YIN YOGA TRAVEL SEQUENCING
Kali Durga Yoga
For the Insight Seekers, the Gypsies
The ones who feel rooted most in transit
Who Wander & Know
The Earth as your home delights in your dance
As your traverse many worlds, traipse lightly in heart
This sequence is a lunar form of honoring the movement
While finding the spaciousness & quietude within
If you’re one who travels often,
Use the wisdom of these somatic expressions
The art of these Asanas
To decompress the areas of Chi stagnation
The accumulation of tension in the spheres & edges of our Being
May this elongate & illuminate
The source of Chi in you
The rich robust and fierce within
Which affords you the Voyage
[side one]
Dragon Lunge lengthens front of Psoas which compresses when sedentary
Twisted Lunge revolves stagnation around circumference of spine
Pigeon decompress bottled femur head in hip socket, creating spaciousness in hip joints. widens & resets the Sacro-Iliac joint. Spreads piriformis.
Square Pose external rotations to set sacrum, forward flexion for spinal longevity
Seated Twist evens & stabilizes axial rotation along entire length of spine
King Pigeon quad stretch smooths the large twitch muscle fibers of the quadriceps for stable pelvis & low back
[other side]
Dragon Lunge
Twisted Lunge
Pigeon
Square Pose
Seated Twist
King Pigeon quad stretch
Full Forward Bend increased intensity in spinal decompression. Widening through inner ear doors, cervical spine is unburdened.
Sphinx/Seal compresses the region of the spine which tends to get most congested, revitalizes kidneys
Camel Pose lifts back of heart to commune with front of heart
Supine twist overall immunity boost
Legs up the wall / martini pose reverse the descending flow of Prana, Lymph, Oxygen & Blood. Sends all the vital resource back into low belly & heart centers.