Friday Morning
Point:
Continue the relationship of memory, feeling and consciously choosing.
Some of the Talking Points
* The Temptation to Know
* Impossible to let go if not feeling supported
* Tension is a way of feeling held
* The Yogi’s Question of Ko Hum, or Who am I?
* Ease with the Unknown
* Mirror Neurons
Practice
Impressing the Heart with Shoulder Attention
½ Apananasa
Roll up to Sitting
Supporting the Mind (Sukhasana or other seat with blocks under the Ajna Flower)
Some Discussion about the Paradox
Transition to Standing
Uttanasana, Malasana, Uttanasana
Tadasana with Memory Points (feet, heart, hands)
Standing Sequence 1
Wide Leg Forward Fold, Horse Stance, Wide Leg Forward Fold, Tadasana
Standing Sequence 2
Horse Stance, Wide Leg Forward Fold, Skandasana, Malasana, Uttanasana, Tadasana
Little Tree
Uttanasana
Little or “Big” Tree
Malasana
Transition to Earth
Mirror Neuron Discussion
Supported Bridge Pose with Bricks and Blankets
Rest Baddha Konasana
Savasana
So Hum
End
Afternoon Session
Easy Practice to Land
Lie on Belly
Reclining Buddha to Thigh Stretch with Rest In betweetn
Reclining Buddha to Shoulder Stretch with Rest In Between
Easy Spinal Twist with Bent Knees and Blanket Support
Rest
Ended at 2:42
Circled at 2:50
Open Discussion on Course Material and Reading
Some of the Questions:
* How do we have empathy without losing ourselves?
* What is relationship between these Texts
* How come I still have these thoughts I do not want to have?
Some of the topics that came from the questions:
* Ahimsa defined as “non-violation”
* “Am I Safe?” dances with “I want to be Free”
* Sutra 1.12 (Abhyasa and Vairagya)
* Taste your own sweet grass. Moo.
Klesha (Sutra 2.3) Lecture
Safe Touch Exercise
Partner Touch Exercise
Samyama Discussion
Self Touch with Attention Practice
Sutra 3.35 hirdaye chitta samvit
Homework:
Architecture of the Brain, p. 104
How Memory Shapes Love, p. 151
