The morning\u0092s theme was backbends. We\u0092re here with just mats and blankets \u0096 no chairs \u0096 so it was urdhva danurasana the classic way. The preps was brutal. Lois Steinberg started with twists (Marichyasana 3, Bharadvajasana 1 and 2, and Ardha Matsyandrasana) followed by a series of down dog, jumping to charuranga dandasana, up dog, down dog, uttanasana, urdhva vastasana and back to down dog again \u0096 repeat, repeat, repeat \u0096 before adding in jumping from down dog to Vira 1 and then to Vira III. And that was just the prep. A dozen urdva danurasanas followed with (in Lois fashion) a barrage of instructions from “take the ankles back” to “lengthen the arms” (and many others). Then, two more back bends, adding an eka pada.<\/p>\n
We stood on our heads (in which, for the first time, I got nauseous), our shoulders and then finally rested in savasana.<\/p>\n
Holy smokes. I was totally toast and, after lunch, took a cozy short but much needed nap.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
The morning\u0092s theme was backbends. We\u0092re here with just mats and blankets \u0096 no chairs \u0096 so it was urdhva danurasana the classic way. The preps was brutal. Lois Steinberg started with twists (Marichyasana 3, Bharadvajasana 1 and 2, and Ardha Matsyandrasana) followed by a series of down dog, jumping to charuranga dandasana, up dog, down dog, uttanasana, urdhva vastasana<\/p>\n