Pressing Dreams

Publicerat avLukas Mattsson

A November 2018 challenge

Pressing Dreams was a November 2018 challenge, from 1st to 28th. Asanas include Headstand (Sirsasana), Pincha (Pincha Mayurasana), Pincha (Pincha Mayurasana) and Crane pose (Bakasana).

① – Uddiyana
② – Revolved Janu Sirsasana variation
③ – Bound boat
④ – Lolasana variation
⑤ – Bound #Babycrow
⑥ – Dolphin
⑦ – #Kumbhakasana
⑧ – One legged crow variation
⑨ – Vertical splits
⑩ – Fire hydrant pose
⑪ – Skandasana with bind
⑫ – Bound triangle
⑬ – EPK2
⑭ – #Sideplank
⑮ – #Transversalsplits
16 – Baby firefly or Firefly
17 – Thread the needle
18 – Pike headstand
19 – #Sirsasana with #PuppyLegs
20 – Pincha puppy press
21 – Pincha press pike
22 – Handstand tuck variant or crane/crow
23 – Downdog toe taps at wall
24 – Wrist toetaps in handstand or funky headstand variation
25 – Tuck press into handstand or tuck #handstand hops
26 – Firefly into handstand or middle split in handstand
27 – Inner/out wrist stretches
28 – Shoulder stretch

Uddiyana in November 1st 2018. I'm very new to Uddiyana, so impressed by how much indentation some can make to the abdomen. I'm currently glad if I can make it beyond an average Joe just sucki
Uddiyana (Upward Abdominal Lock)
Revolved Head to Knee Pose in June 23rd 2018. I entered this from Janu Sirsasana, the forwardfold with head to knee, and reached for the other knee. I have hard to smile in this one, like in
Revolved Head to Knee Pose (Parivrtta Janu Sirsasana)
Bound boat in November 3rd 2018. It's the first time I do ubhayapadangusthasana or Boundboat. I prepared with regular Boatpose. This one was much harder to balance, roughly similar to boat p
Ubhaya Padangusthasana (Both Big Toe Pose)
Lolasana in November 4th 2018. It's the first time I practice this Lolasana or Pendant Pose variation. Harder than ordinary lola, but definitely doable.
Lolasana (Pendant Pose)
Bound Baby Crow Pose
Baby crow (Baby crow pose)
Dolphin pose in June 5th 2021. Doing Beach yoga with Dolphin pose in it's right element. Water have been significantly warmer here the last few days. First swim this season was four days ago,
Dolphin pose (Ardha Pincha Mayurasana)
Knee to elbow in plank in November 7th 2018. Kumbhakasana or Kneetoelbowinplank is commonly used as transitional pose in flows and also when forming regular lizards, flying lizards and epk2 w
Knee to elbow in plank (Kumbhakasana)
Crow pose in September 15th 2018. "Nature does not hurry, yet everything is accomplished."
Crow pose (Kakasana)
Standing split in November 9th 2018. It's the first time I practice any kind of splits since my adductor strain which happened during middle split practice, and I restricted range of motion fo
Standing split (Urdhva Prasarita Eka Padasana)
Fire Hydrant Pose in August 22nd 2023.
Fire Hydrant Pose (Utthita Hasta Padangusthasana)
Skandasana in July 25th 2023. Planning ahead is everything! I use to be strict with the what's planned first goes first rule, and rarely say yes to anything that jeopardizes what's already pla
Skandasana (Side lunge)
Bound triangle in November 12th 2018. It's my first Boundtriangle or Baddha Trikonasana.
Bound triangle (Baddha Trikonasana)
Eka Pada Koundinyasana 2 (Pose Dedicated to the Sage Koundinya II)
Kala Bhairavasana (Pose Dedicated to Shiva the Destroyer)
Straddle split (Samakonasana)
Firefly or tittibhasana
Firefly (Tittibhasana)
Thread the needle in November 17th 2018.
Thread the needle (Parsva Balasana)
Headstand in November 18th 2018. Pikeheadstand is way harder for me in regular Sirsasana than in tripod headstand. Pike works fine, but I lose stability when going below pike.
Headstand (Sirsasana)
Headstand in November 19th 2018. I had a little easier to make pikeheadstands today than yesterday. Most likely because I practiced during daytime, when my balance tends to be better than in e
Headstand (Sirsasana)
Pincha in October 20th 2023. Healthy food isn't boring. The fresh sweetness of fruits and berries. The crispiness of a great salad. The addition of seeds to bread for a more interesting textur
Pincha (Pincha Mayurasana)
Pincha in October 20th 2023. Healthy food isn't boring. The fresh sweetness of fruits and berries. The crispiness of a great salad. The addition of seeds to bread for a more interesting textur
Pincha (Pincha Mayurasana)
Crane pose in January 12th 2021. Bakasana or Crane pose is with straight arms, while crow is with bent arms.
Crane pose (Bakasana)
Downward Facing Dog in November 23rd 2018. I were not able to reach my wrists with my foot, so this became an incline plank variation for me.
Downward Facing Dog (Adho Mukha Svanasana)
Tripod headstand in November 24th 2018. I go for the funkyheadstand option by @yogawithaislinn. This headstand variation is interesting, a good challenge to get the leg vertical while keeping
Tripod headstand (Mukta Hasta Sirsasana A)
Handstand in August 6th 2018. I warmed up with spacular pushups, faux handstands facing the wall with leg raises and then kicking up against the wall and hold for a while. Adho Mukha Vrksasan
Handstand (Adho Mukha Vrksasana)
Handstand in August 6th 2018. I warmed up with spacular pushups, faux handstands facing the wall with leg raises and then kicking up against the wall and hold for a while. Adho Mukha Vrksasan
Handstand (Adho Mukha Vrksasana)
Plank pose (Phalakasana)
Supine twist in January 1st 1970.
Supine twist (Jathara Parivartanasana )

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Publicerat av Lukas Mattsson

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