Golden Slumbers

Posted on 2012-05-13 by Michael Alan Dorman

We can sleepwalk through our time, or we can resolve to be present, no matter the challenge. It doesn’t mean it’s going to be easy, and we may need to find the particular tools that help us do so, but it’s possible—it’s our birthright.

+10	Side bends, Ardha Hasta Padangusthasana > Utthan Pristhana > Forearm Chaturanga, Virabhadrasana 1 > Vrksasana > Adho Mukha Svanasana
+25	Parivrtta Parsvakonasana, Arhda Hanumanasana, Parsvakonasana > Trikonasana, Navasana > Ardha Navasana
+40	Adho Mukha Vrksasana, Eka Pada Rajakapotasana II (Thigh stretch at the wall), Hanumanasana (At the wall)
+55	Setubandhasana (Psoas awareness), Urdhva Dhanurasana (Regular, Dropbacks?), Balasana
+70	Janu Sirsasana (Regular, Parivrtta), Sarvangasana, Shavasana

Using your illusion

Posted on 2012-05-06 by Michael Alan Dorman

We are constantly imagining the the world as other than it is. The question is whether we will use this imagination as a tool for growth, or an excuse to stay the same.

+10	Regular, Virabhadrasana II, Virabhadrasana 1 > Parsvottanasana, Parivrtta Parsvakonasana
+25	Arhda Hanumanasana, Baddha Parsvakonasana > Baddha Trikonasana > Ganapati’s Trunk > Svarga Dvijasana, Navasana > Ardha Navasana
+40	Adho Mukha Vrksasana, Eka Pada Rajakapotasana, Agnistambhasana
+55	Setubandhasana, Urdhva Dhanurasana (Partners, Regular), Utthanasana (Partner)
+70	Janu Sirsasana (Regular, Parivrtta), Omega, Dwi Pada Yogidandasana, Shavasana

Thinks like me

Posted on 2012-04-29 by Michael Alan Dorman

There’s no experience we’ve had that is so unique that it can’t be shared.

+10	Anjaneyasana > Eka Pada Rajakapotasana II (Thigh Stretch), Virabhadrasana I Lunge (with block under knee almost twist), Parivrtta Parsvakonasana
+25	Parsvakonasana (Inner spiral assist) > Trikonasana, Ardha Vasisthasana (as psoas stretch), Navasana > Ardha Navasana, Lunge (at wall)
+40	Adho Mukha Vrksasana, Eka Pada Rajakapotasana (Block under knee, Turn toward knee), Supta Virasana (Partner)
+55	Shalabhasana (Hands on hips individual legs), Setubandhasana, Agnistambhasana > Baby Cradle, Ardha Padmasana
+70	Janu Sirsasana (Regular, Parivrtta), Dwi Pada Yogidandasana, Shavasana

How to be wrong with conviction

Posted on 2012-04-22 by Michael Alan Dorman

There’s no virtue in being right, only in being free.

+10	Surya Namaskar A, Parivrtta Parsvakonasana, Parivrtta Uttkatasana > Trikonasana > Ardha Chandrasana > Ardha Chandra Chapasana
+25	Ardha Hanumanasana > Parighasana, Parsvakonasana, Hanumanasana (Wall), Adho Mukha Vrksasana
+40	Eka Pada Rajakapotasana (Regular, Thigh Stretch, Parivrtta), Supta Virasana (Partner), Setubandhasana, Urdhva Dhanurasana (Regular, Eka Pada Variations w/ partner)
+55	Balasana (Partners), Hanumanasana, Agnistambhasana > Baby Cradle, Ardha Padmasana, Janu Sirsasana (Regular, Parivrtta)
+70	Sarvangasana, Dwi Pada Yogidandasana, Shavasana

No distractions

Posted on 2012-04-15 by Michael Alan Dorman

We are an ocean of experience—only our awareness feels like a tiny drop.

+5	Balasana, Tadasana (Partner) > Utthanasana (Partner), Regular, Virabhadrasana II > Parsvottanasana (Variation)
+20	Uttkatasana > Parsvakonasana, Trikonasana > Eka Pada Galavasana, Eka Pada Rajakapotasana (Regular, Thigh Stretch)
+35	Adho Mukha Vrksasana (Backbend), Eka Pada Rajakapotasana II (at the wall), Purvottonasana
+50	Ustrasana, Heart-opener over blanket roll (Partner), Urdhva Dhanurasana
+65	Hanumanasana, Agnistambhasana, Ardha Gomukhasana, Supta Padangusthasana, Jathara Parivartanasana, Balasana (Partners)

Learning to Crawl

Posted on 2012-04-08 by Michael Alan Dorman

We can choose how we view the world—at every moment, we must practice choosing over and over again. The good news is that this means we have a lot of opportunity to shift our habits.

+10	Three-part breath, Regular, Vrksasana > Virabhadrasana I, Parsvottanasana > Utthan Pristhana
+30	Uttkatasana, Parivrtta Uttkatasana > Parivrtta Parsvakonasana, Hasta Padangusthasana I > Ardha Chandrasana > Parsvakonasana > Trikonasana
+50	Adho Mukha Vrksasana (Backbend), Eka Pada Rajakapotasana (Regular, Thigh Stretch), Setubandhasana (Urdhva Dhanurasana), Hanumanasana
+70	Agnistambhasana, Ardha Gomukhasana, Supta Padangusthasana, Jathara Parivartanasana, Shavasana