Week 20: Learning and Practicing Iyengar Yoga for Beginners

Описание: I feel quite a sense of accomplishment in posting the practice sequence for week 20!! I started this video series on July 28th 2023, with the intention to create a set of videos following Geetaji weekly sequential asana practice to introduce Iyengar Yoga to a beginner.

In doing these videos I have learnt a lot. It is a gradual path of practice with consistent effort that yields the fruits of yoga. I apologize for not keeping to a weekly posting of videos as planned at the beginning. I am however grateful to have come so far. This is a 28 week course, so only 8 more videos to complete the course.

Please note that women who are menstruating should not do the inversions or abdominal contracting asanas such as Navasana. In addition if you are not an Iyengar Yoga practitioner and have any neck, shoulder, high pressure issues please skip these asanas. Instead you may do Setu Bandha Sarvangasana.

The sequence of the asanas:
1. Samasthiti
2. Gomukhasana
3. Paschima Baddha Hastasana
4. Vrksasana
5. Utkatasana
6. Utthita Trikonasana
7. Virabhadrasana 1
8. Ardha Chandrasana
9. Virabhadrasana 3
10. Parsvottanasana
11. Prasarita Padottanasana
12. Uttanasana
13. Padangusthasana
14. Adho Mukha Svanasana
15. Surya Namaskar
16. Virasana
17. Gomukhasana
18. Salamba Sirsasana
19. Bharadvajasana on Chair (with holding)
20. Urdhva Hasta Dandasana
21. Parvatasana in Svastikasana
22. Paschimottanasana
23. Janu Sirsasana
24. Trianga Mukha Paschimottanasana
25. Marichyasana 1
26. Adho Mukha Upavistha Konasana
27. Paripurna Navasana
28. Paschimottanasana
29. Supta Virasana
30. Salamba Sarvangasana
31. Parsvaika Pada Sarvangasana
32. Halasana
33. Karnapidasana
34. Parsva Halasana
35. Paschimottanasana
36. Viparita Karani
37. Savasana

0:00 Introduction, a bit on Yoga Philosophy
16:41 Invocation to Patanjali
19:37 Sequence of Standing  Asanas
45:35 Surya namaskar
55:19 Seated poses with a yoga Chair
1:16:18 Salamba Sarvangasana
1:25:32 Viparita Karani

Download the sequence for Week 20 https://www.aparajitayoga.com/wp-cont...

Practice the previous Week 19: Learning and Practicing Iyengar Yoga for Beginners    • Week 19: Learning and Practicing Iyengar Y...  
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