A New Zealand June sunrise
This morning when I looked outside at 5:15 a.m. the sun was already up, just hidden behind the perpetual cloud cover. I’m looking forward to the first clear blue-sky morning.
Today’s sequence, as usual, wasn’t quite what I posted yesterday, although it was close.
Chattush Padasana fell by the wayside.
And we followed shoulder stand with a sequence I learned in Pune and practice often: Maryichiasna III followed by Malasana, repeated two to three times, sitting on the shoulder stand setup for height. Eight a.m. was drawing near, so we practiced it only twice, before settling into Savasana.
Tomorrow, twists. I expect it will look something like this:
Twists: Day 3, 6, 9
Sitting 5 to 10 minutes
Constructive rest position/pavanamuktasana 3 to five minutes
Adho Mukha Virasana (downward-facing hero pose) 1 minute
Adho Mukha Svanasana (downward-facing dog pose) 1 minute
Pincha Mayurasana (elbow balance) 2 x 30 seconds
Sirsasana (headstand) 3-5 minutes
Uttanasana (standing forward bend) 1 minute
Tadasana (mountain pose) 30 seconds
Utthita Trikonasana (triangle pose) 1-2 minutes
Uttanasana (standing forward bend) 1 minute
Utthita Parsvakonasana (extended side angle pose) 1-2 minutes
Prasarita Padottanasana (wide-legged standing forward bend) 1 minute
Parivrtta Trikonasana (revolved triangle pose) 1-2 minutes
Parivrtta Ardha Chandrasana (revolved half moon pose) 1 – 2 minutes
Parivrtta Parsvakonasana (revolved side angle pose) 1-2 minutes
Adho Mukha Svanasana (downward-facing dog pose) 1 minute
Bharadvajasana II (Bharadvaja’s Twist II) 2 x 1 minute
Virasana with arms in Gomukhasana (hero pose with cow face pose arms) 1 minute
Sarvangasana (shoulder stand) 3-10 minutes
Halasana (plow pose) 1-3 minutes
Supta Padangusthasana I (leg up) (supine hand-to-foot pose) 1 minute
Supta Padangusthasana II (leg to side) (supine hand-to-foot pose) 1 minute
Parsva Upavistha Konasana (wide-angle seated forward bend to the side) 2 minutes
Supta Baddha Konasana (supine bound angle pose) 3 minutes
Adho Mukha Virasana (downward facing hero/child’s pose) 1 minute
Savasana (corpse pose) 3-5 minutes
Today’s sunrise photo courtesy of Linda W1, Flickr Creative Commons.
