I know there are some of you still in the midst of Winter. Maybe your winter has been going on for so long you’re not sure how to deal with it or if you can deal with it.
Winter, or at least the qualities of winter, the darkness in particular, that darkness that forces you to remain inward, to cover yourself, and to slow down is great in little bits but when it’s prolonged it can get challenging.
Some of you may be physically going through Winter, the season, while some of you may be going through an emotional or spiritual winter, even though the sun is brightly shining all around. In this level 2 yoga class we go use our bodies and our hearts to fully step into the darkness, see it as an opportunity to root and ground into all that we are capable of so that we may welcome springtime and blossom through light.
I am 8 months pregnant. When I recorded this class I was 4 months along, barely out of my first trimester having gone through a rough and long winter time. My beautiful new little life needed me to remain inward, steady, calm and receptive to allow the growth of light within. The rising of vibrant Springtime was a direct reflection of the power of the darkness.
How about practicing along and dancing with the dark and the light and blossom into the world around you?
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The Level 2 Yoga Class Podcast Sequence
Recorded at BYS Yoga in Pittsburgh one Thursday evening in April 2011
Downward Facing Dog
Plank/Downward Facing Dog x 5 with the breath
Chattarunga
Cobra
Downward Facing Dog
Straight Legged Lunge with arms inside twist up into Spiderman Pose
Eka pada Downward Facing Dog with Open Hip and Straight Legged Lunge
Crescent Pose
Uttanasana with arms behind the back into arms behind the back with bent legs (Vinyasa)
Surya namaskar x 2
Vira 2
Vita 2 with arms interlaced behind the back/Humble warrior.
Vinyasa to Tadasana
Tadasana
Utkatasana variation with Arms Overhead and thumbs interlaced
Vinyasa
Vira I
Vinyasa
Vira I/Vira III/Vira I
Vinyasa
Garundasana
Garundasana arms w/ tree legs
Malasana
Deep lunge on forearms
Downward Facing Dog
Salabasana with arms behind the back
Downward Facing Dog
Runner’s hamstring stretch (knee down)
Downward Facing Dog
Sit down
Legs straight out and focusing on ankle foot alignment in prep for funky (video) pigeon
Funky pigeon
Downward Facing Dog
Pigeon
Downward Facing Dog (Walking The Dog)
Lunge with thigh stretch
Dhanurasana
Urdhva dhanurasana
Supine Tadasana
Supta Padangustasana
Easy supine twist
Savasana
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