Full body stretch before meditation this morning. There is a lot of wisdom and authenticity in this group and I love this practice.
Sukasana
3 landing breaths
angeli mudra
3rd step prayer
Sukasana side stretch
other side
cat
cow
balasana with side stretch
puppy dog
all fours twist
malasana
uttanasana
downdog
sphinx/cobra
supine windshield wiper
sit
read
share
sit
OM
Namaste
Thursday, March 25, 2010
Wednesday, March 24, 2010
1:1
By far my most difficult case yet. My boyfriend. I didn't force this on him..its only been four years together with promises he'll start soon. So we started.. In Nashville, TN, on the floor of the hotel gym.
I heard it all in our session.."I"m fat, I"m out of shape, I want my hips to open today, this is a waste of time, this hurts, I'll never be able to do it"..an incessant ranting for about 20 minutes. Then the yoga started to sink in and he quieted down. After it was all over, he said, 'I feel great. Let's do this everyday.' It was mostly the post yoga bliss talking I think.
After our workout I ordered us a nice salad for lunch. The lettuce came fried (no kidding) and covered with bacon and maytag blue cheese crumbles. Oh well, it was a nice try for a healthy post yoga meal. Don't you love the south?
windshield wiper
easy sukasana side bending
wall eye of the needle
wall inner thigh stretch
other side eye of the needle
wall baddha konasana
wall shoulder opener with easy lunge
wall dog
wall shoulder opener with easy lunge other side
wall uttanasana
tandem supported dog pose
I heard it all in our session.."I"m fat, I"m out of shape, I want my hips to open today, this is a waste of time, this hurts, I'll never be able to do it"..an incessant ranting for about 20 minutes. Then the yoga started to sink in and he quieted down. After it was all over, he said, 'I feel great. Let's do this everyday.' It was mostly the post yoga bliss talking I think.
After our workout I ordered us a nice salad for lunch. The lettuce came fried (no kidding) and covered with bacon and maytag blue cheese crumbles. Oh well, it was a nice try for a healthy post yoga meal. Don't you love the south?
windshield wiper
easy sukasana side bending
wall eye of the needle
wall inner thigh stretch
other side eye of the needle
wall baddha konasana
wall shoulder opener with easy lunge
wall dog
wall shoulder opener with easy lunge other side
wall uttanasana
tandem supported dog pose
Tuesday, March 16, 2010
Vinyasa Basics 3.16.10
Lovely group of women regulars today. I so enjoy them!
I am coming down with a cold so my head feels heavy. Twisting felt really good in my practice today so I offered more twists than usual. Offered twisting ardha chandrasana as a 'peak' pose of sort, and encouraged to have fun with it (it feels so weird the first few times you do it!). Wanted to end with a supported twist but ran out of time.
Sukasana
breath awareness
angeli mudra prayer
OM
eye of the needle with twist
uttanasana
tadasana
shoulder shrugs
shoulder rotation with swamp monster and halleluja
uttita tadasana
uttanasana with arm variation
second set with finger extensions and forearm stretch
flowing lunge salutes with easy twist
sphinx/seal
other side
cobra
tadasana
OM
lunge
side angle
trikonasana
warrior II with eagle arms
peaceful warrior
vinyasa
other side
balasana
tadasana
OM
lunge
warrior II dance with eagle arms
peaceful warrior
ardha chandrasana
twisted ardha chandrasana
standing splits
vinyasa
other side
exit to pigeon
ardha matseyendra
bridge
spine roll
baddha konasana
other side
sacrum/back of the heart rest
savasana
sit
OM
Namaste
I am coming down with a cold so my head feels heavy. Twisting felt really good in my practice today so I offered more twists than usual. Offered twisting ardha chandrasana as a 'peak' pose of sort, and encouraged to have fun with it (it feels so weird the first few times you do it!). Wanted to end with a supported twist but ran out of time.
Sukasana
breath awareness
angeli mudra prayer
OM
eye of the needle with twist
uttanasana
tadasana
shoulder shrugs
shoulder rotation with swamp monster and halleluja
uttita tadasana
uttanasana with arm variation
second set with finger extensions and forearm stretch
flowing lunge salutes with easy twist
sphinx/seal
other side
cobra
tadasana
OM
lunge
side angle
trikonasana
warrior II with eagle arms
peaceful warrior
vinyasa
other side
balasana
tadasana
OM
lunge
warrior II dance with eagle arms
peaceful warrior
ardha chandrasana
twisted ardha chandrasana
standing splits
vinyasa
other side
exit to pigeon
ardha matseyendra
bridge
spine roll
baddha konasana
other side
sacrum/back of the heart rest
savasana
sit
OM
Namaste
Prototypes Treatment Center 3.15.10
I find check-ins are good at the beginning of sessions. It is a technique used in most of the group counseling sessions and I like it for two reasons. One, it is a good practice for the women to touch down with what they are feeling as well as verbalize what's happening on the inside and out, and second it is a good barometer for how to structure the practice and what to talk about. Kinda like a cheat sheet to guide me to what to teach.
Today before check in a few women were NOT into being there. Arms crossed, no eye contact, I'm becoming familiar with resistance in its many forms from this group. I thought it would be good to roll with resistace today so I asked in check in to say how they were feeling and what they did or did NOT like about yoga. I think giving a 'permission' to NOT like yoga was useful. The exercise confirmed my hunch that they don't like the practice primarly because they don't like their bodies on a physical plane. This is a tricky but key issue in recovery, especially with issues such as eating disorders, physical and sexual abuse, nutrition and self care.
Some of the girls who have been coming for a while said they used to hate yoga but they were now starting to like it because they liked feeling from the inside out. On those days when I want to give up because I think, 'what's the use?', I will remember this.
We did a more flow-y vinyasa that we've done in a long time today. Moving felt good today.
Sukasana
Check in
supine
supine uttita tadasana shoulder awareness
sukasana
teeter totter side bending
tabletop
forward fold
other side
tadasana
shoulder rotation
uttita tadasana
easy lunge salutes
warrior II dance both sides
warrior II
trikonasana
side angle
vinyasa
tadasana
other side
bridge x2
easy spine twist
savasana
sign out 1:1
Today before check in a few women were NOT into being there. Arms crossed, no eye contact, I'm becoming familiar with resistance in its many forms from this group. I thought it would be good to roll with resistace today so I asked in check in to say how they were feeling and what they did or did NOT like about yoga. I think giving a 'permission' to NOT like yoga was useful. The exercise confirmed my hunch that they don't like the practice primarly because they don't like their bodies on a physical plane. This is a tricky but key issue in recovery, especially with issues such as eating disorders, physical and sexual abuse, nutrition and self care.
Some of the girls who have been coming for a while said they used to hate yoga but they were now starting to like it because they liked feeling from the inside out. On those days when I want to give up because I think, 'what's the use?', I will remember this.
We did a more flow-y vinyasa that we've done in a long time today. Moving felt good today.
Sukasana
Check in
supine
supine uttita tadasana shoulder awareness
sukasana
teeter totter side bending
tabletop
forward fold
other side
tadasana
shoulder rotation
uttita tadasana
easy lunge salutes
warrior II dance both sides
warrior II
trikonasana
side angle
vinyasa
tadasana
other side
bridge x2
easy spine twist
savasana
sign out 1:1
Saturday, March 13, 2010
Yoga for Recovery 3.13.10
I am working on a new playlist for songs but didn't have a chance to practice to it myself so I opted to save it for next week.
I am influenced by Kira's introducing the elements of the energy centers, particularly the water of the svadisana and the air of the anahata. Some of that language slipped into the practice tonight...I didn't plan it but the qualities feel very alive for me. I feel particurily tuned to the chakras in my own body; Sean Johnson had a powerful chanting session last weekend and Kira has been teaching them for a while. I like the work Caroline Myss teaches about the chakras and am looking forward to hearing what Doug Keller has to say about yoga and the emotions.
First step for me as a practitioner and as a teacher, however, is to stay out of my head and in my body.
We started slow, yin-ish, standing series was a bit challenging, and ended yin-ish/restorative. Don't know what got into me.
Heart opener over bolster
OM
windshield wiper
supine rest
eye of the needle
sukasana
spine rocks
forward fold
table top
paschimotadasana
other side
janushirsasana with twist
uttanasana
tadasana
uttitatadasana with breath
lunge salutes with cobra, locust, locust variation
tadasana
angeli mudra
lunge
twisted lunge
hammock
horse
eagle
warrior III
vinyasa
other side
lower to backs
starfish rest pose
bridge
baddha konasana
bridge
sacrum rest with gratitude meditation
twisted root
starfish
twisted root
starfish
savasana
sit
OM
Namaste
I am influenced by Kira's introducing the elements of the energy centers, particularly the water of the svadisana and the air of the anahata. Some of that language slipped into the practice tonight...I didn't plan it but the qualities feel very alive for me. I feel particurily tuned to the chakras in my own body; Sean Johnson had a powerful chanting session last weekend and Kira has been teaching them for a while. I like the work Caroline Myss teaches about the chakras and am looking forward to hearing what Doug Keller has to say about yoga and the emotions.
First step for me as a practitioner and as a teacher, however, is to stay out of my head and in my body.
We started slow, yin-ish, standing series was a bit challenging, and ended yin-ish/restorative. Don't know what got into me.
Heart opener over bolster
OM
windshield wiper
supine rest
eye of the needle
sukasana
spine rocks
forward fold
table top
paschimotadasana
other side
janushirsasana with twist
uttanasana
tadasana
uttitatadasana with breath
lunge salutes with cobra, locust, locust variation
tadasana
angeli mudra
lunge
twisted lunge
hammock
horse
eagle
warrior III
vinyasa
other side
lower to backs
starfish rest pose
bridge
baddha konasana
bridge
sacrum rest with gratitude meditation
twisted root
starfish
twisted root
starfish
savasana
sit
OM
Namaste
Thursday, March 11, 2010
Vinyasa Basics 3.11.10
Sukasana
anahata meditation
OM
windshield wiper
eye of the needle
cat
cow
balasana with side stretch
puppy dog
tadasana
YAM
simple lunge salutes
lunge salutes with sphinx/seal
OM
tadasana
lunge
warrior I
wide leg forward fold
warrior III
standing splits
vinysana
other side
balasana
side saddle with stretch and twist
even cowgirls get the blues
bridge
supine baddha konasana
bridge
sacrum rest with anahata meditation
twisted root
savasana
sit
OM
Namaste
anahata meditation
OM
windshield wiper
eye of the needle
cat
cow
balasana with side stretch
puppy dog
tadasana
YAM
simple lunge salutes
lunge salutes with sphinx/seal
OM
tadasana
lunge
warrior I
wide leg forward fold
warrior III
standing splits
vinysana
other side
balasana
side saddle with stretch and twist
even cowgirls get the blues
bridge
supine baddha konasana
bridge
sacrum rest with anahata meditation
twisted root
savasana
sit
OM
Namaste
11th step Meditation 3.11.10
We have a regular group that shows up. It is a great group to practice flowing with the energy in the room; it is less intimidating than in a room of peeps who I don't know.
Our sharing is deepening. Powerful insights.
Baddha konasana
windshield wiper
eye of the needle with twist
standing forward fold with hamstring stretch
side bending
forward fold with variation
other side
malasana
sukasana
3rd step prayer
OM
sit
read
share
sukasana
3 OM's
Namaste
Our sharing is deepening. Powerful insights.
Baddha konasana
windshield wiper
eye of the needle with twist
standing forward fold with hamstring stretch
side bending
forward fold with variation
other side
malasana
sukasana
3rd step prayer
OM
sit
read
share
sukasana
3 OM's
Namaste
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