Monday, April 22, 2013

Sweet Vinyasa: Swadharma: 4.22.13

Swa = self, Dharma = cosmological order

Similar to Ko Hum, who am I, is the question, Am I on the right path? This requires swadyaya, self study. Uma defined self study as the willingness to recognize one's strengths and limitation. She advised to not get caught in our limitations (suffering), as is our great temptation.

One of the definitions of yoga is "breaking the bonds of suffering". One of the ways we know if we are in swadhama is the feeling tone of actionless action.

We used asana, mantra and breath to help see clearly that our potential is Sat Chit Ananda and paying attention to the path that lead us to this feeling.

sit
forward fold
two way side bend

malasnaa
uttanasana
tadasana

shoulder rolls and shrugs
uttanasana variation x2

tadasana

brick support in finding tight spots in the heart and throat
tadasana
YAM

lunge
side angle prep
triangle
pigeon variation
other side

downdog
plank
baby cobra
locust

tadasana
standing neck stretches

lunge
side angle
warrior II
peaceful warrior
ardhachandrasana
tadasana
other side

downdog
locust variation

supine knees to chest
windshield wiper

sat chit ananda meditation

bridge
twisted root
texas star
repeat

savasana

sit
OM
namaste

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