Friday Practice

Hi Everyone, I need to make a teaching video to send to Mary Obendorfer out in San Diego as part of my assessment process. So this week the format will be slightly different, We’ll practice the 45 minutes or so and I will teach the second hour.

See you Friday, next practice will be the 25th of Feb.


Amvira
AMS
Utt
AMS
AMVrk
Tadasana and shoulder work
Trikonasana
Parivritta Trikonasana
AMS
AMvrk
Utthita Parsvakonasana
Parivritta Parsvakonasaka

AMS
AMVrk

Utthita Hasta Padangusthasana

Anne will teach second hour. Starting with

Utthita Parsva Hasta Padangusthasana
Pinchamayurasana
Sirsasana

Chair Dwi Pada

Sarvangasana

Dropping to
Setu Bandha Sarvangasana


Ardha Matsyendrasana 1

Maha Mudra

Paschimottanasana
Savasana

Sequence for this afternoon at 4:30

Swastikasana
Adho mukha Virasana
Parsva Adho mukha Virasana
Adho Mukha Virasana

AMS
Uttanasana Feet width of mat
Concave and head down.

AMS, 2x

Uttanasana

AMS

Uttanasana - head down

Prasarita padottanasana
(a) Concave back
(b) Head down

Tadasana, feet together
Utthita Trikonasana
Parivritta Trik

U. Parsvokonasana,
Parivritta Parsvokonasana

Prasarita padottanasana Head down
uttansana

Urdhva prasarita ekapadasana Intermed version, both hands to floor
Virasana
Vrksasana
Utthita Bekasana 2
Ardha baddha padmottanasana, x3
Uttanasana Interlock fingers behind back, arms overhead as fold

Urdhva prasarita ekapadasana Classic pose, opposite hand to inner ankle standing leg
Ardha baddha padmottanasana Create bind:
hands to wall
Paschimottanasana

Ardha baddha padma paschimottanasana
Ardha Matsyendrasana II

Baddha konasan

Ardha baddha padma paschimottanasana

Padmasana
Parsva Padmasana
Parvatasana in Padmasana

Matsyandrasana
Sirsasana & variations twisting ones .

SARVANGASANA,
Urdhva Padmasana
Parsvasarvangasana in Padmasana

(show parsvasarvaganasa prep

OR DROP OVER INTO SETU BANDA 3 TIMES AND THEN WALK AS FAR AS POSSIBLE AROUND TO PARSVA, KEEPING LEGS BENT.

OR DROPPING OVER TO THE WALL.

SAVASANA.

I think the snow will melt in time for practice today

but recheck the website around 3:30 to be sure.

We'll do a Patricia Waldden forward bend sequence from Feathered Pipe Ranch 2010.

Will post in a bit.

Some updates to the practice schedule for the year.

February 4 Forward bends at 4:30 at CSS
February 11 Backbends at 4:30 at CSS

February 18 No Practice Anne and Devon in Dallas for workshop with Edwin Bryant.
February 25 Practice at Clear Spring.

march 4 Devon will lead practice at Clear Spring.
march 11 TBA
March 18. Anne will lead a short inversion practice 4:30-5:30 so people can attend workshop with Devon and Theresa Rowland at AYS.

March 25 No practice Anne and Devon at workshop with Gabriella.

April 1 Practice at Clear Spring
April 8 TBA...
April 15 No practice mary obendorfer workshop at CSSS
April 22 Devon will lead practice at CSS
April 29 No practice, Anne and Devon at workshop with Patricia.

May 6th February 11 Practice at Anne's house email her at AnneBowery@yahoo.com for directions

February 18 No Practice Anne and Devon in Dallas for workshop.
February 25 Practice at Clear Spring.

march 4 Devon will lead practice at Clear Spring.
march 11 Possible practice at Anne's will let you know.
March 18. Anne will lead a short inversion practice 4:30-5:30 so people can attend workshop at AYS.

March 25 No practice Anne and Devon at workshop.

April 1 Practice at Clear Spring
April 8 Practice at Clear SPring
April 15 No practice mary obendorfer workshop at CSSS
April 22 Devon will lead practice at CSS
April 29 No practice, Anne and Devon at workshop

May 6th No practice Anne and Devon at Workshop with Patricia.
May 13 Practice at Clear Spring
May 20 Practice at Clear Spring.
May 27 Practice at Clear Spring

Backbend this afternoon at 4:30 and twist tomorrow at 2 with Gillian

Hi All, we'll do the 11 backbends for 2011 again as we got side tracked with kapotasana. Sorry for the previous confusion about the time. we start as usual at 4:30. I will be there a little early hanging on the ropes in case people were confused about time.

Remember also Gillian's twisting class tomorrow at the castle.

Twisting Workshop with Gillian Jan 29 2-4
Hi All, Gillian's back teaching.

Put this one on your calendar's.

You are invited to twist with me January 29th, 2-4pm at Castle Hill Fitness.

The workshop will focus on the importance of keeping your spine flexible so that we can feel young inside and out.

sign-up at www.castlehillfitness.com

Hope to see you there! Please pass along to anyone you think may be interested.

Best,
Gillian Barksdale

Come Learn the Ropes with Anne: Sunday Feb 6th 3-5 CSS

Ever wondered exactly how to use the rope wall or wondered about all the things you can do with the rope wall. This is the class for you! We will cover basic rope work for shoulder and chest opening, inversions,standing poses and backbends.

I will have another workshop, on saturday May 21st 3-5 that will focus on using the rope wall, for inversions, forward bends and twists. More info on that alter


The cost for each workshop is $30. Please contact Anne at AnneBowery@yahoo.com or at 468 2808 to register.

There is Practice this Friday Yippee!!

Hi all, we will have an abbreviated practice this friday at 4:30, something restorative we will end around 5:40 so people can make it to AYI for the workshop.

Next week we'll pick up the 11 backbends sequence again.


Looking forward to it,

Anne