Monday, April 14, 2014

Svadhyaya & Tricep Rotation Sequence

Where this perception, there is deception. Most of suffering comes from wrong perception.

Right View - 1 of 8 Eightfold Paths
Happiness depends on right view. Knowing what is going on inside and outside ourselves liberates you from suffering caused by wrong perception.


Svadhyaya
Ethics of yoga, self study
Effort, zeal, surrender to greater good

"When we use the yoga practice of svadhyaya—self-reflection—effectively, our actions become much more than a way to achieve something external; they become a mirror in which we can learn to see ourselves more deeply. If we are willing to look at behaviors, motivations, and strategies we habitually use to maintain our own self-image, we can use svadhyaya to pierce through the veil that this self-image creates and into the nature of our own essential being."

Virasana
• Trifold blanket in knee crease
• Then w/o blanket

Adho Mukha Svanasana

Gomukasana
• Opening armpit chest
• Rotating triceps with hands

Baddha Hastasana




















Paschima Namaskarasana

Parsvottanasana

Adho Mukha Svanasana
• Hands at wall

Uttanasana

Urdhva Namaskarasana

Adho Mukha Svanasana
• Hands at wall, butterfly position

Pincha Mayurasana

Viparita Dandasana
• Feet on bolster
• Then feet on floor
• Head on floor, with blankets
• Arms and head in Sirasana

Standing Pose on Chair 

Twist on Chair, wide-legged

Malasana on Chair

Viparita Karani

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