The first person in line for the women’s class this morning was a man. There were a half a dozen or so men in the class, most in the very back center row.
Sunita, one of Mr. Iyengar’s daughters, taught the class. She is a large woman with a commanding voice and sharp eye (and tongue).
The theme of the class was “extend and rortate” which we did for almost all of the two hour class. The emphasis was to extend the trunk then rotate, and do it again and again. When coming out of the poses we often would return to the center, then come up. I am getting first hand experience in the reputation of Iyengar Yoga’s for long holds.
Again, it’s not necessarily the sequence that matters, but the emphasis or theme. Here’s what I remember of the sequence:
Adho Mukha Virasana
Adho Mukha Svanasana
Adho Mukha Svanasana to Parsvottanasana
Parsvottanasana – extend, extend, extend and rotate in preparation for
Parsvottanasana to parivrtta trikonasana
Prasarita paddotanasana to parsva
Uttanasana (feet wide) to parsva uttanasana
Dandasana to parsva dandasana to paschimottanasana
Virasana to Adho Mukha Virasana (legs together) to parsva
Sukasana – forward bend, then to the sides
Supta baddhakonasana (no bolster)
Supta padangustasana I, II
Jatara parivartanasana with a strap holding the feet together
Bharadvajasana I, II
Marichyasana III
Ardha Matsyandrasana
Pasasana
Malasana
Sirsasana and parsva
Salamba sarvangasana
“That’s enough”
