Monday, July 15, 2013

Sweet Vinyasa: Letting Go of What You Know to See More Clearly: Monday, July 15, 2013

It seems counterintuitive to play in the space of the unknown, especially in the middle of a teacher training. But this is a practice the yogis continually invite us to dance in. We leaned into the support of sutras 1.1-1.4, and into three of the five kleshas, avidya, asmita, and abbenivesha.

We used the sama (same) breath as our primary alignment

We also did some new (to me) poses and sequences in an effort to practice the unknown as a teaching skill for myself. It is seeming ahimsa (non violation) is the alignment of being comfortable in the unknown.

watering the heart (or supporting the heart)
pranayama play holding our attention in the bottom of the exhale

supine hamstring stretch

cat/cow
easy side plank
twist
downdog
other side

downdog

uttanasana
malasana with twist
uttanasana
tadasana

uttitadasana with sama breath play

standing sequence #1
lunge
low crescent with sama breath play
downdog
baby cobra or locust

downdog
uttanasana
tadasana
gratitude meditation
YAM

standing sequence #2
lunge
warrior I
parvatadasana
warrior III with sama breath
standing splits
pigeon
supine tree
bridge

rolling to downdog

repeat standing sequence #2
with OM in supine tree

from bridge
twisted root

supported savasana

sit
OM
Namaste

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