July 28th Session of Teacher Training -- Side Bends.

Discussion of Pratiloma -- and setting up for a brief practice. The practice is not recorded.

15 minutes of breath observation on back. Missing. Instructions for getting into the posture. Fold a pranayama blanket: Take a half-folded yoga blanket and, starting at the long end, accordion fold 3 or 4 times, making each successive layer a bit thinner than the previous layer. It will look like a long flat pyramid. Begin lying on a pranayama blanket Sit with your hips on the mat in front of the bolster. Slowly recline back. Support your head with a folded blanket if necessary. Relax and surrender -- and breathe!

JB talks about various pranayama techniques and discusses the yogic philosophy behind pranayama. The practice is in a separate clip.

Includes cat-cow warmup and sun salutation. From 6/4/12 class

Om bhūr-bhuvaḥ svaḥ, ŧaŧ-saviŧur-vareṇ'yam, bhargo đevasya đhīmahi, đhiyo yo naḥ pracho-đayāŧ.

Chanted to the alphabet. http://www.tilakpyle.com/sanskrit_alphabet.htm

This is excerpt from the "TT- Backbends with JB". This is a shorter, smaller audio file that is useful for individuals who want to hear JB to through in detail the following asana: 00:00:44.790 warm up sequence including modified camel. 00:03:05.305 adho mukha svanasana 00:03:34.590 runner's lunge 00:04:04.777 uttanasana 00:05:13.402 utkasana 00:06:32.554 virabhadrasana i detailed cueing instruction 00:11:22.283 uttanasana (counterpose)

First 15 minutes of the class were not recorded. Recording starts at the end of a Surya Namaskara A variation (with Virabhadrasana 1). 5/7/12 Class