Tag Archives: ardha-baddha

My Yoga Blog: Yoga-expo, planning my first rishi session

Posted on January 22, 2012 by randy

These 10 poses I want to hold for 50 breaths or 4 min: 1. dandasana (lol) 2. paschimottanasana A 3. ardha baddha padma paschimottanasana 4. Janu sirsasana A 5. marichyasana A 6. marichyasana C 7. baddha konasana A … Continue reading →

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Live the Light of Yoga: Step Up

Posted on January 14, 2012 by randy

vasisthasana supta padangustasana 1,2,3,4 succhirandrasana variation with leg in half lotus supine lotus (on the belly, then on the back) vatayanasana gorakasana bharadvajasana ardha baddha padma paschimottanasana … Continue reading →

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Downward Cat: 1.4.12 – Ashtanga

Posted on January 4, 2012 by randy

Ardha Baddhas were tough on my left hip again. I'm convinced I have minor hip dysplasia or something. Not going deep in Marichyasanas again. Janu Sirsasana C just seems impossible. Laura assisted in Supta Kurmasana. … Continue reading →

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Downward Cat: 1.3.12 – Ashtanga

Posted on January 3, 2012 by randy

I felt a little stiff, especially in my left knee during any external rotation (ardha baddha, janu sirsasana ). Balance was awful during utthita hasta. Not going as deep in any of the Marichyasanas, and far from binding on my bad … Continue reading →

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Yoga Daze: Opening in Padmasana

Posted on December 29, 2011 by randy

Practice this morning felt so much better than yesterday but my ankles and knees in Padmasana were still giving me a lot of feedback. I could not get into Ardha Baddha Padmottanasana at all, nor could I grab my big toe on … Continue reading →

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Monday evening practice

Posted on December 19, 2011 by randy

Ardha Baddha, Krounchasana , Marichy A. Paschimottanasana and Urdhva Paschimottanasana. Baddha Padmasana and Yoga Mudrasana. Savasana. That was it for tonight, which was only half the sequence. I'd been practising for 2 hours … Continue reading →

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Ashtanga Vinyasa Krama Yoga at Home: Day 70 : (shoulderstand …

Posted on December 10, 2011 by randy

In Asymmetric Sequence: Padmasana doesn't appear as such but there are several hip opening postures, janusirsasana in particular, that prepare you for ardha baddha padmasana (half lotus). In Lotus sequence : The lotus … Continue reading →

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Yoga in the Dragon's Den: Practice, change, (not) burning the …

Posted on October 31, 2011 by randy

Which meant Janu Sirsasana in place of Ardha Baddha Padma Paschimottanasana on the second side. Which meant I modified all my Marichyasanas to work around the injured left knee. These modifications seem to have an … Continue reading →

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Yoga in the Dragon's Den: Practice, change, (not) burning the …

Posted on October 31, 2011 by randy

Which meant Janu Sirsasana in place of Ardha Baddha Padma Paschimottanasana on the second side. Which meant I modified all my Marichyasanas to work around the injured left knee. These modifications seem to have an … Continue reading →

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Yoga in the Dragon's Den: Practice, change, (not) burning the …

Posted on October 31, 2011 by randy

Which meant Janu Sirsasana in place of Ardha Baddha Padma Paschimottanasana on the second side. Which meant I modified all my Marichyasanas to work around the injured left knee. These modifications seem to have an … Continue reading →

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