Sunset vinyasa improvisation

Structured breath – move – test – reset

As the sun was setting, I improvised through it as a progression more than a “flow”: opening the spine, loading the hips, then asking for balance and control under fatigue.

I timelapsed it for an Instagram story, without really wanting to post it: the flat isn’t finished, and I even used the front camera as the tripod is still boxed up somewhere. A few friends have asked for the transcript (see below), so here you have it for posterity.

Highlights:

• Half moon / reversed half moon when things start to wobble
• Skandasana variations, deep, earthy, and humbling (as always)
• The wild thing flow through, where it either clicks or it really doesn’t

No perfection, just iterating through explorations.

Transcript:

• Pranayama and intention setting
• Cat/Cow, free movement
• Puppy
• ½ puppy, thread the needle R/L
• Gate, supported half moon R/L
• Dog
• Forward fold, ragdoll
• Molassana, twists R/L
• Sun As + free movement + forward dips (knees off)
• —All right-hand side first, then left:
• Warrior I
• Warrior II
• Side angle + reversed Warrior II
• Uttita Trikanasana
• Half Moon
• Reversed Half Moon
• Skandasana (back of the mat)
• Wide legged forward fold
• Tripod headstand
• Lizard
• Revolved skandasana
• Side extensions + feed leg through + revolved skandasana x5
• —
• Crow
• —All right-hand side first, then left:
• Flow through to fallen triangle, wild thing, side plank
• Eka pada kundinasana
• —
• Molassana
• Headstand
• Ardha Matsyendrasana R/L
• Janu Sirsasana R/L
• Uttanasana
• Baddha Konasana
• Supta Matsyendrasana R/L
• —
• Happy baby
• Savasana