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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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Wednesday, April 8, 2009

Tuesday 4.30p MS — Week 6 (April 7, 2009)

Focus: To reduce vertigo behind the right eye.

Invocation in Swastikasana

1. Bolster Adho Mukha Virasana (40 min)
a. Demo: Blanket under shins, bolster and brick support beneath sternum and head down, to elevate the spiritual heart, to quiet the mind. 35# weight on sacrum to release the shoulders and pull the weight off of the brain. Crown of head touching stacked sandbags to prevent anything from moving.

2. Bolster Savasana (10 min)
a. 35# weight on a second bolster on thighs, use a neck roll, and use arm support to stop vertigo. Sandbags on groins. Eyebags in palms, bandage forehead.

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