The sutras say the 8 limb path is the path of viveka. We reviewed how the eight limbs have touch our hearts this weekend, and put emphasis on ahimsa to assist us deepening our relationship with inner guidance.
Kosha chanting and Prayers
8 Limb Path Discussion
Practice:
Impressing the Heart at the wall
supine pada gustasana at teh wall
OMG with flying dog
plank
downdog
uttanasana
tadasana
guitar hero
shoulder opener with strap
uttanasana
malasana with cowboy negociation
tadasana
at wall
side stretch with breath and jyotir aham breath
wall dog
tadasana
partner work with:
breath with loved one and prayer for peace
breath with difficult one and prayer for peace
jyotir aman breathing
partner work with standing backbends at wall
assisted drop backs
freeform
savasana
BREAK
Natural "planning" model by the Cosmos
Loka Samastha Sukhino Bhavantu
OM
Namaste
Sunday, July 27, 2014
Saturday, July 26, 2014
Teaching Yoga to Addicts: Temple Road Yoga: Kosha and Connection: Saturday, July 26, 2014
According to Patanjali (Sutra 2.2), the purpose of yoga is to relax the grip on what is keeping us small and disconnected. The koshas are a model that can help us see more clearly in the many layers of the self so we can see the deeper Truth. To be in the place of Truth is good for us, and its good for others.
We endeavored to align with the deepest part of ourself and discovered how suffering happens as a result of not seeing clearly.
Legs up wall
Eye at wall
Upavista at wall
Sit
Ananda breath
Easy side plank with rounding
Plank
Downdog
Uttansana
Shoulder rolls and shrugs
Standing neck stretches
OM
Downdog
Supported downdog demo
Partner downdog
Downdog
Low lunge with hamstring stretch
Seated meditations
Experiment #1 "May you be happy, May you be Free" with loved one.
Experiment #2 "May you be happy, May you be Free" with difficult being
Experiment #3 "May you not be happy, free, or anything good for you" with difficult being.
Twist
Savasana
Break
Loka Samastha Sukhino Bhavantu chanting
Loka Samastha Sukhino Bhavantu kirtan bath
M led us out with an OM
Namaste
Friday, July 25, 2014
Teaching Yoga to Addicts: Temple Road Yoga: Practice, Peace, and Clarity: Friday, July 25, 2014
Welcome Yogis
Prayer for Peace and Clarity
Some talking points:
Relationship
Shiva and Parvati
"No learning can happen without Love"
Compassion
Practice:
Windshield wiper w holds
Eye if the needle
Sutra 1.2 to 1.4 meditation
Cat and cow
Barrel roll
Puppy dog with lung meditation
Sphinx and seal
Plank
Downdog
Uttanasana
Tadasana
1/4 Sun Salutations
Downdog
Low crescent lunge salutes
Seated meditation sharing yoga with loved one.
Bridge
Easy twist or twisted root
Savasana
Break
Circle
Planning model and journal
Sharing
T's Question regarding triggering poses
A lead us out with an OM
Namaste
Wednesday, July 23, 2014
Sweet Vinyasa: Green Tara and Touching Others: Wednesday, July 23, 2014
We let the image of Green Tara hold us as we found ourselves grounded and connected to source while simulaneously offering ourselves to another. We endeavored to, as Krishna said in the Bhagavad Gita, "see the self in other, and others in the self".
Heart opener over bolster
Sukasana side bending
Sit
Cat and cow
Plank
Downdog
Lunge salutes with low crescent
Downdog
Uttanasana
Tadasana
Shoulder rolls and shrugs
Standing neck stretches
At wall
Side stretches lung awareness
Side stretches low back awareness
Tadasana
Yam
Lunge
Warrior I
Parsvatadasana
Warrior iII
Pigeon
Three leg dog
Baby cobra
Locust
Others side
Downdog
Baby cobra
Swimming locust
Balasana
Green Tara mudra offering
Supine pada gustasana with twist
Bodhisattva meditation
Savasana
Sit
Om
Namaste
Tuesday, July 22, 2014
Yin Yoga: The Miracle of Everything: Tuesday, July 22, 2014
We let the practice of yoga soften the grip (sutra 2.2) so we could better see the miracle of everything.
windshield wiper
eye of the needle
butterfly (5 mins)
swan (3.5 mins each side)
balasana (2 mins)
Dragon (3 mins each side)
reverse windshield wiper
Sphinx or Seal (4 mins)
Twisted root (3.5 mins each side)
Sit or Savasana (10 mins)
Namaste
windshield wiper
eye of the needle
butterfly (5 mins)
swan (3.5 mins each side)
balasana (2 mins)
Dragon (3 mins each side)
reverse windshield wiper
Sphinx or Seal (4 mins)
Twisted root (3.5 mins each side)
Sit or Savasana (10 mins)
Namaste
Sweet Vinyasa: Sutra 2.42: Monday, July 21, 2014
Sutra 2.42
Ease with the way things are leads to unsurpassed joy. Seeing more clearly is the path to ease.
Ease is easier to see with practice
Windshield wiper
Wrist twirls
Full body stretch
Supine neck stretches
Supine pada gustasana with twist
Cat and cow
Easy side plank
Plank
Down dog
Uttanasana
Tadasana
Yam
Lunge
Side angle prep
Trikonassna
Pigeon variation
Three leg dog
Sphinx
Seal
Crocodile
Other side
Down dog
Side plank play
Down dog
Puppy dog with lung meditation
Balasana
Plank
Downdog
Standing pada gustasana
Uttanasana
Malasana
Bridge
Reclining goddess
Bridge or wheel
Cosmic rest
Spine twist
Savasana
Sit
Om
Namaste
Ease with the way things are leads to unsurpassed joy. Seeing more clearly is the path to ease.
Ease is easier to see with practice
Windshield wiper
Wrist twirls
Full body stretch
Supine neck stretches
Supine pada gustasana with twist
Cat and cow
Easy side plank
Plank
Down dog
Uttanasana
Tadasana
Yam
Lunge
Side angle prep
Trikonassna
Pigeon variation
Three leg dog
Sphinx
Seal
Crocodile
Other side
Down dog
Side plank play
Down dog
Puppy dog with lung meditation
Balasana
Plank
Downdog
Standing pada gustasana
Uttanasana
Malasana
Bridge
Reclining goddess
Bridge or wheel
Cosmic rest
Spine twist
Savasana
Sit
Om
Namaste
Monday, July 14, 2014
Sweet Vinyasa: Reversing the Habitual Flow of Me Me Me: July 14, 2013
Sutra 2.2 says the practices of yoga are to loosen the grip. The grip is holding us back from seeing more clearly to joy that is. Yogis for a long time have been trying to help us see that. But as humans we are often stuck in our habitual patterns that keep us small.
The practices of a Bodhisattva ask us to not only loosen the grip on our selves, but do it so that we can benefit others which is harder to do than it seems because it requires we break our patterns of me me me.
windshield wiper
supine hip rotation
supine twist
eye of the needle with hamstring option
half happy baby
cat and cow
sphinx seal
balasana
plank
downdog play
downdog
uttanasana
tadasana
uttithatadasana
uttanasana variation
tadasana
guitar hero
tadasana
standing sequence:
lunge
hammock
warrior II with tippe toe
downdog
baby cobra
locust
tadasana
bodhisattva prayer
YAM
other side standing sequence
boat play
bridge x2
bobhisattva prayer
twisted root with Texas star
savasana
sit
OM
Namaste
The practices of a Bodhisattva ask us to not only loosen the grip on our selves, but do it so that we can benefit others which is harder to do than it seems because it requires we break our patterns of me me me.
windshield wiper
supine hip rotation
supine twist
eye of the needle with hamstring option
half happy baby
cat and cow
sphinx seal
balasana
plank
downdog play
downdog
uttanasana
tadasana
uttithatadasana
uttanasana variation
tadasana
guitar hero
tadasana
standing sequence:
lunge
hammock
warrior II with tippe toe
downdog
baby cobra
locust
tadasana
bodhisattva prayer
YAM
other side standing sequence
boat play
bridge x2
bobhisattva prayer
twisted root with Texas star
savasana
sit
OM
Namaste
Wednesday, July 9, 2014
Sweet Vinyasa: Breathing Like a Bodhisattva: Wednesday, July 9, 2014
A bodhisattva is one who seeks enlightenment, freedom, love not for oneself, but for the benefit of others as a way to find freedom (as Ravi says) not for oneself, but from oneself.
We played with the alignment of sending loving breaths and thoughts to another as a way to find a release from asmita.
at wall
windshield wiper
long stretch
supine pada gustasana with strap
easy side plank at wall
cat and cow
sphinx/seal
plank
downdog
uttanasana
tadasana
uttithatadasana
uttanasana variation
easy lunge salutes with low crescent
tadasana
bodhisattva breath
YAM
standing sequence:
lunge
side angle
trikonasana
peaceful warrior
pigeon variation
three leg dog
baby cobra
locust
balasana
other side standing seqeuence
bridge x2
reclining goddess with bodhisattva breath
twisted root
savasana
sit
OM
Namaste
We played with the alignment of sending loving breaths and thoughts to another as a way to find a release from asmita.
at wall
windshield wiper
long stretch
supine pada gustasana with strap
easy side plank at wall
cat and cow
sphinx/seal
plank
downdog
uttanasana
tadasana
uttithatadasana
uttanasana variation
easy lunge salutes with low crescent
tadasana
bodhisattva breath
YAM
standing sequence:
lunge
side angle
trikonasana
peaceful warrior
pigeon variation
three leg dog
baby cobra
locust
balasana
other side standing seqeuence
bridge x2
reclining goddess with bodhisattva breath
twisted root
savasana
sit
OM
Namaste
Tuesday, July 8, 2014
Yin Yoga: May You Be Happy, May You Be Free: Tuesday, July 8, 2014
We used the mantra "May You Be Happy, May You Be Free" as a way to soften our internal and external tight spots in a study of relationship and into the wisdom of Ramana Maharishi who is rumored to have said "there are no others".
Windshield wipers
Half Happy Baby Play
Butterfly (5 mins)
Swan (4 mins each side)
Half Saddle (3.5 mins each side)
Sphinx or Seal (5 mins)
Twisted Root (3.5 mins each side)
Supine Bodhisattva Prayer
Savasana
Namaste
Windshield wipers
Half Happy Baby Play
Butterfly (5 mins)
Swan (4 mins each side)
Half Saddle (3.5 mins each side)
Sphinx or Seal (5 mins)
Twisted Root (3.5 mins each side)
Supine Bodhisattva Prayer
Savasana
Namaste
Monday, July 7, 2014
Sweet Vinyasa: Soften the Resistance To Love: Monday, July 7, 2014
The alignment of Love is, we resist it. Which causes great suffering. One of the definitions of yoga is "breaking the bonds of suffering". The techiniques of yoga help us do that. We also leaned in on the teachings from the 37 Practices of A Bodhisattva to help us.
at Wall
windshield wiper
supine pada gustasana using strap and wall
loving kindness meditation
cat and cow
balasana
sphinx/seal
crocodile
plank
downdog
uttanasana
tadasana
shoulder shrugs and rolls
tadasana
downdog
low crecents pose with side dips
downdog
uttanasana
tadasana
bodhisattva prayer
YAM
standing sequence:
lunge
side angle
trikonasana
prayer warrior
downdog
baby cobra
locust
other side standing sequence
downdog
pigeon
side stretch
downdog
locust variation
balasana
supported heart opener
gate, gate, paragate, parasamgate, bodhi swaha
savasana
sit
OM
Namaste
at Wall
windshield wiper
supine pada gustasana using strap and wall
loving kindness meditation
cat and cow
balasana
sphinx/seal
crocodile
plank
downdog
uttanasana
tadasana
shoulder shrugs and rolls
tadasana
downdog
low crecents pose with side dips
downdog
uttanasana
tadasana
bodhisattva prayer
YAM
standing sequence:
lunge
side angle
trikonasana
prayer warrior
downdog
baby cobra
locust
other side standing sequence
downdog
pigeon
side stretch
downdog
locust variation
balasana
supported heart opener
gate, gate, paragate, parasamgate, bodhi swaha
savasana
sit
OM
Namaste
Thursday, July 3, 2014
Yoga: Willingness to be surprised: Thursday, July 3, 2014
Subbed a last minute class here for this one and instead of panicking, I fell into alignment with a suggestion by Ravi Ravinda ..a willingness to be surprised.
A willingness to be suprised is a willingness to let go of thinking that I know the best alignment and a willingness to show up fresh and follow along with a bigger, higher, less obvious perhaps action. Yogis are always asking us to bring more visible to the invisible, more consciousness to the unconscious, more sacredness to the unseen.
During our sit, loud ambulance sirens rang out. Erich Schiffmann suggests when we hear this unexpected noise we send love out to the person that the sirens are going to see. This is a practice of a bobhisattva..one who seeks enlightenment not for one's own sake, but for that of another being...and all beings.
This whole practice was spontaneous and fresh, and a lot of fun to share. It helped me see what the yogis talk say about being in the fresh and unknown and unplanned, dropping the "I", and experiencing directly the joy and beauty that simply is.
Sit
Siren meditation
YAM
eye of the needle
half happy baby play
cat and cow
balasana
sphinx/seal
crocodile
plank
downdog
uttanasana
tadasana
shoulder rolls and shrugs
uttanasana
standing sequence:
lunge
hammock
side angle prep
trikonasanana
extended trikonasana
lunge
twisted lunge
downdog
baby cobra
locust
other side standing sequence
easy side plank
downdog
puppy dog
reclining Buddha
bridge x 2
twisted root
bodhisattva meditation
savasana
sit
OM
Namaste
A willingness to be suprised is a willingness to let go of thinking that I know the best alignment and a willingness to show up fresh and follow along with a bigger, higher, less obvious perhaps action. Yogis are always asking us to bring more visible to the invisible, more consciousness to the unconscious, more sacredness to the unseen.
During our sit, loud ambulance sirens rang out. Erich Schiffmann suggests when we hear this unexpected noise we send love out to the person that the sirens are going to see. This is a practice of a bobhisattva..one who seeks enlightenment not for one's own sake, but for that of another being...and all beings.
This whole practice was spontaneous and fresh, and a lot of fun to share. It helped me see what the yogis talk say about being in the fresh and unknown and unplanned, dropping the "I", and experiencing directly the joy and beauty that simply is.
Sit
Siren meditation
YAM
eye of the needle
half happy baby play
cat and cow
balasana
sphinx/seal
crocodile
plank
downdog
uttanasana
tadasana
shoulder rolls and shrugs
uttanasana
standing sequence:
lunge
hammock
side angle prep
trikonasanana
extended trikonasana
lunge
twisted lunge
downdog
baby cobra
locust
other side standing sequence
easy side plank
downdog
puppy dog
reclining Buddha
bridge x 2
twisted root
bodhisattva meditation
savasana
sit
OM
Namaste
Wednesday, July 2, 2014
Sweet Vinyasa: A Thousand Arms and A Thousand Eyes: Wednesday, July 2, 2014
Avalokiteshvara is compassion appearing as a deity. 1000 arms to help others and a thousand eyes to see clearly. We used her to align our hearts and minds today.
Sit
Seated forward fold with two way side bend
Cat and cow
Balasana
Sphinx or seal
Downdog
Low crescent pose
Down dog
Uttanasana
Tadassna
Uttanasana variation x2
Tadassna
Heart tapping
Tadasana
Gratitude meditation
YAM
Standing sequence:
Lunge
Twisted lunge
Warrior II dance
Pigeon
Mermaid
Downdog
repeat standing sequence
Tadasana
Malasana with bodhisattva prayer
Tadasana
Dancing Avalokiteshvara pose
Malasana
Eye of the needle
Half happy baby play
Twisted root
Savasana
Sit
OM
Bodhisattva prayer
Namaste
Sit
Seated forward fold with two way side bend
Cat and cow
Balasana
Sphinx or seal
Downdog
Low crescent pose
Down dog
Uttanasana
Tadassna
Uttanasana variation x2
Tadassna
Heart tapping
Tadasana
Gratitude meditation
YAM
Standing sequence:
Lunge
Twisted lunge
Warrior II dance
Pigeon
Mermaid
Downdog
repeat standing sequence
Tadasana
Malasana with bodhisattva prayer
Tadasana
Dancing Avalokiteshvara pose
Malasana
Eye of the needle
Half happy baby play
Twisted root
Savasana
Sit
OM
Bodhisattva prayer
Namaste
Tuesday, July 1, 2014
Yin Yoga: Meeting Avalokiteshvara: Tuesday, July 1, 2014
Avalokiteshvara is the bodhisattva who embodies compassion. We used her as our guide in our practice this evening.
Sit (5 mins)
Butterfly (5 mins)
Balasana
Dragon (3.5 mins)
Swan (3 mins)
Sphinx/Seal (4 mins)
Twisted Root (3.5 mins each side)
Sit (15 mins)
Namaste
Sit (5 mins)
Butterfly (5 mins)
Balasana
Dragon (3.5 mins)
Swan (3 mins)
Sphinx/Seal (4 mins)
Twisted Root (3.5 mins each side)
Sit (15 mins)
Namaste
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