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Home Practise
Taken from Iyengar Teaching Syllabus, Introductory Level
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Level 1
Standings
1,Tadasana
2. Gomukhasana (arms only)
3. Utkatasana
4. Vrksasana
5. Utthita Trikonasana
6. Virabhadrasana 2
7. Utthita Parsvakonasana
8. Virabhadrasana 1
9. Ardha Chandrasana
10. Parighasana
Forward Bends
11. Parsvottanasana (arms down, head up)
12. Prasarita Padottanasana 1 (concave back, head up)
13. Uttanasana (concave back)
14. Padangusthasana
15. Padahastasana
16. Adho Mukha Svanasana (support – for hands or heels)
Seated Asanas and Twists
17. Dandasana
18. Siddhasana
19. Virasana
20. Parvatasana
21. Trianga Mukhaikapada Paschimottanasana
22. Marichyasana 1 (twist only)
23. Malasana 1 (a) (with or without wall support for back) 
24. Malasana 1 (b) (heels on rolled blanket) 
25. Bharadvajasana 1 (turning, without holding the upper arm)
26. Chatushpadasana (see Yoga a Gem for Women pl. 102 and cf. LOY pl. 258)
Inversions
27. Salamba Sarvangasana
28. Halasana (legs on stool or feet at wall, feet on floor in own practice)
29. Karnapidasana
Restorative
30. Supta Konasana
31. Setu Bandha Sarvangasana (on a brick/blocks)
32. Urdhva Prasarita Padasana (90 only)
33. Savasana (on bolster with eye band, observing the normal in breath and out breath)
Pranayama
34. Ujjayi (stage 1 and 2)
35. Viloma (stage 1 and 2)
Level 11
Standings
  1. Tadasana
  2. Utthita Parsvakonasana
  3. Parivrtta Trikonasana
  4. Parivrtta Parsvakonasana
  5. Virabhadrasana3(fromagoodVirabhadrasana1)
  6. Parivrtta Ardha Chandrasana
  7. Parighasana
  8. Garudasana
Forward Bends
9.UtthitaHastaPadangusthasana1(withbelt,legforwards,heelsupport–wall or ledge)
10. Parsvottanasana (final pose, hands in namaste if possible)
11. Prasarita Padottanasana 1 (final pose)
12. Uttanasana (final pose)
Inversions
13. Salamba Sirsasana (against a wall)/Rope Sirsasana
Backbends
14. Supta Virasana (supported and non-supported)
15. Adho Mukha Svanasana (any appropriate support)
16. Chaturanga Dandasana
17. Urdhva Mukha Svanasana
18. Bhujangasana
19. Dhanurasana
20. Salabhasana and Makarasana
21. Ustrasana
22,Urdhva Dhanurasana 1 (from chair or stool)
23Dwi Pada Viparita Dandasana (trunk supported on chair with edge of chair under shoulder blades – feet
to wall, legs parallel to the floor)
Seated Poses and Twists
24Bharadvajasana 1 (final pose)
25Bharadvajasana 2
26. Marichyasana 3 (twist – opposite bent elbow over the bent knee)
27. Ardha Matsyendrasana I (preparatory learning to sit on the foot, wall/foot support)
28. Malasana 1 (heels down, arms gripping wall/column)
29. Baddha Konasana (sitting straight)
30. Upavistha Konasana (sitting straight)
Forward Bends
31. Janu Sirsasana
32. Marichyasana 1 (bend forward with hands and arms entwined)
33. Paschimottanasana (Ugrasana/Brahmacharyasana)
Tummy Asanas
34. Paripurna Navasana
35. Ardha Navasana
Inversions
36. Salamba Sarvangasana 1(5 minutes)
37. Halasana (toes on floor, 3 minutes)
38. Eka Pada Sarvangasana
39. Parsvaika Pada Sarvangasana (as far as possible)
40. Parsva Halasana
Restorative
41. Setu Bandha Sarvangasana (Uttana Mayurasana with support – i.e. lifting from the ground, hands in
back, feet on wall/brick/stool, seeYoga a Gem for Women, pls. 97/98 42. Supta Padangusthasana 1 and 2
43. Supta Baddha Konasana
44. Savasana (eye band, normal inhalation and deep exhalation)
Pranayama
Ujjayi (stages 3 and 4) Viloma (stage 3) Bhramari (supine)
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