Day 3: Yoga is Relationship, July 16, 2011

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Main Points of the Day
* Continue our development of being with another
* Touching, Talking, Looking, Listening
* Become more comfortable with Props
* Continue understanding of Actions of Hip Joint
* Look at Standing Postures
* Start to Discuss How to Break a Posture Down

Hip Opening at Wall with Partners
Point: To continue interacting and touching and feeling as well as build on the external rotation lesson.

Circle
Feedback and Questions

Impressing the Heart Solo

Impressing the Heart with Partners
Point: Practice interacting with each other and props.  Continue Communication.  Some discussion about the different directions one posture can take.

Supine Hand to Big Toe Pose with Partners
Point: Continue interaction and touch.  Begin to practice talking someone through a posture.

Mini Practice
Childs Pose
Dog Pose
Childs Pose
Dog Pose

Uttanasana
Roll up to Standing

Wide Stance
Warrior 2 Dance 5x to both Sides
Wide Leg Forward Fold
Tadasana

Repeat Warrior 2 Dance 3x to Hold
Wide Leg Forward Fold
Malasana
Uttanasana
Roll up to Standing

Look at Warrior 2
With S as model, discuss and look at how a more open mindset of the posture might lead towards more ease and comfort.

Also looked at C as a totally different anatomical expression of Warrior 2

Short discussion about the relationship of Warrior 2, Side Angle, Traingle and Half Moon Pose and poses with hips facing open.  And Relationship of postures whose hips point forward, Warrior 1, 3, Parsvottanasana, Twisting Triangle, etc.

Mini Sequence to Play with Back Hip Alignment in Triangle
Uttanasana
Lunge
Blueprint Side Angle
Triangle with Hip Play
Lunge
Uttanasana
Roll up to Standing

Repeat Other Side
Childs Pose
Rest on Belly with Windshield Wipers
Roll onto Backs
Easy Spinal Twist

Baseball Diamond Savasana with Anatomical Breath Attention

Break

Gather at 4:30
Questions

Presentation of How to Start Breaking Postures Down
Assignment of Steps 1 and 2 of Sequence Homework

  
 

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