Rajlaxmi (certainly not sure if I have that right) is demanding, brusk, and high (sometimes scattered) energy, rapidly firing instructions in a tone of voice that sounds somewhat disapproving. As much as I don’t care for the delivery, it was a fun, challenging, and good sequence. The class was full, more than 70 people in the room, so there was a lot for her to pick on.
I will also say that it is tedious to tune in and sort out the rapid fire instructions said with an accent. In addition, all the teachers to one degree or another, lapse into their native language, Marathi. So there is an added layer of when to tune in and tune out that almost always stern tone.
The sequence went something like this:
Forward bend in swastikasana
Adho Mukha Virasana
Adho Mukha Svanasana
Swastikasana- lift off the ground like Lolasana
Lolasana
Gomukasana
Adho Mukha Svanasana to Vira 1
Adho Mukha Svanasana to a lunge with the back leg all the way to the floor, heel of the lunging leg to the buttock
Adho Mukha Svanasana to a lunge with the back leg all the way to the floor, lunge leg in Virasana
Adho Mukha Svanasana to a lunge with the back leg all the way to the floor, lunge leg in swastikasana or janusirsasana (like rajakapotasana)
Intermittently there were some Adho Mukha Svanasanas to urdhva Mukha svanasanas
Several stations around the room for chest opening:
Back bending over the tressler, rope or the bar along the window wall. Also all seven backbenders were on the stage to experience them. Sirsasana was also one of the stations.
Virasana, twist (or bharadvajasana)
Halasana, parsva halasana, karnipidasana. We did this on a bolster (I have heard this referred to as “toppling halasana”).
Savasana
