01 Mar 2025

Mountain Lotus Yoga - Connecting with Community

This 60-minute yoga class was designed as part of a 10-hour yoga training course on the Art of Intuitive Sequencing. The theme of this class is Connecting with Community

Details

When: Saturday, March 1, 2025 at 12:00 PM
Where: Mountain Lotus Yoga, Truckee Teacher Intention: Build Community
Theme: Connecting with Community

Sequence Outline

Part I: Introduction

  • Introduction to the Theme
  • Focus on expansion / hip and heart opening
  • Brief introductions of student’s in pairs, with 1 minute sacred introductions.
  • Loving Kindness Meditation

Part II: Body

Series 1: Warm Up

  • Neck circles
  • Side bends
  • Forward Fold*
  • Cobra - child’s pose - sphynx
  • Cat - cow
  • Downdog - plank
  • Shoulder pigeon
  • Child’s pose with thread the needle
  • Sun A
  • Sun B

Series 2: Dancing Warrior Flow

  • High lunge
  • Warrior II
  • Reverse Warrior
  • Side Angle
  • Triangle
  • Star Pose
  • Repeat at back of mat to switch sides

Hold poses for 3 breaths. Repeat three times. First with cues only. Second with partner 1 talking about sensations and variations. Third with partner 2 talking about sensations and variations.

Series 3: Balancing Poses

  • Standing split - Half Moon
  • 1 leg tadasana - Warrior III flow
  • 1 leg tadasana - Warrior III - Half Moon

Part 3: Conclusion

  • Chair to Boat
  • Bridge flow (with square breathing)
  • Reclined leg stretches with strap
  • Supine twists
  • Savasana
  • Loving Kindness Meditation

Notes on Theme Integration

Encourage eye contact and smiling at partner. Touch fingertips. Active listending. Encourage discussion of modification during partner poses.

Music

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