Wednesday, April 3, 2013

Sweet Vinyasa: Dancing with Grace: 4.3.13

We are inspired by Ravi's lectures on the Bhagavad Gita at Krotona, particularly his talks about the collaborative effort of yoga and that yagna is necessary for yoga to happen. Yagna is usually translated as sacrifice, which Ravi says is not wrong, but incomplete. He has defined yagna a few ways, and we worked today with "willingness to recognize the involvement of subtle energies" (aka Devas). The dance of human effort and Divine Grace (Tapas Prabhava, Devas Prasada) lead our discussion, with particular emphasis on Devas Prasada.

sit with landing sacrum roll (5 mins)

cat
cow
balasana
puppy dog

barrell roll

easy side plank

plank
downdog

uttanasana
uttithatadasana
tadasana

shoulder rolls and shrugs
repeat uttithatadasana and tadasana with alternative grip

tadasana
YAM

lunge
twisted root
hammock
warrior II dance
low crescent
hamstring stretch with hamstring exploration
tadasana
other side

downdog
plank
baby cobra
locust

plank
downdog
uttanasana
tadasana
OM

standing neck stretch
malasna
other side

roll supine
windshield  wiper
happy baby

bridge x2 (or wheel)

alternative nostril breathing prana play

eye of the needle

savasana

sit
OM
namaste




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