Another go at the Junior 2 syllabus

Okay,  last week the change from backbends to more  forward bending stuff was way too abrupt so we sort of  stopped at  Urdhva D and did the  sarvangasana Cycle and some twists.

Here's  another go at  sequencing  also  with a few  junior 1  filler poses  in the mix

Calf mashing

Toe stretching in  vajrasana

Foot mashing   

Virasana

Toe stretching in virasana

AMS

Toe scrubbing  (Chaturanga 1 to 2)

AMS

Utt

Malasana

BK

UVK

Supta  1,  3,  2

Parvritta  Supta Padangustasana

Utthia Hasta Padangustasana

Ardha Baddha Padmottanasana

Padmasana  prep  from  Intermediate Course book   (Foot on foot and folding forward and to side in foot on foot ala Laurie)

Ardha Baddha Padmottasana  Paschimottasana

Padmasana

Tolasana

Matysasana

Malsana  2

M1

Eka Hasta Bhujasana

Arcana Dhanurasana

Dwi Hasta Bhujasana

Kurmasana

AMS

AMVrk

PM

Sirsasana

Parsva Sirsasana

Eka Pada Sirsasana

Brick Paryankasana  (One belt  and two belts.)

Chair dwi pada

Urdhva D  two bolsters

Eka Pada 

Parsva eka pada

Halasana  Parsva  Halasana

Karnapidasana

Ardha jathara parivartansana

Parvrrita Supta Pad

M3

Ardha Matsyendrasana

Paschimottansana

Savasana

Summer Advanced Practice Schedule

 

-->Hi All,  Here's the practice schedule for this  Summer. 
May  23   Anne  Leads  then  PUNE
May 30  No  Practice 

June   6 No Practice
June  13 No Practice
June 20 Practice Immersion  Weekend  Devon Leads
June 27 Practice   Devon Leads

July 4 No practice
July 11 Practice Immersion Weekend  Devon leads
July 18 Practice Devon Leads
July 25 No practice  Arun is  here!   ANNE RETURNS FROM PUNE!

August 1 Practice  Anne Leads
August 8 Practice Anne Leads 
August 15  Practice  Devon  Leads
August  22 Immersion  Weekend Anne Leads
August  29   Practice  Anne Leads

Sept  5 No practice  assessment at studio

Junior 2 practice sequence with a few other poses added in

We are on for  practice this week.  Anne will lead this week and  next week.  Then Devon will lead  over the summer while Anne is in Pune.   I'll post a summer schedule  soon. 

Calf mashing

Toe stretching in  virasana

Foot mashing

Virasana

Toe stretching in virasana

AMS

Utt

Malasana

BK

UVK

Supta  1,  3,  2

Parvritta  Supta Padangustasana

Padmasana  prep  from  Intermediate Course book   (Foot on foot,  upright,  at wall,  with two bolsters)

Utthia Hasta Padangustasana

Ardha Baddha Padmottanasana

Urdhva Prasarita Eka Padasana

AMS

AMVrk

PM

Sirsasana

Parsva Sirsasana

Eka Pada Sirsasana

Brick Paryankasana  (One belt  and two belts.)

Full Paryankasana

Brick  Matsyasana  with two belts

Full Matsyasana

Chair dwi pada

Urdhva D  two bolsters

Padmasana

Tolasana

AMS

Dandasana

Arcana Dhanurasana

Dwi hasta Bhujasana

Malasana 2

Kurmasana

Purvottansana

Sarvangasana

Eka Pada 

Parsva eka pada

Halasana  Parsva  Halasana

Karnapidasana

M3

Ardha Baddha Padmottasana  Paschimottasana

Paschimottansana

Savasana

Sequence for Friday

Here's the  sequence for  Friday afternoon.

It is meant to be accessibly intense.   Its one I made up but it has a lot of elements from Laurie, Mary and Eddy,  PW and  the sticky roll back arch from  Christina. 

Sequence  For Iyengar Immersion #2  Advanced Practice:  Theme  Intensity in Practice

Calf Mashing in Vajrasana  (Experiment with  blanket roll, sticky mat and wooden dowl)

Toes turned under

Virasana/ toes turned under several times

AMS
Utt

Malasana

Utt

LOY  Virasana  cycle with foot work

AMS

Utt

Malasana

Utt

Eka pada supta virasana  Leg in pavanmuktasana, Supta I, Supta II   with block and bolster

AMS 

Utt

Malasana

Utt

BK  on bolster with  sticky roll and block 

AMS

Utt
Malasana

Utt

BK to UVK several times 

AMS

Utt

Malasana

Utt

Tadasana

Arm work

Vrksasana

Utthita Hasta Padangustasana

Parsva Utthita Hasta Pad.

Ardha Baddha Padmottanasana

Urdhva Prasarita Eka Padasana

AMS

AMVrk

Sirsasana

Eka Pada

Paryankasana  With  two  belts on arms and brick.

Matys  with  brick with two belts on arms.

full Matsyasana

Chair dwi pada  various

Standing back arch  with horizontal sticky blanket  roll over  horse or  stool

Urdhva  D/  Drop backs

AMS

Parsva Utt

Chair twists.

Sarvangasana

Eka Pada

Parsva Eka Pada

Halasana, Parsva

Ardha jathara parivartanasana

savasana

Yoga Immersion this Weekend with Devon and Anne

Just a reminder  that the Yoga Immersion with Devon and Anne  is this Friday and Saturday

Friday 3:30-4:30pm Optional Teachers’ Practice ($10; Devon leads)
 4:30-6:30pm Advanced Practice ($20; Anne leads)
 7:30-9:00pm Philosophy Talk and Discussion: of Patanjali’s Yoga Sutras 1.17-29 
($20; Anne leads at Devon’s house. Soup, bread and tea provided, plus you can BYO easy light dinner food) 
Saturday 9:30-12:30pm Yoga Asana ($40; Devon teaches) 
12:30-1:30 Bag lunch/ discussion (Free)

I'll post the sequence for advanced practice later today or tomorrow.  Don't worry, it won't be  crazy intense,  just intensely good!


Here's a link to the flyer


https://docs.google.com/file/d/0B-u8MWnteZxvaXhoXy11cEZiZkU/edit

You can continue the  fun

with  Anne's Pranayama workshop at the Castle  Saturday at  4
Rise and Align with Anne at the Castle Sunday at  9
and    Advanced Iyengar Yoga with Anne (subbing for Peggy)  Monday at  3:45

There is practice Friday-Yippee

THis one is  from Mary and Eddy in Dallas  notes  courtesy of  Mary S  and   Anne's inversion additions  in  bold. 

it's all about Malasana as it travels through the syllabi

I'm  adding  in

AMVira

AMS

Utt

AMVrk

PM

Sirsasana     just to get those out of the way. 

Here's the sequence

Uttanasana – feet mat width

Malasana at wall – knees together – Intro 1 pose

Uttanasana – feet hip width - what did Malasana give?

Uttanasana – come halfway up from malasana then straighten legs - what did Malasana give?

Padangusthasana – ft apart, hold toes pull up, weight into metatarsals, concave gradually straighten legs then full pose

Malasana at wall – come into..

Padangusthasana – grab toes, knees bent arms straight, shift weight to balls of feet as straighten legs

Padangusthasana partner work – 1 partner belt around shoulders pulls 1 way, 1 partner around top thighs pulls other, doer pulls toes

Parsvottanasana

Parsvottanasana

Parsvottanasana – belt both groins with a looped strap (acts like a rope) – knot near inner groin, pull up toward abs, then fold forward until hands get in the way, remove hands, go down (Intro 1 pose)

Parsvottanasana – with partner – partner pushes sacrum toward head with thumbs on either side of the sacrum

Malasana middle of room – feet supported if needed

Uttanasana

Supta Akarna Dhanurasana - similar to morning class – take right leg up, near the chest, bring knee to the floor

Utthita Hasta Padagustasana – at wall – bend knee close to chest, like Malasana, hold foot with both hands, lift foot higher than knee, keep chest and knee together and straighten leg (do again each side)

Malasana – grab ankles

Uttanasana

Malasana with partner pushing on the area right above knee on thigh, to push thighs in (I think this is what we did, my notes are completely confusing at this point) – maybe we did this on our own first?

Malasana – hands forward, head down

Uttanasana

Malasana – full pose

Parsva Upa Vista Konasana here?

Marichyasana 1 – swing weight forward, come off of support, then bind, twist, and the forward fold

Paschimottanasana – feet hip width, move sacrum with back, just like partner did in Parsvottanasana

Kurmasana – hands to side

Kurmasana 2

Supta Kurmasana

Lie on floor, knees bent, push feet into floor to move buttocks toward heels.

 Then we'll do  purvottasana 

chatush

and sarvangasana  and cycle

savasana    

Yoga with Anne in May

As you know the blog leaves for Pune soon,

Now  yoga  happens.

Happily, 

There's plenty of  yoga  happening with  Anne  before  May 28

Tuesday  Classes at  Castle  Hill   9:30-11:00   May 6, 13, 20, and 27

Friday Classes at Clear  Spring  10:00-11:30    May  2, 9, 16,  23

Advanced Practice at Clear spring  4:30-6:30  May, 2, 9, 16, 23

Saturday Pranayama  at Castle Hill   4:00-5:30   May  3, 10, 17, 24

Sunday  Rise and Align at Castle Hill   9:00-10:15  May  11, 18,  25.   (subbing for  Mandy)  that  Class on the  25th will end a little early because I have to get to ramanand's workshop.

Iyengar Immersion with Devon and Anne  May  9 and  10 (this is the regular  TT, AP,  Philosophy Soup Kitchen and  Saturday morning  asana)  https://docs.google.com/file/d/0B-u8MWnteZxvaXhoXy11cEZiZkU/edit