Restorative Sequence

The Yoga Sutras provides yoga with a thorough and consistent philosophical basis and clarify many important esoteric concepts. In the Sutras, Patanjali prescribes adherence to eight "limbs" or steps (the sum of which constitute "Ashtanga Yoga," the title of the second chapter) to quiet one's mind and achieve kaivalya, "detachment" and "solitude."

Patanjali divided his Yoga Sutras into four chapters or books (pada), containing in all 196 aphorisms.

1. Samadhi Pada
Samadhi refers to a blissful state where the yogi is absorbed into the One.

2. Sadhana Pada
Sadhana is the Sanskrit word for "practice" or "discipline."
Act without attachment to the results or fruit of action and activity.

3. Vibhuti Pada
Vibhuti is the Sanskrit word for "power" or "manifestation." The temptation of powers should be avoided and the attention should be fixed only on liberation.

4. Kaivalya Pada
Kaivalya means "isolation" and stands for emancipation. Describes the process of liberation and the reality of the transcendental ego.

Person seeing
Thing being seen
Act of seeing
All unified in samadhi

Practice in not only in what the body is doing, also add recuperative practice for the mind and soul.

Iyengar practice is a yoga practice you can grow old with, get sick, and change with.


Supta Padangusthasana
- strap bottom of the shoulderblades, just under the armpit
- right arm alongside torso with fist under outer femur pointing toward body
- strap on metatarsals of right foot

Uttanasana w/ Concave Back
- 2 blocks highest height

Uttanasana 
- palms resting 2 blocks highest height, fingers pointing toward body

Uttanasana 
- 1 or 2 blocks for head support
- hold unto ankles
- hips wide apart
- then bend elbows

Ardha Sirsasana
- 2 blocks in T-shape

Uttanasana
- wide legs, feet to edges of mat

Halasana

Upvista Konasana in Halasana 

Supta Baddha Konasana

Forward bends enhance pratyahara since the head is typically down and there's nothing to see and distract your attention inward.

Swastikasana
- seated on bolster with back against wall
- bend down and move buttocks flesh against wall
- triple fold blanket for legs
- change interlace of feet

Savasana
- lie face down on bolster
- rest forehead on double folded blanket

Adho Mukha Virasana
- forehead on bolster