Thursday, March 14, 2013

There is practice this week

Here's an ambitious sequence from Devon.  I imagine we'll cut out some of the forward bends at the end  if we run short on  time.

See ya'll at  4:30.



Jr.  I / III sequence: partial syllabi, emphasizing the BB parts.

dandasana –arms down and then urdhva hastasana
small twists, fwd hand pulls twist, back hand supports uprightness and UPward lift.
Upavistha konasana – arms down, then urdhva hastasana, then twists
 baddha konasana arms down
parsvakonasana as hip opener
[trikonasana to] ardha chandrasana
vira I

adho mukha svanasana
adho mukha vrksasana palms outward, palms forward
19.  adho mukha vrksasana with palms back as in mayurasana, but apart and at a distance of one and a half feet from the wall
20.  pincha mayurasana, palms downwards, then palms upward as far as possible
9.  salamba sirsasana II
salamba sirsasana I
10.  parivrttaikapada sirsasana

bhekasana (Jr. I)
Paryankasana, with block,  then full pose (Jr. I)
dwi pada viparita dandasana through chair, fingers interlocked behind head on floor or on support if necessary (Jr. I)
urdhva dhanurasana I through chair,, hands or feet on floor or on blocks if needed.  Push up fully (Jr. I);
from 2 bolsters, hands and feet on floor (Jr. II)
24.  urdhva dhanurasana I straight up from the ground
25.  dwi pada viparita dandasana without chair: 
         first time, with elbows supported against wall, and bent-legged feet on one-foot high support if props are available (e.g. viparita karani box, sb bench that does not skid)
         second time:  away from wall with feet on floor, bent knees
supta swastikasana (Jr.I)
padmasana practice
matsyasana (Jr. II)

adho mukha svanasana resting from backbends
adho mukha virasana for resting the back
[prep: upright semi-twisting janu sirsasana, bent knee way out]
3. parsva upavistha konasana (loy pl. 152)
5.  parivrtta janu sirsasana
6. parivrtta paschimottanasana
16.  ardha matsyendrasana I arm straight and gripping foot (Jr. I
2. ardha baddha Padma paschimottanasana  classical
8. marichyasana II (loy, pl. 145-147)
7.  akarna dhanurasana I and II ( loy, pl. 175)
22.  kurmasana II arms extended backwards; see loy pl 369-371

Halasana
Parsva Halasana (Jr. I)
Salamba sarvangasana
Sarvangasana II (Jr. I)
Ekapada sarvangasana
Parsvaikapada sarvangasana
12.  urdhva padmasana in sarvangasana insofar as possible (Sub: baddha kona)
13.   pindasana in sarvangasana (if Padma in sarvanga does not come in Int. Jr. III, then it should be learned for assessment at Int. Sen. I, or Int. Sr. II at the latest.) (Sub: virasana pinda in sarvanga)
14.  setu bandha sarvangasana coming up two feet to sarvangasana (Jr. I and III)

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