Class Review September 24

This class was designed around Tadasana, Mountain Pose. 

We started with standing and becoming aware of our feet and pressing down on the four points of the feet, under the big toe joint, under the pinky toe joint, the inner heel where it meets the instep and the outer heel opposite. Lifting up on the top of the foot, lifting the instep of the foot.

We moved to the wall, using it to check our Tadasana pose. We moved into Virabhadrasana I, Warrior I with the heel against the wall, stepping back from Tadasana, and returning to Tadasana. Variations of the pose followed. At the end of the sequence, we rested in Tadasana and felt the resonance, or echo, of the pose.

We practiced Vrksasana, Tree Pose and Natarajasana, Dancer Pose against the wall moving from Tadasana and returning to Tadasana.

We practiced Vasistasana, Incline Plank, against the wall, supported by the forearm and then by the hand in line with the shoulder. 

We moved to Sarvangasana, Shoulder Stand. This inversion, known as the queen of poses, is energizing and revitalizing. I will describe the setup for Shoulder Stand in a future entry.

Our Vinyasa included the poses we practiced: Tadasana (Mountain Pose), Utkatasana (Fierce or Chair Pose), Virabhadrasana I (Warrior I), Lunge, Chandrasana(Crescent Moon) and Adho Mukha Svanasana (Downward Dog).

We finished with Savasana, Relaxation Pose.