For yoga today I did a sequence of poses and had a verse from the Psalms of Ascent that went with each pose. We got into the pose and then I said the verse that went with it. A lot of the poses were repeated throughout the sequence and each time the same verse was read with them. For me there is something very powerful about hearing a verse and also feeling that verse as your body is in a specific position and having that same experience over and over again. In a way it’s like the verse begins to sink into more than just your conscious thoughts, it starts to sink into your muscle memory and your psyche.
For music today I used the cd, Rounds, by Four Tet
So, here’s what we did today:
Mountain Pose - “I wait for the Lord, my soul waits, and in his word I put my hope.”
Upward Salute - “I lift up my eyes to the hills – where does my help come from? My help comes from the Lord, the Maker of heaven and earth.”
Standing Forward Bend - “Have mercy on us, O Lord, have mercy”
Low Lunge (right leg back) - “I lift up my eyes to you, to you whose throne is in heaven.”
Downward Facing Dog (bend each knee one at a time like you are walking in down dog) - “Blessed are all who fear the Lord, who walk in his ways.”
Low Lunge (left leg back) - “I lift up my eyes to you, to you whose throne is in heaven.”
Plank Pose - “If the Lord had not been on our side – let Israel say – If the Lord had not been on our side…”
Child’s Pose - “…the raging waters would have swept us away.”
Upward Facing Dog - “We have escaped like a bird. The snare has been broken, and we have escaped.”
Downward Facing Dog - “Our help is in the name of the Lord, the Maker of heaven and earth.”
Standing Forward Bend - “Have mercy on us, O Lord, have mercy”
Upward Salute - “I lift up my eyes to the hills – where does my help come from? My help comes from the Lord, the Maker of heaven and earth.”
Mountain Pose - “I wait for the Lord, my soul waits, and in his word I put my hope.”
Warrior I (right foot back) – “Those who trust in the Lord are like Mountain Zion, which cannot be shaken but endures forever.”
Mountain Pose - “I wait for the Lord, my soul waits, and in his word I put my hope.”
Warrior I (left foot back) – “Those who trust in the Lord are like Mountain Zion, which cannot be shaken but endures forever.”
Mountain Pose - “I wait for the Lord, my soul waits, and in his word I put my hope.”
Warrior II (right foot back) – “Those who trust in the Lord are like Mountain Zion, which cannot be shaken but endures forever.”
Extended Side Angle Pose (right hand over head) - “The Lord watches over you – the Lord is your shade at your right hand; the sun will not harm you by day, nor the moon by night.”
Mountain Pose - “I wait for the Lord, my soul waits, and in his word I put my hope.”
Warrior II (left foot back) – “Those who trust in the Lord are like Mountain Zion, which cannot be shaken but endures forever.”
Extended Side Angle Pose (left hand over head) – “The Lord watches over you – the Lord is your shade at your right hand; the sun will not harm you by day, nor the moon by night.”
Mountain Pose - “I wait for the Lord, my soul waits, and in his word I put my hope.”
Wide Legged Forward Bend - “Unless the Lord builds the house, its builders labor in vain. Unless the Lord watches over the city, the watchmen stand guard in vain.”
Mountain Pose - “I wait for the Lord, my soul waits, and in his word I put my hope.”
Tree Pose (right leg up) - “I rejoiced with those who said to me, ‘Let us go to the house of the Lord.’ Our feet are standing in your gates, O Jerusalem.”
Mountain Pose - “I wait for the Lord, my soul waits, and in his word I put my hope.”
Tree Pose (left leg up) – “I rejoiced with those who said to me, ‘Let us go to the house of the Lord.’ Our feet are standing in your gates, O Jerusalem.”
Mountain Pose - “I wait for the Lord, my soul waits, and in his word I put my hope.”
Chair Pose - “My soul waits for the Lord, more than watchmen wait for the morning, more than watchmen wait for the morning.”
Mountain Pose - “I wait for the Lord, my soul waits, and in his word I put my hope.”
Hero Pose - “The Lord has done great things for us, and we are filled with joy.”
Bharadvaja’s Twist (to both sides) – “The Lord has done great things for us, and we are filled with joy.”
Seated Forward Bend - “Put your hope in the Lord, for with the Lord is unfailing love and with him is full redemption.”
Bridge Pose - “Restore our fortunes, O Lord, like streams in the Negev.”
Half Shoulder Stand - “The Lord will keep you from all harm – he will watch over your life; the Lord will watch over your coming and going both now and forever more.”
Corpse Pose – “May the Lord bless you from Zion all the days of your life… Peace be upon [you].”
Peace be with you.
If you live in Prague and you are at all interested in joining us in this Prayer and Yoga experiment please let me know 
Rejoicing in the journey -
Bethany Stedman
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thanks for this. I just started a yoga group with some teens. This will really help.
I may even borrow your name, Prayer and Yoga. My son, suggested, ‘Coga’ for Christain yoga but that just didn’t seems right:)
Cindy, I’m glad that you found it helpful. And I’m glad to hear that you are doing this – it’s been a great experience for me and I love hearing about other people who are doing similar things. I’d love to hear how it goes
Hello,
Forgive me, I didn’t realize my husband’s personal number was going to be published… oops!
(: could you kindly remove it and feel free to write if you’d like to continue sharing.
I volunteer teaching yoga to guys recovering from addiction at a Christian Community Center and yesterday we read the begininng of Ecclesiastes while in Pigeon pose. It was so great! Then we read Mother Theresa quotes and broke out in heartfelt praise and worship.
God Bless You All! (:
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