Vinyasa Basics: Concentration on the Heart: 2.23.12

We spent time in the feeling tones of samyama (samvrittes) of dyrana, dyana, and samadi, as well as the 5th yama aparigrapha, and played with the balance of connecting the will (through the motor organ of the feet and the sense organ of the eyes) with surrender towards the heart (through the motor organ of the hands, the sense organ of the skin).

Sit
Anahata meditation
OM

Anjali mudra
Sankalpa mudra
Matseyendra mudra
Anjali mudra

Cat
Cow
Balasana
Puppy dog

Easy side plank

Plank
Downdog

Shoulder shrugs
Shoulder rolls
Uttanasana variation

Tadasana
YAM

Lunge
Hammock
Twisted lunge
Low cresent
Other side

Plank
Baby cobra
Locust
Locust variation

Balasana

Tadasana
LAM

Lunge
Hammock
Warrior II
Trikonasana variation
side angle variation
half moon
vinysasa
other side

landing in pigeon
rolling pigeon
vinyasa
other side

exiting supine tree
bridge x2
supine tree other side

sukasana with eagle arms

seated ardha matsendrasana

savasana

sit
OM
Namaste

Seeing and Samyama: 2.21.12

From teachings baked in the yin teacher training and visiting temples in Varnasi.

We touched into the feeling tones of dyrana, dyana, and samadi. We also played with sutra 1.12, hyrdya chitta samvrittes, will and surrender, and doing so with the soft eyes of darshan.

sit
anahata meditation
OM x 3

sukasana
forward fold
two way side bend with bend and straighten

easy side plank with bend and straighten

sphinx

plank
downdog

uttanasana
uttithatadasana
tadasana

shoulder shrugs
shoulder rolls
uttanasana variation
tadasana
YAM

lunge
hammock
low crescent
hamstring stretch
other side

downdog
baby cobra
locust
locust variation
balasana

tadasana
LAM
YAM

lunge
hammock
warrior II dance
trikonasna variation
side angle
ardha chandrasana
standing splits
pigeon
vinyasa
balasana

other side

from vinyasa
roll supine
windhshield wiper

bridge x2

eye of needle
twisted root
other side

savasana

sit
OM
Namaste.