Asana Excerpt- JB's Open Class - Opening Sequence

July 28th Session of Teacher Training -- Side Bends

Discussion of Pratiloma -- and setting up for a brief practice. The practice is not recorded.

15 minutes of breath observation on back. Missing. Instructions for getting into the posture. Fold a pranayama blanket: Take a half-folded yoga blanket and, starting at the long end, accordion fold 3 or 4 times, making each successive layer a bit thinner than the previous layer. It will look like a long flat pyramid. Begin lying on a pranayama blanket Sit with your hips on the mat in front of the bolster. Slowly recline back. Support your head with a folded blanket if necessary. Relax and surrender -- and breathe!

JB talks about various pranayama techniques and discusses the yogic philosophy behind pranayama. The practice is in a separate clip.

Includes cat-cow warmup and sun salutation. From 6/4/12 class

Om bhūr-bhuvaḥ svaḥ, ŧaŧ-saviŧur-vareṇ'yam, bhargo đevasya đhīmahi, đhiyo yo naḥ pracho-đayāŧ.

Om bhūr-bhuvaḥ svaḥ, ŧaŧ-saviŧur-vareṇ'yam, bhargo đevasya đhīmahi, đhiyo yo naḥ pracho-đayāŧ. ॐ भूर्भुवः॒ स्वः॒ तत्स॑वितुर्वरे॑ण्यम् भ॒र्गो॑ दे॒वस्य॑ धीमहि। धियो॒ यो नः॑ प्रचो॒दया॑त्॥ Om. We meditate on that wondrous spirit of the divine solar light, which shines in every dimension of life. May that light inspire and guide our inner vision.

Om gam ganapataye namaha! A very loose translation might be: Om = Salutations! Gam = The secret power sound of Ganesh. It is his "seed syllable" or bija mantra. Ganapataye = Another name of Ganesh, the breaker of obstacles. Namaha = Namaskaram, my salutation (to Ganesh)

Om Aing Sarawati Namaha Om The goddess Saraswati is the authority on academics, arts, and education.

These are the Gunas, not the order they appear in the song. 1. Guru / Laghu heavy/light weight 2. Manda / Theekshna sharp/dull-slow intensity 3. Uhsna/sheethaq hot/cold temperature 4. Ruksha / Snigdha dry/oily emolliency 5. slakshna / Khara smooth/rough texture 6. Drava / Sandra liquid/dense-solid viscosity 7. Kathina / Mrdu hard/soft rigidity / compressibility 8. Cala / Sthira mobile/static fluidity 9. Sookshma / Sthula subtle/gross density 10. Vishada / Picchila clear/cloudy-sticky adhesion