Saturday, July 21, 2007

Backbend Sequence from Chandra's class

Theme- lift the chest, free the armpit chest, shoulder blades on the back- every time, every pose, open the chest, etc. Enjoy.
adho mukha virasana
adho mukha svanasana
uttanasana
trikonasana 2X- after you have done every wise thing to align the pose that you know, then put the shoulders on your back, roll the upper arms from inside out and then open the armpit chest
parsvakonasana- same as in trikonasana
prasarita padottonasana
sirsasana
pinca mayurasana 2-4X- Look straight ahead, stretch up the wall, maintain the stretch adn the open armpits and then look at the floor
full arm balance 2-4X- same actions/order as pinca
ustrasana 3X- use the hands claspgin behind your back to lift the armpit chest and get the shoulders to moveinto the chest then go for the feet
urdhva mukha svanasana 3X
shalabasana 3X- reach the legs back one at a time, reach the arms forward at first to lengthen the flaoting ribs forward
danurasana 3X
urdhva danurasana 6X - keep the head on the floor on the way up to keep the brain soft
dwipada viparita dandasana 2X head down, 3X head up (legs stay bent)
Adho mukha swastikasana - alternate legs, support head
parsva adho mukha swastikasana- alternate legs
baradvajasana- 2X each side
pascimottanasan with legs wide
setu bandhasana on block- legs straight and wide
padanhastasana in setu bandhasana on block
chatrush padasana- 3X from block
ardha halasana on chair
savasana

Have at it you, sequence junkies- this one was a lot of fun.

1 comment:

Liz B. said...

Okay, a couple of these I will have to look up in "Light on Yoga." But I will have to unleash this series on my students, through whom I am now living vicariously as my pregnancy progresses. I have become a yoga dominatrix since I got pregnant!