A series of six seated poses, compiled using the Yoga Sequence Builder on YogaJournal.com.
Week 1: Sukhasana (Easy Pose) | Agnistambhasana (Fire Log Pose) | Dandasana (Staff Pose) | Baddha Konasana (Bound Angle Pose) | Janu Sirasana (Head-to-Knee Forward Bend) | Virasana (Hero Pose)
Pros: probably will be good for my ankles.
Cons: Not the pose I wanted to do, but the other one had no modified version, and was, well, obviously more advanced than I was prepared to attempt.
Result: Ankles v. swollen tonight. Not much progress, but at least I tried, and didn’t skip.
Tomorrow night: review.
No pic today. I need to start illustrating these things myself, I guess.
Baddha Komasana
Pros: kind of like ballet stretches I did years ago.
Cons: I should have done this an hour ago. At least it’s not 1 in the morning.
Result: BETTER. I did two sets of tonight’s and last night’s asanas, and got further both times on each. This is working.
Dandasana Pros: I really need to work on my hamstrings. Cons: I really need to work on my hamstrings. Result: Putting my back up against the couch, I felt the stretch in my calf muscles, and raising my hands over my head, palms together, brought the stretch into that particularly tricky region of my upper-mid […]
Padmasana Pros: good for ankles; working earlier tonight that last night. Cons: I’m not to full lotus yet. This will be half-lotus, only one foot above the leg, the other tucked under like for Sukhasana. Result: Sat in Sukhasana for a couple of minutes, then lifted one ankle to top of leg, held for 15 […]
Sukhasana Pros: simple, not strenuous Cons: sore back, swollen ankles, 1 a.m. Result: Maintained the position for about 2 minutes. Breathed quietly. It’s a start.
Asana Year 