Adho Mukha Virasana
Uttanasana
- legs wide apart, keeping toes on mat
Dandasana
- block at highest height between legs
Marichyasana I
- simple twist
Marichyasana II
- twist other way
- hold hug bent leg
Uttanasana
- legs hip width apart
- concave back
- then head down
Dandasana
- block at highest height between legs
Marichyasana I
- simple twist
Marichyasana II
- twist other way
- hold hug bent leg
Uttanasana
- legs hip width apart
- concave back
- then head down
Utthita Trikonasana
- on angle
Utthita Parsvakonasana
Adho Mukha Svanasana Arms
- standing in Tadasana
- rotate the tricep toward the face
- move the arm from the armpit, up
Adho Mukha Svanasana
- rotate triceps inward/under
- move biceps toward wall
- move the back body into the front body
- move shoulders into body
Viparita Dandasana
- on chair
Ardha Urdhva Dhanurasana x3
- on chair
- mat and blanket hanging on back rest of chair
- press soles of feet into legs of chair
- bottom shoulder-blades at backrest
- elongate top of buttocks toward knees
- think of block still in between thighs
- then hands on wall
Niralamba Sarvangasana
- shoulderstand setup facing 6" away from wall
- place bolster at end of blanket setup
- strap on before going up
- swing shins up at wall
- hold unto bolster
- then place hands on back
- curl toes under
- lift inner heels, buttocks, and torso(?)
- rotate thighs inward
- interlace hands unto bolster
- end in supported Karnipadasana
Upvista Konasana
- sit on shoulderstand blanket setup
- start in Baddha Konasana
- press navel of bolster into navel
- fall forward
- extend arms forward
Supta Swastikasana
- then extend legs into Supta Tadasana
Thursday, November 20, 2014
Monday, November 17, 2014
Dandasana/Virasana Sequence
Adho Mukha Virasana
- knees on 3 double folded blankets
- curl toes under
Inclinded Adho Mukha Virasana
- knees on 3 double fold blankets
- keep knees apart
- uncurl toes
- head down
- keep buttocks seated on heels
Uttanasana
- place metatarsals on rolled blanket
Baddha Konasana
- seated on 4 double folds
- then 2 blankets
- then seated on ground with feet on 2 blankets
- adjust buttocks
- hold skirt of feet to lift Baddha Konasana legs level to eyes
Lifted Upvista Konasana
- sit in Baddha Konasana on the ground
- lift legs up, level to head/shoulders
Uttanasana
Vibradrasana III
- press back foot into wall
- press finger tops on floor
- move outer thigh of grounded foot into waist
Uttanasana
Marichyasana III
- Marichyasana I, if menstruating
Parvrita Ardha Chandrasana
- black at little side of grounded foot
- feet placed halfway on mat
- mimic work in prior Vibradrasana III
- lifted leg's foot pressed into wall
- move outer thigh of grounded foot into waist
Baddha Konasana
- seated on floor
- hold unto skirts of feet
- lift legs straight up
stability then mobility
Supta Padangusthasana
- bend grounded leg
- strap at arch
Supta Padangusthasana
- showing bottom of foot variation
Supta Padangusthasana III
- bend both legs
- rest ankle on the other knee
- claps arms around grounded leg
- move legs toward torso
- keep vertical leg's knee away from head
- move ankle toward face
Supta Padangusthasana
- catch leg without strap
- straight leg
- keep other leg grounded and bent
Salamba Sarvangasana
- Setu Bandha Sarvangasana, if menstruating
Swastikasana
- rest head on bolster
Adho Mukha Virasana
- legs together
- head down
- arms resting at sides
- knees on 3 double folded blankets
- curl toes under
Inclinded Adho Mukha Virasana
- knees on 3 double fold blankets
- keep knees apart
- uncurl toes
- head down
- keep buttocks seated on heels
Uttanasana
- place metatarsals on rolled blanket
Baddha Konasana
- seated on 4 double folds
- then 2 blankets
- then seated on ground with feet on 2 blankets
- adjust buttocks
- hold skirt of feet to lift Baddha Konasana legs level to eyes
Lifted Upvista Konasana
- sit in Baddha Konasana on the ground
- lift legs up, level to head/shoulders
Uttanasana
Vibradrasana III
- press back foot into wall
- press finger tops on floor
- move outer thigh of grounded foot into waist
Uttanasana
Marichyasana III
- Marichyasana I, if menstruating
Parvrita Ardha Chandrasana
- black at little side of grounded foot
- feet placed halfway on mat
- mimic work in prior Vibradrasana III
- lifted leg's foot pressed into wall
- move outer thigh of grounded foot into waist
Baddha Konasana
- seated on floor
- hold unto skirts of feet
- lift legs straight up
stability then mobility
Supta Padangusthasana
- bend grounded leg
- strap at arch
Supta Padangusthasana
- showing bottom of foot variation
Supta Padangusthasana III
- bend both legs
- rest ankle on the other knee
- claps arms around grounded leg
- move legs toward torso
- keep vertical leg's knee away from head
- move ankle toward face
Supta Padangusthasana
- catch leg without strap
- straight leg
- keep other leg grounded and bent
Salamba Sarvangasana
- Setu Bandha Sarvangasana, if menstruating
Swastikasana
- rest head on bolster
Adho Mukha Virasana
- legs together
- head down
- arms resting at sides
Friday, November 14, 2014
Twisting Sequence
Bharadvajasana
- seated on short end of bolster
- be seated in sitting bones
Prone Bharadvajasana
- be seated on ground
- keep short end of bolster to side
- lay down and twist to rest opposite cheek on bolster
Prone Supta Padangustasana
- turn twist to both left and right sides
Adho Mukha Virasana
- with blanket
- turn/twist to both left and right sides
Uttanasana
- on bolster
- turn/twist to both left and right sides
Prasarita Padottanasana
- turn twist to both left and right sides
Shoulderstand
- with chair
Supported Setu Banda Sarvangasana
- head/neck supported on 2 bolsters
- rest feet on blocks on high height
- same set up on chair as shoulderstand
Wide Leg on Chair
- twist to both left and right sides
Malasana
- seated on short end of bolster
- be seated in sitting bones
Prone Bharadvajasana
- be seated on ground
- keep short end of bolster to side
- lay down and twist to rest opposite cheek on bolster
Prone Supta Padangustasana
- turn twist to both left and right sides
Adho Mukha Virasana
- with blanket
- turn/twist to both left and right sides
Uttanasana
- on bolster
- turn/twist to both left and right sides
Prasarita Padottanasana
- turn twist to both left and right sides
Shoulderstand
- with chair
Supported Setu Banda Sarvangasana
- head/neck supported on 2 bolsters
- rest feet on blocks on high height
- same set up on chair as shoulderstand
Wide Leg on Chair
- twist to both left and right sides
Malasana
Wednesday, November 12, 2014
Meditative Practice
Prasarita Padottanasana
- classic
- Adho Mukha Svanasana arms
Supta Padangusthasana I & II
- pranayama blanket setup
- 1 rectangle wide fold & 1 trifold for torso
- rolled blanket for leg
- strap foot
Upvista Konasana
- 2 blankets
- bend forward
Prasarita Padottanasana
- classic
- then AMS arms
- then head down and hold shins
Uttanasana
- head down resting on blocks
Arda Sirsasana II
- Mudra
- T-shape blocks at wall
Viparita Dandasana
Niralamba Sarvangasana
- shoulderstand set up so top of head faces wall
- w/bolster at end of blankets just other side of wall
- keep top head 1" from wall
- strong lift of chest
- move legs toward face
(creates balance in the brain)
- then toes curled under
- lift legs
- rest interlaced hands on bolster
- finish in Karnipadasana
- hold unto bolster to come out of asana
Uttanasana
Supta Baddha Konasana
- over bolster
- hold elbows
then Supta Swastikasana
Baddha Konasana
- seated on bolster
- bend forward to lift buttocks into wall
Monday, November 10, 2014
Kidney Band, Inversions, Standing Sequence
Reclined Kidney Band
- support head and neck with 3 triple folded blankets
- soft block at kidney area of back clear of shoulder blades
- lay arms at sides
- extend legs
- then legs in Swastikasana, catching elbows
- repeat
Uttanasana
- spread legs wide
- concave back
- place hands on blocks
Utthita Trikonasana
- press back heel at wall
- place front heel across the mat
Uttanasana
- spread legs wide
- concave back
- place hands on blocks
- support head and neck with 3 triple folded blankets
- soft block at kidney area of back clear of shoulder blades
- lay arms at sides
- extend legs
- then legs in Swastikasana, catching elbows
- repeat
Uttanasana
- spread legs wide
- concave back
- place hands on blocks
Utthita Trikonasana
- press back heel at wall
- place front heel across the mat
Uttanasana
- spread legs wide
- concave back
- place hands on blocks
Hasta Tadasana
- press palms into soft block
- extend arms over
- reach arms behind ears
Vibradhrasana I
- extend arms up toward the ceiling and back behind head
Uttanasana
- extend arms up
- press palms together
Gomukasana
- one side
?Paschimasarasana?
Gomukasana
- other side
Adho Mukha Svanasana
- slanted blocks at wall
- press palms out to the side
- move into chest (movement from first kidney band asana)
Adho Mukha Svanasana
- butterfly arms
- move head toward ground through arms
Dwi Pada Dandasana
- extend arms
- hands hold elbows
- rest head on elbows
- then bring head to floor
- hold elbows
Adho Mukha Svanasana
- on chair at wall
- press heels of hands into seat of chair
Parsvottanasana
- press palms into seat of chair
Uttanasana
- spread legs wide
- turn toes in
- catch elbows
- rest head on forearms
Salamba Sarvangasana
- on chair
- 2 trifold blankets (for shoulders?)
- then legs in Badda Konasana
- move down to rest legs on blankets in Swastikasana
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