Thursday, October 25, 2018

Thursday, October 25th class

- Opening Meditation

       Mindfulness meditation - counting breaths



- Shoulder shrugs from (Sukasana)


- Forward fold from (Sukasana)


- One-legged seated pose (Janu Sirsasana)


- Forward fold from (Janu Sirsasana)


- Side twists from (Janu Sirsasana)


- Seated wide-legged pose (Upavistha Konasana)


- Forward fold from (Upavistha Konasana)


- Cat / cow pose (Marjariasana / Bitalasana)


- Down dog (Adho Mukha Svanasana)


- Dolphin plank pose (Makara Adho Mukha Svanasana)


- Child’s pose (Balasana)


- (Supta Baddha Konasana) supported on two blocks, blankets for hips


- Lying on back position, grab knees into chest, inhale, lift arms overhead and
   legs to vertical position, pause, exhale, grab knees into chest (Vinyasa)


- Bridge pose (Setu Bandha Sarvangasana) series, with block


- Legs up the wall (Viparita Karani)


- Spread legs up the wall (Viparita Karani) variation


- Frog pose (Bhekasana)


- (Supta Baddha Konasana) supported on bolster, blanket for head, blocks or
   rolled blankets for hips  -or-


- (Setu Bandha Sarvangasana) supported on bolster, blanket for shoulders


- Corpse pose (Savasana)



- Closing Meditation

       Mindfulness meditation - follow body sensations

       3 Oms

Tuesday, October 23, 2018

Tuesday, October 23rd class

- Opening Meditation

       Mindfulness meditation - counting breaths



- Forward fold from (Sukasana) with head resting on block


- Seated one-legged pose (Janu Sirsasana)


- Side extensions from (Janu Sirsasana)


- Cat / cow pose (Marjariasana / Bitalasana)


- Child’s pose (Balasana)


- Stand up on knees, hands in namaste, inhale, sweep arms overhead, pause,
   exhale, sweep arms down into child’s pose (Vinyasa)


- Down dog (Adho Mukha Svanasana)


- Plank pose (Utthita Chaturanga Dandasana)


- Down dog, Plank pose (Vinyasa)


- (Supta Baddha Konasana) supported on two blocks, rolled blankets for hips


- Poses at the wall

       1.  Stretch back with ropes
       2.  Squat with ropes
       3.  Standing backbend (Anuvittasana) with rope
       4.  Warrior 3 (Virabhadrasana III)
       5.  Legs up the wall (Viparita Karani)
       6.  Spread legs up the wall (Viparita Karani) variation


- Bridge pose (Setu Bandha Sarvangasana) supported on bolster or block


- Corpse pose (Savasana)



- Closing Meditation

       Mindfulness meditation - follow body sensations

       3 Oms

Thursday, October 18, 2018

Thursday, October 18th class

- Opening Meditation

       Mindfulness meditation - counting breaths



- Shoulder shrugs from (Sukasana)


- Forward fold from (Sukasana)


- One-legged pose (Janu Sirsasana)


- Side extensions from (Janu Sirsasana)


- Seated wide-legged pose (Upavistha Konasana)


- Seated side twists from (Upavistha Konasana)


- Seated pose (Dandasana)


- Seated side twists (Marichyasana)


- Cat / cow pose (Marjariasana / Bitalasana)


- Hands and knees position, reach right arm under left arm, twist torso, pause,
   hands and knees position, reach left arm under right arm, twist torso, pause,
   hands and knees position (Twisting pose)


- Dolphin plank pose (Makara Adho Mukha Svanasana)


- Down dog (Adho Mukha Svanasana)


- Plank pose (Utthita Chaturanga Dandasana)


- Up dog (Urdhva Mukha Svanasana)


- Down dog / Plank pose / Up dog (Vinyasa)


- Child’s pose (Balasana)


- Seated pose (Virasana) variation, sit back on heels


- Arm extensions from (Virasana) variation


- Standing poses

       1.  Triangle pose (Trikonasana)
       2.  Wide-legged forward fold (Prasarita Padottanasana)
       3.  Extended side angle pose (Utthita Parsvakonasana)
       4.  Wide-legged forward fold (Prasarita Padottanasana)


- Poses at the wall

       1.  Legs up the wall (Viparita Karani)
       2.  Spread legs up the wall (Viparita Karani) variation
       3.  Side twists from (Viparita Karani) variation


- (Supta Baddha Konasana) supported on bolster, blanket for head, blocks or
   rolled blankets for hips


- Corpse pose (Savasana)



- Closing Meditation

       Mindfulness meditation - follow body sensations

       3 Oms

Tuesday, October 16, 2018

Tuesday, October 16th class

- Opening Meditation

       Mindfulness meditation - counting breaths



- Shoulder shrugs from (Sukasana)


- Side twists from (Sukasana)


- Forward fold from (Sukasana)


- (Baddha Konasana) rock side-to-side


- Seated pose (Dandasana)


- Side extensions from (Dandasana)


- (Supta Baddha Konasana) supported on two blocks, rolled blankets for hips


- Cat / cow pose (Marjariasana / Bitalasana)


- Hands and knees position, reach right arm under left arm, twist torso, pause,
   hands and knees position, reach left arm under right arm, twist torso, pause,
   hands and knees position (Twisting pose)


- Dolphin plank pose (Makara Adho Mukha Svanasana)


- (Supta Padangusthasana) series, with strap


- Happy baby / bug pose (Ananda Balasana)


- Down dog (Adho Mukha Svanasana)


- Forward fold (Utanasana)


- Poses at the wall

       1.  Legs up the wall (Viparita Karani)
       2.  Spread legs up the wall (Viparita Karani) variation


- (Supta Baddha Konasana) supported on bolster, blanket for head, blocks or
   rolled blankets for hips


- Bridge pose (Setu Bandha Sarvangasana) supported on bolster, blanket for
   shoulders  -or-


- Bridge pose (Setu Bandha Sarvangasana) supported on block


- Corpse pose (Savasana)



- Closing Meditation

       Mindfulness meditation - follow body sensations

       3 Oms

Thursday, October 11, 2018

Thursday, October 11th class

- Opening Meditation

       Mindfulness meditation - counting breaths



- Shoulder shrugs from (Sukasana)


- Side extensions from (Sukasana)


- Side twists from (Sukasana)


- Forward fold from (Sukasana) with blocks


- Seated pose (Dandasana)


- Foot / calf massage from (Dandasana)


- Seated side twists (Marichyasana)


- Cat / cow pose (Marjariasana / Bitalasana)


- Hands and knees position, reach right arm under left arm, twist torso, pause,
   hands and knees position, reach left arm under right arm, twist torso, pause,
   hands and knees position (Twisting pose)


- Bird-dog pose (Chakorasana)


- Boat pose (Paripuma Navasana)


- Lying on back position, grab knees into chest, raise legs to vertical position,
   lower and raise right leg to floor, lower and raise left leg to floor, repeat several
   times, then grab knees into chest (Abs)


- Poses at the wall

       1.  Stand up on toes, reach arms overhead
       2.  Warrior 3 (Virabhadrasana III)
       3.  Tree pose (Vrksasana)
       4.  Frog pose (Bhekasana)
       5.  Legs up the wall (Viparita Karani)
       6.  Spread legs up the wall (Viparita Karani) variation


- (Supta Baddha Konasana) supported on bolster, blanket for head, blocks or
   rolled blankets for hips


- Corpse pose (Savasana)



- Closing Meditation

       Mindfulness meditation - follow body sensations

       3 Oms

Thursday, October 4, 2018

Thursday, October 4th class

- Opening Meditation

       Mindfulness meditation - counting breaths



- Arm extensions from (Sukasana)


- Side extensions from (Sukasana)


- Side twists from (Sukasana)


- Neck extensions from (Sukasana)


- Seated wide-legged pose (Upavistha Konasana)


- Seated side twists (Upavistha Konasana)


- (Baddha Konasana) rock side-to-side


- Seated one-legged pose (Janu Sirsasana)


- Seated side twists from (Janu Sirsasana)


- Forward fold from (Janu Sirsasana)


- Lying on back position, grab knees into chest, inhale, legs to vertical position
   with arms overhead, pause, exhale, open legs into a straddle, pause, inhale,
   legs to vertical position, exhale, grab knees into chest (Abs)


- Lying on back position, grab knees into chest, extend right leg to floor, inhale,
   raise left leg to vertical position, exhale, lower left leg to floor, inhale, raise left
   leg to vertical position, exhale, lower leg to floor, then change sides (Abs)


- Lying on back position, grab knees into chest, legs fall to left, pause, grab knees
   into chest, legs fall to right, pause, grab knees into chest (Twisting pose)


- Cat / cow pose (Marjariasana / Bitalasana)


- Child’s pose (Balasana)


- Poses at the wall

       1.  Down dog (Adho Mukha Svanasana)
       2.  Forward fold (Utanasana)
       3.  Triangle pose (Trikonasana)
       4.  Twisting triangle (Parivrtta Trikonasana) with block
       5.  Legs up the wall (Viparita Karani)
       6.  Spread legs up the wall (Viparita Karani) variation


- (Supta Baddha Konasana) supported on bolster, blanket for head, blocks or
   rolled blankets for hips  -or-


- (Supta Baddha Konasana) supported on two blocks, rolled blankets for hips


- Corpse pose (Savasana)



- Closing Meditation

       Mindfulness meditation - follow body sensations

       3 Oms

Tuesday, October 2, 2018

Tuesday, October 2nd class

- Opening Meditation

       Mindfulness meditation - counting breaths



- Shoulder shrugs from (Sukasana)


- Side extensions from (Sukasana)


- Side twists from (Sukasana)


- Forward fold from (Sukasana)


- Seated pose (Dandasana)


- (Baddha Konasana) rock side-to-side


- Cat / cow pose from (Baddha Konasana)


- Child’s pose (Balasana)


- Garland pose (Malasana)


- Crow pose (Bakasana)


- Dolphin plank pose (Makara Adho Mukha Svanasana)


- Low lunge pose (Anjaneyasana)


- Lizard pose (Utthan Pristhasana)


- Standing pose (Tadasana)


- Sun salutations (Surya Namaskar) variation


- Chair pose (Utkatasana)


- Poses at the wall

       1.  Reach arms overhead, stretch shoulders
       2.  Tree pose (Vrksasana)
       3.  Legs up the wall (Viparita Karani)
       4.  Spread legs up the wall (Viparita Karani) variation


- (Setu Bandha Sarvangasana) supported on bolster, blanket for shoulders


- (Supta Baddha Konasana) supported on bolster, blanket for head, blocks
   or rolled blankets for hips


- Corpse pose (Savasana)



- Closing Meditation

       Mindfulness meditation - follow body sensations

       3 Oms