More backbends, Yippee!!

 Kurmasana was the orginal plan, but  I'm  still more in a backbend frame of  mind.   This one is from  a Patricia Walden workshop two summers ago in Durango. 

 

Patricia in Durango 7/24/13 Day 4 Backbends

Sit w/o blankets, unless structural issue

Upana-samana kriya

AMV

AMS

Urdhva baddha guliasana

Gomukasana

UH

Uttanasana

AMS

Uttanasana (repeat)

UH, look up

Urdhva namaskarasana

Utkatasana (don't let feet shrink)

VB 1 (pelvic heads up, eyes to back skull, look at back heel)

AMS

Eka pada AMS

Eka pada UMS, toes forward

UMS

chaturanga dandasana

AMS

UMS

Chaturanga (repeat w/UMS)

AMS

Uttanasana

UH

Standing on 2 low blocks, tadasana to UH, then eyes up

AM Vrksasana

Come down lightly w/2 legs

Place low blocks @wall, jump up

Mind remains taller

Parvatasana

Supta Virasana

On what support you need or straight on floor

Supta Vajrasana (bekasana for those w/knee prob)

Sirsasana

Parivrrta eka pada 1st stage

Vajrasana in sirsasana, toes point down

AMVrk prep for vrkchykasana

Backbend in chair

Urdhva danurasana

UD prep for viparita dandasana

Drop over to viparita dandasana onto chair @wall

Viparita dandasana prep

Kapotasana prep

Chakra bandasana from viparita dandasana   prep

Prone savasana

Blanket under abdomen

AMS

Feet on blocks @wall

Prasarita padotanasana

Hold ankles, head supported

(something sarvangasana  Halasana like)

Savasana

Hook feet to outer edge of chair uprights, knees spread wide apart like baddha konasana, blankets support outer hips

Siddhasana