Non-Translation: Cactus Arms and Parighasana

In this class

• •Seated centering on receiving sensation, sound, and breath without narrating or placing it anywhere specific
• •Anjali salutation with the Om and Shanti chant, inviting a soft ambient sound (bell, gong, or singing bowl) into the space
• •Standing weight shifts forward-back and side-to-side
• •Dynamic pendulum (hips dipping back, arms reaching forward then flexing into a cactus shape behind the body) cycling into a rolling ragdoll through the back
• •Cactus-arm pattern held with forearms parallel to the floor, turning the arms inward to round and emboss the back, then outward to expand the front
• •Side bends with a floating ragdoll rotation over one hip, then the other, deepening into a soft knee bend
• •Pendulum into Warrior 1, evolving through the cactus arm pattern into Parighasana (Gate Pose) with one arm reaching back and down, side bending over the extended leg on each side
• •Recurring three-legged dog into high plank, four-point kneeling, child, and cat/cow between cycles
• •Windshield wipers with the knees dropping side to side
• •Hanging bridge with the arms reaching overhead then resting beside the head, rolled through a few cycles
• •Shavasana with legs resting on a chair

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