Talk 11
Yoga Sutras Book 2, Sadhana
Sutras 2.46-2.48

Recommended Reading
1- Yoga, Discipline of Freedom by Barbara Stoller Miller
Pages 56-57
Review Part Two, “Posture”

2- Yoga Sutra Workbook, Certainty of Freedom by Vyaas Houston
Review Sutras 2.46-2.48

If you can't do Lotus Posture no problem, you can do a nice version of this difficult posture by simply leaning back and weaving your arms through a cross legged position, and then proceed to round back into a nice spinal flexion and roll back and forth tracing a circle. Next I give you you step...

Bakasana is a gateway posture. The understanding of this posture gives you the tools to execute any arm balance. In this video I teach you what the foundational principles are and how you stabilize and create an earth connection in this dynamic posture.

Practice to day 6 from David's video course, Extract Strength From Your Practice. List of exercises:
Ex 1 - Surya Namaskara A with speed
Ex 2 - Surya Namabaskara B emphasis on Virabhadrasana 1

This segment is devoted working with Surya Namaskara A and B in several different ways—all with the o...

Talk 9
Yoga Sutras Book 1, Samadhi Pada
Sutras 1.41 - 1.46

Recommended Reading
1- Yoga, Discipline of Freedom by Barbara Stoller Miller
Pages 39-42
Read Part One, “Contemplation That Bears Seeds”

2- Yoga Sutra Workbook, Certainty of Freedom by Vyaas Houston
Review Sutras 1.41-1.46

A class that dives deep into how to lunge in Surya Namaksara B. Technically a lunge is defined as an exercise where you step one leg forward, bend your front knee and lower your pelvis towards the ground. Both Virabhadrasana (Warrior) I and II are classic lunges that perfectly fit this definition...

In this Practical Practice Talk, David speaks in-depth on mudras and bandhas and they reveal themselves in the practice and how you access and work with them.

This month's special event is a class that focuses on drills that are perfect for the Ashtanga yoga practice. Class will be on Sunday, May 26th at 10:15am EST. Zoom link will be emailed out a couple of hours before the class begins.
Class will be uploaded to the channel following the livestream.

Weekly thoughts - Samadhi Means Settlement, Completion, Agreement

Practice along to Day 3 of David's, Foundation First, video course. This day features work with three of the most important foundational standing asanas Uttitha Trikonasana (Extended Triangle Pose), Parivrtta Trikonasana (Revolving Triangle Pose and Parvotanasana (Side Intense forward Stretch Pos...

Roll out your mat and join David for this Vinyasa Lab on Prasarita Padottonasana A. He teaches the "swoop move" and how to catch the hidden Uddiyana Bandha.

How to tell when I'm doing my best.

Move into position by coming all the way to the destination with a confident, speedy move. Reach outwards through the spine from pelvis through head, skillfully come forward stabilizing the legs and rotating the spine to the right. Touch chin to shin.

Tutorial that focuses on the pranic aspect of ujjayi breathing.

Practice to Session 1 from David's all level video course, Finishing Backbends of Ashtanga Yoga. In every class David breaks down Urdhva Dhanurasana, Drop Backs, Tic Tacs, and the Final Backend, Each class gets progressively more and more challenging.
In session 1 you will do these exercises:

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Beware of your white elephants!

5 Surya Namaskara A
5 Surya Namaskara B