Monday, May 12, 2014

60 Minute Flow Sequence: Six Part Class

Tonight I'll be teaching a 60 minute flow class at Binghamton Yoga studio.  It'll be divided into six parts:
  1. Open to Grace
  2. Muscle Energy
  3. Flow
  4. Floating
  5. Expansion
  6. Relaxing
These six parts loses mirror the five Universal Principles of Alignment popularized by John Friend and Anusara yoga.  To this day, I can't get over how well they fit with my practice.

Here's the class:

Open to Grace

Chest Opener
   2 Blocks & Blanket

Side Psoas Stretch
   2 Blocks

Sphinx --> Seal

Child's Posture

Dragon Lunge

Wrist Stretch

Muscle Energy

Push Up Reps
Rest Back on Knees

Swimming Dolphin Reps
Sit Back Clasp Hands Backbend

Standing Squat Reps

Lay on Ground
Ab Roll Up Reps
Ab Oblique Twist Reps

Fish

Roll Forward

Flow


Tadasana
Swan Dive to Uttanasana
Anajanayasana - Right Back
Ardha Down Dog - Left Up
Plank - Leg Switch
Ardha Down Dog - Right Up
Anajanayasana - Right Forward
Turn Sideways - Wide Leg Down Dog

Tadasana
Topling Tree to Vira III Variation
Step Right Back to Anajanayasana
Ardha Down Dog - Left Up
Plank - Leg Switch
Ardha Down Dog - Right Up
Anajanayasana - Right Forward
Float Forward to Vira III Variation

Floating

Chest Opener w/ Partner
Down Dog at Wall
Walk Up Wall
Handstand w/ Partner

Alternative is Long Hold Dolphin

Expansion

Slow Ashtanga Standing Sequence:

Trikonasana --> Pavritta Trik

Parsvakonasana --> Pavritta Parsvak

Prassaritta Padottanasana

Parsvottanasana w/ 2 Blocks --> Ardha Chandrasana --> Pavritta Ardha Chand

Relaxing

Lay Back on Ground

Long Hold Supta Padangustasana --> Pavritta Supta Pada

Supported Shoulderstand --> Plow
   with Block

Supported Fish
   2 Blocks & 2 Blankets

Savasana

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