Tuesday, July 29, 2008

Sacrum opening, binds, standing twists and Bird of Paradise!

Tricia McEvoy of Blissworks Studio, New London, CT led us through the following series last night - it was Blissful indeed! (the following video courtesy of Cindy Mastry as posted on ExpertVillage.com)

The Bird of Paradise Yoga Pose -- powered by ExpertVillage.com


  • Warmup: seated squat on block, feet flat on floor close in as possible. Bring right palm to right instep; trace inside of right leg with left fingers and use as a guide to open left arm to sky and twist left side body upward; repeat other side.
  • Deep yogic squat and remove block, breath deeply, hands in prayer and pressing into shins. Then assume a "sumo" stance, and reach left arm behind calf, attempting to wriggle shoulder under knee bend, bring right arm around in plane to bind, straighten legs and fold inward head pointing toward floor. Repeat other side.
  • Uttanasana with hands around ankles, bent and squat for a few reps with "HA" kriya ... then stood and rotate side to side, arms flapping like on Altar of the Heart, increasing swing so opposing heels lift as arms flap and hit the body, adding "HA" kriya.
  • Tadasana, mindful sacrum and shoulder positioning, arms up, fold forward, straighten back to look up, fold forward, rise, hands in prayer over head, bring hands down to heart while squatting into Utkatasana, repeat several times.
  • Flow: proceed to basic cobra flows, Warrior I to II to back flow to side angle, each time opening ribs toward ceiling, with side standing poses in binding - side angle 3X each side flowing between. Culmination:
  • Bird of Paradise each side.

Saturday, July 26, 2008

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