My home practice

In my first Saturday yoga teacher training class we focused on home practice and I, of course, wrote about it.
To be a good and effective yoga teacher I must have a regular home practice. Five times a week for about 45 minutes is what is recommended.
I couldn’t commit to that at first so I have started with 20-25 minutes five times a week.
The first week that I committed to a yoga home practice I practiced five times (Monday through Friday) for 20-25 minutes.
The second week I tried a different variety of poses to practice and did it five times (Monday through Friday) for 20-25 minutes.
On the days I work from home I am able to make my practice a little longer. But on the days I have to go into the office I do a shorter practice as I am now getting up on those days at 5 a.m. (30 minutes early) to get my practice in.
I wanted to share with you the first week of practice I did. As the first week went on I adjusted my practice. I ended up holding each pose for six breaths.
And depending on how much time I had a savasana was anywhere from 8-20 minutes. Also depending on my time I may have done this practice through a couple of times.
Here is my very first official yoga home practice:

• Start standing in Tadasana (Mountain)
  
• Uttanasana (Forward Fold)
  
• Ardha Uttanasana (Half Forward Bend)
  
• High Lunge (right foot forward)
  
• Virabradrasana I (Warrior I)
  
• Virabradrasana II (Warrior II)
  
• Utthita Trikonasana (Extended Triangle)
  
• Adho Muka Savanasana (Downward Facing DOg)
  
• High Lunge (left foot forward)
  
• Virabradrasana I (Warrior I)
  
• Virabradrasana II (Warrior II)
  
• Utthita Trikonasana (Extended Triangle)
  
• Adho Muka Savanasana (Downward Facing Dog)
  
• Step forward to Tadasana (Mountain)
  
• Uttanasana (Forward Fold)
  
• Ardha Uttanasana (Half Forward Bend)
  
• Vrksasana (Tree pose, standing on right foot)
  
• Vrksasana (standing on left foot)
  
• Adho Muka Savanasana
  
• Savasana (Corpse)
  
  

The Yoga Journal website provides many poses in English and Sanskrit. This is a great resource, which I have been using a lot lately.
Starting tomorrow I will try a third home practice I have written out. I had decided to do a focus on twists. Then Thursday night in class we focused on twists. Great timing!
As I continue with my home practice I make edits and adjustments. I am finding what works and what doesn’t work. I am making sure to include poses I am not a fan of. I also include at least one balancing pose, which could be the pose I am not a fan of or be in addition to.