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Namaste Yoga 168 Elephant Lakshmi

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Channel: Yoga with Melissa · 2013 · Howto & Style

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Yoga with Melissa 168 is a hatha yoga class that reflects on how compassion comes alive with the action in our lives. As yoga practitioners the teachings of yoga have transformed our lives and inevitably those teachings affect our actions in the world. Throughout the class, with the use of story, Melissa asks you to reflect on how compassion comes alive in your life and when you reflect back, how you can see evidence of compassion in your life. 

Since we are using the metaphor of elephant footprints to reflect on compassion in action in this hatha yoga class we will focus on grounding through your legs and feet and opening your heart to bring compassion in action in your life. This class includes some side bends to release your spine in preparation for wild thing pose. We will also practice more grounding poses like bridge pose and tree pose. The jnana mudra is used throughout the class to connect with our hearts and compassion in action. 

Props Needed: Yoga Block, Yoga Strap 

Yoga Asanas/Yoga Postures: Setu Bandha Sarvangasana/bridge pose, Jathara Parivartanasana/reclined twist, Vasisthasana/side plank, Camatkarasana/Wild Thing Pose, Parsvottanasana/Standing Forward Folding Triangle/Pyramid Pose, Ardha Chandrasana/Side bend, Anuvittasana/Back Bend, Vrksasana/Tree pose, lotus mudra, Pavritta Prasarita Padottanasana/Wide legged Standing Forward Fold, Adho Mukha Svanasana/Down dog up dog, Urdhva Muhka Svanasana/Upward Facing Dog, Balasana/child's pose, Jnana Mudra, Savasana/Corpse Pose 

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