Sweet Vinyasa: Contemplation and Love: Wednesday, April 24, 2014

Inspired by Meister Eckhart's suggested alignment "what we receive in comtemplation, we give out in love", we practiced expressing the love we experienced on the inside.

We also leaned in on the Shiva Sutras 2.1 and 2.5.

sit
silent OM
OM

supine eye of the needle
supine half happy baby play
rest

cat and cow
easy side plank

plank
downdog

uttanasana
tadasana

shoulder rolls, shrugs
uttanasana variation

OM

standing sequence:
lunge
twisted lunge
side angle prep
trikonasana
standing trikonasana
peaceful warrior
low crescent

downdog

other side standing sequence

baby cobra
locust

balasana

at wall:
dancing shiva
tree

downdog

supine twist

Om Namah Shiva meditation
savasana

sit
OM
Namaste

Sweet Vinyasa: Om, Mind, and Mantra: Wednesday, April 16, 2015

We played in the wisdom of Shiva Sutra 2.1 "mind is the mantra", and sutra 2.5 "knowledge is the yagna" and allowed the practice of OM and Samyama to assist us.

Sit
silent OM

OM

windshield wiper
half happy baby
twisted root
rest

malasana

uttanasana
uttithatadasana
tadasana
OM

standing sequence
lunge
twisted root
side plank prep
trikonasana
standing trikonasana
peaceful warrior
pigeon variation
three leg dog

baby cobra
locust
barrel roll

other side standing sequence

downdog
puppy dog
balasana
OM

downdog
uttanasana
tadasana

at wall:
Dancing Shiva
Tree

tadasana
OM

uttanasana
downdog

puppy dog

ardha matseydrasana

heart opener over bolster
OM Namah Shivaya

savasana

sit
OM
Namaste

Yin Yoga: Mind is the Mantra: Tuesday, April 15, 2014

Sharing tonight from Shiva Sutras 2.1 and 2.3

2.1 The mind is the mantra; ie a way to connect with Shiva
2.3 the secret of mantra is embodied knowledge

windshield wiper

sit (10 mins)
silent OM meditation
OM

half happy baby play

twisted root (3.5 each side)

balasana (2 mins)
dragon (3.5 mins)
swan (3 mins)
texas star (2 mins)

sphinx/seal (3.5 mins)

savasana or sit (10 mins)

Sweet Vinyasa: Balanced intelligence: Monday, January 14, 2014

Ravi Ravindra introduced samadhi as "balanced intelligence", one of the three ways of seeing in the practice of samyama.

One way of seeing samadhi is the balance of effort and surrender (yoga sutra 1.12) and another way is through the body finding effort and ease (sutra 2.46), seated deep within the body. We played in the dance of Shiva as a physical manifestion of an inner understanding of this teaching of yoga sages.

sit
silent OM meditation
OM

windshield wiper
half happy baby play
twisted root
rest

malasana
uttanasana
uttithatadasana
tadasana

shoulder rolls and stretches

standing sequence:
lunge
twisted lunge
side plank prep
trikonasana
standing trikonasana
peaceful warrior
pigeon variation

three leg dog

reverse windshield wiper

baby cobra
locust

plank
downdog

standing sequence other side

baby cobra/cobra
locust variation
swimming locust play

barrel roll

plank
downdog

tadasana
YAM

Dancing Shiva play

uttanasana
downdog

puppy dog
balasana

side saddle twist and side stretch

heart opener over bolster with pranayama play

savasana

sit
namaste

Sweet Vinyasa: Om Namah Shivaya: Wednesday, April 9, 2014

We aligned ourselves with Shiva, the god of Transformation through the practices of samyama and ahimsa, and seeing our tight spots as a dance of leela.

sit
silent om meditation
OM

windshield wiper

half happy baby play

twisted root

malasana
uttanasana
tadasana

guitar hero

tadasana
OM

standing sequene:
lunge
twisted lunge
side angle prep
trikonasana
peaceful warrior
low crescent
downdog

other side standing sequence

downdog

plank
baby cobra
locust
locust variation

half bow play

barrel roll

plank
downdog
uttanasana
tadasana

YAM

Dancing shiva play

uttanasana
downdog
balasana

seated twist
box or sukasana

supported heart opener over bolster
OM Namah Shivaya meditation

sit
OM
Namaste

Sweet Vinyasa: Dance of the Devas: Monday, April 7, 2014

We played in the dance of the cooperative element of the human effort and divine grace.  Key elements are seeing more clearly and sacrificing what we think we know.

sit
silent OM meditation
OM

windshield wiper
half happy baby play
twisted root

malasana
uttanasana

downdog

sphinx

barrel roll

plank
downdog
uttanasana
tadasana

guitar hero

OM

standing sequence:
lunge
twisted lunge
side angle prep
trikonasana
standing trikonasana
peaceful warrior
lunge
low crescent

downdog
sphinx or seal
crocodile

plank
downdog
tadasasana
OM

other side standing sequence

tadasana

Dancing Shiva play

floor sequence:
downdog
pigeon
supine tree
bridge

other side floor sequence

"is there anything I need to know" meditation

savasana

sit
OM
Namaste

Yin Yoga: Om My Darlin' : Tuesday, April 1, 2014

Om is rumored to help us see with more Divine eyes and hear a deeper Truth. We used a more subtle alignment of a silent OM to assist us in our alignment tonight.

sit
silent A, O, M meditation (5 mins)
OM

butterfly (4 mins)

swan or legs up the wall (3.5 each)

balasana (2 mins)
dragon (4 mins)

sphinx/seal (3 mins)

twisted root with Texas Star rest (3 mins)

savasana or sit (10 mins)
Namaste