lift bring the shins back

Standing up and drop back work:

Standing up from the chair hands on the wall coordinate the action move gracefully
Over the chair like tall stool first the shoulder blades and then the tailbone
Drop to the wall arms over head
Middle of the room arms up belt on arms

Patricia showed how to help
Eka pada rajakopotasana
• Shin is perpendicular to the front of the mat
• both arms back simultaneously to catch the foot
• support both the back leg and the front hip if using a blanket or bolster
Prone savasana
Uttanasana standing on a chair
Halasana
Sarvangasana
Halasana

Friday, December 3, 2010

December Practice schedule

Hi All,


We will practice today December 3rd, December 10th and December 17th at the regular 4:30 time.

December 24th is a Friday as well as Christmas eve traditionally not really a good time for late afternoon practice given travel and family commitments/ church services, cookie eating et al. So no practice at the regular time, but maybe I'll arrange an earlier in the day practice for those who are around. TBA on that.

December 31 no practice,

we'll resume on January 7th carrying on the tradition of last year 10 backbends for 2010 with 11 backbends for 2011.

There is Practice Today December 3 4:30

junior I backbend sequence we may throw in some junior II and III backbends for Yves and Devon as well.

Sukasana
Parvatasana in sukasana
Vajrasana with blanket roll
UBaddanguliasana in vajrasana
Parsva Vajrasana
Gomukasana full poses
AMS
AMVrk
Chair work elbows on edge of seat PM prep
PM
Sirsasana
Ustrasana
Danurasana
Parsvadanurasana
Bhekasana
AMS
Chair diw Pada regular and head on the floor using strap on front legs of chair, chair turned to wall
Chair urdvha D using wall to push up.
Sarvangasana
Drop overs to floor
M#

Paschimo
Supta BK
Savasana

Wednesday, November 24, 2010

Sequence for Friday Afternoon and Saturday Noon

Hi All, There's Practice Friday and I'm teaching Class on Saturday. By the way, I'm starting to film my classes for assessment purposes and I'd really appreciate it if you were free on Saturday noon if you'd come be a student for the next couple months. I have a lovely group of regular students, but I need more practice observing a somewhat larger group.

I'll be making numerous recordings and will send out other calls... but please help me become a better teacher in these next few months so I can send Mary my best effort.

here are the sequences for friday and saturday.

Friday (this one is based on a benefit class that Jeff and I took out in San Diego. Mary and Eddy offered it to help out the Milwalkee community. Their center was hit by a flood recently.

Sequence from ME benefit class


AMV
AMS
Utt
AMVrk
PM
Sirsasana
Tadasana
Uktatasana
Uttanasana
Parsvottanasana
Utt
Malasana
Malasana to M3
Malsana belted to uttanasana
Dandasana
Eka hasta bhujasana work with bringing leg way back and pointing foot down to floor.
Astavakrasana
lolasana
Bakasana
navasana
Halasana lifting the groins
Sarvangasna
Eka pada sarvangasana
Sarvangasana Droping over to floor
Savasana


Here's the plan for saturday morning.

AMV
AMS
Utt
Tadasana
UH
Uktasana
Vajrasana with rolled blanket hands in Parvatasana.
Gomukasana
Lolasana
AMS
AMVrk
PM
Sirsasana
Dwi Pada on chair

Sarvangasana I and II
Sarvangasana dropping to setu bandha

M3
Ardha M grabbing big toe

Maha Mudhra.

Maha Mudhra.

Tuesday, November 23, 2010

A few bird poses for Thanksgiving practice

This sequence originally comes from Christina. It is one she made for a practice with me and Devon. The times were already correct. I made a few changes and added a few more birds. See you thursday. There's practice friday too by the way at 4:30.

11:00- 11:10

Adho Mukha Virasana and Parsva Variations- 3 min

AMS-2 minutes

Uttanasana-2 minute

Malasana

Uttanasana



11:10-11:30

Supta Padangusthasana 1-V - 6 minutes

Eka pada supta virasana- 4 minutes

AMS

UKtanasana

Garudasana

Gomukasana

AMS



11:30-11:50

Adho Mukha Vrksasana- 5

Pinca Mayurasana- 5

Sirsasana and variations-10



11:50-12:05

Uttanasana

Prasarita paddotanasana

Parsvakonasana

Pasasana

Parivritta parsvakonasana



12:05- 12:15

Marichyasana 1

Eka hasta bhujasana

Astavakrasana



12:15-12:25

Urdhva prasarita eka padasana

Eka pada koundinyasana 1

visvamitrasana



12:25-12:35

Malasana

kurmasana

Dwi hasta bujasana

Bhujapidasana

Tittibasasana

bakasana



12:35-12:45

Maricyasana 3

Eka hasta koundinyasana 2

Dwi pada koundinyasana



12:45-1:00

Dwi pada viparita dandasana on chair

Urdhva dhanurasana chair or otherwise





1:-1:10

AMS


Uttanasana

Parsva Uttanasana



1:10-1:20

Sarvangasana and variations



1:20- 1:30

Pascimottansasana

Savasana

Monday, November 15, 2010

Practice this Friday at Anne's house

Hi All,

We'll practice this week at 4:30 at my house. Email me at AnneBowery@yahoo.com and I'll send you directions.

HEre's the sequence.

Sukasana
Parvatasana in sukasana
Parsva Sukasana

AMVira
AMS
Utt


Standing Shoulder work Urdhva Hastasana UB to Namascarasana

Vajrasana with blanket roll
UBaddanguliasana in vajrasana
Parsva Vajrasana
Malasana with folded blanket

Paryankasana
Gomukasana full pose
AMS
AMVrk
Chair work elbows on edge of seat (Pincha prep)
PM
Sirsasana
Ustrasana
Danurasana
Parsvadanurasana
Bhekasana
Bhujanjasana
AMS
Chair dwiPada regular and head on the floor using strap on front legs of chair, chair turned to wall
Chair urdvha D using wall to push up.
Sarvangasana
Drop overs to floor
M3 or Ardha Matsyendrasana
Paschimottanasana
Supta BK
Savasana

Wednesday, November 10, 2010

Thanksgiving Day Practice 11-1:30

Hi Everyone,

Hi Everyone,

Come help me celebrate my sixteen year yoga anniversary this Thanksgiving Day!!! I'm so intensely grateful for my yoga practice which started thanksgiving weekend in 1994.


I'll post a sequence later, but it will be a full spectrum practice with inversions and Backbends, some forward bends and twists to make room for Thanksgiving food, be it tofurkey or turkey.

Cost is $10.00

Looking forward to it, Anne-Marie Schultz

Tuesday, November 9, 2010

Practice this Friday

Hi All, Devon will be leading practice this Friday. Sequence below.

There will be practice next friday the 19t, but at my house in south Austin. Email me at AnneBowery@yahoo.com and I'll send you directions.

Also, I'm in town thanksgiving weekend, so let's plan on a practice that friday afternoon as well.




Amvirasana-amsvanasana-uttanasana
[experimenting in some (not all) of the following standing poses with blocks under the front toes or whole foot, to see the effect on the knees and hips]
Vrksasana
Utthita parsvakonasana
Ardha baddha padmottansana
Ardha chandrasana
Virabhadrasana III
Parivrtta parsvakonasana
Utt hasta padangusthasana with and without support
Parsva utt hasta padangusthasana
Parivrtta utt hasta padangusthasana
Prasarita padottanasana I and/or II

Ams
Amvrksasana and variations
Pincha mayurasana and variations
Sirsasana and variations

Malasana
Dwi hasta bhujasana
Bhujapidasana
Marichyasana III
Marichyasana I
Kurmasana
Bharadvajasana I
Bharadvajasana II

Ustrasana three times, or Urdhva dhanurasana three times
Sarvangasana and variations

Supta padangusthasana I II III (parvritta) and IV (Padmasana prep)
Savasana

Sitting in Padmasana or some comfortable sitting position.

Monday, November 1, 2010

Stacey Mietus' Yoga Schedule

Hi All,

I'm working on updating the sidebar list of classes. In the meantime,
Here are some other Iyengar Yoga in Austin Options with Stacey Mietus.

* Mondays 6-7:30 pm @ Soma Vida
* Tuesdays 6-7:30 pm @ Austin Yoga Institute
* Wednesdays 6-7:15 am @ Seva Yoga (Gentle)
* Thursdays 8:30-9:30 pm @ Seva Yoga (Restorative)
* Saturdays
o 9:30-10:45 am @ Mr. Natural East
o 2-3:15 pm @ Seva Yoga

Thursday, October 28, 2010

There is Practice this Friday Yippee!!

Friday sequence, Oct. 29: backbend theme

AMS
Urdhva Mukha Svanasana
AMVrks, variations
Pincha Mayurasana, variations
Sirsasana, variations
Paryankasana
Rope backbends, various, depending on how much time we have and how fun we all find them:
Purvottanasana
UMS
Ustrasana
Urdhva dhanurasana variations
Kapotasana variations
etc.
Urdhva dhanurasana in room
Dwi PadaViparita Dandasana in room
Kapotasana in room maybe?
Bharadvajasana I
Marichyasana I
Other twists as desired
Paschimottanasana
Halasana supported
[Sarvangasana Variations as desired]
Paschimottanasana
Savasana

Friday, October 22, 2010

No Practice Today

Hi All, It is Devon's Birthday tomorrow and she wanted the day off, so no practice today after all.

We are on for next week.

Remember the Dean Lerner Workshop the following weekend.

Monday, October 4, 2010

October Practice Schedule

Hi All,

There is no practice October 8 due to another workshop at Clear Spring.
There is no practice October 15 because both Anne and Devon are out of town.
There is practice October 22.
There is practice October 29.

There is no practice Nov 5 due to Dean Learner workshop Yippee.

Friday, October 1, 2010

There is Practice Today October 1

Hi All, there is practice today. Sequence forth coming, forward bends twists and inversions. I've had a busy week at work and haven't written the sequence yet.

Hope to see you there!


here's the sequence

>
>
>
>
> AMV
> AMS
> Utt
> Padangusthasana
> Padahastasana
> UH
> UB
> Vira I
> Vira III
> Urdhva Prasarita Eka Padasana
> AMS
> AMVrk
> PM
>
> Sirsasana and variations.

> Chair Dwi Pada
and floor Dwi Pada for Devon.

> Sarvagasana and cycle

>
> BI
> TMEP
> MI forward bend
> Ardha Matysendrasana
> Janu Sirsasana
> B2
> Ardha Baddha Padmapaschimottansana
> M3

> Maha Mudra
>
> Paschimottasana
> savasana

Tuesday, September 21, 2010

There is Practice this Friday Yippee!!

Hi All, Thanks for your patience during the last hiatus. However, the wedding and the assessment is over and we are on for this week and next.

Here's the sequence created by Anne and Devon For the foreseeable future, we will teach a couple poses each, assessment style but the majority of practice will be as usual.


AMVira
Parsva AMVira
AMS
Urdhva hastasana
Vira I
AMVrk
PM

Dandasana
Gomukasana full pose, no? so seated
Dandasana
Lolasana
Dandasana
Eka Hasta Bhujasana
Dwi hasta Bhujasana
Bhujapidasana

Purvottanasana x2
AMVrks/AMS alternative x2

Sirsasana
parsva sirsasana or sirsasana variations at will
Bhekasana
Dwi Pada viparita dandasana in chair, interlacing fingers behind head
Chair Urdhva D
free standing dwi pada viparita danda
free standing Urdhva Dhanura

Sarvangasana I and II
Sarvangasana variations at will
Halasana
Parsva halasana
M3
Ardha M
Paschimo
Savasana.

Tuesday, September 14, 2010

Students Needed for Assessment this weekend

We Need Volunteer Students
Sep 18-19 at Clear Spring Studio
For Our Teaching Assessment

Hello, all,

We need more volunteers for the upcoming Iyengar teachers assessment the weekend of Sep 18-19 at Clear Spring Studio. Some of you have contacted me to volunteer as a student or otherwise expressed interest in this, and if you haven't already contacted me, I hope you are still willing and able. Life is busy these days, but if you are available, I have the opportunity for you to experience a very interesting sort of examination process for our teachers in this Iyengar system.

We need a minimum of seven students in each class, and so far we don't have that number firmed up, so I need you all to step up to the plate and sign up for what you can do with happiness and without feeling "volunteered out."

You need to be healthy and uninjured, and women should not be menstruating or pregnant at the time of the assessment. If you develop any of these conditions and are already on the schedule, please contact me and let me know so I can find an alternate student for your spot in the schedule.

Below is a schedule of days and class times for the assessment.

You are asked to pick no more than two pairs of sessions [Example a) Saturday 9am and 10am (one pair),; and b) Saturday 2:30 and 3:30pm, and Sunday 10am and 11am (two pairs)] in which to volunteer your time. Any pair or two pairs will do, BUT do not pick more than two class times in a single session (see the schedule below for clarity). Experience shows us it's too much. One single pair of classes is also entirely acceptable and welcome; please, please don't feel the requirement to volunteer for two pairs if you don't have the time or inclination.

I will email you to confirm the times of your volunteering, so don't assume you will appear at all the times you have requested. I will work out the schedule and balance all the requests and contact you to confirm things.

Please make sure to show up for your appointed times around 10 minutes early. You will be asked to bring only a sticky mat onto the floor; at the time the class formally begins the candidate teacher will tell you what additional props to get. Do your best to follow only the instructions the teacher gives you, and don't add what you already may know how to do from your own practice or your own teacher's instructions. Follow the teacher in front of you.

Please also let me know if you have any flexibility in your choices of class times. I may have to ask one or two of you to shuffle your times around if too many try to fit into one part of the schedule and too few in another. Again, we are looking for seven students in each of these classes, possibly one or two more, but not less.

Here are the times of all the classes:

Saturday morning session, Sep 18

* 9am
* 10am
* 11am
* 12noon

Saturday afternoon session, Sep 18

* 2:30pm
* 3:30pm

Sunday morning session, Sept 19

* 9am
* 10am
* 11am

Please place your name next to one or two pairs of class times above, along with your current contact information including a working phone number where you can be reached on the days in question.

HERE IS AN EXAMPLE:

Saturday morning session, Sep 18

* 9am [YOUR NAME, EMAIL ADDRESS AND PHONE NO.]
* 10am [YOUR NAME, EMAIL ADDRESS AND PHONE NO.]
* 11am
* 12noon

Saturday afternoon session, Sep 18

* 2:30pm [YOUR NAME, EMAIL ADDRESS AND PHONE NO.]
* 3:30pm [YOUR NAME, EMAIL ADDRESS AND PHONE NO.]

Sunday morning session, Sep 19

* 9am
* 10am
* 11am

IF YOU HAVE OTHER CONTACT INFORMATION THAT MIGHT BE USEFUL, PUT IT HERE.

Again, it is entirely all right to volunteer for only one pair of sessions. We are relying on your generosity and willingness to be of service to our yoga community, and we have no desire to abuse your kindness by demanding more than you have the willingness to offer.

I would like to know what your interest is as soon as possible, so I can tie down this schedule as clearly as I can before the event begins. I would return emails or phone calls to you on the day you contact me, and by Friday afternoon at the latest, so you will all know what to expect ahead of time.

As always, you are repaid for your good efforts in cookies and juice and the gratitude of your fellow yogis. We profoundly appreciate all your kindness and attention in joining in this effort on behalf of our teachers.

Very sincerely,
Devon Dederich

Friday, August 27, 2010

There is practice today

Hi All,

Am really busy with wedding prep, but I also really need to practice, so Practice is on for today despite what it says on Devon's website.

Hope to see you there.

Anne

Friday, July 23, 2010

Friday Sequence

This one is based on the standard Menstration sequence, with inversions added in for those who are inverting and with some uttasana malasana uttansana work added in for extra fun and excitement.

AMVira
AMS
Utt
Malasana
Utt
Supta Virasana
Supta BK
Supta Sukasana
Supta Pad sequence
AMS
Uttasana
Malasana
Uttasana
Sirsasana
Dwi Pada over a chair or on back bender
Baddha Konasana work at wall and two blocks
Upavistha Konasana various variations
AMS
Utt
Malasana
Utt
Paschimottasana
Janu Sirsasana
Parivritta Janusirsana
Trianga Mukha Paschimottasana
Ardha Baddha Padma Paschimottasana
Paschimottasana
AMS
Utt
Malsana
Utt
Sarvangasana
Setu Bandha cross bolster
M1
M3
Paschimottansana

Wednesday, July 21, 2010

George Purvis Workshop Information

AN IYENGAR WORKSHOP
WITH GEORGE PURVIS
Friday, August 20 through Sunday, August 22, 2010
Clear Spring Studio and Austin Yoga School heartily welcome George Purvis, Texas’s own Free Range Yogi, to Austin. George's teaching draws from an exceptional personal practice as well as his study with B.K.S. Iyengar in India. In demand for workshops all over the country, his gentle manner and strong sense of humor encourage students of all ages and abilities to achieve excellence and insight. George holds the highest Iyengar certification level in Texas. Give yourself a treat and come study with George!
Note: All classes are for all levels of student with experience of the Iyengar method. If you have physical limitations or medical conditions, please ask Peggy or Devon if attendance will be appropriate for you.
Another Note: you are strongly encouraged to attend all sessions; there is a well-thought-out method and progression to the work, and your body and mind will benefit from the immersion.
SCHEDULE:
Friday evening, August 20, 2010 6-8 pm
Saturday morning, August 21: 9:30 am to noon
Saturday afternoon 3 to 5:30 pm
Friday& Saturday classes at Austin Yoga Institute
Sunday morning 9:30 to 12:30 AT CLEAR SPRING STUDIO
Friday and Saturday classes will be at Austin Yoga Institute, 1122C South Lamar Blvd., Austin, TX 78704. The Sunday morning class will be at Clear Spring Studio, located at 605 A Copeland St., Austin, TX 78704, off South 1st St, behind Teddys for Bettys and Marye Realtors. Parking access either from S. First or Copeland St..

Sunday, July 18, 2010

Upcoming Friday Practices

There is practice July 23rd, then we will be on end summer hiatus due to Anne's travels (To Feathered Pipe and Turkey), Devon's travels and assessment, and the George Purvis workshop.

The only practice in August will be August 27.

Please do plan to attend the George Purvis workshop the weekend of August 20-22. Details forthcoming.

Anne

Restorative sequence

I subbed for Peggy a couple weeks ago and she sent me this sequence. I didn't end up using it, but I taught it recently in one of my keeping cool with yoga classes. Anyway, here it is for those who are interested.

Anne


This sequence was used in the Yoga '93 Iyengar Yoga National Convention.
Yoga Restorative Sequence
to quiet the brain
wrap the head with a bandage for all poses
Pose Minutes
Duration Comments
Uttanasana 3-5 support head
Adho Mukha Svanasana 2-3 support head
Adho Mukha Vrksasana 1 1 or two times
Sirsasana 5 Dwi Pada Viparita Dandasana with bent
legs for those unable to do Sirsasana
belt legs
Dwi Pada Viparita
Dandasana 5 with backbender or chair if necessary
roll under lower back
belt legs
support head
use the wall with a block to raise the feet
Kapotasana 3 not for beginners
belt upper thighs if appropriate
support head
Setu Bandha Sarvangasana 5 use bench or 1 vertical or 2 horizontal
blocks under sacrum and if necessary
support under feet
belt legs
Sarvangasana 5 use chair for support
Halasana 5 legs resting on chair
must do!
Viparita Karani 5 can eliminate if time is short
Supta Virasana 5 important to include in sequence
Supta Baddha Konasana until hour
finishes important pose
belt from rear pelvic rim to feet
use bolster or blanket roll along spine and
under head

Friday, July 16, 2010

Friday sequence

Here's the sequence for this afternoon, backbends by way of the groin.

AMVirasana
Parsva AMVir (Forward and turning)
AMVira
AMS
Utt
Malasana
Utt
AMS
AMVrk
PM
Sirsasana
Supta Padangustasana (I-IV)
Eka Pada Supt Pad
AMS
Utt
Malasana
Utt
Rope work
Various chair dwi padas.
Various Urdhva Ds
Various Dwi Padas.
Sirsasana drop overs
Chatush
Parva Chatush
Sarvangasana cycle
Halasana
M3
AMS
Utt
Malasana
Utt
Savasana

Thursday, July 15, 2010

There is Practice this week

Hi All, there is practice this week the 16th and next week the 23, then no practice on July 30.

Sequences forthcoming, but something backbendy and inversion oriented this week and something a bit more restorative the week following.

Anne

Monday, July 5, 2010

So Here's an interesting thing

Recently I received an email from Shailendra Sharma. She lives in Memphis and she and her practice partner Leah Nichols (www.evergreenyogamemphis.com) often visit the blog and use the sequences in their practice. She sent me some sequences they have from teachers who visit them and we'll practice one of them this week.

This one is from a Karin O'Bannon workshop the last weekend in May.

AMV
AMS
Trik
Prasarita Paddottanasana
Pariv Trik
Utt Parvakonasana
Vir I
Vira II
Vimanasana
Uttasana
Vrkshasana
Urdhva Prasarita EkPadasana
Supta Pada
Paryankasana
Viparita Dandasana
Salamba Sirasana
Salama Sarvangasana
Supt BK
Upavistha Konasana
Paschimottansanasa

Wednesday, June 30, 2010

There is practice Friday July 2

Hi All, we will be practicing friday at 4:30. Sequence forthcoming but it will include setubanda dropping over and coming up and some great chest opening work at the horse.

Come one, come all.

Anne


Here's the sequence we did.


Rope I (Geeta’s version from Convention, fold forward so torso is parallel with floor, work shoulder blades.)
Standing rope work static and standing helping each other with slanting plank behind chest
Rope I (Classic)
Gomukhasana arm work
Gomukhasana full pose
AMS
Prasarita Paddottanasa I and II
Sirsasana
(and junior three variants)
AMVira
Supta Pad I, II, III, IV
Urdhva Prasarita Padasana
Jathara Parivartansana Ardha and Full
AMS
AMVrk
PM
Chair Dwi Pada through seat of chair and also standing back over chair.
Tressler work Urdhva D over tressler various ways.
Urdhva D
Full Dwi Pada
Chathuspadasana variations bk and catching arms underneath torso. and Parsva prep work – keep arms in Chatush and move torso to side of arms. Lower buttocks to floor, then extend legs out, then bend knees slightly like purvotanasana and push up.
Sarvangasana
Dropping over and coming back up
Parsva Sarvangasana
M3
M1
Paschimottansana
Savasana.

Monday, June 21, 2010

Laurie Blakeney Workshop THIS WEEKEND

Laurie Blakeney
is Returning to Austin to Teach
An Iyengar Yoga Weekend Workshop June 25-27, 2010
wherein
We Learn How to Go From Easy Poses to Intermediate Ones
With Contentment, Friendliness, Compassion, Joy,
and a large dose of Common Sense.

Laurie has an Advanced Level Teaching Certificate granted to her by B.K.S. Iyengar. She began her Iyengar yoga studies in 1971, and has studied annually in Pune India at the Iyengar Institute since 1983. She has a BA in comparative religions, and a not so long ago career as a piano tuner/technician. Laurie has served our national Iyengar Yoga community by being on the IYNAUS Board, chair of the Certification Committee, Curriculum co-chair of 3 national conventions among other committee service. She brings to her class a uniquely personal and direct style of teaching, challenging students while helping them to enjoy exploring their potential. She loves to include artistic and philosophical considerations while staying true to the precision we know to be a cornerstone of the Iyengar method. Clear Spring and Austin Yoga welcome Laurie back again for a long-overdue return visit.
Note to all: Most of this workshop is for any student with more than 6 months’ experience of Iyengar Yoga, and who has headstand, shoulderstand and the capacity to do backbends. Ask if you are in doubt.
Schedule
Friday evening: 6-8pm (all levels)
Saturday morning: 9-12noon (all levels)
Saturday afternoon: 2:30pm-5:30pm (hard work; ask us if you’re wondering if this is for you)
Sunday morning: 9am-noon (all levels)
Cost
Fri. pm: $40; All other classes: $50 each. Entire workshop: $180.
Location
Clear Spring Studio, 605 A Copeland St., Austin, TX 78704. Ph. 512-448-0086.
Off South First St., south of Barton Springs Rd. Opposite the TX School for the Deaf
Information and enrollment:
Contact Devon Dederich at 512-448-0086 or email yoga@clearspringstudio.com.

Tuesday, June 8, 2010

Practice this friday Clear Spring 4:30

Hi All,

Here's what's on the docket Friday. Devon's out of town but I'll be there practicing so come on and join in on the fun.



Adho Mukha virasana
Adho Mukha svanasana
Uttansasana
Paryankasana
Adho mukha vrksasana (Palms turned outward, against wall) (I)
Adho mukha vrksasana (Palms turned forward, against wall) (II)
Adho mukha vrksasana (Palms turned back as Mayurasana, but 1.5 ft. away from wall) (III)
Pincha mayurasana (against wall)(I)
Pincha mayurasana (palms turned up) (III)
Salamba sirsasana I (I)
Virasana legs and turning in virasana
Parsva sirsasana (II)
Parivrttaikapada sirsasana (III)
Dwi Pada Viparita Dandasana (supported on chair; feet on floor, with bent elbows
holding the front legs of the chair; legs bent or straight) (II)
Chest opening holding back of chair.
Dwi pada on chair holding brick between hands moving underneath chair.
Urdhva Dhanurasana
Urdhva Dhanurasana I
Dwi Pada full pose,
Eka Pada Urdva D’s and Dwi Padas.
Dropping over from Sirsasana
Can do this sarvangasana work or just ardha halasana or supported sarvangasana if tired. Or

Salamba Sarvangasana I (I)
Salamba Sarvangasana II (I)
Eka Pada Sarvangasana (top leg perpendicular to floor and Hala leg straight; left and
right sides of spine parallel) (I)
Halasana (arm position as in LoY pl. 241) (I)
Urdhva padmasana in sarvangasana (insofar as possible) (III)
Setu bandha Sarvangasana (classic asana, dropping from Sarvangasana) (I)
Setu Bandha Sarvangasana (coming up to Sarvangasana) (III)

Bharadvajasana, mild twisting-resting type pose
M3
MI
Paschimottanasana

Savasana

Tuesday, June 1, 2010

Practice Friday 4:30 at Clear Spring

Hi Everyone, Here's a sequence we'll be working from this Friday the next couple Fridays. Anne and Devon will both teach a few poses. Devon's assessment is in August. Anne will go up for Junior I next year. The numerals refer to which level syllabus the pose is on. We'll also explore some of the work Geeta taught at the convention

This is a sequence based on the Jr. I-II–III sequence Devon created for us a while back. I made a few changes to accommodate the convention review work.


Utthita parsva hasta padangusthasana with and without support (I)



Utthita hasta padangusthasana I (holding toe or belt)


Utthita trikonasana

Utthita parsvakonasana

Virabhadrasana III (I)



Urdhva prasarita ekapadasana (I)

Utthita hasta padangusthasana classic pose, head to shin (II)

Parasarita padottanasana II (I)

Gomukhasana classic (I)

Malasana I : head to floor, hands on heels (II)

(Malasana I, arms around legs and back (III))

Upavistha konasana (II)

Parsva upavistha konasana (III)

Ardha baddha padma paschimottanasana holding front foot (I)

Ardha baddha padma paschimottanasana, clasping from behind belt or fingers(II, III)

Parvatasana in Padmasana (II)

Marichyasana I, classic pose

Marichyasana II (III)

Ardha matsyendrasana I (arm straight, holding foot in matsyendra shape, other arm

on the back (I)

Marichyasana III classic (II)

Janu Sirsasana

Parivrtta janu sirsasana (III)

Jathara parivartanasana (legs bent) (I)

Jathara parivartanasana, legs straight, as far down as possible) (III)

Eka hasta bhujasana (I)

Bhujapidasana (III)

Adho mukha vrksasana (Palms turned outward, against wall) (I)

Adho mukha vrksasana (Palms turned forward, against wall) (II)

Adho mukha vrksasana (Palms turned back as Mayurasana, but 1.5 ft. away from wall) (III)

Pincha mayurasana (against wall)(I)

Pincha mayurasana (palms turned up) (III)

Salamba sirsasana I (I)

Parsva sirsasana (II)

Parivrttaikapada sirsasana (III)

Urdhva Dhanurasana (supported on chair, hands and feet on floor or blocks, if

needed. Candidates at this level should be able to push up into the full asana.)(I)

Dwi Pada Viparita Dandasana (supported on chair; feet on floor, with bent elbows

holding the front legs of the chair; legs bent or straight) (II)

Urdhva Dhanurasana I (straight from ground) (III)

Salamba Sarvangasana I (I)

Salamba Sarvangasana II (I)

Eka Pada Sarvangasana (top leg perpendicular to floor and Hala leg straight; left and

right sides of spine parallel) (I)

Halasana (arm position as in LoY pl. 241) (I)

Urdhva padmasana in sarvangasana (insofar as possible) (III)

Setu bandha Sarvangasana (classic asana, dropping from Sarvangasana) (I)

Setu Bandha Sarvangasana (coming up to Sarvangasana) (III)

Bharadvajasana, mild twisting-resting type pose

Paschimottanasana

Savasana

Friday, May 28, 2010

New Classes in Austin with Stacey Mietus

Recent graduation, Stacey Mietus, of the AYI teacher training program will be teaching the following public classes.

Wednesdays 6-7:15 AM through Seva Yoga at AYI

Saturdays 9:30-10:45 AM at Mr. Natural East (1901 E. Cesar Chavez (at Chicon)) - NO CLASS 6/5

Saturdays 2-3:15 PM through Seva Yoga at AYI (starting 6/12)

Monday, May 24, 2010

Practice this friday 1608 Dexter

Hi Everyone, Clear Spring is not available this Friday, but Peggy Kelley has graciously allowed us to use her small home studio. So come to 1608 Dexter (right behind the Alamo Draft House on South Lamar. The studio is upstairs. The
stairway is on the left of the house as you face it, red and white, second on the right after crossing Kinney Avenue or turning right off kinney onto Dexter).
,

This sequence is from Day One of the most recent Patricia Walden Retreat.


Swatikasana
• When the shoulders lean forward the groins get heavy and the top of the navel shortens
Adho Mukha Virasana
Uttansana
Adho Mukha Svanasana
Supta Padangusthasana I
Supta Baddha konasana
Supta Baddha Konasana one leg Supta Padangusthasana I other leg
• Keep the knees on the same plain
Tadasana
• Front thighs back – center buttock forward
• Traps down
• Lift the shelf of the ribs up
• Lift from the sitting bones to the sternam…this was done in each standing pose
Virabhdrasana II
• Keep the weight in the back outer heel
• front leg buttock forward and down
• don’t let the shelf of the lower ribs drop
Utthita Trikonasana
• draw the front leg outer thigh up as you go into the pose
• lift the front leg arm up and extend to go over
• Move the buttock bones toward each other
• lift the sitting bones up to the sternum

Utthita Parsvakonasana
• observed a woman dropping the back leg and PW thinks this is hip damage in the making
• in the pose turn the bottom arm from inside out and press into the outer thigh to bring chest forward
• between these standing poses we kept hands on hips and looked up towards the third eye and not the ceiling much softer gaze, made everything relax.
Virahbdrasana I
• usual stuff front leg outer thigh back as you bend
• release the back leg buttocks – preparation for later poses
Adho Mukha Svanasana
Tadasana to Vira I
Tadasana to Paschima Namaskarasana to Parsvottanasana
Parsvottanasana hands down
Utthita Eka Pada Bekasana
Urdhva Prasarita Ekapadasana – concave back
Uttita hasta padangusthasana at wall
Adho Mukha svanasana take foot up the wall like Urdhva Prasarita Ekapadasana
Utthita Hasta Padangusthasana in the room
• then full pose
Urdhva Prasarita Ekapadasana
• hand holds same ankle
• take the up leg into Bekasana do not drop knee when straightening the leg
Adho Mukha svanasana
Supta Padangusthasana I
Supta Padangusthasana III
Full bekasana
eke pada rajakopotasana
• front leg shin parallel to front of mat
hanamanasana
• if you need support support both of the legs
preparation for vamedevasana
• one leg in sidhasana and one leg in hanamanasana
• one leg in siddhasana and one leg in bekasana pump the leg
• then complete the pose keep the knees on the same plain and extending away from each other
yogadandasana
• pump the knee to the side
• lay on the back and same pumping of the knee
• try full pose with the twist
siddhasana

Tuesday, May 18, 2010

Practice this friday

Hi All, we are back in town this week, fresh from a week with Geeta and anxious to practice what we've learned. Also, Devon is going up for assessment in August and I'm going up next year, so we are both going to teach a couple poses each week assessment style.

here's the general plan

Sequence for Friday
>
> AMV
> AMS
> Utt
> Tadasana (work with belt for shoulders and rope jacket)
> UHastasana (various hand positions)
> UBaddhanguliyasana
> Paschima Baddhanguliyasana
> Baddha Hastasana
> Gomukhasana (work with arms adjustments in all of these)
> Paschima Namaskarasana
> Full gomukhasana (Anne will teach six minutes)
> AMS
> Utthita Hasta Padangusthasana,
> Parsva Utthita Hasta Padangusthansana,
> Parivrtta Utthita Hasta Padangusthasana, (Devon will teach first,
> then we'll do using belts and horse to work with adjustments)
> AMVrk 2 variations ( Anne and Devon will both teach)
> PMayurasana 2 variations (Anne and Devon will both teach )
> Sirsasana and 1 variation (Devon will teach)
> Chair dwi pada
> Urdhva Dhanurasana ( Junior I and III variations)
> Dwi pada from floor,
> Sirsasana drop overs
> Chatushapadasana
> Sarvangasana and variations (Devon will teach)
> Setubandha, dropping to wall or chair or floor
Paschimottanasana.
> Savasana
>

Monday, May 3, 2010

There is Practice this Friday Yippee!!

Hi All, We are back on This Friday.

From Ed Marks workshop, April 2010

AMV-AMS-Uttana
Tadasana Urdhva Baddhanguliya
Vrksasana
Garudasana
Parsva konasana
Vishvamitrasana
Parsvottanasana
Parivrtta trikonasana
AMS
Parivrtta ardha chandrasana
Sirsasana
Eka pada
Virasana in Sirsa
Parsva Virasana in Sirsa
Baddha konasana or Padmasana
Chaturanga Dandasana
Urdhva Mukha Svanasana
Salabhasana
Makarasana
Dhanurasana
Parsva Dhanurasana
Bhujangasana
Ustrasana
Urdhva Dhanurasana at wall with blocks
Uttanasana Parsva uttanasana
Ardha Halasana with bolster

Tuesday, April 6, 2010

Sequence for Friday April 9

Hi All, this is a Geeta sequence that Devon got from Michelle Mock. We are on this week, but then a two week hiatus and will resume the 30th of April

7.17.06 Geetaji’s Class
Adho Mukha Virasana
Virasana
Adho Mukha Virasana
Malasana
Malasana
Virasana
Malasana
Paschimottasana
Marichyasana I x 2
Paschimottasana
Malasana
Malasana
Kurmasana x 3 each side total 6 times
Adho Mukha Virasana
Dwi Hasta Bhujasana
Uttanasana
Dwi Hasta Bhujasana
Tadasana
Pasasana
Dwi Hasta Bhujasana
Uttanasana
Dwi Hasta Bhujasana
Uttanasana
Sirsasana
Uttanasana
Adho Mukha Svanasana
Sirsasana II
Uttanasana
Sirsasana II
Uttanasana
Tadasana
Ustrasana x 2
Dandasana
Purvottanasana x 3
WHY IS URDHVA DHANURASANA EASIER THAN PURVOTTANASANA?
Urdhva Dhanurasana x2
Chatushpadasana
Urdhva Dhanurasana x2
Adho Mukha Svastikasana
Halasana on Bolster mid room
Parsva Halasana
Supta Konasana
Karnipidasana
Paschmottasana
Savasana

Tuesday, March 30, 2010

Devon's taping again this friday

Here's the plan of events


FIRST HOUR: anne will lead

A M Virasana

A M Svanasana

Uttanasana

Ardha Baddha Padmottanasana

Utthita Hasta Padangusthasana

Parivrtta Utthita Hasta Padangusthasana

A M Vrksasana three ways

Pincha Mayurasana palms down and up, free balancing as possible

[Vrscikasana perhaps]

Bharadvajasana II as full as possible.

Marichyasana III, full clasp or belt to foot and hand to wall

Adho Mukha Svanasana

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SECOND HOUR: Devon will be teaching this as a mini class for her assessment video

Salamba Sirsasana 2

Urdhva Dhanurasana 1

Dvi Pada Viparita Dandasana

Ardha Matsyendrasana 1

Bhujapidasana

Eka Pada Sirsasana

Pindasana in Sarvangasana

[Halasana]

Setu Bandha Sarvangasana

Parivrtta Janu Sirsasana

-----------------------

Paschimottanasana

Savasana

Thursday, March 25, 2010

Practice Friday 4:30 at Clear Spring

Here's day two of a recent Patricia Walden workshop. We'll work through this sequence.

PW Sunday Morning Asana Standing Poses and Backbends.

AMVirasana
AMS
Jump to uttansana did this twice
Urdhva Hastasana and bind elbows above head and extend forward into uttasanasana.
Paryankasana without block
Tadasana Hands in paschimo badanguliasana keep hands at buttocks and go into uttansana keeping hands stretch up to ceiling.
Prasarita Padottansana II
Parsvottansana Full pose.
Prasarita Padottansana II
Vira I, lots of emphasis on back legwork, ground big toe, move from inner heel to outer heel to keep outer heel down, broaden top of back thigh and turn pelvis around. Hands on hips can use hands to help with leg actions, ie opening back of thighs, bringing outer pelvis around. Then Vimanansana turning torso with motion keeping back leg stable as much as possible then full pose
Virasana ankles together. Parvatasana arms.
AMS strong work lift inner arms up and open armpits more.
Vira III with arms in paschima badanguliasana, keep hands at buttocks. Extend collarbones and chest forward, work to level pelvis in all aspects
AMS with the inner arm lift.
Vira III full pose arms and chest like AMS lift inner arms up and shoulder blades in away from ceiling. Get this action while in the transitional “take two breaths” stage.
AMvrk one leg then other leg, the weaker leg again. Keeping hands in same place between holds. Pretty long holds. pointing toes
Uttanasana
Sirsasana,
Virasana in Sirsasana really strong pointing toe action down toward the floor.
Sirsasana
Amvira chin on the floor.
AMVrk working on balance taking one leg and then the other away from the wall. Balance if not now when?

Ustrasana Ankles Belted did a lot of work with cervical bend, then thoracic just extending up and looking back, keeping thighs parallel with front of room. then imagine pillow in lower back and you are lifting over and up the pillow to go back. After working to touch ankles with both hands, we Also dropped back with the hands in Sarvangasana II helps with rotation and also touching hands at the same time. We did a like twenty of these.
Bhujangasana ankles belted leg action, broaden back of the thighs, extend through all ten toes, come up but emphasis was more on coiling. Did twice.
Dhanurasana ankles belted here there was an enormous emphasis on how much this is a leg pose. Lift the root of the thighs straight up. Didn’t really lift chest much. Keep knees close together. Then we weren’t really getting leg action so
Eka Pada dhanursana so we could lift the leg up and back more. The lift of the legs is going eventually toward extended phases of padangushta Dhanurasana ganda bherundasana.
Dhanurasana again and the lift of the legs was definitely better. All together we did this four or five times.

Urdhva mukas svanasana hands on blocks feeling freedom in upper body we unbelted the ankles. Very free feeling
Urdhva Dhanurasana from chair. An interesting analogy to the chair being like our body, back legs of chair for the legs, front legs like the arms. lifting tailbone lift chair off the floor. Did about 4 times. Her order of work was sitting straight get extension in spine and shoulderblade coiling, then lay down and take buttocks through. Then press chair arms to get verticality, then slide off more and move arms down to get coiling, then bring arms over head, lift up from legs first and then lift shoulders off chair once you have the full height in legs walk in as you can.
Urdhva Dhanurasana off bolster hands at wall, several times. Same emphasis on the legs first walk in as you can, take chest closer to the wall but by walking in and lifting inner shoulders up not by pushing chest forward. Can use blocks for hands if necessary and two bolsters if necessary probably did about 5 or 6 times.
Parsva Uttanasana with leg you are shifting toward bent bring abdomen to thigh, very different release with the leg bent.
Bharadvajasana One from table pose (chaturdanadsana) on height when sitting as needed extend arms up then turn.

Bharadvajasana Two up on height as needed from table pose (chaturdanadsana) going into these twists this way keeps weight off the spine after backward bending notice different in the two twists in lower back.
.
Halasana strong outer thigh lifting up.
Sarvangasana use fingers to lift where the spine sinks. Same emphasis on abdomen tone not flopping down not sucking in but supporting internal organs.
Eka pada Sarvangasana pointing toes again… keep top leg lifting up and turning in.
Parsva Eka pada Sarvangasana lift kidney of down leg up very strongly and extend from buttock to the heel.
Sarvangasana
Supta Konasana weight supposed to be on little toe side of foot more than toes.
Halasana lots of lift in the thighs
Supta BK or Supta sukasana legs on bolster if sukasana belt legs. We got to choose which one.
Savasana can keep bolster under legs.

Friday, March 19, 2010

Practice Friday 4:30 at Clear Spring

Hi Everyone, the format of practice will be a bit different this week.

We’ll practice for about 50 minutes and then Devon wants to use the last hour to teach a class for her Junior III assessment. She has been giving the following poses to teach us. She’ll teach and have a recorder running. If she’s happy with the tape, then she’ll send it on to her teachers to use as a basis for recommending her for assessment.


We’ll do the following sequence as warm up.

AMVira
AMS
Utt.
Supta Virsana
Supta Pada I-IV
AMS
Eka Pada AMS
Urdhva Prasarita Eka Padasana
AMV rk
PM
Gomukasana full pose
AMS
Prasarita Paddottasana II
Sirsasana I
Ustrasana
Chatush Padasana
Sarvangasana
Sarvangasana dropping over
M3
MI



Sequence Devon will teach






Salamba Sirsasana 2
Urdhva Dhanurasana 1
Dvi Pada Viparita Dandasana
Ardha Matsyendrasana 1
Bhujapidasana
Eka Pada Sirsasana
Pindasana in Sarvangasana
Setu Bandha Sarvangasana
Parivrtta Janu Sirsasana

________________________________________

Wednesday, March 10, 2010

Practice Friday 4:30 at Clear Spring

This sequence is similar to the one Joan White taught on Sunday during her Austin visit. But this one is from Pune, courtesy of Randy Just. Timings are for a two hour class based on the tapes made in pune.


November 13, 2006 Monday
Arm balances and the work of the lower abdominals

:06 AMV
:07 AMS
:08 Uttanasana
:09 AM Vrksasana
:12 Pincha Mayurasana
:18 Sirsasana
· Parsva
· Parsva Eka Pada
· Eka Pada
· Urdhva Dandasana
· Eke Pada
· Urdhva Dandasana
:30 AMV
:30:38 Uttanasana
:32 A vinyasana of the following poses

* Navasana
* Paschimottanasana
* Ardha Navasana
* Paschimottanasana
* Paripurna Navasana
* Ardha Navasana
* ubhaya Paschimottanasana
* Paschimottanasana hands go past the feet
* Navasana
* Ardha Navasana
* Paschimottanasana
* Ubhaya Paschimottanasana
* Paschimottanasana

Supta Baddha Konasana to relax the abdomen

* Paripurna Navasana
* Paschimottanasana
* Supta Padangusthasana I right leg
* Navasana
* Paschimottanasana
* Supta Padangusthasana I Left leg
* Navasana
* Paschimottanasana
* Supta Padangusthasana head to shin
* Malasana :39
* Navasana
* Paschimottanasana
* Supta Baddha Konasana
* Navasana
* Paschimottanasana
* Urdhva Mukha Paschimottanasana Upright
* Urdhva Mukha Paschimottanasana on back
* Malasana
* Ukatasana
* Uttanasana
* Ukatasana
* Urdhva Prasarita Ekapadsasana first side
* Ukatasana
* Uttanasana
* Second side UPEP
* Ukatasana
* Uttanasana
* Utthita Hasta Padangusthasana
* Uttanasana

:46 Bhujapidasana
Uttanasana
:46 Bujapidasana 2nd side
:47 Prasarita Podottanasana
:50 Bujapidasana
:52 absolute stupidity on your part speech
:53 Urdhva Parsarita Eka Padasana

1:00 Prasarita Padottanasana
1:06 Urdhva Prasarita Eka Padsasana
1:07 uttanasana
1:07 Urdhva Prasarita Eka Padsasana
1:10 Navasana – Paschimottanasana – Navasana – Paschimottanasana
1:11 Malasana use a belt to clasp
1:20 Bujapidasana
1:30 brick setu Bandha
1:35 Sarvangasana

Monday, March 8, 2010

Two Upcoming Yoga Sessions with Anne Bowery

Hi All, Just wanted to let you know about these upcoming events I'm teaching.

Event one:

A Four week series on deepening your backbend practice $55.00 or $16.00 a class Saturday March 13- April 3 12 noon at Austin School of Yoga 1100C South Lamar



Event Two Two week Exploration of Restorative Yoga ($25 per class or $45 for both classes ) March 13 and 20 At Clear Spring Studio 2-4

Contact Anne at AnneBowery@yahoo.com or 52 468 2808 to register or for additional information.

Friday, March 5, 2010

NO PRACTICE TODAY

Hi All, no practice today. Devon and I are out of town. We'll be back at Clear Spring next week.

Wednesday, February 24, 2010

New Location for Practice this Friday and next Friday, Still at 4:30

Hi Everyone, Clear Spring is not available the next couple weeks, but Peggy Kelley has graciously allowed us to use her small home studio. So come to 1608 Dexter (right behind the Alamo Draft House on South Lamar. The studio is upstairs. The
stairway is on the left of the house as you face it, red and white, second on the right after crossing Kinney Avenue or turning right off kinney onto Dexter).

Cost is 10 dollars a person.

This week we will do the Joan White Backbending sequence from the workshop last Saturday with a few inversions added in (in parentheses).

Here it is.

Joan White sequence from Sat. Feb. 20, 2010
Backbending and standing poses

AMVira
AMSvana
Urdhva hastasana with block between calves to balance action of front and back leg.
Urdhva baddhanguliyasana

Prasarita padottanasana
(AMS)
(AMVrk)
(Sirsasana)
(AMVrk)
Trikonasana at wall, angular pose
Parsvakonasana, front foot to wall, block under hand
Parivrtta parsvakonasana (was this here and below too?)
Virabhadrasana I, first at wall with foot on block
Second with partner touching back to give direction
Vira I complete
Parivrtta trikonasana
Parivrtta parsvakonasana, from knee on floor first, back heel to wall.

Tadasana extending chest up to ceiling keeping lumbars flat.
Helpers helping to turn arms as we lift chest
4 or more standing upright back arches to wall. Arms in urdhva hastasana, arching over
Ustrasana at wall, 4-5x gradually going to full pose
Chair backbend, rolled mat on top of chair facing away from wall, head toward wall. Sit on chair, then Roll over the chair top.
Second chair backbend: same chair position but you are feet to wall, scapulae on chair, then roll over to u. dhanurasana, taking hands onto front chair legs. Then walk feet in and stand up.

Urdhva dhanurasana from floor, first time just going up
Repeat 5 times or so, each time taking weight onto feet, going up, straightening arms, then taking pose back onto arms. Walking in as possible.

Bent knee jathara parivartanasana
Pavanmukhtasana two legs at once
Roll over to AMS
Uttanasana, parsva uttanasana
(Chair Sarvangasana/Halasana)
Crossed legs, forehead on chair, skin to eyebrows.

Savasana calves on chair seat.

Monday, February 8, 2010

Practice Sequence for Friday Feb 12

Hi All, We'll work through this sequence from Pune on Friday.

November 2, 2007

AMV

AMS

Uttansana

Adho Mukha Vrksasana

Padangusthasana

Utthita Trikonasana

Utthita Parsvakonasana

Virabhdrasana I to III

Ardha Chandrasana

Privrtta Trikonasana – Parivrtta Ardha Chandrasana

Parsvottanasana

Vira III to Parivrtta Parsvakonasana ?????

Prasarita Padottanasana II ( paschima Namaskar

Jumpings:

AMS – Utt – AMS – Uttansa – AMS – UMS – AMS Uttansana

Ustrasana

Parighasana

Parvatasana in Virasana

Parivrtta Janu Sirsasana

Dhanurasana – Parsva Dhanurasana – Dhanurasana - Parsva Danurasana

Parivrtta Paschimottanasana

Supta baddha konasana

Paryankasana in Supta Baddha Konasana

Paryankasana

Uttana Padasana

Swastikasana with paryankasana

Eka pada Bhekasana

* Other hand in chaturanga

Bhekasana full pose

Padangusthasana I, classical

Padangusthansana II

Urdhva Paschimottanasana

Paschimottanasana

Sirsasana – 8 minutes

* Parsva
* Parsva virasana
* Parsva eka pada
* Parivrtta eka pada

Chatush padasana

Sarvangasana

* Eka pada
* Parsva virasana
* Upavista Konasana
* Supta konasana
* Parsva halasana

Wednesday, February 3, 2010

Practice for Friday Feb 5

Hi All,

We are back on for this week and next then no class the 19 because of the Joan White workshop, which you should come to..

A Forward Bending sequence using junior I poses

AMVira
AMV
Uttasana
Malsana
AMV
Sukasana
Supta Sukasana
AMV
Uttanasana
Malasana
AMV
Virasana
Supta Virasana
AMV
Uttanasana
Malasana
AMV
Baddha Konasana
Supta Baddha Konasana
AMV
Uttanasana
Malasana
AMV

Upavista Konasana
AMV
Uttanasana
Malasana
AMV

Dandasana
Janusirsasana
Trianga Muka Paschimottansana
Ardha Baddha Padma Paschimottansana (both hands holding front foot GFW 127)
Paschimottansana

Sirsasana
Sarvanganasana and Variations
Halasana and Variations

Savasana.

Friday, January 29, 2010

Anne's Spring Schedule at AYI

Anne’s Upcoming Yoga Schedule at AYI.

No Class January 30th (I will be at a yoga workshop in Dallas with Mary and Eddy).

February 6 Inversions and Variations $16.00

No class Feb 13 and 20. (I am at a Patricia Walden workshop and then Joan White is here).

Feb 27 - March 20 Four week series on building a backbend practice $55.00 or $16.00 a class

March 27 – How to do things with Chairs I $16.00
April 3 How to do things with Chairs II $16.00

No Saturday classes April 10-May 1 Various travels

May 8, Learn the Ropes $16.00

NO Friday Practice this week, but we are on for next week.

Hi Everyone, Devon and I are both going to Dallas to study with Mary and Eddy this weekend.

Next week, we'll do a practice sequence based on the Junior I syllabus.

Monday, January 18, 2010

HEre's the sequence for Friday

Clear Spring 4:30. We'll end a bit early this week.


Practice Sequence Friday Jan 22

Virasana
AMV
AMS
UTT
Gomukasana (Full pose )
AMS
AMVrk (all three hand positions)
PM (Palms down and up)
AMS
Sirsasana
Dwi Pada on chair and bringing elbows to floor
Ustrasana (Paschima arms)
Danurasana
Parsva Dhanurasana
Bhekasana
AMS
Chatush
Parsva Chatush
Sarvangasana I and II
Sarvangasana drop overs.
Parsva sarvangasana
M3
Ardha Matsydrasana
Pashimottanasana
Savasana

Friday, January 15, 2010

Iyengar Yoga on Martha Stewart Link

Here's the Link to the Martha Stewart show with Iyengar Yoga.

http://www.marthastewart.com/article/iyengar-yoga

Tuesday, January 12, 2010

10 Arm Balances- of one sort or another- for 2010

Here's what we'll work on this friday at 4:30 at Clear Spring. Cost $10. Come join in the fun.

Opening Quartet (AMVirasana, AMS, UTT) dwelling on Adho Mukha Svanasana and Uttanasana
Malasana
Uttanasana
AMS
Adho Mukha Vrksasana variations from Junior I , II, III (1)
Pincha Mayurasana, palms down and palms up. (2)
Sirsasana I
Sirsasana II, III
AMVira
Ustrasana
Chaturanga Dandasana (4)
Urdhva mukha svanasana (3)
Jumping from Urdhva Mukha Svanasana to Adho Mukha Svanasana
And Adho Mukha Svanasana to Uttanasana
AMS (INTERVALO)
Dandasana
Gomukhasana full pose (5)
Lolasana (6)
AMS UMS AMS UTT (INTERVALO)
Malasana
Eka hasta bhujasana (7)
AMS UMS AMS UTT (INTERVALO)
Malasana II
Dwi hasta bhujasana (8)
Tolasana (9)
AMS UMS AMS UTT (INTERVALO)
Malsasana
Bhujapidasana (10)
AMS (INTERVALO)
Chatush padasana
Parsva chatush padasana prep
Urdhva Dhanurasana at least five times
Sarvangasana I and II.
Niralamba I and II.
Setubhanda sarvangasana

Savasana.

Wednesday, January 6, 2010

Pictures of Yoga Chairs

Interested in a yoga chair?? Iyengar yoga practioners frequently use chairs in all sorts of poses ranging from simple seated twists to supported inversion and backbends. They are a boon to practice. As luck would have it, local yogi, Jeff Schultz, makes yoga chairs.

He makes standard size yoga chairs and tall yoga chairs. Tall yoga chairs are great for sarvangasana and halasana !!! Pure bliss !!! Standard chairs are $50. Tall chairs are $135.00 plus sales tax if you are in the state of Texas.  out of state we don't have to charge sales tax.    You do have to pay shipping charges. Shipping charges depend on the size of chairs you purchase, the number of chairs you purchase and how far away you are from Austin. Typically the total cost is between 150 and 160 per chair.

  We go to most Iyengar workshops in the general area so  we can often deliver chairs to you if you are going to the same workshop we are. 


Email Jeff at jschultz@jschultz.net to place a order, for more information regarding shipping, and any other questions you have about the chairs.

Here are pictures of the chairs. The first picture shows the tall and short chair together.





Iyengar Yoga on Martha Stewart

THis from the Iyengar Yoga Institute in New York. "Iyengar Yoga is featured on Martha "The Martha Stewart Show" this Friday, January 8, on NBC. Inspired by her practice of Iyengar Yoga (with our very own James Murphy), Martha devotes the entire show to yoga practices and Iyengar Yoga is featured prominently. The studio audience for the show is made up of yoga practitioners including ten members of the faculty of the Iyengar Yoga Institute of New York, who display the powerful essence of Iyengar Yoga. This is a program you will definitely want to watch or record."

10 Forward Bends and Twists for 2010

Hi Everyone,

Here's the sequence for this Friday at 4:30 at Clear Spring. Cost $10.

Ten (or more) Forward Bends and Twists, for 2010 (and beyond)

*Virasana, Supta Virasana, Matsyasana prep, Ekapada Supta Virasana

(the above if you get to the session early and have time to prepare a bit)



Trikonasana

Parsvakonasana

Parighasana (for the side rib and hip stretch, as prep for twists)

T1 Parivrtta trikonasana

T2 Parivrtta parsvakonasana

F1 Parsvottanasana

Adho Mukha Svanasana

Adho Mukha Vrksasana and /or Pincha Mayurasana

Sirsasana

Parsva Sirsasana

Ekapada Sirsasana

Parsvaikapada Sirsasana

Parivrttaikapada Sirsasana

Virasana, Adho Mukha Virasana

F2 Triang Mukhaikapada Paschimottanasana (pl. 138-139)

F3 Marichyasana I (pl. 143-144)

T3 Marichyasana III (pl. 301-304)

F4 Malasana as full as possible (pl. 322)

F5 Paschimottanasana (pl. 153-162)

T4 Parivrtta Paschimottanasana (pl. 163-166)

F6 Ardha Baddha Padmottanasana (pl.50-55)

F7 Janu Sirsasana in three parts (to inner, outer and center of knee, pl. 125-129)

T5 Parivrtta Janu Sirsasana (pl. 130-132)

F8 Ardha Baddha Padma Paschimottanasana (pl. 133-137)

F9 Krounchasana (pl. 140-142)

T6 Marichyasana II (pl. 145-147)

F10 Upavistha Konasana (pl. 148-152)

T7 Parivrtta Upavistha Konasana (pl. 148-152; note no prvt. Included in LoY)

F11 Kurmasana (pl. 360-368) (for 2011)

T8 Ardha Matsyendrasana I (pl. 307-316)

T9 Ardha Matsyendrasana II (pl. 330-331)

T10 Bharadvajasana I and/or II (I: pl. 297,300; II: 298, 299)

*Paschimottanasana as cooldown

*Purvottanasana as counterpose

*Urdhva Dhanurasana 5 times in middle of room, no props

Sarvangasana

Sarvangasana II
Ekapada Sarvangasana

Parsvaikapada Sarvangasana

Parsva Sarvangasana as possible

Setu Bandha Sarvangasana



Savasana