06.03.2007 - By Hillary Rubin
Now coming up on my 11th year of practicing yoga I see that am
deeply into my commitment on and more off the mat along with how I
interact with myself and the world - I feel blessed. When I look back
on the 5 years in LA and the journey to become a teacher, a wife, a
writer a person I see I have grown exponentially through experience and
to the many people who offered me a place to feel safe to reveal
myself. Yes I have grown in a major ways and what was the most
important to me is the soil in which I planted my seeds then the food
and nourishment that followed. There isn't a day that goes by that I
don't thank my teachers they have said the many things which allow me
to see who I am today and get a glimpse of who I am becoming. Yoga as
my teacher Dr. Douglas Brooks says
so beautifully is Growing Yourself - how sweet and wonderful to know so
we can all see that we are becoming different flowers worth picking.
Take a moment before sitting on your mat and check in to see how
much you have grown and see the soil you have tended to and how it has
supported you to be who you are. Also, if you are in the process of
shifting and moving into a place of freedom to choose who it is you
want to be let this be a practice to support, nourish and take you
deeper into your beauty.
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Sequence: Strong Level 2/3
Sukasana
Balasana - Child's Pose
Adho Mukha Svansana - Downward Facing Dog to Runners Lunge
Pigeon Prep to Dog Pose to Plank Pose
Down Dog to Uttanasana - Standing Fwd Bend
Vrksasana - Tree Pose
Samastithi - Sameness Pose
Urdvah Hastasana to Uttanasana
Trikonasana - Triangle Pose
Vinyasa to Down Dog
Ardha Chandrasana - Half Moon into Parsvakonasana - Extended Side Angle Pose
Down Dog
Hanumanasana
Down Dog to Vinyasa
Ardha Chandrasana
Ardha Chandrachapasana - Sugar Cane in the Half Moon
Down Dog to Uttanasana then Clasp Hands Behind and Extend Over Head
Bhujapidasana - Arm or Shoulder w/Pressure
Tittibhasana - Firefly
Agnistambhasana - Fire Log Pose then Twist
Dandasana - Staff
Triangamukhaipada Paschimottanasana - 1/2 Virasana and 1/2 Fwd Bend
Baddha Konasana - Bound Angle
Down Dog to Uttanasana
Sukhasana 1 minute of Ujjayi Pranayama with Jalandhara Bhanda - Neck Lock Assists More Air to Lungs
Surya Yantrasana - Sun Dial
or you can have the leg in front for the entire sequence
Child's Pose
Meditation
Savasana
Namaste!