Episode 21: Misfits! Level 1 75 min yoga class at the Center for Yoga

by Elsie on December 24, 2006



Merry Christmas!!!!! Honestly a crazy little class! Please, you will need 2 blocks for this class. If you do not have blocks you can use a thick bath towel or blanket, rolled up.

Yeah, I go a little crazy about one of my most favorite Christmas stories (actually the tv show story, rudolph the red nosed reindeer and the island of the misfit toys). I was kinda surprised at how many people had no idea what I was talking about. You guys have to watch the show!!!! Rent it, buy it. You gotta have it for the holiday season! Plus, according to my wacky self, it has a pretty fun soundtrack 😉

rudolph the red nosed reindeer and hermey the elf

The Sequence:

Hands and knees

Downward Facing Dog

One legged D0wn dog into a straight legged lunge

Plank into Down Dog

Uttanasana/Ardha Uttanasana x 3

Tadasana

Arm Salutes x 3

Half sun salutes x 2

Surya Namaskar x 4

Parsvakonasana

Parsvakonasana prep/variation

Parvakonasana variation

Crescent Pose into Twisting high lunge

Child’s Pose

Table Top Sequence: involves extending one leg back and opposite arm forward, from there moving into a back bend

Twisted Child Pose

L Pose at the Wall

Deep lunge on the forearms

Pigeon Prep

Eka Pada Bhekasana

Dhanurasana

EXPLANATION AND DEMO: shoulder alignment discussion, plugging in the armbones for urdhva dhanurasana

demo with John

Urdhva Dhanurasana with blocks x 3

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Uttanasana

Sukhasana twist

Easy supine twist

Supta Padangustasana

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danura December 25, 2006 at 12:35 pm

Merry xmas and cheer to you and your loved ones! Heres to 2007! Love, Danura & family, Brunei Darussalam.

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Mel December 26, 2006 at 5:46 am

Dude! I used to have bizare dreams about those claymation cartoons…I think I watched them too much!. That and the one about the little match girl… Anyway…!

And I must be in a weird state b/c the intro music for this class is totally cracking me up, or it’s carry over from the bizarro class I had with you and the two other yogis the other day (which was awesome by the way!)

Anyhow, this is a good mellow session for Post-Christmas recovery. Thanks!

Merry Christmas!

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gaileee December 30, 2006 at 8:30 pm

Hey, what is One legged D0wn dog into a straight legged lunge?
Is this the same as a “three legged” downward facing dog, then with the leg in the air, doing a three legged down dog into a top of pushup/plank?

This is my hubbies favorite xmas cartoon. I love the little character that is going to be the “dentist”, and the abdominal (ha ha) snowman..

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Elsie December 31, 2006 at 5:07 pm

How cute is the elf? I think his name is Hermey, totally fitting little name!

The one legged down dog is the ‘three legged’ downward facing dog, and then with the leg in the air, just step it forward into a plain ‘ol straight legged lunge (meaning that the back leg is straight, from leg bent 90 degrees)

we have got to get a universal yoga pose glossary, how about a wikipidia of some kind? that would be fantastic! with pics and all!

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