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<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"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.<\/p>\n
Sunita, one of Mr. Iyengar’s daughters, taught the class. She is a large woman with a commanding voice and sharp eye (and tongue).<\/p>\n
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.<\/p>\n
Again, it’s not necessarily the sequence that matters, but the emphasis or theme. Here’s what I remember of the sequence:<\/p>\n
Adho Mukha Virasana<\/p>\n
Adho Mukha Svanasana<\/p>\n
Adho Mukha Svanasana to Parsvottanasana<\/p>\n
Parsvottanasana – extend, extend, extend and rotate in preparation for<\/p>\n
Parsvottanasana to parivrtta trikonasana<\/p>\n
Prasarita paddotanasana to parsva<\/p>\n
Uttanasana (feet wide) to parsva uttanasana<\/p>\n
Dandasana to parsva dandasana to paschimottanasana<\/p>\n
Virasana to Adho Mukha Virasana (legs together) to parsva<\/p>\n
Sukasana – forward bend, then to the sides<\/p>\n
Supta baddhakonasana (no bolster)<\/p>\n
Supta padangustasana I, II<\/p>\n
Jatara parivartanasana with a strap holding the feet together<\/p>\n
Bharadvajasana I, II<\/p>\n
Marichyasana III<\/p>\n
Ardha Matsyandrasana<\/p>\n
Pasasana<\/p>\n
Malasana<\/p>\n
Sirsasana and parsva<\/p>\n
Salamba sarvangasana<\/p>\n
“That’s enough”<\/p>\n
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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<\/p>\n