EQUESTRIAN YOGA WORKSHOP SEQUENCE

RECLINED WARM-UP

SUPTA BADDHA KONASANA (Reclined Bound Angle) – with Dirga Breath 3-Part Breathing

ANANDA BALASANA  (½ HAPPY BABY) R;L

SUPTA EKA PADA RAJAKAPOTASANA (Reclined Pigeon) R;L

SUPTA ARDHA MATSYANDRASANA (Reclined Cross-Legged Spinal Twist) R;L

UPPER BODY SEATED WARM-UP

SHOULDER SHRUGS

REACH UP INTERLACE PALMS UP, LOOK UP

HANDS TO SIDES; LOOK DOWN

SIDE BENDS R;L

ARMS SHOULDER HEIGHT – LOOK R;L

EASY TWIST R;L;

EAGLE ARMS

TABLE TOP WARM-UP

BITILASANA MARJARYASANA (Cat/Cow) W/ Hip Circles

HEEL STRETCH W/CROSS-OVER OPPOSITE LEG

ALT STRETCH W/ELBOW TO KNEE

WIDE-LEGGED BALASANA (Child’s Pose) W/ Visualization – Breathing Into Back


ADHO MUKHA SVANASANA (Downward Facing Dog)

UTTANASANA W/RAGDOLL (Forward Fold)

SURYA NAMASKAR A (Sun Salutation A) W/COBRA X2

ANJANYASANA (Low Lunge)

UTTHAN PRISTHASANA (Lizard/Winged Lizard Variation)

EASY TWIST; ½ SPLIT

VINYASA – Chaturanga Dandasana (Four-limbed Staff Pose), Urdva Muka Svanasana (Updog) and Adho Mukha Svanasana (Downdog) – OR Kumbhakasana (Plank or modified plank), Cobra (Bhujangasana), Adho Mukha Svanasana (Downdog)

REPEAT

BALASANA (Child’s Pose)

ASHTA CHANDRASANA  (High Lunge)

VII (Virabhadrasana II – Warrior II)

REVERSE VII

UTTHITTA TRIKONASANA (Extended Triangle)

PRASARITA PADOTTANASANA A; D (Wide-Legged Forward Fold)

PARSVAKONASANA (Side Angle Pose)

PARIVRTTA PARSVAKONASANA (Revolved Side Angle)

PARIVRTTA TRIKONASANA (Revolved Triangle)

PARSVOTTANASANA (Pyramid)

VIII (Virabhadrasana III – Warrior III)

VINYASA; REPEAT OTHER SIDE

EKA PADA RAJAKAPOTASANA (One-Legged Pigeon)

REPEAT

BALASANA – ARMS AT SIDES PALMS UP


PARSVA URDHVA HASTASANA (Standing Crescent Moon – Side Bend);

COUNTER (Hands fingers down on low back; look up, slight backbend

NATARAJASANA (Dancer)

VRKSASANA (Tree)

SALAMBA BHUJANGASANA (Sphinx Pose)

DOUBLE V

ARDHA SALABASANA (Half Locust)

SALABASANA (Locust)

WINDSHIELD WIPER

USTRASANA (Camel)

BALASANA


SEATED COOL-DOWN

PASCHIMOTTANSANA (Intense Western Stretch)

BADDHA KONASANA (Bound Angle)

JANUSIRSANA (Head to Knee)

ARDHA MATSYANDRASANA (1/2 Lord of the Fishes – Seated Spinal Twist)

NAVASANA (Boat)


RECLINED COOL-DOWN

SETU BANDASANA (Bridge)

ARDHA APANASANA (1/2 Wind Relieving)

SUPTA MATSYANDRASANA (Reclined Lord of the Fishes)

ANANDA BALASANA (Happy Baby)

HUG IN

STRETCH


SAVASANA (Corpse Pose)