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SweatyYaya is a blog created to help Yoga St. Louis Intro students with building a home practice. SweatyYaya is a memorable mispronunciation of the Sanskrit word: svadhyaya. Svadhyaya is the practice of self-study and is one of the niyamas (observances) presented in the Yoga Sutras of Patanjali.

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Thursday, March 5, 2009

Tuesday 6.30p Intro: Week 8 (Feb 24, 2009)

Restorative poses on last week of month.
Cultivate silence and allow it to descend upon the body and mind.
Note new poses for this week are in bold face.

Invocation in Swastikasana

1. Swastikasana
a. Swastikasana (Urdhva Baddhanguliyasana)
b. Parivrtta Swastikasana

2. Bolster Adho Mukha Virasana
a. Bolster on brick support under chest

3. Adho Mukha Svanasana
a. Hands turned out at wall, head on bolster support
b. Heels at wall, crossed ropes at groins, head on bolster support

4. Supta Padangusthasana
a. Supta Tadasana (feet at wall)
b. Supta Padangusthasana I
c. Supta Padangusthasana II
d. Supta Padangusthasana III

5. Bolster Setubandha Sarvangasana (feet on chair seat)

6. Ujjayi I and II in Supported Savasana

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