Anne is Back and Leading Teachers Practice and Advanced Practice this week

 Hi Guys,

The blog  is   back in  Austin  and ready to lead  practice.    I've really missed  everyone  during my  time  away and  I'm  excited to begin the long process of sharing what I learned after two months of  study at  RIMYI.  

This one is  based on a Backbend  class  Rajlaxmi  taught  June 2.  We   did lots of  Urdhva  Dhanurasana.   I  modified it  a bit   my own changes are  in bold. 

 

Calf mashing just  because  know you’ve missed it and I have a new variation with a slanting plank  to show.  

AMVira   

AMVira  wrists  down fingers up, chin down also  do  palms  facing.  And  Full LOY version and also Arun's version of it on a bolster of bliss. 

AMS  between  

AMS
Utt concave

Utt down  feet together

Bend knees  and  concave then down to  utt

Bend knees and jump back to AMS
R leg forward to parsvottasana   concave   come up to UH arms then down to  Parsvottasana  again,

Back to AMS,  repeat on second side.

Adding in  Parivritta  Trik

AMS
jump to Utt     feet together,  up to UH  back down to Utt

Sirsasana    spilt  leg  parsvaikapada prep, keep front leg  where it is and take back leg back as far as possible,  then let front  leg come forward some

Repeat

Bend knees  to supta virasana legs,  then spilt and  extend legs to  parsvaikapada   repeat

Amvira

AMVrk  various hand  positions

PM  all  the variations

Upright back arch

 Several,  first with hands in paschima  Badd

A few chatushs  as prep for  UD

Probably 10-12  Urdhva  Ds   (we  will add in some chair  work  here and maybe get out the tresslers and benches) 

UD  to  Dwi Pada to  UD   four or five times

Pavanmuktasana

Swatiskasana

Am  Swastikasana

Parsva AM Swastikasana

Parsva Swastikasana upright

Dandasana

AM Swastikasana again, 

Dandasana

 Parsva Dandasana

Paschimottasana feet  apart,  concave then pull forward

SS

Chatush  twice then jump to   SS
bend legs then extend  a couple of  times

Halasana

Karnapidasana

Heels up on mat   squat to malasana

Go forward  then  get heels and bring head down

Pasasana

Savasana  chest up on  mat.