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Length: 130 minutes|Difficulty: Standard
Props Needed: 2-3 blocks, wall, 5-6 blankets, 2-3 belts; Optional: bolster, chair
Demonstrating: Inbar Grinberg
Description:
The main subject of this class is standing poses. We cover some of the Variations in Props for Yoga Vol I and finish with some inversions. We emphasize using blocks for the standing poses (but other props are used too).
The Sequence of Asanas in this Class
| Asana | Method | Variation in Props for Yoga* |
| Tāḍāsana | Block between legs | 1, 2, 3 of Tāḍāsana |
| Tāḍāsana | Block supporting the sacrum | 6 of Tāḍāsana |
| Ūrdhva Hastāsana | Block between palms | 2 of Ūrdhva Hastāsana |
| Vŗksāṣana | Knee against the wall | 1 of Vŗksāṣana |
| Vŗksāṣana | Back to the wall | 2 of Vŗksāṣana |
| Vŗksāṣana | Facing the wall | – |
| Adho Mukha Śvānāsana | Hands on blocks | 3 of Adho Mukha Śvānāsana |
| Adho Mukha Śvānāsana | Feet on blocks | 8 & 10 of Adho Mukha Śvānāsana |
| Adho Mukha Śvānāsana | Blocks supporting the forearms | 18 of Adho Mukha Śvānāsana |
| Uttānāsana | Toe mounds on blocks | 4 of Uttānāsana |
| Uttānāsana | Back to the wall | 1 & 2 of Uttānāsana |
| Uttānāsana | Shoulder opening | 8 of Uttānāsana |
| Utthita Trikoṇāsana | Front foot on a block (hand on another block) | 1 of Utthita Trikoṇāsana |
| Utthita Trikoṇāsana | Back against wall | 12 of Utthita Trikoṇāsana |
| Vīrabhadrāsana II | Block between knee and wall | 2 of Vīrabhadrāsana II |
| Vīrabhadrāsana I | Block between knee and wall | 3 of Vīrabhadrāsana II |
| Vīrabhadrāsana II | Holding a block | 6 of Vīrabhadrāsana II |
| Vīrabhadrāsana I | Holding a block | 6 of Vīrabhadrāsana II |
| Vīrabhadrāsana III | Starting from half Uttānāsana with hands on blocks | |
| Pārśvottānāsana | Hands against the wall | 1 of Pārśvottānāsana |
| Prasārita Pādottānāsana | Feet between wall and block | 4 of Prasārita Pādottānāsana |
| Prasārita Pādottānāsana | Belt connecting feet | 3 of Prasārita Pādottānāsana |
| Paryaṅkāsana | On two blocks | – |
| Adho Mukha Vīrāsana | ||
| Sālamba Śīrṣāsana | Using blocks to support the dorsal spine Alternative: Viparita Daṇḍāsana | 9 of Śīrṣāsana (Props 3) |
| Adho Mukha Vīrāsana | With belts on groins and blocks for hands | 2 of Adho Mukha Vīrāsana (Props 2) |
| Vajrāsana | Joining the legs with belts | 1 of Vajrāsana (Props 2) |
| Sālamba Sarvāṅgāsana & Cycle | Blocks for Halāsana & Karņapidāsana Alternative: Setu Bhanda Sarvāṅgāsana | 1 of Sarvāṅgāsana (Props 3) |
| Śavāsana | Block on belly and block on the forehead | – |