Hi All, We'll do a sequence from Devon's recent study with Patricia in Santa Fe. I decided backbends would be good, since I'm getting ready to go do my weekly twisting practice and we'll arm balance on thursday in san marcos... so unless Devon overrules it here's the sequence,
THis is from day two of the workhsop Thursday, November 10, 2010
Theme: opening the lungs by means of the heart chakra, hrdaya chakra.
Yoga Sutra III. 35: hrdaye cittasamvit
AMVira
AMVira with partner placing hands on back ribs to sense breathing patterns.
Supta vira with 3 square-ish shaped
AMS to observe
Supta vira second time round with blankets turned transverse and a block under the head.
Observe the difference in the pattern and ease of breathing in each way of doing.
AMS hands and feet together to further open the lungs and prepare for sirsasana
Sirsasana
Eka pada sirsasana
Parivrttaikapada sirsa legs apart only, not twisting
AMS
Ekapada AMS, related to ekapada and prvt ep sirsa
Vira I
Urdhva prasarita ekapadasana
[“an auxiliary Vira I”]
Vira I repeat
Vira II prep
Vira II full pose
AMVrksasana, 2 x
PMayura
3x; block and belt if needed; balance if you can
Vajrasana full pose, with belt around ankles as needed to really extend ankle and spread the feet.
Urdhva namaskarasana in vajra
Paschima namaskara in vajra
Urdhva mukha svanasana on tall blocks (anantasana side)
3x
Ustrasana
3x
block between knees; block betw thighs
hands turned out NOT like Sarvanga II (other way) to open chest fully like UMSvana
Drop-back work with block at top thighs, hands on buttocks
Dhanurasana
Once to see;
Twice more with thighs belted
Drop-over practice again, taking chest up first before going back.
AMS
Virasana twisting
Uttanasana wide feet
Savasana
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