Companion Handouts for this Program!
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What you Need:
I suggest you have your yoga blankets + space to try some of the poses, plus a notebook and pen.
This week's live class
You can click here to watch, or click the video link right here.
This week's Contemplation
Agni is the flame, Soma is the ghee. Fire and Nourishment. Cosmic consorts. One cannot exist without the other. Without ghee, fire ravishes everything or is extinguished. Without fire, ghee remains stagnant. This is us. We are made of both soma and agni. These divine forces sustain all of life and must be treated with care at all levels. ~ Kaya
Āsana practice
Poses in bold were taught in the lesson.
- Optional, Shavasana with Guided Soma Nidra or Agni Nidra
- Ujjayi Pranayama
- Spinal Twist with Extended Lower Leg {see video below}
- Cat and Cow Pose with exhale into Cat + Inhale into Cow + MicroFlow Side to Side
- Kurmāsana with MicroFlow Centerline, Sideline or both!
- Baddha Konasana, Half Frog Pose, Pigeon or Sacrum Pose of your Choice
- Lunge with MicroFlow Head up and Down
- Seated Side Angle
- Paschimottanasana Up 2, Down 1
- Blades Back Pose, Inhale Blades Back
- JP or Seated Spinal Twist
- Meditation or Shavasana with Guided Soma Nidra or Agni Nidra
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Agni & Soma Lifestyle Practice
- Continue REST: Go to sleep by 10pm everynight {bonus points for 9:30!}
- Continue HYDRATION: Upon waking drink a large glass of room temperature water {if you have sluggish digestion, you can opt for ginger tea; if you are in a hot climate you can opt for cold-brewed chamomile or mint, brewed overnight by placing the herbs in a mason jar of pure water, then straining in the morning}
- SPICE ~ Include spices such as ginger, black pepper, cinnamon, cardamom, cumin, fennel and coriander in your cooking. You can also drink a ginger tea 15 minutes before meals to kindle digestive fire.
- Ritualize Mealtimes ~ Try anchoring at least one meal per day, to the same time of day each day. For example, lunch every day at 12:3pm, or breakfast every day at 8am.
Bonus Assignment!
Notice the play of Agni and Soma in life!