Offering #1

by Michael Alan Dorman | 2012-04-08 09:03

A practice (should take 20–40 minutes depending on how fast you move):

• Cat & Dog tilts > Thread the Needle > Adho Mukha Svanasana (Downward Facing Dog) > Utthanasana (Simple Forward Fold w/ hands clasped behind back, arms extended) > Tadasana (Mountain Pose w/ Garudasana (Eagle-pose) arms)
• Surya Namaskar A (Tadasana > Utthanasana > Adho Mukha Svanasana > Palankasana (Plank pose) > Bhujangasana (Cobra pose) > Adho Mukha Svanasana > Utthanasana > Tadasana)
• Surya Namaskar A w/ Parsvakonasana (Side-Angle)
• Surya Namaskar A w/ Trikonasana (Triangle) > Ardha Chandrasana (Half Moon)
• Prasarita Padatonasana (Wide-leg forward fold) > Sirsasana I (Headstand)
• Eka Pada Rajakapotasana (Pigeon)
• Agnistambhasana (Fire Logs)
• Eka Pada Bhekasana (Prone thigh stretch)
• Setubanda Sarvangasana (Bridge)
• Ustrasana (Camel)
• Ardha Hanumanasana (Runner’s Stretch) > Hanumanasana (The splits)
• Janu Sirsasana (Knee to head)
• Omega (Open Cobbler’s pose)
• Jathara Parivartanasana (Supine Twist)
• Dwi Pada Yogidandasana (Happy Baby)
• Savasana

Some contemplations (only work with one during a particular practice):

• Before you start your yoga practice, what is your expectation? At the end is it satisfied?
• What pose do you anticipate the most? Is your anticipation positive or negative? What pose evokes the opposite reaction? Is it as strong?

Source URL: http://gurave.org/2012/04/08/offering-1/

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