Abhyasa: Rooting the Tailbone to Blossom the Heart

Today I practiced and filmed finding cues to explore the relationship between the tailbone and the heart.

The sequence was something like this:

Heart Opener over a Brick
Pelvis Rocking
Breathing into Belly
The Shimmy

Sukhasana Forward Fold and Chest Pressing

Easy Side Plank Both Sides
Childs Pose

Sequence 1
Plank
Dog
Crescent Moon
Hamstring Play
Childs Pose

Repeat Sequence 1

Sphinx Play
Cobra Play
Ustrasana Play

Childs Pose
Seated Vajrasana
LAM
YAM
OM

Transition to Half Lord of the Fishes
Cow Face
(Repeat Other Side)

Seated Meditation

abhyasa, Sunday March 22

Backbending practice.  Not uber bendy style, but enough to counter a day of sitting.  I wanted to move towards Dhanurasana with a strap, so that was my target.  This is written from memory of what I did.

Used:

Bolster

2 Bricks

Long Strap in a Loop

1 blanket

Childs Pose

Cat/Cow a Few Rounds

Childs Pose

Plank

Dog

Sequence 1

Low Lunge with Hip Rolling

Move back to Half Hero with Forward Fold

Twisting Lunge 

Dog

Cobra Locust Cobra Vinyasa

Childs Pose

Plank

Dog

Repeat Sequence  1 Other Side

Repeat Cobra Locust Cobra Vinyasa

Sequence 2

Side Angle Prep

Triangle 

Side Triangle

Open Triangle

Wrapped Triangle

Side Angle Pose with Wrap

Bound Side Angle Pose

Release to Deep Hip Opener

Lunge

3 Legged Dog

Dog

Updog Vinyasa

Roll thru Updog

Roll back to DownDog

Repeat Sequence 2 Other Side

Repeat Updog vinaysa

Rest Childs Pose

Sphinx to Cobra on a bolster

Rest Childs Pose

Dhanurasana on a bolster

Rest Childs Pose

Dhanurasana with Strap on Bolster

Rest Childs Pose

Transition onto Backs

Bridge Pose with Blanket and 2 bricks

Rest

Knees to Chest

Easy Spinal Twist

Savasana

Sit