Thursday, March 3, 2011

Vinyasa Basics: 5 elements and the 5th limb, Pratyahara.2.3.11

Pratyahara, the 5th limb of Patanjali's 8 limb path (sutra 2.54). It is usually defined as removal of the senses, but I like Kira's teaching of 'turning the senses inward". Our practice had attention to finding the elements internally, and playing with the notion espoused in the Upanishads of correspondence, as we are learning from Ravi Ravindra in his series at Krotona.

Yoga gives us new ways of seeing (vidya), and we referenced the Warrior I dance to Shiva, who dances with one foot on the demon of forgetfulness.

We chanted various seed sounds throughout the practice.

kneeling on bricks
OM
A
O
M
OM

cat
cow
balasana
puppy dog

balasana variation
plank
downdog

uttanasana
malasana with heart opener
uttithatadasana
tadasana

YAM
easy lunge salutes with bricks

baby cobra
locust
cobra

downdog

uttanasana
utkatasana
tadasana
RAM

lunge
twisted lunge
hammock

locust
locust variation
other side

balasana
toe stand
tadasana
LAM

uttanasana
walk forward downdog
lunge
warrior I
eagle
warrior III
three leg dog
pigeon
mermaid prep
three leg dog
revolved dog

vinyasa

balasana
other side

twisted root

savasana

sit
OM
Namaste!

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