My first class at Wellness on Park on Tuesday was a lot of fun! My favorite massage therapist Sarah and her lovely daughter came out to share their practice with me. They both really seemed to enjoy the class (and Sarah wrote such a kind note on her Facebook page!). It was also great getting to know the new studio space! Next time I’ll remember to bring my own music. 🙂
My class on Tuesdays is an all-levels vinyasa class. Before I started going to East Eagle, vinyasa was the main form of yoga I practiced, but since starting my teacher training, I’ve stuck pretty strongly with a classical hatha practice. I feel a little rusty in my vinyasa practice – I don’t feel like I can freestyle it the way I can with hatha – so I’m going to try to make a plan or road map for class every week. This week’s class ended up being, basically, a hatha class with a bunch of vinyasas thrown in, which was perfect for the students I had. Here’s the sequence we did:
Warm-up:
- childs pose
- cat/cow
- tabletop balance
- down dog
- fwd fold
sun salutes:
- 2-4 half salutes
- one full salute, low lunges
- one full salute, high lunges
- 2 standard sun salutes
- chair
- forward fold/gorilla pose
standing work:
- warrior 1
- warrior 2
- vinyasa
- warriors other side
- vinyasa
- triangle
- revolved triangle
- vinyasa
- triangles other side
- vinyasa
- prasarita
- goddess
balance: tree pose
cool down:
- squat
- cobbler
- upward plank
- forward fold
- upward table
- boat
- seated twist
reclining/inversion:
- knees to chest
- bridge
- savasana
I’ll probably riff off this basic outline for a while until I get a bit more confidence with vinyasa style. I’m hoping to get to a vinyasa class in my area sometime soon to experience a class from another teacher’s perspective; I’m also going to do some more research over the next few weeks to explore more sequencing possibilities.
Resources for further reference:
- I haven’t had time yet to read the entirety of this longish article about sequencing, but based on the first few paragraphs it looks to be pretty thoughtful, so I’m linking it here to remind me to come back to it later!
- I thought this article, about sequencing a vinyasa class around a central “peak” pose, was really interesting. This is something I want to think about for future classes!
- I thought this was a really cool way to think about sequencing a vinyasa class: Vinyasa Yoga Sequence: Cresting the Wave. I really want to print this out, practice it a few times, and play with it.
Come out to my Tuesday night class and see what I come up with next time!
Rox Does Yoga 