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]

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