Long sequence.2

Continuing, now, to play around with long sequences that need to be repeated on the other side. Something I see happening, here, is that these long sequences have an anchor and base in the Warriors, and then have variations off of that. This maybe is just how my practice is flowing, but I have a hard time wrapping my mind around other possibilities that would have the same effect, but not tire one body part out. It seems like doing a seated sequence all on one side before moving to the other would cause cramping. Balancing all on one side *definitely* will cause cramping (for me).

I'm having instructor-block. Can anyone think of another way to have a really long sequence that needs to be repeated on the other side of the body (see step 19, for an example of what I'm talking about)?

Long sequence.2

I'll keep up in my mad scientist's lab for this one (i.e. my bedroom with the yoga mat on the floor, very feng shui). In the future, there may be some posts with sequences that I deem as not so much for me, but interesting experiments. We'll see...
  1. Sukhasana (Easy Pose)
  2. Ajna Chakra (Third Eye) Meditation 
  3. Supta Kapotanasana (Gentle Reclined Pigeon)
  4. Adho Mukha Svanasana (Downward Facing Dog Pose)
  5. Repeat steps 3 and 4 on the other side
  6. Sun Salutations, 3 or 4 times
  7. Utkatasana (Chair Pose)
  8. Garundasana (Eagle Pose)
  9. Virabhadrasana III (Warrior III)
  10. Virabhadrasana I (Warrior I)
  11. Virabhadrasana II (Warrior II)
  12. Parivrtta Virabhadrasana (Revolved Warrior)
  13. Trikonasana (Triangle Pose)
  14. Parivrtta Trikonasana (Revolved Triangle Pose)
  15. Parsvottanasana (Intense Side Stretch Pose)
  16. Urdhva Prasarita Eka Padasana (Standing Split Pose)
  17. Matsyendrasana (Seated Twist Pose)
  18. Jump to Adho Mukha Svanasana (Downward Facing Dog Pose)
  19. Repeat steps 7 through 18 on other side
  20. Prasarita Padottanasana (Standing Forward Fold)
  21. Come into different variations of Prasarita Padottanasana: Hands interlocked behind back, hands around shins or toe-locked, hands in between feet
  22. Baddha Trikonasana (Bound Triangle Pose)
  23. Svarga Djivasana (Bird of Paradise Pose)
  24. Come out through Baddha Trikonasana and Trikonasana
  25. Virabhadrasana II 
  26. Repeat steps 22 through 25 other side
  27. Vinyasa to floor
  28. Setu Bandhasana (Bridge Pose)
  29. Either repeat bridge pose twice, or come into Urdhva Dhanurasana (Upward Bow Pose)
  30. Paschimottanasana (Seated Foward Fold)
  31. Supta Matsyendrasana (Reclined Twist Pose). Repeat other side
  32. Savasana

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