Advanced Practice on Hiatus until Jan 9

FYI.  There's no  Advanced Practice  for the next two weeks.

We'll be  back on  Jan  9  with Anne leading   15 Backbends for  2015. 

Here are the new Saturday Class offerings at Clear Spring

  Here  are the   new  Saturday Class offerings at Clear Spring.   It's very exciting to have more  Iyengar Yoga on the Weekends!

Saturdays  9:15-10:15  Pranayama  Cost  $15   (or  $10 if you also take the asana class afterwards).

In this class, we will learn the basics of  supine and seated  pranayama. We will also work to deepen and refine our pranayama practice.  We will also explore digital pranayama as the level of the class advances.  All levels welcome.   Anne or  Devon will teach the class. 

This class will occur every Saturday except when there's a  senior teacher workshop in town.

Saturdays 10:30-12:30   Special Topics in  Asana  

Saturday Asana  class  will take 1 of  3   forms.

 1  Exploring the  Intermediate Syllabus.

Anne or  Devon will  teach.  Each class is  aimed at looking at a pose on the  Junior 2 or 3  syllabus  and  exploring the poses on the previous syllabi that develop our capacity to do  this pose.   This  class is ideal for  people who want  a deeper exploration of poses and how the poses relate to each other than we often have time to explore in a regular ongoing class.  The class will be especially useful for people going through the  Iyengar Assessment process, but it is open to teachers and students from all  traditions.

Cost  $20.00

2.   The  Anatomy of Asana


Devon or Peggy Kelley will teach this class which focuses on how  our anatomical understanding informs  asana practice.  It is held on the weekends of Austin Yoga Teacher Training but the class is also open to the public. You do not have to be a teacher or in teacher training to  attend.  Those with challenges in the areas we will cover in classes can expect some particular attention and support.


Cost  $20.00

3.   Asana and Philosophy

Anne or  Devon will teach.  We will  spend the first part of class discussing a small section of the Sutras or the Gita.  The asana class will explore how these philosophical concepts inform our  practice. We will post the readings in advance, but  prior reading  is not  necessary.  This class is mostly asana  oriented with a philosophical focus.  

Cost  $20.00 

Anne's Post Thanksgiving Twist sequence with arm balances added in

So here's the plan for advanced practice  Friday.

I  did a twist practice the monday after Thanksgiving that I really liked.  I also wanted to work on arm balances, so this is  the twist class plus  arm balances.  

Fun times  on Friday  at  Clear  Spring.

Sukasana  AM  Parsva 

Upright  twist

AMS

Utt

Rope work

Arm/shoulder work

AMS

Dandasana  Parsva  Dandasana work

M3

Pasasana prep to  M3

Dandasana

Malasana

M1

Eka Hasta and prep

Astravakrasana

Dwi Hasta

AMS

Utt

Twisting  vajrasana with different  hand positions,   UB, UH, Back hand on block, both hands down.

B1  work  same way with arms  then  with classic arms

B1.5 (one leg in BK)

B2  look at entry from  leg in virasana then padmasana  and  then  padmasana leg

Ardha Matsyendrasana to Parivritta Parsva  back and forth.

first. 

AMS

Utt

Lolasana

Tolasana

Tadasana

Utthita Hasta Pad, Parsva

Parsvottansana, parsva parsvottanasana, parivritta  trik

Supta Pad cycle

Parsva supta  pad

Anantasana  show brick 

AMS

AMVrk  and pencil skirt work

PM

Sirsasana

Parsva

Eka Pada

Sirsasana 2

Bakasana

Parsva Bakasana

Eka Pada Bakasana

Purvottasana  

Sarvangansana  Eka Pada  Parsva

Halasana Parsva  Halasana

Ardha jathatara parivartasana

Savasana 

Lessons from Pune: This Saturday !!!

Clear Spring Studio presents

Lessons From Pune:

A  Workshop with  Anne-Marie Schultz

December 13, 2014

In honor of the celebration of BKS’ Birthday and the continuing legacy of his life, Anne is  offering a one day workshop  based on her recent two month study in Pune.

Morning  Session  9:30-12:00  Topic:  Standing Poses, Backbends, and Inversions. Cost: $35.00 Afternoon Session   2:00-4:00 Topic More Inversions, Forward Bends, and Twists. Cost: $25.00 Whole workshop discount $50.00. Contact Anne at  Anne_Marie_Schultz@baylor.edu register. 10% of the proceeds will be donated to the Bellur fund.

Devon's leading advanced Practice this week.

An Intermediate Sequence, based on last week’s Intermediate sequence based on Joan White’s workshop (i.e., revisiting backbends)

Adho mukha virasana with belt around toes/hips

Adho mukha svanasana

Urdhva mukha svanasana

Eka Pada Adho Mukha Svanasana

Tadasana-U. Hastasana for a rest

Adho Mukha Vrksasana and variations

Pincha Mayurasana and variations

Sirsasana

Sirsasana II

Work in Sirsa II preparing for dropovers

Supta Virasana (belts to keep thighs parallel)

Supta Virasana pelvis on bricks

Eka Pada Supta Virasana/ E P Supta Padangustha I on brick

Pushing up toward Kapotasana from brick with arms in U.Dhanurasana

Paryankasana coming from Kapotasana lift or from classical Virasana start

Leg prep for Dhanurasana up wall

Dhanurasana

Parsva Dhanurasana

Gandha Berundhasana efforts

Urdhva dhanurasana by stages to full pose, walking in, etc.

Dwi Pada Viparita Dandasana preparation

Dwi Pada Viparita working toward full pose

Eka Pada Urdhva Dhanurasana

Cool down poses (amsvana, uttana, parsva uttana, etc.)

Supported Halasana

Sarvangasana and variations if they help cool

Savasana