{"id":87,"date":"2012-11-17T13:33:33","date_gmt":"2012-11-17T13:33:33","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.meredithwwatts.com\/yogablog\/?p=87"},"modified":"2012-11-17T13:33:33","modified_gmt":"2012-11-17T13:33:33","slug":"reflective-asana-pranayama-9","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.meredithwwatts.com\/yogablog\/reflective-asana-pranayama-9\/","title":{"rendered":"Reflective Asana & Pranayama (9)"},"content":{"rendered":"

\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Reflective Asana and Pranayama 9<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

Standing Asanas (<\/strong>Utthita Sthiti)\/Pranayama<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cBody breath and Mind in Perfect Oneness\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n

Concepts<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Review \u201cMagic Circle\u201d (& abdominal awareness)<\/span><\/p>\n

2\u201d circle around navel; cf. ki\/chi<\/em> in Japanese\/Chinese traditions<\/span><\/p>\n

Center of gravity of body\/center<\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cBody as a container for the breath\u201d (maintain in standings, pranayama)<\/span><\/p>\n

\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Yoga karunta (& sattvic practice)<\/span><\/p>\n

Yoga sutras II.1-2\u00a0\u00a0 (See Discussion post on the beginning of Sadhana Pada)<\/span><\/p>\n

Sitting\/Sukhasana <\/strong>(Touch\/Breathe\/Resonance)<\/span><\/p>\n

Om\/Invocation to Patanjali<\/span><\/p>\n

\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 \u201cBody, Breath and Mind in Perfect Oneness\u201d (bell)<\/span><\/p>\n

Spine erect, belt on ribs<\/em><\/span><\/p>\n

\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Parsva variations<\/span><\/p>\n

Asana<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

<\/strong>Abdominal Warm-up<\/span><\/p>\n

Prasarita Padasana (belt on feet)<\/span><\/p>\n

(progressive Ardha\/Paripurna Navasana)<\/span><\/p>\n

\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Prelim ardha – back on bolster\/slide hands along thighs<\/span><\/p>\n

\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Raise one leg at a time\/then both as able<\/span><\/p>\n

\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Without bolster-hands behind neck, then with raised legs<\/span><\/p>\n

\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Vinyasana Ardha <-> Paripurna as able (or back to previous)<\/span><\/p>\n

\u00a0Adho Mukha Svanasana<\/span><\/p>\n

Tadasana, Urdhva Hastasana, Urdhva Baddangullyanasana, Parvatasana (with<\/span><\/p>\n

\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Jalandara Banda)<\/span><\/p>\n

Adho Mukha Virasana\/Adho Mukha Svanasana\/Plank\/Urdhva Mukha<\/span><\/p>\n

\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Svanasana\/Utthanasana<\/span><\/p>\n

Utkatasana (rajasic versus satttvic)<\/span><\/p>\n

Wall<\/em><\/span><\/p>\n

\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Uthita Hasta Padangusthasana 1, 2<\/span><\/p>\n

\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 <\/strong>Trikonasana (Karunta\/on theads\/rajasic versus sattvic)<\/span><\/p>\n

\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Virabhadrasana II <->Utthita Parsvakonsana vinyasa (karunta)<\/span><\/p>\n

\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Prasarita Padottanasana (\u201ccollar ties\u201d\/flying butress)<\/span><\/p>\n

Transition<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Baddha konasana variation on t-bolsters<\/span><\/p>\n

\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 one lengthwise under torso, one lateral for BK legs, support head)\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Setu Banda on Cross bolsters (san mukha mudra\/Ujayyi I\/II)<\/span><\/p>\n

Pranayama (<\/strong>Pranayama set-up)<\/span><\/p>\n

\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Viloma I, II<\/span><\/p>\n

Savasana\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 <\/strong>(on Pranayama support, or flat)<\/span><\/p>\n

Sitting\/Closing<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 <\/strong>Sukhasana (Om, Shantih)<\/span><\/p>\n

\u00a0\u201cBody breath and mind in perfect oneness<\/em><\/span><\/p>\n

We send our hearts along with this bell\u201d<\/em><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

\u00a0 Reflective Asana and Pranayama 9 Standing Asanas (Utthita Sthiti)\/Pranayama \u201cBody breath and Mind in Perfect Oneness\u201d Concepts \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Review \u201cMagic Circle\u201d (& abdominal awareness) 2\u201d circle around navel; cf. ki\/chi in Japanese\/Chinese traditions Center of gravity of body\/center \u201cBody … Continue reading →<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-87","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-uncategorized"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.meredithwwatts.com\/yogablog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/87","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.meredithwwatts.com\/yogablog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.meredithwwatts.com\/yogablog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.meredithwwatts.com\/yogablog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.meredithwwatts.com\/yogablog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=87"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/www.meredithwwatts.com\/yogablog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/87\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":89,"href":"https:\/\/www.meredithwwatts.com\/yogablog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/87\/revisions\/89"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.meredithwwatts.com\/yogablog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=87"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.meredithwwatts.com\/yogablog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=87"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.meredithwwatts.com\/yogablog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=87"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}