August 2011
5 posts
Aug 14, Strong Vinyasa
19 people in class to day.
19? 19! A heap, too many, more than I can handle according to my Sunday morning conditioning. On average, these classes are no more than 10 people. Nearly doubling it brings along some thoughts of arrest. “I should put a 15 mat max sign on the door” or “A bakers dozen is our limit, unless you bring that many duck eggs” (I have a sweettooth for...
Strong Vinyasa, Aug 12
8 people
Opening
seated butterfly
janusirsasana
wrist openers
cat/cow
downdog
Kali series 3 times with Warrior 3 play, Hanumanasana and Sprouting Tree
We introduced so twisting of the hips and back
Laying prone with arms out perpindicular to the body. Lift the right leg up into a little backbend and reach the right foot to the floor near the left hip or left midback depending on...
Ashtanga Play, Aug 11
Moved through the standing and half of the primary series with ease tonite. Having a steady group of regulars has had a great influence on the practice. Individuals are much more inquisitive in class and willing vocalize their curiosity. Engaging in dialogue during a set series definitely challenges the progression of the series, a fact that I hope everyone else in class approaches with the same...
August 9, Ashtanga Play
We’re still playing with the first half of the Primary Series. Tonight we went up to Arm Pressure Pose, Bhujapindasana. We’ve also been doing ‘half vinyasas’, performing the vinyasa after a seated pose is performed on both sides. In between in each pose we’re trying Uth Pluthi for a few breaths in efforts to have a class with full vinyasas.
For the finishing series...