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Vikasitakamalasana (Blossoming Lotus), which is honestly fun |

Blossoming Lotus, with slightly more inner peace |
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Baddha Utthita Parsvakonasana (Bound Extended Side Angle), with
additional inner peace |

Ardha Padmasana (Half Lotus), head to floor |
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A fancy version of Setu
Bandhasana (Bridge Pose), which is harder than it looks
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A fun Ardha Chandrasana (Half Moon) Variation
(Sidebar: magazine yoginis are often doing this with
the foot poking up, which is incorrect, according to
my instructor. It should be right behind the bum.) |
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Another Bridge - I told you it was hard |

Good ol' Natarajasana (Dancer Pose) - I know my face looks weird, but
we took a LOT of terrible natarajasana pictures |
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Adho Mukha
Svanasana (Downward-Facing Dog) Variation
(Sidebar: This variation is fun because in flipping your leg over, your
shoulder naturally wants to follow. The challenge is putting the twist in
the torso instead, and keeping your shoulders level. I did not exactly
succeed here, as you see.)
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Downward Dog
Variation
(...and doing a lot worse at it here.) |
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Downward Dog Variation
Down dog was starting to get a little stale when I learned this variation,
and suddenly it was brand-new again |

Plain vanilla Downward Dog |
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Urdva Dhanursana (Upward-Facing Bow, or Wheel Pose) |

Tolasana, Lolasana, Scale Pose, whatever and yes,
I am fully off the ground - HOO-WA |
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Trikonasana (Triangle Pose), which first got me
hooked in 2002 |

Anjaneyasana (Crescent Moon Pose), and I think this
is a variation but I have no idea whether the "actual" pose has the back
knee on the floor or not |
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Utthan Pristhasana (Lizard Pose), which is sort of
hard to get from a picture |

Another view of Anjaneyasana
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Utthan Pristhasana (Lizard Pose) again, this time a
little more comprehensible, if crappier in picture quality |

Uttanansana (Standing Forward Bend) Variation
(Sidebar: this is the version they do in Bikram after the initial standing
backbends. Grab the bottoms of your heels, press your torso into your thighs
and your face into your shins, pull on your heels, "from the side you should
look like a Japanese ham sandwich".) |
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Dwi Pada Viparita Dandasana, which translates as
something related to upward staff pose, although this looks nothing like
staff pose, in part because my legs should be straight |

Ha ha, not done with Lizard Pose yet!
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Matsyasana (Fish Pose) - don't try this at home,
some lady apparently had a stroke because of it |

Matsyasana with laughter variation, and a boyfriend
in the background |
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Virabhadrasana II (Warrior II), which you have
likely done if you've ever taken a yoga class |

Urdhva Mukha Svanasana (Upward-Facing Dog), which
is sometimes taught with the thighs on the floor, which I do not get |
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Ustrasana (Camel Pose), Look Ma No Hands Variation |

Mukta Hasta Sirsana (Tripod Headstand), and
in this event I got
up entirely on my own steam - no wall required! |
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Just restin' |

Padmasana (Full Lotus), positively dripping with
inner peace
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