Strong Vinyasa 8.15.09

Uschi is back from India! Yipee! It was up in the air as to who would be teaching this morning, although I suspected it would be me. She just flew in from halfway around the world after all. I was so excited to see Uschi that my heart skipped a beat every time the door opened. As the clock approached 8.05 I figured she was not coming. It took a moment to switch into teaching mode so I took a little extra time at the beginning of class to ground. I didn't come in as prepared as I usually am.

My demo techniques need some work. I feel uneasy demoing most of the time. Not sure what that is about but its come up too many times to ignore.

Downward facing dog with breath

Balasana 

Sukasana

Om Namo Gurudev Namo (Craig was in class and really helps carry chanting!)

OM

3 part hamstring stretch

downward facing dog

tadasana

side bending with forward fold

other side with hammock

lunge salutes

lowering to cobra 3 breath

downdog

plank both sides

tadasana

OM

lunge

side angle with arm rotation

bound side angle

ardha chandrasana

standing splits

lunge

twisted lunge

step back to plank

rolling plank play

vinyasa

rest in downdog, balasana, or headstand (mixed bag today)

other side

balasana

hamstring stretch

3 legged dog with revolve dog option

vinyasa

other side

balasana

demo options for second set

tadasana

lunge

side angle

ardha chandrasana with natarajasana option

standing splits

lunge

twisted lunge

side plank with options

rolling plank

downdog 

vinyasa

downdog/balasana (all were in balasana...signaled to slow the pace a bit...)

tadasana

YAM

other side

vinyasa

from downdog 

pigeon

supine tree

other side

twisted root both sides

supine grounding and gratitide rest

savasana

sit

Namaste!