Saluting the Sun in an Awkward Chair

Saluting the Sun in an Awkward Chair

On a beautiful March morning, 10 brave PAX braved the gloom and headed towards the confines of the Scout Hut- which was locked. After a few tense moments wondering if my VQ would be happening in the parking lot, High Tide arrived just in time to save the day. With the doors unlocked and climate fully controlled, a proper disclaimer was given and we began.

The Thang

• Started in corpse pose and jumped right into our devotional from Isaiah 40:29-31.
• Table Top
• Alternating Cat/Cow Poses
• Side Bend Stretch – 5 breaths left side, 5 breaths right side
• Child’s Pose
• Lateral Child’s Pose – both sides 5 breaths
• Sun Salutations (one guided, three OYO)

Chair Flow

• Mountain Pose
• Transition to Awkward pose (yes this is an actual pose )
• Repeat
• Mountain
• Chair- 5 breaths
• Prayer Chair
• Chair twist right- 5 breaths
• Mountain
• Repeat- but chair twist right
• Sun Salutations (two, OYO)

Crescent Flow

• Begin a Sun Salutation, meet in Downward Dog
• In DD, swing right leg up, and move into Crescent lunge (5 breaths)
• Crescent Lunge Twist (5 breaths)
• Reverse Crescent (or the Peaceful Crescent- 5 breaths)
• Return to mountain, and repeat flow (but with left leg)
• Two Sun Salutations

Seated Flow

• On your six
• Reach for your toes
• Right leg in, left leg out reach for left (Flap jack)
• Butterfly
• Ab Work
  • Boat (15 seconds)
  • Canoe (15 seconds)
  • Repeat twice

I Just Want to Do Dead Pigeon Flow

• Two Sun Salutations
• Begin Third, meet in downward dog.
• In DD, lift right leg up, and swing it forward into Dead Pigeon
• Return to Downward Dog, finish the salutation
• Repeat Flow

Supine Flow

• On your six
• Windshield wiper- leg fold both sides
• One Legged Wind removing (another real Pose) both legs
• Corpse Pose
• Review Devotion

FIN

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Moleskin:

i’ve gotta be honest- Awkward Pose was added to this workout solely because of its name. I’m just grateful it actually worked as a part of the Chair flow.

Today we went with an intense movie scores playlist, which worked well until the Halloween theme started playing (no one wants to hear that mess at 6:00am). It was great to see a couple new faces- welcome to Gumby Benny and Wild Turkey, hope too see you guys post at this site again soon.

Many thanks to High Tide for asking me to lead, and for the PAXs patience with my sometimes disjointed verbal cues. Gumby has become an essential part of my week, providing some needed recovery time to sore muscles while also providing a solid beat down, and it was truly an honor to lead.

Oh and bonus- as Lois and I drove away from the Scout Hut I discovered he does a mean Lou Holtz impression. Ask him to do it the next time you see him- you won’t be disappointed.