How Do We Truly Know Anything?
Man am I always a mess! Believe me, I do try to be neat…and tidy…and organized…but somehow I always end up with fantastic chaos all around me 😉 The worst part about this is that I was like this BEFORE I welcomed my beloved baby, so now with her in the picture my chaos(mess) has escalated to new heights. The good thing is that as the mess escalates my need to find clarity also grows and thus came the theme for this week’s yoga class 🙂
My teacher John guided me to recognize how one truly begins to know something. How do we acquire knowledge? Deep knowledge? How do we align with anything? You soften, feel and attune. We attune to the Highest. We attune by getting close to that which we wish to know. This learning is not a head thing, but a heart thing as we truly begin to ‘vibe’ with and resonate with each other at a much deeper level 😀 Listen and practice to the class and see if you can begin to attune to something bigger!
Finally something other than a Level 1 basic yoga class! This week’s class is a Level 2 Yoga Class, not quite an ‘advanced’ yoga class, but a bit faster in pace and a warmer practice. You will find within this class preparations for more advanced postures such as Urdhva Prasarita Ekapadasana into Handstand (Standing Splits into Handstand) and Archback (maybe even a drop back *yikes*). If you are a seasoned asana practitioner and are acquainted with these poses, please feel free to rock it in the comfort of your own sacred practice space 😉
This week’s Yoga Class Online is a Level 2 Yoga Class
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This class was recorded at Yoga Matrika on June 15, 2009
The Sequence of Yoga Poses in this week’s Yoga Podcast Episode is:
Downward Facing Dog
Straight Legged Lunge/Straightening Front Leg (hamstring stretch)
Vinyasa
Uttanasana
Urdhva Hastasana (Moving into standing arch back)
Vinyasa
Crescent Pose
Vinyasa
Tadasana
Urdhva Hastasana (Moving into standing arch back)
Vinyasa
Parsvakonasana Prep
Parsvakonasana Full
Uttanasana
Handstand Prep through Standing Splits
Malasana
runner’s stretch or hanumanasana prep
Deep Lunge on Forearms
Twisting Parsvakonasana
Eka Pada Rajakapotasana Prep
Pigeon with Twist
Modified Child’s Pose on Forearms
Lunge with Thigh Stretch
Plank on tops of the feet
Vinyasa
Balasana
Urdhva Dhanurasana x 3
Supine Twist
Knees to Chest
Savasana
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This was a great class, Elsie! I did it after 1 week of vacation, and it really loosened my spine and created space between the vertebraes! Thank you 🙂 Looking forward to your next posting 🙂 Gunn Helene, Oslo, Norway
Loved it much Elsie. Trying to calm down and rev up for a new school year. Deep breaths required to avoid overwhelm. Like you, my ambition and motherhood feel like they collide sometimes and “how will I?” stops me from doing and being. No pressure for the next podcast. Here’s the thing – you have like 70 free yoga classes ready for any student who wants to study up. We can always go back and do an old favorite. And I do.
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It’s been awhile since I downloaded a new class from you, and this one was wonderful. My hips are more open than they have been in months! Feeling blissed out with gratitude, thank you, Elsie!
Episode 73 is wonderful: learn how it is through rooting that you may open
thanks so much Elsie! I’ve been doing your classes all week while on a business trip in Las Vegas. this class was just perfect for me tonight. I love your alignment points. It’s amazing how your instruction through parsvokanasana lead me to a more open, more heart-to-the-sky pose than perhaps I ever have experienced!
Oh my goodness! How exciting 🙂 I’m so very glad that it helped you out. I LOVE to hear stuff like that 😀 Woo hoo!
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Loved this class. Love the hip openers and back bends. Feeling more open now