Strong Vinyasa 12.06.09

Built the class around the Rumi quote I heard in Jin Shin workshop yesterday. "When you do things from the soul, you feel a river moving in you, a joy". Feeling the river, following the heart.

A blend of restorative poses on either end to sandwich in a L3 flow. Wanted to make it to a pigeon/mermaid cool down but not enough time.

Mountain Brook

windshield wiper

OM

eye of the needle with half happy baby and supine pigeon

easy side plank

cat/dog/barrel

other side

tadasana

lunge salutes with tiger pose

cobra/locust/bow between

tadasana

lunge

warrior II dance

trikonasana

bound trikonasana

ardha chandrasana

standing splits

vinyasa

downdog/balasana/sirsasana

other side

balasana

(demo second set)

second set

lunge

warrior II

trikonasana

bound trikonasana

ardha chandrasana

standing splits

natarajasana

balasana

supta vajrasana river awareness

supported spine twist

supported baddha konasana

supported savasana

sit

Namaste!

Yoga for Recovery 12.05.09

This afternoon I took a Jin Shin workshop from Marcia Hamilton (awesome, by the way), so I was still in fascination with the subtle body, which, in turn influenced this evening's class. We tuned to the anahata. Opened with Mountain Brook, a restorative pose I taught for the first time when I subbed Alana's class this week. Wanted to close with this quote (but couldn't remember exactly how it went so I didn't).

"When you do things from the soul, you feel a river moving in you, a joy"----Rumi

Mountain Brook

windshield wiper with holds

supine rest 

OM

eye of the needle with stillness practice

toe/soul of the feet opener

plank 

downdog

easy side plank

cat/dog

other side

tadasana

YAM

lunge

side angle blueprint

triangle

extended triangle

extended side angle

low lunge

cresent

sphinx with bent knees

seal

cobra

locust

other side sequence with YAM in crescent

slow vinysasa with 3 breath cobra

balasana

3rd eye rest

dual ardha matsendrasana

sukasana/box

forward fold

other side

supported savasana

3 YAM's

sit

Namaste!

Restorative Yoga. 12.03.09

Alana let me sub here class!!! First restorative class as a teacher. What a COOL practice to be a part of! Namaste Alana! Thank you for this sweet opportunity!

Mountain Brook

Side Lying rest pose

Restorative Upavista Konasana

Restorative supine Baddha Konasana

Restorative Child's

Elevated Spinal Twist

Restorative Savasana

sit

Namaste!

Vinyasa Basics 12.03.09

We got a 10 min late start. There was a festive air in the studio this morning. It was fun to be at Lulu's. I'm so grateful for those who show up share this practice together. (Note to self...watch the transitions between meditation class and Vin basics).

I was influenced by the readings and prayers we did in the preceeding meditation class...especially the 'set aside everything I think I know about myself' and  the peace prayer of St. Francis.

Sukasana

3 breaths

OM

Eye of the needle

downdog

Easy side plank

tadasana

Lunge salutes

lower to sphinx/cobra

other side

cobra

locust

locust/dhanurasana

tadasana

angeli mudra

lunge

side angle

twisted lunge

vinyasa

other side

free form

balasana

side saddle stretch

side saddle twist

gomukasana with eagle arms

cow tipping

reverse prayer

paschimotadasana

supported savasana

sit

Namaste!

11th Step Meditation-5 part Series

Set Aside Prayer

windshield wiper

eye of the needle

sukasana side bending

sit

reading fro 12x12

share

sukasana

3 OM's

Namaste

Casa de Esperanza: Dual Diagnosis 12.02.09

In these treatment centers there are always new faces, and some of the regulars move on or leave the center for a variety of reasons. I am grateful for familiar faces; they help carry the others. (But I do enjoy the newbys too!).

Yoga is SO amazing. Its only been few classes and these peeps are already starting to move with more freedom and flow. What a gift it is to watch the magic of yoga do its thing right in front of my very eyes. 

I was a little unsure of how it would go today; you might say I was a little nervous because the therapist who usually oversees the class told me I was flying solo today. But it was all totally cool, in some ways even more relaxed. In fact, after class today peeps hung out on our sofa cushions- turned- bolsters for about 15 minutes and we talked about yoga, Krakatoa, and art. I enjoyed our sangha!

3 deep breaths

Sukasana side bending

paschimotadasana

other side

table top paschimotadasana

seated twist

Upavista konasana with chinese ankle circles

tadasana

uttitatadasana

little Tree

tadasana

Heart opener over bolster (chair cushions!)

windshield wiper

easy spine twist

guided savasana

sit

Chat!

Thank you!

Vinyasa Basics 12.01.09

Learned a new pigeon stretch in Heather Tidden's class at Yoga Soup last night and offered it in my sequence today. Also still working with Aham Prema and finding the connection, balance, and ease of the head and the heart, and opening the vishuddha chakra.

Sukasana

Shoulder shrugs

Stevie Wonder figure 8's (note to self: spine lengthen might be nice)

neck rolls

3 OM's 

windshield wiper

eye of the needle

exploring stillness

sukasana

3 part spine twist

table top

paschimotadasana

other side

uttanasana

tadasana

lunge salutes

lowering to sphinx/seal

barrel roll

other side

locust play

tadasana

lunge

side angle 

warrior II dance

trikonasana

extended side angle

lunge

downdog

slow vinyasa

other side

balasana

Aham Prema

side saddle side waist stretch

side saddle twist

pigeon

side saddle pigeon

janu with paschimotadasana

other side

releasing to supine tree

easy side twist

supported savasana

sit

Namaste