Mothers Day Yoga

Theme Durga and pacha mama. Durga is the maha goddess. The mother to us all. For Mother's Day can we feel her love and giver her love. Durga teacher love, tolerance, patience and strength. Can we practice living in this way. The watch pacha mama is also mother to us all can we be mindful of how our actions affect the earth. Can we now with deep respect to Durga, to the earth, to all of our mothers, and to the mother within ourself. Can we also cultivate some forgiveness to our mothers. 

Ancedote Mother's Day 

Apex Ashtavakrasana 

Heart quality love tolerance patience strength 

Upa. Organic energy (KL) push out to tone ribs and drew sitbones back. Focus on lengthening psoas 

Warm up 

Cat/cow 

Mod. Bridget cross 

Mod. Chataranga 3x (come forward as you lower arm bones stay broad and plugged into the power of the heart. This chataranga arm position shows up in so many poses: forarm balamce, bridge, shoulder stand, urdhva danurasana prep, arm balances, hands at Anjali, twists, natarajasana...)

Sun b 2x organic energy 

Basic 

W2

Mod. Parsvak- Parsvak 

High runners lunge  twist- lizard forearms on block 

Scandasana - half moon - eagle

L.l quad- trik - half moon quad - eagle 

Down dog - handstand hops 

Hero 

Dolphin - forearm balance hops (optional) 

Hero 

W2 clasp bow- Parsvak 

Crow (eka pada optional) 

High runners lunge shoulder under 

Pigeon - compass prep leg forward - leg side 

Compass 

Sit on one glute cross legs like eagle bend and straighten 5x 

Apex

Ashtavakrasana 

Cool down 

Fish Twist 

Bridge 

Windshield wipers 5x- hook heel to knee psoas 

Double femur root/ psoas traction 

Shavasana 

Meditation