Sally’s Saturday, 9:30 Intermediate

Modular Summer Practices

Module 1

Adho Mukha Virasana (Supported Child’s Pose; a.k.a. Downward-facing hero pose) p.220¹,

Adho Mukha Svanasana (Downward Facing Dog Pose) p. 90¹

Uttanasana (Intense Forward Stretch) p. 92¹

Module 2

Dandasana (Staff Pose ) p. 205¹

Baddhakonasana (Fixed Angle Pose) p. 208¹

Upavistha Konasana (Seated Wide-angle Pose) p. 213¹

Module 3

Supta Padangusthasana Hold sides of foot (Reclining leg, foot, and toe stretch) p. 242¹

knee bent, shin parallel to floor; knee bent, shin at 90 degrees; Straight leg;

Supta Padangusthasana variations with belt on heel, or arch or ball of foot

Straight leg

To the side

Over the midline

Module 4

Adho Mukha Svanasana, modified (Downward facing dog with legs up wall)

Alternate one leg up the wall,

then both legs on the wall, parallel to floor

Module 5

Salamba Sarvangasana with chair (Shoulderstand with chair) p. 230¹

Setubandha Sarvangasana (Supported Bridge Pose) p. 236¹

Viparita Karani (Legs up the Wall, a.k.a. Inverted Pose)

p.234¹

Savasana

¹Reference: B. K. S. Iyengar; Yoga, The Path to Holistic Health, DK Publishing, 2008.

Pictures of Adho Mukha Svanasana, Upavista Konasana and Viparita Karani can be found at our website www.yogaspace.info Practice Ideas; Forward Bends