Vinyasa Basics: Feet on the Earth, Shine in the Heart.6.29.10

Feeling the movement of our own prana, and using it to open from the inside out.

Sukasana
spine awareness

A
U
M
OM

seated spine twist
gentle back bend
paschimotadasana
other side

cat
cow
balasana with side stretch
puppy dog

plank
downdog

tadasana
shoulder shrugs
tadasana
OM

lunge salute with sphinx/seal
other side

tadasana
uttithatadasana with chin mudra
lunge
side angle prep
triangle
lunge
twisted triangle

vinyasa

other side
vinysasa

locust
locust variation


tadasana
angeli mudra with gratitude meditation
YAM
standing sequence with heart opener variation

pigeon
supine tree
bridge
other side pigeon
supine tree

bridge
sacrum rest with YAM

easy spine twist
rest
other side
rest

savasana

sit
OM
Namaste

Prototypes Women's Center. Honey in the Heart. 6.28.10

Being immersed in the 10 day TT helped me get re-centered. I had more room today for the women, and they, in turn dove in deeper.

After our yoga session, one of the women, new to the practice, said "when we laid on the floor at the end, I didn't hear anything, It was such a relief, what was that?". "Yoga chitta vritti nirodaha", I replied. That, my dear, is Yoga.

Supine
breath awareness

windshield wiper

sukasana side bending
sukasana with twist

ssss breathing exercise

tadasana
1/4 sun salutes

wide leg forward fold
hammock
wide leg forward fold with twist

walk over to lunge (heard a woman say 'I'm to fat", we found a way to make her comfortable)
hammock
other side lunge
hammock

malasana
cowboy negociation

uttanasana
tadasana

gratitude meditation

tree play

uttanasana

balasana

vijrasana (or sukasana)

Brimarhi (sp?)

Honey in the Heart meditation

breathing exercise with lengthening the space at the bottom of the exhale

sit
Namaste!

check in
1:1 return sign in sheets

Vinyasa Basics: Aligning with Ease. 6.24.10

We used the breath and sense of internal flow to align ourselves. Less 'yoga journal', more feeling.

Used breath on the back of the body to fnd more ease in backbends.

L. asked to do the 'foot thing'. Found a new way to talk about rooting and opening channels by cuing feeling prana in the feet. Thanks L!

Heart opener over bolster.
Breath awareness
windshield wiper
OM

supine rest

baddha konasana spine roll and forward fold

lotus foot rub

cat
cow
balasana
puppy dog

easy side plank
easy half moon

plank
downdog
tadasana
YAM

lunge salute with sphinx/seal
lunge salutes with cobra

rest pose with YAM

tadasana
lunge
side angle
trikonasana with bind
bound side angle
ardha chandrasana

vinyasa

other side

balasana

half camel play
balasana
malasana
other side
malasana
uttanasana

tadasana
side angle
trikonasana with bind
bound side angle
half moon with variation

vinyasa
other side

rest pose

twisted root

sacrum landing
heart landing

supported savasana

sit
OM
Namaste!

Yin Yoga: Intimate with Prana. 6.23.10

Intellectually I've known prana is more than the breath, but I am beginning to understanding it better. Preparing for yin this week has helped open more channels for me. This is new learning and teaching for me, it feels a bit clumsy to talk about. I like the space of silence the practice lends itself to, and it feels like the yoga softens the edges.

Supported Sukasana with 4 part OM

Swan (or eye of the needle at the wall)

Upavista konasana or Frog
balasana


Sphinx/Seal
windshield wiper

Dragon or Half Saddle

Twisted Root

Breathing exercise focused on the bottom of the exhale

Savasana

soft OM
Namaste!

Restorative Yoga. Quiet Time. 6.22.10

I knew about teaching this class about 1 minute before I stepped into the studio. I really had to check my stuff because part of me was anxious about spontaneously teaching a class I don't often teach. I wondered if my TT with Alana would come back...and it did! (Kudos to Alana's restorative training!).

Class wasn't 'perfect', but what class is? On the other hand, what class is not, if you offer yourself fully as a teacher?

Watering the Heart
Side lying rest pose

Restorative Childs Pose
cat/cow
wide leg side bending

Supta Baddha Konasana
side lying rest pose

windshield wiper
Restorative Forward Twist

windshield wiper
Supported Savasana

sit
Namaste!

Vinyasa Basics. Half Moon to Full Moon. 6.22.10

I took more time to demo today, introducing more 'stops along the way'. I feel revisting teacher training is inspiring more room and creativity. Teaching is so fun!!!

Found half camel play useful (in lieu of full camel)

Heart opener over bolster
OM
Windshield wiper

easy side plank with cat/cow
half moon with cat/cow

tadasana
YAM
lunge salute with sphinx/seal
lunge salute with YAM and cobra

tadasana
side angle
trikonasana with bind
side angle with bind
half moon

vinyasa

other side
balasana

half camel play

second set standing with half moon variation option

vinysasa

windshield wiper
easy eye of the needle
twisted root

other side floor sequence

savasana

sit
OM
Namaste!

Yin Yoga. River of Joy. 6.21.10

This was my first yin class and I was a little nervous. To ground myself I took Alana's class beforehand, asked for guideance, and stood firmly planted in gratitude. Voila...90 minutes later it was Namaste.

Seated Gratitude meditation
OM

Butterfly

Sleeping Swan (or firelog or eye of the needle at wall)

Upavista Konasana or Frog (or wide leg at wall).

Sphinx/seal

Twisted root

Sit/savasana

Savasana

Sit
OM
Namaste!