Yin: OM and the Ego: 4.19.13

Sit
OM

baddha konasana/butterfly

pigeon
ardha gomukasana
other side

balasana
lunge

sphinx

twisted root

sit/savasana
sit/savasana

Alano Club: Sat Chit Ananda: 4.29.13

We played in the realm of relationships..with our hips and shoulders, with others in our life, and with a higher power. Sages say that our center is not our private center, but rather the center where there is room for all. Sat Chit Ananda is in each and every one of us.

sit (5 mins)

sukasana forward fold
two way side bend

eye of the needle with tilt

shimmy

cat/cow

easy side plank

downdog

sphinx

low lunge
tadasana

lunge
balasana

seated twist

sit 15

Namaste

Sweet Vinyasa: Be the Change You Want to See: 4.29.13

The sages say there is a correspondance to what we see within ourselves and with others. Relationships are a wonderful way to practice swadyaya, self study. We explored our hips and our hearts making more room for ourselves and others. At the deepest self is Sat Chit Ananda, and is the center, not our own private center.

windshield wiper

eye of the needle with tilt

sit (2 mins)
gratitude meditation
YAM

cat
cow
barrel roll
puppy dog

plank
downdog

uttanasana
uttithatadasana
uttanasana variation x2

tadasana
YAM

at wall

lengthen side waist
(forgot breathing down in to pelvis)
wall forward fold

tadasana
lunge
warrior I
parsvatadasana
warrior III
standing splits
pigeon
wild thing
dowdog
rolling plank
rolling plank to updog

downdog

tadasana
other side

supine
bridge
cosmic rest
bridge or wheel

twisted root

savasana

sit
OM
namaste

Sweet Vinyasa: Inner Radiance Free from Sorrow: 4.24.13

We used sutra 1.36 (experience inner radiance free from sorrow) as our primary alignment too today. We found the breath and the attention to the subtle details (from the preceeding sutras) to be useful preparation for experiencing inner radiance just like we found the preparation in the hips and shoulders to be preparation for bound angle.

windshield wiper

supine hasta padagustasana with strap pose

supine shoulder rotation

cat/cow
easy side plank

plank
downdog

uttithatadasana
uttanasana variation x3

tadasana
YAM

lunge
low lunge
pigeon
other side

downdog
baby cobra
locust

barell roll

downdog
uttanasana
utkatasana
tadasana

lunge
side angle
warrior II dance
trikonasana
bound angle
tadasana
YAM
other side

downdog
side plank play

low cobra
cobra

downdog
malasana

supine inner radiance meditation

twisted root

savasana

sit
OM
Namaste

Ojai Alano Club: Expansion: 4.22.13

We dove into the subtle qualities of the heart, the anahata. The element is air, the sense organ is the skin, and the motor organ is the hands. We allowed ourselves to connect to a deeper place within so we could see more from the heart as opposed to the temptation to stay at the surface.

sit (5 mins)

windshield wiper

eye of the needle

reclining buddha

downdog
puppy dog

barrel roll

lunge
low crescent

seated twist

sit (10 mins)
sit/savasana (5 mins)

Sweet Vinyasa: Swadharma: 4.22.13

Swa = self, Dharma = cosmological order

Similar to Ko Hum, who am I, is the question, Am I on the right path? This requires swadyaya, self study. Uma defined self study as the willingness to recognize one's strengths and limitation. She advised to not get caught in our limitations (suffering), as is our great temptation.

One of the definitions of yoga is "breaking the bonds of suffering". One of the ways we know if we are in swadhama is the feeling tone of actionless action.

We used asana, mantra and breath to help see clearly that our potential is Sat Chit Ananda and paying attention to the path that lead us to this feeling.

sit
forward fold
two way side bend

malasnaa
uttanasana
tadasana

shoulder rolls and shrugs
uttanasana variation x2

tadasana

brick support in finding tight spots in the heart and throat
tadasana
YAM

lunge
side angle prep
triangle
pigeon variation
other side

downdog
plank
baby cobra
locust

tadasana
standing neck stretches

lunge
side angle
warrior II
peaceful warrior
ardhachandrasana
tadasana
other side

downdog
locust variation

supine knees to chest
windshield wiper

sat chit ananda meditation

bridge
twisted root
texas star
repeat

savasana

sit
OM
namaste

Sweet Vinyasa: Mudra and your mantras: 4.17.13

Stilling the mind isn't easy. We looked at sutra 1.30 and 1.31 as reference to the usual suspects of the dispersions of the mind so we could better recognize them when they show up.

We tuned with curiosity and a willingness to be suprised to assist us in allowing the movement practice to guide us to a deeper, quieter level within.

sit (5 mins)
chin mudra
YAM

eka pada padagustasana with twist

sit (2 mins)

cat/cow
balasana
sphinx/seal
balasana variation

 plank
downdog play

uttanasana
uttithatadasana
tadasana

ganesha mudra
standing side bend
tadasana
gratitude meditation
YAM

uttanasana
lunge
 hammock
horse
skandasana
prasarita pada tadasana
lunge
downdog

rolling cobra
updog
other side

tadasana

tree

uttansana
eye of the needle
twist
other side

savasana

sit
OM
Namaste