Sweet Vinyasa: Santosha, Gratitude and Connection: 8.13.12

Subbing this Monday morning for Kira.

We practiced putting some effort towards ease and a spacious heart by practicing contentment and gratitude, and noticing the resulting connection to ourselves and to the world. Some of the principles to help guide us were sutra 1.12, santosha, avidya, and Rumi's poetry (or task is not to look for love but to find the barriers within yourself that you have built against it."

Reclining Buddha with quad stretch and shoulder opener
OM

sukasana side bending with tipping Buddha
sukasana
YAM

cat
cow
barell roll
sphinx

plank
downdog
uttananasana
tadasana
uttithatadasana
uttanasana variation
tadasana
OM

lunge
low crescent
utkatasana (not the best pose by the way for a hot summer day)
tadasana
other side

tadasana
gratitude meditation

lunge
warrior I
peaceful warrior variation
parvatadasana
warrior III
pigeon
three leg dog
vinyasa with baby cobra and locust
other side

from pigeon
paschimotadasana

bridge x2

twisted root

savasana
sit
OM
Namaste

Swimming in Love Retreat, Bimini, Bahamas: Opening the Heart in Unusual Ways: 8.02.12

 We celebrated finding open hearts and practiced staying is a place of ease.


Reclining Buddha

Eye of needle

Sukasana side bend and straighten
OM

Tadasana
Uttanasana
Tadasana

Swamp monster
Hallelujah

Neck stretch w shoulder rolls
Neck w shoulder rolls and wise guy

Tadasana
YAM

Lunge
Warrior 1 dance
Parsvatadasana
Tadasana
Other side

Uttanasana

Downdog

Balasana

Sphinx
Locust
Locust variation

Balasana w ajna meditation

Easy spine twist

Receptive savasana

Sit
Om
Namaste

Swimming in Love Retreat, Bimini, Bahamas: Maitri. 8.1.12

Maitre: A note from our friendly dolphins. Image of the dolphin eternal smile help us access Maitri.

Sit
4 part OM

OMx 3

Janushirsasana with twist and side bend

Sukasana
Gratitude meditation
OM

Tadasana
Uttanasana
Uttitatadasana w Breath
Tadasana
OM

Shoulder rolls
Uttanasana variation

Tadasana
Yamx 2

Standing neck stretches

Lunge salutes
Lunge salutes w hamstring stretch
Balasana w kidney meditation

Sphinx/seal

Crocodile

Easy spine twist

Savasana

Sit
OM
Namaste

Swimming in Love Retreat, Bimini, Bahamas: Send Love: 7.31.12

It is said dolphin are telepathic. We prepared ourselves to feel love, and to send love. (Practicing especially to our dolphin friends!)

Sit

Om

Sukasana forward fold with two way side bend.
"What we receive in contemplation we give out in love" Krishamutri





Cat
Cow
Sphinx/ seal

Easy side plank

Malasana
Uttanasana

Tadasana
gratitude meditation

Lunge salutes

Bridge

Sit

Savasana

sit
OM
Namaste

Swimming in Love Retrea, Bimini, Bahamas: Relax, Allow, Receive: 7.30.12

Inspired by our swim together on the first day, Amlas suggested "relax, allow, and receive" to swim with our dolphin friends. We practiced these feeling tones using breath, movement, and mantra.

windshield wiper

eye of the needle

sukasana side bending

tadasana
uttanasana with hamstring stretch

tadasana
YAM

guitar hero arms

warrior II dance

tadasana
YAM x 2

Downdog

balasana
puppy dog
barrel roll

sphinx/seal
crocodile

bridge x2

twisted root or easy twist

savasana

sit
OM
Namaste

Soft Vinyasa: Love is where I am not. 8.9.12

This quote by Krishamurti "Love is where I am not" set the tone for our practice of freedom from the feeling tone of the klesha asmita (attachment to the small). And we played with half moon andtrusting the support of the heart to help us open.

windshield wiper

eye of the needle

cat
cow
balasana
puppy dog

easy side plank with balance play

plank
downdog

uttanasana
uttithatadasana
tadasana
OM

balance play on brick

tadasana
1/4 sun salutes
tadasana
YAM

lunge
twisted lunge
hammock
pigeon variation

vinyasa with baby cobra and locust
balasana

plank
downdog

other side lunge salute sequence

tadasana
lunge
side angle prep
half moon
tadasana
other side

tadasana
uttanasana
downdog
plank
baby cobra, cobra

balasana

ardha matseydrasana
paschimotadasana
other side

baddha konasana

bridge
bridge

savasana with OM entry

sit
OM
Namaste

Soft Vinyasa: The Ocean Within. 8.7.12

We used gentle movement, breath and mantra to find the barriors to MA within.

sit
OM

sukasana side bend
sukasana watery side bending

cat
cow
balasana
sphinx

plank
downdog

uttantasana
tadasana
uttithatadasana side stretch

standing neck stretches

tadasana
YAM

lunge
hammock
three point twist
warrior II dance
lunge
low crescent
hamstring stretch
three leg dog

vinyasa with baby cobra
balasana

other side with shoulder openers in hammock

vinyasa with low cobra and locust variation

gomukasana Scott Blossom style 'second heart'
downdog
other side

vinyasa with locust variation

twisted root
rest
other side

supported savasana

sit
OM
Namaste