I was gearing up for some good Eka Pada Koundinyasana B, or II, or whatever floats your boat, as I had some trouble with it in class the night before. It’s always been a bit of a problem pose for me. As it happened, today I held the right side for a good 4 breaths, even getting a softer heart, but couldn’t even get my left side up at all!! snarl! Ah, well, my feeling in practice lately is to emphasize our first glorious principle of alignment: take a big breath, soften, get spacious, and calm down.
Cat/cow…getting a bit anarchic towards the end, side bending and whatnot
Adho Mukha Svanasana
Uttanasana
Parsva Uttanasana
Urdhva Hastasana
Surya Namaska w/low lunges, just flowin’, ya dig?
Adding a simple twist to the lunges, emphasizing the openness in the low waist where I get a little stuck. Should try forgetting to pay the gravity bill this month.
Standing side bend from Urdhva Hastasana
Parsva Konasana: Before doing all of my “homework”, I just paused and grooved on it for a while. Man, that pose is sweet.
Vira II variation w/hands clasped behind back
Utkatasana to Uttanasana w/hands clasped behind back
Parvritta Utkatasana
Abdominal Exercises Vol. 1: Straight leg raises, nice’n'slow
At the wall: Adho Mukha Vrksasana, scissoring up, alternating legs and trying to peg the midline right at the top. Good times.
Abdominal Exercises Vol 2: From Navasana, right leg & torso lower, then back up, then switch
More AMV, this time longer holds…ButtPower™
Trikonasana – Ardha Chandra Chapasana – Standing split
Visvamitrasana prep
Eka Pada Koundinyasana II [with spotty results, see above]
Balasana
Janu Sirsasana – Parvritta Janu Sirsasana
Paschimottanasana
Savasana
Try this at home! [level 1/2 practice]