Yoga has this lovely way of teaching us how to be fully in the moment, otherwise we can literally fall out of the pose.

This week we are doing Inversions, poses where you literally have to be so present that if not, you can strain your neck, fall to the floor, and/or simply create more tension in your body... However, If done with alignment, with sensitivity and strength, then inversions are poses that help boost the endocrine system, by optimizing the pulsation of the glands. They also provide us with great calm coupled by exhilaration. John Friend writes that in inversions "the agitations of the rational mind are dissolved, and clarity of perception is enhanced."

Theme: Being Present

Focus: Shoulder Loop and Skull Loop

Sequence:

Downward Facing Dog with focus on head and shoulders...

Slow and mindful Surya A's

Parsvakonasana

Trikonasana

Ardha Chandrasana

Trikonasana

Prasarita Padottanasana with a block under the head for two minutes

Handstand

Parsvottanasana

Parivrrtta Trikonasana

Supta Virasana with two blocks (one under heart, one under head)

Triangamukhaikapada Paschimottanasana

Krounchasana

Bharadvajasana 2

Sirsasana 1 for four minutes with variations (baddha konasana, upavista konasana, virasana, parsva virasana)

Setu Bandha

Halasana

Sarvangasana

Halasana

Karna Pidasana

Supta Padangusthasana variations

Savasana

Anusara Poster Project Pose: Finished Level 1 syllabi, starting level 2 syllabi!!!