Finishing Sequence

An inverted pose on the shoulders, legs toward the ceiling. The hands support the back.

From shoulderstand, the legs take over the head toward the floor.

The knees drop beside the ears; the breath stays quiet in the close.

Lotus in the inverted close, the hands to the knees.

The lotus folds in toward the torso while still inverted.

A backbend on the crown after the inverted poses, chest open.

From the fish, the legs and arms lift; the crown stays as the base.

Balance on the forearms and the crown, legs stacked above. In the closing sequence it is held, then lowered with control.

From headstand, the legs lower toward parallel with the floor.

Lotus with a bind behind the back, before the seal.

From the bound lotus, a forward fold as the count requires.

A seated cross of the legs, used in the closing. The spine is upright; the hands rest or bind as the count requires.

From lotus, the hands plant and the body lifts for a counted hold.

Lying on the back after the series; the work is rest, not more shape.