My Daily Asana: Twister

Theme:  Twister!

Intention:  Strengthen center, clear nadis and dance and play outside the lines of the yoga mat

Pinnacle Pose:  Mandalasana

Sequence:  *Vinyasa whenever

• Lunge > Parvrita Parsvakonasana (both sides & repeat 3 times deepening the twist and lunge)
• Parsvakonasana > W2 > Trikonasana (both sides)
• W2 > W1.5 > Ardha Chandrasana > Parvritta Ardha Chandrasana
• DD Twist (both sides)
• DD opposite eka hasta eka pada (both sides)
• DD same side eka hasta eka pada (both sides)
• Air Bridgetts cross > side plank padagustasana > wild thing > parsvottanasana (both sides all linked together)
• Pigeon > forearm plank > forearm stand > pigeon w/thigh stretch (both sides)
• Air Bridgetts cross > wild trikonasana > wishvamirtrasana (leg infront of arm) > knee to chest plank > through side plank and DD > vishvamitrasana leg behind arm (both sides)
• Danurasana > thigh stretch (both sides) > Danurasana hands on inside (shoulder stretch) > thigh stretch w/up dog arm (both sides) > Bekasana 
• Air Bridetts cross > side plank > baby kapinjalasana > wild thing > urdhva danurasana > dwipadaviparittidandasana > back through back bend and side plank > eka pada rajakapotasana (both sides)
• All three dancer poses (both sides)
• Hastasana (both sides)
• Air Bridgetts cross > side plank kapinjalasana > urdhva danurasana > dwi pada viparitti dandasana > tic toc into headstand 1 min > tic all the way over > Malasana (3 rotations each direction) (both sides)
• Hero
• Shoulder stand 3 min (I typically do the ashtanga sequence) > fish
• Supine easy twist (both sides)
• Supine badhakonasana > happy baby

Meditation 20 min

Savasana 

Notes:  I spontaneously burst into giggles after malasana and my meditation was super steady and centered... mission accomplished!  Felt super energized and alert afterward.  Enjoy!