Sadhana

• Theme sadhana the discipline following your goal spiritual practice. 5 components of sadhana: Presence. Courage.  Commitment. Devotion. Regularity 
• Ancedote: shiva story. Feeling doubtful unsure defeated questioning. He comes to a cliff, does he withdrawal? Or look forward and speculate? no he takes a step forward and a lotus flower rises and blossoms to meet him. Bks iyngar says like an oil seed needs to be crushed to release the oil. Like wood needs to be soaked to release the fire. We need sadhana to ignite our spirit 
• Heart quality: perseverance 
• Apex Ashtavakrasana 
• Upa muscle energy midline 

• Warm up
• Chataranga bolster 
• Sun A 3x watch chatarangas 
• Urdhva a hastasana side stretch 2x 
• Clasp - utt
• Basic 
• W2
• Mod. Parsvak 
• Parsvak 
• Hrl twist- scandasana- half moon - standing pigeon - by btkeagle- L
• Dolphin 
• L.l quad twist- anjaneyasana forearms 
• W2 clasp bow - hrl shoulder under 
• Crow (chat. Arms) 
• Double pigeon 
• Compass 
• Dandasana bow and arrow pick up 2 blocks
• Apex
• Ashtavakrasana 
• Cool down 
• Fish Twist 
• Bridge 
• Supta eagle leg twist 

Turn it all into sweet nectar

Theme: Returning again and again this to our practice. Turning into all our experiences. To all the flavors and situations of life and taking them all back into our center and extracting the transformational essience that they offer. 

Theme rasa 

Ancedote: bees. Bees go out into the world and bring their experiences (pollen) back to the beehive to transform those experiences into sweet nectar 
Alignment focus: inner spiral and outer spiral 

Quote: Last night as I was sleeping,

I dreamt—marvelous error!—

that a spring was breaking

out in my heart.

I said: Along which secret aqueduct,

Oh water, are you coming to me,

water of a new life

that I have never drunk?

Last night as I was sleeping,

I dreamt—marvelous error!—

that I had a beehive

here inside my heart.

And the golden bees

were making white combs

and sweet honey

from my old failures.

Last night as I was sleeping,

I dreamt—marvelous error!—

that a fiery sun was giving

light inside my heart.

It was fiery because I felt

warmth as from a hearth,

and sun because it gave light

and brought tears to my eyes.

Last night as I slept,

I dreamt—marvelous error!—

that it was God I had

here inside my heart.

Antonio Machado

Heart quality. Love  

Upa: muscle energy to the midline 

Apex vashistasana 

Warm up 

Sun a 3x 

Tree- quad- Standing pigeon 

Malasana

Basic 

Supta modified a - b - c 

Supta pada A - b - c STRAP

AMS 

Side plank - side plank 

Side plank- Active pigeon- twist quad stretch 

W2- Mod. Parsvak- rev w

W2- Parsvak- rev w 

Harder 

L T arm twist- rev- hrl twist- quad stretch 

Half hanuman 4 ways 

Trikonasana 

Scandasana- half moon- tree 

Scandasana- half moon- standing pigeon - utthita pada b prep 

Utthita pada b 

Side plank tree 

Apex

Vashistasana - Wildthing 

Cool down 

Wide leg forward fold - side- Parsvak strap 

Supta pada A B C 

Baddha konasana 

Beltane

Theme: align with nature. Celebrate life 

Anecdote Beltane is a celebration of the potency of the earth and the forces of nature. It's the cross quarter holiday between spring equinox and summer solstice and marks the beginning of the most active part of the year. All of life is bursting with fertility, sap is rising, birdsong fills the air and growth is everywhere. It is a time to express your self, but also to remember to stay grounded. 

Ask yourself what you wish to give energy to? Where will you put your focus? What can you change for the better? What actions can you make that will help the spread of goodwill and love in the world? All to soon this highly fertile time will be spent, so make the most of its raw energy for initiating plans and visions. Everything you do now will bring you closer to your goals, as the expansive energy of the moment carries you along. 

The intentions we give energy and passion to during this time will be coming into fullness in 7 months. What do you want to give your energy too? My Beltane intention for growth is more self LOVE and to move away from fear and towards trust. Trust in the resilience and abundance of life. 

Heart quality: passion 

Upa: Turning in (inner spiral) and rooting down (Outer spiral)

Apex: eka Prada bridge. Or eka pada urdhva 

Warm up 

Tad side stretch 

Is/os blocks sun A 3x 

Cobra block 3x - frog quad 

Table shalabasana glute workout - mod 1/2 moon 

Basic 

Mod. Mod. W2- mod. Mod. Parsvak 

W2 - mod. Parsvak- rev - half moon 

W2- L - twist T arms - rev L - l.l quad twist 

Anjaneyasana clasp hands open heart  

Harder 

Anjaneyasana quad 

Camel block is os 

Ardha hanhmanasana - standing splits- handstand hops 

Hero 

Virasana- supta virasana 

Prone pec stretch 

Spinx quad 

Danurasana 

Apex

Bridge block 

Urdhva danurasana 

Eka pada urdhva danurasana or bridge 

Cool down 

Supta root femur 

Down dog 

Utt- ardha utt 3x root femurs 

Malasana  

Upright Fish twist 

Baddha konasana 4x block 

Shavasana 

Meditation