Tuesday 6.30p Intro — Week 27 (September 1, 2009)

Focus: Week 8 of syllabus. Because there are no new students, this offers a rare opportunity to begin work on Asana I poses. Arm actions in Adho Mukha Svanasana,

Note new poses for this week are in bold face.

Invocation in Swastikasana

1. Tadasana/Samasthiti

2. Utthita Trikonasana

3. Virabhadrasana II

4. Virabhadrasana I

5. Parivrtta Trikonasana
a. Pin the hips to prevent falling.

6. Ardha Chandrasana
a. Keep the inner edge of the right foot down.

7. Uttanasana (Baddha Hasta arms)
a. Omitted. Will work on in more depth next week.

8. Padangusthasana
a. Omitted. Will work on in more depth next week.

9. Virasana (Parvatasana arms)
a. Omitted. Will work on in more depth next week.

10. Adho Mukha Virasana
a. Sit on brick. Will work on in more depth next week.

11. Adho Mukha Svanasana

12. Urdhva Mukha Svanasana
a. Omitted for time and difficulty. Will start work on it in two weeks.

13. Forward Extensions
a. Omitted for time. Will start work on them next week.
Dandasana
Urdhva Hasta Dandasana
Padangusthasana Dandasana
Paschimottanasana
Janu Sirsasana
Paschimottanasana

14. Sirsasana Cycle
a. Salamba Sirsasana

15. Sarvangasana Cycle
a. Salamba Sarvangasana

b. Ekapada Sarvangasana
Foot on chair seat.

c. Halasana
Feet on chair seat.

d. Chair Supta Konasana
Omitted for time. Will start work on it next week.

e. Chair Karnapidasana
Omitted for time. Will start work on it next week.

16. Paschimottanasana (forehead on chair seat)

17. Savasana (5 min)