Vinyasa Basics: Support from the earth; open in the heart! 12.14.10

Vinyasa Basics is more of a challenge to teach when I can't do all the poses quite yet in this stage of recovery from surgery. Its a good opportunity to practice honing my verbal teaching skills and tap in to the energetic as well as physical alignment cues.

It was a little chilly in the room today; perhaps I should have moved the vinyasa a bit quicker but I literally couldn't move that fast . I learned from this, and think next time I'd do it a little differently with a quicker pace.

It was fun to play with teaching pada gustasana at the wall.

All that said, I loved to be back teaching vinyasa and am really looking forward to coming back full time in January.

Sutra 1.12, 2.24, courage, showing up

Heart opener with two bricks, feet at the wall.
shoulder openers over bricks
supine rest

supine tadasana at wall
apenasana
pada gustasana with strap at wall
rest
other side

sukasana side bending

cat
cow
balasana
puppy dog

plank
downdog
uttanasana
malasana

uttithatadasana
tadasana
yam

lunge
hammock
low cresent
other side

sphinx/seal
other side

utkasana
tadasana

lunge
hammock
warrior II dance
trikonasana
extended side angle
vinysasa
other side

tadasana

tree

tadasana

uttanasana
malasana

windshield wiper

bridge x2

gratitude meditation

twisted root

supported savasana

sit
OM
Namaste!