Podcast #30 - Enjoy the Gift of Embodiment - Lvl 2

These past few days I have being feeling a bit down, sad and not

wanting to feel these feelings while they we coming to the surface of

my heart. My tendency is to ignore and not let myself feel sad  which

in turn denies the very gift of embodiment - diversity of experience.

With being in the body there is an extraordinary opportunity to connect

and feel the feelings we have so why deny oneself? When we don't allow

the flow to happen we deny the very gift we have been given. I first

heard this from one of my teachers Dr. Douglas Brooks

and it woke me up to see that yes, life (every bit of it) is a gift.

When we embrace and see all of our potential even with the bad feelings

or circumstances then we can better align in every way and go directly

to the ocean of the heart. Some yoga's teach liberation from the body

and Anusara teaches it in the body - this one gels with me.

I invite you to see all that you have experienced as a gift, your

life as a gift, and that you are a gift allow each one to be a portal

to greater awareness. About 11 years ago being diagnosed with MS could

of been a sentence to suffer but I used the yoga to turn it around and

make something good out of it deepening the value of my life.

Sanskrit: Bhakti - Devotion, Laghima - Lightness, Kalyanamitra - Spiritual Friend

Hanuman

Vastus Medialis - Psoas -

Sequence: Level 2/3

All 4's to Down Dog to Uttanasana with a blanket under the arches

Urdvah Hastasana to Uttanasana to Straight Leg Lunge with Blanket under arch

Down Dog to Plank to Chattarunga or Your Belly into Cobra Pose

Crescent Pose Also Known as Vira I with back heel lifted

Down Dog to Uttanasana to Samastithi

Uttanasana with Blanket Roll

Down Dog to Crescent Pose

Vinyasa

Down Dog to Uttanasana with Blanket Under Arches

Parsvakonasana with Blanket Under Front Foot Arch

Vinyasa to Uttanasana Blanket Roll in Hips

Samasthiti to Urdvah Hastasana

2X Pincha Mayurasana Prep- Feather of the Peacock/Dolphin

Balasana - Child's Pose to Down Dog

Trikonasana with Blanket Under Arch

Uttanasana with Blanket at Hips

Lunge to a Twist in Lunge to Ardha Chandrasana

Vinyasa

Pigeon Prep with Blanket Edge in Hip

Down Dog to Eka Pada

Uttanasana to Runners Lunge

2x Hanumanasana

Uttanasana

Sukhasana - Easy Seated Pose

Parvritta Sukhasana - Seated Easy Twist

Sukhasana with Fwd Bend

Meditation or Savasana

Namaste!