Today is Memorial Day! Today is a day to pause in remembrance of those who have fought for our country, and gave up their lives doing it.
In our practice today, may we turn our hearts towards remembering, with love and gratitude, our fallen brothers and sisters, and dedicate our practice in their honor.
Flow:
Simple seat, twists, side to side reaches, and fold forward
Seated forward fold
Right/Left Head-to-Knee
Wide legged seated forward fold, right/left
Table top – Cat/cow
Tiger pose
Puppy pose
Downward Facing Dog
Sun Salutation A 1-2x
Root through right foot, raise left leg bent 90 degrees as if high-step marching
Maintain balance, as you send left foot back behind the body into running man balance
Without dropping left foot, draw left foot forward and wrap left leg around right leg for eagle pose
Unravel eagle pose, maintaining balance on right leg, send left leg back behind the body for warrior 3
*Repeat 2-3x on left side*
*Repeat 2-3x on right side*
Standing forward fold
Vinyasa, end in down dog
Step through right foot for warrior 1
Humble warrior
Warrior 2
Extended side angle
Reverse warrior
Warrior 3
Mountain pose
Standing forward fold
Vinyasa, end in down dog
Step through left foot for warrior 1
Humble warrior
Warrior 2
Extended side angle
Reverse warrior
Warrior 3
Mountain pose
Standing forward fold
Vinyasa, end in down dog
*repeat as needed*
3 legged down dog, right leg, sweep through to pigeon
Queen pigeon
Back to down dog
Three legged down dog, left leg, sweep through to pigeon
Queen pigeon
Back to down dog, drop knees, child’s pose
Hands off to the left, right
Rise up for camel pose
Seated forward fold
Corpse pose