Anne is leading Backbends today

This sequence is for my Laurie Blakeney  online mentoring assignment.

Create a sequence using all the backbends from the 4 syllabi (Intro 1 -I.Jr 2). Also include one backbend from I.Jr. 3 as a “touch and go” pose.  

Include a few other asanas from other categories that share the essential actions. After practicing the sequence a few times write a report telling how the essential actions refine all the poses, and why you think the Jr. 3 backbend is considered a more difficult asana in the progression of our syllabi

I haven't included enough other  poses and I included both junior 3 backbends,  but  I thought we'd  explore this together. 

My essential Urdhva  D actions are 

1.   Open groin (Front groin particularly)- paired with hamstring buttock action on back of  leg

2.    Length in side body, particularly arm pits lats  to help get arms straight in overhead plan

3.    Shoulder blade  engagement/placement on back

 


For  essential  Dwi Pada  actions,   I think all those are important, but for  point  two I would add  open armpits with bent arms in the overhead plan  and for      point three  I would change to emphasize the coiling in the upper  back  in addition to  "just  getting the shoulder blades on the back"     

Am  Swastikasana

Parsva AM Swastikasana

Parvatasana in Swastikasana

AMS

Calf mashing

Gomukasana

Supta virasana

AMS

Tadsana

Vrksana

Parsvakonasana

Parihasana

Parivrtta parsvkonsana

AMS
Vira I and III

AMS

AMvrk
PM

Sirsasana

Parsva  and  virasana

Paryanksana on brick arms overhead  (various work)

Salabasana

Makarasana

Dhanurasana

Parsva D

Bhekasana

Chaturanga

Bhujangasana

UMS

AMS

Virasana

Ustrasana

Dwi Pada on Chair (intro 2

Urdhva D on chair (intro 2

Urdhva from  two bolsters

Chair dwi pada work

Urdhva D from  Floor

Dwi Pada from Floor

AMVrk

Hanuman with chair

Various Twists

Chair Halasana

Sarvangansa

Paschimo

Savasana