I started this day with no inspiration at all for this week’s classes. I took a class on Monday that incorporated Natarajasana, so I decided to use that. Then I thought about what needs to happen for students to be successful in that pose: open knee flexors, hip flexors, and shoulders at the very least. So how to get there?

Hips and knees seem pretty straightforward. Shoulders… and that’s where I found it, my inspiration. As it turns out, I’m less interested in dancer’s pose this week and more interested in dolphin. This flow from YogaJournal seems like a great place to start: Forearm Balance Preparation.