Help of Ojai, Wednesday 1:30

20 Peeps
5 Assistants

Second Class of 6 Week Series

This class is so easy to teach with Allison, Alana, Amber, Winifred and Uschi assisting. It's like having 5 angels present. The care and attention that we are able to offer the class is unmatched anywhere. So fun.

My aim is to connect the group with their subtle energies. To connect us with the magical amazing breath and how we can use it to connect with our prana. It seems to be working.

Start Supine
Breath Awareness with hands on Lower Belly
(Focus on being able to direct the breath)
Low back and Sacrum Awareness

Hamstring Stretching with Strap
(Focus on being able to direct the breath into the tension)

Transition to Standing

Tadasana
(Feet and Breath focus)

Side Waist Stretch
Spring Training Stretch
Standing Forward Fold

(I did this without the chairs to see where peeps were at. It showed that we should have chairs).

Wide Leg Forward Fold with Chairs
Leaning Left and Right to wake up inner channels of the legs.

"Squeezing" of Feet Together on Inhale and "Pressing" Feet apart on the Exhale to wake up the channels of the legs.

Then directed awareness into the sense of being able to "inhale" up the inside of the legs and "exhale" down the outside of the legs. Everyone seemed to get it and buy that they were starting to be able to direct their own prana.

Tapping up inside channels of the arms and down the outside channels of the arms.
Tapping on the chest. Stages 1 thru 3 with sound release.

Shortened Arm Prana Extension Energy.
Bringing the Palms together so they could feel their own force.
All seemed to connect with it.

1/4 Sun Salutations
1/2 Sun Salutations (with chair for some)

Seated Hip Opener (Eye of the Needle)
Forward Fold on Chair
(With Hands on Low Back. Breathing into Hands. Mentioned the heart/hand healing connection).
Seated Spinal Twist in Chair
Forward Fold in Chair

Savasana with Legs on Chair

Quiet Sit