Restorative Asana Week

Child's Pose
bolster up and against abdomen

Supine Twist w/ bolster
Lying facing floor twist, thigh on bolster

Supta Padangusthasana

Padotanasana

Utanasana

Viparina Karani

Supta Baddha Konasana

Above in Savasana

Wednesday: Groin Opening Sequence

Adho Mukha Virasana
center
torso on the left side
and then on the right side

Marichyasana
one leg in Virasana, one leg in Upvista Konasana

Upvista Konasana

Uthitta Parsvokonasana
hand inside of bent leg
mimicking prior asana - bent leg and elbow moving towards each other

Supta Padangusthasana
one leg in Virasana
one leg in Virasana, other leg bent, knee toward armpit
one leg in Virasana, bent leg perpendicular to torso, holding onto other shin

Viparita Dandasana
with one leg bent over head of chair
mimicking prior asana

Salamba Sarvagasana in Baddha Konasana

Padmasana
forward bend over bolster

Adho Mukha Virasana

Adho Mukha Virasana
with bent legs together
hands, palms facing up, along torso

Wednesdays: Forward Bend Sequence

Supta Padangusthasana

Asana
Sit on shins w/blanket at knees w/o blanket

Parsvotonasana

Pravritta Parsvotonasana

Utthitta Parsvokoasna

Adho Mukha Svanasana
hand on angled blocks at wall
feet on blocks medium height
feet on blocks highest
height hands together at wall, feet together (butterfly)

Sirsasana 
2 blocks at wall; one highest height, other lowest height
downward dog with blocks at shoulders

Bhujangasana

Baddha Konasana
no suppport
lift legs up

Upvista Konasana in Baddha Konasana
bring legs in air

Janu Sirsasana 

Salamaba Sarvangasana 

Halasana 

Supta Swastikasana

Wednesday: Standing Sequence

After taking a hiatus from weekly yoga classes, I finally made my way over to Yoga Tree at Lake Street Church in Evanston with Bob. I’ve gone to Evanston for classes with Patrina before, but the times were conflicting with my schedule. Luckily, Bob offers Wednesday night classes at 7:15 and I remember him being a great teacher from a handful of classes I took awhile ago. Bob’s a great teacher and my third Iyengar yoga teacher. He’s certified, knowledgeable and taps into asanas and aspects of the asana I haven’t heard before. Everyone has their own particular style of teaching and now that I’ve gone through teacher training, I’m more attentive to teacher’s vocabulary, tone, humor, sequencing, prop usage and style. Last Wednesday’s class is as follows:

Supta Padangusthasana
w/ foot on block again wall

Marichyasana
w/ one leg in Upvista Konasana

Utthita Trikonasana
feet on outside edges of mat

Utthita Parsvolonasana
feet on outside edges of mat

Pravritta Ardha Chandrasana 

Ardha Chandrasana
foot on the wall hand on block

Pravritta Ardha Chandrasana
foot on the wall hand on block

Adho Mukha Vrksasana

Urdhva Mukha Svanasana
standing at rope wall

Urdhva Dhanurasana 
with chair

Upvista Konasana 

Savasana