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Saturday, January 5, 2013

I read it on a bumper sticker and it changed my life

If you do not change direction, you may end up where you are heading.
Attributed to Lao Tzu.  


I found this on a bumper sticker yesterday morning and used it straight away in teaching a class involving a vinyasa type connected sequence of poses all on one side, and repeated on the other side.  Here's the sequence, for fun (note: all poses held for 30 seconds throughout.  Poses can certainly be held longer, and sequences can be repeated for fuller effect... poses can also be done near a wall to aid with balance or shakiness.)
samasthiti
hasta padasana
parsva hasta padasana
virabhadrasana II
parsvakonasana
trikonasana
ardha chandrasana
urdhva prasarita ekapadasana
utthita hasta padangusthasana
parsva utthita hasta padangusthasana
parivrtta utthita hasta padangusthasana
virabhadrasana III
urdhva prasarita ekapadasana
uttanasana
samasthiti

there were really two of these for the standing poses that we did on New Year's Day.  Here's the second one, involving the revolved standing poses:
utkatasana
hasta padasana utkatasana
parsva hasta padasana
virabhadrasana I
parivrtta parsvakonasana
parivrtta trikonasana
parivrtta ardha chandrasana
urdhva prasarita ekapadasana
uttanasana
utkatasana
samasthiti

Enjoy


3 comments:

  1. Making shifts in our lives can happen anytime, anywhere, and the inspiration to do so can come from the most unlikely of sources as you so beautifully illustrate here. Thanks for sharing.

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  2. I have been thinking about this since class. We also reviewed another saying, "begin as you mean to continue." I find myself reviewing my habits, and wondering if this where I want to go.

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  3. Two paths diverged in the woods. I took the road less traveled by and that has made all the difference.

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