Restorative, Tuesday at 5:15

no two classes are ever the same. even if you teach a similar sequence, the feeling-tone is always determined by who shows up. this evening, the four women who showed up to class made my day. we laughed for a while at the beginning of class, and this set the tone for a sweet heart-centered practice.

watering the heart
1 block under head (we moved through all 3 sides of the block in stages)
1 ball in between the shoulder blades/back of the heart
1 bolster + rolled blanket under knees for back support

transition
remove props and pause on your back
notice how you feel
easy windshield wipers
tailbone awareness: arching and curling
shimmy x2
knees into chest and rock

supported childs pose
1-2 bolsters
an assortment of blankets

transition
leg extension (both sides)

supta baddka konasana (bound angle pose)
1 bolster lengthwise behind spine
1 blanket under head + 2 rolled blankets under knees for support
1 strap around legs/sacrum (optional)

transition
free legs
ankle circles

side lying rest pose with support

forward spinal twist (both sides)
1 bolster
1 blanket

elevated legs up the wall
1 bolster under pelvis/sacrum
1 blanket under head

savasana